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THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

Children have shorter limbs and different leverage points compared to adults, which influences their biomechanics during movements like throwing, kicking, or running. Cross-Training: Encourage children to engage in multiple sports, thereby distributing repetitive stresses across different muscle groups and movement patterns.

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School sport participation

Learning Through Sport

Research consistently shows a link between low physical activity in adulthood and low movement competence (World Health Organization, 2024). This is important in a country like Australia where reports have suggested we have low youth and adult physical activity compared to previous generations. 1999; Westerbeek et al.,

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The Relentless School Nurse: Resilience in the Face of Opposition – The Gun Safety Movement’s Path Forward

Relentless School Nurse

Gun safety has evolved into a powerful social movement, transcending political divisions through its focus on public health and community well-being. A pivotal strategy within the gun safety movement has been its successful reframing of gun violence as a public health epidemic.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Finding Consensus in Conflict – Lessons from a Groundbreaking Health Conversation

Relentless School Nurse

Thats the premise behind a recent, must-listen podcast episode that brings together five grassroots leaders from the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement and five prominent public health experts for an honest, eye-opening conversation. Bridging the Divide In todays America, debates about health have become deeply polarized.

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The Relentless School Nurse: A Campus Shooting, CDC Layoffs, and the Fragile Future of Gun Violence Prevention

Relentless School Nurse

If adults come back to run the government in four years, all this institutional memory will be lost. Everytown for Gun Safety A powerful movement for gun safety policy and community-based violence intervention programs. School nurses, educators, health professionals, and advocates must speak up, even when its uncomfortable.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Time for a “Nurses SHIFT Change”

Relentless School Nurse

Nurses SHIFT Change is a vibrant national movement dedicated to uniting nurses nationwide in a powerful call to action. The movement is driven by the belief that nurses are essential advocates for both their patients and their profession. What Is Nurses SHIFT Change? Why Nurses SHIFT Change Matters Nursing is at a turning point.

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Why movement?

Drowning in the Shallow

The current focus on curriculum in England and the freedom afforded by government policy (and inspection mandate) means these … Continue reading Why movement? These question should be front and centre of any conversation about the subject.