Creating Modified Games

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Teaching Modified Games

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Modified Games
Are games that look like the actual sport on
which they are based, but adapted to suit the
players age, size, ability, skill and experience.
(Hillary Commission of New Zealand)
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Why Use Modified Games?

• Enable varieties
• Promote learning progressions
• Enable greater participation
• Promote fun way of learning
• Overcome shortage of equipment

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Modifying Individual Sports
Examples

• Track Field Expanded take-off board
• Lower hurdles use line
  instead of
• circle for shot/discus.

• Swimming Use of fins start race in water.

• Gymnastics Use long bench for balance
• beam.

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Modifying Dual Sports
Racquet games examples

• Move in serve lines.
• Short-handled racquets.
• Short wide / longer narrow court.
• Different (i.e., slower moving) ball
• Shorter-handled racquets

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Modifying Team Sports
Sample modifications for Invasion Games
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Modifying Team Sports
Sample modifications for Batting /Fielding Games
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Including Students w. Disabilities
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Including Students w. Disabilities
Analyze positions according to the abilities of
handicapped students Allow them to be goalie,
pitcher, or other position, which entails
limited mobility A student with a heart problem
may be goalie in soccer, or a pitcher in
softball A one-leg amputee may be a pitcher or
first baseman  Provide adapted equipment that
makes performance easier larger bat,
larger, lighter and/or softer ball larger,
flat bases, goals, baskets etc. Shorter
racquet shaft or larger racquet face
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Strategies For Modifying Games
C H A N G E I T C Coaching Style (demo ?
Discovery?) H How To Score A Area ( Large
/ Small ) N Number (eg. 3 on 4) G Game
Rules E Equipment (types size) I
Inclusion T Time