About the Author: Nanhai Hong Founder of Jenher Preschool & Author of 500 Preschool Movement Games
A longtime youth sports coach and educator in Taiwan who later brought decades of movement-teaching experience into early childhood education. Explore the educational ideas and practical teaching history behind the 500 Preschool Movement Games archive.
Nanhai Hong at Jenher Preschool, 1980 Biography & Educational Milestones
- 1940: Represented Taiwan with the Chang Jung Middle School soccer team, traveling to Japan to compete in the 22nd All-Japan Secondary School Football Championship as a sophomore (Historical Record).
- c. 1947: Handcrafted leather rugby balls with fellow Chang Jung alumni, pioneering rugby football in post-war Southern Taiwan amidst equipment shortages (Historical Record).
- 1948: Selected for the Taiwan national delegation in track and field at the 7th National Games in Shanghai (Historical Record).
- 1949: Dual-sport athlete in both Men's Track & Field and Men's Soccer for Tainan City at the 4th Taiwan Provincial Games (Historical Record).
- 1950s: Volunteered across Tainan elementary schools (Nan-Shih and Sheng-Li) to coach youth soccer, and founded the "Chang Jung Cup" Youth Tournament, laying the groundwork for Tainan's school soccer league (Historical Record).
- 1960s: Coached players who later became prominent figures in Taiwan football, including 1968 Asian Cup captain Kuang-Hsiung Chen, Tai-Ho Chen, and striker Chih-Tsung Lo (Historical Record 1, Historical Record 2).
- 1971: Led the Tainan Sheng-Li Elementary School soccer team to Japan for an international invitational tournament and claimed the championship (Historical Record).
- 1974: Co-founded Tainan Jenher Preschool with his wife, Suyin Yang, bringing his decades of sports coaching and movement-teaching experience into early childhood education (see Jenher Story).
- 1979: Profiled by national newspaper Min Sheng Daily as the "Father of Youth Soccer — A teacher of students, and a teacher of many teachers" (Historical Record).
- 2002: Published 《500 Preschool Movement Games (幼兒體能遊戲500例)》, drawing on decades of physical education experience and a wide range of early childhood movement and development references (see 500 Preschool Movement Games Hub).
Authored Books & Pedagogical Publications
References
English titles are editorial translations provided for reference. Consult the original Traditional Chinese archive for the source bibliography and original-language publication details.
About 500 Preschool Movement Games
This curriculum originated from Nanhai Hong's years of practical early childhood physical education teaching. Jenher Preschool preserved the core activities, digitizing and updating the text, instructions, and safety guidelines for modern early childhood classroom needs.
This material is freely provided for classroom teaching and non-commercial research. When citing, please attribute "500 Preschool Movement Games" with a link to this webpage. Commercial resale or unauthorized mass reproduction is strictly prohibited.
Before starting, assess each child's readiness and ensure an open, slip-resistant play area with continuous adult supervision. For children with specific health, motor, or developmental considerations, please consult a pediatrician or pediatric physical therapist.