PDHPE Game Sense Approach

1. PDHPE GAME SENSE
APPROACH
Why using game sense approach in PE classes?
Guide for parents: PDHPE rationale
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2. WHAT IS ‘GAME SENSE’ APPROACH?
‘Game Sense’ approach places an emphasis on the play
aspect of sport. This approach asks the students to
perform in an environment where there is problem-solving,
decision-making, skill development and tactics
developed throughout the lesson. From the approach,
students are to gain social skills, conflict resolution skills
and self-expression when developing the knowledge of
essential for a healthy lifestyle.

3. More about GAME SENSE approach…
• The purpose of using this was because teachers use game sense approach to teach the fundamental
movement and how students can grasp these movement, where we can question the game to be more
active for the student. These questions can be:
› What progress was used in the task?
› How would this task help the students towards their learning environment?
• Teaching game sense is an important approach to emphasises the manipulative skills, development, active
lifestyle and games. These key theories and concepts is an important points for the Stage 2 subject
matters. This can be read up on the link here:
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/primary/pdhpe/syllabus/
• The ‘Game Sense’ approach is a stimulating approach that can be taught rather than be used in a direct
teaching approach in PDHPE. For instance, sports games are stopped in a regular intervals where
students are ask to ‘PROGRESS’ and ‘REFLECT’ on the game that they are participating in (Australian
Sports Commission, 2006).

4. DISCUSSION AND RATIONALE
-----> How to implement game sense approach and why?

5. HOW
and
WHY??
Game sense focuses on the use of modified games that incorporate with the
essential tactical structures adapts to cater of different sizes, ages, interests,
abilities and motivation. It encourages the students to perform at their own
pace or as a team effort (Light, 2006). It builds confidence and team work at its
best! Through using invasion and striking games, game sense approach is
evidently shown to improve the basic fundamental movements in students and
students are shown to be interested and willing to adapt and modify the games
to continue to make the game interesting. By adapting the games students are
going to stay interacted and interested in the lesson. It keeps the students
engaged.

6. Strengths in game sense approach
• Games that are taught in PDHPE with the use of game sense approach forms
the teaching through conversation (Light & Fawns, 2003). It allows the students
to express through their mind (verbally) and their body action
• Game sense approach is effective in terms of it being an ideal holistic learning
approach which proves to be cognitive, social and physical learning.
SO HOW CAN YOU as PARENTS HELPYOUR CHILDREN?
As parents, YOU can emphasise the importance of game sense to your CHILDREN
by getting outside and playing games with your kids where you stop and ask
them how to make the game a little bit harder once you accomplish a skill!

7. References
Australian Sport Commission. (2006). ‘Participant in organised sport’. Ausport, Canberra.
Griffin, L. L., Mitchell, S. A., & Oslin, J. L. (1997). Teaching sports concepts and skills: a tactical games approach. Human
Kinetics Publishers (UK) Ltd.
Light, R., & Fawns, R. (2003). Knowing the game: Integrating speech and action in games teaching through TGfU. Quest, 55(2),
161-176.
Light, R. (2004). Coaches' experiences of Game Sense: opportunities and challenges. Physical Education & Sport Pedagogy,
9(2), 115-131.
NSW Department of Edcuation and Communities. (1999). Personal developmental health and physical education. Retreived
from October 02nd, 2014, from
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:8lAVK9PYs4AJ:www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.go
v.au/primary/pdhpe/syllabus/+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au
Teaching games for understanding. (n.d.). Retrieved September 30th, 2014, from http://www.ausport.gov.au/