We need to back off and stop squashing kids potential. And it’s not just their potential to be successful, but their potential just to experience their own journey. If we think we know best, and we’re … Read More
Growing the Love of a Game
That magic pull towards a game. Are we born with it? It’s a pull that can become all-consuming. We love the game, the friends, the challenge and the satisfaction of it all. We fall in … Read More
Nurturing Creativity
We need space to explore our unique creative capabilities. If structures and organisations are squeezing out creativity, how do we keep valuing creativity in our learners. “Be creative!” We can’t prescribe creativity to our learners but rather … Read More
No Design Needed
In our fifth and final blog of the GAME DESIGN Series, we thought it fitting to include the importance of the unstructured session for learners, where no game design is needed from us. In Developing Sport Expertise, … Read More
A Multi-Sport Experience
Our approach to development embraces the principle of variability and the benefits in having a diverse learning experience. Multi-Sport is a great way for learners to expand their learning experiences and relate sporting principles across varying contexts. … Read More
Let the Kids DESIGN
Just imagine for a minute, what it would be like if the children got the chance to: to be shared as a collaborative, competitive and creative experience for all. When we think about it, this … Read More
Gamifying Set Plays: The Free Kick Game
In our First Blog of the Game Design Series, we wanted to establish the importance of a game-based approach: Now we venture to take Set Plays away from the coach’s tactics boards and place it with the … Read More
Bringing the GAME to Life: Soccer Dodgeball
Taking Game Design from paper and bringing it to life can be a challenging and unpredictable experience. By using the Game Example of Soccer Dodgeball, we’ll explore the thrill of the experience for the learners, engaging with … Read More
What Does GAME PLAY LEARN mean to you?
If one of GAME PLAY LEARN mantra’s is: “It’s not about the coach and their coaching, it’s about the learner and their learning” then… IT’S YOUR TURN TO PLAY! We value collaborating, we value empowering. And so … Read More
What is a ‘Modern’ Approach to Development?
Coaching is an incredibly complex activity…#Adapt #Evolve #Learn pic.twitter.com/uDiIeokhkd — Mark Upton (@uppy01) August 19, 2016 GAME PLAY LEARN promotes a modern approach to the development journey to serve as a continual reference to embrace the … Read More