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

SHAPE America

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. The week also serves as the kickoff to National Physical Fitness and Sports Month.

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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

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.

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Precision in Physical Education (PE) – What is its role?

Reinventing the Game

Taking the fitness testing precision example above where we consider expecting a fully extended elbows in a push-up for the push phase for testing, how much does that last bit of range of motion for the elbows and shoulders in a prone push-up position contribute to this proxy indicator of upper body elastic strength.

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Why teach gymnastics in primary school?

Aspire-Ed

Flexibility, strength, technique, speed, control, coordination and balance are all developed through gymnastics. The moves, exercises and activities that make up gymnastics help children to understand the way their bodies move, and how these movements can be coordinated and controlled. As we get older our bones deteriorate.

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Power-Up Rhythm and Timing in Physical Education Activities

Gopher Sport

These skills include core strength, balance, weight shift, motor rhythm, motor timing, visual-spatial, and object-perceptual skills. The Importance of Rhythm & Timing in Development Rhythm and timing play a crucial role in developing cognitive skills, motor coordination, and fine motor skills in children. 2019 ; Hardy et al.,

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Genetics Team Serves as Go-to for Mom of Son With Extremely Rare Disorder

Stanford Childrens

She’s extremely well educated about his genetic condition, and she’s motivated to learn as much as possible so she can help Asher and teach others,” says Jenny Kim, MS, LCGC , a genetic counselor at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. They coordinated it all,” Gerlach says. This level of coordination is really quite common.

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How to Become More Athletic in 7 Simple Steps

The Sporting

Becoming an athlete takes time, dedication and motivation There's no better feeling than being at the top of your game. Conditioning your body for peak athletic performance will help you to feel motivated and progress quickly. This will improve muscle function and strength. Balance your chest with back and top shoulder strength.