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Gobak Sodor: Traditional Game of Indonesia

Montessori Physical Education

If the game had been indeed invented around the time of the Majapahit Kingdom, it would have made sense that it had started as a military exercise because this was a time of conflict. Nowadays, children (but anyone can play it) are encouraged to play Gobak Sodor because it emphasizes cooperation, agility, and strategic thinking.

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5 Ways to Celebrate PE & Sport Week in Your School … All Year Long!

SHAPE America

An example of this is to combine locomotor running skills for quickness and agility as seen in tennis and soccer. Include Strengthening Exercises in Your Classes and Practices Increase the connection between confidence and competence and lifetime physical activity by providing opportunities for youth of all ages to increase their strength.

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Can You Use CrossFit In Physical Education Classes?

Physical Education Update

For those of you not aware of CrossFit, it’s a strength and conditioning program that employs a mix of aerobic, gymnastics, body weight and Olympic lifting exercises. The goal is to improved fitness in 10 different areas: cardiovascular endurance, strength, stamina, speed, flexibility, power, balance, coordination, agility, and accuracy.

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Free Resource – 11+ Warmup Program Dramatically Reduces Injuries

Physical Education Update

Called the 11+ warm-up program, it involves 15 exercises performed in a specific sequence, involving both dynamic and strength exercises. However, before games only the running exercises should be performed. Warmup Design The 11+ warm-up program involves 15 exercises performed in three specific phases.

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Sink the Ship, Ninja Courses, Trick or Treat Relay, Basketball and Soccer

Carly's P.E. Games

Balance, Speed, Agility, Strength (Video of Ninja Training Courses ) 7. Playing Defense (B-ball, Soccer and Sink the Ship) 5. Dribbling and Shooting a Basketball (Video of Dribbling Tag and Lightning) 6.

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The Ultimate Calisthenics Exercises for a Great Chest Workout

The Sporting

These types of workouts can improve strength, balance, flexibility, and agility. The Best Calisthenics Chest Workout Calisthenics exercises involve using all of our larger muscles, so you cannot isolate one specific part of the body while you work out, as the whole body is in motion.

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World Heart Day Q&A with Stanford Children’s Heart Doctors

Stanford Childrens

Exercise and Heart Disease in Kids Ever wonder if your child with heart disease should exercise? On World Heart Day , we asked four of our pediatric cardiologists to answer these questions and others from parents who wanted to know the guidelines around exercise for their child with heart disease.