Remove Elementary School Remove High School Remove Sports Remove Wellness
article thumbnail

My Title IX Story: Speaking Up for Equal Opportunity as a High School Student

SHAPE America

My dad was a soccer player in high school and helped found a rec league in our community in East Hampton, CT, which my brother and I both played in. When I started middle school, there was no girls soccer team, and it didn’t occur to me that I wouldn’t be allowed to try out for the boys team — so I did. It’s Official.

article thumbnail

Sport Specialization and the Family: Examining the Effects Outside the Lines

AASP

<p>The landscape of youth sports has changed significantly in the last 20 years with the emergence of club sports and more athletes focused on developing elite-level skills rather than sport enjoyment. parents, athletes, siblings) as well as their relationships. 2016; LaPrade et al.,

Sports 98
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Using the National Health Education Standards and Other Important Elements to Guide Your Teaching in Health Ed

SHAPE America

PPS provides more health education than many school districts in the United States. Students in our district receive health education every year in grades K-8 along with two required semesters in high school, with daily lessons/classes ranging from 9-18 weeks each year depending on the grade level.

article thumbnail

Marines In Schools

Slow Chat PE

In this pursuit, introspection becomes a powerful tool to examine our beliefs and behaviors, and how well they align with each other. Just as a sports team reviews game films to engage in honest conversations on how to improve, we must adopt a similar mindset when reflecting on our actions, decisions, and interactions.

Schooling 189
article thumbnail

Should Physical Education Be Required?

PLT4M

Authors Note: In recent years, the larger educational community has explored if any subject should be required, especially at the high school level. PE programs now boast a comprehensive approach to introducing students to different forms of physical fitness, health, and wellness. Piekarz-Porter, et al. Find a Time.

article thumbnail

Health Benefits Of Physical Education In Schools

PLT4M

The health benefits of physical education schools are well documented. After exploring the current state of student health and wellness, we outline and review the short and long-term health benefits of physical education in schools. Only 26% of high school-aged students attend PE classes 5 days a week.

article thumbnail

Focus on injury prevention, wellness earns top mark for Bound Brook High girls basketball, USA Today

Whole Child Sports

The Bound Brook High (N.J.) Alexander Lewis / MyCentralJersey/USA TODAY Sports Network. And know this: Youth sports needs MORE WOMEN coaching girls. Kate Tempesta , who brings a love of golf to kids with an incredible sensitivity to age appropriateness in sports tutelage. . Men and women are different. Aren’t we?