The Game and Play Leader's Handbook: Facilitating Fun and Positive Interaction

By Bill Michaelis

Book Overview

Book by Bill Michaelis, John M. O'Connell This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1892132486
• ISBN13: 9781892132482
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Venture Publishing, Inc.
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Outstanding resource

I work year-round at a camp and retreat center and lead games quite a bit. I found this book to be very helpful, giving just the right amount of insight, motivation, and helpful hints, such as great ideas for attention-getters and how to divide a group without destroying the self-image of half your kids. The authors were playful and write with a down-to-earth spirit. I recommend this book to those in the camp or recreation industry, especially if you are relatively new to it.

Leading Games and Everything

Bill and John are personal friends of mine. I've known them since the 70s when John and Burton and I were co-leading the New Games Foundation. Bill has been teaching recreation at San Francisco State and stayed with it despite lack of funding and recognition for-just-about-ever. So anything I have to say about this book is probably suspect.On the other hand, I REALLY like this book. In my 30 years of exploring new games and deeper fun, I haven't found any book that could actually portray New Games leadership as comprehensively and compassionately.It is, of course, about more than leading games. It is about leadership itself, and a startlingly revolutionary model for the kind of leadership that truly serves the players.