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Helping Student Athletes Avoid Vaping

SHAPE America

Vaping nicotine can sideline young athletes. You can help keep them in the game. The Price of Vaping Nicotine Logan was a young athlete who started vaping. After a few months, she felt so bad she didn’t want to leave her house. Isaak was a football player with dreams of competing in college, but vaping made him feel like he was going to have a heart attack.

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Book Review: Pedagogies of Social Justice in Physical Education and Youth Sport

PE Scholar

A review and brief summary of Pedagogies of Social Justice in Physical Education by Lynch, Walton-Fisette & Luguetti published in 2022

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‘The Next Ronaldinho’: What happened to Kerlon?

The Sporting

The True Story of Kerlon: What Happened to ‘The Next Ronaldinho’? There have been many Brazilian players dubbed ‘the next Ronaldinho’ by the media who never came close to achieving such greatness in football. However, there were high hopes for Kerlon, when he starred at the U17 South American Championship and broke into Cruzeiro’s first team a year later.

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The Biochemistry of Ashwagandha

Designs for Health

Ashwagandha ( Withania somnifera ) is a botanical that has been used for thousands of years to support many aspects of human health. Its species name, somnifera , is Latin for “sleep-inducer.” Ashwagandha has many biochemical actions within the human body, and it is best known as an adaptogen or a botanical that may help parts of the body adapt to stressors.

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Reimagine the Role of PE to Reconnect With Your Students

Speaker: Jeremy Kellem, M.Ed. - Educational Strategist, Former Athlete, and CEO/Founder of W.I.N. (We Impact Now, LLC)

For many students, physical education is critical to becoming active and developing healthy routines. But how is this possible anymore with the repercussions of the pandemic? Years of COVID-19, social distancing, and virtual learning have all had a profound effect on students, which means educators need to adjust their classes accordingly. The good news is that P.E. can still play a vital role in helping students intellectually, emotionally, physically, and socially.

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Volleyball “Fry Pan” Passing Drills

Gopher PE

These three partner activities, using a fry pan, a beanbag, and a tennis ball, are fun ways to develop the skill of passing in volleyball. These drills will help students learn to track a moving object and to move with good stance and footwork. All three drills require teamwork, cooperation, and coaching feedback between partners. These drills can be used as a station or with a whole class (provided you have enough fry pans).

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Beep Test: Every effort counts

My Zone

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Fitness Test 2.0: Measure, maintain and improve with Myzone

My Zone

Measure, maintain and improve fitness with the MZ-Fitness Test 2.0.

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F1 Classic Races: Canada 2014: The Roar of the Honey Badger

The Sporting

The Story of the Classic 2014 Canadian Grand Prix The latest in The Sporting Blog’s series of classic F1 races takes us back to 2014 and to Canada, in which a young Australian driver took his first career win in a race full of intrigue and on-track drama. The iconic Canadian Grand Prix, 2014 Montreal Magic The Circuit de Gilles Villeneuve , based in Montreal, has long been a fan favourite.

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