1. Making Sport Education Festive

2. Festivity in Sport Education Key feature that defines Sport Education. Integral part of sport. Mostly lacking when sport is taught in traditional physical education classes!! It surrounds competition. How is festivity manifested in sport? Makes the experience significant to the participants!!

3. Festivity in Sport Education Developing a Festive daily environment for Sport Education Developing a Festive daily environment for Sport Education Teams (affiliation, sense of belonging) Team Name Color Team Cheer Player/Team photos Player/Team profiles National Anthems Pre-game introduction of players Bulletin Board Space Team Mascots Home base for team practices Team Flags

4. Festivity in Sport Education Developing a Festive daily environment for Sport Education Developing a Festive daily environment for Sport Education Awards Good performance Improvement Duty Team performance Excellence in refereeing Role responsibilities Fair Play End-of-season Certificates Hard work Excellence in coaching

5. Festivity in Sport Education Developing Culminating Events Developing Culminating Events Most festive feature of the season. Type of events: Graded or inter-division championship games Team-based skill challenges Award days w. guest speaker (& a banquet) Great Game days (view videotape of classic game) Video highlights day

6. Festivity in Sport Education Developing Culminating Events Developing Culminating Events Most festive feature of the season. Type of events: (cont’d.) Visit local sport venue. Students v. Staff or students v. parents game. Between class competitions. School Assembly exhibit.

7. Festivity in Sport Education Developing Culminating Events Developing Culminating Events Makes it special for students Students can (help) organize the event. Can be done during regular class-time or during special times (e.g., lunch hour; assemblies) Videotape the event. Excellent program advocacy tool.

8. Festivity in Sport Education