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Concussion Reference Card & an Excellent Concussion Blog

Physical Education Update

Athletes are particularly likely to just try to “shake it off” when their “bell gets rung.” Concussion Reference Card Athletes in high school sports like football, basketball, rugby, hockey and soccer are particularly likely to sustain head trauma. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. It’s an excellent resource.

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Hotel Room Prom

Physical Education Update

In our February 8, 2010 blog, I discussed the problems that occur when high school administrators schedule prom and graduation ceremonies on the same day as championship sports events. It was a ceremony fit for two special student-athletes, created by a special, caring teacher and coach. Can’t They Be Avoided?

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A Lesson From the Winter Olympics – Don’t Regret Taking a Risk

Physical Education Update

In fact, they’re on my office TV as I write this blog. Because these athletes could have played it safe and settled for a performance that might have netted a minor medal but would have, in their mind, been mediocre. It’s a concept I am constantly trying to teach my young athletes. Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.com.

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A Canadian Cross-Country Running Experience

Physical Education Update

A French exchange student who runs with our club (I coach at Laurentian University and with Sudbury’s Track North Athletic Club), received a true Canadian experience during the drive. This blog has readers from many countries, including places that never see snow, such as Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Malasia, and Australia.

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A Good Luck Message From A Caring Coach

Physical Education Update

As the scholastic sport season winds down, I’d like to post this message from a coach to his athletes. Circumstances beyond his control left Colin Ward, the head track coach at Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School, unable to attend the city championships with his athletesathletes with whom he’d been working for months.

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Rocco’s Attitude Provided a Tremendous Lesson for Aspiring Athletes

Physical Education Update

Then imagine playing that athlete head-to-head in front of the world…and almost beating him/her. In fact, he maintained an attitude that I wish every young athlete could replicate. He provides a valuable lesson for aspiring athletes. tags]golf,sports,attitude,physical education,athletes,Rocco Mediate,Tiger Woods[/tags].

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Olympic Lens

Slow Chat PE

If you’re a traditionalist, like me, you view the Olympics through an Ancient Grecian lens, admiring the efforts of those athletes competing in ‘traditional’ sports. billion from seeing those at the peak of their athletic brilliance. The spectacle is hypnotic.” The responses got me thinking.

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