First Beat

JUNE 25, 2023

Firstbeat is delighted to announce its recent API integration partnership with Sideline Sports which provides a complete software solution for more than 2,000 sports clubs globally. This includes our metrics like Quick Recovery Test, TRIMP, Training Effect, and Movement Load.”

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PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

It is essential for students to learn how to stay fit and healthy. A fitness curriculum can help teachers to provide students with the knowledge and skills they need to stay fit and active. Fitness curriculum focuses on building skills in physical activity options that students can do beyond the walls of schools.

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The Sporting

AUGUST 9, 2023

Sport meets Fashion: Where two worlds combine and collaborate, led by 4 Female Pioneers Sport and Fashion have not always enjoyed the super close relationship they keep now, but there has always been a nod to the power of the professional athlete as a marketing medium. Clothing has always played an interesting role in sports.

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Reinventing the Game

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Also recently, the strangle hold of fitness testing looms large in my professional life. Following the fitness theme here, I happen to visit a National uniform-group fitness testing centre where we observed their latest technology in helping test recruits using X-Box technology. How about sport/game skills or abilities?

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PLT4M

APRIL 22, 2024

Students can practice and develop body control, balance, mobility, strength, and more through the fun and exciting sport of gymnastics. At PLT4M, we recommend teaching gymnastic skills to the entire class allowing ample students time to practice the movements together. Option to modify the movement by bringing your feet further apart.

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Open Phys Ed

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Created by: Dan Tennessen, Doug Hallberg, LaDonda Porter, Stephanie Dickson, Shannon Maly, Nichole Wilder Special Contributions by: Aaron Hart, Andrea Hart MODULE OVERVIEW: Invasion games and sports involve an offensive team working to maintain possession of an object while attacking (or invading) a defensive team’s goal or target area.

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Skillastics

JUNE 23, 2022

Studies have proven that physical movement helps kids improve their memory, increase their motivation, and improve motor skills. Movement and physical activity truly helps kids think and learn differently. Skillastics® has multiple solutions to fit your physical activity program needs. Absolutely. That’s 20 opportunities to win!

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First Beat

JANUARY 10, 2023

We recently spoke with Vechta’s Performance Coach , Domenik Theodorou , to learn more about Firstbeat Sports’ role in decision-making in coaching, live monitoring, load management, and athlete buy-in. Firstbeat Sports Dashboard. Besides that, I also keep track of the highest/lowest TRIMP and Movement Load for each player.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The debate surrounding sport specific training has persisted for decades. For a long time, it was thought that training had to be specific to sport and position. Instead, let’s unpack what athletes and coaches WANT, and the best means of accomplishing it given the context of middle and high school sports.

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Physical Education Update

AUGUST 12, 2022

It uses a fitness program called CrossFit to make special classes more difficult and challenging. The goal is to improved fitness in 10 different areas: cardiovascular endurance, strength, stamina, speed, flexibility, power, balance, coordination, agility, and accuracy. So here’s a concept that bucks that trend.

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The Sporting

JULY 18, 2023

Marketing Performance: Rolex and Their Journey in Sport Most people likely know of Rolex as nothing more than a status symbol. It certainly is that, but prestige is earned, and the Rolex brand has earned its reputation through flawless performance, which is something it has replicated in its marketing and association with elite sports.

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Physical Education Ideas

DECEMBER 30, 2023

What we are talking about goes beyond the traditional notions of physical fitness; it encompasses a broader range of skills and knowledge that empower individuals to participate confidently and competently in physical activities throughout their lives. Movement skills, much like numeracy, reading and writing, can be learned.

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Physical Education Update

MARCH 4, 2023

It had occurred to me as I watched them sliding down that hill—and I can still hear their laughter echoing off the hills as I write this article—that this is what sports, and fitness, and the professions of coaching and physical education are really all about. But in it’s essence, sport is really just play. Necessary play.

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The Sporting

APRIL 3, 2024

Sports like American football can cause regular injuries if you don’t look after yourself properly. Whether you’re a pro athlete or a weekend warrior, staying fit and injury-free directly translates to improved performance. Here are some steps you can take to stay fit and keep yourself injury-free during your workouts and games.

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SHAPE America

AUGUST 1, 2023

Consistency is a compounding effect; everyone in the fitness, training, coaching industry knows that, but parents, admin, students don’t always grasp that. Grade 7 seems really interested in autonomy over sporting game decisions, grade 8 not so much? It was written by Teofe Ziemnicki, Head of Sport Science.

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Aspire-Ed

MAY 18, 2023

According to Sport England, physically literate children are more likely to be active for the long term – but more than half of children aged five to 15 in England aren’t doing the recommended daily amount of exercise. As an educator, the wider your skillset, the better your odds of sparking lasting connections to sport.

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SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Use Sports Stories to Talk About Discrimination. An easy and natural way to discuss Black History Month in health and physical education is through Black American pioneers in sports. Create a Black History Fitness Trail. An example of one of the correct answers and its accompanying movement.

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Carly's P.E. Games

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

My goal is to MAXIMIZE our time together with lots of movement, exercise, sports and games. Space Jam Warm-Up for the first month of school - Click Here Fitness activity called the "Train Game" - Click Here. (We Sports Skills - We learn about a different sport skill and/or physical activity each week.

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Montessori Physical Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

It would be safe to assume that the most popular sport in South America is fútbol, or in the United States, soccer. However, as we explore the different countries of South America, we see each has a rich history of popular traditional or indigenous sports. The country of Columbia is no different.

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PLT4M

JUNE 15, 2023

Download Now – 24 Free Follow Along Fitness Workouts for Physical Education [Free PDF] What is Physical Literacy? ” And beyond just ability, people have started to look at the importance of motivation and attitudes toward physical fitness and activity.

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Montessori Physical Education

APRIL 23, 2023

The Native American Game Chunkey (which also goes by Chunky, Chenco, Tchung-kee, or the Hoop and Stick Game) has similarities to sports like shuffleboard or bocce ball. Some versions were more skill-based, with limited movement and accuracy coming at a premium. I hope your students enjoy this sport as much as mine did!

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The Sporting

MARCH 12, 2023

But there is no such thing as ‘too late’ in this sport! Gymnastics has a number of health advantages and it may be the best sport to do if you want to get fit and active, even in your advancing years. Gymnastics will help you reach your fitness goals , especially if you want to strengthen your core.

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Gopher PE

APRIL 15, 2024

Volleyball is a hard sport to teach to lower grades but with the right equipment and proper cues and progressions it can be a fun engaging unit in your physical education program. Use small cones to catch a fleece ball to work on form and movement skills for setting. Serving relay races. Teams of 3-4 line up to serve and retrieve.

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Reinventing the Game

AUGUST 27, 2021

There needs to be a very strong belief in our attempts to educate physically and this means much more than ensuring physical fitness and teaching a certain number of games. Many a times we unfairly relegate our efforts to merely ensuring physical fitness and the teaching of X number of games.

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School Yard

JANUARY 9, 2019

As an adult influence on students’ experience with health and fitness, physical education teachers can play a key role in encouraging students to make movement a priority throughout their lives. Also take a moment to check out the online store and find thousands of high-quality and innovative PE and sports equipment products.

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The Sporting

JUNE 8, 2023

Read everything you need to know about this fascinating sport before you get started! A roller derby game in full swing Roller derby is a thrilling and super-competitive sport that can be as exciting to play as it is to watch. This forever changed the course of the sport! But this is not to say that you can’t play!

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

.” And although middle school students want a wide variety of options, it doesn’t mean we have to sacrifice introducing and developing critical physical fitness concepts. Free Fitness Lessons For P.E. 1) Foundational Fitness Foundational fitness is a must-have middle school physical education unit.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In the forward of the framework, the document states, “High-quality, standards-based physical education instruction helps students learn not only the skills and knowledge to be physically fit and active, it also gives them the confidence and positive attitude necessary to participate in physical activities.”

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Gopher PE

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Engaging students in winter-themed activities not only promotes physical fitness but also adds a festive twist to traditional activities. In this blog, we’ve compiled 13 creative and enjoyable winter-themed indoor activity ideas that you can do with your students, turning your gym into a winter wonderland of movement and fun!

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Open Phys Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

Manipulative Skills: (Grade 6-8) Refines manipulative skills to improve performance in dance, fitness, and sport activities. Locomotor Skills: (Grade 6) Safely and purposefully uses mature locomotor skills in rhythms and patterns in dance, fitness, and sport environments.

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Learning Through Sport

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

During the 1960s and 1970s, there were several publications explaining how to use them, reasons for their use, and their teaching benefits, particularly in the sport of soccer/football (see e.g. Wade, 1967; Worthington, 1974) where they were used to teach attack, defence and transition principles of play.

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Gopher PE

APRIL 10, 2024

Fitness & Warmup Motivating students to enjoy basic exercises is challenging, but with the incorporation of BlazePod, the students get excited and push their effort to new levels. Here is an example of one of our favorite warmup activities: BLAZEPOD: Fitness Stations Pass out different colored wristbands to the students.

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SHAPE America

MAY 23, 2023

To maximize time on task, some students worked with the bikes while others worked on fitness games that didn’t require a lot of space or set up. You may have seen or heard of schools that have large projector screens with sensors that detect and register movement from a student. The owners have children in New York City public schools.

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PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

Historically, sport coaches and strength coaches have worked with high school athletes, but now physical education teachers are getting involved. Lastly, there is the added complication of student-athletes on different sports and team schedules. A popular approach is to introduce the powerlifts and other Olympic lift variations.

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Learning Through Sport

JULY 22, 2021

Play with Purpose provides both a curriculum development template and lesson design by addressing teacher decision-making concerning what, why, and how to teach activities in the games and sport focus area of physical education.

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First Beat

MARCH 28, 2024

This article is written by Domenik Theodorou , a Firstbeat Sports client and Performance Coach at RASTA Vechta, a professional basketball team competing in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Despite our efforts to mirror the movement intensity demands of team practices during rehab, we slightly find ourselves falling short.

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PLT4M

AUGUST 22, 2023

Muscular Fitness – Builds strong muscles and endurance. Heart & Lunge Health – Improves blood pressure and aerobic fitness. Physical education programs should be: Quality – PE programs are more than just playing sports and “rolling out the ball.”

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