UNIT 4 CALLING THE SHOTS

Through practical application you will develop your self-management and interpersonal skills so you can advocate and take positive action towards community health promotion. You will design and implement actions to enhance and support your own and others’ health, safety wellbeing and participation in a lifetime of physical activity.

EFFECTIVE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEADERSHIP

Learning Intention: We will be able to analyse how to lead and assist others in participating in physical activity

As well as providing direction, inspiration, and guidance, good leaders demonstrate courage, passion, confidence, commitment, and ambition. They develop the strengths and talents of their people and build teams trying to achieve common goals. The most effective leaders also have the following traits in common:

Success Criteria:

• • • Identify the qualities and skills of an effective coach or leader

    • Research how coaches can maximise the enjoyment, participation and learning of sport skills for children

    • Analyse how coaches modify sport activities to be appropriate for children

    • List some strategies coaches use to motivate sport participants

    • Research strategies for inclusive coaching for diverse groups including Indigenous athletes

Download, save a copy and complete the Coaching Characteristics Worksheet, by completing the following learning activities:

Activity 1

• View the Physical Literacy video

  • • • List four benefits of developing health literacy in children.

Activity 2

• Brainstorm the characteristics and qualities of a good children’s sport coach and share with your class.

Activity 3

• View the YouTube video, ICK Coaching Children - Why do Children Join and Stay in Sport?

  • • Discuss the five reasons put forward for children playing sport

Activity 4

• Using the Modern Coaching Approach Fact Sheet, complete the following table to show how the approach to coaching has changed in order to maximise the children’s enjoyment, participation and learning of sport skills

Activity 5

• View the YouTube video, Coaching Children - What does great children's coaching look like?

  • • As a class, discuss some of strategies/factors mentioned by the coaches

Activity 6

• In your Coaching Characteristics Worksheet, brainstorm four ways a coach could modify sport for children to increase participation and enjoyment

Activity 7

• For one of the following sports and using the TREE Method AND Games for Fun Active Life, describe how you could teach a modified, small game to a diverse group of beginners.

  • • • • Soccer

        • Basketball

        • Netball

        • Touch

        • Tennis/Badminton

        • Volleyball

        • Floor Hockey

Activity 8

• A variety of factors motivate young people to play sport. Identifying these factors will assist you as a coach. Complete the table by giving an example for each motivation strategy.

Activity 9

• The acronym CHANGE IT highlights some of the elements of a game that can be changed to make it easier or harder, to include and challenge all players. Using the Change It Guide, complete the table by writing the word and description for each letter of the acronym CHANGE IT for inclusive coaching strategies.

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP

Learning Intention: We will be able to analyse how leadership improves participation in physical activity.

As well as providing direction, inspiration, and guidance, good leaders demonstrate courage, passion, confidence, commitment, and ambition. They develop the strengths and talents of their people and build teams trying to achieve common goals. The most effective leaders also have the following traits in common:

• • • Share their vision

    • Lead by example to build trust and encourage others to follow

    • Demonstrate integrity - what is right, wrong, ethical, genuine and consistent

    • Communicate effectively

    • Make hard decisions

    • Recognise and celebrate success of others

    • Empower others to do their best

    • Motivate and inspire their team to move forward with passion and enthusiasm

Activity 1

• Download your copy of the 3 Level Reading Guide about Wayne Bennett.

• In the 3LRG:

  • • Read the newspaper article regarding Rugby League coach, Wayne Bennett, and then,

    • Answer the questions in the 3 Level Reading Guide

PLANNING A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LESSON

Learning Intention: We will be able to deconstruct a physical activity lesson

This activity will provide you with information and skills that should assist you with Task 3, where you have to design a mini-lesson to teach a sport skill and write a report.

Activity 1

• Download your copy and complete the Volleyball Coaching Video - Concept Test

• Watch the Elementary Volleyball Coaching YouTube videos below:

  • • • Complete the Volleyball Coaching Video - Concept Test document and discuss examples relative to coaching

Activity 2

• During your PDHPE practical lessons, your teacher will coach/teach various sports and their associated skills using the following steps:

  • • Reinforce key points of coaching.

    • Use of positive reinforcement

    • Allow the students to develop the skill even further in a game context or progression.

• Throughout practical lessons, both students and teachers should deconstruct or breakdown the various elements of the lesson. Some examples include:

  • • • Introduction

      • Warm up

      • Cool down

      • Organisational structures

      • Equipment

      • Instructions

      • Skill development

      • Skill progression

      • Feedback

      • Games

Planning a mini-lesson

Learning Intention: We will be able to plan a structured physical activity mini lesson

Goals provide us with direction and are powerful motivators. Goal setting is an important part of our preparation, as it assists in the planning and monitoring of our progress. Having goals also increases our chances of persisting and motivating us to achieve our goals. Our goals must be realistic, provide a challenge and be able to be measured.

Activity 1

• Download your copy of the Planning a Lesson Google Slide

  • Following the teacher's version, fill in the missing information including:

    • • Group Organisation

      • Warm up

      • Planning a lesson - Time Management

      • Planning a lesson - Coaching tips

      • Providing feedback

Activity 2

• Download your copy of the Kicking Coaching Lesson Plan

  • • • Highlight the key elements of the lesson plan as outlined by your teacher

Activity 3

• Download your copy of the Task 3 Lesson Plan Template

• Using the lesson plan template, plan your mini-lesson for the assessment task teaching session

• The lesson should include a breakdown of time spent on the:

  • • • Lesson goals

      • Introduction

      • Warm-up

      • Skill activity 1

      • Skill activity 2

      • Modified game

      • Conclusion.

      • You are encouraged to also add diagrams and a layout of the space.

• The following websites will help with your lesson planning.

• • • Cool Games and Fun Warm Up

    • Lean Machine - Warm up before exercise

    • Teaching Ideas

    • Warm-Up Activities

    • Netball drills

    • AFL Drills

    • BootCamp

assessment task 3 preparation

Use the class activities and templates to guide your Task 3 lesson plan and delivery, as well as your report.

• Download your copy of 10PDH Task 3 (Google Classroom) and complete the following steps as outlined by your teacher:

  • • • Research one skill to teach to beginners.

      • Research and practice drills that you can use in your coaching session/mini-lesson plan.

      • Use the template provided in Task 3 to record your mini-lesson

      • Feedback is essential and beneficial from your peers and teachers.

To assist with writing your report for Task 3:

Learning Intention: We will be able to write a report that proposes strategies for increasing participation in a particular sport or physical activity.

• Download your copy of the PALS Prompts Activity

• Your PDHPE teacher will discuss the concept and allocate some time for outlining the use of PALS in writing your individual report for the task, by completing the PALS table.

• Download your copy of this Task 3 Report Scaffold. Use it as as a guide when writing your report.

• Your teacher will be available to provide feedback on your report writing.

• You may like to consult with your teacher to review your draft following the instructions on the Task 3 document

Activity 2

• Following the guidelines in your Australian Health Promotion Campaigns Table Worksheet and working in pairs, select from one of the following activities:

  • • • Create an A4 flyer - electronic or hard copy

      • Plan an Open Day or Fair promoting physical activity

      • Create a video advertisement promoting physical activity.

• • Use the BROW strategy (Brainstorm, Read, Organise and Write) to assist you with your activity

    • • Brainstorm: brainstorm your ideas

      • Read: research information about your topic

      • Organise: gather images, decide on format

      • Write: produce the campaign promoting physical activity

• Submit your campaign via Google Classroom as specified by your teacher.

• Complete a Star Star Wish for your peers' campaigns

FEEDBACK

Click on the feedback icon to fill in the PDHPE Unit Evaluation.