CHAMP will be implemented by two motor development researchers who are Ph.D. students. The lead instructor has 6 years of experience implementing the CHAMP intervention and was involved in the development of the program. The second instructor has a degree in physical education and a background in motor intervention implementation. Additional research personnel (n = 1–2) will be present to assist with other managerial tasks for the intervention (e.g., ensure that the cameras are recording, record attendance, equipment set-up and breakdown, collecting and returning of children to classroom, fidelity checks, etc.).
All research personnel will undergo training before the start of the intervention. The training takes approximately 40 hours to complete. The training will include readings and discussion on (a) Achievement Goal Theory and mastery climates in general and in regards to movement interventions, (b) cue words best practices in motor skill instruction and feedback, and (c) best pedagogical practices for preschool-aged children. All lead instructors must undergo additional training whereby they will watch three previously recorded instructional sessions of the CHAMP intervention and discuss how achievement goal theory and the TARGET structures were implemented in the intervention. Lastly, each instructor will complete a mock CHAMP session and practice station set up, skill and CHAMP instruction, individual feedback and recognition on motor performance, and CHAMP closing. Both the reviewed videos and the mock CHAMP session will be completed under the direction of the lead author and creator of CHAMP (LER), and instructors have to demonstrate 100% fidelity with CHAMP and TARGET structures prior to the start of the intervention.
All research personnel will undergo training before the start of the intervention. The training takes approximately 40 hours to complete. The training will include readings and discussion on (a) Achievement Goal Theory and mastery climates in general and in regards to movement interventions, (b) cue words best practices in motor skill instruction and feedback, and (c) best pedagogical practices for preschool-aged children. All lead instructors must undergo additional training whereby they will watch three previously recorded instructional sessions of the CHAMP intervention and discuss how achievement goal theory and the TARGET structures were implemented in the intervention. Lastly, each instructor will complete a mock CHAMP session and practice station set up, skill and CHAMP instruction, individual feedback and recognition on motor performance, and CHAMP closing. Both the reviewed videos and the mock CHAMP session will be completed under the direction of the lead author and creator of CHAMP (LER), and instructors have to demonstrate 100% fidelity with CHAMP and TARGET structures prior to the start of the intervention.
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