Gopher Sport

MAY 4, 2023

Not only can you sing it, but when you hear it, it brings you back to a place in time: a school dance, a wedding, first heartbreak or a backyard BBQ. We repeated days of the week in song, sang the alphabet, and memorized every lyric to every song from High School Musical. Ten years ago, I decided that we would dance!

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The percentage of high school students who attend physical education on one or more school days drops dramatically each year of high school: Grade 9: 71.1% Instead, PE should be a regular part of the curriculum at every grade level , starting in elementary school and continuing through high school.

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PLT4M

JULY 18, 2023

When using this curriculum mapping framework to create a vertically integrated PE Curriculum, that means starting with high school students and your upper grade levels. This means beginning to plan from the middle school level, with the high school courses in mind.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Below are 5 different examples that could be used as stand-alone units or mixed and matched within a larger middle school physical education program. . 1) Foundational Fitness Foundational fitness is a must-have middle school physical education unit. An introduction to all things movement and fitness!

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PLT4M

MARCH 15, 2023

What is the right workout app for high school strength and conditioning? We break down the 5 keys for a high school strength and conditioning app. In addition, we highlight schools across the country using a strength and conditioning app for PE and athletics.

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PLT4M

AUGUST 9, 2024

Many PE classes at the high school level look to take essential steps to transition students from school to an adult life that still values and prioritizes personal fitness and wellness. Let’s delve into Standard 2 and an important sub-standard at the high school level.

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PLT4M

JUNE 15, 2023

See more here on the differences between physical activity vs. physical education.) Physical literacy is about learning a wide range of functional movement skills across different activities. In this curriculum model, students learn and develop functional movement skills like squat, lunge, hinge, press, and pull.

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PLT4M

APRIL 2, 2024

Lifetime fitness activities include: Walking/Jogging/Running Strength Training Yoga Pilates Dance Swimming Lifetime Sports (Tennis, Pickleball, Tennis, Golf, etc.) Foundational human movement skills like squat, lunge, hinge, press, and pull will transition to almost every single other lifetime fitness activity.

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Gopher Sport

JULY 26, 2024

Additional Events Throughout the Year To continue on with the importance of bringing love into our world, I have two, sometimes three events starting in December: Movement with Moms in PE Playing with Pops in PE “Gigglin’ & Groovin with the Grandparents in PE” Families love these events, and ALL are welcome to every event.

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Open Phys Ed

MARCH 20, 2022

Students will also benefit from the Form 101 component of this module, which teaches fundamental athletic skills, running posture, leg movements, and arm movements. The Adventure Mile for Middle School is the perfect lead-up module to Fitness Running for High School – also brought to you by OPEN and Rising New York Road Runners.

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PLT4M

DECEMBER 15, 2022

For example, a PE teacher might aim to introduce different movements like the squat, lunge, hinge, press, and pull in a foundational human movement unit. This instructional video is part of a larger fitness lesson utilized at the middle and high school level. . This can still be a piece of high school pe lesson plans!

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PLT4M

APRIL 26, 2023

” As the nation’s largest membership organization for physical educators, Shape America has impacted elementary to high school physical education since its founding in 1885. Mission: To advance professional practice and promote research related to health and physical education, physical activity, dance, and sport.

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PLT4M

MARCH 6, 2023

He has taught physical education at preschool, elementary, and high school levels and courses related to exercise science, coaching, health, and wellness at the university level. One of the simplest ways of adapting an activity is to modify or substitute the movement involved.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A Closer Look at California States For PE in High School The California Department of Education has the responsibility of monitoring the extent to which high schools provide a course of study having these eight areas. Students and teachers at a California High School pose for a picture during weight training class.

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PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2023

Therefore, whether students are in elementary school, middle school, or high school, they need regular “moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.” We will also introduce 2-3 movement/pose variations embedded directly within the longer flows. Dance Fitness Let’s turn up the music and have some fun!

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PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

” Jessica Shawley, a PE teacher at Lewiston High School, succinctly highlights the unique challenge physical education programs face. And there are still countless options for middle school PE lesson plans and high school PE lesson plans that focus on fitness education.

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PLT4M

JULY 18, 2022

Especially if you are looking at middle and high school-age students, your gut reaction might be to say, “No way this is going to HELP make kids feel more comfortable.” In addition, movement-based icebreakers will begin to lay the foundation and expectation for what is to come in class.

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PLT4M

APRIL 5, 2023

Bigger Faster Stronger was one of the first-ever programs for high school weight rooms. 45 years later, the world of high school strength and conditioning has grown and evolved. Bigger Faster Stronger – A First Step In High School Weight Training Strength training has been around as long as the pyramids in Egypt!

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

2011). Many high schools include elective PE classes that focus on personal fitness and weight training. 232 Metzler, 2005) Teachers can create a workbook that accompanies PLT4M workouts that focus on health-related fitness knowledge, content knowledge assessments, and scoring rubrics for movement assessments. Hannon, J.

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Open Phys Ed

JULY 10, 2023

SIGN UP HERE OPEN Priority Outcomes: Etiquette: (Grades 9-12) Exhibits proper etiquette, respect for others, and teamwork while engaging in physical activity and/or social dance. Manipulative Skills: (Grades 9-12) Demonstrates competency and/or refines activity-specific movement skills in two or more lifetime activities.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

At many middle and high schools across the country, physical education instructors start by building a strong foundation with an “Intro To Fitness” unit or course. These include yoga, weightlifting, dance, pickleball, and more. Promote extracurricular activities and clubs before and after school.

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PLT4M

DECEMBER 28, 2022

School districts are investing and prioritizing athletic PE, especially at the high school level. Check out the rising tide of athletic PE, examples from schools across the country, and how your school can take steps to add more athletic physical education classes! A recent survey found that more than 7.6

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PLT4M

APRIL 11, 2023

The Press – Vertical & Horizontal The “press” is a foundational human movement. If we hope to avoid imbalances and injury, and we want to maximize athletic development, we must work in all planes of movement. There are a lot of different press variations and names for the movement.

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PLT4M

JULY 15, 2022

Using a powerful case study at one high school in Illinois, Ratey made the case that “even moderate exercise will supercharge mental circuits to beat stress, sharpen thinking, enhance memory, and much more.” We will pick two simple movements, work for 20 seconds, rest for 10 and do 8 total rounds. That is 4 minutes!

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Open Phys Ed

APRIL 9, 2024

SIGN UP HERE OPEN Priority Outcomes: Etiquette: (Grades 9-12) Exhibits proper etiquette, respect for others, and teamwork while engaging in physical activity and/or social dance. Manipulative Skills: (Grades 9-12) Demonstrates competency and/or refines activity-specific movement skills in two or more lifetime activities.

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Open Phys Ed

AUGUST 14, 2023

These activities can be used in the beginning of the school year, or anytime you welcome students back after holidays or breaks. Students are given the opportunity to explore movement in a fun and engaging environment where everyone can feel welcomed and successful.

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PLT4M

JUNE 22, 2022

We need to dedicate time to movement and activity. So why sign up for a fitness and movement program? ” Start with this 5 week Stride Enrichment Program to build a foundation of movement, fitness, health, and wellness. Here’s a sample of me breaking down just one movement that you’ll learn.

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PLT4M

JUNE 14, 2022

Sue is a high school P.E. teacher in Arizona Her school just signed up for PLT4M, and the P.E. She loves that this program is mostly bodyweight, and provides every student with a foundation of human movement (squat, lunge, hinge, push, pull). Meet Sue! chair has invited her and the other P.E.

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PLT4M

AUGUST 20, 2024

So, even with upper-grade levels and volleyball lesson plans for high school, physical education teachers would be best served to introduce different game elements through skill and drill practice. For example, 6 vs. 6 volleyball will typically involve many short and unsuccessful rallies.

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PLT4M

JUNE 5, 2023

For example, at the high school level, physical education is usually an elective that has 9th graders through 12th graders with very different levels of experience, all in the same class. The Push Up: Movement Scaling Real, full range of motion push ups are HARD. Written Notes Coaching Point: Don’t sacrifice form for ego.

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PLT4M

JULY 19, 2022

For example, a teacher can focus on teaching the cognitive and psychomotor learning domains at the beginning of the year, such as the critical elements of resistance training movements (i.e. International Journal Of Human Movement Science , 12 (2), 27–42. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance , 83 (1), 39–45.

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PLT4M

AUGUST 31, 2023

As a subject centered around physical activity and movement, some people object to any screens in the classroom. Here is an example from a high school weight room where the teacher displays PLT4M on a monitor that is hooked up to a laptop. First, we know that technology in physical education has always been a divisive topic.

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PLT4M

JULY 19, 2023

” Jessica Shawley, a PE teacher at Lewiston High School, succinctly highlights the unique challenge physical education programs face. As a result, PE planning can feel like a never-ending puzzle. Fitness curriculum focuses on building skills in physical activity options that students can do beyond the walls of schools.

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Changing the Game Project

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Our job is to nudge and encourage forward movement and then get out of the way. Being a sports parent is an art—a dance—yet it is difficult. Numerous teams in Olympic sports and high school and club levels of athletics have experienced the power of our culture, performance, and leadership approach as well.

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PLT4M

JUNE 16, 2022

In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Kyle Barth too, has seen the impact that data can have on student participation and engagement. “The ability to see a graph that shows progress in a certain movement gets kids excited. The teachers at Quincy High assign each student to a workout station, pairing 3-4 students from different grade levels.

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