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5 Ways to Celebrate PE & Sport Week in Your School … All Year Long!

SHAPE America

Every May, we celebrate physical educators and coaches — the “champions” who help kids gain the confidence, competence, and motivation to be physically active in school, before and after school, and for the rest of their lives. The week also serves as the kickoff to National Physical Fitness and Sports Month.

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Stronger Together – 5 Keys To Growing Honesdale’s S&C Program

PLT4M

As a smaller school with many multi-sport athletes, Paul believed that growing the Honesdale strength and conditioning program would have a school-wide impact on all the sports teams. As Paul set out to grow the strength and conditioning program, he knew other coaches at Honesdale had similar goals.

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10 SEL Activities For High School

PLT4M

This includes capacities to recognize one’s strengths and limitations with a well-grounded sense of confidence and purpose. This includes the capacities to delay gratification, manage stress, and feel motivation and agency to accomplish personal and collective goals.

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Elite Diver Faces Chronic Growth-Related Knee Issues and Wins

Stanford Childrens

In fact, the high school senior recently committed to dive for the University of California, Berkeley, for next fall. I’m glad he kept me motivated,” Scott says. Scott dives for both his high school team and the Santa Clara Diving Club, a part of USA Diving, the governing body of elite divers. A bright future for Scott.

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Curriculum Mapping For Physical Education

PLT4M

This means beginning to plan from the middle school level, with the high school courses in mind. But high expectations doesn’t mean we can’t also create fun and engaging lesson plans that will excite and motivate students on a regular basis.

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Fitness Curriculum For Physical Education

PLT4M

And there are still countless options for middle school PE lesson plans and high school PE lesson plans that focus on fitness education. Click on any of the tiles below to check out the full school story! Later in this article, we will highlight some of the most popular physical education resources.

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Barbell Bench Press Form

PLT4M

Whether for athletic development or general fitness, the barbell bench press is one of the most effective exercises for developing muscular strength. A common fault in middle and high school strength training is jumping right to the barbell. Let’s stay injury free and keep the butt down!