The importance of game sense and the strength of syllabus rationale's.

1. Game Sense
Miss Passfield
Year One, Stage One

2. Explanation of Game Sense
Game sense is an aspect that will be covered by the completion of the year through the
use of many different games and activities such as soccer, basketball, netball, dance
and gymnastics etc.
Game sense is explained by Light (2013) as an “exciting and innovative approach to
coaching and physical education that places the game at the heart of the session. It
encourages the the player to develop skills in a realistic context, to become more
tactically aware, to make better decisions and to have more fun.” When it comes to
game sense the you as children will be able to encompass several different aspects
which are “fun, playing, thinking, communicating, inclusion, challenge and player-
centered.” (AUS GOV, n.d.) As parents you will be able to see the change not just in
their skills surrounding sporting activities, but also social interaction with other peers
and possibly the skills that they will learn will be able to help create friendships outside
of school through out of school sport.

3. Game Sense (Fundamental
Movement Skills)
Game sense may not completely encompass the exact skills that are needed in
order to perform the chosen sport, but by playing soccer encompassing a game
sense approach will defiantly help with the fundamental movements. The
fundamental movement skills that you as children will encounter are described in
the NSW Syllabus (2007) as “throwing, catching, running and jumping.” These skills
will be fully explored through the chosen sports during the year and will be
completely mastered by the time you as students move onwards to the next
teacher. As parents it is important to try and encompass some of these skills in the
home setting in order for your children to practice these skills and become extra
confident with these skills for future activities.

4. Rationale’s – Personal Health
and Physical Activity
Rationale’s are a very important aspect when it comes to teaching PDHPE. Two of
the rationale’s that are apart of the K-6 syllabus that I believe go hand in hand is
promoting physical activity and the factors that are guiding personal health
choices. I believe these to be of the upmost importance when it comes to the
health and wellbeing of your children and the class as a whole through which they
are able to carry with them through the educational system and into their future
life. By using a game sense approach through the semester we will be able to
create opportunities to guide promotion of physical activity which will promote
personal health choices.

5. Personal Health and Physical
Activity
The rationale’s that have previously been described in the previous slide contain a lot of
strengths when it comes to a teaching approach. There are many different aspects
which myself as a teacher can embed into their students through multiple lessons
which I will try to my upmost attention to make it as student centered as possible.
These lessons will include to importance of maintaining a healthy eating routine and
the importance of healthy life decisions such as the effects of smoking etc. There will
also be many opportunities where the students will be able to learn and enjoy multiple
physical activities over the year as a whole such. This will include learning skills the
ones listed previously in other slides. The importance of investigating these rationale’s
early in stage one will begin their PDHPE journey in a productive and enjoyable
experience, which will follow them through their educational journey and for the rest
of their lives by combining healthy choices and physical activity.

6. Reference List
Australian Government. (n.d.). Retrieved September 23, 2018, from
https://www.sportingschools.gov.au/resources-and-pd/schools/playing-for-life-
resources/game-sense-approach
Board of Studies, NSW. (2007) Personal development, health and physical
education K-6 syllabus. Sydney: (n.d.). Retrieved from NESA website:
http://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/k-10/learning-
areas/pdhpe/pdhpe-k-10-2018
Light, R. (2013). Game sense for physical education and sport coaching. Milton
Park, Oxon: Routledge.