SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

Be mindful that soccer is lower-body dominant for object control and tennis is upper-body dominant, so including eye-foot and eye-hand coordination helps to develop skills across sports. An example of this is to combine locomotor running skills for quickness and agility as seen in tennis and soccer.

Motor Skills 375

Motor Skills Sports Sport Sports 375

Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Physical Growth and Maturation From infancy to adolescence, children undergo substantial changes in skeletal structure, muscular strength, cardiorespiratory capacity, and coordination. As children grow older, this conditional approval can encourage a cycle of anxiety and fear of failure. Must perform, must impress.

Sports 98

Sports Sport Sports Biomechanics 98

PLT4M

MARCH 6, 2023

Martínez is a Project Coordinator for the Community Health Department at Lakeshore Foundation and an Inclusion Specialist for The National Center on Health Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD). Physical activity is an important factor in the prevention of secondary conditions.

Physical Education 98

Physical Education Education Education Physical Activity 98

Designs for Health

JANUARY 4, 2024

An imbalance in these electrolytes can disrupt normal bodily functions and may lead to symptoms like headaches, fatigue, or even severe conditions. It has been shown that a loss of body mass of over 2% due to water deficit can disrupt athletic performance, mood, attention, executive functioning, and motor coordination.

Health 69

Health Nervous system Cardiovascular Immune system 69

Informed Practitioner in Sport

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

In modern sport, the shift in roles and responsibilities is greatly accentuated given the added challenges of coordinating an ever-growing army of performance, medical and other athlete support staff. We should therefore be mindful of the Peter Principle when it comes to who is elevated into leadership and management roles.

Coaching 52

Coaching Coordination Sports Sport 52

Spark PE

JANUARY 14, 2022

All in-person recreation was closed, including youth sports, dance, martial arts, and exercise classes. It was notable that physical inactivity was a stronger risk factor for severe COVID-19 than commonly-discussed pre-existing conditions like obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and smoking.

Physical Activity 52

Physical Activity Immune system Exercise Obesity 52