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Developing Passionate Athletes: The Role of Parents and Coaches

AASP

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.,

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Unpacking Student Motivation

The Physical Educator

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.

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Understanding Motivational Theories in Physical Education

PLT4M

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.

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Creating A Personal Wellness Roadmap

The Physical Educator

When I made the jump from teaching to full-time instructional coaching and content creation, I knew that I needed to get crystal clear in regard to the philosophy that would guide my work. Through reflection, curiosity, and commitment to growth, I never lacked for a sense of passion and purpose in my teaching (Cultivated Motivation).

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From Football Coaching to Leadership Skills

Sports for Schools

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.

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Mastering Behaviour Management: Empowering coaches to create a supportive environment for every pupil.

Aspire-Ed

Are you a sports coach looking to create a supportive environment for every pupil? The new Behaviour Management course from Aspire:ED is here to help you empower your coaching techniques and positively impact your pupils' lives. To help you navigate these challenges, we've compiled some top tips for behaviour management.

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Do Teachers Deserve All Their Holiday Time?

Physical Education Update

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. Bored students don’t learn as well. You betcha!

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