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

SHAPE America

Every May, we celebrate physical educators and coaches — the “champions” who help kids gain the confidence, competence, and motivation to be physically active in school, before and after school, and for the rest of their lives. Be creative and include them in games and movement challenges.

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Why teach gymnastics in primary school?

Aspire-Ed

KS1: “Pupils should develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others.” Teaching gymnastics helps children improve in other sports.

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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

When children are pushed beyond their developmental limitsphysically, cognitively, and emotionallythey may fall out of love with sports, lose motivation to continue, or develop chronic injuries that hamper their future athletic endeavors. Burnout often unfolds in stages: Enthusiasm: The child begins with high motivation and excitement.

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Creating an Engaging Obstacle Course in PE Class

School Yard

Motivating students to develop a life-long love of healthy movement and physical activity is just one of several unique challenges for PE educators. A class period full of agility and skill-building movements can be fun and an adventurous change of pace. Sportime Anti-Skid Agility Ladder.

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What does Skills and Values look like in Physical Education (PE)?

Reinventing the Game

Without doubt, as experts, we can predict much movement outcomes when it comes to skills, values, etc. We want students to use their mind in the task we give them – as oppose to them not using it ), etc. Are all this attempts to put the horse before the cart too explicitly?

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Blazepod

Gopher Sport

Motivate Students and Increase Activity Time with BlazePod By: Kevin Hopp, Zeke Bailes, Hank van der Merwe In an age where sedentary lifestyles have become the norm, the quest for engaging and innovative physical education solutions has led to the introduction of BlazePod , a ground breaking Flash Reflex Training system into schools.

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Strength and Conditioning Classes – 7 Keys To Success

PLT4M

Strength and conditioning classes should start beginner students with bodyweight movements. Beyond just improved functional movement mechanics, students’ confidence helped make future weight lifting classes engaging. We have pulled 7 keys to success from these themes. More on Setting The Foundation! Click Here. Click Here.