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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

More, Younger Youth sports occupy a special place in American culture, shaping childrens character, health, and social lives. Across the United States, an increasing number of parents and coachesoften with good intentionsseek to introduce sports to children at younger and younger ages and with greater intensity than ever before.

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Why Female Footballers Suffer More Knee Injuries Than Men

The Sporting

There’s a rise in female footballers with ACL injuries — here’s why Football is a physically demanding sport that’s mainly played on the forefoot, with knee bent, and with every muscle surrounding the knee working hard. Poorly fitted football boots that aren’t designed with a woman’s foot, gait or body in mind are a problem.

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Walking for Life: One Step at a Time

Gopher Sport

FMS, coupled with fitness are foundational to active participation. If I am fit, I participate and improve my FMS. If I have solid FMS, I participate and improve my fitness. Walking can also elevate our heartrates and improve our cardiovascular fitness with lower impact than running or other activities. What to Teach?

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Meaningful physical education programs and a 'main theme' curriculum model

Learning Through Sport

Sport Education. The Sport Education model (SEM: Siedentop, 1995) defines the content of physical education as representation of authentic sport experiences. A season of sport. Physical activity and fitness orientated physical education. An example is Corbin and Lindsey's (1979) Fitness for Life program.

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Overuse Injuries in Amateur Sports: Identifying Risks, Prevention Strategies, and Recovery Protocols

Better Coaching

In recent years, amateur sports have become a thriving ecosystem. Kids start playing organized sports at increasingly younger ages, encouraged by coaches, schools, and often, parents. After all, sports promote physical fitness, socialization, teamwork, and discipline. This is not inherently negative.

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New courses in Sport Coaching and Leadership program will address sociocultural and financial aspects of running a sport program

MSU

In an effort to meet the needs of our students and to address the issues of sport, we are launching two new courses in the Sport Coaching and Leadership program in Summer 2021 (May 17 – August 16). Sociocultural Issues for Sport Practitioners – KIN 846. The Sport Enterprise – KIN 851.

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Resolving Running-Related Injury

Informed Practitioner in Sport

EDITOR’S NOTE: To mark the launch of our second e-learning course on the sports injury theme, the following is an excerpt from the opening of the newly launched course ‘Resolving Running-Related Injury’. Running features prominently in sports and athletic events. The significance of this quest also goes beyond financial concerns.