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Educators as agile and adaptive pedagogues

Learning Through Sport

Similar is found in another educative endeavour, sport coaching with the coach centred / player centred paradigm shift. Is there a middle ground between teacher (coach)-centred potential for learner passivity and student (player)-centred potential for teacher (coach) passivity? Olinger, R. Meddling in the middle.

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Sports Equipment for Your Home Coaching

Whole Child Sports

In addition, the boards replicate board sports (skateboarding, snowboarding, surfng) movements. Create dozens of fun games and skill competitions with a pitchback to develop hand and foot/eye coordination in conjunction with agility training (Stages One to Three). Agility ladder. Vew-Do NUB Boards.

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You Are Your Child’s First Coach—Freeing Your Child from Oppressive, Hyperorganized Sports

Whole Child Sports

We do this because, as parents, we are our children’s first coaches. As our children grow into physically active, upright beings and we introduce them to sports, we pass the coaching baton to others, hopeful that while playing sports with their peers, our kids will be taught new skills, make friends, and develop a passion for exercise.

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The Art of Rugby Goal Kicking

The Sporting

More fine Rugby content at the gain line from The Sporting Blog. Both Wilkinson and Jenkins became kicking coaches with England and Wales, respectively. Peter is a former Otago fly-half and now coaches attack for Australia’s women’s team, the Wallaroos. Check out The Sporting Blog Podcast with Peter Breen here!

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Why Cricket is the most popular sport in Pakistan

The Sporting

10 reasons why Cricket is the most popular sport in Pakistan. In a revealing and detailed piece, Subhan Ghani looks into why Cricket is a national obsession for Pakistanis, and why it eclipses their actual national sport in terms of popularity. There are many reasons why people play and watch cricket more than other sports.

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Back to Padel School: Talking Padel with Sandy Farquharson

The Sporting

Padel Power: Sandy Farquharson From The Padel School Talks to The Sporting Blog Padel continues to grow at breakneck speed, with people taking up the game every day, as clubs add Padel courts to their facilities. Different sports bring their habits to the court. Similar footwork drills to tennis – agility cone drills , ladders etc.

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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.