PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

Therefore, high school strength and conditioning curriculum plays a pivotal role in students’ long-term development in physical education. This article explores specific programs and approaches for the different levels of students in a high school strength and conditioning program.

High School

Physical Education Ideas

MARCH 27, 2024

Choosing a Date (When It's Not Too Hot) Spring weather can be unpredictable, so it's crucial to pick a date that offers pleasant conditions for outdoor activities. With these goals in mind, you can start laying out the details. Aim for a time when temperatures are mild, typically before the scorching heat of summer arrives.

PE Teacher

PLT4M

JANUARY 18, 2023

Strength & conditioning classes are becoming a popular physical education offering. We take stories and insights from schools across the country to highlight 7 keys to successful strength and conditioning classes. Adam Hughes, high school PE teacher and strength coach, works with students in the wieght room during class time.

Strength

PLT4M

MARCH 15, 2023

What is the right workout app for high school strength and conditioning? We break down the 5 keys for a high school strength and conditioning app. In addition, we highlight schools across the country using a strength and conditioning app for PE and athletics. A high school student uses the PLT4M app during his workout.

High School

PLT4M

JUNE 14, 2023

Strength and conditioning software is a powerful tool. In this article, we will discuss the benefits of strength and conditioning software for high schools and how to choose the right software for your needs. Understanding how each business operates can help you find the right strength and conditioning software for your use case.

High School

PLT4M

MAY 3, 2023

Mental Health Issues Facing Students The mental health conditions of students are a major public health concern. ” And while studies and research have documented students’ poor mental health, anyone who has spent time in a school has seen firsthand students’ startling mental health conditions.

Fitness

PLT4M

APRIL 5, 2023

45 years later, the world of high school strength and conditioning has grown and evolved. Bigger Faster Stronger was created over 45 years ago and was a pivotal first step for high school strength training. A high school PE teacher and coach gives feedback to a student lifting. 45 years later, we have come a long way!

High School

PLT4M

JULY 31, 2023

Total Fitness – Metcon Test – Our final fitness test is a “MetCon” (Metabolic Conditioning) workout that assesses your ability to perform a number of different movements consistently and continually. Many of these are for experienced students participating in strength and conditioning.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JULY 22, 2022

2012 – 2016 The Early Years of PLT4M Sam Breslin, a high school PE teacher, football coach, and strength coach, was spending countless hours in front of the computer trying to program workouts for his students and athletes. Alex Relph , a college football coach and strength coach, felt the same frustration. Get Access Here.

Physical Education

PLT4M

AUGUST 25, 2023

As a smaller school with many multi-sport athletes, Paul believed that growing the Honesdale strength and conditioning program would have a school-wide impact on all the sports teams. As Paul set out to grow the strength and conditioning program, he knew other coaches at Honesdale had similar goals.

Middle School

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

First, we discuss the importance of strength and conditioning for all student-athletes, regardless of gender. Molly Collins, a PE teacher at Pennfield High School in Michigan, describes what her classes looked like a few years ago, “Almost 90% of my class rosters, if not more, were males. More From Wayland Union!

High School

Reinventing the Game

MAY 1, 2021

Being a philosophically guided teacher is not a popular choice in a busy school environment. Many of us are driven by the explicit love of selected sports with an unclear jump to needing to teach movement as a broad life skill, resulting in PE teachers finding joy in teaching only certain games.

Physical Education

PLT4M

DECEMBER 28, 2022

While these physical education classes are often labeled differently based on the school district (weightlifting, S&C, athletic performance), there is an overarching theme of what we call athletic PE. The athletic department can ensure a consistent and quality strength and conditioning program through athletic PE.

PE

PLT4M

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Therefore, physical education teachers are now empowered and implored to develop opportunities for social emotional learning in physical education. Importance of Social Emotional Learning In Physical Education The mental health conditions of students are a major public health concern. Social Emotional Learning wheel.

Physical Education

Heartzones

MAY 11, 2022

Each of the students followed up with their Doctor and found out that they each had some type of undiagnosed cardio-pulmonary condition. High School PE Teacher Josh Hoehn. Some students have realized they have a heart problem/condition and saw a doctor all because of wearing their heart rate monitor in class. .

Schooling

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Student Feedback In PE Highlights Importance Of Choice 30 Mar 2022 Read more. 9th Grade PE – A Personal Fitness Approach 28 Mar 2022 Read more. Athletes and Coaches Benefit From Unified Strength and Conditioning 11 Mar 2022 Read more. Plickers is a technology tool that is gaining popularity with elementary PE teachers.

Assessment

Montessori Physical Education

APRIL 2, 2022

If you have any previous athletic or weight training experience (which I assume most of you have since you are PE teachers), then the information he provides through his Instagram account might be all you need. I would like to say that the way he approaches strength and conditioning is the way I approach physical education.

Coaching

Learning Through Sport

OCTOBER 10, 2021

The PE teacher therefore needs to find out what is meaningful to students, and build from there. These environments would be concerned with the implications of the situatedness of knowledge as a means to understand the social conditions under which the knowledge operates. Meaning is seen as precursor.

Teaching

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 15, 2022

When a game is conditioned (others might say constrained, scaled, or modified) to focus on a 'tactical unit' a coach (or PE teacher) can present the game as a problem solving setting for player learning games through progressive development of understanding.

Physical Education

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Many PE teachers have transformed PE classes with a fitness education model, tapping into the 5 components of physical fitness. To take it a step further, it is essential to understand that physical education classes have evolved over the years.

Physical Education

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Wyomissing’s high school physical education electives now include the following: Mind and Body Connection Strength and Conditioning Personal Fitness Net Games Backyard and Rec Games Team Games More students are taking high school PE classes and enjoying them through this approach! More From Wyomissing!

High School

Elementary PE Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Crab crawls are great for conditioning and strengthening the core. Four square is a fun game that your students will (or already) love! If you have never played before, the rules are simple and can be found here. Crab Crawls . Have students crawl around the classroom on their hands and feet like crabs with their belly extended into the air.

PE

Reinventing the Game

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The big assumption I made here (not the best assumption for a holistic picture of PE but adequate for what I want to share here) is that skill acquisition is a big part of our job as PE teachers and it is necessary for us to think about it in order to do better. We are always tweaking them.

Conditioning

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Imagine trying to design a PE program that engages over 1,800 students, ages 3-18, from more than 60 nationalities, all while adapting to different skill levels, cultural backgrounds, and languages! A Comprehensive PE Program Megan shared an overview of the current PE program at NIST. The school runs on a 10-day schedule.

PE

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 30, 2021

The tactics and specific strategies developed in response to game “questions” or “problems” learnt in one game/sport can be applied in another game/sport in the same category, so the PE teacher should deliberately scaffold for this transfer to occur.

Coaching