Year 10 Touch Football

Touch Football:

Created by Lauren Watson

Watch me to get a glimpse of what is ahead this term!

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In order for you to enhance and develop your physical performance in any sport you must be able to first understand the biomechanical principles and fundamental skills, tactics and rules that shape the sport. This Webquest is an introduction to your practical and theory components; to be successful and complete the Webquest you need to click on the hyperlinks to access the variety of resources to help you finish the associated tasks.  

This Webquest is designed to help you as a player to be able to solve problems in or about the performance environment and assist you to initiate change, or modify personal or team skills and strategies within game play. You must start from the basics of learning the biomechanical principles and key skills and movements of the sport before progressing through to sequences, drills and game play modifications to enhance your and your team mates’ playing abilities.

*Please refere to Teacher's Page for the rationale

My question to you!

Why do you believe Touch Football is increasing in popularity across Australian high schools?

Believe me when I tell you that talent will not be the sole control factor in the game of Touch Football. When you are done with these activities, you and your team mates will have STRONGER and more EFFECTIVE skills and understanding to use in the game; by LEARNING the FUNDAMENTALS.

These include-

Individual skills:

• Passing
• Carrying
• Alignment
• Evasion
• Roll ball                                
• The tap
• Touchdown
• Effecting the touch

and,

Team skills:

• Attacking
• Defense
• Tactics

With the resources provided you will need to take notes and complete smaller activities to provide the scaffolding for your final task.

Your final assignment requires you to create a user manual for the game of Touch Football which would be suitable for yourself and other high school students to use to support them in participating in the game successfully.

It will need to include:

1.       A title page

2.       Brief overview of the game and its popularity in high schools in Australia

3.       Why play Touch Football?

4.       The rules and requirements

5.       Objective, terminology and method of play

6.       The skills and tactics needed for the game

7.       Short conclusion, at least 3 useful sites/resources and reference list

By completing the smaller activities and final task you will be able to explore the world of Touch Football in Australia (and internationally), expanding and developing upon your own understanding and knowledge of the sport. Yourself and your class mates will then be able to share your insights on why you believe the sport is increasing in popularity within Australian adolescents and the benefits of schools incorporating it into their school community and curriculum....

1. Before you get started you need to familiarise yourself with the game of Touch Football;

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• Have your notebook handy to take down notes - don't worry this is just a little introduction to the sport, we will be exploring it further!
• Things to look for; team size, equipment and playing environment, playing positions, skills needed, specific rules and game play terminology

2. To develop your knowledge and understanding further, these sites provide further information on  basic game play and rules, that may be useful!

(Click on the text or images to be taken to the sites)

• North Queensland Touch Association
• Touch Football Australia
• TFA Rule Book

3. The following tables will provide the core content for your user manuals. The previous resources and links and the ones also stated below will help you to fill in each description. 

• Remember the descriptions need to be age-appropriate; so make sure its relatable to high school students with lesser experience with Touch Football. You need to use correct terminology as these will be important in completing your final task.
• Touch Football Australia's Junior Development Framework and Playing For Life are great resources, so is QLD Touch Football,
• *Note: you can use other online resources but please make sure they are authentic - refraim from using Wikipedia or blog/social media posts. Remember to keep track of the all the sources you use as you will need to reference these in your final task.

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3. Knowing playing positions and the corresponding fitness components are vital in being an effective and skillful Touch player.

• You will need to find out what the playing positions are and link in the the skills and fitness components of the positions; highlighting their importance in the game of Touch Football.
• Tables work well to record the data; for e.g. player position/skills needed/fitness components
• Touch Football Australia has some informative resources- Fitness For Touch , Teacher Information pack. Touch Dump is another great site with lots of great information and explanations on game play, moves, skills, tactics, history, terminology and rules.

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4. With the resources I have provided and your own research you have completed it is over to you now!

• Taking on an active inquiry approach it is your job now to answer these questions: - Why do you believe Touch Football is a popular sport for Australian adolescents?- Why should Australian adolescents get involved in the sport- is it inclusive to everyone - what are its benefits of including it in the school's curriculum and extra-curricular activities?

5. You have an abundance of resources and information at your fingertips. Now you need to transform this information and YOUR UNDERSTANDING of Touch Football (and its many components) - creating a user-friendly and an engaging user manual for high school students.

• It needs to incorporate correct terminology and explanations
• Diagrams and relevant imagery
• Resources to support your manual and provide further information for the reader
• Correct referencing and structure of the user-manual
• The information you have researched and explored; the questions you have answered on this Webquest will provide all the necessary information and knowledge you will need to successfully complete your final task.
• Please refer to the Evaluation tab for your assessment rubric and generic structure you can follow to create your Touch Football user manual

Links to Australian Curriculum- Health and Physical Education: 

Years 10 Content Descriptors:

Moving our body:

Provide and apply feedback to develop and refine specialised movement skills in a range of challenging movement situations (ACPMP099)

View additional details about Personal and Social Capability

Develop, implement and evaluate movement concepts and strategies for successful outcomes with and without equipment (ACPMP101)

View additional details about Critical and Creative Thinking View additional details about Personal and Social Capability

Understanding movement:

Design, implement and evaluate personalised plans for improving or maintaining their own and others’ physical activity and fitness levels (ACPMP102)

View additional details about Literacy View additional details about Critical and Creative Thinking View additional details about Personal and Social Capability

Analyse the impact of effort, space, time, objects and people when composing and performing movement sequences (ACPMP103)

View additional details about Critical and Creative Thinking View additional details about Personal and Social Capability

Examine the role physical activity, outdoor recreation and sport play in the lives of Australians and investigate how this has changed over time (ACPMP104)

Basic Structure/Formatting of User Manual:

1. Title page (include title, author and appropriate imagery)
2. Introduction (1 paragraph), overview and history of the sport (1-2 paragraphs)
3. Contents page (number each page down in the bottom right hand corner)
4. Terminology page (can use table format)
5. Rules and requirements page (can use table format)
6. Game play, skills, tactics, player positions and fitness components (can use table format, use imagery and diagrams to support information)
7. Address the questions- Why do you believe Touch Football is popular in Australian high schools? What are the benefits of playing the sport and having it incorporated into the school community?
8. Conclusion (1-2 paragraphs; bringing together all the information)
9. Additional resources and support

Congratulations!

You have now become an expert in the game of Touch Football. By actively engaging, exploring and evaluating the resources and information I have scaffolded for you; you have not only created an informative resource for yourself and your peers to support your understanding of the sport, but you have made meaning and understanding of the core concepts, rules, terminologies, fitness components and game play of a sport that is getting widespread popularity across the nation. With this information it can help support you to become a skilled and well-rounded player in the game of Touch Football.  

References:

7th Edition Touch Football Rule Book. (2007) (7th ed.). Retrieved from http://touchfootball.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Download_Documents/7t…

Assistive Technology WebQuest: Improving Learning for Preservice Teachers. (2008). Techtrends, 52(6), 47-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11528-008-0217-y

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA]. (2014). Foundation to year 10 curriculum: Moving Our Body (ACPMP099), (ACPMP101), Understanding Movement (ACPMP102), (ACPMP103), (ACPMP104), Learning Through Movement (ACPMP105), (ACPMP106), (ACPMP107). Retrieved from: http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/health-and-physical-education/cu…

Basics of Touch (1st ed.). South Australia. Retrieved from http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=682590

Lannan, J. Fitness for Touch (1st ed.). Touch Football Australia. Retrieved from http://manlywomenstouch.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/TFA-Fitness-For-…

North Queensland Touch Association - Basic Rules. Nqtouch.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2016, from http://www.nqtouch.com.au/play-touch/basic-rules.php

Queensland Studies Authority (QSA). (2002). Health and Physical Education: Years 1 to 10
syllabus. Brisbane, Qld. Retrieved from: https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/p-10/qld-curriculum/yrs-1-9-hpe

Queensland Touch Association - FOX SPORTS PULSE. FOX SPORTS PULSE. Retrieved 13 August 2016, from http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-715-0-0-

Rahman, H. (2008). Developing successful ICT strategies. Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference.

Smith, A. & Willcocks, S. (2004). Cre8ive ICT. London: David Fulton.

Sporting Pulse,. International Touch Comp. Retrieved from http://www-static2.spulsecdn.net/pics/00/02/97/76/2977608_1_O.jpg

Sports Business Insider,. Australian League and Touch. Retrieved from http://sportsbusinessinsider.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/league-a…

Touch Football - Play for Life (1st ed.). Canberra. Retrieved from http://touchfootball.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Download_Documents/20…

Touch Football - Teacher Information Pack (1st ed.). Sydney. Retrieved from http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=2883755

Touch Football Australia Junior Development Framework (1st ed.). Sydney. Retrieved from http://touchfootball.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Resources_-_Athlete__…

Touch Football Australia,. (2014). Basic Rules of Touch. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DhpVUCx-Pk

Touch Football Australia. TFA Logo. Retrieved from http://www-static3.spulsecdn.net/pics/00/02/81/45/2814517_1_O.jpg

Touch Football Australia. (2016). Touchfootball.com.au. Retrieved 12 August 2016, from http://www.touchfootball.com.au/

Touchdump | Number 1 For Touch Football - Touchdump. (2016). Touchdump.com. Retrieved 14 August 2016, from http://www.touchdump.com/

The creation of this WebQuest for EDU302 Task 3, combines research-supported theories with effective use of the Internet to promote dependable instructional practices. The scaffolded learning links essential resources to an authentic task to motivate the Year 10’s investigation of an open-ended question, the development of individual expertise and participation that transforms their newly acquired information into a more sophisticated understanding (Assistive Technology WebQuest: Improving Learning for Preservice Teachers, 2008). The Webquest allows the students to see richer thematic relationships; to contribute to the real world of learning; and to reflect on their metacognitive processes. Incorporating the Internet and other information communication technologies, with an real-world learning experience enables a more learning-centered approach that taps into both critical and creative thought processes (Rahman, 2008). One of the key reasons for using WebQuests is that they prompt higher-level thinking. The questions posed to students require more than just finding and spitting back information. They must take the information they research and transform it into something else. Often students have to evaluate a variety of information sources that contain multiple opinions (Smith & Willcocks, 2004).

As a pre-service secondary teacher with a Major in Health and Physical Education I chose a topic and a real-world, authentic task for the students that is relevant and appropriate for the content and expectations of the Year 10 Health and Physical Education curriculum. Touch Football is a sport that is increasing in popularity across many Australian primary and secondary schools; so much that; it is a sport that is taught within the Australian Curriculum- Health and Physical Education (and past syllabuses used), and one that is dominating extra-curricular activies and representative sports (ACARA, 2014).  

Many people enjoy Touch Football because it’s a fast, easy to learn, safe and fun sport to play. Its a sport that supports the development of children as individuals through the values of the sport (leadership, teamwork, integrity, diversity and excellence). Adolescents who participate in Touch Football have the opportunity to learn the importance of team work and team spirit; and it allows them to develop their communication and social skills (Touch Football Australia, 2016). Touch Football also develops physical skills such as hand eye and motor skills, and instils the concepts of good fitness routines while maintaining enjoyment.  As Touch Football is a sport that can be participated by people well into their senior years and at the social level, the ideal that participation in sport is fundamentally fun is never lost (Touch Football - Play for Life, n.d.). By exploring this information in an innovative way, my students have the opportunity to take on an active-inquiry approach where they become experts on the topic and get to actively engage, explore and evaluate the resources and information I have scaffolded for them in this task.