PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jarrett, Kendall
AU  - Eloi, Serge
AU  - Harvey, Stephen
TI  - TEACHING GAMES FOR UNDERSTANDING (TGFU) AS A POSITIVE AND VERSATILE APPROACH TO TEACHING ADAPTED GAMES
DP  - 2014 Mar 31
TA  - European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity
PG  - 6--20
VI  - 7
IP  - 1
AID - 10.5507/euj.2014.001
IS  - 
AB  - This paper presents a small scale research project that focused on pre-service physical education (PE)teachers' and sports coaches' considerations of using Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) to teachgames. A research design akin to action research was adopted whereby pre-service PE teachers and sportscoaches (n = 72) completed a one-off 90 minute introduction to wheelchair rugby league utilising a TGfUapproach. Data were generated through end of session whole-class reflections, semi-structured individualinterviews undertaken (n = 3), and post session first-author/primary practitioner reflections. Data analysiswas conducted via inductive coding procedures and revealed three themes: 1) TGfU as a positive pedagogy;2) TGfU as a versatile approach, and 3) significance of content within a PE Teacher Education programme.