Reinventing the Game

JUNE 15, 2021

This paper explore the ecological perspective to the complexity existence that skills learning takes place in, i.e. why and how movement emerges. This is perhaps opposed to the more palatable perspective of skills learning as solely mechanical and existing in a ‘simple’ environment of learner and teacher, i.e. how movement is created.

Physical Education

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 5, 2021

Assumed in metacognition is a cognitive architecture of complex movements organised over levels upon specific 'building blocks'. I have written previously on the neuroscience of movement and the practical applications of neuroscience to sport teaching and coaching (see here ). McCarthy, P. & Burns, L.

Teaching

Designs for Health

JANUARY 4, 2024

Sweat, particularly during physical exercise and exposure to hot weather, is the largest source of electrolyte and water loss. Daily water losses also occur from respiration, urination, and bowel movements. Even a loss of 1% body mass can potentially impact psychological functioning and activities like driving.

Health

PLT4M

JUNE 7, 2022

student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. Teachers can fall into the trap of believing certain students don’t have the disposition for physical activity or exercise, which is far from the truth. Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D.

Motivation

What's New in Adapted Physical Education

DECEMBER 15, 2021

in exercise and sport psychology in 1992 from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. He has also served as past president of the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (IFAPA) and past president of the National Consortium of Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities (NCPEID). He received his Ph.D.

Physical Activity

PLT4M

JULY 19, 2022

student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. For example, a teacher can focus on teaching the cognitive and psychomotor learning domains at the beginning of the year, such as the critical elements of resistance training movements (i.e. frequency, overload, progression, etc.)

Physical Education

Heartzones

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Brian Nassif sees that all his students are engaged when they get instant visuals of their heart rate and how their movement impacts them. Brian went on to attend the University of California, Santa Barbara and earned a bachelors degree in Psychology while minoring in Philosophy and Exercise Health Science: Physical Education.

Schooling

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Risks of early sports specialization include higher rates of injury, increased psychological stress, and quitting sports at a young age.” Some of the major factors driving this movement are: Competition Money Social Media Lack of Education Competition: What drives athletes at almost any age is the desire to be the best.

Sports

Sports Coaching FAQ

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The simple model below is recommended by Burton & Raedeke in their book Sport Psychology for Coaches. While this model is designed for building psychological skills with athletes, it is easily transferable to developing physical and skill-related aspects of a sport: Education Phase What and Why of a skill, drill, game, tactic.

Coaching

Informed Practitioner in Sport

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Beyond sport, we must also consider the enormous numbers of recreational runners and those for whom running is a popular form of exercise for health and fitness. Preliminary data to suggest that part of the psychological and emotional toll is the impact on the individual’s sense of self efficacy ( Mihalko, Cox et al.

Biomechanics

Reinventing the Game

JANUARY 29, 2022

During this terrible COVID period, I am very sure there are many of us out there feeling very helpless as the main component of social interaction in traditional PE is taken away, relegating movement away from the context we are used to our whole teaching lives. Is living it.

Physical Education

PLT4M

MAY 17, 2023

Vigorous physical activity slows maturation, particularly if there is associated energy imbalance or emotional stress, but it does not greatly affect body size. Well-designed exercise programmes enhance the immediate physical, psychomotor and intellectual attainments of a child.

Education

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In even more immediate settings, visualization exercises can help you create a positive image about an upcoming test, performance, competition, or even social interaction. For example, if you have a daunting goal, visualization techniques can empower you to see the steps to achieve your specific goals.

Nervous system

Spark PE

JANUARY 14, 2022

All in-person recreation was closed, including youth sports, dance, martial arts, and exercise classes. On the positive side, in the US, exercise was generally considered an “essential activity” so people could use streets and sidewalks for walking, running, and biking. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine.

Physical Activity

First Beat

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The off-season is a critical period as it focuses on developing the physiological, psychological, and technical foundation from which peak performance is developed during the in-season. More specific exercise modalities, such as patterned running, are great for simulating the demands of the sport.

Conditioning