Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

They are not educated or trained to understand whats necessary to properly develop our youth. Children have shorter limbs and different leverage points compared to adults, which influences their biomechanics during movements like throwing, kicking, or running. Prior to puberty, growth patterns can be erratic.

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Sports Sport Sports Biomechanics 98

Informed Practitioner in Sport

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

In seeking to maximize the return on investment in our professional development and continuing education, applying the Law of Diminishing Returns (Figure 2) may be helpful. So, the flip side to this argument is to ask what added value you’re getting from investing further in learning within your current specialism?

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Biomechanics Strength Conditioning Sports 83

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This means that improving your aerobic capacity doesn’t only improve your “cardio” conditioning. Enhancing aerobic capacity can improve blood, oxygen, and nutrient flow to working muscles between sets of resistance training or sprint work. Improving blood flood may also help improve flexibility and mobility.

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Physical Fitness Fitness Fitness Body Composition 103

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Strength Training For Injury Prevention In Action High school physical education and athletic departments all across the country are embracing the power of strength training for injury prevention. A well-rounded strength and conditioning program can and should develop strength, power, capacity, mobility, stability, flexibility.

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Strength Muscle Strength High School Conditioning 52

Better Coaching

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

The sport requires constant running, cutting, and kicking, which can lead to stress fractures, shin splints, and chronic conditions like patellar tendinitis (commonly known as "jumper's knee"). They may also work on correcting any biomechanical issues that contributed to the injury in the first place.

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Sports Sport Sports Coaching 52

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 5, 2025

The goal of physical education teaching is student learning and it is the teacher who has the responsibility for directing the learning through their curriculum (program design), pedagogy and assessment decision-making. Physial education teaching is therefore a goal directed activity.

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Physical Education Teaching Teaching Education 52