Physical LiteracyNovember 12, 2015

PL Webinar Objectives • Have a better understanding of what physical literacy is.

• Understand the role that physical literacy plays in health.

• Examine the definitions of physical literacy.

• Identify the components of physical literacy.

• Understand factors that are required to improve physical

literacy across the lifespan and in various sectors.

• Learn about tools for assessment of physical literacy.

• Introduced to various tools, resources and methods that

can assist with developing physical literacy in your

programs.

November 12, 2015

Playgrounds empty!Unstructured play is EXTINCT! Gone the way of the dinosaur.

“Come home when the street lights come on!” never to be heard again!

“Walk to School” has been eradicated in ONE generation.

2000 steps a day gone.

BORN TO MOVE • Better brain • Better muscle • Better bone • Better heart • Better body• Better social life • Better psychology• Low burden on health care• More productive

What is it?

Physical Literacy is the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value and take responsibility for engagement in physical activities for life

Canadian Consensus Group, 2015

Physical Literacy

Diversity Environme

nts (Physical & Social)

Comprehension

Confidence Motivation

Awareness Selection

Sequencing Modification

Activity

Participation

Fitness

Movement Vocabulary

Creativity

Durability

ErrorReduction

Motor Competence

physicalliteracy.ca

Motor control errors Selection errorBilateral asymmetry

Free Play+

FMS

Physical Literacy, Literacy and Numeracy

Literacy Model“Skill-Based Literacies”

Literacy• ABC• Words• Sentences

Music• Do-re-mi• Scale • Score

Numeracy• 123• Fractions• Equations

Physical Literacy

• Movement vocabulary

• Sequences• Tasks

TYPES OF FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT SKILLS

RunningJumpingSwimmingSliding / Skating

LOCOMOTOR

SendingReceivingDribblingStriking

OBJECT

AgilityBalanceCoordinationSpeedRhythm

BODY

HO

PPIN

Spin SkateWa d d l e

GallupBunt

Back

ward

Backward roll

Bat

Turn Trap

Side

AND THESE…?

JUMPINSkipping

Hang Roll

Can

ter

HurdleHit

G

SlideK

ick

Ground Water Ice/

Snow Air

Body P P P P Locomotor P P P P Object P P P P

PHYSICAL LITERACY IN A RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTS

INDOORS

OUTDOOR

S

Creating a Physically Literate Society

Physical Literacy Across the Lifespan and Sectors

• Leisure: Recreation & Sport – Fundamental Movement Skills – General Movement

Sequences, Performance Excellence & Participation• Performance Arts

– Circus, dance • Vocational

• Firefighter, Armed Services, Dry Waller, Iron Worker, Underwater Welder, any vocation with physicality

• Activities of Daily Living • Garden, paint, hammer, walk on slippery surfaces, etc.

• Injury Prevention• Lift, carry, transfer, lower – back injury – WCB • Falls, stumble recovery, landing – fracture• ACL female to male ratio is 6:1, physical literacy related

Physical Literacy The GATEWAY to ACTIVE PARTICIPATION

Physical Literacy Delivery Sectors

RecreationPerformance Arts

Sport, Coaching, Ex Pro

Health

In & At School

Work towards seamless

integration for PL development

No child left behind

Physical Literacy Assessment

PLAY Tools• Play FUN – objective assessment of motor competence, confidence,

comprehension of skills and tasks (sequences) 18 skills/tasks

• Play Basic – 5 skills from PLAY FUN

1) Run There and Back 4) Ball Kick

2) Hop 5) Walk backwards Heel to Toe

3) Overhand Throw

• PLAY Coach - coach/teacher/instructor/etc. assessment of a child

• PLAY Parent - parental assessment of a child

• PLAY Self - child’s self assessment (< Grade 7, 8+)

• PLAY Inventory - inventory of activities - participationEach Tool has:• Workbook• Form• Scoresheet

• Tracking Sheet• Calls-to-action• Website Section

PLAY Fun/Basic

• Has a competence section – comprised of the Visual Analogue Scale divided into 4 quadrants

• The first two quadrants represent the skill developing (initial and emerging)

• The second two quadrants represent the skill acquired (competent and proficient) working towards mastery

• There is a also a confidence section - confidence is either low or not• And a comprehension section - how much explanation do they need to

perform the task

Current Delivery

Ontario

• My Personal Best Program - Ministry supported Ontario After

School

• After school leaders deliver PLAY Fun and PLAY Self

• Began January, 2014 and involves over 400 sites/20,000 children

& youth

• PLAYTools used to measure effectiveness of program delivery

• Early results have indicated an increase in PL skills in children

and youth from January to May 2014

• Some after school leaders have reported a substantial increase in

their own physical literacy knowledge

Motor Competence: M & F

Female > Male Male > Female

Creating a… Quality Experience

HIGH FIVE® a quality standard for children’s sport and recreation Founded by Parks and Recreation Ontario

CS4L Alignment with HIGH FIVE

HIGH FIVE®

Expertise in theemotional, mental and social

development of childrenage 6-12 years

Canadian Sport for Life

Expertise in thephysiological changes of

child development

Learn to Train

FUNdamentals

Active Start

HIGH FIVE®

Expertise in theemotional, mental and social

development of childrenage 6-12 years

HIGH FIVE® a quality standard for children’s sport and recreation Founded by Parks and Recreation Ontario

HIGH FIVE Principles of Healthy Child Development

A Caring Adult Friends Play Mastery Participation

DevelopmentallyAppropriate Safe

Welcoming of Diversity & Uniqueness

HIGH FIVE® a quality standard for children’s sport and recreation Founded by Parks and Recreation Ontario

Why Quality Matters

Research shows if people have a positive experience in sport and recreation as a child, they are more likely to stay active for life.

• For information about HIGH FIVE please visit: www.HIGHFIVE.org 

Creating a Quality Physical Literacy Experience

• A quality physical literacy experience (QPLE) can be created in various settings– Recreation, Sport, School, After School

• There are many outcomes that a QPLE can support • Important practitioners understand

these outcomes in designing

programs or lesson plans • A snapshot of some of the

key elements in a QPLE follows…

Creating a Quality Physical Literacy Experience

• A QPLE is more than just teaching movement FORM (FMS)

• Must address diverse movement • Sequence movement skills together• Teach the terminology• How to modify• Social Cohesion – small group or

2 people vs large-sided

QPLE Elements

• Mimicry – Children are excellent mimics - to maximize this ability have someone that can execute the movement slowly and have the others follow along – like line dancing

• Equipment - Many fundamental movement skills can be acquired without sport specific equipment

• Throw and catch practice stations

can be created with any type of

ball or bean bags.

Some Components of QPLE

• “Form” or “technique” in movement execution is important – they also need to understand the words

• Children are very good mimics and they often do not understand the words that describe movement

• Children need to know what the difference is in terms such as hop, jump, leap etc.

• Use methods to assure they comprehend movement terminology

• It is very difficult to participate

in activity without knowing

movement terminology

Movement Terminology

Key Websites

• www.canadiansportforlife.ca

• www.physicalliteracy.ca

• play.physicalliteracy.ca

• www.activeforlife.ca

• www.phecanada.ca

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