Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

This approach, which Ive labeled More, Younger, insists that increased time on the field, in the gym, or on the court is the surest path to success, scholarships, and lifelong athletic achievement. The stages typically look like this: Active Start (06 years): Emphasize basic movement skills and unstructured play 99% development, 1% winning.

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Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

In my last post here , I considered what it means to teach physical education for effective learning. In this blog, I connect back to an idea I have discussed before in relation to games based teaching here , that is making a physical education program meaningful. dance, swimming, bike riding, fitness, gym), 'outdoor pursuits' (e.g.

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Active Schools Us

JANUARY 11, 2023

One way to seek your own professional development is to engage with other highly effective teachers who you feel have something to offer your perspective and general strategies for teaching. While there, see if there is anything you can help with that requires physical movement.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Each lesson includes a one page lesson overview, equipment checklist, game setup, teaching cues, standard alignment and more! Identifies movement concepts related to locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills. Defines and provides examples of movement activities for developing skill-related fitness components.

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Gopher Sport

JULY 26, 2024

Do your students ever walk into your gym and feel at peace? As physical educators, I believe that we can make a big difference in the gym, teaching peace and love through our everyday practices. As my students come to the gym, the first thing they see are the two signs below! Who knows who they could inspire?!

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PLT4M

JANUARY 27, 2025

Some focus heavily on teaching individual skillslike dribbling or jumpingbut lack engaging, fun activity ideas. Others offer exciting games but fail to connect those activities to broader goals, such as physical literacy or teaching foundational skills. Another significant challenge is the cost of high-quality resources.

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Heartzones

JUNE 13, 2023

Reach Outside of the 4 Walls of the Gym During my 20 year career as a PE teacher in Vinton, Iowa, my school would hold an open house the first few weeks of school. For me, as the Physical Education teacher, I would put all the different types of balls in the middle of the gym. It was as if time had stood still for fifty years.

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Active Schools Us

MARCH 24, 2021

As they reach school age, we also need to provide them with high-quality PE that teaches them how to be active for a lifetime and before- and after-school opportunities to practice what they learn in PE. The relationships we’ve built with our boys and girls extend far beyond the gym walls.

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Montessori Physical Education

AUGUST 27, 2023

I am a physical education teacher and I have my own classroom, whether it be the gym or outside.” We have our own goals and objectives, such as teaching gross and fine motor movement and Social and Emotional skills. Classrooms are typically much smaller than gym settings, indoor or outdoor.

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Gopher Sport

AUGUST 24, 2023

First, it’s the way I was trained, both in college and in my student teaching experiences. This practice allows you to reflect on your teaching before your teaching occurs, which helps you tweak things prior to when they arise in class. What resources do I have? If an opportunity arises to play an actual game (i.e.,

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Aspire-Ed

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It helps children master fundamental movement skills. As a result, it’s seen as a difficult and dangerous sport to teach, with teachers left apprehensive about delivering lessons. So how do you move from fearing the sport to making it one of your favourite to teach? Founder and director of RB Gym & Sport.

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Gopher Sport

AUGUST 14, 2023

Plus, with their vibrant colors and customizable banners, these pits will add a pop of excitement to any gym or playground. And for an extra twist, encourage creative movement as they flip their way to victory! Say goodbye to complex setups and hello to accurate assessments, all while adding a dash of vibrant fun to your gym space!

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Montessori Physical Education

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Unfortunately, this means some classroom teachers view gym class as not having enough worth on its own to be something that would never be considered skippable. This is not a good lesson to teach our students. Blurring the lines between gym class and the classroom raises the importance of PE. How do we do that?

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PLT4M

APRIL 22, 2024

At PLT4M, we recommend teaching gymnastic skills to the entire class allowing ample students time to practice the movements together. 2) Tumbling – Forward Roll For all of our tumbling movements in gymnastics lesson plans, we want to move with control. Option to modify the movement by bringing your feet further apart.

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Gopher Sport

JANUARY 3, 2024

Objective: To allow for movement that develops different locomotor skills and spatial awareness, and to help students understand the food groups and proper nutrition. This activity can be done in the classroom or the gym.) Directions for Level 1: “Feeling Great or Whoa” The teacher states the name of a food.

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PLT4M

JUNE 15, 2023

(See more here on the differences between physical activity vs. physical education.) Physical literacy is about learning a wide range of functional movement skills across different activities. In this curriculum model, students learn and develop functional movement skills like squat, lunge, hinge, press, and pull.

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Montessori Physical Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

It doesn't have to be running; many different movement modalities exist. We want to give the child as many potential possibilities as we can by exposing the child to as many different types of movement as possible. However, we do work towards mastering basic gross and fine motor movements. “

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PLT4M

OCTOBER 27, 2022

First and foremost, PE activities without equipment can teach students lifelong fitness skills they can do anywhere and anytime. Students spend a great deal of time learning and developing bodyweight movement patterns before ever wanting or need equipment. In each workout, we will warm up for roughly 5 minutes of dynamic movements!

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PLT4M

JULY 22, 2022

What started as a passion project for our two co-founders while they were teaching and coaching has since grown into a nationwide fitness and health movement. PLT4M went from a little upstairs shoebox in a friend’s gym to their own space with a PLT4M branded gym that you see on all the videos today! .

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Essentially, this refers to poor coordination within a series of muscle contractions once a movement is initiated. This is an issue regarding the relationship between the agonist muscle group (those that start the movement) and antagonist muscle groups (those that control the movement). Bonus Content!

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Montessori Physical Education

JANUARY 15, 2023

Your students will absolutely love the dynamic, fast-paced game that utilizes a diving headbutt movement as the main mode of play! Materials: · A large play area (gym or outside) o If played outside, you will need cones or rubber disc dots to mark the boundaries of the playing area and the midline. ·

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The Sporting

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

But one can find a lot more protective gear in modern Escrima schools, gyms, and competitions. Drills tend to teach speed and rhythm to trainees. Despite the aesthetic nature of the art showcased in movies, fighters tend to avoid unnecessary movements that could cause them serious harm.

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The Sporting

APRIL 10, 2023

The technical help from gym training has improved beyond measure since the 1970’s, as have the benefits of nutritional science. And would the third post-war super-champion, Geoffrey Atkins (World Champion 1954-71) give them a run for their money with his immaculate control and length and seemingly effortless movement around the court?

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Gopher Sport

APRIL 10, 2024

Teaching Physical Education for 17 years in the Topeka Metropolitan area has been a labor of love and a highlight of my life. They literally enter the gym asking me if we are going to use them.” - Trent Suzuki 2022 SHAPE America Western District PE TOY See BlazePod in Action! Have all the students start in the middle of the gym.

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Mindful PE

JULY 14, 2021

We all know how much movement matters to children (and adults!) Brain Breaks in the gym are just as important. What I have found is that it is often easier to teach these skills when academic challenges are removed. When you are first teaching them, the full-page size is nice to display. of all ages.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

But the California State Standards for PE can still be achieved by teaching basic water safety and dry-land swim skills. Below is an example of how PLT4M teaches dryland and in water flutter kicking, which is a core component to successful swimming. For example, not all physical education programs have access to a pool.

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PLT4M

JUNE 13, 2023

Functional fitness is any exercise or workout that improves your body’s natural movement patterns. This type of exercise emphasizes functional movements that can be used in everyday life. But functional training can also incorporate different strength training movements with free weights and other equipment.

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The Sporting

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The Top 8 Sports for Fitness: Your Full Guide to The Best Sports To Improve Fitness While some people thrive in the structured environment of a gym, not everyone feels like they are cut out for the gym grind. Gym or sports, as long as you’re engaged, you will feel better for exercising - and your body will thank you for it.

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PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

Before introducing any type of free weights, students should have a strong understanding of foundational human movements. Before we can incorporate equipment or resistance training, an introduction to bodyweight movements like the squat, lunge, hinge, press, and pull must be our first step in establishing physical literacy.

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Skillastics

JULY 1, 2022

Faced with the unique obstacle of continuing physical activity and movement while living and learning remotely, we rose to the challenge and created our own programming: Digital Programs that could be used in remote, hybrid, or onsite classroom environments. If you don’t know how to teach Folklorico dance? That’s okay!

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Skillastics

JULY 1, 2022

Faced with the unique obstacle of continuing physical activity and movement while living and learning remotely, we rose to the challenge and created our own programming: Digital Programs that could be used in remote, hybrid, or onsite classroom environments. If you don’t know how to teach Folklorico dance? That’s okay!

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Mindful PE

AUGUST 4, 2021

The large space, the movement and excitement, and the different opportunities for interaction are both positives and potential drawbacks during class. As a classroom teacher, I taught about emotions, but realize now as a PE teacher that students feel and experience things very differently in a gym.

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PLT4M

JUNE 17, 2022

High school boxing programs can provide students with the basic fundamental skills of boxing, while also teaching them lifelong fitness skills. The movements we will cover are: 1) Jab 2) Cross 3) Lead Hook 4) Rear Hook 5) Lead Uppercut 6) Rear Uppercut As we go through today’s workout, be aware of your body and positioning.

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Mindful PE

JULY 28, 2021

Our three rules in PE class are: Respect Yourself Respect Others Respect Our Gym I printed them on brightly colored Astrobrights cardstock and hung them at the front of the gym by our whiteboard so they were easy to see and use as a reminder. As a PE teacher, all bets were off in that noisy gym and with masks.

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School Yard

MARCH 19, 2019

Students’ emotional health and wellness is just as important as physical health and wellness to those who teach physical education. Students can learn about controlled movements and breathing, along with the mental practice of being present and aware through stretching. Learning ZoneXpress Your Body is Your Gym Activity Resource.

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Aspire-Ed

DECEMBER 8, 2022

It can enhance both teachers’ teaching and children’s learning. Steph discussed the importance of having a mix of genre and theme when teaching dance, and shared ideas and structures to apply to different year groups. RB Gym & Sport. Speaking of… Assessing within a PE Lesson (PRACTICAL). Ackers Adventure.

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PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2023

Virtual PE is a great way to engage students in physical activity while teaching important physical education concepts. We will also introduce 2-3 movement/pose variations embedded directly within the longer flows. But if students have access to weights or a gym, we have plenty of options for them as well! Ready to Learn More?

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