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An
important aspect of the ‘games based’ approach is the role
that the teacher plays in relation to the pupils. The emphasis
for Learning through Games is on the pupils making decisions
within the game, rather than the teacher telling the players
where to run to, who to pass to and when. The teacher becomes
both a facilitator, creating situations where pupils have
to find solutions for themselves such as problem solving,
and an enabler, providing opportunities for individual development
for example pupil centred.
The material contained in Learning through Games assists the
teacher in fulfilling both these roles, and even the inexperienced
teacher of football will be able to draw on the content to
actively engage pupils.
This approach to teaching and learning is ‘game centred’ rather
than ‘technique centred’. In the not too distant past technique
has been the focus of the games element of Physical Education,
often taught in isolation, without pupils having to think
about the ‘game’ in a wider context and bearing little resemblance
to the ‘skills’ required in the game.
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