Play and Athletics, Care of the Body; Playground, Games, and Equipment Athletic Contests Organization of Meets, Leagues, Etc (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918. Excerpt: ... MISCELLANEOUS GAMES The constant aim of every teacher should be so to organize the playground games that the largest number of pupils possible will participate in them For that reason, preference should be given to those contests in which there may be a great many on a side. The wise teacher will not attempt to introduce every game to be found in a playground manual, but will select those few, say one or two for each group, which seem to appeal to the pupils most and which will engage large numbers--bearing in mind, of course, the educational value which the particular game in each case possesses. In general, games are either team-games or they are individualistic. The former, such as football, baseball, basket-ball, etc., when properly directed teach the important lesson of co-operation, or team-work. The latter, including track and field events, develop individual prowess solely. Both kinds of games are valuable; but perhaps relatively the team games should be stressed more than the other kind, since team-work seems to be one of the most deeply felt needs of American life. In giving a place to such games, however, care should be exercised to see that the socializing, co-operative qualities are encouraged and brought out, and that the objectionable features so frequently accompanying such contests are reduced to a minimum. Since football, baseball, and basket-ball are games that require the assistance of a coach who has had actual playing experience, no space is given in this bulletin to a treatment of those games. Such few suggestions as might have been included herein would not be of use to a team that has no coach, and would be needless to a team with one. For printed material on the subjects mentioned, the high school player or coach is referred to t...