Drs. Killick and Wyant (2013). Sport Pedagogy.

SYSTEMATICOBSERVATIONS
Motordifferencesinhigher&lowerskilledstudents
School Site: Cleveland Elementary

Date: 11/5/16

Activity Observed: Tiger Pride

Grade/Age Level: 3rd

DIRECTIONS: You will observe many children performing many different kinds of skills. Select 8 (or as many
as you can) different tasks and describe how the high skilled students and the low skilled students are
performing.

Task
1 Freeze Tag

2 Speedball Gameplay

Higher Skilled
1. Asks to be the tagger
before everyone else.
2. Has great footwork and
agility when dodging
taggers
3. Rarely frozen.
1. Strategical in where they
move to get the ball.
2. Rarely dropped the ball
when passed too.
3. Scored multiple shots when
shooting in the basketball
hoop.
4. Understood the rules and
reminded classmates of
them during the lesson.

Lower Skilled
1. Doesnt want to participate.
2. Pretends to be frozen.
3. Doesnt run at full speed
while trying to dodge
people.
1. Doesnt catch the ball very
often.
2. Doesnt understand spacing
and often stands too close
to person with the ball.
3. Doesnt call for the ball
when open.

Teacher Nathan RheaTime spent @ site 30 Minutes

Observer Nathan Rhea / 11/5/16
(Date)