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Add Movement to the School Day to Boost Student Physical Activity and Learning

SHAPE America

Adding more movement — through physical education, recess and active classrooms — is essential for beating the almost-winter blues. Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess. Middle and high school students take even fewer steps during a typical school day.

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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

During that year, I had a well-meaning principal who told our staff, “If it’s not related to math or reading, it’s potentially on the chopping block.” Riding For Focus and the Outride Fund are great places to start, as well as checking with your local hospitals/clinics, professional sports teams, and local businesses.

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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?” It shows my students the bigger picture: locations, costs and customers who typically have access to these different health and wellness spaces. The bell rings at 9 a.m. at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C.,

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5 Ways to Celebrate PE & Sport Week in Your School … All Year Long!

SHAPE America

Every May, we celebrate physical educators and coaches — the “champions” who help kids gain the confidence, competence, and motivation to be physically active in school, before and after school, and for the rest of their lives. Be creative and include them in games and movement challenges.

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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. For some private clubs and coaching academies, recruiting children as young as five years old means more clients paying for longer periods of instruction.

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Coach Rob Seeks Advocates for #PEMovingForward

Active Schools Us

As a basketball fanatic and coach, I challenge all sports fans and caring community members to take a quick break from March Madness to advocate for one often overlooked part of our education system that is critical to the development of the student athletes who are wowing us during this year’s tournament: physical education.

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How I Received Grants for My Physical Education Classes

SHAPE America

It came with a top-notch Bluetooth speaker, subscription to the service, and the Billie Jean King Eye Coach (think batting tee for tennis). Bicycle Grants The CYCLE Kids grant (valued at $25,000) provides schools with 10 new bikes, helmets, a bike pump, and textbooks that teach cycle basics as well as nutrition.