Learning Through Sport

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

In this blog I look at some of the practical applications from neuroscience to coaching. Coaching can be thought of as seeking to influence habits. The 'mechanism' coaches can target to do this is player neuroplasticity. Coaches prime thinking Build requirements for player thinking from action goals to the context.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

As coaches, we all want to win. Strength training, particularly compound barbell exercises, is one of the best ways to reduce overuse injuries. As such, we want to focus on just a couple of weighted movements during any given lift, while supplementing with a few select injury prevention exercises, mobility, and accessory work.

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First Beat

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Preparing for each game is perhaps one of the most important considerations when coaches are planning their weekly training schedule, as they aim to arrive at game day with players as fresh as possible. Athlete Tapering FAQs All Endurance Coaches Need to Know. Training Peaks: Coach Blog. Soccer Journal, 57, 28–34.

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First Beat

AUGUST 21, 2023

The Manual Exercise Input feature in Firstbeat Sports helps support this approach, allowing you to input training load for ‘missed’ measurements and maintain more accurate longitudinal training load data. For example, you could swap out aerobic for endurance, anaerobic for high-intensity or high-energy.

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First Beat

JANUARY 15, 2024

EPOC stands for Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption, and it reflects how far the body’s oxygen uptake is elevated from resting levels due to recovery needs after exercise. How do these differences in accuracy show up in the data results that coaches rely upon to support their decision-making?

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PLT4M

APRIL 23, 2024

Each tread workout will allow students to challenge themselves with different endurance, hills, sprints, and more! From there, Marguerite introduces and coaches students through new sets and challenges, also working on rest and recovery throughout! Students start each workout by getting warmed up on the treadmill.

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Magnus Health

JULY 12, 2024

For students to get the most out of their time when participating in school sports, there are many ways coaches and athletic trainers can encourage overall athlete wellness. Coaches and athletic staff must have an eagle eye for injuries and ensure that students are fully healed before returning to the field.

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Montessori Physical Education

APRIL 30, 2023

That means exercise reduces our risk of dying from anything by 20-30 percent! This is a crucial time to introduce exercise to the individual because now is the time to begin accruing all the health benefits we want as we age. Speaking of lifelong sport and exercise, that is the goal of the fourth plane.

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PLT4M

JANUARY 30, 2023

These workouts can help improve strength, endurance, and coordination, while also providing a fun and challenging way to get a full-body workout. One bodyweight bootcamp workout can build cardiovascular endurance, upper body and lower body muscular strength and endurance, mobility, core strength, and more. A total body workout.

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PLT4M

JANUARY 12, 2024

A well-structured strength and conditioning program can enhance strength, power, speed, agility, capacity, and endurance while reducing the risk of injury. For years, coaches managed their program design with Excel templates. With Excel, coaches could write training programs with exercises, sets, reps, and percentages.

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PLT4M

JANUARY 11, 2024

When it comes to school fitness facilities, the weight room stands out as a hub for students to build strength, endurance, and confidence. Whether you’re a PE teacher, a coach, or a school administrator, understanding and implementing safety protocols is key to fostering a positive and safe weight training experience for students.

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The Sporting

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Sleep affects athletic performance in many areas, such as speed, accuracy, reaction time, endurance, strength and injury risk. Decreased Endurance, Strength and Power A lack of sleep can reduce the energy available for physical activity and lower the threshold for fatigue. Why is Sleep Important For Athletic Performance?

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PLT4M

JUNE 7, 2022

student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. Teachers can fall into the trap of believing certain students don’t have the disposition for physical activity or exercise, which is far from the truth. Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. In the Sport Education model, there are roles assigned within the model, such as coach, trainer, referee, score keeper, etc. Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. Siedentop et al.,

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PLT4M

APRIL 2, 2024

Lifetime fitness activities are workouts, exercises, and sports that people can continue to enjoy and benefit from at any stage of their lives, regardless of their age or fitness level. Lifetime fitness activities are physical activities, workouts, and exercises that can be performed throughout the course of a person’s entire life.

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PLT4M

JANUARY 16, 2024

Bodyweight exercises like the push up are fantastic additions to any strength training program or fitness journey. And like any movement or exercise, the push up can be scaled, modified, and progressed to empower individuals of all experiences and abilities. From there, we can start try different variations of the exercise.

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PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

Historically, sport coaches and strength coaches have worked with high school athletes, but now physical education teachers are getting involved. Hopefully, there are qualified coaches who can assist in this, but this isn’t always the case at the high school level.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. Athletes and Coaches Benefit From Unified Strength and Conditioning 11 Mar 2022 Read more. Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D.

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Informed Practitioner in Sport

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Trends emerge and endure through a process of natural selection. Conventions in coaching and the prevailing wisdom on ‘best practice’ similarly morph over time, albeit other influences are also often at play. Here we define fitness in evolutionary terms: the ability to out-compete and endure under survival pressures.

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PLT4M

JANUARY 18, 2023

Adam Hughes, high school PE teacher and strength coach, works with students in the wieght room during class time. But over the years, we have connected with physical education teachers, strength coaches, sports coaches, and administrators and see consistent themes. We have pulled 7 keys to success from these themes.

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PLT4M

MARCH 7, 2024

Spin bike workouts are a popular form of exercise for individuals of all fitness levels! Spin Bike Workouts For Beginners In Schools Most school fitness centers typically have some type of exercise bike available for students. But spin bike workouts can be intimidating for students.

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Montessori Physical Education

JUNE 12, 2022

o Continuous gameplay also means a lot more running, which is good for exercise and / or energy dump. The motivation to run is internal, versus an external motivator (coach) telling them to run. This version presents itself as the ultimate sprinting game, but there is a sneaky endurance component too if a team does not win quickly.

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Informed Practitioner in Sport

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Beyond sport, we must also consider the enormous numbers of recreational runners and those for whom running is a popular form of exercise for health and fitness. Thanks to this evolutionary history we are specifically adapted for endurance running. But how did we get here?

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PLT4M

MARCH 4, 2024

As most teachers set out to find health education lesson plans, they are often in search of resources and information on health topics like: Nutrition and Healthy Eating Habits Physical Activity and Exercise Programs Mental Health Education (Stress Management, Coping Mechanisms, Mindfulness) Substance Abuse Prevention (Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco, etc.)

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The Sporting

JUNE 8, 2023

Initially, roller derby consisted of endurance races where teams of two skaters raced on a banked wooden track. You can practice cardio exercises to get in better shape and build your stamina , and practice skating to improve your skills. But this is not to say that you can’t play!

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Better Coaching

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

It also aids the coaches and families ‘the rest of the day’ to handle other business. This article delves into the complex interplay of practice scheduling, nutrition, and athlete performance, offering research-backed insights and practical recommendations for coaches. ' That ain't right! Let's dive in. Thomas et al.,

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First Beat

MARCH 28, 2024

This article is written by Domenik Theodorou , a Firstbeat Sports client and Performance Coach at RASTA Vechta, a professional basketball team competing in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Within one or two days post-injury, the player typically begins weight room exercises with a four-day program designed for use up to six days per week.

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First Beat

JANUARY 24, 2025

Strength and conditioning coaches, sports scientists, and team managers must balance training loads, track recovery, monitor injuries, and analyze performance dataall to ensure athletes deliver their best results. Assessing recovery , helping coaches identify when an athlete needs rest to prevent injuries or burnout.

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