STEP S – Space / Lle T – Task / Tasg E – Equipment ... - Sport Wales

STEPS – Space / LleT – Task / TasgE – Equipment / OfferP – People / Pobl

space• Ensure the size of the space is appropriate• Level (height) e.g. a floor based game has a different requirement froman ambulant activity• Personal space and group space• Size of working area, level, pathway, direction, distance travelled• Distance from a partner/smaller/larger target area• Use of zoned playing area to create safe areas in catch or tag type games• Use gardens/grids as areas to work in. Keep areas free from obstructions - ensureare clearly marked• Allow some players to start at different times or from different places

Task• Ensure that the language that you use when setting tasks and asking questionsdoes not prevent any pupil from experiencing success. e.g. move/ travel/ insteadof run• Easier – simplify the game• Harder – introduce more rules• Complexity of the task• Open ended/closed specific tasks/choice for learners• Rotate roles/ allocate specific roles• Encourage pupils to make decisions and set targets• Duration/pace of activity/Tolerance to exercise,rest intervals

equipment• Ensure that pupils are provided with a range of appropriate equipment/apparatus• Use variety of Sizes, Weights, Textures, Shapes, Colours• Use slower speed equipment• Length of bat or stick handle• A choice of a range equipment• Consider specialist equipment

POSITION• Ensure that grouping strategies promote and enhance learning by creating andrespecting individual differences.• Individual, in pair, as a pair, in a group, as a group• Ability, gender, size, number, relationship, attitude• Positioning to one another, roles• Responsibilities, with support, without support