From a Canadian colleque in physical education that has taught the age group targeted in this text - Bravo! They are uninterested and unmotivated due to peer acceptance pressures, and the ideas expressed to include them are well presented.

These ideas can turn students on to physical activity for a lifetime. The approach can be applicable to ALL students. This book should be on every beginning physical education teachers reference list. The ideas of evaluation, inclusion, and national standards will give anyone a kick-start to develop a quality physical education program. The content and ideas throughout the text support and promote an active program that any student can be proud to call their own.

The author tells us how to get student ownership accomplished and thus motivate the students to participate in an active life style of their own making. The warm up activities and games are better dealt with in books devoted solely to these topics. The cooperative activities compliment a more comprehensive text on the subject like "The New Games Book" published by the Games Foundation in San Francisco, and the initiative games book "Cowtails and Cobras" by Karhle Rohnke. I'm not sure if this is indeed the same adventure project that John refers to in his school.

Overall, I'm impressed with "Game #1" and the amount of valuable administrative planning and pedagogical insight for inclusion that this relatively small reference text contains for the physical education teacher.

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