Learning Through Sport

AUGUST 8, 2022

There is substantial evidence of many psychological, physical, and social health benefits of participation in sport across the lifespan, including that participation in sport is associated with improved psychological and social health benefits above other forms of leisure time physical activity for children and adolescents.

Sports

The Sporting

MARCH 9, 2023

The 6 Most Popular Sports in Egypt Egypt is home to ancient wonders, seven UNESCO World Heritage sites, the Valley of Kings, friendly people, delectable gastronomy and one-of-a-kind culture. But Egypt is also a proud sporting nation, but which sports are most popular amongst Egyptians.

Sports

The Sporting

JUNE 26, 2023

Exercise for Dogs: The 7 Best Sports for Your Best Friend Most dogs are highly energetic, and they need to be frequently engaged in some type of physical activity to expel their pent-up energy. There are numerous sports available for dogs these days that are challenging enough to keep them mentally and physically occupied.

Agility

Reinventing the Game

AUGUST 27, 2021

All the mentioned recent events for me are encouraging because these are stuff that drives me but still overwhelming because of the need to carve out time to have the motivation and energy to want to embark on being better at it. In the 20 th century, Park suggested that PE morphed into sports-dominated PE. Works Cited. Corbin, C.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JUNE 7, 2022

student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. In this article, Sean explores motivational theories in physical education. It is suggested that ideal motivation is intrinsic motivation, engaging in a behavior or activity because it is pleasurable, satisfying, and/or enjoyable.

Motivation

AASP

JANUARY 18, 2022

Initially, many people are motivated to begin an exercise program, but as much as 80% of people do not stick with exercise once they have started (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013). So, what does it take to get/stay motivated and how can you increase the likelihood that you will continue exercising?

Exercise

The Sporting

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The top sports for people across the United States! United States of America – the land of dreams and great sports! Sports are an essential part of the American culture, and nothing confirms this more than the passion and devotion of the American fans. However, what are the most popular sports in the US? Basketball- 56.6%

Sports

The Sporting

APRIL 12, 2023

The 10 Best Bodybuilders in History Who are the greatest bodybuilders in the history of the sport? In the bodybuilding world, there is a distinct difference between recreational lifters and professional bodybuilders. He absolutely dominated the sport from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s.

Nutrition

Learning Through Sport

OCTOBER 10, 2021

In a previous blog (available here ) I considered the idea of meaningful understanding of sport using a game based approach. In this blog, I explore the concept of meaningful sport further. Sport is a highly valued social activity. Sport as useful. Sport as understood. Sport as enjoyed. Utility argument.

Teaching

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 28, 2023

According to Carolyn Temertzoglou in her article posted on the Gopher Sport blog, “Non-Traditional Sports in PE” Carolyn references non-traditional games “provide new experiences, opportunities for positive social interaction, and develop movement competence within fun/joyful experiences.”

Physical Education

Learning Through Sport

JUNE 3, 2023

Youth sport retention is a critical issue for many reasons. Sport can provide children with valuable life skills such as teamwork, discipline, and goal setting. Sport can help children develop a sense of belonging and identity. Regular physical activity is essential for children's health and well-being. MacDougall et al.,

Sports

PLT4M

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Lakeshore Foundation’s adapted recreation, sport, fitness and aquatics programs serve people locally, nationally and internationally. With a blend of curriculum and technology, PLT4M empowers students to be engaged and motivated within their personal fitness journey. Ready to Learn More? . Learn MORE.

Motor Skills

AKA Sports

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Sports, Games, enrichment activities, movies, meeting new friends for life… of course that’ll all be there too! Please, spend more quality time with your kids in sport and recreation activities. But the prospective trauma that kids could endure at such a young age in organized sport is real. thanks for stopping by!

Recreation

MSU

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Andrea is a first-generation Latinx college graduate, the mother of three sons, and a recreational runner and cyclist. She received her Master of Science in Sport Coaching and Leadership from the College of Education in fall 2021. The MSU Sport Coaching and Leadership program checked all those boxes.

Flexibility

Reinventing the Game

MAY 1, 2021

Many of us are driven by the explicit love of selected sports with an unclear jump to needing to teach movement as a broad life skill, resulting in PE teachers finding joy in teaching only certain games. I have long subsume game under the bigger umbrella of recreational movement.

Physical Education

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. Teachers who have strong emotional ties to sports are more likely to emphasize those sports in their PE curriculum (Ferry & Mcoughtry, 2013). Sport, Education and Society, 6(1), 67-79. McCollum, S. Martino, M.,

Assessment

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 11, 2024

PE is taught three times a week, with additional recreational sessions twice a week, allowing students regular opportunities to engage in physical activity. Reigniting the Desire for Movement One of the biggest challenges Simon faces in his role is reengaging students who have lost their motivation to be physically active.

Movement

PLT4M

JULY 19, 2022

student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. 2015), motivation (Melton et al., pedometers) related to health-related fitness may not necessarily increase intrinsic motivation (Haslem et al., Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D.

Physical Education

Learning Through Sport

JUNE 30, 2021

The ability to think critically and creatively is also distinct from the motivation and/or disposition to do so (Lai, 2011). These models emphasise teachers well considered use of questioning strategies. Image from Pill, S. Using tactical games.

Convergent Discovery

Montessori Physical Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

We know games and sports can be emotional. Emotion has a powerful influence on attention, especially modulating the selectivity of attention as well as motivating action and behavior. This metaphor is much more potent because they naturally recreated the problems and issues concerning sustainability and saw how it all unfolded.

PE

Arizona Health and Physical Education

JULY 21, 2023

But I digress, it’s time to get ourselves ready for those early morning duties, after school meetings, sports practices and lesson planning! The First-Then chart can motivate students to do activities they don’t necessarily like and clarifies when they can do what they like. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance ,

Physical Education

Sports Coaching FAQ

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Sports coaching on a one-on-one basis can provide a fantastic opportunity to provide targeted advice and guidance to an athlete or player to support their development however, it can also bring with it drawbacks, particularly if the sport being coached one to one is a team sport. We will now examine each step in more detail.

Coaching

Spark PE

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Multiple means of engagement is the why of learning —utilizing strategies to get students motivated and excited about learning, to help them sustain interest in learning tasks, and to know how to regulate themselves. Students’ favorite sports, teams, music, colors, superheroes etc., Lieberman, L. & & Grenier, M.

Physical Education

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 82 (5), 46–54. Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. More advanced students can start to do try exercises like a barbell back squat. .

Physical Education

Reinventing the Game

JANUARY 29, 2022

Majority of them will not carry on with facilitated, deliberate learning of skills like sports and explicit physical fitness type activities. Hayball and Jones, (Hayball & Jones, 2016), wrote on how Sports and PE impacted life-skills delivered to a group of females. Life after sport?

Physical Education

Reinventing the Game

DECEMBER 4, 2020

This requires some acknowledgement of the importance of philosophy of existence, i.e. how and why do we behave for survival and recreation. In a recent PE conference I attended, there was a panel discussion session with successful individuals in the area of coaching, sports administration and academia. We are always tweaking them.

Conditioning

Changing the Game Project

OCTOBER 1, 2024

To mark the release of our brand new book The Champion Sports Parent: Practical Wisdom for Raising Confident, Competitive, Mentally Tough Athletes , we wanted to offer our readers a sneak peak of the book introduction. John also knew that parents living vicariously through their son’s sports often spoil the child’s love of sport.

Dance

The Sporting

MAY 7, 2023

A poster for the great football film ‘Pelé: Birth of a Legend’ Football (or soccer) is one of the world’s most popular sports , with a following that surpasses countries and cultural boundaries. Fun to watch, these movies sure have a way of bringing the excitement and passion of the sport to life in a way that is both engaging and inspiring.

Sports

Sports for Schools

OCTOBER 6, 2022

But that wasn’t the only sport and sporting people she inspired. Many athletes from many countries will remember how she took an immense interest in every sport and supported not just the successful athletes but those coming up through the ranks.

Achievement

Sports for Schools

OCTOBER 6, 2022

But that wasn’t the only sport and sporting people she inspired. Many athletes from many countries will remember how she took an immense interest in every sport and supported not just the successful athletes but those coming up through the ranks.

Achievement

AASP

MARCH 20, 2025

Millions of young athletes enthusiastically participate in sport throughout their youth. One-third, however, drop out of sport each year (Breunner, 2012) and over half quit by the age of 13 (Sage & Eitzen, 2016). Additionally, FIT outlines four fundamental tenets that must be present to foster a fun sport experience.

Coaching