2023

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Health and Physical Education Leaders Seek Election to SHAPE America Board

SHAPE America

Each year, SHAPE America members vote for candidates to the SHAPE America Board of Directors, which is the organization’s governing body composed of 11 professional members.

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ULTIMATE TEAM PINBALL – a cross between ultimate disc and team handball

Keeping Kids in Motion

This is by far one of my favorite games with grades four – high school. Ultimate Team Pinball nicely mashes together elements of ultimate Frisbee and team handball. As you’ll see in the video, it’s a fast paced, actioned-packed, and a lot of fun.

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Mental Health Issues Affecting a Pupil’s Attendance: Guidance for Schools

Association for Physical Education

07/02/2023 Guidance on how to support school attendance where there is a pupil experiencing social, emotional or mental health issues.

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A Brand New Tool for PE You Didn’t Know You Needed!

Gopher PE

How do you keep track of physical education equipment for your school or district? When I was teaching, I had a spiral notebook that I used to write down all of our equipment each year.

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How Adults Take the Joy Out of Sports (And How We Can Fix It)

Changing the Game Project

We have all seen it. I was recently watching a 12-year-old boys soccer game, and I saw it again. Like a deer in the headlights, the left defender on the. The post How Adults Take the Joy Out of Sports (And How We Can Fix It) appeared first on Changing the Game Project.

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Three Innovations Shorten Heart Transplant Patient’s Wait Time

Stanford Childrens

Stanford Medicine Children’s Health heart team gives Ellie a new heart at just the right time It started as a simple persistent wet cough, something Eloise (Ellie) McCloskey’s mom, Aubrey, noticed before spring break of second grade, and it quickly escalated from there.

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Determined to Succeed: An Interview with Liam Ridgewell

Player Development Project

Liam Ridgewell enjoyed a 17-year career as a professional footballer. After making his senior debut for Aston Villa, he went on to play over 300 games in English football before joining MLS side Portland Timbers, where he is now a coach.

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Raising Fearless Children: 5 Ways to Nurture Bravery

RC Families

Raising fearless children, whether on the ball field or in the classroom, is a good goal for every parent. But what if your child struggles with fear? Fear of failure? Fear of risk? Fear of not being good enough? Where does this fear come from? It shows up in children without any warning and you.

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Can A-level PE Lead to a Degree in Medicine? Part 2

The Everlearner

In December 2021, I unknowingly wrote my most popular blog post ever. It was “Can A-level PE Lead to a Degree in Medicine?” and the post has received tens of thousands of reads.

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Volleyball (Middle School)

Open Phys Ed

Created by: Erica Armijo, Kate Cox, Mike Morris, Valerie Nagy, Beth Uhlman Special Contributions: Nichole Wilder, Aaron Hart, Andrea Hart This module builds on the skills introduced in the 3-5 Volleyball module through skill-specific volleyball lead up activities and games.

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Fishin’ for Change: Combining Physical Education and Outdoor Recreation

SHAPE America

We teach at the Ancona School, a small, progressive elementary school in the Hyde Park area of Chicago’s South Side. Each year, our school’s Gone Fishin’ trip combines physical education with outdoor recreation.

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Race to 3 – The Sportsmanship Game

Keeping Kids in Motion

Sportsmanship is defined as conduct (such as fairness, respect for one’s opponent, and graciousness in winning or losing) becoming to one participating in a sport (Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, n.d.).

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Primary PE and Sport Premium: Conditions of Grant 2022 to 2023 Update

Association for Physical Education

24/02/2023 Allocations for 2022 to 2023 and the terms and conditions that local authorities, maintained schools and academies must follow.

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“Do You Want To Compete” Game

Gopher PE

Is competition good or bad? Competition is often viewed as bad for kids. Competition can bring pressure, stress, and disappointment for some kids. It can also have a negative impact on class climate, as some students will use competition to control others by putting others down.

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Is FOMO Ruining Youth Sports?

Changing the Game Project

(Yesterday I had the opportunity to present to a group of orthopedics, physical therapists, athletic trainers and coaches on FOMO: Fear of Missing Out, and why I think it is. The post Is FOMO Ruining Youth Sports? appeared first on Changing the Game Project.

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Precision in Physical Education (PE) – What is its role?

Reinventing the Game

Precision in Physical Education (PE) – What is its role? As usual recently, my thoughts get built up mainly due to professional life impacting experiences that gets me reflecting on our profession.

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The Relentless School Nurse: What if we are Getting Student’s Mental Health Crisis All Wrong?

Relentless School Nurse

I shot up in bed with this searing thought in my mind; what if we are getting this explosion of student behavioral and mental health challenges all wrong? What if the essence of their collective despair was what they see in the adult world?

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Everything you need to know to train like an NFL player

My Zone

At quarterback, running back, wide receiver, or any position across offence, defence, or special teams, fitness and endurance in the NFL has to be on point. Health and wellbeing

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5 Things That Parents Sacrifice For Their Children

RC Families

Parents sacrifice things for their children all the time; sleep, money and time are the obvious things they relinquish. Parenting is a sacrificial job, no doubt about it. But sometimes parents must learn to sacrifice above and beyond and in ways that they had not anticipated.

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Some thoughts on the power of PE…

Drowning in the Shallow

In the past fortnight I have either listened to or read other people’s opinions about the power of PE and it frustrates and disappoints me.

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2023 Arizona State Convention

Arizona Health and Physical Education

Hello Arizona Health and Physical Educators! I hope this message finds you well, rested & enjoying spring break. My name is Lara Cox and I am your current AzHPE president. I am delighted to share with you who our keynote speaker will be for our state convention in October.

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Fun Winter Activities for Elementary PE

SHAPE America

As a physical educator in northern Minnesota, I have to be prepared for long winters with lots of snow!

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SCOOTER KAYAK TAG – Scooters become KAYAKS eliminating PINCHED fingers!

Keeping Kids in Motion

We’ve all learned to accept that when the scooter boards are pulled out of the PE closet for action, they need to be accompanied by a bucket of ice and sandwhich bags. Pinched fingers are an inevitable part of scooter games. ELIMINATE PINCED. Physical Education

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Scoping the Potential of Physical Education (PE) as a Core Subject: Challenges, Opportunities and Need for Support

Association for Physical Education

The post Scoping the Potential of Physical Education (PE) as a Core Subject: Challenges, Opportunities and Need for Support appeared first on Association for Physical Education - Association For Physical Education | P.E. News & Events

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Creating the opportunity to learn

Learning Through Sport

It has long been argued that teaching and coaching must be based on sound, rigorous research and systematic evidence of what works, how and why it works, where it works and for whom it works (Slavin, 2002).

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Adapted Physical Education – The Call For Inclusion

PLT4M

Adapted physical education and adapted physical activity programs play a critical role in promoting physical activity and overall well-being for individuals with disabilities. In this article Alex X.

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Spring Forward Into Better Sleep

Stanford Childrens

While there was news about a bill going through Congress that would make daylight saving time permanent, that legislation has not become law. So it’s that time of year again to change the clock.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Thank you Project N95 for Providing Protection

Relentless School Nurse

Today is our first day back to school after a much-needed holiday break. My Camden, New Jersey school district is one of two in NJ that is instituting a temporary return to universal masking following our break.

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Strive 11 Fitness - disrupting the bootcamp model

My Zone

Looking for a great example of how to use member-centricity and tech to drive innovation and improve the customer experience? Take a read, below, of our chat with Devan Gonzalez, co-founder of Strive 11 Fitness LLC in Los Angeles, a disrupter in the health and fitness space.

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The 10 Commandments of Healthy Communication

RC Families

Healthy communication is the lifeblood of the family. It is the glue that holds families together. It is the grease that keeps the family wheel running smoothly. Communication is the ability to share emotions, feelings, desires, and information. But not all communication is healthy communication.

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Why do Some Kids Dislike PE?

Heartzones

Question: Why Some Kids Dislike Exercise? Answer: Answer by AI App ChatGPT Not all kids dislike Physical Education (PE), but some may express negative attitudes towards it for various reasons.

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