Fri.Dec 15, 2023

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Boundaries

Drowning in the Shallow

PE is powerful. Not for the potential impact it can have on children’s learning and development but because, at least in England, it is the only time all children between the age of 5 to 16 are compelled to engage in movement.

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Sport Specialization and the Family: Examining the Effects Outside the Lines

AASP

<p>The landscape of youth sports has changed significantly in the last 20 years with the emergence of club sports and more athletes focused on developing elite-level skills rather than sport enjoyment. This increased focus on performance has many athletes and parents choosing to forego multi-sport participation to focus on a single, main sport as early as elementary school. </p> <p>Sport Sociologist, Jay Coakley (2009), identified elite sport specialization as one of five

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