SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

Every May, we celebrate physical educators and coaches — the “champions” who help kids gain the confidence, competence, and motivation to be physically active in school, before and after school, and for the rest of their lives. Here is a sample fun beginner circuit (listed as a regression/primary exercise/progression).

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PLT4M

JANUARY 12, 2024

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.

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PLT4M

JUNE 8, 2023

F – Frequency – how often will you exercise? I – Intensity – how hard do you work during your exercise? T – Time – how long do you exercise during each session? T – Type of exercise – what types of workouts will be a part of your workout program?

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PLT4M

JANUARY 18, 2023

We take stories and insights from schools across the country to highlight 7 keys to successful strength and conditioning classes. Schools across the country have a class centered around the weight room. Adam Hughes, high school PE teacher and strength coach, works with students in the wieght room during class time.

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Better Coaching

DECEMBER 31, 2021

It’s perfect to train your brain and improve your skills; or just to exercise and have fun with family and friends. When working with my high school players, we've played a game of ultimate football with the HECOStix and it was a BLAST! the HECOStix has to rotate one time, minimum.

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Whole Child Sports

MARCH 26, 2020

To wit, check out Bound Brook’s killa Coach Jen. And know this: Youth sports needs MORE WOMEN coaching girls. Which is not, in any way, shape or form, to suggest or insinuate that co-ed and boys teams (at the recreational and travel levels) do not sorely need more female coaches too: THEY DO. ¡Que viva la diferencia!

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Whole Child Sports

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

One of the most effective hamstring strengthening exercises is the Nordic Hamstring Exercise. This exercise not only develops the hamstring, but also decreases hamstring injury rates by 60%, and reoccurrence by 85% (A. Proper running form improves speed, agility, and dynamic balance, and reduces the likelihood of many injuries.

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