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Getting Sportsfun started

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The major strength of the Sportsfun program is its flexibility. The program can be modified to suit the individual organisation’s requirements while still producing the successful Sportsfun outcomes. 

The following case studies will provide you with ideas on how best Sportsfun can work in your school. These case studies encompass the most commonly used delivery structures of the Sportsfun program.

  1. High school – General Principles Accreditation
  2. High school alternative/district high school
  3. Junior Sportsfun (primary schools only)
  4. After school program

 

1. High school – General Principles Accreditation

Sportsfun can be run directly in line with Year 12 Physical Education Studies. The Leaders will be the Year 12 students who will learn the theory from General Principles Coaching and/or Introductory Officiating General Principles parallel to the Coaching/Officiating Program in the common assessment tasks. If students are completing the General Principles Accreditation, teaching DVDs should be received and used as the step above the Sportsfun Level 0 Operations Manual.

The Leaders will be paired and choose the sport they would like to coach. They will also be responsible for preparing the lessons to specifically suit the sport and the age group of the Participants. The Participants will be supplied from the participating primary school.

The Participants will stay with their allocated pair of Leaders over the program to achieve maximum skill learning in the specific sport.

Secondary Coordinators need to register their school and Leaders with the Department of Sport and Recreation, as a Training Agency. The Department will then add the school's details to the National Database – Sports Accreditation Online (SAO). Once this has occurred and at completion of the Sportsfun course, Year 12’s will be accredited with General Principles Coaching and/or Introductory Officiating General Principles.

   

2. High school alternative/district high school

Sportsfun can be run in lower high school. By using the Sportsfun Level 0 Training Program (link to Sportsfun Training Programs), the Leaders will receive accreditation for Level 0 Coaching. The Leaders learn the theory of coaching over a number of weeks.

The practical sessions require a pair of Year 10 Leaders to coach a group of 10–12 Participants through an hour-long modified sport program. The sport to be coached will be selected by the teacher. After each week/lesson, the Participant groups rotate to a different sport, and the Leaders coach a new group of Participants. The number of sports offered will depend on the number of Participants and Leaders. Evaluation will be specific to the high school age group. 

 

3. Junior Sportsfun (primary schools only)

Sportsfun can also run separately within the primary school. For example, the Year 7’s become the Sportsfun Leaders, learning the theory and then running the practical sessions with students in Year 3 as the Participants. Sportsfun can be set up as in the above examples within the primary school environment. Evaluation will need to suit the age group.

Resources to assist in the delivery of pre-level sport (i.e. Fundamental Movement Skills or Fundamental Games Skills) include Active After-School Communities (AASC). Playing for Life Companion Books and AASC Playing for Life Resource Kit and DVDs can be purchased from the ASC (www.ausport.gov.au).      

In addition to the case studies, the following suggestions may be helpful:

  • Leaders can work on their own, paired, or in a group, depending on the number of Participants;
  • The sports to be coached can be chosen by supervisors, student Leaders or may be relative to an upcoming event where skills may need to be learned by the Participants, e.g. a sports carnival;
  • Participants may rotate around the Leaders or stay with the same Leaders over the practical period; and
  • A round robin carnival can be created by the Leaders following the practical sessions for the Participants to compete against each other.

 

4. After school program

Sportsfun has the potential to be run as an after-school voluntary program. Leaders and Participants can be recruited through the school, sporting groups, recreation centres or community groups. Coordinators can be either school or community based. The running of the program will be the responsibility of the coordinating organisation. (link Forms 8)

There is a wide range of opportunities for the delivery of the Sportsfun program within schools and communities. Once you have identified how Sportsfun could work in your school, it is important to address the following list of processes and issues before starting your program.

If you have any questions regarding the running of Sportsfun in your school, please contact the Department of Sport and Recreation on 9492 9700.

 

 
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