Thu.Jul 24, 2025

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Fueling the Fire: 5 Ways to Start the School Year Strong in Elementary Physical Education

SHAPE America

In many parts of the country, the summer break is nearly over. If you’re an educator, hopefully you’ve taken time to refuel yourself for the 2025–2026 school year! Teaching physical education is uniquely rewarding — and uniquely exhausting. Unlike classroom teachers who may get pockets of planning time throughout the day, our time with students is almost entirely active.

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Saying Goodbye to my Coach, my Father, my Friend

Changing the Game Project

Nine years ago, on Fathers Day 2016 I published a blog post called “ Life Lessons from my Old School Sports Dad. ” It is one of my most requested articles, and I love to reshare it every Fathers Day because the lessons have become even more important as my own children have grown up. This year, I sent my dad a Fathers Day card, thanking him for all those lessons he taught me, but given a busy life and a slow US Postal Service, sadly it did not arrive on time, for two days after Fathers Day, my d

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Validity and reliability of the Physical Literacy in Children Questionnaire (PL-C Quest) for primary school children aged 8–11 years

PE Scholar

Abstract Objectives The study aimed to provide evidence for validity and reliability of the Physical Literacy in Children Questionnaire (PL-C Quest).