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Mark Upton

@uppy01

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It has been reinvigorating to receive requests from people to "play" with the Game Cards app; articulating co-creative ways players, coaches, students & teachers can ensure "deflating" environments fade into history🙂 Find out more & get involved here - gamecards.zone

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constraints-led | game sense | game-based approaches It hasn't taken long for some coaches & educators to see how the Game Cards app could compliment & enhance the above, either in their own coaching or when guiding emerging coaches/teachers More here... gamecards.zone

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The Game Cards app is a complimentary component of the 'Game Hubs' initiative, enabling many of its underpinning principles. More on Game Hubs here - gamehubs.network/principles/ Request to start "playing" with the Game Cards app gamecards.zone 🏀⚽️🏑🏉🏈⚾️🎾🏐🏏

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Game Cards App - card decks Card decks offer great flexibility for organising & storing a sub-set of all your cards based on whatever theme or criteria you desire. Use once & discard, or consistently to guide long-term player development... youtube.com/watch?v=jnPrbq… #gamecards

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Player Development & Game Cards App 🏀⚽️🏑🏉🏈⚾️🎾🏐🏏 Some ideas in the text below.. Watch "card decks" video tutorial here youtube.com/watch?v=jnPrbq… Get in touch & request to "play" here gamecards.zone #gamecards #playerdevelopment #coachdevelopment #skilldevelopment

Player Development & Game Cards App
🏀⚽️🏑🏉🏈⚾️🎾🏐🏏

Some ideas in the text below..

Watch "card decks" video tutorial here
youtube.com/watch?v=jnPrbq…

Get in touch & request to "play" here
gamecards.zone

#gamecards #playerdevelopment #coachdevelopment #skilldevelopment
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Game Cards App - how might it be used? 🏀⚽️🏑🏉🏈⚾️🎾🏐🏏 After inviting people to "play" last week I received a number of great responses from folks sharing a range of ways they might use the app eg's below & here gamecards.zone/usescases.html Get involved gamecards.zone

Game Cards App - how might it be used?
🏀⚽️🏑🏉🏈⚾️🎾🏐🏏

After inviting people to "play" last week I received a number of great responses from folks sharing a range of ways they might use the app

eg's below & here gamecards.zone/usescases.html

Get involved
gamecards.zone
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A few example cards to highlight the vast range of ways you can use the Game Cards app to facilitate... - on & off-ball skills - creativity - focus - fun!!! 😃 Get involved & create your own - gamecards.zone #gamecards #playerdevelopment youtube.com/watch?v=h0_yNq…

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In many sports one of the greatest balancing acts is between the individual & the team - recognising both the "me" & the "we" Watch the tutorial video below to learn how awarding of cards to "teams" can super-charge this More - gamecards.zone youtube.com/watch?v=4xjCaP…

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Game Cards App - bring practice sessions to life 🏀⚽️🏑🏉🏈⚾️🎾🏐🏏 Recently overheard this question and response after a practice session.... "how was the session?" player: "yeah, pretty much boring as bat s**t" Fortunately, there are alternatives! gamecards.zone

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My focus with players & coaches at the moment is “Outwitting your opponent” the intention to develop ‘cat & mouse game craft’ on & off the ball, individual cunning Steve Archibald’s description of the craft of connecting & disconnecting from a defender a great example

My focus with players & coaches at the moment is “Outwitting your opponent” the intention to develop ‘cat & mouse game craft’ on & off the ball, individual cunning 

Steve Archibald’s description of the craft of connecting & disconnecting from a defender a great example
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Demo of how "Game Zones" work in the Game Cards app, enabling powerful collaboration & scaling: ⛹🏻‍♀️...from a young person at a local field/court 🏟...to pro teams 🌏...to state, national & global sport communities & orgs gamecards.zone youtube.com/watch?v=jE2HZs…

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Game Cards - weekly recap 🏀⚽️🏑🏉🏈⚾️🎾🏐🏏 Every week I'm updating a journal page that contains posts, tutorials and resources from the last week related to the Game Cards app. You can find that here - gamecards.zone/journal Get involved here - gamecards.zone

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New Post - The Coaching Blind Spot I witnessed a difficult situation for a coach and group of youth players during a game recently, and felt for all involved... markupton.life/blogs/coaching…

New Post - The Coaching Blind Spot

I witnessed a difficult situation for a coach and group of youth players during a game recently, and felt for all involved...

markupton.life/blogs/coaching…
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The Coaching Blind Spot "This culture is characterised by the presence of a blind spot around the vital importance & value of relational and skill development aspects of coaching. They are over-shadowed by the 'chess master' & 'motivator' archetypes." markupton.life/blogs/coaching…