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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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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. Ready to Learn More?

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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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Judging What to Prioritise and When for a Young Performer

Informed Practitioner in Sport

During this phase kids can certainly gain strength but mainly this is through becoming better able to harness what they have; until puberty hits we will not see marked gains in muscle mass. To explain the top line in the figure, the onus at this stage is discovering and developing movement capabilities and motor skills.

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World Mental Health Day Revisited : A take from the AKA Staff

AKA Sports

Motor skills, decision making, strength, they all start from our heads. In a report done in 2018 from Columbia University School of Public Health, researchers saw a rise mental health conditions/disorders in kids ages 12-17. Everything in life starts straight from the mind. A plant kept in the dark will struggle to grow.

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Special Post: Choosing the Right Programme

Informed Practitioner in Sport

Parents are naturally highly motivated to find the programme that provides most optimal conditions to allow their child’s talents to flourish. For instance, developing fundamental motor skills and the pillars of global athleticism are essential for young athletes regardless of their chosen sport. “