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Shane Pill

Associate Professor in Physical Education and Sport. / Past Board Chair ACHPER, Flinders University

Shane is a multiple award winning teacher, teacher educator, and sport coach. He is an experienced chair and board member of peak professional associations for health, physical education and recreation. Shane previously worked from 1988-2005 as a science and physical education teacher, and he held various leadership positions during this time: HPE Coordinator, Sport Coordinator, Year Level Coordinator, Director of School Administration and Deputy Principal. Since 2006, Shane lectures and researches at Flinders University in curriculum studies, physical education and sport development, and educational leadership. He is an experienced consultant and education provider to the sport & education industry, contributing to wellbeing, physical activity, sport & physical education work groups, committees & reference groups in South Australia & Australia, including the Dept of Education, Australian Sports Commission/Sport Australia, Tennis Australia, Cricket Australia, South Australian Cricket Association, Australian Football League, South Australian Football League, West Australian Football Commission, South Australian Certificate of Education Board, Rugby Australia, Lacrosse Australia, ACT Physical Activity Foundation, and Australian Rugby League. He has reviewed school programs locally and internationally, and presented keynotes and invited presentations in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Germany, Portugal, Netherlands, USA and Singapore.

Upcoming Presentations

Pedagogy & Curriculum

Decolonising your PE program: an introduction to world games and teaching world games using the 8-ways indigenous pedagogy

In addition to experiencing a range of games that can go straight into your PE program as ‘plug-in’ activities for novel practice tasks in traditional ‘western’ sport PE units or be part of a unit of work on ‘global games’, we will look at teaching indigenous games authentically by using indigenous pedagogy. Come prepared to be active.
Pedagogy & Curriculum

Using Cricket to teach creativity and problem-solving

This workshop will use the sport of cricket as the subject matter to teach creativity and discovery. Examples will range from simple skills through to more complex games.
Pedagogy & Curriculum

Spectrum of Teaching Styles in PE – Styles F-K

The Production Cluster Styles” – The Styles associated with Creativity. This workshop will demonstrate practical examples to participants and give participants the opportunity to use the styles so bring your running shoes! NB: You do not need to have done workshop 1, to do workshop 2 (and vice versa).

Play with Purpose: Developing Touch football from simple to complex game forms using deliberate play

In this workshop, we will explore a sequence of learning progressing Touch football from simple to complex games using a non-linear approach to deliberate play. How to vary the game form so the sequence can be used for non-contact modified ‘walla’ Rugby (Union) and tag Rugby League will also feature. 
Pedagogy & Curriculum

Spectrum of Teaching Styles in PE – Styles A-E

The Reproduction Cluster Styles - The most used styles like it or not! This workshop will demonstrate practical examples to participants and give participants the opportunity to use the styles so bring your running shoes!

Evolution of Physical Education

In this presentation, we will look at examples of how Health and Physical Education from K-10 and sport coaching ‘at the leading edge’ is responding to current challenges.

Past Presentations

Pedagogy & Curriculum

Spectrum Symposium- How the SOTS can Assist with Coaching, Outdoor Education and PE

This symposium will provide a introduction to the Spectrum of Teaching styles and explore its use through several context: Physical Education, Coaching and Outdoor Education

6 Dec (Tuesday) - 14:00 - 15:30
Pedagogy & Curriculum Sports & Coaching

Meaningful Games and Sport Curriculum

Game-based approaches (GBAs) are popularised because of the emphasis on teaching games for understanding. GBAs bring a focus to the explicit teaching of game understanding and, thus, meaningful game participation.

15 Sep (Wednesday) - 08:00 - 09:00
Pedagogy & Curriculum Sports & Coaching

Game-Based Teaching and Coaching as a Spectrum of Teaching Styles

The Spectrum of Teaching Styles (The Spectrum ) is both a philosophy and a model. It is a philosophy of deliberate teaching. As a model, it outlines the process leading toward ever-increasing student (or in sport coaching, player) independent learning.

17 Sep (Friday) - 08:00 - 09:00
Pedagogy & Curriculum

How The Spectrum of Teaching Styles can help Models Based Practice (MBP) fly further highlighting the complexity of models

The Spectrum of Teaching styles is one of the most thoroughly researched models in not just PE, but education.

17 Sep (Friday) - 11:00 - 12:00