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How to ‘Spring’ Into Physical Activity During National PE & Sport Week

SHAPE America

National PE & Sport Week (May 1-7) is just about here. And with the celebration of healthy lifestyles, active minds and bodies, let’s reflect on the importance of physical education and sports. SHAPE America’s National PE & Sport Week allows us to showcase, promote, advocate, and show off our best ideas.

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5 Ways to Celebrate PE & Sport Week in Your School … All Year Long!

SHAPE America

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.

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The Sporting Film: Ice Guardians

The Sporting

Interviews and running commentary with some of the most infamous enforcers in the history of the sport bring a first-hand account of what is an extraordinarily complicated existence. The narrative for the movie is based on the fact that the enforcer is a dying breed within the sport.

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New Sport – Bossaball

Physical Education Update

For those of you still checking PE Update, I thought I’d provide a video of a new sport that you’ll probably never be able to play in your school (because it looks expensive to set up), but that looks like a lot of fun. Well, it’s July and summer vacation has just begun here in North America. Have a great summer!!

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How Physical Education Plays a Core Role in Student Development

Speaker: Shane Pill PhD, MEd, BEd, LMACHPER, FACHPER - Physical Education and Sports Researcher, Professor, Consultant, and Speaker

In this webinar with Shane Pill, physical education and sports researcher, we'll explore the following ideas: The re-emphasis on physical education in K-12 Valuing PE as an important part of student development Physical education's role across multiple landscapes April 12, 2023, at 12:30 pm PT, 3:30 pm ET, 8:30 pm GMT

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One Field, Three Sports

Physical Education Update

Last week, I witnessed a great example of the optimal use of facilities and cooperation between sports teams. While the school has a great sports tradition, its outdoor facilities are limited to a single football field, bordered by houses, a rock outcrop, a parking lot and the back walls of the school itself.

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Rock, Paper, Scissors Sports Channel Coverage

Physical Education Update

In an age in which legitimate sports like track and field , amateur wrestling , lacrosse, rowing — in fact most Olympic sports — struggle to get any television coverage whatsoever, I have just seen the ultimate sports television travesty. Full sports television coverage of a rock, paper, scissors tournament. That’s right.

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