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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

More, Younger Youth sports occupy a special place in American culture, shaping childrens character, health, and social lives. Across the United States, an increasing number of parents and coachesoften with good intentionsseek to introduce sports to children at younger and younger ages and with greater intensity than ever before.

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Stop Hiding Behind the Whistle: Why PE Needs to Get in the Classroom Game

Montessori Physical Education

It could involve using heart rate data in a graphing activity, analyzing movement mechanics in a science unit, or playing a traditional indigenous sport from a culture the students are studying. It means finding intentional, strategic moments to connect. Start small. Stay consistent.

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Why Female Footballers Suffer More Knee Injuries Than Men

The Sporting

There’s a rise in female footballers with ACL injuries — here’s why Football is a physically demanding sport that’s mainly played on the forefoot, with knee bent, and with every muscle surrounding the knee working hard. I believe the examination of that physiology should start with the feet and biomechanics.

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Meaningful physical education programs and a 'main theme' curriculum model

Learning Through Sport

Sport Education. The Sport Education model (SEM: Siedentop, 1995) defines the content of physical education as representation of authentic sport experiences. A season of sport. biomechanics, skill acquisition, exercise physiology, etc). wall climbing, outdoor and adventure activities) and individual sports (e.g.,

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Preteen Beats ACL-Meniscus Tear With Grit and Great Care

Stanford Childrens

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed the tears, and his pediatrician referred him to Stanford Medicine Children’s Health’s Children’s Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center. “It The ACL is one of these critical ligaments,” says Kevin Shea, MD , director of the Sports Medicine program at Stanford Children’s and Aiden’s doctor.

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Teaching physical education for effective learning

Learning Through Sport

Meaning in Movement, Sport and Physical Education. If you would like to connect with me on a project to do with the ideas in this blog or any of the other ideas that I have blogged about, you can contact me by the email link available here References Arnold, P. Arnold, P. Education, movement, and the rationality of practical knowledge.

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Walking for Life: One Step at a Time

Gopher Sport

It is fast, but it is not biomechanically sound. Many teachers focus on the development of FMS and movement competence to support participation in sports. Sports requires peers, cost money, and time (parents driving). This is an extreme version of walking. When students are challenged to walk fast, they often wild walk.