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

SHAPE America

Help ALL Kids Develop Fundamental and Foundational Motor Skills To expand “Motor Skills Monday” beyond National PE & Sport week, think of ways to include activities, games and creative opportunities to increase motor skill ability throughout the year. Include foundational skills (e.g.,

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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. The goal is not to discourage early physical activityindeed, free play and basic motor skill development are crucial for young children.

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Competitively engineering better child sport experiences

Learning Through Sport

Scaling the equipment and play area in childrens sport to improve motor skill acquisition: A systematic review. Thanks for stopping by and reading this post. Buszard, T., Farrow, D., & & Reid, M. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 85 (2), 218-225. Buszard, T., Masters, R., & & Farrow, D. Strachan, L.

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PLT4M and Lakeshore Foundation & NCHPAD Partnership

PLT4M

About Lakeshore Foundation & NCHPAD Lakeshore Foundation’s activity, research and advocacy initiatives annually serve thousands of children and adults with physical disabilities and chronic health conditions.

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Adapted Physical Education – The Call For Inclusion

PLT4M

Regular physical activity in children and adolescents promotes health and fitness and helps to reduce obesity and the risk of developing chronic conditions. This recommendation from the CDC is for all students. Physical activity is an important factor in the prevention of secondary conditions.

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Physical Education Waiver Form – The Opt Out Era of PE

PLT4M

Physical education provides cognitive content and instruction designed to develop motor skills, knowledge, and behaviors for physical activity and physical fitness. For example, a high school athlete can participate in a strength and conditioning elective.

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Exercising in the cold

The PE Hub

Always keep an eye out for the first signs of hypothermia, which include shivering, loss of motor skills and numbness. Have a backup plan If it’s really too cold, or conditions get worse whilst you’re outside, sometimes it’s just better to call it a day!