WELCOME TO GAME PLAY LEARN
We Desire to Nurture Passion and Potential through Designing and Facilitating Inspiring Sporting Experiences with the Learning Hidden in FUN.
We Believe in Letting Kids be Kids and each Individual's right to a Childhood to be included, listened to, and supported in expressing themselves.
Our Leading Values that we respect and consider in all our practices are RELATIONSHIP, FACILITATING, DIVERSITY, TIME and TRUST.
The Underpinning Theory informs our Vision, Values and Practices.
Founded in 2016 by Joey Peters Former Professional Footballer and Coach from 35 years Sporting Experience, continued to be brought to life in 2020 by GPL Facilitators world-wide.
OUR FOUR OFFERINGS IN 2020:
1. GPL SPORT
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2. GPL FOOTBALL
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Football Programs Facilitated by former Matilda and GPL Founder JOEY PETERS who knows how to create an environment to Improve Player's Creativity, Skill and Strategy in the most loved game of all!
4. GPL FACILITATORS
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Learn to Facilitate The GPL Way!
Join an Online Learning Community of Parents, Coaches and Teachers around the world, desiring to Nurture Passion and Potential in their Learners, it's Learning hidden in FUN!
GPL is The GAME PLAY LEARN Philosophy
GPL was developed by Former Matilda and FFA A-Licence Coach Joey Peters who has experienced a successful professional football career and appreciates the value of the Sporting Experience for human potential yet also knows the futility of ego-driven, win-at-all-costs coaching methods.
Joey sought answers for something better, through research and experiences in various contexts from grassroots to professional club contexts, schools and the importance of family and the home environment.
Researching Science and Human Development, The GPL Philosophy was born through a Collaboration of Coaches Learning in 2013 [Acknowledgments: Mark O'Sullivan Brad Porter, Andre Gumprecht, Matthew O'Neil] and has been brought to life with Joey Peters since 2016 in the Coaching, Teaching and Family contexts.
Underpinning Theories such as Ecological Dynamics and Self-Determination Theory, along with science and research behind Skill Acquisition and Non-Linear Pedagogy, The GPL Philosophy embraces a true Holistic Approach synergising Individual-Task-Environment Learning to provide a foundation of Principles from which our Practices give life to.
The GPL Philosophy can be applied to all Learning Contexts, with Joey's passion and experience in the Sporting World, Coaching is the perfect example to experience GPL being brought to life.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A GPL FACILITATOR?
Haven't Coached before or not Confident in how you're going about it?
No need to be nervous, The GPL Way takes the pressure off you as Coach and ensure you and your players will not only ENJOY the Sporting Experience but IMPROVE as well!
Frustrated and Stressed by old methods of Coaching?
Lectures, Lines and Laps are not only boring, they take a lot of planning and explaining and they actually stifle Learning! The GPL Way is Learning by EXPERIENCE. The Learning is hidden in the FUN EXPERIENCE.
You have a passion for Sport and Learning?
GPL is a Life-Long Learning Journey that will change your whole world-view and give you new eyes to analyse the Sporting Landscape, Cultures and Human Behaviour.
GAME PLAY LEARN is for you!
GPL is all about Keeping Sport FUN; Nurturing an Individual's
- CONFIDENCE
- CREATIVITY and
- CONNECTION within a TEAM Environment.
Rather than 'Coaching', we FACILITATE a FUN Sporting Experience whilst Learning and Implementing The GAME PLAY LEARN Framework.
We challenge you to not just follow GAME PLAY LEARN, join the Learning Journey!