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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 athletes – athletes with whom he’d been working for months.

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Pro Soccer Team Takes on 100 Schoolboys

Physical Education Update

Traditionally, I stop posting bi-weekly blogs and newsletters during this period, to avoid sending emails to accounts that won’t be checked until next September. So, I’ll probably send a single blog at the end of July, but not much else over these summer months. To put 90 of them around the opponent’s net.

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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. One of my track coaching friends encountered this situation several years ago. See “ High School Graduation & Sport Championship Conflicts.

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Women’s Teams, Bus Travel and Chick Flicks

Physical Education Update

Laurentian University, where I coach the women’s track and cross-country teams, is four hours north of Toronto, and most of our competition venues are at least that far away. (I I also coach a track club, but that’s for other blog posts). We now use a 30 passenger coach, It’s heaven! And 15 females.

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Kyrie Irving’s “Uncle Drew” Stands Up for Old Basketball Players

Physical Education Update

And for you PE teachers and basketball coaches who have to listen to trash talk from your students about your declining hoops skills – well, send them this video! Check out the video here: P.S. This is the final blog before the summer holidays. And as you can see, we’re experimenting with a new, cleaner look for the blog.

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One Field, Three Sports

Physical Education Update

Three coaches, three varsity teams, all successfully sharing the same facility. By the way, this blog will continue as a bi-weekly from now on. tags]physical education,school,sports,cooperation,football,cross country running[/tags]. You obviously don’t need Cadillac facilities to get it done. Way to go, Lockerby!

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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.