Changing the Game Project

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

All of those things come together in high school sports and that’s why I love them. He experienced many leadership challenges, a new coach and style of play, and all the inevitable ups and downs that high school teams have. That’s why I love school sports. This is why I put my kids in sports.

High School

Learning Through Sport

MARCH 23, 2025

School sport participation can be a conversation conundrum. I know many people don't have positive experiences with sport. I reckon that the research shows this is how the coach and others 'construct' and input into the sport environment rather than being inherent to sport itself. 1999; Westerbeek et al.,

Sports

I Love to Watch You Play

JANUARY 5, 2025

Take Back the Game: Restoring Joy in Youth Sports With Linda Flanagan Take Back the Game: Restoring Joy in Youth Sports. Today, were diving into the world of youth sports with Linda Flanagan, a journalist, coach, and author of Take Back the Game. Get ready to rethink everything you know about youth sports.

Sports

Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In the world of international education, there are those who simply teach, and then there are educators like Allison Deakin, Head of Department for Elementary PE and Swimming, JV & Varsity Badminton Coach, and former Activities Coordinator at GEMS Dubai American Academy (DAA).

PE

Gopher Sport

JANUARY 15, 2025

These creative adaptations make Boardball an invaluable tool for PE classes, offering endless opportunities for fun and skill-building across various sports and activities. Testimonials From our Educators, Coaches, and Olympians! Heres what they have to say: About the Author: Boardball Win a Boardball Set!

Fitness

Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Every Sport Has Its Defining Moment Every sport has its defining momentthat one skill athletes spend years perfecting. Few sports give you a true, measurable way to achieve perfection, but in bowling, its real. Its a sport of precision, mental focus, and strategy. In basketball, its the shot that could beat the buzzer.

PE

MSU

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Jennifer Roth Michigan State University, Institute for the Study of Youth Sports The youth sport environment can be a great place for youth to learn important life skills that they can transfer to other areas of their lives. Recently, in the United States, there has been an increase in the professionalization of youth sport.

Psychology

First Beat

MARCH 12, 2025

TRIMP (Training Impulse) is a powerful metric that helps sports teams quantify training load using heart rate data, enabling coaches to optimize performance, manage injury risk, and ensure athletes are game-ready. In this article, well explain what TRIMP is , how its calculated, and how it can be applied to coaching decisions.

Sports

Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

SuperSafe Floor Hockey: A Unique and Safe Way to Teach Hockey in PE DOM Sports Hockey season is here! When it comes to introducing young players to the game of hockey, safety and performance are top priorities for teachers and coaches. About the Author: DOM Sports Win a DOM Supersafe Floor Hockey Set! (A

Teaching

First Beat

JUNE 3, 2025

But as the performance and sports science staff soon realized, understanding how each player individually responds to that load was a crucial missing piece of the puzzle. This helps the coaching staff better understand how each individual player is responding and gives them a deeper context they didnt have before.

Sports

Learning Through Sport

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

In the second half of 2004 we worked with a national sport on competitively engineering their junior sport experience. We had a project to work with another national sport to commence at the start of the year to competitively engineer their junior sport pathway, but that project was unfortunately cancelled.

Sports

Gopher Sport

JUNE 27, 2025

Meet Coach Jose from The Builders School in the Philippians Coach Jose Magpantay Jr. But even with a tiny school, Coach Jose makes a big impact. About Coach Jose: From Player to Teacher Coach Jose loved sports so much that it helped him finish college at the University of the Philippines. Just 20 students!

PE Teacher

Gopher Sport

APRIL 17, 2025

I highly recommend the Master PE Teacher course to all PE teachers, administrators, support teachers, and even coaches, as I believe all who work with students can benefit from this course. I also loved the resources offered in the course, as well as videos of real students and teachers in the classroom.

PE Teacher

Magnus Health

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Even more, a report from the British Journal of Sports Medicine shows that suicide rates for student athletes have doubled within the last twenty years. Data from the CDC shows a 36 percent increase in suicides between 2020 and 2022. For children ages 10 14, suicide is now the second leading cause of death.

Health

Better Coaching

JULY 25, 2025

It’s the quiet engine that fuels resilience, growth, leadership, and success—not just in sports, but in school, careers, and relationships. Confidence affects how an athlete performs, how they recover from mistakes, how they respond to challenges, and how they view themselves off the field.

Coaching

Gopher Sport

JULY 16, 2025

At Gopher Sport, our mission is simple! We help PE teachers and coaches make a difference by providing the best equipment to encourage healthy, active lifestyles. Equipment Built to Last Gopher Sport is known for durability, quality, and reliability. Continuously innovate to better serve teachers and coaches.

PE Teacher

First Beat

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Simon Heidenreich is the strength and conditioning coach at Blue Devils Weiden , a professional ice hockey team competing in Germanys DEL 2 league. In this article, Simon talks about how the team are using the Firstbeat Sports solution to ensure training practices meet the required demands, so that players perform at their best on game day.

Sports

The Everlearner

OCTOBER 30, 2024

This post is written for PE teachers or those teaching or coaching young people in an educational setting.

PE

Complete Performance

MARCH 25, 2025

In this episode of the PerformHappy Podcast, I sit down with elite trampoline coach James Coomber to The post Lost Skills and Stuck Takeoffs – James Coombers Secrets to Tackling Both Types of Mental Blocks appeared first on Complete Performance Coaching.

Coaching

First Beat

MARCH 21, 2025

Join special guest speaker Lead Sports Scientist at Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Catarina Bajanca , as she shares how Benficas womens team integrates internal and external load monitoring to refine training strategies and improve decision-making.

Physiology

Montessori Physical Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

This realization came when I thought about my own experience as both a father and coach to my kindergarten-aged son. I’d never expect my son to just pick up all the skills necessary for the sport he was trying without some type of preparation.

PE Teacher

The PE Geek

JANUARY 7, 2025

Fitness testing has always sparked passionate discussions in PE and sport science. With hundreds of thousands of downloads in this category, its clear that educators, trainers, and coaches are seeking tools to support their work. At ConnectedPE , weve seen firsthand the demand for accessible and reliable fitness testing solutions.

Fitness

Arizona Health and Physical Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

I’ve also coached various sports, including running club, soccer, basketball, softball, volleyball and flag football. Professional background highlights: In May of 2007, I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a Bachelor of Science degree in School Health Education and Exercise Sport Science.

Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Coach Schween’s Approach Insights into Coach Schween’s unique approach, incorporating mindfulness into daily greetings and dedicated Wednesday stretch days. The focus is on age-appropriate exercises such as bodyweight movements, light resistance training, and core stability work.

Flexibility

AKA Sports

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Additionally, we will hear examples from the leadership team as to how AKA has impacted each of us, and looks to change the face of youth sports unilaterally. Marketing Director parker harrington - Sports and Family Sports bring families together in meaningful ways. My son Theo has done AKA All Sports Camp for the past 2 years.

Coaching

Gopher Sport

MAY 22, 2025

We send out a Google Form and teachers request them, then either a coach or the teacher picks them up from the warehouse. We ordered six sets to distribute around the district. Weve had them for two years now, and theres so much interest were thinking about getting more.

Schooling

First Beat

JANUARY 27, 2025

Tuesday 18th February 2025 @ 13:30 GMT|14:30 CET| 08:30 ET Join us for our upcoming webinar featuring Dr. James Malone, Sport Scientist and Founder of Malone Performance. This webinar is designed for sport scientists, coaches, and practitioners looking to integrate evidence-based approaches into their training programs.

Sports

Magnus Health

JANUARY 22, 2025

From exciting outdoor field trips to team sports, the start of the winter season ushers in a whole new period of athletics and activities for students. This season, keep these winter sports safety and health tips in mind for your K-12 student athletes. Start with a dynamic warmup at a slow pace that builds up in speed and intensity.

Sports

MSU

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

I enjoy working out, coaching basketball (junior high and Michigan Tech University) and playing golf in my spare time. My favorite SCLA course has got to be KIN 846 – Sociocultural Issues for Sport Practitioners. This course linked the real world problems/societal norms with coaching. What brought you to the SCLA program?

Coaching

Complete Performance

JANUARY 28, 2025

On this weeks PerformHappy Podcast, Im thrilled to welcome a true legend in the world of gymnastics coaching, Mark Williams.

Coaching

Lampe

JUNE 2, 2025

As a passionate educator, PE teacher, manager, and sports coach, Ive always believed in the transformative power of physical activity. My journey toward implementing Meaningful PE (MPE) began with a simple yet profound desire: to create an environment where every student can engage, enjoy, and thrive through physical education.

PE Teacher

Every Kids Sports

MAY 7, 2025

Bend, OR May 6, 2025 Every Kid Sports, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit championing equitable access to youth sports, unveils its new mission statement: Supporting life through access to youth sports. Families have told us time and again that sports brought their child hope, joy, structure, and even healing. Its about life.

Sports

FACTS Management

JUNE 13, 2025

Census Bureau , 57% of children aged 6 to 17 participate in at least one after-school extracurricular activity, and nearly 29% are involved in clubs or non-sport lessons such as music, language, or drama. According to the U.S.

Assessment

Complete Performance

JANUARY 7, 2025

On todays PerformHappy podcast, I had the privilege of sitting down with Carly Dockendorf, head coach of Utah Gymnastics.

Coaching

Complete Performance

JANUARY 21, 2025

The post A College Gymnasts Guide to Turning Pressure Into Power with Kyrstin Johnson appeared first on Complete Performance Coaching. From starting gymnastics later than most to thriving at an HBCU, Kyrstin’s story is a testament to resilience, passion, and mental toughness.

Coaching

RC Families

JUNE 2, 2025

We knew it was an important trait for them to learn, especially in the sports they all played through college. Teaching resilience to kids was something that my husband and I strongly believed in as we raised three children who are now adults in their 30s. But it wasn’t until lately that I was reminded. Read More

Teaching

Stanford Childrens

JANUARY 14, 2025

Starting with youth sports, she became a lifelong softball and soccer devotee, managing coed softball teams in the Stanford rec league, and helping her brother coach her nieces soccer team.

Conditioning