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Add Movement to the School Day to Boost Student Physical Activity and Learning

SHAPE America

Adding more movement — through physical education, recess and active classrooms — is essential for beating the almost-winter blues. Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess. Middle and high school students take even fewer steps during a typical school day.

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Mental Blocks: What Parents and Coaches Need To Know with Dr Dave Tilley

Complete Performance

In this week’s episode of the PerformHappy podcast, I had the incredible opportunity to sit down with one of my favorite gymnastics experts, Dr Dave Tilley from Shift Movement Science.

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5 Ways to Celebrate PE & Sport Week in Your School … All Year Long!

SHAPE America

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. Be creative and include them in games and movement challenges.

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Why I Embrace a More Inclusive and Empathetic Teaching Style in Physical Education

SHAPE America

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.

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Coach Rob Seeks Advocates for #PEMovingForward

Active Schools Us

As a basketball fanatic and coach, I challenge all sports fans and caring community members to take a quick break from March Madness to advocate for one often overlooked part of our education system that is critical to the development of the student athletes who are wowing us during this year’s tournament: physical education.

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Foundational Movement Patterns (with Downloadable PDF Posters)

The PhysEd Coach

The push, pull, hinge, squat, and lunge are found in almost any human movement training. From foundational exercises to advanced strength training, to yoga, foundational movement patterns are the […]. The post Foundational Movement Patterns (with Downloadable PDF Posters) appeared first on The #Physed Coach.

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Inattentional blindness and what it means for sport coaching practice

Learning Through Sport

How coaches coach practice sessions are an influence on players developing perception. Research by Furly and colleagues (2010, see here ) showed that a coach can attentionally set a players perception by the instructions they provide. What does this mean for the practitioner coach? " more game-form practice.