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

SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

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.

Motor Skills

Motor Skills Sports Sports Sport

THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

When children are pushed beyond their developmental limitsphysically, cognitively, and emotionallythey may fall out of love with sports, lose motivation to continue, or develop chronic injuries that hamper their future athletic endeavors. Burnout often unfolds in stages: Enthusiasm: The child begins with high motivation and excitement.

Sports

Sports Sports Sport Biomechanics

A Thousand Cranes of Hope: NICU Nurses Unite for a Symbolic Project

Stanford Childrens

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The genesis of a creative endeavor NICU nurse Madeline Helsing, BSN, RN, began her journey with paper cranes during a visit to a Japanese restaurant. Her initial motivation to incorporate paper cranes into NICU care came from creating DIY mobiles for long-term patients using leftover hospital supplies.

Coordination

Coordination Creativity Motivation Wellness

Power-Up Rhythm and Timing in Physical Education Activities

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As knowledge of the impact of motor coordination on children’s cognition and academic achievement evolves, physical educators are increasingly integrating rhythmic coordinative movement into their daily classroom activities to prime the brain for learning. There are so many variations here, use your creativity!

Physical Education

Physical Education Motor Skills Education Education

School Tennis; It’s More Than Tennis!!

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 28, 2024

We know how to be creative! By teaching the fundamentals, fostering a team spirit, and highlighting the health benefits, you can motivate students to embrace tennis as a healthy, enjoyable activity well into high school and beyond. See the map below to find the school coordinator in your area. We are PE teachers.

Schooling

Schooling PE Teacher Coordination High School

Challenge Your Students with Parkour

Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Looking for a challenging content domain to motivate children to learn a broad range of motor skills? The goal of parkour is to overcome various obstacles in an efficient and creative way by jumping, swinging, climbing, and running. Consider parkour! Research has shown that children love parkour! Types of Movement Families: 1.

Elementary School

Elementary School Elementary Movement Physical Education

Why Game-Play is Important

Physical Education Ideas

MAY 11, 2019

Games motivate students to take risks and actions, persist through failures, set and achieve often difficult goals and put attention, time and effort to acquiring knowledge and skills. Just to name a few: critical thinking skills, creativity, teamwork, and good sportsmanship. How many times have you heard, “It’s just a game!”

Motor Skills

Motor Skills Creativity Teaching Teaching

Reasons Movement Teaches Kids to Think and Learn Differently

Skillastics

JUNE 23, 2022

Studies have proven that physical movement helps kids improve their memory, increase their motivation, and improve motor skills. As kids are developing interpersonal skills, learning social inclusion, teamwork, and motivation, they can use these not just in the classroom, but at home, and later in their academic careers. Absolutely.

Movement

Movement Teaching Teaching Motor Skills

Power-Up Rhythm and Timing in Physical Education Activities

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As knowledge of the impact of motor coordination on children’s cognition and academic achievement evolves, physical educators are increasingly integrating rhythmic coordinative movement into their daily classroom activities to prime the brain for learning. There are so many variations here, use your creativity!

Physical Education

Physical Education Motor Skills Education Education

Creating a Vision for Meaningful Development: Feedback and Practice

TinCan Physed

JULY 24, 2021

ABC’S of Athleticism: Agility, Balance, Coordination, Speed Critical Understanding (Cognitive Domain of Learning) Includes understanding of physical activity contexts, rules, and tactics. This understanding is used to plan for tactical movement and demonstration of critical and creative thinking through movement.

Assessment

Assessment Physical Activity Movement Teacher

Creating a Vision for Meaningful Development: Feedback and Practice

TinCan Physed

JULY 24, 2021

ABC’S of Athleticism: Agility, Balance, Coordination, Speed. This understanding is used to plan for tactical movement and demonstration of critical and creative thinking through movement. Critical Understanding (Cognitive Domain of Learning) Includes understanding of physical activity contexts, rules, and tactics.

Assessment

Assessment Physical Activity Movement Teacher

Good coaching is the effective manipulation of task constraints, not just telling athletes how to perform

MSU

APRIL 12, 2019

Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Sport Coaching and Leadership Online Programs. You’re being creative and coming up with new games for practices. Written by Andy Driska, Ph.D. Perhaps the most important goal for coaches is developing the movement skills of their athletes.

Coaching

Coaching Movement Teaching Teaching

“Mama, I can’t sit here any longer.” How PE Changed My Daughter’s Year – and My Perspective

Active Schools Us

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

But I had this PE teacher that was very encouraging – tough but motivational. Like many PE teachers, he’s had to find ways to engage the kids there in person and the ones at home who are in living rooms and in basements – their creatively is boundless. When I was growing up, I didn’t always enjoy PE because I wasn’t a very strong kid.

PE

PE PE Teacher Motivation Coaching

Hula Hoops and ChulaHoops: What’s the Difference?

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 16, 2024

It also improves core strength, coordination, and increases mobility! Her passion for movement and creativity led her to develop a brand that promotes health, joy, and community through hula hooping. Hula hooping is a dynamic form of exercise that significantly benefits the heart.

PE Teacher

PE Teacher Cardiovascular Teacher PE

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

THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

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A Thousand Cranes of Hope: NICU Nurses Unite for a Symbolic Project

Power-Up Rhythm and Timing in Physical Education Activities

School Tennis; It’s More Than Tennis!!

Challenge Your Students with Parkour

Why Game-Play is Important

Reasons Movement Teaches Kids to Think and Learn Differently

Power-Up Rhythm and Timing in Physical Education Activities

Creating a Vision for Meaningful Development: Feedback and Practice

Creating a Vision for Meaningful Development: Feedback and Practice

Good coaching is the effective manipulation of task constraints, not just telling athletes how to perform

“Mama, I can’t sit here any longer.” How PE Changed My Daughter’s Year – and My Perspective

Hula Hoops and ChulaHoops: What’s the Difference?

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