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2nd International Conference:

Teaching Sport and Physical Education for understanding

Thursday 11 December to Sunday 14 December 2003

Program

.	Thursday 11 December	.
17.00 18.00	Welcome Reception Official Welcome: Professor Brian Caldwell Dean of Education University of Melbourne Fritz Duras Testimonial: Professor John Cheffers President Emeritus AIESEP Professor Emeritus Boston University Opening Key Note Address: Associate Professor Linda Griffin University of Massachusetts USA	Copland Theatre
.	Friday 12 December	.
9.00	Plenary Session Keynote address TGfU Pet-agogy: Old Dogs, New Tricks and Puppy School Associate Professor Joy I. Butler Plymoth State University New Hampshire, USA	Copland Theatre
10.00	Morning Tea	.
10.30	Interactive Teaching Symposium: Teachers Experiences of TGfU Associate Professor Joy Butler Plymouth State University, USA Panel: Jan Curtis & Michelle Johnson Melbourne Girls Grammar Bruce Knights Secondary PE Katie Burns Lauriston Girls School Darrell Boyd Tauranga Boys College Chair: Joy Butler	Copland Theatre
.	Concurrent Sessions	.
11.30	Theoretical Presentations Game Sense Online - Utilising the Web for the Professional Development of Physical and Health Education Teachers Phil Pearson, Gregg Rowland, Jacob Towns, Paul Webb *Integrating Teaching Games for Understanding into Undergraduate Teacher Education at the University of Wollongong - A case study* Phil Pearson, Paul Webb, Gregg Rowland	Copland Theatre
11.30	Theoretical Presentations Epistemological Beliefs and Learning Styles of Undergraduate Students: are They Obstacles to the TGfU Approach? Michele Sweeney, Amy Everitt *Getting Hooked on Physical Education: utilizing a 'Game Sense' approach to support teacher professional development and student learning* Lynley Stewart	Theatre 1
11.30	Theoretical Presentations A Comparative Analysis of Two Approaches for Teaching Tennis: Games for Understanding Approach versus the Technique Approach Adrian Turner *Transfer of procedural knowledge: from invasion games to hockey* Onofre Ricardo Contreras Jordán, Luis Miguel García López, Luis Miguel Ruiz Pérez	Theatre 2
11.30	Theoretical Presentations Theory to practice: 'Stick2Hockey.' The development and application of a Teaching Games for Understanding methodology to a multimedia, integrated field hockey resource Dennis Slade	Theatre 3
11.30	Workshop/Practical Presentation Understanding Games by Playing Games: An Illustrative Example of Canada's PlaySport Program Joanna Sheppard & James Mandigo	Sports Centre
12.30	Lunch	.
.	Concurrent Sessions	.
13.30	Theoretical Presentations Game Maker Margot Hinton & Anne McKay *TBA* Knight	Copland Theatre
13.30	Theoretical Presentations Teachers' Perceptions of and Attitudes towards Teaching Games for Understanding Keh Nyit Chin, Tsai Tsung Ta, Huang Chih Cheng *Debate of ideas and action strategies : the case of a 6th grade Basketball class* C.W.Chang, N.Mahut, M.Nachon, I.H.Hsu & J.F.Gréhaigne *Student action reading and meaning attribution: Towards a model of interpretation register in game play* N.Mahut, C.W.Chang, M.Nachon, G.Chevalier & J.F.Gréhaigne	Theatre 1
13.30	Theoretical Presentations Integrating Games Concepts Into the Physical Education Teacher Education Curriculum Kathryn Davis A Snap Shot of Pre-service and Beginning Teachers' Experiences of Implementing TGfU Richard Light, Joy Butler	Theatre 2
13.30	Theoretical Presentations Examining the startingpoints of teaching games for understanding in methodology to the Finnish high school system Ville Peltomaki *Implementation of Net/Wall Games in an American Urban Middle School: An Autoethnographic Account* Louisa Webb The Youth Sport Trust's TOP sport programmes…a synthesis of ten years of development of teaching games for understanding David Haskins	Theatre 3
13.30	Workshop/Practical Presentation Developing Thinking Players in Primary School Physical Education Jan Curtis, Michelle Johnson	Sports Centre
13.30	Workshop/Practical Presentation 'Stick2Hockey:' Teaching field hockey through a Teaching Games for Understanding Methodology Dennis Slade	Hockey Pitch
15.00	Afternoon Tea	.
15.00-17.00	Sport Education Symposium *Perspectives on sport education: Links with TGfU to support quality teaching in schools and universities* Anne MacPhail, Tom Browne, Ken Alexander, Dawn Penney Chair: Andrew Taggart	Copland Theatre
17.00-19.00	TGfU Task Force Meeting	Theatre 1
.	Saturday December 13	.
9.00	Key Note Address Didactics of Team Sports: Tactical-decision Learning Model Professor Jean Francis Grehaigne University de Franche Compte, France	Copland Theatre
10.00	Morning Tea	.
10.30	Featured Australian Presenter: Play Practice: Origins, Objectives, Principles and Process Alan Launder	Copland Theatre
.	Concurrent Sessions	.
11.30	Theoretical Presentations *How students make decisions during game play* Joy Butler, Cathy Berei, Laurie Murphy, Karina Pipes, Keegan Heavey *Teaching Games for Understanding - Model Rethink from the Integrated Perspective* Walter King Yan HO	Copland Theatre
11.30	Theoretical Presentations *An Investigation of Tactical Transfer in Invasion/Territorial Games* Robert Martin *Age, Field Dependence/Independence and Decision Making in Soccer* John Sproule, Terry McMorris, William MacGillivary, Stuart Lodwick	Theatre 1
11.30	Theoretical Presentations The Development of Thinking Skills and the Teaching Games for Understanding Approach Michael Kleidon, Michael West, Ken Edwards *Teaching for Understanding in Outdoor Education: Utilizing Discovery Methods* Stewart Dickinson, Brian Nettleton	Theatre 2
11.30	Workshop/Practical Presentation *Generalising the Principles of Game Play: A Multi-activity Approach to Net/ Barrier Games for Grades 5-8* Michael McNeill	Sports Centre
11.30	Workshop/Practical Presentation *Play Practice and the development of skilled play in ball games* Alan Launder	Sports Centre
12.30	Lunch	.
.	Concurrent Sessions	.....
13.30	Theoretical Presentations *Validation of a video-based coding instrument for the assessment of invasion games competence as a player in handball and soccer* Isabel Tallir, Eliane Musch, Kristof Lannoo, Joeri Van de Voorde How do we assess understanding in physical education? Andrew Frapwell *Teaching Games for Understanding: Assessment Implementation In Hong Kong Context* Yuk-kwong (Raymond) Liu	Copland Theatre
13.30	Theoretical Presentations The way forward - rigorous research or pragmatic, reflective practice? Alan Launder *Reading the game - a key component of effective instruction in teaching and coaching* Wendy Piltz	Theatre 1
13.30	Theoretical Presentations *Understanding Games by Playing Games An Illustrative Example of Canada's.* *Children's Affective Experiences in TGfU Game Environments* James Mandigo, Joanna Sheppard *Once More With Feeling: Affect and TGFU* Clive Pope	Theatre 2 .
13.30	Workshop/Practical Presentation Teaching Softball for Understanding the Transfer of Tactics across Games and Game Categories Judy Oslin, Connie Collier	Sports Centre
13.30	Workshop/Practical Presentation *"When Are We Going to Play a Game?": Teaching Volleyball Through Game Play* Kathryn Davis	Sports Centre
15.00	Afternoon Tea	.
15.30	Singapore Symposium: The Development of the Games Concept Approach (GCA) in Singapore Schools. Associate Professor Doune Mcdonald University of Queensland, Australia Panel: Dr Michael Mc Neill Nanyang Technical University, Singapore Dr Joan Fry and Clara Tan Wee Keat Nanyang Technical University, Singapore Dr Steven Tan Nanyang Technical University, Singapore Dr Tony Rossi Nanyang Technical University, Singapore Chair	Copland Theatre
19.00	Conference Dinner	University House
.	Sunday December 14	...
9.00	Key Note Address Does Teaching Games for Understanding Meet your Needs? Rod Thorpe Loughborough University, UK	Copland Theatre
10.00	Morning Tea	.
10.30	Featured Australian Presenter: Coach education: Barriers and Bridges Les Bee Sport Education Victoria, Australia	Copland Theatre
.	Concurrent Sessions	.......
11.30	Theoretical Presentations *Where does TGFU fit with the long term athlete development model of Istvan Balyi* David Haskins *Australian Junior Sport Framework: Rethinking Junior Sport* Doune Macdonald, Sue Hooper, Murray Phillips	Copland Theatre
11.30	Theoretical Presentations *Game Performance Assessment for Players and Teams* Connie Collier, Judy Oslin *Student teachers and Play Practice* Wendy Piltz	Theatre 1
11.30	Workshop Presentation Developing Decision Makers Lynn Kidman	Theatre 2
11.30	Workshop/Practical Presentation Ball Games & Games Sense: Imagination Stretching Knowledge Lachlan Tighe	Sports Centre
11.30	Workshop/Practical Presentation Adapting game sense to Australian Football Anton Grbac	Sports Centre
11.30	Workshop/Practical Presentation Tennis & Badminton Alan Pearce & Travis Atkinson	Sports Centre
12.30	Lunch	.
.	Concurrent Sessions	.
13.30	Theoretical Presentations *Teaching Invasion Games: A Progressive Decision Options Approach* Theresa Maxwell *An Integrated Approach to Empowering Athletes* Andrew J. Martin, Cadeyrn J. Gaskin *Rethinking the concept of skill within a Game Centred Learning approach* Alan Ovens, Wayne Smith	Copland Theatre
13.30	Theoretical Presentations *Development and Evaluation of a Youth Soccer Academy Program: Learning-Centred Approaches to Team and Player Development* Harry Hubball *The Youth Sports Behavior Assessment System* R.R. Goyakla Apache *Teaching Games for Understanding in Soccer (16-18 year olds)* Stephen Harvey	Theatre 1
13.30	Theoretical Presentation *Play Practice in Australian football* David Newett, Annette Raynor, Wendy Piltz	Theatre 2
13.30	Workshop/Practical Presentation Invasion Games Jenny Sanchez, Ernie Merrick	Sports Centre
13.30	Workshop/Practical Presentation Basketball: Creating and Using Space in Offence Richard Light, Nigel Purchase	Frank Tate Gym
13.30	Workshop/Practical Presentation Building Strategy in Tchoukball Clive Pope	Sports Centre
15.00	Afternoon Tea	.
15.30	Interactive Elite Coaching Symposium Chair: Rod Thorpe Panel: Earnie Merrick VIS soccer Paula McGovern Softball Robert Huddle Lawn Bowls Alan Pearce Tennis	Copland Theatre
17.00.	Closing Session	Copland Theatre.
18.00	Coaches Session - Invitation Only Linda Griffin Joy Butler Jean Francis Grehaigne Rod Thorpe Chair: Les Bee	.

Program at a Glance

TIME	Thursday 11th	Friday 12th TEACHERS		Saturday 13th RESEARCH		Sunday 14th COACHING
9.00	.	Key Note: TGfU Pet-agogy: Old Dogs, New Tricks and Puppy School Joy Butler		Key Note: Didactics of Team Sports: Tactical-decision Learning Model Jean Francis Grehaigne		Key Note: Does Teaching Games for Understanding Meet your Needs? Rod Thorpe
10.00	>	Morning Tea		Morning Tea		Morning Tea
10.30	.	Interactive Teaching Symposium Jan Curtis & Michelle Johnson Melbourne Girls Grammar; Bruce Knights - secondary PE Katie Burns - Lauriston Girls School Chair: Joy Butler		Featured Australian Presenter: Alan Launder		Featured Australian Presenter: Les Bee
11.30	.	2 Papers Pearson Pearson	2 Papers Sweeney & Everitt Stewart L	2 Papers Butler et al	2 Papers (Decision Making) Martin Sproule et al	2 Papers Haskins Macdonald et al		2 Papers Collier & Oslin Piltz
>	.	2 Papers Turner Jordan, Lopez & Perez	2 Papers Slade Brooker	Prac Oslin & Collier	Prac McNeill	Prac Kidman		Prac Ball Games & Games Sense
.	.	Prac Sheppard & Mandigo	Prac Lemon & Emerson	Prac Launder	>	Prac Grbac		.
12.30	.	Lunch		Lunch		Lunch
1.30	,	3 papers Technology Hinton & McKay	3 Papers Teacher Ed Davis Light & Butler Slade	3 Papers Assessment Tallir et al Frapwell Liu	3 Papers Launder Piltz	3 Papers Maxwell Martin & Gaskin Ovens & Smith	3 Papers Hubball Apache Harvey
.	>	3 Papers Chin, Ta & Cheng Chang et al Mahut et al	3 Papers Ville Webb Haskins	3 Papers Stewart Kleidon et al Ho	3 Papers Mandingo & Sheppard Wiegand Pope	3 Papers Newett, Raynor & Piltz	Prac Pope
.	.	Prac Curtis & Johnson	Prac Slade	Prac Davis	.	Prac Light & Purchase	Prac Lind, Sanchez & Merrick
3.00	.	Afternoon Tea		Afternoon Tea		Afternoon Tea
3.30	Registration	Sport Education Symposium: MacPhail, Browne, Alexander, Penny, Taggart		Singapore Symposium McNeill; Fry & Tan; Rossi Chair: Dounne Macdonald		Interactive Coaching Symposium Chair: Rod Thorpe
5.00	POSTERS SET UP	.		>		Closing session Coaches Session Linda Griffin Joy Butler Jean Francis Grehaigne Rod Thorpe
6.00	Welcome & opening ceremony: Prof Brian Caldwell John Cheffers Linda Griffin	.		.		.
7.00	.	.		Conference Dinner University House Tin Alley University of Melbourne		.

Conference Convener
Richard Light
Department of Science and Mathematics Education
The University of Melbourne

Conference Secretariat
Bronwen Hewitt
Conference Management
Old Physics Building
The University of Melbourne
Victoria Australia 3010
Phone: +61 3 8344 6389
Fax: +61 3 8344 6122
Email: bhewitt@unimelb.edu.au