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Walking for Life: One Step at a Time

Gopher Sport

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). Walking can also impact our physical, mental, social, and emotional wellness. It is fast, but it is not biomechanically sound. Whatever the age or grade, walking is crucial to personal wellness.

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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. This early commercialism can overshadow the fundamental aim of youth sports: enjoyment, character development, a growing love for the sport, and holistic well-being.

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

Learning Through Sport

However, a well-designed and thoughtfully pursued program comprising a coherently connected curriculum may be able to achieve specific goals because that program has a core focus. biomechanics, skill acquisition, exercise physiology, etc). Changing secondary school physical education. Cone et al. Human Kinetics.