Learning Through Sport
JANUARY 3, 2025
Coaches are prominent in youth sport retention. This is important for 'present' retention as players who are engaged in a positive sporting culture and climate show increased level of enjoyment, motivation and wellbeing. The most influential factor in dropping out of sport is a lack of enjoyment. Image from Agnew, D., &
Better Coaching
DECEMBER 24, 2024
More, Younger Youth sports occupy a special place in American culture, shaping childrens character, health, and social lives. Across the United States, an increasing number of parents and coachesoften with good intentionsseek to introduce sports to children at younger and younger ages and with greater intensity than ever before.
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Gopher Sport
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Our goal is to create a school culture that motivates and engages students. When students feel respected and supported, they are more likely to form positive relationships with both staff and other students.
SHAPE America
MAY 22, 2025
Empower Students Through Voice and Choice Motivation soars when students have a say in how they move. Students move in ways they enjoy, explore their strengths, and reinforce skills that transfer to recess, sports and recreational life. Here are the National Physical Education Standards relative to heart rate: 2.2.8
Speaker: Shane Pill PhD, MEd, BEd, LMACHPER, FACHPER - Physical Education and Sports Researcher, Professor, Consultant, and Speaker
By providing education in movement competency, education on using movement to develop the ability to be self-regulated and motivated, and education through movement to develop ‘habits of mind’ for positive and constructive engagement with others, PE provides a basis for personal and community health and wellbeing.
PLT4M
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
has always been a question in the world of education. Often the arguments against physical education stem from games and sports being the primary focus of the class. The school of over 2,000 students is seeing increased engagement, motivation, and participation. Should physical education be required? ”
Gopher Sport
APRIL 16, 2025
By doing so, we tap into intrinsic motivation and create a sense of accomplishment, making each lesson not just a class, but an adventure. It helped my motivation because I had a lot of choice and control over what I was doing. I could see my students being more motivated by something like this.
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