November, 2020

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Lessons from 2020: Future-Proofing Skill Sets for Uncertain Times

Informed Practitioner in Sport

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an invited contribution written by Sian Allen PhD. Sian speaks from first-hand experience when it comes to diversifying areas of expertise and the merits of being adaptable. Sian began her professional career in physiology, working with British Swimming, before obtaining her PhD in statistical modelling of sport performance with Swimming New Zealand, leading to a strategic role as Performance Intelligence Manager with Paralympics New Zealand.

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Our 2020 Books of the Year

Changing the Game Project

It is that time of year again, when we highlight our favorite books of the past year. This year we are a bit “coach-centric” in our list but we all have coaches in our lives that I am confident would benefit from one of these books. And if you are interested, please click here to. The post Our 2020 Books of the Year appeared first on Changing the Game Project.

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Why Are Parents Afraid?

RC Families

The list of things for parents to be afraid of is very, very long. And the older our kids get, the longer the list gets. Research shows that parents fear: That they are not good enough or doing a good job. That their kids are not going to make it to or through college or. Read More.

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Should I Use Rondos With Youth Players?

Player Development Project

Rondos are a popular possession-based practice favored by many of the world’s best coaches. They allow players to experience being underloaded and overloaded, incorporate elements of positional play, and provide opportunities to coach tactical elements of the game. But when is it appropriate to use rondos while working with young players? Below, we look at both the benefits and the drawbacks of rondos, and consider the best time to utilize them while coaching youth soccer.

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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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Thank you! You’ve been amazing.

Sports for Schools

[link]. 2020 has been a testing year for many of us, and no one’s hardships outweigh anyone else’s. However, through the home workouts, takeaways, DIY, and baked goods, there has been a driving force keeping the nation going. We’re not talking about NHS workers – though they have been incredible and deserve every applaud they got those months ago – but we’re talking about the teachers, schools, and support staff who have endured the changes we’ve all had to face in an environment mak

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practical applications from neuroscience to coaching - developing 'thinking players'

Learning Through Sport

In previous blogs, I have looked t the science of learning from education research (see here ). In this blog I look at some of the practical applications from neuroscience to coaching. Readers of past blogs will know that my interest in the science of learning was 'sparked' by the 1999 book, How People Learn (available here ), and attempts to understand what it means to develop 'thinking players' since I began to 'play with' the Game Sense approach in the mid-1990s.

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Teaching Games for Understanding @ Home

i-phys-ed

With COVID radically changing the way that education is being delivered, one of the biggest challenges for physical educators is how do we engage our students in meaningful games when they are learning from home? For anyone who has taught remotely in the past year, you will know that your students quickly tire of fitness … Teaching Games for Understanding @ Home Read More ».

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How to do Thanksgiving Walks with Your Kids

RC Families

What’s a Thanksgiving Walk and how can it help your relationship with your kids? To answer that question, I’d like to introduce you to a friend of mine who does Thanksgiving walks almost every school morning with his three boys. Meet Phil Cooper, and his boys Tyson, 13, Paxton, 11, and Gavin,9. Since July 2019, Read More.

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Age Appropriate Coaching with Stuart English

Player Development Project

Coaching across age groups requires subtle skills and in depth understanding. In this Masterclass Webinar replay, PDP Co-hosts Dave Wright and Dan Wright host Assistant Academy Manager at Birmingham City FC, Stuart Engish for an in depth discussion on age appropriate coaching. Stuart shares some brilliant insights into the academy at Birmingham City FC and his former club, Brentford FC where he held a similar role.

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Running Analysis Activity

The PE Geek

The sporting action of running is critical for participation in almost all sports. The ability to use an effective movement pattern to run will increase efficiency and allow appropriate modifications of speed and direction. The correct sporting action for running should demonstrate the following : FOOT RISE: After ground contact, the knee is flexed and the heel is brought close towards the buttocks.

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How Physical Education Plays a Core Role in Student Development

Speaker: Shane Pill PhD, MEd, BEd, LMACHPER, FACHPER - Physical Education and Sports Researcher, Professor, Consultant, and Speaker

Physical education is an important part of the development of the whole person: physically, socially, emotionally, and cognitively. By providing education in movement competency, education on using movement to develop the ability to be self-regulated and motivated, and education through movement to develop ‘habits of mind’ for positive and constructive engagement with others, PE provides a basis for personal and community health and wellbeing.

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Developing Meaningful Understanding of Games and Sport using a Game-Based Approach

Learning Through Sport

Game-based approaches (GBAs) locate the concept of meaning in the conceptualisation of games as decision-laden, problem-solving contexts. GBAs provide an alternative to the technical orientated ‘behavourist’ teaching and sport coaching which is based on a dominance of direct instruction for replication of prescribed movement models (Pill & Hyndman, 2018): what Tinning (2010) described as demonstrate-explain-practice.

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Compensatory Services for Special Ed. Students by State

Physed n Health

We are compiling a list of Compensatory Services for Special Ed. Students to help the families get the assistance they need. Please share with those in need and email us links to the states we are missing. Arizona – Special Education Guidance for COVID-19. California – Special Education Guidance for COVID-19. Colorado – Special Education & COVID-19 FAQs | CDE.

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The Future of Physical Education

i-phys-ed

I think it would be fair to say that in 2020 the world has turned itself upside down and inside out. As a physical education teacher you have probably found yourself at some point in front of a computer trying to figure out how to teach your students. Despite all the craziness, stress, sleepness nights, … The Future of Physical Education Read More ».

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Three Enemies of Great Parenting

RC Families

Great parenting–is it even possible these days? Sometimes it feels like the odds are stacked against parents. Kids are hard! And trying to raise decent human beings in a world where there is so much negativity, so much evil, so many reasons to fear for their safety, and so much pressure on moms and dads. Read More.

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How do I help teenage players value defending?

Player Development Project

The question this week comes from the PDP Slack Community: “How do I help teenage players value defending?” Your Turn: Ask PDP Anything Do you have a coaching question that we might be able to help with? We would love to hear from you! Here’s what you can do: 1. Tweet your questions to us @playerdp, or contact us on our Facebook page.2. PDP Members can chat directly with the PDP team to ask questions, share ideas, and support each other on our exclusive Slack Community.

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Rethinking How We Identify and Develop Talent

Informed Practitioner in Sport

Talent is both innate and something that emerges over time, such that both nature and nurture play important roles. There are also various different facets of talent, encompassing physical, physiological, cognitive, and psychosocial components. Aside from choosing your parents well, formative experiences and elements of character interact in how these capabilities emerge.

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Keeping Players Motivated with Great Practice Activities

MSU

Use our six criteria for a motivating practice activity to grade your own practice activities. Every coach should want players to be highly motivated during a practice activity. But where does that motivation come from? Are some players just motivated from the inside? Or does motivation arise from the practice activities? In this article, I want to convince you that your practice design has the biggest impact on player motivation.

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Feel like a frog in boiling water when it comes to work stress?!

Sports for Schools

If you like podcasts and are a busy bee most of the time, I’ve got a great suggestion for you! You are Not a Frog with Dr Rachel Morris is a podcast catered towards high-stress workers who often feel like a frog in boiling water. It covers a variety of content that everyone can recognise and use to improve the way you work and live your life and is brought to you by Dr Rachel Morris.

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8 Steps to an Effective and Engaging Hybrid PE Curriculum Delivery

Physed n Health

As if it was not difficult enough to teach PE in normal times, the new quarantine environment has create a layer of complexity you must overcome. Why? Because you are still being evaluate as a teacher. What to do? Follow PhysednHealth 8 steps to an Effective and Engaging Hybrid PE Curriculum Delivery: Sign up for your free trial and receive a free copy of our Detailed Infographic or email us at awesome@physednhealth.com.

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How Parents Get Lost in Their Kids’ Lives

RC Families

As parents, do you ever feel as if your life is not your own? No one fully prepared me for the fact that becoming a parent would be so all-consuming. I was the youngest of six children; I didn’t have any little brothers or sisters to take care of and so when my husband and. Read More.

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5 Ways We Make Parenting Harder Than it Has to Be

RC Families

Perhaps this is an oversimplification about parenting, but I believe the following statement is true: If parents parented with the bigger picture in mind, many of our problems would not be so big. Each day you find that it’s easy to get caught up in just getting through today, and parenting for tomorrow seems like. Read More.

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New Course Offering in Spring 2021

MSU

KIN 850 Special Topics: Media, Communication and Sport. This special topics course, taught by Dr. Jeff MacCharles, will introduce students to the fundamental elements of sport communications and public relations, while also allowing them to investigate the interrelationship between sports and media in today’s society. This dynamic will expose students to how sport organizations craft their messaging and deliver information to stakeholders, while also allowing for an exploration of the media’s ro

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