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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

A well-designed sports program has the capacity to teach teamwork, sportsmanship, grit, leadership, and many other life skills, as well as a lifelong love for their game. Overuse injuries such as Little League shoulder, gymnast wrist, or runners knee are becoming commonplace in grade school athletes.

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Walking for Life: One Step at a Time

Gopher Sport

In a recent survey of elementary teachers, it was found that most start off the school year with some form of rules/procedures coupled with games of low organization (fun, teamwork, cooperation). It is used to transport the body (to school and back, to the store and back, to the bus and back, or to the car and back). What to Teach?

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Fluid mechanics: Teaching the Bernoulli principle

The Everlearner

If you are a secondary school or college PE teacher, theres a pretty good chance that the concept of biomechanics teaching has crossed your mind. Perhaps youve taught it at GCSE or A-level or perhaps youve heard conversations about how hard it is and how people avoid teaching it.

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

Learning Through Sport

In my last post here , I considered what it means to teach physical education for effective learning. In this blog, I connect back to an idea I have discussed before in relation to games based teaching here , that is making a physical education program meaningful. This is because physical education teachers are educators.

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Youth Sports Coaching Mistakes

Better Coaching

Youth sports coaches are the men and women who volunteer their time to teach our youth the many life lessons we can acquire through sports. Most of these volunteers are former players, some from the high school or even college level. Coaches, get up to speed on the current teaching and scientific advancements in the sport you coach.

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California State Standards For PE

PLT4M

The Physical Education Framework for California Public Schools is a 342-page document that outlines the California state standards for PE. But the California State Standards for PE can still be achieved by teaching basic water safety and dry-land swim skills. But they don’t need to take on this task alone!

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

Better Coaching

Kids start playing organized sports at increasingly younger ages, encouraged by coaches, schools, and often, parents. Coaches who fail to teach and correct technique open the door for potential injuries. They may also work on correcting any biomechanical issues that contributed to the injury in the first place.

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