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Bowles, Richard; O'Sullivan, Mary – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2012
Background: Extra-curricular sport is an important aspect of life in Irish primary schools. Team invasion games hold a dominant position and, within this category, Gaelic games are extremely popular. Teachers have, historically, played a significant role in the promotion of Gaelic games through the organization of inter-school competitions. The…
Descriptors: Research Design, Physical Education, Sportsmanship, Interviews
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Holt, Josh E.; Kinchin, Gary; Clarke, Gill – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2012
Background: Coaches developing young talent in team sports must maximise practice and learning of essential game skills and accurately and continuously assess the performance and potential of each player. Relative age effects highlight an erroneous process of initial and on-going player assessment, based largely on subjective opinions of game…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Feedback (Response), Research Design, Physical Education
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Maitland, Alison; Gervis, Misia – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2010
Background: Goal-setting is not always the simple motivational technique when used in an applied sport setting especially in relation to the meaning of achievement in competitive sport. Goal-setting needs to be examined in a broader context than goal-setting theory, such as provided by social cognitive theories of motivation. In football, the…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Team Sports, Clubs, Heuristics
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Bailey, Richard; Morley, David; Dismore, Harriet – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2009
Background: Although there has been a great deal of research on talent development in sport and education, there has been a distinct lack of research on developing talent specifically in a curricular physical education context. Yet, all schools in England are expected to identify and support their talented pupils. Purpose: In order to investigate…
Descriptors: Schools of Education, Physical Education, Gifted, Talent Identification
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Nadeau, Luc; Richard, Jean-Francois; Godbout, Paul – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2008
Background: Coaches and physical educators must obtain valid data relating to the contribution of each of their players in order to assess their level of performance in team sport competition. This information must also be collected and used in real game situations to be more valid. Developed initially for a physical education class context, the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Team Sports, Observation, Performance Based Assessment
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Hastie, Peter A.; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2006
Background: Sport Education (SE) and Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) are two curriculum models that were developed to help students participate in fair and equitable ways and challenge their thinking beyond the replication of techniques and skills. Given that the general aim of both models is to employ more democratic pedagogies and…
Descriptors: Research Design, Physical Education, Middle Class, Tests