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I’m a big fan of using games and play, not only for youth/novice athletes, but also for our high level/elite population and even our adult population.
Why?
Because we are a species of play; we all crave aspects of play and fun, and the use of games can be a great tool to enhance this. After all, sports are nothing more than simple games.
Movement and play is something we should all enjoy and appreciate far beyond a sporting context. This appreciation can be cultivated by embracing this environment as a coach and immersing your athletes in a fun, freedom and exploration based environment.
Games provide athletes with opportunities to interact with information rich environments that lead to adaptive and emergent movement behavior that is a hallmark of all skilled movers.
Even when games don’t fully replicate a full sporting environment, they can be beneficial by providing an affordance rich environment, teaching about space and location within an environment, and enhancing coordination and control within a dynamic environment.
More so, one of the main outcomes I want in my coaching, is to facilitate creative, adaptive athletes. I believe creativity and adaptability is a crucial component, not only to athletes, but to overall human development.
So I hope you find some things in this book that can be useful for your environment whether that's with college teams, youth athletes or the general population.
Why?
Because we are a species of play; we all crave aspects of play and fun, and the use of games can be a great tool to enhance this. After all, sports are nothing more than simple games.
Movement and play is something we should all enjoy and appreciate far beyond a sporting context. This appreciation can be cultivated by embracing this environment as a coach and immersing your athletes in a fun, freedom and exploration based environment.
Games provide athletes with opportunities to interact with information rich environments that lead to adaptive and emergent movement behavior that is a hallmark of all skilled movers.
Even when games don’t fully replicate a full sporting environment, they can be beneficial by providing an affordance rich environment, teaching about space and location within an environment, and enhancing coordination and control within a dynamic environment.
More so, one of the main outcomes I want in my coaching, is to facilitate creative, adaptive athletes. I believe creativity and adaptability is a crucial component, not only to athletes, but to overall human development.
So I hope you find some things in this book that can be useful for your environment whether that's with college teams, youth athletes or the general population.
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This book provides over 250 different game/play activities that are separated into individual games, partner game, and team/group games. All the games come with a link to a video demonstration. The games are split into categories...
You're sure to find a great addition for your workspace, or at the very least re-evaluate the important role games and play for your athletes. |