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3-Ball Baseball
Net/Wall Games
Keep It Up Participants learn about and practise working in a group to track an object and keep it in the air. One Bounce Participants learn about and practise sending and receiving an object with a partner to create a rally. Toss Up Participants learn about and practise working with another...
Striking/Fielding Games
3-Ball Baseball Participants learn about and practise sending an object to score a run. Participants also learn about and practise fielding an object to prevent their opponent from scoring runs. Apples to Bucket Participants learn about and practise striking an object with an implement into an open...
Zone Games
Farmers Shepherding Sheep Participants learn about and practise moving around the playing area while tagging others and avoiding being tagged. Mother Earth Defenders Participants learn about and practise applying offensive and defensive skills in a game. Protect the Pinnie Participants learn about...
Target Games
21 Participants learn about, and practice aim and accuracy as they send an object toward targets different distances away. 3, 2, 1 Participants learn about and practise aim and accuracy and required force as they send an object toward targets. Archers Away Participants learn about and practise aim...
Net/Wall Games
Clear and Tip Rally Participants learn about and practise sending and receiving a shuttlecock over a net while working together as a group. Jumping Sticks Participants learn about and practise sending an object over a net and into a designated area. Participants learn about and practise defending an...
Striking/Fielding Games
Flying Chicken Baseball Participants learn about and practise sending an object into an open area while attempting to score runs. Participants also learn about and practise fielding an object and preventing their opponent from scoring runs. Four Corners Participants learn about and practise striking...
Zone Games
Bank It Participants learn and practise working as a group to move into an opponent’s space to score a goal. Can’t Touch This Participants learn about and practise working as a group to send and receive an object while preventing an opponent from intercepting a pass. Flip the Disc Participants learn...
Healthy Active Living for Life through PlaySport
PlaySport supports the development of knowledge and skills that will benefit children and youth throughout their lives. PlaySport helps children and youth to thrive by enabling them to develop their physical literacy and the comprehension, capacity, confidence, and commitment needed to lead healthy...
Adopting a Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy Lens through PlaySport
Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy (CRRP) is an approach that takes time. It is a commitment to put the participant first when striving to support high-quality learning in a way that is best suited to participants’ individual strengths and needs. With the understanding and belief that all...
Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) Approach
The Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) approach was developed by researchers at Loughborough University in England to tap into children’s inherent desire to play. Bunker and Thorpe (1982) developed TGfU around the concept of teaching kids games by playing games . Butler et al. (2008) identified...
Intermediate/Senior Activities
PlaySport activities are organized into four categories: Target Games, Net/Wall Games, Striking/Fielding Games, and Zone Games. Target Games : Participants learn about and practise aim and accuracy as they send an object toward targets different distances away (archery, boccia, bowling, croquet...