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Biomechanics and Motor Learning in APA: A Conversation with Dr. Ron Croce

What's New in Adapted Physical Education

For this episode we had a discussion with Dr. Ron Croce, a full professor at the University of New Hampshire, about his interesting career that intersected with adapted physical education, neurology, biomechanics, and motor learning. Dr. Croce is a distinguished scholar and professor, and has received several awards for his accomplishments.

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Preteen Beats ACL-Meniscus Tear With Grit and Great Care

Stanford Childrens

The lab combines cutting-edge technology and decades of experience to help young athletes recover safely, improve sports performance, and reduce future injury risk through biomechanical assessment using 3-D motion capture video and force plates.

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Curveballs - Kids Shouldn't Throw Them, Right?

Better Coaching

In a systematic review of curveballs as a risk factor, conducted by 3 medical doctors, first published in PubMed in August of 2013, the researchers aimed to evaluate the scientific evidence regarding the curveball and its impact on pitching biomechanics and the overall risk of arm injuries in baseball pitchers.

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California State Standards For PE

PLT4M

This detailed framework breaks down everything from content standards to grade level outcomes, assessments, and more. For example, “1.6 – Identify and apply the principles of biomechanics necessary for the safe and successful performance of weight training.” But they don’t need to take on this task alone!

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Resolving Running-Related Injury

Informed Practitioner in Sport

A micro-industry has sprung up within the sports shoe retail sector to provide appropriate ‘assessment’ and guidance to assist the customer in purchasing the particular running shoe that will meet their individual biomechanical requirements.

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Lessons from 2020: Future-Proofing Skill Sets for Uncertain Times

Informed Practitioner in Sport

From here on, we can use these principles to critique, assess and make decisions about different situations that would benefit from specialist knowledge. From an employee’s perspective, it pays to be both a generalist and a specialist. A generalist with multiple areas of specialist knowledge and expertise is better still.

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5 Components Of Physical Fitness

PLT4M

Thus we can assess our ability to perform repetitions of bodyweight movements to track our relative strength overtime, before ever think about a barbell or heavy weights. Specifically, with the push up and pull up tests, we are assessing the muscular strength and endurance of the upper body.