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Westsider Wrestling Elementary School Program
The goals of our program
- Get youth interested in wrestling through games and activities
- Increase learning capability, athletic development and physical literacy rates
- Increase student confidence in movement and emotional, spiritual, and physical well being in social environments
The Current Trend
There is growing concern over a decline in physical literacy among children and adolescents. This decline is attributed to factors such as reduced opportunities for active play, increased sedentary behavior, and decreased physical education in schools
A lack of physical literacy can lead to decreased physical fitness, poor motor skills, reduced confidence in participating in physic
How Are We Going To Do It?
Teaching Games for Understanding (TGFU)
Teaching Games for Understanding (TGFU)
Teaching Games for Understanding (TGFU)
Teaching Games for Understanding (TGFU) is an instructional model that shifts the traditional approach to teaching sports and games from focusing solely on skill development to emphasizing tactical understanding and decision-making within game contexts. TGFU aims to enhance both the learning and enjoyment of games by integrating skills into meaningful game situations.
Benefits of the TGFU Approach
Teaching Games for Understanding (TGFU)
Teaching Games for Understanding (TGFU)
Enhances the understanding of wrestling by placing an emphasis on modified wrestling games to explore skills, concepts, rules, strategies, and tactics of wrestling. Increase engagement of students by maximizing physical activity time within the time constraints of a phys- ed class.
Physical Education Class
Teaching Games for Understanding (TGFU)
Physical Education Class
A typical class (of 45 minutes) will have the students go through a warm-up, partner activities, gymnastic activities, and multiple wrestling games.
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