Sat.Sep 09, 2023 - Fri.Sep 15, 2023

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PE Homework - The only Two Questions Worth Asking

The Everlearner

Since I have been a teacher, qualifying in 1999, guidance on how to set high-impact home learning has been exceptionally limited. I have followed various protocols in different schools, even written strategies for others, but I have almost never received bespoke, intelligent principles on home home learning should be considered. Furthermore, every system I have worked in has been prescriptive.

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Prepare for Battle at the Plate: How the Marine Corps Builds Great Leaders

SHAPE America

“Prepare for battle at the plate, be mentally and physically sound to succeed.” Even without a history of military service, my father loved to incorporate military doctrine into my athletic training. “The only easy day was yesterday,” he would tell me during softball practices. These phrases, alongside plenty of other military jargon, were ones I heard frequently as he molded me into a sound softball athlete.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Embracing “Exercise Snacks” For a Healthier You!

Relentless School Nurse

When you hear “exercise snacks,” you might think of a protein bar or a piece of fruit. But it’s not about what you eat; it’s an approach to fitness for people on the go. In 2023, consider incorporating these short bursts of activity into your daily routine to help achieve the recommended 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise per week. “Exercise snacks” serve as reminders to get up and move regularly.

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Recording: Important Primary PE and sport premium Update 2023-2024

Association for Physical Education

 Title: ‘Important Primary PE and sport premium Update 2023-2024′ Delivered on Wednesday 13th September 2023 by Department for Education, Association for Physical Education and the Youth Sport Trust Session […] The post Recording: Important Primary PE and sport premium Update 2023-2024 appeared first on Association for Physical Education - Association For Physical Education | P.E.

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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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Innovative Visual Aids to Elevate your Basketball Unit 

Gopher PE

Basketball is one of my favorite sports. I was able to learn the fundamentals from some amazing coaches over my time in middle school and high school. Ball handling was not something that came natural to me as a player. I remember spending long periods of time in middle school working on developing my ability to dribble with my left hand and changing directions.

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New Immune System, New Life for California Teen Overcoming Leukemia

Stanford Childrens

Aggressive leukemia stopped in its tracks by innovative cancer treatments at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health From the minute you meet Emily and Susana, it’s obvious that they have an extraordinary mother-daughter bond. Their connection is so palpable that it’s like talking to one person—they sit close, find each other’s gaze constantly, and finish each other’s sentences.

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The Art of Rugby Goal Kicking

The Sporting

Goal kicking in Rugby: More than just putting your best foot forward Rugby journalist Daniel Cullinane drills down into the detail regarding goalkicking in Rugby Union, and how detail is a kicker’s best friend. He looks at the unique pressure goalkickers’ face and puts up 3 of the greatest kickers ever as fine examples of how they overcome it. More fine Rugby content at the gain line from The Sporting Blog.

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Top Products for the New School Year!

Moving Minds Blog

Now that the school year is underway, your protocols and procedures are probably established, and there’s room to add some movement breaks for the students to get their wiggles out! Allowing children to move and be active helps facilitate learning with memory retention and increased concentration. Below I share some of Moving Minds’ top products [.] The post Top Products for the New School Year!

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Orthopedic Surgery Legend Dr. Lawrence Rinsky Retires

Stanford Childrens

Sometimes, legends are born. And sometimes people become legends by making life better for others with positive actions, words, and attitudes each and every day. Of these, Lawrence Rinsky, MD, retiring pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health , is the latter. Fifty-two years ago, Dr. Rinsky began his orthopedic surgical residency at Stanford and never looked back.

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The Relentless School Nurse: You Will Never Forget This PSA – Goodbye 60

Relentless School Nurse

The Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office has released a poignant public service announcement urging residents to take action against gun violence. This 60-second video, which premiered just before the Baltimore Ravens home opener, unfolds in a city classroom, capturing a heart-wrenching moment as a girl shares a final interaction with her brother before receiving devastating news.

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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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Handball Student Resource Cards

PE Scholar

These Handball resource cards are helpful in learning the basics of the game. With clear explanations & practice activities, they will cut planning time in half.

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Let’s Talk About Sex(ual) Health

Teen Health Mississippi

This September, we’re celebrating healthy youth and whole communities through Sexual Health Awareness Month. Learn how to take charge of your sexual health this month through these resources. Sexual Health Resources Choose Your Method : This tool allows you to choose a contraceptive option that works for you. Users who use this tool can sort through method cards, filtering them based on what they’re looking for in a contraceptive method.

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Bringing New Life into the World Every Day

Stanford Childrens

In celebration of Women in Medicine Month, we honor the women caring for women and our youngest patients. Nailah “Zoi” Cox, RN, (left) and Dr. Erica Wu (right). When Nailah “Zoi” Cox first witnessed the delivery of a new life into the world, it changed her own. While in a nursing class, she received word that a birth was about to happen and without hesitation she rushed to be there.

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Pato (Traditional Sport of Argentina)

Montessori Physical Education

If you were to ask an Argentinian off the street what they thought the official sport of their country was, nine times out of ten, the person would respond fútbol. However, especially if they were a horse enthusiast, they would emphatically answer Pato, which can also be called Juego del Pato. They would be correct since Pato has been the official sport of Argentina since 1953.

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Using Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) as pedagogy of affect to enact the Health and Well-being AOLE through PE.

PE Scholar

Introduction In my previous blog, I touched on how I’d begun to adopt ‘pedagogies of affect’ (Kirk, 2010, 2021; Casey & Kirk, 2021) in my PE

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15 Spook-Tacular PE Games

Gopher PE

As we approach the spookiest time of the year, bring some Halloween magic to your gym class! We’ve brewed up a list of Halloween-themed physical education games and exercises that will have your students howling with excitement. From witch broomstick relays to haunted header soccer challenges, these activities are sure to make your PE lessons a ghoulishly good time.

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Simple Orthodontic Device Helps Baby Breathe, Eat Without Support

Stanford Childrens

Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is the first-in-nation to offer a treatment for small jaw other than surgery When Brittany and Ben Proulx started planning their family, they both had one big worry – passing on Stickler syndrome , a genetic condition, to their kids. Stickler comes with a distinctive receding chin that can interfere with normal breathing and feeding, collectively called Pierre Robin sequence.

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Genistein to Promote Menopausal Comfort and Bone Health

Designs for Health

Genistein is an isoflavone phytoestrogen found primarily in legumes. It exhibits mild estrogenic activity compared to the endogenous hormone estradiol and preferentially activates estrogen-receptor beta (ER-beta). Due to its mild estrogenic properties, genistein has been studied for its role in supporting menopausal comfort and bone health in women.

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PEdagogy in Practice Conference 2023

PE Scholar

Are you looking for new and innovative practical ideas to enhance your PE teaching?

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122 Basketball Quotes: Quotes about Basketball Players, Teams and Famous Games

The Sporting

Over 120 Basketball Quotes For All Hoops Fans: Quotes About Basketball Teams, Players and Famous Games A compilation of over 100 Basketball quotes for all fans of the NBA , college and international basketball. The game of Basketball has provided us with some of the most quotable characters, players and situations in sports history. This collection of basketball quotes will provide inspiration, humour and insight into the game of basketball. 19 Quotes About the Game of Basketball "Basketball doe

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How to Manage Your Child’s Separation Anxiety

Stanford Childrens

It’s only natural for babies to want to be close to their parents. But what does it mean when suddenly your child cries every time you leave the room? Gianna Frazee, MD , a pediatrician at Town and Country Pediatrics – Mill Valley offers insights on how to help your child navigate separation anxiety. Separation anxiety is a common developmental phase that usually develops when babies are around nine to 10 months of age, typically around the time they start crawling.

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5 Signs You are Parenting on Auto-Pilot

RC Families

Are you parenting on auto-pilot? As parents, it’s easy to live in survival mode each day, rarely taking the time to think about the state of our parenting. Some days parenting on auto-pilot is all you can do. Life brings tragedy, frustrations, hurts, and difficulties that drain you of your ability to be intentional. Those.

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Effectiveness of a Physical Education Program on the Motor and Pre-literacy Skills of Preschoolers From the Training-To-Health Project: A Focus on Weight Status

PE Scholar

The effectiveness of a physical education program on locomotor, object control skills, and pre-literacy cognitive functions.

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Running Quotes: Over 100 Powerful Quotes About Running & Jogging

The Sporting

Running Quotes: 100+ Running Quotes to Motivate, Inspire and Help You Hit Your Running Goals Over 100 running quotes for the amateur runner, professional athlete and anyone who enjoys running and jogging. These running quotes will help motivate you, provide inspiration and put your running goals within your sights! 30 Motivational Running Quotes "Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up." — Dean Karnazes "Your body can stand almost anything.

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Move and Play to Know Your Way!

Fit and Fun Play

Directions are funny. My wife has no idea if we are driving north, south, east, or west. She refers to herself as “directionally challenged”. I feel like I have a sense of direction – as I know when I am facing north for example but if I had to give you directions to the store, I couldn’t say go north for 3 blocks then turn east for 5 then south for 2 then make a slight turn to the west and it will be on the right.

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Exploring PE teachers’ attitudes towards and experiences of transgender inclusion

Association for Physical Education

15/09/2023 Qualified PE teachers in England, who are currently teaching are invited to take part in a research project that aims to examine current practice and attitudes towards transgender issues […] The post Exploring PE teachers’ attitudes towards and experiences of transgender inclusion appeared first on Association for Physical Education - Association For Physical Education | P.E.

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Tips for a Successful National Day of Giving

FACTS Management

With summer coming to an end and the school year back in full swing, the sixth annual Many Gifts, One Nation: A Day of Giving to Catholic Schools is just around the corner! If you haven’t participated in this fundraiser before, it’s a fantastic opportunity for anyone who has been positively impacted by Catholic education to pay it forward and donate to local Catholic schools just like yours.

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Living on the Edge: Top 10 Most Dangerous Sports in the World

The Sporting

The Most Dangerous Sports of All-Time - Our Top Spot Might Surprise You! Extreme sports have attracted thrill-seekers for years - but what are the most dangerous sports in the world? Read on to find out - including all the latest stats about the incredible (and crazy) athletes who play these sports! Free solo rock climbing is one of the most dangerous sports in the world Sports are fantastic activities for our health and well-being, encouraging us to lead active lives.

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#024 Top 5 passing and receiving practices

Player Development Project

Reader,​​ Passing and receiving the football is arguably the most important skill in the game. Players who can receive with quality, buy themselves time on the ball, and releasing the ball over various distances of both feet is a core skill. So how do we go about developing these attributes? This week, we’ve decided to share five of our top passing and receiving practices from the PDP Session Plan Library.​​​Playing Through & Around​​​In this practice, PDP Coaching Advisor, James Coutts.

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The Churchill Education Fellowships – Now Open!

Association for Physical Education

13/09/2023 Applications for Churchill Fellowships are now open in a wide range of programmes, including one focused on education in schools. Churchill Fellows spend up to two months meeting the […] The post The Churchill Education Fellowships – Now Open! appeared first on Association for Physical Education - Association For Physical Education | P.E.

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How to do Grades in PE Class |Elementary School|

The PE Specialist

What’s up Phys Ed Fam? With this post I want to cover one of the most common questions I hear teachers discussing which is… How do you handle grades in Elementary PE Class?

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Iconic Cricket Stadiums Around the World: A Journey Through Time and Turf

The Sporting

A Tour of Cricket’s Best and Most Famous Stadiums We take a look at the most iconic cricket stadiums in the world - including history, seating capacity, big games and more. Every fan has their favourite cricket stadium - but did yours make our list? Are these the best cricket stadiums in the world? Newlands Cricket Ground in South Africa Cricket, often considered more than just a sport, is a narrative - one that spans generations, cultures and continents.

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Tommy Smith: Meeting the Demands of Professional Football

Player Development Project

Over the course of his career, Tommy Smith has been an ever-present figure in the Championship, played over 300 games in England’s professional leagues and the MLS, and won 50 caps for the All Whites. Below, the MK Dons defender reflects on his journey to senior football, and the qualities that have helped him to thrive in an array of professional environments.

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The Bioactive Properties of Chaste Tree (Vitex)

Designs for Health

Chaste tree ( Vitex spp. ) is a botanical that has been used for centuries to support hormonal balance, healthy menstrual cycles, and reproductive health. Laboratory studies have identified over 150 chemical compounds found in chaste tree as potentially health-supportive. Clinical research suggests that chaste tree, particularly the species Vitex agnus-castus, may help support optimal ovarian function, menstrual comfort, and normal endometrial health.

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NCPEID APE August Collaborative: Sumer Camps for Children with Disabilities

What's New in Adapted Physical Education

Listen in on the May NCPEID APE Collaborative focused on summer camps for children with disabilities. In this episode, 3 summer camps are highlighted: Camp Webber (Ally Keene), Camp Abilities (Lauren Liberman), and Camp Nugget (Amanda Young). In this episode they describe how these experiences not only provide children with disabilities experiences with physical activity with their peers, but also serve as an experience for future professionals to put theory into practice and develop essential s