Learning Through Sport

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

In this blog I look at some of the practical applications from neuroscience to coaching. Coaching can be thought of as seeking to influence habits. The 'mechanism' coaches can target to do this is player neuroplasticity. Coaches prime thinking Build requirements for player thinking from action goals to the context.

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First Beat

MARCH 28, 2024

This article is written by Domenik Theodorou , a Firstbeat Sports client and Performance Coach at RASTA Vechta, a professional basketball team competing in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). In addition to lifting, I include extra aerobic endurance training on a stationary bike, chosen for its low joint impacts.

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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. This is dangerous.

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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. Another Head of Performance mentioned the importance of giving players choice where they can, so while it is expected that they will wear their Firstbeat Sports Sensors in pitch-based training, they are given the option in other circumstances.

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Montessori Physical Education

APRIL 30, 2023

That means exercise reduces our risk of dying from anything by 20-30 percent! This is the perfect time for sport. We will talk more about sports in the next slide. This is a crucial time to introduce exercise to the individual because now is the time to begin accruing all the health benefits we want as we age.

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The Sporting

JUNE 8, 2023

Read everything you need to know about this fascinating sport before you get started! A roller derby game in full swing Roller derby is a thrilling and super-competitive sport that can be as exciting to play as it is to watch. This forever changed the course of the sport! But this is not to say that you can’t play!

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The Sporting

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Sleep affects athletic performance in many areas, such as speed, accuracy, reaction time, endurance, strength and injury risk. Decreased Endurance, Strength and Power A lack of sleep can reduce the energy available for physical activity and lower the threshold for fatigue. Why is Sleep Important For Athletic Performance?

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. Multiple teaching styles can be used within cooperative learning. For example, in the Sport Education curricular model (Siedentop et al., Complete Guide to Sport Education (Second). Siedentop et al., Human Kinetics.

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PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

Historically, sport coaches and strength coaches have worked with high school athletes, but now physical education teachers are getting involved. Hopefully, there are qualified coaches who can assist in this, but this isn’t always the case at the high school level.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. Teachers who have strong emotional ties to sports are more likely to emphasize those sports in their PE curriculum (Ferry & Mcoughtry, 2013). Sport, Education and Society, 6(1), 67-79. Martino, M.,

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PLT4M

JUNE 7, 2022

student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. Teachers can fall into the trap of believing certain students don’t have the disposition for physical activity or exercise, which is far from the truth. Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D.

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Informed Practitioner in Sport

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Sport never stands still. Trends emerge and endure through a process of natural selection. Conventions in coaching and the prevailing wisdom on ‘best practice’ similarly morph over time, albeit other influences are also often at play. Necessity is certainly a driver for evolution in competitive sport. The unfit die. ”

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PLT4M

JANUARY 18, 2023

Adam Hughes, high school PE teacher and strength coach, works with students in the wieght room during class time. But over the years, we have connected with physical education teachers, strength coaches, sports coaches, and administrators and see consistent themes. We have pulled 7 keys to success from these themes.

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Informed Practitioner in Sport

OCTOBER 3, 2021

EDITOR’S NOTE: To mark the launch of our second e-learning course on the sports injury theme, the following is an excerpt from the opening of the newly launched course ‘Resolving Running-Related Injury’. Running features prominently in sports and athletic events. But how did we get here?

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PLT4M

MARCH 4, 2024

As most teachers set out to find health education lesson plans, they are often in search of resources and information on health topics like: Nutrition and Healthy Eating Habits Physical Activity and Exercise Programs Mental Health Education (Stress Management, Coping Mechanisms, Mindfulness) Substance Abuse Prevention (Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco, etc.)

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PLT4M

APRIL 2, 2024

Lifetime fitness activities are workouts, exercises, and sports that people can continue to enjoy and benefit from at any stage of their lives, regardless of their age or fitness level. Better yet, many students find multiple lifetime fitness activities to add to their exercise repertoire. What Are Lifetime Fitness Activities?

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First Beat

JANUARY 15, 2024

Heart rate data forms the basis of multiple performance metrics used in professional sports. EPOC stands for Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption, and it reflects how far the body’s oxygen uptake is elevated from resting levels due to recovery needs after exercise. Want to learn more about the metrics?

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