This 18 diameter, heavy-duty nylon ball is available in six colors. Set includes 1 of each color. Simply divide your students into six teams so each team has their own color ball. The sky is the limit for large group games when you modify traditional team sports.
202.65 USD

Discover a revolutionary and superior way to coach! Games Approach to Coaching Baseball shows you how to use this new approach to help 6- to 14-year-old athletes learn game skills and tactics more effectively than with the traditional drills-first, play-later approach. The games approach begins with kids playing the game. As they play, they learn and appreciate the skills and tactics needed to play the game successfully. Games are modified to strengthen individual technique and team play. Kids have more fun and are more motivated to practice in these small-sided games rather than standing in boring drill lines. Games Approach to Coaching Baseball clearly demonstrates how to: modify games to focus on particular skills and tactics; adjust the difficulty depending on your athletes' needs; assess players as they play; actively involve players in the learning process; and teach and refine baseball skills and strategies. This video is part of the Games Approach to Coaching video series, which is composed of four videos that will teach you how to incorporate the games approach into four sports N baseball, basketball, soccer, and volleyball. About the Editor The American Sport Education Program (ASEP) is the most widely used and respected sport education program in the United States and the world. ASEP's mission is to help improve the sport experiences of all youth athletes by providing quality instructional resources, workshops, and courses for coaches, officials, administrators and parents. ASEP strives to spread it's philosophy of athletes first, winning second by providing the necessary tools to help put that philosophy to work in local programs and institutions. Over one million people have used ASEP products since the program began in 1981. More than thirty states now require ASEP courses for their high school coaches, and more than 200 universities use ASEP courses and resources. ASEP courses are used by many national and local sport organizations as well, including the National Federation of State High School Associations, National Recreation and Park Association, U.S. Army youth sports, USA Baseball, USA Volleyball, USA Gymnastics, US Swimming, and the U.S. Tennis Association, just to name a few. ASEP courses N taught by 3,000 instructors nationwide N have and will continue to show adults involved in youth sports how to place the physical, mental, and social development of an athlete before winning.
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Chicken and Noodle Games: 141 Fun Activities With Innovative Equipment will help you offer a variety of games that will keep everyone participating, provide inclusive and nontraditional games in which no player starts with an advantage, adapt games to various settings and occasions, and increase players' physical activity. Take this book, add rubber chickens, pool noodles, tennis balls, sponges, and bolts, sprinkle in kids, and what do you get? A recipe for pure, unadulterated-and wacky-fun! Written by game masters John Byl, Herwig Baldauf, Pat Doyle, and Andy Raithby; Chicken and Noodle Games: 141 Fun Activities With Innovative Equipment is your ticket to promoting fun and active participation for all involved. The games use easy-to-find equipment in nontraditional ways-which means no player will start with an advantage. In addition, the equipment is inexpensive and allows you to provide a diverse selection of innovative games for very little money. The unusual equipment will capture participants' interests, and the fun games in this book will keep them coming back for more. And some games call for no equipment at all. The games require little organization and provide great opportunities to include children of all ages and abilities. The activities present fun motivators for increasing physical activity, and they help release tension and excessive energy, assist with personal self-control, and encourage social growth. They also enhance perceptual motor development; assist with focus, attention span, concentration, and perseverance; develop the thinking process; and enhance physical fitness and physical abilities. The games are divided into seven categories: games using rubber chickens, foam pool noodles, and tennis balls; games of tag and rock, paper, scissors; games with equipment bought at dollar stores; and games with equipment bought at hardware stores. Games are laid out for you to quickly grasp the game play and facilitate the game with a minimum of preparation time. Each game includes an objective, the number of players and type of equipment needed, setup, and rules. Many games come with variations to make them more suitable for your group-and the authors encourage adults and children to come up with their own variations as well. Chicken and Noodle Games will satisfy your appetite for new, different, and definitely fun games using ordinary and unusual equipment in extraordinary ways. In doing so, it offers oodles of choices for kids of
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With Al Slawson, USPTA (P-1), Shaker Heights (OH) Varsity Boys and Girls Tennis Coach, Shaker Heights Recreation Department Director of Junior Tennis. Using the competitive game system learned in Tape 1, the games move to higher levels of challenge requiring more advanced skills. These games are instructional tools to develop strategy and technique. They also motivate the players to want to learn and practice on their own and also to seek individual instruction. As they see their progress, this deepens their love of the game! High school coaches, college coaches, tennis professionals, physical education instructors at all levels, and camp directors for recreation programs can use these games to increase enthusiasm for the game and improve skills rapidly. Parents who want to introduce the game to their children in a way that is fun for parent and child, as well as players who want to know how to practice effectively, can also benefit from this video. Slawson has used this system to develop one of the most successful high school and recreation tennis programs in Ohio. 2000. 54 minutes.
39.99 USD

This video features Lynne Gronert. In this information-packed video Lynne leads an assortment of her classes (grade levels 1-5) through a wide variety of fun games designed for maximum participation. Games and activities included are: Freeze dance (aerobic musical-loco motor, listening, following directions), Hospital (loco motor, object movement and throwing), Channel Cage Ball (teamwork, cooperation, respect for others), 5 different Parachute activities (listening, following directions, cooperation, teamwork), Music Mixer (great for icebreakers), People to People (an excellent beginning of the year icebreaking activity, and problem solving, cooperation, and respect), Pomp Pomp Pull-away (fleeing and chasing, teamwork, dodging). 47 minutes. 2002. ISBN 1-56404-906-X.
34.99 USD

Games
39.95 USD

Coach and NAIA Champions of Character special presenter Bruce Brown offers 101 great drills to teach, motivate, and challenge youth basketball players. Covers rebounding, defense, aggressiveness, fast break, offense, shooting, passing and pre-game drills. Each drill is thoroughly explained and diagrammed. Special chapter on games and fun ways to end practice. 2002, 147 pages
17.95 USD

Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to improve your students' or athletes' overall strength, endurance, and fitness? Look no further than Get Strong 101: 101 Strength and Conditioning Games and Activities. In this high-energy DVD, Judy Notte Howard introduces 101 innovative strength and conditioning activities that will help your participants ages 10 to 18 get strong, look good, and feel great. The moves on this DVD are the same techniques used by elite athletes, but they have been adapted by strength and conditioning expert Jon Bula for use in the classroom, in the gym, or at home. Each activity is presented with a clear demonstration and description of how to perform the moves correctly, safely, and efficiently. The activities cover every aspect of strength and conditioning: Strength training Speed, agility, and quickness Balance Stretching The fun and games chapter of the DVD includes seven Get Strong games that combine the components of strength training in a way that drives home the message that fitness can be fun. The activities in Get Strong 101 can be followed in order by chapter, or they can be mixed to create complete workouts. The DVD contains 5-, 10-, and 15-minute workouts for small and large activity spaces, for a total of six sample workouts. Each sample workout is demonstrated on the DVD and provided in a printable format for you or your students to follow. You'll also find blank workout forms that can be used for creating customized workouts. What makes Get Strong 101 unique is the combination of expert instruction from Judy Notte Howard, innovative activities and games, and enthusiastic presentation. Whether you are a teacher, coach, fitness leader, or parent of an athlete, Get Strong 101 is an ideal resource for helping young adults meet their fitness goals. 1/17/2006 copyright.
19.95 USD

From great golf games to invaluable tips from one of the greatest golfers ever, Chi Chi Rodriguez scores a hole in one in Chi Chi's Golf Games You Gotta Play . Designed to break the monotony of hit it, chase it, find it, count-Oem-up golf, Golf Games You Gotta Play provides unique insights to improve your shot making abilities and bring a whole new level of enjoyment to every hole that you play-no matter what your handicap. Chi Chi is one of the most popular figures in sports. With 8 PGA wins and 22 Senior PGA titles, he's a distinguished member of the Golf Hall of Fame. John Anderson is one of ESPN's rising stars and a regular Sports center cohost. Together, in Golf Games You Gotta Play , the two combine their love for golf and singular sense of humor in a book that will help you develop your skills and possibly pad your pocket with friendly wager ideas. From the classics to Bus Driver, Tombstone, Blind Nine, and Rabbit, Chi Chi covers countless ways you can make each shot count, no matter what your handicap. You'll find performance tips for stroke and match play and ways to add competitive situations to any playing combination from singles to foursomes. High-Low-Total, Best Ball/Aggregate- any way you add the scores, it all adds up to fun in this incredible book. Along with the fun, Chi Chi covers the essential skills of the game: posture, ball position, body alignment, and more. You won't just learn the various grips for the club; you'll know which golfer uses which style to drive the ball for the distance. Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods are just a few of the legends you'll encounter on this inside look at the game. Chi Chi Rodriguez is synonymous with two things: good fun and great golf. And you'll find both in this fun and fascinating book. With instructions for each game, an emphasis on improving skills, and the wit and wisdom of one of golf's living legends, there's simply no other conclusion- Golf Games You Gotta Play is a must-buy for any golfer.
17.95 USD

The Games
14.82 CAD