Modified Games Flashcards
Within organized PA settings, children and youth are only active for….
a small proportion of the time
It is recommended that children and youth be active for ___% of a PE lesson.
50%
Hollis et al. (2017) conducted a systematic review of _____ _____ in middle and high school PE lessons.
MVPA
Across studies, ___% of the time in PE was spent in MVPA.
41%
We modify games/sports because children are…
NOT miniature adults
We modify games because children lack the…
- physical attributes to effectively perform many sport skills
- cognitive attributes to effectively perform many sport skills or play the “real game”
- motor-skill competencies to effectively perform many sport skills
____ and _____ _____ are key times during the day when youth can accumulate ______ ______ levels of PA.
- PE
- organized sports
- health-enhancing
Increasing engagement in organized PA settings can:
- ensure early experiences in PA settings are positive
- maximize practice opportunities for skill development
- ensure games are not favouring skilled athletes
What does LET US PLAY stand for?
- lines
- elimination
- team size
- uninvolved staff/kids
- space, equipment, rules
LET US PLAY was written in context of ___ but can be applied to ____.
- PE
- PA
LET US PLAY is designed for _______ aged children.
elementary
Benefits of LET US PLAY:
- short and simple
- teachers and students don’t have to learn new games (incorporate it)
Waiting in line….
- creates boredom
- creates inactivity
- reduces opportunity for skill development
- creates opportunities for disruptive behaviours
Lines should be _____ or _____.
- eliminated
- shortened
Elimination…
- creates inactivity
- reduces opportunity to learn and practice the skill
- can create humiliation
- creates boredom
- promotes “normative” or “ego” referenced assessments of competence (opposite of master-oriented climate)
Larger teams generally means…
- less MVPA for each individual
- less individual contact time with ball/puck (thus less skill development)
- fewer touches means less fun, more boredom
- create more opportunities to “hide”, deliberately avoid the ball/puck (further creating skill and activity deficits)
- lower skilled kids may get sense of social isolation within game/activity
Large team games, lines, and elimination create ______ children and ____ _____.
- uninvolved
- waste time
Uninvolved teachers/coaches can also discourage ___ and ______ in kids.
- PA
- engagement
To discourage uninvolvement…
- teachers/coaches should actively participate in the activity (be a good role model)
- enthusiastically encourage and support involvement/engagement (enthusiasm promotes enthusiasm)
- create mastery (as opposed to normative) motivational climates
With LET US PLAY, we need to see if space can be _____/_____ into _____ or ____ areas.
- divided/modified
- smaller
- larger
With LET US PLAY, we need to see if you have enough _____ or the right ____ (eg. ____ ______ _____).
- equipment
- equipment
- age appropriate equipment
With LET US PLAY, we need to see if adult rules _____ or _____ the child’s experience in the game/activity (eg…..)
- enhance
- inhibit
- offside rule in soccer, body contact rules in hockey
