How to Teach Children to Play

Physical education teacher Chet Murphy pens this well-written, illustrated instructional book explaining in detail how to teach and play seven of the most popular team sports: baseball, football, soccer, basketball, tennis, tumbling, and volleyball. Murphy was motivated to write this source book when he discovered that many parents either did not know how to play a particular sport or did not have adequate knowledge or confidence to teach their children the different skills. The written instructions are simple to follow while the illustrations and sketches of each sport are combined with cue words that are easy to understand and remember. Each skill in the sport is described in progression using the words: first, then, next, and finally, supplemented by the sketches. By applying the popular adage "Telling isn't teaching; the learner learns by doing" the author's brief approach emphasizes doing rather than talking. Here is a sourcebook for parents and adults of different athletic backgrounds who want to learn how to teach children to play.Murphy, Chet is the author of 'How to Teach Children to Play' with ISBN 9781931195171 and ISBN 193119517X.