Review
This is a great book if you are looking for sport lead-up games. Guy Bailey has put together an excellent collection of lead-up games that is one of the most comprehensive in print.
After the initial chapter which explains the role of sport lead-up games, you'll find chapters on games for football, soccer, lacrosse, basketball, hockey, volleyball, badminton, tennis, track, softball, golf, and bowling. Each chapter includes at least a dozen or so games, with some chapters having over 20 games. Each game description includes the objective, equipment, set-up, and procedure to play. There's also an illustration for each game to help you visualize its setup. What's nice is that the games are ready to play with little or no adaptation.
This is a fantastic book to add to your book shelf. Overall, we rate this book "very good." You'll definitely find some games you can use from this book. -- Curt Hinson, editor of PE Resources
From the Publisher
The Ultimate Sport Lead-Up Game Book is truly the "ultimate" sport lead-up game resource for educators and youth coaches. This one-of-a-kind book contains over 200 pages of fun-packed and skill-based games (covering twelve different sports) for the K-8 grade student. No other resource offers such a diverse combination of team and lifetime sport skill-building games.
From "Bamboozle'em Football" to "Soccer Pirates," each game is loaded with specific skill development, total student participation, and excitement. The end result is enjoyment for student and teacher alike.
Educators and coaches will appreciate how each game is fully illustrated and described in a clear, easy-to-understand format. Additionally, each chapter contains games in a developmentally appropriate arrangement, along with a suggested grade level chart. This lessens preparation time and makes it a cinch for professionals to find games suitable for their students' grade levels.
The number of professionals who work with our youth in a physical education and/or sport setting is huge and growing. This unique book definitely fulfills a long-desired need for these professionals and will prove to be a powerful and indispensable teaching tool.
