Building physically literate communities

transcript

Building physically literate

communities

Learning to PlayWindsor, March 26 2014

Learning to Play• Physical literacy - what is it?• Can we assess it?• Community physical literacy - how do we

support it?• Environments for physical literacy- how do

we build them?

PEOPLE ARE BORN TO MOVE

• Better brain • Better muscle • Better bone • Better heart • Better body• Better social life • Better psychology• Low burden on health care• More productive

Obesity trends, 1985 (Adults 18+ with BMI > 30)

Source: Katzmarzyk, PT. Can Med Assoc J. 2002

10-14%

15-19%

No data

Obesity trends, 1990(Adults 18+ with BMI > 30)

10-14%

15-19%

No data

10-14%

15-19%

No data

10-14%

15-19%

No data

Source: Statistics Canada, Health Indicators 2002

10-14%

15-19%

No data

And by 2009…(Adults 18+ with BMI > 30)

Source: Statistics Canada, Health Indicators 2011

10-14%

15-19%

No data

NB: 28.5% (1)

Canadian children are heavier, taller, fatter, rounder, less flexible and weaker than in 1981.

Forecasts accelerated development of non-communicable disease, increased health care costs and loss of future productivity

• TV 3:04

• Videos/DVD 59

• Print 43

• Audio 1:48

• Computer 27

• Video game 26

• SUM 7:29

Total Screen Time

6:19 in 1999

6:21 in 2004

Kids are Multi-taskers.

Kaiser Family Foundation US Data

“Sedentarism”

11,462.8 11,326.8 8,416.0 7,883.411,480.910,982.3

2,000.0

4,000.0

6,000.0

8,000.0

10,000.0

12,000.0

14,000.0

Day of Week

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Weekday Weekend

- 7000 steps- 4000 steps

15,000 Steps/day target

Physical Activity of Children – Pedometer (6 days). .

Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

Playgrounds empty!Unstructured play is EXTINCT! Gone the way of the dinosaur.

“Come home when the street lights come on!” never to be heard again!

“Walk to School” has been eradicated in ONE generation.

2000 steps a day gone.

Physical inactivity and bone.

Active

Inactive

1 3 4 5 6 72

Osteoporosis

Cancer Type 2 Diabetes

Depression

Osteoarthritis

Health Care Losing!

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The biological origins of disease (sedentary behavior and over-consumption of food) have started to outstrip the ability of our health care system to cope.

THE first statistical decline in life expectancy of Canadians since 1961!

What is it?

The motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value and take responsibility for maintaining purposeful physical pursuits/activities throughout the life course.

M. Whitehead July 2013

Physical Literacy for Life • Sport & Recreation

– Fundamental Movement Skills – General Movement Sequences – Performance in sports

• Vocational

– Firefighter, armed services, dry waller, iron worker, underwater welder, etc.

• Activities of Daily Living

– Garden, paint, hammer, walk on slippery surfaces, etc.

• Injury Prevention

– Lift, carry, transfer, lower – back injury in the workplace– Falls, stumble recovery, landing – wrist and hip fractures in the elderly– ACL: Female to Male ratio is 6:1, physical literacy related!Physical literacy is a critical part of

being a human being. Period.

Individuals who are physically literate move with competence and confidence in a wide variety of physical activities in multiple environments that benefit the healthy development of the whole person.

PHE Canada, 2010

TYPES OF FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT SKILLS

RunningJumpingSwimmingSliding / Skating

LOCOMOTOR

SendingReceivingDribblingStriking

OBJECT

AgilityBalanceCoordinationSpeedRhythm

Ground Water Ice/

Snow Air

Body P P P P Locomotor P P P P Object P P P P

PHYSICAL LITERACY IN A RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTS

INDOORS

OUTDOOR

Physical literacy is crucial to the acquisition, by every child, youth, and adult of essential life skills which is an indispensable means for active participation in the societies and economies of the twenty first century.

Adapted from UNESCO

Literacy ModelNumeracy

• 123

• Fractions

• Equations

Physical Literacy

• Fundamental movements

• Sequences

• Tasks

• Do-re-mi

• Scale

• Score

Literacy

• ABC

• Words

• Sentences

Aligning Physical Literacy with Literacy Movement Vocabulary • An individuals repertoire of movement skills (or sequence of skills)

Movement Fluency • The ability to execute a component of movement vocabulary with

expertise.

Physical Proficiency • The ability to select and proficiently execute movement vocabulary

suitable to an environment or setting.

Physical Literacy • Physical literacy is the ability to demonstrate physical proficiencies

in multiple environments.

Movement Vocabulary

Movement Fluency

Physical Proficiency

Physical Literacy

Physical literacy: a journey not a destination.

Literacy: a success story!

Literacy with Age: Vocabulary Cur

riculu

Physical Literacy with Age

3 4 6 8 10 12Ad

MS Athl

102030405060708090

Curriculum expectations

F FF FD

Obesity – inverse of literacy!

FemaleMale

Numeracy

PhysicalLiteracy

Literacy

Physical Literacy Assessment

Physical literacy is more than just …running form.

Running• Emerging (up to 3 years)

• Developing

– 3 to about 8 where mature form can be achieved

• Mature form (grade 5)

• Competence– Speed of running still increases!! even if you meet

basic age related milestones for mature form of running

• Expert mastery or full proficiency (Age 25 – 29) –

Usain Bolt.

www.physicalliteracy.ca/PLAY

PLAY Tools• Play FUN – objective assessment of competence,

confidence, comprehension of skills and tasks (sequences)

• PLAY Coach – coach/PE/PT assessment of a child

• PLAY Parent – parental assessment of a child

• PLAY Self - child’s self assessment

• PLAY Basic – short form of PLAY Fun

• PLAY Inventory - inventory of activities- participationEach Tool has:• Workbook• Form• Scoresheet

• Tracking Sheet• Calls-to-action

http://passportforlife.ca

• Passport for Life has four components – Self report of Participation– Self report of Life Skills – Objective assessment of Fitness

• Core strength• CV fitness• Dynamic balance

– Objective assessment of Movement • Locomotor task• Catch and throw task• Kicking tasks

• Physical literacy is not an end-point, but a journey.• It is best acquired early, but can be developed at

any time.• We can assess developmental building blocks of

PL, but cannot say “you are fully physically literate”• Once PL is developed, it must be maintained.• Building a physically literate community means

building community environments that support individual physical literacy…in schools, in sport, at work and throughout the built environment!

Physical Literacy is a life-long journey

So how do we build a physically literate

community?

We have lots of good ideas…

Thing 1:You need a rallying point for

community building.

(“Interaction before action.”)

To sport: PL is a foundation for excellence…To recreation: PL is a social good, essential for a full life…To public health: PL is the foundation of wellness and a key to preventive health care…To education: PL is essential to the development of the whole individual and supports other kinds of learning…

Physical Literacy: common ground, common goal

Shelton and Way 2009

We need to work together!

Thing 2:

Building community means empowering people to overcome institutional

obstacles.

“The goals of the OSRCF program are to:

• Increase opportunities for sport and recreation participation;

• Implement physical literacy in sport and recreation activity as a foundation for lifelong participation;

• Strengthen the community sport and recreation sector by building capacity.

• Projects must demonstrate alignment with the CS4L continuum…Active Start, FUNdamentals, Learn to Train, Active for Life.”

• Granted $7.5 million to 133 projects in 2013.

What else do we need to build community?

CS4L Ambassador Network• Ontario’s team of champions, experts and

leaders working to develop physical literacy and CS4L

• An open “community of practice” - contact paul@canadiansportforlife.ca

To gather people around a cause…

To facilitate an exchange

So we can help clear institutional obstacles (empower) and create new practices.

What are we doing?

So we need…

www.physicalliteracy.ca/communityconnections

• Support from McConnell Foundation• Beginning Fall 2013, a total of $150,000 in matching

funds is being distributed to eligible communities: $5,000 - $15,000 per project.

• The project runs until March 15, 2015.

CS4L Community Connections

• Victoria (PISE)• Vancouver• Abbotsford• Cochrane• Red Deer• Edmonton• Winnipeg• Toronto (East Scarborough)• Hamilton

The first CC partner communities

physicalliteracyhamilton.ca

2013 Summit:• Hamilton Convention

Centre- 6 rooms• 30 workshops• 16 presenters• 1 keynote • 400 delegates

= ½ education, ¼ post secondary, ¼ rec & health

• $60 full day, $30 half day

BIGGER

Ontario Physical Literacy Summit,

Hamilton, September 26-27

What does a PL-supportive community environment look like,

anyway?

How will you build your community?

We want to build physical

literacy in every

community.

Are you ready to take the plunge?

Physical Literacy Resources

Key Websites

• www.canadiansportforlife.ca

• www.physicalliteracy.ca

• www.activeforlife.ca

• www.phecanada.ca

• www.physical-literacy.org.uk (Margaret Whitehead)

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