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Adapted Physical Education – The Call For Inclusion

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Regular physical activity in children and adolescents promotes health and fitness and helps to reduce obesity and the risk of developing chronic conditions. This recommendation from the CDC is for all students. Physical activity is an important factor in the prevention of secondary conditions.

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Physical Education Waiver Form – The Opt Out Era of PE

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Physical education provides cognitive content and instruction designed to develop motor skills, knowledge, and behaviors for physical activity and physical fitness. Many high schools are shifting to an elective-based physical education offering to achieve this.

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Judging What to Prioritise and When for a Young Performer

Informed Practitioner in Sport

To explain the top line in the figure, the onus at this stage is discovering and developing movement capabilities and motor skills. In general, this is best achieved through exploration rather than more formal training - essentially figuring things out, negotiating obstacles and playing games that challenge them in different ways.