RC Families

MAY 12, 2025

High school parents take on the challenge of guiding their kids through the crossroads of life. Kids go from middle school into 9th grade at the start of a season when they are growing more and more independent. They end up ready to take on the world away from home four years later. Read More

High School

PLT4M

JULY 2, 2025

Jeff Bartlett has worked at Holten Richmond Middle School, a public 6–8 middle school in Danvers, Massachusetts, since 2008. In addition to teaching, Jeff coaches high school cross country and track & field at Danvers High School, home of the 2023 Massachusetts Boys Cross Country State Champions.

Health Education

Better Coaching

JULY 21, 2025

Whether your child is gearing up for middle school cross country o It's a golden opportunity.Before whistles blow and team huddles form, use this moment to set your family—and your athlete—up for a great season.

Middle School

SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

Every May, we celebrate physical educators and coaches — the “champions” who help kids gain the confidence, competence, and motivation to be physically active in school, before and after school, and for the rest of their lives. The week also serves as the kickoff to National Physical Fitness and Sports Month.

Motor Skills

Open Phys Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

The post Volleyball (Middle School) appeared first on OPEN Physical Education Curriculum. Grade 8) Applies rules and etiquette by acting as an official for modified physical activities/games or creating dance routines within a given set of parameters.

Middle School

SHAPE America

DECEMBER 5, 2023

I am a proud alum of the New York public school system who was nourished and supported by the amazing efforts from teachers, coaches, professors, and community members who guided me. As a child, I was privileged and fortunate to have attended elementary school and middle school in one of New York City’s most diverse districts.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

JUNE 2, 2022

My dad was a soccer player in high school and helped found a rec league in our community in East Hampton, CT, which my brother and I both played in. When I started middle school, there was no girls soccer team, and it didn’t occur to me that I wouldn’t be allowed to try out for the boys team — so I did. I lasted one day.

High School

Heartzones

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

.” ~ Chad Oates, PE teacher at Mabry Middle School “Prior to Heart Zones, it was almost impossible to utilize instructional strategies that created commonality amongst all types of students.” “Thank you” “I get it now coach!” ” “How did I do today coach?”

Middle School

RC Families

JULY 24, 2023

If you have a child entering middle school, let me tell you right now, hang on for the ride! Middle schoolers can be a bundle of hormones and energy that can annoy you, frustrate you, and test your patience daily. Mark Twain agrees. His opinion was that When a child turns 12, he should be. Read More

Middle School

AKA Sports

APRIL 21, 2021

Helping a senior citizen or animals in a shelter can lead to compassion and respect, coaching our youngest campers through new games ignites leadership and an excitement to teach… More importantly any of these things can show them that they have the power and the tools to have a positive impact on the world right now, as they are.

Middle School

Montessori Physical Education

AUGUST 20, 2023

Coaches like players who are fun to play with because they enhance team unity. If the coach likes you, you have a better chance of making the team and getting more playing time. Players who are fun to play against are respectful before, during, and after the game to their opponents, coaches, and refs.

Middle School

Gopher Sport

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

I was able to learn the fundamentals from some amazing coaches over my time in middle school and high school. I remember spending long periods of time in middle school working on developing my ability to dribble with my left hand and changing directions. Basketball is one of my favorite sports.

Middle School

Better Coaching

OCTOBER 5, 2024

This is where youth coaches insert, “They have to play tackle football, or they’ll be weak” or “It was how I grew up playing football so it’s how kids today should do it, too.” So tell us now, coach, is it really necessary for young kids to play tackle football? Unfortunately, the reality is quite different.

Middle School

Montessori Physical Education

AUGUST 28, 2022

Years ago, we started a club team that scrimmaged a neighboring school and were working on joining a league. Now it is back, and we are starting with a girls' middle school season, and the boys will play in the spring. We will scrimmage a few schools from the league we are trying to join, and I am hopeful we will join next year.

Middle School

Stanford Childrens

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I never joined a sports team until middle school, but PE was always my favorite subject,” says R.J. Grieb’s husband is one of my coaches, so it was a fast, easy connection to start seeing her for my sports injuries,” R.J. Plus, having the athletic trainers on my school campus makes life a lot easier.”. “The

High School

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 25, 2023

Physical Education teachers and sport coaches have in common the development of a curriculum (program of learning) and the method (pedagogy) to teach the content of the curriculum. In creating a curriculum, in physical education and sport coaching environments time is limited but also somewhat known. Where this occurs, 'How to teach?'

Coaching

Stanford Childrens

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In fact, the high school senior recently committed to dive for the University of California, Berkeley, for next fall. When I first started diving, I wasn’t sure I wanted to keep doing it, but my coach said he could take me far. I’m glad he kept me motivated,” Scott says. Recently, he went to the nationals with his club and did well.

High School

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.

Middle School

Stanford Childrens

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Through his time in the military, Wilson volunteered as a mentor or assistant coach at a middle school or high school near every place he was stationed. Coaches play a valuable role for kids who don’t have fathers,” he says.

Achievement

Stanford Childrens

MARCH 9, 2023

It has been a part of my room all of these years, through middle school and high school. This year, the high school senior’s dream came true. Fung and the others on Cate’s physical therapy team worked with her high school coaches on her training routine. It has always been my focus,” Cate says.

High School

Human Kinetics

MARCH 22, 2021

By Adam Mullis, Middle School Health and Physical Education Teacher and Coach. In the presentation below, Adam Mullis discusses his experience of leading Wellness Week, a school-wide celebration of health and wellness. Learn creative ways to promote health and wellness for students, faculty, and staff. . .

Wellness

Human Kinetics

MARCH 22, 2021

By Adam Mullis, Middle School Health and Physical Education Teacher and Coach. In the presentation below, Adam Mullis discusses the process of planning a curriculum for teaching students online, in-person, and a hybrid model. He also shares games and actives to engage all students. . . Presentation Material.

Middle School

Better Coaching

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Whether you're a coach, player, or parent, it's crucial to recognize that everything leading up to varsity competition should be considered part of a grand design to build stronger, smarter, and more competitive athletes. Coaches at the youth level play a vital role in this development. And they sure ensure the sport is FUN!

High School

Shape PA

APRIL 14, 2022

Nick taught elementary and middle school health and physical education from 2005 to 2016 in the Midd-West School District where he also served as the Curriculum Coordinator of Health and Physical Education. Nick graduated from Lock Haven University and received his Master’s Degree in Education.

Physical Education

PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

Historically, sport coaches and strength coaches have worked with high school athletes, but now physical education teachers are getting involved. With a proper high school strength and conditioning curriculum, all students can reap the benefits of resistance training. Does PLT4M have other types of curriculum?

High School

Montessori Physical Education

APRIL 16, 2022

While it still applies, it’s simplistic, and we need something new to deal with the coming reality that they will be leaving the school pretty soon. Bobby Knight is a good example of a successful coach on paper but a failure of a coach on the human level, because he broke his players and killed their motivation to play.

Achievement

Magnus Health

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Track Symptoms As the flu makes its rounds among your school community, use EHR software to keep track of students’ symptoms and infections. With Magnus Health, nurses and other authorized users like athletic coaches or school counselors can add these notes to students’ health records for future reference.

Immune system

PLT4M

DECEMBER 28, 2022

.” Working together, the athletic department, athletic director, sports coaches, guidance office, and physical education teachers can get almost 80% of student-athletes into the class. Many schools successfully adopt an athletic physical education class by starting students at the middle school and 9th-grade level.

PE

PLT4M

JANUARY 30, 2023

Coach Mike Soares and Coach Dani Ferreira take students through a full warm up, follow along circuits, and always wrap up with a cool down stretch. PLT4M has a full library of bodyweight bootcamp workouts and hundreds of other middle school and high school lesson plans , but here are three free workouts to sample in your class!

Physical Education

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For example, PE teachers might be looking for fun fitness challenges only to find instructors and coaches that are anything but appropriate for students. And many PE teachers are left feeling frustrated by what they find! First, many free online resources are not actually made as PE resources.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JUNE 8, 2023

Kevin is a high school football coach planning the summer training schedule for his entire group of high school athletes. Kevin knows that he needs to prepare his athletes for the various demands of the high school football season. Let’s look at another example.

Physical Education

PLT4M

MAY 5, 2023

Then, once you determine the individual is in danger of failing a rep (you can decide the protocols for assistance with your partner, the teacher/coach, etc., While the age of this might vary, every student should first build great form and technique in foundational human movements either in middle school pe lessons or high school pe lessons.

Strength

SHAPE America

JUNE 7, 2022

I did play summer rec league softball for a couple of summers, but in school, there was nothing we were allowed to play. When I was in junior high, the basketball coach allowed me to be the statistician for the team and I was in heaven! My parents told me I couldn’t, and the coaches said I couldn’t, so I couldn’t. End of story.

Sports

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

If you think a friend or family member has a problem with drugs, talk to an adult you trust – like a parent, coach, or teacher – right away. Incorporating Lesson Plans on Drug Education Schools play an important role in providing information on drug prevention for students. What if someone I know needs help?

Education

RC Families

MAY 5, 2025

Middle school parents know that the years of grades 6-8 are like a roller coaster, full of ups and downs, and at times exciting. Middle school has also been likened to a place that has many tunnels, often underground. In the midst of these tumultuous years, it’s important to remember that middle school is a.

Middle School