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Aoife Marie Lynskey
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Sunday, November 06, 2005 - 7:17 pm: |       |
I am a foreign student from Ireland studying here in America and i am
wondering how do you think that pupils/schools would react to the
introduction of a foreign sport for instance Hurling(Irish sport similar
to hockey and baseball) I do know that americans have played these sports
and would be well able to pick up the game quickly,providing of course
that the Hurling sticks were provided (almost the same as a hockey
stick).. do you think that it would be a good idea to introduce different
cultural sports in a PE class so that pupils are more aware of different
games and cultural sports...in Ireland we have taken up American football
and really enjoy it now perhaps its time for us to share our native sport
with you, any ideas would be greatly appreciated..
Thank You Aoife Lynskey |
Michael Smith
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 4:33 pm: | |
Hi there, personally i would love to have been introduced to a foreign/new sport as a kid, and i know thats exactly the way any kid would probably react today.Perhaps the cost of the other equipment (if you need any )may turn the school off especially if that school does not have specific resourses.Although perhaps it would be worth looking into a grant.I do think that if you mention the whole culture and history of the sport it may turn them off a little but the best of luck with it any way.. |
Sean William McElhone (Swm4575)
Junior Member
Username: Swm4575
Post Number: 3
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 10:59 am: | |
I think that sports from other countries would be a great edition to any pe class. It's a good way to learn new sports, and have fun being active |
Michael (Mjh1384)
Junior Member
Username: Mjh1384
Post Number: 3
Registered: 9-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - 1:21 pm: | |
I think it would be wonderful if teachers or professors had a lesson or a unit where they would teach sports or activities from around the world and cold pick a different country each year or semester. |
Corinne Davelli (Corelli)
Junior Member
Username: Corelli
Post Number: 5
Registered: 9-2007
| | Posted on Monday, October 22, 2007 - 7:56 pm: | |
I think it would be a great idea to play sports from other countries. I wish we would have played different sports in high school besides the traditional american sports. I agree with Michael Smith that the cost of the equipment may be a problem, but depending on the sport there might be a way to modify and use equipment that is already provided. I am not familiar with Hurling, but since you said that the hurling stick is similar to a hockey stick you could start out using those for your lessons. If foreign sports turn out to be a success, maybe the school board will okay a budget for the correct equipment. |
Diane Bilyeu (Dabs)
Junior Member
Username: Dabs
Post Number: 4
Registered: 7-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, July 25, 2010 - 8:31 pm: | |
I would love to use foreign games in my classes. Teaching something new is always good for the students and it keeps me fresh as well. I see this as a possible group assignment where the students have to research and teach the class a foreign game. It could include a history of the game and how it relates to the country of origin. Does anyone have the names of any additional games that might work in a high school setting? |
Ben Kocher (Benk)
Junior Member
Username: Benk
Post Number: 3
Registered: 9-2010
| | Posted on Monday, October 04, 2010 - 5:51 pm: | |
I think the students would enjoy learning sports that are foreign to them. Any sport is a good sport. |
Jennifer Peterson (Jenpete78)
Junior Member
Username: Jenpete78
Post Number: 2
Registered: 1-2011
| | Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 10:06 pm: | |
Being a high school PE teacher I get all the foreign exchange students in my class at least once a year. I always ask them if there are any games they enjoy playing in their country that we could play. 90% of the time either we already play those games (i.e. basketball, soccer, volleyball) or we don't have the money to buy new equipment to play the games (i.e. cricket, lacrosse). So instead we use the equipment we do have to modify new games. For example; a few years ago I had an exchange student from Switzerland who was on a junior national handball team, so she taught us the rules to team handball and now we play it all the time with a dodgeball instead of a real handball and we tape a goal to the wall since we don't have the correct goals to use (we did have to modify the equipment a little). We now have a game that other exchange students recognize and love to play and our students love it to because it is something new and different!! |
steve acree (Stephenpe)
Senior Member
Username: Stephenpe
Post Number: 140
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Friday, January 14, 2011 - 5:07 am: | |
Outstanding JP. Is the 78 when you graduated college? We had a summer school in elementary one year where I taught a game from 4-5 different countries. It was challenging and fun. We would also cook a dish from that culture for the kids to try. |
Jennifer Peterson (Jenpete78)
Junior Member
Username: Jenpete78
Post Number: 3
Registered: 1-2011
| | Posted on Friday, January 14, 2011 - 10:27 am: | |
Nope, 78 is the year I was born. :-) |
