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Invitation to join us for a FREE webinar! If you have heard of the constraints-led approach (CLA) and would like to learn a bit more how...
Creative PhysEd
Apr 30, 20241 min read
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Constrained!
My latest read. Recommended to all those who are teaching invasion games with dribbling of any kind. The ideas in the book is largely not...
Creative PhysEd
Apr 9, 20243 min read
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Constraints?
Constraints... Many of us claim to incorporate it in our teaching. We modify tasks in various ways and for various reasons. Some follow...
Creative PhysEd
Feb 13, 20242 min read
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Rhythm jump for fitness
Here's a collection of jumping exercises that I found on youtube. These can be done in a forward direction along a line, or "on the...
Creative PhysEd
Jan 17, 20241 min read
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Zoning as contraints in net barrier games
Guided by the constraints-led approach, one of the 4 environment design principles is "constrain to afford". It is essentially the idea...
Creative PhysEd
Oct 20, 20231 min read
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Modification by adaptation
In modification by adaptation, the game is modified to increase the challenge to the player who was successful on the previous game...
Creative PhysEd
Oct 17, 20231 min read
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Zoning on the vertical plane as a "visual target"
Constraints are internal or external boundaries, limitations, or design features that restrict the number of possible configurations that...
Creative PhysEd
Oct 10, 20231 min read
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Lop-sided court in net-barrier games
A classic way of utilising the pedagogical principle of "exaggeration" in net barrier games is to put learners in a long and narrow court...
Creative PhysEd
Oct 3, 20231 min read
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Importance of appropriate game design for practice
I often remind the student teachers that a game that allows for dribbling and tackling is fundamentally different from games that do not...
Creative PhysEd
Sep 20, 20231 min read
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Placement of goals in territorial-invasion games
In territorial invasion games, we often place a single goal at each end line, immitating the setup we see in games like waterpolo,...
Creative PhysEd
Sep 15, 20231 min read
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Allowing for a "bounce" in games that resembles volleyball, sepak takraw, teqball, etc.
What if... what if... our students are not ready to play volleyball and catching is just too "lame". But yet, you want to build their...
Creative PhysEd
Sep 6, 20231 min read
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Using a simple app to enact TSAP
There are many research done on TSAP and I know that there are many of us who are using it in our teaching. I also know that some of us...
Creative PhysEd
Aug 30, 20231 min read
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Modifying our striking-fielding games, taking inspiration from Pesäpallo
Here is another point to think about when designing our "end-state" games at the primary school level. For decades, we are exposed to...
Creative PhysEd
Aug 16, 20231 min read
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Tracking shots placement in net-barrier games
Taking time to understand the affordances and limitations of each mobile application is a critical step before adoption of digital...
Creative PhysEd
Aug 2, 20231 min read
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Manipulating playing area & placement of goals
The ecological approach focuses on the interaction between the mover and his/her environment, and how this interaction imposes...
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Jul 6, 20231 min read
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How to teach throwing better?
And so... I now need to teach the underhand roll, underhand throw and overhand throw. How do I make learning more engaging and more...
Creative PhysEd
May 11, 20231 min read
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Overhand or Underhand? Fast or slow?
There's quite a bit to learn about throwing when teaching Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS). Thus, I will be sharing something about that...
Creative PhysEd
May 10, 20231 min read
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Raising the net line in badminton (understanding constraints interactions)
Designing learning tasks and games need not be difficult. We can all begin this journey by experimenting and understanding interactions...
Creative PhysEd
May 10, 20231 min read
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Wooden paddle as an alternative for badminton?
At the primary school level, can we represent net barrier games which allow only a single touch at each side of the net using a different...
Creative PhysEd
May 4, 20231 min read
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Exaggerating shots for depth (net barrier game)
It is well-established that the 4 pedagogical principles of games teaching as proposed by the TGfU model are: Sampling, Representation,...
Creative PhysEd
May 4, 20231 min read
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