PLT4M

JANUARY 18, 2023

Strength & conditioning classes are becoming a popular physical education offering. We take stories and insights from schools across the country to highlight 7 keys to successful strength and conditioning classes. Adam Hughes, high school PE teacher and strength coach, works with students in the wieght room during class time.

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Stanford Childrens

MAY 7, 2024

Her coach and her mother ran beside her. Getting expert sports medicine care quickly at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health The Monday after the weekend meet, Medha was at the Stanford Medicine Children’s Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center location in Pleasanton. Instead of tapping out as 99.9% Balaji says. “We

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Reinventing the Game

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Times like this, we provide PE that is activity focused, as we work towards learners’ immediate well-being, having fun, getting a break, etc. My header suggest a fixation of the perfect condition, or rather a hint to the frustrations of models, theories and everything else laying down their claims that seems difficult to fit in to practise.

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First Beat

JANUARY 3, 2023

The team have been utilizing the Firstbeat Sports solution since Leonardo Manzano, Strength and Conditioning Coach and the CEO of Smart Training came on board two years ago. Leo’s Coaching Background – From Argentina to Germany. Leo’s Coaching Background – From Argentina to Germany.

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First Beat

MAY 9, 2023

Jesper Giller ås is the Strength and Conditioning Coach at Leksands IF , a Swedish ice hockey team competing in the SHL, Sweden’s top-tier league. Jesper’s Background: From Player to Coach Jesper’s passion for ice hockey runs deep, having played the sport himself before embarking on his studies in Sports Science in 2011.

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Better Coaching

JANUARY 22, 2017

Youth sports coaches are the men and women who volunteer their time to teach our youth the many life lessons we can acquire through sports. However, my experience as a youth sports coach has allowed me to observe many coaches conducting practices, games, post-game speeches, and clinics. Really, coach?

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Physical Education Update

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Some of the National Football League games this weekend were conducted in blizzard conditions – it was exceptionally enjoyable watching them from in front of my fireplace on my LazyBoy chair. In my sport, track and cross-country, most officials are volunteers. tags]football,physical education,sports,officials[/tags].

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Physical Education Update

AUGUST 26, 2022

Well it was an interesting weekend. 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. For most, the worse the conditions, the more fun they have. Wasn’t there snow?”

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The debate surrounding sport specific training has persisted for decades. For a long time, it was thought that training had to be specific to sport and position. Instead, let’s unpack what athletes and coaches WANT, and the best means of accomplishing it given the context of middle and high school sports.

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Sports Coaching FAQ

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A challenge faced by novice and experienced sports coaches alike is obtaining and retaining the attention of the kids being coached. If a coach can master this aspect of their coaching practice then they will be more effective. This article will examine strategies to encourage kids to listen more in sessions.

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The Sporting

MARCH 28, 2023

The Fascinating History of Stimulants in Sports Sports writer Norman L. Macht explains the history of stimulants in sports, including quotes from experts and dramatic stories from the past. Ryan, former editor of Physician and Sports Medicine, once said. A scientist in a white coat stands before them.

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Informed Practitioner in Sport

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

I am also excluding clear cases of misconduct that unamibiguously violate professional ethics and the boundaries of the athlete-coach relationship - for instance, sexually inappropriate behaviour or physical abuse. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AND HOW DID WE GET HERE?

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First Beat

MARCH 22, 2022

Firstbeat Sports is participating in the first-ever Nordic Football Conference on May 11-12, 2022. With underlying themes of sustainability and evidence-based practice, the two-day program has three areas of focus: coaching & player development, contemporary issues in football culture, and the global football system.

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Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 30, 2021

Published 12/03/2012 Updated 30/01/2021 In my role as a teaching and coaching 'academic' I get to see a lot of physical education and sport teaching/coaching, at both primary and secondary school level and in community coaching settings. But this is leaving player development to chance.

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Learning Through Sport

OCTOBER 10, 2021

In a previous blog (available here ) I considered the idea of meaningful understanding of sport using a game based approach. In this blog, I explore the concept of meaningful sport further. Sport is a highly valued social activity. Sport as useful. Sport as understood. Sport as enjoyed. Utility argument.

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Whole Child Sports

MARCH 26, 2020

Alexander Lewis / MyCentralJersey/USA TODAY Sports Network. To wit, check out Bound Brook’s killa Coach Jen. And know this: Youth sports needs MORE WOMEN coaching girls. Hanging with Coach Jen in Bound Brook got me thinking. The Bound Brook High (N.J.) Men and women are different. Aren’t we?

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First Beat

MAY 4, 2022

Three years ago, amateur football club SV Fügen decided to try out the Firstbeat Sports solution. For me as a coach it is very important to support my players, particularly in strength and conditioning,” says head coach Thomas Luchner. “For Data-driven Coaching. Firstbeat Sports is used for every session.

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Learning Through Sport

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Small sided games (SSGs) have been part of the coaching lexicon for decades. The increasing recognition of SSG as a training and coaching/teaching tool over the last forty years has led to the research community paying increasingly greater attention to them. International Sports Studies, 41 (2), 5-31. Pill, S., &

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First Beat

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

This break period allows teams to build their strategies, work with their conditioning elements and enables the players not playing for their national teams to recover from their demanding schedule. From a conditioning point of view the question arises: What should the teams and players consider to gain maximum benefits from the break?

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The Sporting

JANUARY 20, 2023

The Most Popular Sports in Cuba! Ever since the 1960s, sport has played a huge part in the history and culture of Cuba. From baseball to boxing, Cubans love to enjoy sport on a recreational and professional level. As children grow up, there are all sorts of campaigns to make sure they get involved in sports.

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First Beat

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Marko Haverinen works for the Varala Sports Institute and is the Strength and Conditioning Coach at Tappara , a professional ice hockey team playing in Finland’s SM-liiga. Marko’s Background Marko’s journey in professional sports coaching began in 2005. Marko talks about why this decision was made. “

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First Beat

MARCH 7, 2024

In the world of competitive sports, every advantage counts. In this interview, Chris Köller , Athletic Strength and Conditioning Coach at BC Pharmaserv Marburg , a women’s first-division basketball team in Germany, talks to us about how he got started with Firstbeat and how he uses it with his athletes.

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PLT4M

AUGUST 25, 2023

Five years ago, when Paul Russick took over as head football coach at Honesdale High School in Pennsylvania, he had aspirations for success on and off the football field. And like many football coaches, he looked at the weight room as an opportunity to help build the program. More teams and coaches carve out time during the season.

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The Sporting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

More fine Rugby content at the gain line from The Sporting Blog. Both Wilkinson and Jenkins became kicking coaches with England and Wales, respectively. Peter is a former Otago fly-half and now coaches attack for Australia’s women’s team, the Wallaroos. When the kick doesn’t go well, Peter describes it as ‘Parking the kick’.

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First Beat

AUGUST 21, 2023

The key to any successful monitoring strategy in sports is having buy-in from the athletes. Strength and conditioning staff at one of Firstbeat’s customers emphasized that it’s all about building a culture within the building and getting your athletes to trust what you are asking them to do.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

While many athletes, coaches, and teams typically look for stronger muscles and improved athletic performance in the weight room, injury prevention is one of the most significant benefits of strength training. This requires actual rehabilitation and return-to-play plans that should be discussed with sports medicine professionals.

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The Sporting

APRIL 3, 2024

Sports like American football can cause regular injuries if you don’t look after yourself properly. Well, the thing about injuries is, they can hit you when you least expect them, and when this happens, it can shatter your dreams, derail your progress and leave you feeling defeated.

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First Beat

APRIL 21, 2023

Firstbeat recently interviewed Gavin Benjafield, LAFC’s Performance Director , and asked him about the importance of internal load monitoring, his unconventional coaching team setup, and how he uses data to guide coaching decisions. So we have Connor, our full-time sports nutritionist. before he joined LAFC in the US in 2018.

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SHAPE America

JUNE 20, 2023

of LGBTQ+ students shared that school staff or coaches had prevented or discouraged them from playing sports because they identified as LGBTQ+. respectively). of students reported hearing homophobic remarks from their teachers or other school staff, and 72.0% experienced in-person verbal harassment (e.g., based on gender.

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PLT4M

AUGUST 15, 2023

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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Montessori Physical Education

APRIL 2, 2022

Split Squats where my knee goes well over my toe? By training muscle groups in movement patterns opposite of the traditional repetitive way they are done in sport or life, he has helped thousands of people with correcting muscle imbalances and finally relieving knee pain.

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Informed Practitioner in Sport

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

The themes covered and the example cited in the post remain highly topical, so with the permission and blessing of those involved I am resharing it for the Informed Practitioner in Sport audience, not least to ensure that it remains available online. As the saying goes ‘never let the truth get in the way of a good story’.

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PLT4M

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The goal is to support every student on a personal fitness, health, and wellness journey. million students participate in high school sports. That means half of all high school students in the United States participate in sports! As a result, student athletes will see immediate benefits in their specific sports.

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PLT4M

APRIL 5, 2023

45 years later, the world of high school strength and conditioning has grown and evolved. But most high school coaches had little experience or knowledge in the weight room. Founded by long-time strength coach Greg Shepard , the BFS program was a trusted system used nationwide in high school weight rooms.

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MSU

APRIL 12, 2019

Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Sport Coaching and Leadership Online Programs. Perhaps the most important goal for coaches is developing the movement skills of their athletes. Let’s say you’re a lacrosse coach teaching a player to shoot the ball on goal. The answer is simple, right?

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

First, we discuss the importance of strength and conditioning for all student-athletes, regardless of gender. Female Athlete Training – In A Perfect World In a perfect world, female athletes participate as much as their male counterparts in strength and conditioning programs.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

As coaches, we all want to win. While in-season, your athletes will adapt to the rigors of practices and games, often reaching peak physical conditioning for that sport. While in-season, your athletes will adapt to the rigors of practices and games, often reaching peak physical conditioning for that sport.

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