Ray Breed is a lecturer of exercise and sport science at Swinburne University of Technology in Hawthorn, Australia. He has worked across all developmental levels, including as director of health, sport and physical education at St Leonard’s College and as high-performance manager and coach at North Melbourne Football Club in the AFL. He also provides in-service and professional development for teachers, coaches, and health and fitness professionals through Breed Sport Consulting. As a speaker, writer and presenter, Breed communicates with a wide audience on professional development in physical education, sport coaching, and health and exercise science. Breed, who received both his bachelor of education (in physical education) and his master of applied science from the University of Ballarat, has numerous publications to his credit, including Developing Game Sense Through Tactical Learning. He also has received the Victoria Honour Award and the Award of Distinction from the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) for outstanding contributions to the health and physical education profession.Michael Spittle, PhD, is an associate professor of motor learning and physical education in the College of Sport and Exercise Science at Victoria University (VU) and a research associate in the Institute for Health and Sport at VU. Michael earned an undergraduate degree, with honours, in physical education and a PhD in motor learning and skill acquisition. He has also completed postgraduate study in psychological studies and education. Michael teaches and researches in the areas of motor learning, skill acquisition, motor development and applied movement science, including in areas such as practice design, player development, performance analysis and sports analytics, performance-enhancing technologies, developing game sense and decision-making training. In addition to being an author of numerous journal articles and conference publications, he has written several textbooks on skill acquisition in physical education and sport. A range of industry partners have leveraged his expertise for contract research, funded research projects and evaluation projects in exercise, sport, physical education and movement contexts.

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• Chapter 1. Developing Skill in GamesGames for Skill LearningTypes of SkillApplying Skills in GamesPedagogical Methods in GamesFundamental Movement Skills and Game SenseSummaryChapter 2. Motor Control, Skill Acquisition and PedagogyMotor Control PrinciplesSkill Acquisition PrinciplesPedagogy and Game SenseSummaryChapter 3. The Game Sense ModelHow Does Game Sense Work?Our Game Sense ModelApplying the Game Sense ModelThe Process of Teaching and Coaching Game SenseUsing Game Sense and Dynamic Systems Approaches in Coaching SportSummaryChapter 4. Developing Physical Literacy and Fundamental Movement SkillsPhysical LiteracyDeveloping Fundamental Movement SkillsSummaryChapter 5. Game Sense Outcomes and Curriculum in Physical Education and SportCurriculum FrameworksGame Sense in Curriculum FrameworksApplying Game Sense Learning Outcomes to Coaching SportSummaryChapter 6. A Thematic Approach to Teaching Game SenseThematic Game CategoriesIntroducing a Thematic Physical Education CurriculumMoving From a Traditional to a Thematic Physical Education CurriculumSummaryChapter 7. Invasion GamesWhat Is an Invasion Game?Planning to Teach or Coach Invasion GamesTeaching Strategies for Maximising LearningApplying the Game Sense Model to Invasion GamesGame DescriptionsChapter 8. Invasion Games: Unit PlansInvasion Games: Unit 1IntroductionLearning OutcomesOverview of Unit PlanInvasion Games: Unit 1 SequenceSession PlansInvasion Games: Unit 1 Assessment RubricInvasion Games: Unit 2IntroductionLearning OutcomesOverview of Unit PlanInvasion Games: Unit 2 SequenceSession PlansInvasion Games: Unit 2 Assessment RubricChapter 9. Striking and Fielding GamesWhat Are Striking and Fielding Games?Planning to Teach or Coach Striking and Fielding GamesTeaching Strategies for Maximising LearningApplying the Game Sense Model to Striking and Fielding GamesGame DescriptionsChapter 10. Striking and Fielding Games: Unit PlansStriking and Fielding Games: Unit 1IntroductionLearning OutcomesOverview of Unit PlanStriking and Fielding Games: Unit 1 SequenceSession PlansStriking and Fielding Games: Unit 1 Assessment RubricStriking and Fielding Games: Unit 2IntroductionLearning OutcomesOverview of Unit PlanStriking and Fielding Games: Unit 2 SequenceSession PlansStriking and Fielding Games: Unit 2 Assessment RubricChapter 11. Net and Wall GamesWhat Are Net and Wall Games?Planning to Teach or Coach Net and Wall GamesTeaching Strategies for Maximising LearningApplying the Game Sense Model to Net and Wall GamesGame DescriptionsChapter 12. Net and Wall Games: Unit PlansNet and Wall Games: Unit 1IntroductionLearning OutcomesOverview of Unit PlanNet and Wall Games: Unit 1 SequenceSession PlansNet and Wall Games: Unit 1 Assessment RubricNet and Wall Games: Unit 2IntroductionLearning OutcomesOverview of Unit PlanNet and Wall Games: Unit 2 SequenceSession PlansNet and Wall Games: Unit 2 Assessment RubricChapter 13. Assessing Learning Outcomes in Game SenseDeveloping Learning Outcomes for Game SenseAssessment in Game SenseSummary

Ray Breed is a lecturer of exercise and sport science at Swinburne University of Technology in Hawthorn, Australia. He has worked across all developmental levels, including as director of health, sport and physical education at St Leonard’s College and as high-performance manager and coach at North Melbourne Football Club in the AFL. He also provides in-service and professional development for teachers, coaches, and health and fitness professionals through Breed Sport Consulting. As a speaker, writer and presenter, Breed communicates with a wide audience on professional development in physical education, sport coaching, and health and exercise science. Breed, who received both his bachelor of education (in physical education) and his master of applied science from the University of Ballarat, has numerous publications to his credit, including Developing Game Sense Through Tactical Learning. He also has received the Victoria Honour Award and the Award of Distinction from the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) for outstanding contributions to the health and physical education profession.Michael Spittle, PhD, is an associate professor of motor learning and physical education in the College of Sport and Exercise Science at Victoria University (VU) and a research associate in the Institute for Health and Sport at VU. Michael earned an undergraduate degree, with honours, in physical education and a PhD in motor learning and skill acquisition. He has also completed postgraduate study in psychological studies and education. Michael teaches and researches in the areas of motor learning, skill acquisition, motor development and applied movement science, including in areas such as practice design, player development, performance analysis and sports analytics, performance-enhancing technologies, developing game sense and decision-making training. In addition to being an author of numerous journal articles and conference publications, he has written several textbooks on skill acquisition in physical education and sport. A range of industry partners have leveraged his expertise for contract research, funded research projects and evaluation projects in exercise, sport, physical education and movement contexts.

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• Chapter 1. Developing Skill in GamesGames for Skill LearningTypes of SkillApplying Skills in GamesPedagogical Methods in GamesFundamental Movement Skills and Game SenseSummaryChapter 2. Motor Control, Skill Acquisition and PedagogyMotor Control PrinciplesSkill Acquisition PrinciplesPedagogy and Game SenseSummaryChapter 3. The Game Sense ModelHow Does Game Sense Work?Our Game Sense ModelApplying the Game Sense ModelThe Process of Teaching and Coaching Game SenseUsing Game Sense and Dynamic Systems Approaches in Coaching SportSummaryChapter 4. Developing Physical Literacy and Fundamental Movement SkillsPhysical LiteracyDeveloping Fundamental Movement SkillsSummaryChapter 5. Game Sense Outcomes and Curriculum in Physical Education and SportCurriculum FrameworksGame Sense in Curriculum FrameworksApplying Game Sense Learning Outcomes to Coaching SportSummaryChapter 6. A Thematic Approach to Teaching Game SenseThematic Game CategoriesIntroducing a Thematic Physical Education CurriculumMoving From a Traditional to a Thematic Physical Education CurriculumSummaryChapter 7. Invasion GamesWhat Is an Invasion Game?Planning to Teach or Coach Invasion GamesTeaching Strategies for Maximising LearningApplying the Game Sense Model to Invasion GamesGame DescriptionsChapter 8. Invasion Games: Unit PlansInvasion Games: Unit 1IntroductionLearning OutcomesOverview of Unit PlanInvasion Games: Unit 1 SequenceSession PlansInvasion Games: Unit 1 Assessment RubricInvasion Games: Unit 2IntroductionLearning OutcomesOverview of Unit PlanInvasion Games: Unit 2 SequenceSession PlansInvasion Games: Unit 2 Assessment RubricChapter 9. Striking and Fielding GamesWhat Are Striking and Fielding Games?Planning to Teach or Coach Striking and Fielding GamesTeaching Strategies for Maximising LearningApplying the Game Sense Model to Striking and Fielding GamesGame DescriptionsChapter 10. Striking and Fielding Games: Unit PlansStriking and Fielding Games: Unit 1IntroductionLearning OutcomesOverview of Unit PlanStriking and Fielding Games: Unit 1 SequenceSession PlansStriking and Fielding Games: Unit 1 Assessment RubricStriking and Fielding Games: Unit 2IntroductionLearning OutcomesOverview of Unit PlanStriking and Fielding Games: Unit 2 SequenceSession PlansStriking and Fielding Games: Unit 2 Assessment RubricChapter 11. Net and Wall GamesWhat Are Net and Wall Games?Planning to Teach or Coach Net and Wall GamesTeaching Strategies for Maximising LearningApplying the Game Sense Model to Net and Wall GamesGame DescriptionsChapter 12. Net and Wall Games: Unit PlansNet and Wall Games: Unit 1IntroductionLearning OutcomesOverview of Unit PlanNet and Wall Games: Unit 1 SequenceSession PlansNet and Wall Games: Unit 1 Assessment RubricNet and Wall Games: Unit 2IntroductionLearning OutcomesOverview of Unit PlanNet and Wall Games: Unit 2 SequenceSession PlansNet and Wall Games: Unit 2 Assessment RubricChapter 13. Assessing Learning Outcomes in Game SenseDeveloping Learning Outcomes for Game SenseAssessment in Game SenseSummary

Ray Breed is a lecturer of exercise and sport science at Swinburne University of Technology in Hawthorn, Australia. He has worked across all developmental levels, including as director of health, sport and physical education at St Leonard’s College and as high-performance manager and coach at North Melbourne Football Club in the AFL. He also provides in-service and professional development for teachers, coaches, and health and fitness professionals through Breed Sport Consulting. As a speaker, writer and presenter, Breed communicates with a wide audience on professional development in physical education, sport coaching, and health and exercise science. Breed, who received both his bachelor of education (in physical education) and his master of applied science from the University of Ballarat, has numerous publications to his credit, including Developing Game Sense Through Tactical Learning. He also has received the Victoria Honour Award and the Award of Distinction from the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) for outstanding contributions to the health and physical education profession.Michael Spittle, PhD, is an associate professor of motor learning and physical education in the College of Sport and Exercise Science at Victoria University (VU) and a research associate in the Institute for Health and Sport at VU. Michael earned an undergraduate degree, with honours, in physical education and a PhD in motor learning and skill acquisition. He has also completed postgraduate study in psychological studies and education. Michael teaches and researches in the areas of motor learning, skill acquisition, motor development and applied movement science, including in areas such as practice design, player development, performance analysis and sports analytics, performance-enhancing technologies, developing game sense and decision-making training. In addition to being an author of numerous journal articles and conference publications, he has written several textbooks on skill acquisition in physical education and sport. A range of industry partners have leveraged his expertise for contract research, funded research projects and evaluation projects in exercise, sport, physical education and movement contexts.

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• Chapter 1. Developing Skill in GamesGames for Skill LearningTypes of SkillApplying Skills in GamesPedagogical Methods in GamesFundamental Movement Skills and Game SenseSummaryChapter 2. Motor Control, Skill Acquisition and PedagogyMotor Control PrinciplesSkill Acquisition PrinciplesPedagogy and Game SenseSummaryChapter 3. The Game Sense ModelHow Does Game Sense Work?Our Game Sense ModelApplying the Game Sense ModelThe Process of Teaching and Coaching Game SenseUsing Game Sense and Dynamic Systems Approaches in Coaching SportSummaryChapter 4. Developing Physical Literacy and Fundamental Movement SkillsPhysical LiteracyDeveloping Fundamental Movement SkillsSummaryChapter 5. Game Sense Outcomes and Curriculum in Physical Education and SportCurriculum FrameworksGame Sense in Curriculum FrameworksApplying Game Sense Learning Outcomes to Coaching SportSummaryChapter 6. A Thematic Approach to Teaching Game SenseThematic Game CategoriesIntroducing a Thematic Physical Education CurriculumMoving From a Traditional to a Thematic Physical Education CurriculumSummaryChapter 7. Invasion GamesWhat Is an Invasion Game?Planning to Teach or Coach Invasion GamesTeaching Strategies for Maximising LearningApplying the Game Sense Model to Invasion GamesGame DescriptionsChapter 8. Invasion Games: Unit PlansInvasion Games: Unit 1IntroductionLearning OutcomesOverview of Unit PlanInvasion Games: Unit 1 SequenceSession PlansInvasion Games: Unit 1 Assessment RubricInvasion Games: Unit 2IntroductionLearning OutcomesOverview of Unit PlanInvasion Games: Unit 2 SequenceSession PlansInvasion Games: Unit 2 Assessment RubricChapter 9. Striking and Fielding GamesWhat Are Striking and Fielding Games?Planning to Teach or Coach Striking and Fielding GamesTeaching Strategies for Maximising LearningApplying the Game Sense Model to Striking and Fielding GamesGame DescriptionsChapter 10. Striking and Fielding Games: Unit PlansStriking and Fielding Games: Unit 1IntroductionLearning OutcomesOverview of Unit PlanStriking and Fielding Games: Unit 1 SequenceSession PlansStriking and Fielding Games: Unit 1 Assessment RubricStriking and Fielding Games: Unit 2IntroductionLearning OutcomesOverview of Unit PlanStriking and Fielding Games: Unit 2 SequenceSession PlansStriking and Fielding Games: Unit 2 Assessment RubricChapter 11. Net and Wall GamesWhat Are Net and Wall Games?Planning to Teach or Coach Net and Wall GamesTeaching Strategies for Maximising LearningApplying the Game Sense Model to Net and Wall GamesGame DescriptionsChapter 12. Net and Wall Games: Unit PlansNet and Wall Games: Unit 1IntroductionLearning OutcomesOverview of Unit PlanNet and Wall Games: Unit 1 SequenceSession PlansNet and Wall Games: Unit 1 Assessment RubricNet and Wall Games: Unit 2IntroductionLearning OutcomesOverview of Unit PlanNet and Wall Games: Unit 2 SequenceSession PlansNet and Wall Games: Unit 2 Assessment RubricChapter 13. Assessing Learning Outcomes in Game SenseDeveloping Learning Outcomes for Game SenseAssessment in Game SenseSummary