Modified Games

Question 1

Within organized PA settings, children and youth are only active for….

Answer 1

a small proportion of the time

Question 2

It is recommended that children and youth be active for ___% of a PE lesson.

Answer 2

50%

Question 3

Hollis et al. (2017) conducted a systematic review of _____ _____ in middle and high school PE lessons.

Answer 3

MVPA

Question 4

Across studies, ___% of the time in PE was spent in MVPA.

Answer 4

41%

Question 5

We modify games/sports because children are…

Answer 5

NOT miniature adults

Question 6

We modify games because children lack the…

Answer 6

• physical attributes to effectively perform many sport skills
• cognitive attributes to effectively perform many sport skills or play the “real game”
• motor-skill competencies to effectively perform many sport skills

Question 7

____ and _____ _____ are key times during the day when youth can accumulate ______ ______ levels of PA.

Answer 7

• PE
• organized sports
• health-enhancing

Question 8

Increasing engagement in organized PA settings can:

Answer 8

• ensure early experiences in PA settings are positive
• maximize practice opportunities for skill development
• ensure games are not favouring skilled athletes

Question 9

What does LET US PLAY stand for?

Answer 9

• lines
• elimination
• team size
• uninvolved staff/kids
• space, equipment, rules

Question 10

LET US PLAY was written in context of ___ but can be applied to ____.

Answer 10

• PE

- PA

Question 11

LET US PLAY is designed for _______ aged children.

Answer 11

elementary

Question 12

Benefits of LET US PLAY:

Answer 12

• short and simple

- teachers and students don’t have to learn new games (incorporate it)

Question 13

Waiting in line….

Answer 13

• creates boredom
• creates inactivity
• reduces opportunity for skill development
• creates opportunities for disruptive behaviours

Question 14

Lines should be _____ or _____.

Answer 14

• eliminated

- shortened

Question 15

Elimination…

Answer 15

• creates inactivity
• reduces opportunity to learn and practice the skill
• can create humiliation
• creates boredom
• promotes “normative” or “ego” referenced assessments of competence (opposite of master-oriented climate)

Question 16

Larger teams generally means…

Answer 16

• less MVPA for each individual
• less individual contact time with ball/puck (thus less skill development)
• fewer touches means less fun, more boredom
• create more opportunities to “hide”, deliberately avoid the ball/puck (further creating skill and activity deficits)
• lower skilled kids may get sense of social isolation within game/activity

Question 17

Large team games, lines, and elimination create ______ children and ____ _____.

Answer 17

• uninvolved

- waste time

Question 18

Uninvolved teachers/coaches can also discourage ___ and ______ in kids.

Answer 18

• PA

- engagement

Question 19

To discourage uninvolvement…

Answer 19

• teachers/coaches should actively participate in the activity (be a good role model)
• enthusiastically encourage and support involvement/engagement (enthusiasm promotes enthusiasm)
• create mastery (as opposed to normative) motivational climates

Question 20

With LET US PLAY, we need to see if space can be _____/_____ into _____ or ____ areas.

Answer 20

• divided/modified
• smaller
• larger

Question 21

With LET US PLAY, we need to see if you have enough _____ or the right ____ (eg. ____ ______ _____).

Answer 21

• equipment
• equipment
• age appropriate equipment

Question 22

With LET US PLAY, we need to see if adult rules _____ or _____ the child’s experience in the game/activity (eg…..)

Answer 22

• enhance
• inhibit
• offside rule in soccer, body contact rules in hockey