Category Archives: Day one Manama
Lunch
Join us for lunch after the convention!…
Four Pillars of Physical Literacy Policy
This keynote explores the evolution of the ‘literacy’ construct for the last 50 years and what we can learn about physical literacy moving forward. It also presents an approach to policy construction that facilitates a common.…
Successful Kinesthetic Instruction for Pre-schoolers in Wales (SKIP-Cymru)
This session is an in-depth look at the SKIP-Cymru programme. It outlines the theory behind the work and how it fits into the playful pedagogy of the Foundation Phase curriculum for pupils aged 3- 7 years in Wales. It will look at the developmental stages of fundamental motor skills and how these can be used to develop differentiated activities in…
Improving the Quality Sport and Developing Physical Literacy
At its essence, quality sport and physical literacy is achieved when the right people do the right things at the right times which leads to positive experiences for the participant. This session will walk through a number of elements that lead to quality of sport and physical literacy experiences. It will outline a number of factors and characteristics to consider…
Break/Prayer Break
Tea, Coffee & Light Snacks…
Long-Term Athlete Development, the Train to Train Stage – Making or Breaking an Athlete.
The Train to Train Stage is one of the most important stages of the LTAD. Puberty is when the foundation of future excellence is established. The presentation will outline strategies for this stage and how to optimize athlete preparation.…
Physical Literacy and Health
The connections between physical activity and mental and physical health are well known. If physical literacy is a gateway to physical activity, then by extension it should be a gateway to health and well-being. But how? In this talk, I present a model to explain the impact of physical literacy on health. Research supporting it will also be discussed as…
Break
Tea, Coffee & Light Snacks …
Sport for Life – The Journey of Excellence and Health
In this keynote, Richard Way will share how over the last 15 years, Sport for Life has emerged to create a ‘new normal’ in Canadian sport which now grows out into global education and health through using physical literacy’ to fundamentally change the thinking of health professionals, educators, and coaches.…
Opening Ceremonies
Opening Ceremonies in the Grand Ballroom…