Assignment #1 Analytical Paper: Effective Instruction of Team Sport. "There is more than one way to teach games, and it may not be necessary to separate skill development from game play" (Bunker, Thorpe, 1982). The five of the six readings are based on teaching tactics and strategies before skill development. Although the authors of the articles each have their own specific views on how games should be taught; they are all in the best interests of the …showed first 75 words of 3269 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3269 total…of skill and techniques first has led some kids to feel that games are boring and repetitive. Each method described by the various articles allows the teachers or coaches to have options when dealing with different groups of kids. Once again, the emphasis is not on performance but on the understanding. This allows almost all students or athletes to participate under the strategic and tactical methods of teaching with success. <Tab/>