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

SHAPE America

SHAPE America’s National Physical Education & Sport Week (May 1-7) is a celebration of the importance of physical education and sport in the lives of kids of all ages. The week also serves as the kickoff to National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Show how these skills are developed across sport.

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Firstbeat Sports Attending American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) Convention

First Beat

Firstbeat Sports is attending this year’s AHCA Convention from April 30 to May 3, 2024. The American Hockey Coaches Association was formed in 1947 in Boston, MA, by a handful of college coaches concerned about the game they loved. This year’s event will be held in Naples, Florida.

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My Title IX Story: The Personal Perspective of a Female Athlete and Coach

SHAPE America

I have always loved sports and participated in them my whole life. While the boys classes had a full array of sports and other activities, girls classes were mainly focused on exercise, marching, jumping rope, and being graded on the cleanliness and color of your sneakers and gym uniforms! So, I coached the team myself.

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Coaching From Your Heart with Olympic Coach Baz Collie

Complete Performance

In the latest episode of the PerformHappy Podcast, I had the privilege of delving into the coaching philosophy of Baz Collie, the esteemed senior coach of the British men’s gymnastics national team. Collie’s approach, rooted in genuine connection and unwavering belief.

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Inattentional blindness and what it means for sport coaching practice

Learning Through Sport

The sport performance environment is characterised as complex and rich due to the nature, volume, and occurance of information available to a player. How coaches coach practice sessions are an influence on players developing perception. Jordet et al, 2020; Askum, 2020), some might say representative, practices.

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Firstbeat Sports Attending National Basketball Strength Coaches Association (NBSCA) 2024 Vendor Trade Show

First Beat

Firstbeat Sports will attend this year’s NBSCA Vendor Trade Show. The National Basketball Strength & Conditioning Association (NBSCA) is a professional organization of certified NBA Head and Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coaches. The event will be held on Thursday, May 16 in Chicago.

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Coaches Who “Work the Refs”

Physical Education Update

However, an incident in the Stanford versus Marquette game highlighted a coaching tactic that I really hate. The Stanford coach was ejected for walking onto the floor in order to continue complaining about a referee’s call. The television attention that coaches get when they are performing their referee rants.

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