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This Is How My School Stocks Up on Kindness … and PE Equipment

SHAPE America

I alternate each year between the option that gives our school the full 50% back and the option where we get 25% and our chosen charity gets the other 25%. So far, we have supported our local Police Canine Unit (helping them get a new dog) and our Parks and Recreation Department.

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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

Physical Growth and Maturation From infancy to adolescence, children undergo substantial changes in skeletal structure, muscular strength, cardiorespiratory capacity, and coordination. This underscores the futility of making high-stakes decisions about a childs athletic future in elementary school.

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COVID-19’s Impact on Youth Physical Activity

Spark PE

Across the globe, efforts to promote social distancing directly affected physical activity of youth by closing schools, which affected physical activity opportunities including physical education, recess, after-school sports and activities, and walking and biking to school.