The Constraints Collective #84 Brendon Moy
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Mar 8, 2026 Brendon Moy, Associate Professor in Physical Education at QUT focused on constraints-led approaches and transforming teacher training. He discusses shifting from traditional drills to game-based, representative tasks. Short, simplified and 1v1 games that create real consequences boost engagement and inclusion. Practical strategies for preparing teachers through micro-teaching, school placements and collaborative PD are explored.
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Teacher Who Switched From Drills To Games
- Brendon Moy described moving from a traditional PE teacher to adopting games-based and constraints-led approaches during his transition to QUT.
- He recounted his Masters baseball vs traditional lessons and learning from colleagues Keith Davids and Ian Renshaw which shifted his engagement and practice.
University Students Bring Deeply Held Traditional Beliefs
- Students arrive at university with strong traditional beliefs shaped by their own schooling and occupational socialisation.
- These beliefs include valuing repetitive drills, demonstrations of an ideal model, and custodial teaching, which resist change without explicit intervention.
Assess Beliefs Before And After A Theory Plus Practice Unit
- Measure students' beliefs before and after exposing them to theory plus applied practice to track change.
- Brendon used specific survey items (importance of drills, demonstrations) and saw scores drop after a nine-week unit.