Fun athletics games - Theory and methods

Author: Yin Jun
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Fun athletics games originate from simple daily life and recreational activities. Throughout human history, they have accompanied social progress and the development of sports, evolving through accumulation and transformation into modern competitive athletics. However, competitive athletics are sports that only a few elite athletes can engage in, as ordinary people often struggle to meet the physical, functional, and psychological requirements for such activities. Therefore, researching and organizing literature and practical activities on fun athletics, and further innovating and expanding these games to meet modern people's needs for lifestyle, fitness, and entertainment, has become an era requirement and an inevitable trend in athletics curriculum reform. This book is divided into thirteen chapters, consisting of two parts: basic theoretical knowledge and practical activities. In the to Chapter 5 on basic theoretical knowledge, the focus is on detailed elaboration of the origin and development of fun athletics, the physiological and psychological characteristics of children and adolescents, teaching methods of fun athletics, their application in physical education, and the principles and methods for creating fun athletics games. In the practical activities from Chapter 6 to Chapter 13, comprehensive and detailed descriptions are provided on the methods for fun walking, running, jumping, and throwing games, fitness methods, teaching group organization, and precautions.