Balancing Participation & Performance with Vicki Gill

Every PE teacher wants students to 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, but also to 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿.

Finding that balance between participation and performance isn’t easy. Too much focus on competition can discourage some learners, while focusing only on fun can limit progress.

In this week’s episode, 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶 𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗹 shares how schools can create environments where 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱 — from confident athletes to those still finding their place in PE.

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Director of Performance Pathways

Martin Brockman is Director of Brockman Athletics, providing teacher training and track and field teaching resources for schools around the world. Representing Great Britain in the decathlon for almost a decade, Martin achieved a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Dehli, 2010. On retiring from his international career, he moved to the world-leading Aspire Academy in Qatar as the Head of Athlete Development where he designed and implemented the academy athletics program from talent identification through to international athletics.