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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Learning Through Sport

MARCH 23, 2025

School sport participation can be a conversation conundrum. I know many people don't have positive experiences with sport. I reckon that the research shows this is how the coach and others 'construct' and input into the sport environment rather than being inherent to sport itself. 1999; Westerbeek et al.,

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Montessori Physical Education

JUNE 8, 2025

Well, here’s the quiet part out loud: Far too many PE teachers are failing to integrate their content with the broader school curriculum. Meanwhile, there has been a national movement towards cross-curricular integration. It doesn’t mean less movement. How ridiculous did that sound? Yes, I said it. And no, I’m not sorry.

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SHAPE America

MAY 23, 2023

Bicycle Grants The CYCLE Kids grant (valued at $25,000) provides schools with 10 new bikes, helmets, a bike pump, and textbooks that teach cycle basics as well as nutrition. You may have seen or heard of schools that have large projector screens with sensors that detect and register movement from a student.

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Reinventing the Game

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Recent encounters very well meaning leaders in the profession suggest that the younger the age group, the more we need to just get about being efficient in daily school life and perhaps not worry too much regards ‘pedagogy’ and such. This means that precise movements are needed in push-ups and sit-ups to trigger the automatic count.

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The Sporting

MAY 4, 2023

Your Guide to Tai Chi: 24 Life-Changing Movements Tai Chi is a famous Chinese martial art - and its origins can be traced back to the ancient world. It is a great discipline for your physical and mental health - and there are many life-changing Tai Chi movements to try out at any age.

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AASP

MAY 21, 2024

Various disciplines of research highlight the psychosocial benefits of sport participation. Research has also shown that exercise and physical movement can improve mental functioning (Sharma et al., However, sport participation can also be a significant source of stress for college student-athletes. to maintain eligibility).

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AKA Sports

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Additionally, we will hear examples from the leadership team as to how AKA has impacted each of us, and looks to change the face of youth sports unilaterally. Marketing Director parker harrington - Sports and Family Sports bring families together in meaningful ways. My son Theo has done AKA All Sports Camp for the past 2 years.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The focus is on age-appropriate exercises such as bodyweight movements, light resistance training, and core stability work. Breathing and Stress Reduction Discussion on the positive impact of breathing techniques on reducing student stress levels, and how these can be used to improve overall well-being. What is Mindfulness?

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

. >>> Free Download: Lifetime Fitness Playbook with 12 Free Lessons Importance Of Physical Education Electives The goal of physical education is to equip students with skills, knowledge, and interest to pursue a lifetime of fitness, health, and wellness. Should physical education be required? ”

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PLT4M

MAY 12, 2025

Invasion games for elementary PE offer more than just excitement and energytheyre a powerful tool for teaching key movement concepts like offensive and defensive positioning, teamwork, spatial awareness, and agility. Use Fakes Use body movements, eye direction, or footwork to trick defenders and gain an advantage. Grades 35: 2.5.3

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First Beat

JUNE 26, 2024

Four-time Swedish basketball champions Norrköping Dolphins have entered into a new three-year partnership agreement with Firstbeat Sports, giving them access to the most comprehensive physiological analytics in team sports. Before we decided to go with Firstbeat Sports we did our own research.

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SHAPE America

AUGUST 1, 2023

Using attendance data, you can combine that with your planner and identify what students are reacting well too in your plan. Grade 6, moving on to Grade 7, well how did their attendance track year over year? Beyond just the year, we can group athletes by class type as well! What changed for that group in particular?

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Better Coaching

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In today’s competitive sports environment, parents, coaches, and young athletes are increasingly pressured to focus on one sport from an early age. This approach provides athletes with a broader range of motor skills and reduces the risk of overuse injuries by giving their bodies a break from the repetitive stress of one sport.

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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.

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Stanford Childrens

AUGUST 5, 2022

Playing sports is a practical and fun way for many children to stay healthy and active. However, sports injuries account for almost one-third of all childhood injuries. So, finding a way for kids to get the most out of sports while also keeping safe is important for many parents. Boyd explains. “If

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First Beat

JUNE 25, 2023

Firstbeat is delighted to announce its recent API integration partnership with Sideline Sports which provides a complete software solution for more than 2,000 sports clubs globally. This includes our metrics like Quick Recovery Test, TRIMP, Training Effect, and Movement Load.”

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First Beat

JANUARY 10, 2023

We recently spoke with Vechta’s Performance Coach , Domenik Theodorou , to learn more about Firstbeat Sports’ role in decision-making in coaching, live monitoring, load management, and athlete buy-in. Despite being a small city of no more than 33,000 inhabitants, the city of Vechta is well known for its love for the game.

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First Beat

AUGUST 4, 2023

Firstbeat is delighted to announce its recent API integration partnership with Stretch On Sense who provide active intelligence to elite sports teams via their innovative product, Hat-TriQ. About Firstbeat: Firstbeat provides advanced performance analytics for more than 1,000 sports teams around the world.

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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. We have two Children, Stuart born in 1979 and Helen born in 1981.

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Montessori Physical Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

It would be safe to assume that the most popular sport in South America is fútbol, or in the United States, soccer. However, as we explore the different countries of South America, we see each has a rich history of popular traditional or indigenous sports. The country of Columbia is no different.

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The Sporting

AUGUST 9, 2023

Sport meets Fashion: Where two worlds combine and collaborate, led by 4 Female Pioneers Sport and Fashion have not always enjoyed the super close relationship they keep now, but there has always been a nod to the power of the professional athlete as a marketing medium. Clothing has always played an interesting role in sports.

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Gopher Sport

MAY 1, 2025

Building Character Through PE Maryrose and her team focus on character development alongside physical fitness, ensuring students grow mentally and socially as well as physically. It also broadens their perspective on sports and fitness beyond the usual activities. Lead by example and show your passion for movement.

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Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

However, a well-designed and thoughtfully pursued program comprising a coherently connected curriculum may be able to achieve specific goals because that program has a core focus. Sport Education. The Sport Education model (SEM: Siedentop, 1995) defines the content of physical education as representation of authentic sport experiences.

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Gopher Sport

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

As the year progresses, most continue with units focusing on fundamental movement skill development (FMS). Walking can also impact our physical, mental, social, and emotional wellness. Time should be set aside at the start of the year to teach students movement competence concepts related to walking. Purposeful Walking.

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Montessori Physical Education

JANUARY 15, 2023

Xikunahati is a ball sport created by the indigenous Paresi-Haliti people of Brazil. The sport's origins descend (pun intended) from their sky god, Wazare. Therefore, they would create a sport to signify the head's importance with a game that only allows the use of the head. Modern Brazil's favorite sport is fútbol.

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Active Schools Us

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

But then in the fall this year, I started doing live virtual classes as well as teaching in – person. Unfortunately, students just weren’t signing on (maybe 4 out of 15 students) or were signing on but with parents or grandparents doing something in the room that wasn’t conducive to movement. One of the best?things?parents

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First Beat

MAY 9, 2023

Jesper’s Background: From Player to Coach Jesper’s passion for ice hockey runs deep, having played the sport himself before embarking on his studies in Sports Science in 2011. If we were doing that well before we didn’t know that for certain because we were just guessing. How about when we were traveling?

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Montessori Physical Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

This time constraint trained me to maximize time efficiency, but it also put metaphorical blinders on as well. So we all are trying to get to the playing time as quickly as possible, and my assumptions about their understanding of the gross motor movement(s) often mean we skip practice and go straight to the game.

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Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Because we are the movement experts. The benefits of recess (particularly unstructured recess) are well documented. It might take some time and planning, but it is well worth the effort. We shared these activities with classroom teachers and paraprofessionals as well. Monkey Bar Safety 4. Check in on students!

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Reinventing the Game

AUGUST 27, 2021

So is PE even necessary for such movement-for-survival culture? Can we transplant a PE training programme that is probably heavy in consistent outcomes across individuals to a culture that have very different concept of movement for recreation and living well? Definitely not fitness and optimum movement solutions I think.

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PLT4M

JUNE 19, 2025

That’s why it’s essential to prioritize and plan a high school physical education curriculum that not only teaches the foundational elements of health and wellness but also encourages student choice, autonomy, and exposure to a wide variety of activities. Despite this, more schools are allowing students to opt out of PE. From the 2024 U.S

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Active Schools Us

MARCH 24, 2021

As a basketball fanatic and coach, I challenge all sports fans and caring community members to take a quick break from March Madness to advocate for one often overlooked part of our education system that is critical to the development of the student athletes who are wowing us during this year’s tournament: physical education.

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The Sporting

JULY 18, 2023

Marketing Performance: Rolex and Their Journey in Sport Most people likely know of Rolex as nothing more than a status symbol. It certainly is that, but prestige is earned, and the Rolex brand has earned its reputation through flawless performance, which is something it has replicated in its marketing and association with elite sports.

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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.

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Reinventing the Game

JUNE 15, 2021

This paper explore the ecological perspective to the complexity existence that skills learning takes place in, i.e. why and how movement emerges. This is perhaps opposed to the more palatable perspective of skills learning as solely mechanical and existing in a ‘simple’ environment of learner and teacher, i.e. how movement is created.

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The Sporting

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The Top 8 Sports for Fitness: Your Full Guide to The Best Sports To Improve Fitness While some people thrive in the structured environment of a gym, not everyone feels like they are cut out for the gym grind. Gym or sports, as long as you’re engaged, you will feel better for exercising - and your body will thank you for it.

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