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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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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. biomechanics, skill acquisition, exercise physiology, etc). wall climbing, outdoor and adventure activities) and individual sports (e.g.,

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Teaching physical education for effective learning

Learning Through Sport

Meaning in Movement, Sport and Physical Education. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance , August, 29-32. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance , 63 (1), 27-56. Arnold, P. Education, movement, and the rationality of practical knowledge. Quest , 40 (2), 115-125. Arnold, P. Instructional time.

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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. Recreational runners will be very familiar with this phenomenon.