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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

More, Younger Youth sports occupy a special place in American culture, shaping childrens character, health, and social lives. Across the United States, an increasing number of parents and coachesoften with good intentionsseek to introduce sports to children at younger and younger ages and with greater intensity than ever before.

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

SHAPE America

It’s simply not enough movement, especially for kids who are less involved in extracurricular sports. As the American College of Sports Medicine puts it, Exercise is Medicine. And all of these numbers fall under the recommended minimum of 10,000 steps per day. HPE teachers already have it figured out!

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The Art of Effective Coach Communication

Player Development Project

Stephen is a world leader in psychology and recently co-authored the book, Coaching Athletes to be Their Best: Motivational Interviewing in Sport. Alongside him is UEFA Pro Licensed Coach and Assistant Coach at Crawley Town, Edu Rubio. We dive into a number of topics including: This.

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The NFL is a Great Sport Psychology Lab

Physical Education Update

One of the reasons I enjoy sport is that it puts people put into situations of great stress…we then get to observe how they handle the pressure. Fortunately, his coach and his team did not panic and they rallied around their running back. To me, that’s what sport is all about. As a graduate of the U.

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Encouraging greater sport participation

Learning Through Sport

There is substantial evidence of many psychological, physical, and social health benefits of participation in sport across the lifespan, including that participation in sport is associated with improved psychological and social health benefits above other forms of leisure time physical activity for children and adolescents.

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Balancing Whole Athlete Development with Talent Development

MSU

Jennifer Roth Michigan State University, Institute for the Study of Youth Sports The youth sport environment can be a great place for youth to learn important life skills that they can transfer to other areas of their lives. Recently, in the United States, there has been an increase in the professionalization of youth sport.

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The End of the Road - Transitioning Out of Sport

AASP

” - </em>David Parkin (Sport Australia Hall of Fame).</p> The end of a sporting career can be felt as a significant loss in an athlete’s life, especially if the end of their career was premature or not freely chosen, such as in the case of a career ending injury (Stephan, 2003).

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