3 Pedagogy/Motor Behavior

Major Themes

1. Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD).
2. Key pedagogical principles in physical activity.

Text Reading

Chapter 8:  pp. 238-243; 250-258; 261-267.

Chapter 15:  pp. 458-466; 473-489.

Other References

Long Term Athlete development (LTAD)

Assignment Overview (12.5%)

1. Participate in and critique a physical education class in which three different pedagogical approaches are used according to 10 pedagogical principles.  Submit a 2-3 page double-spaced, Word document by e-mail by Tuesday, October 1 at midnight.  Make sure to include the Table with your point form analysis. Name the file “lastname.pedagogy.doc”, and e-mail it to Tim.
2. Find, post and present to the class, an LTAD for your sport, and a NY Times article about Beijing athlete(s) that references their development in that sport as a child.

A Great Video Introduction to the “Why” of LTAD!

A Brief .pdf Outline of LTAD

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A Comprehensive Explanation of LTAD

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