The Sport Education Model By: Daryl Siedentop

What is the Sport Education Model? The Sport Education Model is based on the motion that athletic participation (sports/ athletics) offers many quality education experiences for athletes and team members: however, not all kids get the opportunity to participate because organized sport participation is usually limited to: Those that can afford it ($) Those who make the cut Age Those who can fit it into family or after school demands In addition, even those that make the team often do not learn as much as tey could about the particular sport because their role is restricted to that of player and in many cases just one option. In other words, players seldom get a chance to experience the roles of: Coach Manager Statistician Referee Team Reporter Fitness trainer

KEY:
The Sport Education Model requires all participants to experience the many roles found in sport. In this way the student truly learns about sport and all its roles thus yielding a more comprehensive educational experience.
Characteristics of the Sport Education Model: Seasons Time is divided into seasons. Units are usually longer Team affiliation Students are placed on teams which train/ practice and compete in a variety of seasons. Cooperation, team identity, team pride, etc. are resultant outcomes. Formal competition a formal schedule of competitions is announced in advance. Schedules are posted Culminating event A season ending is placed on the schedule as a target for culminating performance. A measure of festivity surrounds the event Record Keeping Records are kept and used to enhance the educational experience Team Size Large teams are not appropriate if quality participation/ learning is desired Game Modification If sport is to be developmentally appropriate, then modification of the tasks and environment must occur (e.g. 5 on 5 soccer, instead of 11 on 11) Diverse Roles Sport Education assigns students more roles than is typical for youth sport, where the only role is that of player

Role Descriptions: Coach Oversees playbook design. Checks for errors and hands it in to the instructor. Creates starting line ups. Creates position rotation and makes sure all players play all positions an appropriate number of times Designs practices Leads team cheers. A motivational leader for the team A model of sportsmanship and fairplay for the team. Take attendance

Equipment/ Safety Official - Responsible for unsafe environment or play during practices and games - Calms the injured and/or quickly notifies the instructor of an injury - Responsible for setting up their teams practice area each day Team Reporter - Designs and constructs articles for the school newspaper - Interviews players and coaches for articles Fitness Trainer - Leads and designs daily warm ups for the team - Identifies team fitness weaknesses and designs programs to address these weaknesses Sports Council Representative - Consults with the Commissioner (teacher) on behalf of the team. Head Referee - When his or her team is refereeing a game, they will be the one to make the final decision on a controversial call - Will know all the rules and signals, and will enforce them in a game setting all the time - Teach all referee signals to their teammates. Player Plays all positions during the course of a game.

Seidentop, D.(1994). Sport Education. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. The Sport Education Model: Playing All the Roles.