An Introduction to Games
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An Introduction to Games - Outcomes
By the end of the session participants will be able to:
– Identify the 3 different types of games – Fun Games, Modified Games and Full
Games
– Identify key factors which can be altered to modify a game
– Organise a game appropriate to Children, Youths or Adults
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What do you think of when we talk about games?
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How can Games be used in Coaching?
• Warm Ups
• Skill Development
• Developing playing positional skills
• Practicing puck outs, free pucks, 65’s
• Other reasons?
• Games need not involve 15 vs 15. Other types
of games are very useful for skill development
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Different types of Games?
§ Fun Games
– Target, Court, Field - Non-Invasive
– Ideal for Warm Up or practicing skill development
§ Target Games – Roll, throw, kick or strike an object at a target
§ Court Games – Opponents share the same space or are divided by a net
§ Field Games – Opposing teams take turns to bat and field
§ Invasion Games – Progressively invading the opposition’s territory (from no
invasion to full invasion) to attack a goal
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Different types of Games?
§ Modified Games
– Modified Playing Rules, Playing Numbers, Playing Area, Equipment
§ Full Games
– 15 a side, Normal Rules
§ Go Games
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Different types of Games?
§ Fun Games
–Ideal for Warm Up or
practicing skill development
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Different types of Games?
§ Modified Games
–Modified Playing Rules,
Playing Numbers, Playing
Area, Equipment
–Modified games apply the
learned skills to team
situations.
–Ideal for practicing different
styles of play, working on
specific objectives.
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Different types of Games?
§ Full Games
–15 a side, Normal Rules
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Games for Players
Full Games
Full Games
Modified Games
Modified Games
Modified Games
Fun Games
Fun Games
Fun Games
Children
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Adults
Youths
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What are these
players thinking?
‘I wonder
will the ball
ever come
up again’?
‘I don’t
think
so’
‘What a
lovely day
mister’
An Underage
15 Aside Game
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Go Games
§ Each age group has slight variations in the rules, playing pitch size, numbers,
etc.
§ Look up the rules for your age group
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How can we Modify Games?
S.T.E.P
§ S - Space
§ T – Time/Task
§ E – Equipment
§ P – Personnel
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Organising Games
§ In Groups take the Games Cards. Task is to set up, demonstrate and organise
activities from the Games Card for one of the following type of Games:
§ Fun Games
§ Modified Games
§ Full Games
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An Introduction to Games – Outcomes Review
By the end of the session participants will be able to:
– Identify the different types of games – Fun Games, Modified Games and Full
Games
– Identify key factors which can be altered to modify a game
– Organise a game appropriate to Children, Youths or Adults
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Thank you