How is Your Accuracy?

Target Accuracy

     Within target games there are tactical problems such as force, predictability, control, and accuracy. I will be addressing accuracy for it is one of the biggest difficulties for children in order to be able to obtain their goal. A great way of teaching children the skills they need in order to succeed without creating drills, you can use the Teaching Games for Understanding (TGFU) model. This allows you to play mini games that will teach them the skills they need and build them up in order to be able to fully understand the concept and play the game. 

Games you can use to show children accuracy include:

BEAN BAG TAG

equipment needed: bean bags and 8 hula hoops (more or less depending on difficulty level) 

set up 

put 4 hula hoops at each end and spread the bean bags throughout the gym

     Two people will be designated as the taggers and the rest will be in play and divided into two teams (using pinnies). The point of the game is to be able to pick up a bean bag (only one at a time) and run through the playing field, throwing the bean bag into one of the hoops. The players will not be allowed to go beyond the yellow line (or whichever line on the gym floor that you choose)to throw OR to retrieve bean bags. If you are tagged you must drop the bean bag and stand with your legs open, other players must run between the legs in order for the other player to be back in the game. The game ends when all the bean bags are on the other side of the line. The winner will be the team with the most amount of bean bags that actually landed inside of the hula hoops.

PINBALL
equipment needed: 14-20 bowling pins, and 10-20 soft balls (both depend on the number of players)

set up:
line pins up on each side of the gymnasium. 

      The players will be divided into two teams and neither will be allowed to cross the center line. The goal is to use the balls to hit down the pins that are lined up behind the opposing team. The balls CANNOT be thrown, they can only be rolled. Players must also be defensive and dodge the balls coming towards them, if they are hit they will be out of the game however, if they have a ball in hand, they can use that ball to deflect other balls coming at them. Once all the opposing team's pins are down, that team is declared the winner! 

TRY THE TGFU MODEL TODAY!

GPAI for Basketball!

Game Performance Assessment Instrument

(GPAI)

      The GPAI is a tool for teachers to use in order to assess players or have players assess each other. In order to do so you must first select a tactical problem that the players are experiencing and then they will give the player 2 marks (each out of 5) for each of the three main points within that tactical problem. This will be performed twice in order to have accuracy as well as seeing if the player was able to improve their game after seeing their first assessment and reading the notes that followed.

      In this example of a GPAI, I used the game of basketball which is a territory-type game. The tactical problem being off-the-ball skills (when the player is not handling the ball), which includes; proper stance, how to be defensive and guarding their territory.

Game Performance Assessment Instrument;

Basketball

Player:  _Brianna__

Observer: _Colleen____

Working on Off-the-Ball Skills!

     1.      base - recovery to the ready position- set up
      -ready stance between movements

     2.   cover- defence - player vs. ball
     -providing defensive help for a partner making a play or if they are guarding whomever has the ball

3.       guarding

          -Defending the space around the basket against an opponent who may or may not have the ball.

     Instructions:

Use this criteria for when the player is using these off-the-ball skills. You would rate the player on a scale of 1-5, as stated below.

1(Weak)                                       2(Somewhat Weak)                       3(Somewhat Effective)                4(Effective)                                       5(Very Effective)

-Write a note for why you gave that rating

-Give feedback on how the game was played, what strategies were used

-Upon completion, have them read their assessment and then do it one more time 

Was there improvement in game 2?

	Ready Stance		Off-ball Defence		Guard
Trial 1	1	2	1	2	1	2
Name:  Brianna	5	5	4	4	4	4
Notes	Ready stance was always demonstrated between plays		Sometimes able to get to ball handler. Also needs to cover partner better when they are attacking the ball handler		Guarded basket area but was not able to go up against the opponent(With or without the ball)

	Ready Stance		Off-ball Defence		Guard
Trial 2	1	2	1	2	1	2
Name:  Brianna	5	5	5	4	4	5
Notes	Continues to display excellent stance between play		Good job getting to the ball handler but still needs to work on covering partner when attacking		Guarded basket area well and was able to go up against opponent when they had the ball

GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!