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The Best Physical Activity Programs to Organize a Group of Mixed Age Students with Limited Staff

Skillastics

The same line could easily represent the average day as a physical activity director! Some weeks might have adequately-staffed classes or groups perfectly aligned by age, and other weeks may have mixed age groups, or facing staffing shortages or staff with limited physical activity/fitness training.

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Why teach gymnastics in primary school?

Aspire-Ed

Teaching gymnastics develops key physical skills. If you’re looking for a sport that covers just about all of the physical skills that children need to develop, gymnastics is your answer. Flexibility, strength, technique, speed, control, coordination and balance are all developed through gymnastics.

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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

In a 2020 publication by the Rutgers Youth Sports Research Council, sports psychologists stressed the importance of distinguishing between deliberate practice (which is highly structured, purposeful, and cognitively demanding) and deliberate play (child-centered, inherently motivating, and flexible).

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Tag Games For Elementary PE

PLT4M

Whether PE teachers want a quick game for an instant activity or fun variations to fill an entire PE class, there are countless options to choose from. Physical education teachers can easily adapt tag games to work indoors or outside, offering flexibility based on available space. Get Free Sample Lessons!

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The Best Physical Activity Programs to Organize a Group of Mixed Age Students with Limited Staff

Skillastics

The same line could easily represent the average day as a physical activity director! Some weeks might have adequately-staffed classes or groups perfectly aligned by age, and other weeks may have mixed age groups, or facing staffing shortages or staff with limited physical activity/fitness training.

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Creating a Vision for Meaningful Development: Feedback and Practice

TinCan Physed

Here is some research that has stuck with me for a while and has proven to be effective and flexible so students can be given the tools to learn and grow in any program. How do all of these outcomes create a value for sport and physical activity? Disclaimer: there is A LOT of great research out there from a lot of great minds!

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Creating a Vision for Meaningful Development: Feedback and Practice

TinCan Physed

Here is some research that has stuck with me for a while and has proven to be effective and flexible so students can be given the tools to learn and grow in any program. How do all of these outcomes create a value for sport and physical activity? ABC’S of Athleticism: Agility, Balance, Coordination, Speed.