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Making the abstract concrete.

Drowning in the Shallow

PE positions developing children’s behaviours as either one of its main outcome or as a means to achieving other valuable aims. Either way PE openly promotes itself as ‘the’ subject that can enhance grit, or resilience, or cooperation or any number of ‘education through movement’ outcomes. A 2016 Brookings Report categorises these into 4 domains … Continue reading Making the abstract concrete.

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Why AKA! #GTMD21

AKA Sports

“ The reality is that even after 17 years of working really hard, producing and providing AKASPORT programming for kids and families, we’re just getting started. There is so much we can all do for these kids and for our future! Your donations and positive feedback goes a long way… Thank you kindly for all your support! ” — Chris Schulz.

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Using Movement to Improve Mental Health

Human Kinetics

Interview with Erica Hornthal, LCPC, BC-DMT, on Building America Now Podcast. . Human Kinetics author Erica Hornthal was a guest on Building America Now with David Bolanos to talk about her practice as a dance & movement therapist and her Body Awareness for Mental Health Online Course. . Find her episode by scrolling down on this link to Erica Hornthal, Founder and CEO and Chicago Dance Therapy and learn about the language of movement, becoming more aware of how movement plays a role in

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Football Conditioning: The Fundamentals

Player Development Project

An expert guide to football conditioning. Professional coaches demonstrate the best football conditioning workouts, and how to add them to your sessions. What is conditioning in football, and why is it important? Advances in sports science have seen academies place a greater emphasis on football conditioning coaching in order to reduce injuries and support the development of their young players.

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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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The PE Hub Assessment Portal

The PE Hub

Brand new PE Hub Assessment Portal. We are excited to share the launch of our online assessment tool. Previously at The PE Hub, assessment has been undertaken and saved on an excel spreadsheet. We have evolved to our new online assessment portal, and this post takes you through some of the features and benefits. Watch the assessment video to see how the portal can work for your school or organisation.

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RAIN: Girls, Sport, & Self-Compassion

The Physical Educator

A few years ago, a tweet from the Aspen Institute caught my eye. If 69% of girls have given up on youth sports, what are we doing wrong? Visit [link] to give sports back to kids. #DontRetireKid pic.twitter.com/VuVbETF4W4 — The Aspen Institute (@AspenInstitute) September 18, 2019. The tweet was part of the “ Don’t Retire, Kid ” campaign that came out of Aspen Institute’s Project Play.

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Developing Defenders

Player Development Project

In this Player Development Project webinar replay, we continue our series of discussions around position specific work and how you can create sessions to support their development across a variety of roles. This time, we focus on how coaches can support young players develop defensive skills and problem solving ability. PDP Co-Founder, Dave Wright hosts PDP Technical Advisor, Dan Wright & Leicester City FC Academy Coach, Mark Lyons for an interactive discussion with a defensive focus.

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5 Ways to Talk and Encourage a Positive Body Image for Your Child

Sports for Schools

There has been a worrying rise in body image consciousness amongst children and young adults. Sometimes it stems from early childhood years at home or later peer pressure, or the impact of media, especially social media, body image attitudes sets the stage for potential eating disorders as they grow into adulthood. Figures like 40% to 60% of elementary school girls (age 6 to 12) are concerned about being too fat , or worry about gaining weight, are red flag signals.

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Parent-Child Contracts: Do They Work?

RC Families

Parent-child contracts: Do they work? Are they worth the time? Are they good for your relationship with your child?To answer those questions, let’s start with reality in your home. Does it sound like this? “You’re grounded for a month!” Perhaps you’ve yelled that at your child when they broke one of your rules. However, by.

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WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS: Kick Ass Chili

Growing Healthy Kids

"Any man that eats chili and cornbread can't be all bad." --Carroll Shelby A couple of years ago, a good friend talked me into entering a local chili contest so there would be a meat-free version for people to sample. I created this excellent recipe for that contest but dreaded having to work in a park using only a propane tank for cooking and heating.

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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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Forward Passes & Combinations [LIVE VIDEO]

Player Development Project

Understanding the Practice This practice is a futsal-inspired session which encourages forward passing, forward runs, combination play and provides an opportunity to work on 1v1 finishing. The framework of the practice can be adapted for a variety of themes and various player numbers. If you’re trying this practice for the first time, locking players in to zones as outlined in the instructions below can be helpful in bedding in the structure of the practice.

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APE Collaborative: Fit Families

What's New in Adapted Physical Education

For this episode of the What's New in APE Podcast, we are able to deliver a recording of the November NCPEID APE Collaborative, with guest speaker Dr. Luis Columna of the University of Wisconsin- Madison. Dr. Columna is an associate professor and author of two books, as well as numerous peer reviewed journal articles. He has served on various different journal committees and has given over 100 presentations/workshops at the international, national, and state level.

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Reading fun

Delamere Academy

We loved hearing from Michael Rosen this week

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