In recent posts I have reflected on the toolkit available to coaches, and on the ways that different tools can be applied.
We talk of “random” or “game” practices, of Practice vs. Play, of Constraints-Led vs. Games Sense activities, but very often the description applied to each coaching style or intervention is poorly defined, especially in terms of who does what.
So perhaps we need some tools to help with reflection.
One such is Mosston’s Spectrum of Teaching Styles.
Mosston’s Spectrum is a classification of teaching styles with decision making as a central defining characteristic — when the decisions are taken (pre-delivery, delivery, post) and by whom (teacher or learner).
I was interested to find out more from the recently published tome The Spectrum of Teaching Styles in Physical Education, edited by Brendan SueSee, Mitch Hewitt & Shane Pill.
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