Sport Education Model

Oregon Standard: Self Management and Social Behavior

8th Grade Benchmarks

Apply rules, procedures, and etiquette that are safe and effective for specific activities/situations
(8th Grade Assessed) - Sport Education Model

The sport education model has several distinctive characteristics:

Seasons A season involves a series of consecutive lessons (for example, 14 to 20), and involves pre-season activities, practice and competition.
Team affiliation Students become members of teams for the duration of the season and assume roles of coach, manager, and so on, as well as being players.
Formal competition The competition involves pre-season preparation, in-season competition, and a culminating event or festival that provides an appropriate climax to the end of the competitive season.
Keeping records Records may include outcomes of matches and player performance.
Festivity The festivity of sport can be encouraged through a sports notice board, team photos, uniforms, and honoring the rituals and traditions of the particular sport.

The sport education model provides students opportunities to:

participate in a realistic context,

explore ideas in, through, and about sport,

develop knowledge and skills, team identity, and social interaction skills,

take ownership and responsibility for their learning,

plan and implement the program,

be challenged through peer support, peer encouragement, and trust,

value their contribution to the team, and

receive personal and specialized skill and behavioral learning program due to the teacher being free from full class direct instruction.

Siedentop, D. (1994). Sport education: Quality physical education through positive sport experiences. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.