Player Development Project

OCTOBER 30, 2018

In this Masterclass Discussion, PDP Editor Dave Wright hosts Birmingham City Assistant Academy Manager, Stuart English. Stuart has vast experience in player development having worked at Luton Town FC, Brentford FC and Birmingham City. In his role at BCFC, Stuart is responsible for overseeing not only the player development program alongside Academy Manager, Kristjaan Speakman, but developing coaches, supporting staff and constantly looking for trends and ways of innovating.

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Elementary PE Teacher

OCTOBER 13, 2018

This post is for all fellow PE teachers out there. Since October 31 is right around the corner, I thought I would write a post on fun Halloween games you can use with your PE classes. In addition to fun halloween games & stations, I have included a halloween powerpoint throwing target as well as link to some great halloween music. I hope you find them useful!

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Moving Minds Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Friday classroom fitness challenges are a great and quick way to get my students moving! On Fridays, I introduce a new exercise and we practice it a few times throughout the day. Towards the end of the day we see who can do that exercise the most amount of times or hold it for the greatest length of time. The post Classroom Fitness: Challenge Students with Fitness Fridays appeared first on Moving Minds Blog.

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The PE Shed

OCTOBER 7, 2018

Halloween is like Marmite, you either love it or you hate it. Whether you have started carving your pumpkin or you hope Halloween blows by like the wind, we have some Physical Education resources that will have your students screaming in excitement this Halloween in your PE classes. , The Witches Cauldron. Our classic Halloween treat is a PE game called 'The Witches Cauldron'.

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Speaker: Jeremy Kellem, M.Ed. - Educational Strategist, Former Athlete, and CEO/Founder of W.I.N. (We Impact Now, LLC)

For many students, physical education is critical to becoming active and developing healthy routines. But how is this possible anymore with the repercussions of the pandemic? Years of COVID-19, social distancing, and virtual learning have all had a profound effect on students, which means educators need to adjust their classes accordingly. The good news is that P.E. can still play a vital role in helping students intellectually, emotionally, physically, and socially.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Last year I was lucky enough to experience the incredible DancePl3y program in my school. I had heard about it so much through Twitter and the online #PhysEd community, and when I moved to Canada and began my role as PHE Department Head at Meadowridge School, I knew that I needed to get the program … Developing Physical Literacy through Dance Read More ».

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Player Development Project

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The question this week comes from Sarah, via email: “Should you specialise, or coach across all age groups?” Your Turn: Ask PDP Anything Do you have a coaching question that we might be able to help with? We would love to hear from you! Here’s what you can do: 1. Tweet your questions to us @playerdp, or contact us on our Facebook page.2. PDP Members can chat directly with the PDP team to ask questions, share ideas, and support each other on our exclusive Slack Community.

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Player Development Project

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Throughout sports history there have been examples of militant coaches and stories of those who go too far on the sideline. However, the line can be crossed and coaches must recognise the position of influence they have on young athletes lives. Founder of Changing the Game Project, John O’Sullivan shares an article on a terrible recent story of bullying in American Sports which has left lives ruined and raised a huge number of questions in the coaching industry.

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Player Development Project

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In this Masterclass Discussion, PDP Editor Dave Wright hosts Wellington Phoenix FC Academy Director, Paul Temple. Paul holds a UEFA A license and is alongside his role as Academy Director at Wellington Phoenix, (New Zealand’s only A-League club) and is an Assistant Coach of the New Zealand U17 Men’s team. Paul joins Dave to discuss how the club is trying to develop players for the future, analysing football trends and innovating in what is fast becoming the hot bed of youth football

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Moving Minds Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Students cooperating with each other has become an even a bigger push in education over the last couple of years. It is also a great way to increase physical activity in the classroom. What teachers need to realize is that most students do not know how to work together. As recess has diminished over time, [ ] The post Cooperative Games to Boost Activity in the Classroom appeared first on Moving Minds Blog.

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Speaker: Shane Pill PhD, MEd, BEd, LMACHPER, FACHPER - Physical Education and Sports Researcher, Professor, Consultant, and Speaker

Physical education is an important part of the development of the whole person: physically, socially, emotionally, and cognitively. By providing education in movement competency, education on using movement to develop the ability to be self-regulated and motivated, and education through movement to develop ‘habits of mind’ for positive and constructive engagement with others, PE provides a basis for personal and community health and wellbeing.

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Player Development Project

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Masculinity plays a huge role in how male coaches communicate and behave and how young men and boys express themselves in sporting environments. Sports teacher & rugby coach, David Sharkey shares a blog about his own ambitions to redefine masculinity in rugby and some of the personal motivations behind his reason for wanting to shift the paradigm.

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Player Development Project

OCTOBER 24, 2018

PDP Video Session Plans are adaptable sessions designed by academy coach, Dave Wright. All sessions show key focus points, set up, and progressions so you can use them in your next practice. The post Defensive Transition & Conditioning appeared first on Player Development Project.

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Elementary PE Teacher

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Many students love physical education. It’s often their favorite part of the week. Butthere are always a handful of students in every PE class who dread physical activity. Perhaps you have one (or many) of these unmotivated students, and you’re trying to find new ways to get them excited, engaged, and active. Kids are spending more time indoors in front of electronics and less time engaged in physical activity.

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Player Development Project

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Christina Salmivalli The Big Idea This review paper was published in the journal Aggression and Violent Behavior. Its subject is bullying. While its context is the classroom, what is reported in the research entails the fields of play as well. If there is an umbrella quote covering the inherent nastiness of bullying, it would be this, Maya Angelou’s reflection: “I’ve learned that people forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

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