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Fitness Through Play: How to Reimagine Physical Education for Lifelong Wellness

SHAPE America

You can embed this through goal-setting practices like the FITT principle to guide students toward personalized, achievable fitness goals. Empower Students Through Voice and Choice Motivation soars when students have a say in how they move. Thats the real foundation for lifelong habits.

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What Resiliency Means as a Marine

SHAPE America

Be sure to take things one step at a time and focus on small, achievable goals rather than trying to tackle everything at once. Additional Resources [Webinar] Encouraging Resiliency: Motivating Students to Overcome Difficulties and Persevere This post is promoted content by the United States Marine Corps.

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Physical Education Electives

PLT4M

Nicole says that the Lifetime Fitness classes have been a game-changer for students at De Pere, “Many students start the semester unsure, even nervous, of what they can achieve. The school of over 2,000 students is seeing increased engagement, motivation, and participation.

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Gamifying Physical Education: How Game-Based Learning Sparks Fun and Meaningful Engagement

Gopher Sport

By thoughtfully integrating a variety of skills and activities, we ensure that every studentespecially those who identify as non-PE or non-athletehas the opportunity to achieve success, develop confidence, and ultimately discover their unique movement niche. I could see my students being more motivated by something like this.

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How Physical Education Plays a Core Role in Student Development

Speaker: Shane Pill PhD, MEd, BEd, LMACHPER, FACHPER - Physical Education and Sports Researcher, Professor, Consultant, and Speaker

By providing education in movement competency, education on using movement to develop the ability to be self-regulated and motivated, and education through movement to develop ‘habits of mind’ for positive and constructive engagement with others, PE provides a basis for personal and community health and wellbeing.

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THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

This approach, which Ive labeled More, Younger, insists that increased time on the field, in the gym, or on the court is the surest path to success, scholarships, and lifelong athletic achievement. Burnout often unfolds in stages: Enthusiasm: The child begins with high motivation and excitement. Difficulty sleeping Changes in appetite.

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Balancing Whole Athlete Development with Talent Development

MSU

Achievement goal theories in sport. Facilitating positive youth development in elite youth hockey: Exploring coaches’ capabilities, opportunities, and motivations. Youth sport programs: An avenue to foster positive youth development. Physical education & sport pedagogy , 10 (1), 19-40. Harwood, C., M., & Keegan, R. Collins, D.,