Magnus Health

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Recently, educators have shifted their approach to well-being due to a renewed focus on mental health and its correlation to student motivation and behavior. Previously, you would often think about student motivation in terms of achievement and behavior management. Coming soon: A Pocket Guide for Supporting Athletes Mental Health.

Health

Learning Through Sport

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

A project a few years ago that we undertook using competitive engineering in an Australian football (AFL) competition (Elliott & Pill, 2016) found players, parents and coaches preferred the competitively engineered junior sport competition design to the 'regular' competition. 2021), Buszard et al. & Hammermeister, J. Buszard, T.,

Sports

Athletic Director U

MAY 24, 2025

The coach uses it to pay better players. The coach then leaves for a pay raise and takes all the players with him, and you have nothing to show for it. Motivations have changed. Each of the 15 major NIL investors were posed one question: “What is your biggest motivator to invest in NIL at the highest level?”

Motivation

First Beat

JUNE 17, 2025

Other Factors to Consider A New and Easy Way to Conduct Fitness Testing Firstbeat Fitness Testing Reporting Explained Assessment and monitoring of physiological qualities is an important part of any fitness coach’s work, and is beneficial for a number of reasons within the context of enhancing athlete performance. 2024; Shushan, et al.,

Fitness

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

Player Development Project

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In this Masterclass Webinar replay, we host Psychologist and Motivational Interviewing Pioneer, Prof. Stephen is a world leader in psychology and recently co-authored the book, Coaching Athletes to be Their Best: Motivational Interviewing in Sport. Stephen Rollnick. We dive into a number of topics including: This.

Coaching

Physical Education Update

JANUARY 27, 2023

Before you head off for your summer holidays, I thought I’d leave you with a demonstration of character by an All-Star professional basketball player and coach. But he’s only demonstrating the same ethics and motivations that drive most of our scholastic PE teachers and coaches.

Coaching

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Active learning strategies lead to less boredom and more intrinsic motivation to learn. MOVEMENT LEADS TO HAPPIER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE STUDENTS When students are active, they are more likely to be engaged. Ideally, we want students to love learning.

Physical Activity

Physical Education Update

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Then stay after hours to coach or supervise extracurriculars. The alternative is a generation of burned out teachers – teachers who don’t have the energy to entertain, to motivate, to intrigue, to capture the attention of students. Teachers must be “on” for an entire school day. You betcha!

Teacher

Player Development Project

JANUARY 21, 2019

The post Controlling Motivational Strategies: Implications for Sports Coaches appeared first on Player Development Project. Think of a ham and eggs breakfast. You will notice a real difference between the contributions of the two barn animals. The chicken is.

Motivation

SHAPE America

MAY 19, 2022

And in August 2018, Penn State Coach Erica Walsh and Athletic Director Sandy Barbour awarded the members of my team honorary varsity letters. It also gives me a lot of motivation for taking action to change the world — and to be embracing of ALL people. It has informed my passion for fairness and social justice.

Government

USA Today

JULY 27, 2022

And to echo USA TODAY High School Sports Awards ‘ Randy Buffington, behind every great team is a solid head coach. That’s certainly true of the Crusaders’ Vito Campanile, who has been nominated for USA Today High School Sports Awards Coach of the Year. View this post on Instagram.

High School

Player Development Project

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

In this Masterclass Discussion Dave Wright sits down with motivational researcher and rugby coach, Jonny McMurtry. Jonny discusses his research into motivation and participation in youth sport. The post Motivation & Psychology with Jonny McMurtry appeared first on Player Development Project.

Psychology

Reinventing the Game

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Insisting on precision takes a fair bit of time in the preparation phase, usually a teacher-centred process which leads to possibly external regulation for most learners (limited intrinsic motivation). To what extent does motivation comes in when we start with precision?

Physical Education

Player Development Project

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As coaches, our priority should be to engage every player and facilitate enjoyable sporting experiences for all. Below, we discuss how coaches can manage the difference within teams, in order to give all players an appropriate challenge, and keep them involved, enthusiastic, and motivated.

Motivation

Player Development Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

What motivates young people to play sport? In this Masterclass Discussion, Dan Wright sits down with PDP Lead Researcher James Vaughan to discuss some of the complexities of player motivation. Big topics like Self Determination Theory, intrinsic motivation and social-cultural influences are discussed. Image Source: Pexels.

Motivation

The Physical Educator

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Early on in my career, I had no idea how to motivate students in my teaching. Knowing this impact, how can we best support student motivation in our lessons? Self-determination theory looks at human motivation and tries to understand the factors that push or prevent people from wanting to learn and grow. Supporting Autonomy.

Motivation

Player Development Project

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

What is it that motivates them to turn up to training, sometimes three or more times a week, no matter what the conditions? In this article, resident positive psychology expert Lara Mossman looks at the ways in which coaches can empower players to become self-motivated. Some may not want to be there at all.

Motivation

Physical Education Update

MARCH 12, 2023

Here’s a final video that I think you’ll enjoy – especially if you’ve ever coached or taught soccer. The video is in Japanese, but it’s fun to watch and I really had to laugh when the boys’ coach, with all 100 players huddled around his whiteboard, diagrammed a corner-kick play for his squad.

Elementary

AASP

MAY 31, 2023

Parents and coaches both play an influential role in developing and maintaining passionate athletes. Therefore, parents and coaches who better understand the development of passion can shape the experiences of young athletes from a more holistic perspective.</p> self-validation or external approval). 2003; Mageau et al.,

Coaching

Player Development Project

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Let’s focus on how we’re coaching, not what we’re coaching. In this article, motivational researcher and top rugby coach, Jonny McMurtry shares an article on the value of relationships and connection in coaching. The post How do you coach? appeared first on Player Development Project.

Coaching

PLT4M

JUNE 7, 2022

In this article, Sean explores motivational theories in physical education. Understanding Motivational Theories in Physical Education Often the responsibility for motivation is placed solely on the student in physical education (PE) classes. Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D.

Motivation

The PE Geek

MARCH 2, 2021

Introduction: Prepare a coaching session for a junior Physical Education or Sport Education class at your school. Consider carefully the coaching style that best suits you, the sport and the age and skill of the students. In your planning, consider also the skills needed by a successful coach and how you will demonstrate these skills.

Coaching

Player Development Project

JANUARY 21, 2019

Your Turn: Ask PDP Anything Do you have a coaching question that we might be able to help with? The post How can I improve the motivation of my players? We would love to hear from you! Here’s what you can do: 1. Tweet your questions to us @playerdp, or contact us on our Facebook page.2. appeared first on Player Development Project.

Motivation

Player Development Project

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

In this Masterclass Discussion, Stephen joins PDP Co-founder, Dave Wright for an in depth discussion on coach communication, the skill of motivational interviewing and much more. The post Coach Communication with Stephen Rollnick appeared first on Player Development Project. Image Source: Kelly Lacy from Pexels.

Coaching

Learning Through Sport

AUGUST 8, 2022

The socio-cultural context of children's sport is suggested as an influence on participation at this age - active participation, plenty of encouragement by coaches and family, a focus on developing ability and on enjoyment not competition and winning, being with and making friends, and perceptions of competence (Cope et al.,

Sports

MSU

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Coaches and athletes do the same thing at the beginning of a new season. Setting goals can be a very helpful tool for coaches. Goals can help coaches create expectations for the season and motivation for their athletes. What keeps you motivated to lead them in their growth and success? What Are Goals?

Coaching

MSU

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Coaches and athletes do the same thing at the beginning of a new season. Setting goals can be a very helpful tool for coaches. Goals can help coaches create expectations for the season and motivation for their athletes. What keeps you motivated to lead them in their growth and success? What Are Goals?

Coaching

Physical Education Update

OCTOBER 12, 2022

And if the weather is bad (and I’ve been to many meets where it has been raining and barely above freezing), well, tough – they can’t escape the elements like the athletes and coaches who often sit in their shelters griping about why the meet is running so slowly. But whatever that motivation is, I’m grateful for it.

Motivation

Sports for Schools

MARCH 24, 2022

The importance of a good coach to motivate and inspire teams should never be underestimated. San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence gave an inspirational speech to motivate his baseball team, which was down 2-0. His football coaching methods involve plenty of encouraging one-lines which he uses both on and off the field.

Coaching

Sports for Schools

MARCH 24, 2022

The importance of a good coach to motivate and inspire teams should never be underestimated. San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence gave an inspirational speech to motivate his baseball team, which was down 2-0. His football coaching methods involve plenty of encouraging one-lines which he uses both on and off the field.

Coaching

First Beat

AUGUST 21, 2023

Instead, I’ll take a look at some theory that I think is relevant and attempt to provide a framework for motivating your athletes to engage in the monitoring process. By devising strategies to enhance these three areas you will have athletes who are motivated and buy-in to your monitoring strategy.

Motivation

Sports Coaching FAQ

JANUARY 17, 2021

An effective plan is the cornerstone of a successful sports coaching session, therefore ensuring it is appropriately structured is of great importance. Planning is the first phase of the Sports Coaching Process. We will now examine each of the four components of a session plan: Participant information. Ability level/experience.

Coaching

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? Wasting Time.

Coaching

The PE Geek

APRIL 9, 2023

Motivation: Video feedback can improve students’ motivation by helping them see their progress over time and boosting their confidence. This positive feedback and support from peers and teachers can help students stay motivated to continue working hard. According to a study by Horton et al.

PE

MSU

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Use our six criteria for a motivating practice activity to grade your own practice activities. Every coach should want players to be highly motivated during a practice activity. But where does that motivation come from? Are some players just motivated from the inside? They will work through fatigue.

Motivation

Better Coaching

JULY 19, 2017

Effective communication is one of the most written about, most studied, and most talked about topics in the coaching world. I have that quote from Red Auerbach inscribed in the coaching book I carry regarding his take on the importance of effective communication. This is one of the main problems with youth sports coaches.

Coaching