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Fitness Through Play: How to Reimagine Physical Education for Lifelong Wellness

SHAPE America

Highlight Mental, Social and Emotional Benefits Fitness through play benefits various dimensions of health and wellness beyond physical. Students move in ways they enjoy, explore their strengths, and reinforce skills that transfer to recess, sports and recreational life. Lets be clear this isnt free-for-all or roll out the ball time.

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Using the City as Your Physical Education Classroom

SHAPE America

Our bikes became tools for community service, whether it was cleaning up litter at Ridge Road Recreation or handing out water to protesters at Black Lives Matter Plaza. It shows my students the bigger picture: locations, costs and customers who typically have access to these different health and wellness spaces.

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Introducing Students to New Lifetime Sports in a Mobile PE Class

SHAPE America

A Different Type of PE Class This is my 13th year of teaching physical education, but I have also taught other subjects along the way, such as health, wellness and weightlifting. I’ll share some of those details in this article, and maybe you’ll find a few ideas for sharing lifetime sports with your students.

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School sport participation

Learning Through Sport

While recreation sport in curriculum time didn't feature in any of the schools I worked in, when I started my teaching career in the late 1980s, in many jurisdictions school sport was still in curriculum time. In Year 12, a new principal decided to stop this program so more time could go ito academics.

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THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

A well-designed sports program has the capacity to teach teamwork, sportsmanship, grit, leadership, and many other life skills, as well as a lifelong love for their game. This early commercialism can overshadow the fundamental aim of youth sports: enjoyment, character development, a growing love for the sport, and holistic well-being.

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High School Physical Education Curriculum

PLT4M

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. Without it, we risk leaving behind those who need support the most.

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Balancing Whole Athlete Development with Talent Development

MSU

Youth sport is moving away from community-based, recreational programs to a model that replicates professional and college level sports. Parents have become more involved as well with high expectations and big goals for this child’s sport career. There are even national rankings for 8-year-olds in several sports.