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Competitively engineering better child sport experiences

Learning Through Sport

2008) Developmental Model of Sport Participation (DMSP) suggests that the structure of junior sport has implications on the development of childrens motivation and game development, and therefore ability and willingness to progress to a more sport specialised competitive environment with youth sport.

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Why Implement Fitness Testing in Elite Sport? A Breakdown for Coaches

First Beat

Other Factors to Consider A New and Easy Way to Conduct Fitness Testing Firstbeat Fitness Testing Reporting Explained Assessment and monitoring of physiological qualities is an important part of any fitness coach’s work, and is beneficial for a number of reasons within the context of enhancing athlete performance. Shushan, T.,

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Precision in Physical Education (PE) – What is its role?

Reinventing the Game

My personal belief is that the younger the age group of learners, the more worthwhile to understand better the physiological processes at work within the learner and the behaviour exhibited in response to task and environment. To what extent does motivation comes in when we start with precision?

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Gaining Athlete Buy-In – Ideas and Strategies for Successful Monitoring

First Beat

Instead, I’ll take a look at some theory that I think is relevant and attempt to provide a framework for motivating your athletes to engage in the monitoring process. By devising strategies to enhance these three areas you will have athletes who are motivated and buy-in to your monitoring strategy.

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‘There is Hope:’ New Developments in Pediatric Epilepsy Treatment

Stanford Childrens

That led me to complete a Fulbright Scholarship, where I studied the molecular physiology of the hippocampus, a brain structure often implicated in epilepsy networks. That is a part of my motivation and dedication to understanding the underlying mechanisms of epilepsy. I realized I wanted to treat children early in medical school.

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What does Skills and Values look like in Physical Education (PE)?

Reinventing the Game

This totally doesn’t explain whatever physiological/biological processes that needs to take place within the person in sync with its interaction of the world. For example, I want a learner to demonstrate good use of cognition in a physical task, therefore what needs to happen within the learner is good cognition.

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The Full-Stack Physical Educator

The Physical Educator

Cultivating motivation. Cultivating Motivation. Passion and purpose can be great motivators in our quest to grow as teaching professionals. I hope that this purpose is one that you can connect with and that these three stacks – teaching, motivation, and health – are ones that you value as much as I do.