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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

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Parents and coaches, bombarded with stories of children being offered collegiate scholarships in middle school or making national-level teams at age ten, feel an impetus to accelerate their own childrens development. This underscores the futility of making high-stakes decisions about a childs athletic future in elementary school.

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

Learning Through Sport

This is because physical education teachers are educators. The reality is that physical education has limited time in a school curricula. This leads to an important question that needs to be addressed by physical education teachers when planning a curriculum , What curriculum is worth planning in the time available?

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PE Warm Up Routines

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PE warm up routines are an excellent opportunity to kick start physical education classes. From managing the chaos of beginning class to getting students ready for the physical activity of the day, PE warm up routines are a fun way to get PE class going. Classes Looking to branch out from the traditional games based P.E

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California State Standards For PE

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The Physical Education Framework for California Public Schools is a 342-page document that outlines the California state standards for PE. ” From there, the framework outlines a “standards-based instructional design process” that shows a step-by-step process for physical education programs and standard alignment.

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Strength Training For Injury Prevention

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We explore the what, why, and how of strength training for injury prevention and how it relates to the high school weight room. 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.

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

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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 includes balancing practice time, game participation, and other physical activities to avoid excessive strain on the body.

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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. This can only occur by meaking realistic descisions about what can be taught and learnt in the time available to physical education in the school curricula.