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Football and Fashion: Nike, Football And Their Enduring Relationship

The Sporting

Bowerman was Knights's coach during his time at Oregon. President & CEO Mark Parker; “New design innovations like Nike Flyknit technology provide a quantum leap forward in what boots can be- and what they can help players achieve.” Nike: The Beginnings Phil Knight ran track and field at the University of Oregon.

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Saying Goodbye to My #1 Fan

Changing the Game Project

She was like a grandparent, always proud of me no matter what happened on the field, and never living vicariously through my achievements or failures. She was there for me in 2011 when I said I was going to quit full time coaching, and write a book called Changing the Game. My mom was the epitome of unconditional love.

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Women and Men of Iron: The 10 Greatest Triathletes of All-Time

The Sporting

Endurance, Strength + Perseverance: The Best Ever Triathletes Who’s the best combined swimmer, runner and cyclist of all-time? It’s safe to say that many triathlete greats have redefined endurance, strength and perseverance. He's since moved on to long-course racing and will likely add more accolades to his impressive achievements.

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Creating the opportunity to learn

Learning Through Sport

It has long been argued that teaching and coaching must be based on sound, rigorous research and systematic evidence of what works, how and why it works, where it works and for whom it works (Slavin, 2002). Engagement Engagement is a precursor to achievement ( Boykin & Noguera, 2011). Engagement can be considered in three areas.

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practical applications from neuroscience to coaching - developing 'thinking players'

Learning Through Sport

In this blog I look at some of the practical applications from neuroscience to coaching. Coaching can be thought of as seeking to influence habits. The 'mechanism' coaches can target to do this is player neuroplasticity. Coaches prime thinking Build requirements for player thinking from action goals to the context.

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Tracking Student Progress In Physical Education

PLT4M

Positive reinforcement for their achievements and constructive feedback on areas of improvement can boost students’ confidence and motivation. Goal Setting and Achievement: Regularly tracking students’ progress helps them set achievable goals and work towards accomplishing them.

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Strength and Conditioning Templates

PLT4M

A well-structured strength and conditioning program can enhance strength, power, speed, agility, capacity, and endurance while reducing the risk of injury. For years, coaches managed their program design with Excel templates. With Excel, coaches could write training programs with exercises, sets, reps, and percentages.