PLAY Tools: IntroductionPresented By Mark Verbeek

PL Mini-Summit Objectives • Examine the definitions of physical literacy.• Identify the components of physical literacy. • Identify the factors that can improve

physical literacy.• Learn about tools for assessment of

physical literacy.

What is it?

BORN TO MOVE

• Better brain • Better muscle • Better bone • Better heart • Better body• Better social life • Better psychology• Low burden on health care• More productive

Literacy ModelNumeracy

• 123

• Fractions

• Equations

Physical Literacy

• Fundamental movements

• Sequences

• Tasks

Music

• Do-re-mi

• Scale

• Score

Literacy

• ABC

• Words

• Sentences

Individuals who are physically literate move with competence and confidence in a wide variety of physical activities in multiple environments that benefit the healthy development of the whole person.

PHE Canada, 2010

Physical literacy is the ability to demonstrate physical proficiencies in multiple environments. Dean Kriellaars, 2006

PL Enriched EnvironmentBuilding Physically Literate Children

Caring & Trained Adults

Physical Literacy The GATEWAY to ACTIVE PARTICIPATION

TYPES OF FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT SKILLS

RunningJumpingSwimmingSliding / Skating

LOCOMOTOR

SendingReceivingDribblingStriking

OBJECT

AgilityBalanceCoordinationSpeedRhythm

BODY

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IN

Spi

n SkateWaddleGallup

Bunt

Bac

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Backward roll

Bat

Turn Trap

Side

AND THESE…?

JUMPINSkipping

Hang Roll

Can

ter

HurdleHit

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SlideKi

ck

Ground Water Ice/Snow Air

Body ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Locomotor ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Object ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

PHYSICAL LITERACY IN A RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTS

INDOORS

OUTDOOR

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Physical Literacy

Proficiency, Diversity, Environme

nts

Comprehension &

Confidence

Awareness,

Selection, Sequencin

g & Modificati

on

Activity

Participation

Fitness

Movement skills

Physical literacy is more than just …running form.

Running• Emerging (up to 3 years)

• Developing – 3 to about 8 where mature form can be achieved

• Mature form (grade 5)

• Competence– Speed of running still increases!! even if you meet

basic age related milestones for mature form of running

• Expert mastery or full proficiency (Age 25 – 29) – H. Bolt.

Physical Literacy Training Guidelines

• Strength training guidelines

• Endurance training guidelines

• Aerobic training guidelines

• Flexibility training guidelines

• Body composition guidelines

• Speed, Agility and Quickness guides

• PHYSICAL LITERACY GUIDELINES – Motor control principles – Not equivalent to any of the existing guidelines

Developing Motor SkillsMotor Skills = Physical Literacy

✓ Brain or neural training ✓ Repetition based learning

• Intrinsic feedback • Extrinsic feedback

✓Motor mimicry – we are built to mimic✓Avoid a motor control error – some will injure

a person. ✓Instilling Confidence

Physical Literacy Assessment

www.physicalliteracy.ca/PLAY

PLAY Tools• Play FUN – objective assessment of competence,

confidence, comprehension of skills and tasks (sequences)

• PLAY Coach – coach/PE/PT assessment of a child

• PLAY Parent – parental assessment of a child

• PLAY Self - child’s self assessment

• PLAY Basic – short form of PLAY Fun

• PLAY Inventory - inventory of activities- participation

Each Tool has:• Workbook• Form• Scoresheet

• Tracking Sheet• Calls-to-action

http://passportforlife.ca

VAS

http://youtu.be/7_7O0M1U-54

TASK

@BeekFitness

verbeek.fitness@gmail.com