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Using the City as Your Physical Education Classroom

SHAPE America

Coach Clark always comes with a twist. Daequan eagerly asks, “Coach, when’s our next trip?” Coach Clark,” she asked, “How can someone from my neighborhood afford that when most of us are below the poverty line?” The bell rings at 9 a.m. at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., chimed in, “They don’t want us there!”

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My Title IX Story: The Personal Perspective of a Female Athlete and Coach

SHAPE America

In 1979, a local college posted a position for an assistant basketball coach. I had coached basketball for many years, including coaching a college team, had worked recreational jobs for my local town, had been a referee in several sports including basketball, and had a doctoral degree in physical education. I did not get it.

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What Resiliency Means as a Marine

SHAPE America

He coaches and mentors unit commanders, utilizing a program that demands their units be mentally and physically ready for combat. Through our partnership with SHAPE America, the Marine Corps is dedicated to creating change in the lives of coaches and athletes. Find out more about Promoted Content.

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Creating an Effective Health and Wellness Club at School

SHAPE America

Now in her third year of teaching, Kelsey has worked as a high school physical education teacher, track and cross-country coach, and science teacher.

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Outdoor Versus Indoor Coaches

Physical Education Update

There are two kinds of coaches. Indoor coaches, and outdoor coaches. While I do work on the indoor track for a few months in the winter, most of the time I am outdoors, coaching outdoor track and cross-country. There are many days when I wish I were an indoor coach ALL year round. Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.com.

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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

He has been teaching for 17 years and resides in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, where he enjoys coaching and exploring the outdoors with his wife and three sons. Follow him on X @McKinneyPhysEd.

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The Coach Who Never Punts

Physical Education Update

Here’s a fun video about high school football coach, Kevin Kelly of Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas, who never punts, regardless of his field position. This is an excellent example of a coach who has re-examined conventional thinking about his sport and defied public pressure to use a strategy that seems to work better.

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