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Building a Dream Team: Cultivating an Inclusive and Joyful PE Culture

SHAPE America

As a middle school physical education teacher, my goal is for all students to have a place where they feel valued, supported and motivated to participate. If someone asked you what a positive and inclusive PE culture looked like, what would be your answer? Neace is the 2025 SHAPE America Southern District Middle School Teacher of the Year.

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THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

When children are pushed beyond their developmental limitsphysically, cognitively, and emotionallythey may fall out of love with sports, lose motivation to continue, or develop chronic injuries that hamper their future athletic endeavors. Burnout often unfolds in stages: Enthusiasm: The child begins with high motivation and excitement.

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SuperSafe Floor Hockey: A Unique and Safe Way to Teach Hockey in PE

Gopher Sport

Incorporating floor hockey into a physical education curriculum is a great way to get kids motivated and involved in physical activity. Solo Skill Practice Stickhandling Drills : Have students practice weaving the puck or ball through cones (or any other obstacles) to improve their hand-eye coordination and stickhandling skills.

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Thoughts on youth sport rentention, coaching and coach development

Learning Through Sport

This is important for 'present' retention as players who are engaged in a positive sporting culture and climate show increased level of enjoyment, motivation and wellbeing. To prevent youth player attrition coaches require specific knowledge about how to coach for enhanced player experience.

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Insights from Top NIL Supporters at the Group of 5 Level

Athletic Director U

Motivations have changed. To get a better understanding of donor motivation, a flash survey was sent to 15 of the top NIL investors from a total of 11 Group of 5-level universities. Each of the 15 major NIL investors were posed one question: “What is your biggest motivator to invest in NIL at the highest level?”

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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. The week also serves as the kickoff to National Physical Fitness and Sports Month.

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Precision in Physical Education (PE) – What is its role?

Reinventing the Game

Insisting on precision takes a fair bit of time in the preparation phase, usually a teacher-centred process which leads to possibly external regulation for most learners (limited intrinsic motivation). To what extent does motivation comes in when we start with precision? How about sport/game skills or abilities?