2019

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How can I do position specific work?

Player Development Project

The question this week comes from Frank via our Facebook Page, He asks: “How can I do position specific work with my players?” ” 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.

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The Neverending Google Form

The PhysEd Coach

Introduction A few years ago I was trying to find a way to assess my students easily and not have to create something new for each assessment. I can’t remember the exact conversation, but I was given an idea from Justin Schleider from New Jersey.

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Are Sports Fundamentally Good?

Changing the Game Project

I recently came across a great quote from the poet TS Elliot, who says “Nothing pleases people more than to go on thinking what they have always thought, and at the same time imagine that they are thinking something new and daring: it combines the advantage of security with the delight of adventure.”

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Why We Look Back

Bunch Parents Blog

Think of all the things that have come to an end for you this year, either big or small. What do we all tend to do once that ending occurs? We look back. There are many reasons why we do this, but perhaps the most common is to remind ourselves of what we want the future to look like.

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12 Days of #PhysEd Christmas

i-phys-ed

12 Days of #PhysEd Christmas! This Christmas we have 12 days of #PhysEd Giveaways to show our gratitude to you this holiday season!We We Are Giving Away $1500 worth of Prizes!

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P.E. Christmas Reflection - Finding the Balance

Physical Education Ideas

Christmas season can be crazy and always brings on a period of reflection. How are you travelling with your PE workload? Admittedly at times I find myself feeling anxious, overwhelmed and jittery. Maybe even depressed.

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BLOG: Connect + Choice = Voice

PE with Palos

By: Bo Phillips – P.E. Teacher at Salt Creek Elementary, VP of Children for IAHPERD. I’m sure we’ve all had students enter our gym saying“ can we play…?”. They wish they could choose the activity or game for the day.

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Evaluating Websites!

The Healthy Teacher

Here’s the doc!

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Good coaching is the effective manipulation of task constraints, not just telling athletes how to perform

MSU

Written by Andy Driska, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Sport Coaching and Leadership Online Programs.

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Physical Education and Practicing Self-Awareness & Focus

School Yard

Practicing self-awareness has become a popular topic in many schools and classrooms around the world. Teachers know, however, that activities reinforcing focus and mindfulness have been useful and beneficial for students for many years.

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How do I plan a session for lots of players?

Player Development Project

The question this week comes from Jean-Pierre through the PDP Slack Community. He asks: “What is the best way to run a session with a lot of players?” ” 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!

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Back to the Basics – Lesson Plans

The PhysEd Coach

The Show In this episode I talk about the basics of a lesson plan and how having written lesson plans is important. Going to back to the fundamentals is important for all professionals in all fields. Fundamentals are what we build innovation on.

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Why Do I Coach? An Excerpt from EVERY MOMENT MATTERS

Changing the Game Project

People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe. Simon Sinek We spend the vast majority of our time in traditional coaching education learning the tools to run a great practice and coach in the competition.

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Discipline and Body Language

Better Coaching

Body language is an outward sign of the emotional stage of the player. It works both ways – emotions change body language and body language can change emotions. That’s where solid play begins. If the athlete isn’t confident and ready, the play will be inconsistent, at best.

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Gamification in Physical Education

i-phys-ed

Any game is something where a player is set a challenge. The player may make choices to overcome the challenge, although chance dictates that the player cannot guarantee the choices they make will be successful.

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Physical Education & Greatness

Physical Education Ideas

Greatness comes in many forms. Most of us look at the trophies held, or medals placed around an athlete’s neck, but greatness can be other things. It can be the student who doesn’t give up. It can be the team who finishes last but spent a whole season improving and working together.

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Expository Writing Made Easy

Alexandra Lemm

Four years ago in mid-February, I was pulled into a meeting with another teacher and a plan was laid out for all of us to switch grade levels. One teacher in 7th grade was no longer available in the classroom, it was now our job to fill in the gaps, and I was going to a 7th-grade classroom.

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BLOG: Helping a PE Substitute Teacher Succeed

PE with Palos

Substitute teachers are often at a disadvantage when walking into any classroom. It can be even more difficult for a PE teacher. There are no seating charts and, in many cases, very few ways to maintain control of an entire classroom of children no matter what their age.

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Evaluating Websites!

The Healthy Teacher

Here’s the doc!

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Hello world!

Spark PE

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing

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Field Day: Inclusion for All Students

School Yard

Field Day is one of the most exciting events in a school year, and often a favorite event for teachers and students alike. A whole day dedicated to having fun and participating in physical activity is a great way to engage all students.

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How do you coach?

Player Development Project

Let’s focus on how we’re coaching, not what we’re coaching. In this article, motivational researcher and top rugby coach, Jonny McMurtry shares an article on the value of relationships and connection in coaching.

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5 Steps to transition from traditional grading to mastery learning and grading

The PhysEd Coach

The Show In this episode I show you five steps to transition from traditional grading to mastery learning and grading. Not sure what mastery learning and grading is? You’re not alone.

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Our 2019 Books of the Year

Changing the Game Project

“The only thing that will prevent you from getting better is thinking that you know it all.” That was the advice Fergus Connelly gave us on our podcast this year, and it is a great concept to think about as 2019 draws to a close. So how do you get better? Well, reading books and.

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Health Education Today - Untitled Article

Health Education Today

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The PE Specialist | Ben Landers

i-phys-ed

I was lucky enough to meet Ben Landers at the PE Institute in North Carolina back in 2015 and not only did I have a blast with him, I learnt a bunch of new tricks and tips from him. I had so much fun with him, I just knew I needed to have him on my podcast.

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Physical Education: Teaching Grades 3 - 6 (Games for Understanding)

Physical Education Ideas

For many of us, physical education has shaped the way we feel towards the subject. At times, you may have questioned why you had to do it, especially when the weather was unfavorable. For some it may have been the relevance of the activity. Why was physical education in the curriculum?

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Great start to the school year!

Carly's P.E. Games

Happy fall everyone! This year I began my 15th year teaching Physical Education. I must say, it is One of our new students! pretty awesome teaching in the school's newly renovated gymnasium! We have had a great start to the school year!

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BLOG: What was that game again…?

PE with Palos

Gamechangers that have helped me stay organized this year. By: Cindie Cortinas-Vogt.

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EARCOS ETC 2019

The Healthy Teacher

Health and Wellness for Today’s International Teen.

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How to Handle Concussions in Youth Hockey

Better Coaching

This is a guest post from Candace DiGiacomo of Tucker Hockey. For spectators, one of the most compelling aspects of hockey is its physicality and high-tempo nature. Many hockey players also relish the physical battle, but sometimes that can manifest itself in harmful ways.