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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

Children have shorter limbs and different leverage points compared to adults, which influences their biomechanics during movements like throwing, kicking, or running. Coach Education: Mandate training for youth coaches in injury prevention, recognizing overtraining symptoms, and proper biomechanics for developing athletes.

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Teaching physical education for effective learning

Learning Through Sport

All that I believe that can claim to be uniquely the remit of physical education is the use of movement as the primary means for teaching and learning. Movement learning should therefore feature as the primary goal of all physical education programs. Meaning in Movement, Sport and Physical Education. Criteria 4. Arnold, P.

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Resolving Running-Related Injury

Informed Practitioner in Sport

Beyond sport, we must also consider the enormous numbers of recreational runners and those for whom running is a popular form of exercise for health and fitness. Recreational runners will be very familiar with this phenomenon. Moreover, this learning and refining of movement skills and capabilities continues over the life span.