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Fitness And Mental Health – A Call To Action For Schools

PLT4M

As the world continues to grapple with the effects of the pandemic and tumultuous times, it is becoming increasingly evident that fitness and mental health are essential components of a healthy lifestyle. Schools have a unique role in helping students develop the skills and knowledge to maintain physical and mental well-being.

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

SHAPE America

Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess. It is estimated that kids get about 5,000-6,000 steps during school on non-PE days and 7,000-8,000 steps on PE days. Middle and high school students take even fewer steps during a typical school day.

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Student Centered Learning Examples Using Technology

PLT4M

Ison (2021) provides an example of a high school PE program in Illinois that was built with student interests in mind, creating courses that were more relevant to students’ lives than traditional course offerings. Canton High School Wellness, Health & PE National Spotlight 16 Jun 2022 Read more.

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Sport Specific Training

PLT4M

Instead, let’s unpack what athletes and coaches WANT, and the best means of accomplishing it given the context of middle and high school sports. Risks of early sports specialization include higher rates of injury, increased psychological stress, and quitting sports at a young age.” Find a Time.

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Adding the Physical to Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

Heartzones

Is there a way to create positive behavioral changes in health and fitness by motivating and engaging students using PEL? Darrell Salmi, Stillwater High School teaching social-emotional-physical learning with his PE students. 1] Environmental conditions like temperature, altitude, weather, and more. [2] 2] [link]. [3]

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Good coaching is the effective manipulation of task constraints, not just telling athletes how to perform

MSU

As I noted previously, any skill will be performed under a range of conditions in a game. Yet, if we practice repetitive jump shots under controlled conditions with little interference or variation, the player will be less prepared to take varied shots in the uncontrolled conditions of a game. No two jump shots will look alike.