Wendy Piltz

Wendy Piltz
Personal information
Born 24 August 1956 (1956-08-24) (age 59)
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium pace
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 103) 3 February 1984 v India women
ODI debut (cap 37) 19 January 1984 v India women
Last ODI 23 February 1984 v India women
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs
Matches 1 3
Runs scored 8 0
Batting average 8.00 00.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 8 0*
Balls bowled 108 180
Wickets 1 0
Bowling average 43.00 -
5 wickets in innings 0 -
10 wickets in match 8 -
Best bowling 1/43 -
Catches/stumpings 1/- 1/0
Source: CricInfo, 30 April 2014
Wendy Piltz
Known for Teacher Education, Lacrosse, Cricket, Sport Pedagogy

Wendy Piltz (born 24 August 1956, Adelaide, South Australia) is a leading Physical Education teacher-educator, elite sportswoman and author.

Sporting career

A prolific sportswoman, Piltz represented Australia and South Australia in Lacrosse and Cricket during the 1980s & 1990s as well as district representation in Basketball and Netball. A member of Australia's World Lacrosse Championship victory in 1986, Piltz would later research and teach to beginning teachers and elite and beginner coaches alike.[1][2] Piltz's international cricket career included one test and three ODIs for Australia in a tour of India in 1984 as well as being a state representative during the 1980s.[3] Piltz has continued to participate as a player, coach, referee and administrator in community sport throughout her life and is currently coaching the women's team at North Adelaide Lacrosse Club.[4]

Education career

Piltz commenced a Diploma of Teaching at the Adelaide College of Advanced Education in 1976 and then completed a Bachelor of Education in Physical Education in 1977. She completed a Master of Science at the University of Oregon in 1980. She taught HPE in State and Catholic primary and secondary schools.[5]

Piltz began her work in teacher preparation at the University of South Australia in 1989 and her current teaching responsibilities are in the Human Movement program and in the Bachelor of Education programs that prepare prim/middle/sec teachers in Health and Physical Education.[6] Piltz's teaching focus is on pedagogy in HPE, group dynamics and Choice Theory and her work includes co-authoring "Play Practice" with mentor and elite coach, Alan Launder. Piltz's program provides extensive hands-on lab school opportunities for beginning HPE teachers which both models and teaches best practice pedagogy to future teachers.[7]

Piltz has built a National & International reputation working with Government and community agencies in sport pedagogy and coach education. This includes work with Human Kinetics in the American Sport Education Program, the Australian Sports Commission, State Offices of Sport and Recreation, SA Department of Education, Training and Employment, Catholic Education Office, the Australian Football League, Women's Lacrosse Australia, Australian Touch Association, SA National Football League.[8] She has regularly presented conference sessions on Sport Pedagogy at international and national level including the International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education AISEP.[9]

Selected Bibliography

References

  1. "World Events - Results". FILA. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  2. Piltz, Wendy; Launder, Alan (2006). "Beyond ‘understanding’ to skillful play in games, through play practice". Journal of Physical Education New Zealand: 47–57.
  3. "Australia - Players". ESPN CricInfo. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  4. "Sporting Moments live on and on". University of SA. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  5. "Staff Profile - Qualifications". University of SA. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  6. "Staff Profile". University of SA. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  7. Piltz, Wendy; Wrench, Alison. Garrett, Robyne (2007). "Lab School as a teaching strategy in physical education teacher education". Healthy Lifestyles Journal 54 (2): 19–24. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
  8. "Staff Profile". University of SA. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  9. "Staff Profile - Conference Proceedings". University of SA. Retrieved 8 January 2014.

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