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5 Ways to Celebrate PE & Sport Week in Your School … All Year Long!

SHAPE America

SHAPE America’s National Physical Education & Sport Week (May 1-7) is a celebration of the importance of physical education and sport in the lives of kids of all ages. The week also serves as the kickoff to National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Include foundational skills (e.g.,

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PLT4M and Lakeshore Foundation & NCHPAD Partnership

PLT4M

The purpose of this collaboration is to support physical education teachers and coaches to provide better access and inclusion for students with disabilities. . Lakeshore Foundation’s adapted recreation, sport, fitness and aquatics programs serve people locally, nationally and internationally.

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Adapted Physical Education – The Call For Inclusion

PLT4M

He has taught physical education at preschool, elementary, and high school levels and courses related to exercise science, coaching, health, and wellness at the university level. Physical activity is an important factor in the prevention of secondary conditions. In simple words, they become better at their lessons and learning.

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Physical Education Waiver Form – The Opt Out Era of PE

PLT4M

In many cases, a parent/guardian and athletic director/coach have to sign off on the waiver (example below). In a recent survey , the most commonly reported reasons for physical education waiver forms were participation in school sports (27.9%) and other school activities such as band, chorus, or JROTC (32.5%).

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Special Post: Choosing the Right Programme

Informed Practitioner in Sport

EDITOR’S NOTE: To celebrate the imminent release of the new title ‘ Sports Parenting: Negotiating the Challenges of the Youth Sports Journey to Help Kids Thrive ’ we are sharing this special post. The excerpt featured is from the chapter ‘Choosing the Right Programme’. Environment is everything when it comes to developing talent.

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World Mental Health Day Revisited : A take from the AKA Staff

AKA Sports

Through sport, not only do we have the methods to physically tend to mental health struggles and to improve our personal bio-chemistry, we also have sport as the most dynamic vehicle to support, address and make aware the subject of mental health. Sports can be an excellent way to let go and just do what you do.

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Judging What to Prioritise and When for a Young Performer

Informed Practitioner in Sport

Aside from the addressing the challenge of parsing genuine ‘talent’ versus maturation effects for sporting organisations, we equally need to be able to evaluate these factors on an individual level to inform decisions on how to best support the young performer.