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.

Schooling

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. Learning should be fun.

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Heather teaches hundreds of students each week, navigating her own physical challenges while showing her students the importance of resilience, self-acceptance, and overcoming adversity. If there’s something I can’t do physically, I don’t let it stop my teaching.” Heather’s teaching is a testament to her resourcefulness and dedication.

PE Teacher

Learning Through Sport

MARCH 1, 2025

In this curriculum design there is insufficient time for the volume of practice required through deliberate play and practice to master technical and tactical skills of an activity to the level where a student previously not playing the sport can reach at least a social-recreational level of ability to play/participate in the activity.

Physical Education

MSU

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Jennifer Roth Michigan State University, Institute for the Study of Youth Sports The youth sport environment can be a great place for youth to learn important life skills that they can transfer to other areas of their lives. Recently, in the United States, there has been an increase in the professionalization of youth sport.

Psychology

Arizona Health and Physical Education

JULY 31, 2025

But I digress, it’s time to get ourselves ready for those early morning duties, after school meetings, sports practices and lesson planning! Once we get that figured out, we then focus on providing modifications, adaptations and modifications for activities that will help our PE teachers provide an inclusive teaching environment.

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

APRIL 17, 2025

Although the course is geared specifically towards PE teachers at the elementary and middle school levels, there is certainly much to take away regardless of what you teach and the age of students you work with! The Master PE Teacher course is an engaging and informative learning experience for educators of all levels and backgrounds.

PE Teacher

Gopher Sport

MAY 1, 2025

Maryrose Camara A Passion for PE on an International Stage With seven years of experience teaching in the UAE, Maryrose has found her passion in helping students develop resilience and leadership skills through movement. It also broadens their perspective on sports and fitness beyond the usual activities.

PE

PLT4M

JULY 25, 2025

In math, you might teach addition, then multiplication, then algebra. Motor skills, fitness education, social-emotional learning, sport skills, and personal wellness all come into play. What do middle schoolers need to build confidence and motivation? PE lesson plans have to balance structure with creativity.

Motor Skills

Gopher Sport

APRIL 17, 2025

Easy ideas like these made a big impact in their teaching. This course broke down the basics of a PE lesson and reminded me of the why behind teaching physical education. Some of the teams favorite tips from the course were: Give 30 seconds of instruction, then get students moving!

Teacher

Athletic Director U

MAY 24, 2025

Motivations have changed. To get a better understanding of donor motivation, a flash survey was sent to 15 of the top NIL investors from a total of 11 Group of 5-level universities. Each of the 15 major NIL investors were posed one question: “What is your biggest motivator to invest in NIL at the highest level?”

Motivation

SHAPE America

AUGUST 4, 2022

And, although teaching PE without a gym is not ideal, it is possible. Here are some of my favorite tips for teaching physical education without a gym. Teach your students about boundaries and that outdoor PE class is different than recess. Start by making it clear to students and parents that teaching outside is not recess.

Gyms

SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

SHAPE America’s National Physical Education & Sport Week (May 1-7) is a celebration of the importance of physical education and sport in the lives of kids of all ages. The week also serves as the kickoff to National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Show how these skills are developed across sport.

Motor Skills

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It’s simply not enough movement, especially for kids who are less involved in extracurricular sports. As the American College of Sports Medicine puts it, Exercise is Medicine. Active learning strategies lead to less boredom and more intrinsic motivation to learn. Teach students how to learn and to love learning.

Physical Activity

Active Schools Us

JUNE 6, 2024

Author: Joe McCarthy My goal is for students to learn how to overcome obstacles, whether at school, at home, with friends, or in sports. It teaches us valuable lessons, builds character, and can help us reach our highest potential. Students were given a Post-It to write a motivational message. I was amazed by their responses!

Teaching

Reinventing the Game

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Insisting on precision takes a fair bit of time in the preparation phase, usually a teacher-centred process which leads to possibly external regulation for most learners (limited intrinsic motivation). How about sport/game skills or abilities? To what extent does motivation comes in when we start with precision?

Physical Education

Reinventing the Game

JUNE 15, 2021

These pair of words may sound simplistic and maybe even having negative literal connotations at first, especially if you have never encountered it with relation to learning and probably off-putting to someone who wants to teach better and got no appetite for seemingly obscure concepts. The concept of non-linear development comes in.

Physical Education

Aspire-Ed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Here we break down that impact and take a closer look at why gymnastics is an essential sport to teach in primary school. Teaching gymnastics develops key physical skills. If you’re looking for a sport that covers just about all of the physical skills that children need to develop, gymnastics is your answer.

Primary School

AASP

DECEMBER 21, 2022

” - </em>David Parkin (Sport Australia Hall of Fame).</p> Athletic careers end for a variety of reasons including, age, deselection, decrements in performance, loss of motivation, having achieved all their desired goals, non-renewal of contract, or injury.

Sports

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. Teaching for understanding argument.

Teaching

The Sporting

MAY 16, 2023

The World’s Top 6 Toughest Sports Some sports are just tougher than others. But what makes one sport more challenging than another? And what is the appeal of these intense sports? Read on to find out about the toughest sports in the world! Well, the thing is, boxing is not just about brute force and aggression.

Sports

Reinventing the Game

AUGUST 27, 2021

The amount of administration to support teaching seems to have almost overwhelm actual direct teaching matters. Do we need more space and time to think of teaching and learning? It is space and time that comes with joy and satisfaction in teaching and learning for teachers. So recently, it has been crazy.

Physical Education

The Sporting

APRIL 10, 2023

Real Tennis & Rackets: Howard Angus MBE talks us through how he became a World Champion in two sports in this exclusive interview UPDATED April 2023 Howard Angus MBE was the Rackets World Champion from 1973-1975 and the Real Tennis World Champion from 1976-1981. That is what I most enjoyed doing, so it was no burden, but a deep pleasure!

Sports

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

Skillastics

MAY 23, 2022

Some educators use the words motivation and engagement interchangeably, but they’re very different. Motivation, from the Latin word motivus–meaning moving–is the force or thing that prompts you to act where engagement is a feeling of belonging, commitment, or purpose towards an organization or idea.

Motivation

Arizona Health and Physical Education

AUGUST 27, 2024

Below are some strategies and ideas for teaching students with autism in physical education. Presume competence Just because a child has autism (or another intellectual disability) we should not assume they are not interested in sports or fully capable of participating. Teaching Elementary Physical Education. Groft-Jones, M.,

Physical Education

Learning Through Sport

MAY 25, 2021

A game-based approach - Developing players as independent self regulated learners: thinking players - Team culture The pedagogy (cluster of teaching styles) selected by the coach is instructive in the empowerment of the players and the practice setting as democracy in action via shared ownership of decisions enabled by distributed leadership.

Coaching

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 14, 2023

In this blog, we’re featuring 5 of our brand new, innovative products for the upcoming school year that are sure to excite and motivate your students! With Rainbow Set magnets, they can even compete with a burst of colorful motivation. FlipIt Reversible Whiteboards Flip the script on traditional teaching aids!

Gyms

Physical Education Ideas

DECEMBER 30, 2023

To be clear, when talking about physical literacy, we are not talking about teaching kids the ABCs whilst getting them active. If you can teach a student a game that gets them off a device – that’s physical literacy. If you can teach a student a game that gets them off a device – that’s physical literacy.

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Activities in physical education often teach children important classroom skills including following instructions, making decisions, problem-solving, teamwork, and self-regulation. Using rhythmic patterns to teach math concepts or language skills not only makes learning more engaging, but it also makes learning more effective.

Physical Education

The Sporting

JULY 12, 2023

A Guide to Sports Psychology and 8 Important Benefits for Athletes Sports psychology has emerged as a vital field within the realm of athletics. With the guidance of sports psychologists, you can tap into your full potential, improve your focus and gain a competitive edge!

Psychology

Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

From beach days to park picnics, sport discs have been the go-to casual game for decades. But what if I told you there’s a new game in town that makes disc sports enjoyable for all ages, and especially for your physical education classes? It’s not just for the sports enthusiasts or the naturally athletic kids.

PE

Gopher Sport

APRIL 19, 2024

Students should be seen to set movement goals and display an understanding of their motivation, preferences and emotional responses to physical activity which support the ability to reflect on their participation. Challenges and Solutions: The challenge for teachers is how to teach towards this and how to know if students are meeting it.

Physical Activity

Sports Coaching FAQ

JANUARY 6, 2021

Learning to catch is a fundamental skill that allows a child to engage with a variety of sports in addition to simply playing catch. This article will outline steps and guidance on how to teach this skill to a child. Motivation and Feedback. Developing this motivation can be achieved by using appropriate feedback.

Teaching

Gopher Sport

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

I grew up in a rural town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, where children spent their entire childhood engaged in sports. Whether playing basketball on weekends in the gym or road hockey in the streets after supper, sports were a fundamental part of our upbringing. Source: Jays Care Foundation , accessed June 25, 2024.

Physical Activity

Aspire-Ed

OCTOBER 12, 2022

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? The course gives you the skills, knowledge and confidence to plan, teach and assess primary gymnastics.

Teaching

Gopher Sport

JANUARY 23, 2023

Competition, however, is an important part of life and it can be used in class to teach kids about sportsmanship, hard work, and empathy. Having competition take place in class and still maintaining a positive learning environment takes continual teaching and modeling. Let that motivate you to work harder and be kinder to others.

Motivation