Better Coaching

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Below is an interview with a youth sport psychology expert from Youth Football Online. It’s worth your times if you coach kids. Here’s our exclusive interview with youth sports psychology expert Professor Richard Stratton, PhD. We met Dr. Stratton at the Virginia Tech campus and were eager to get his feedback on the following questions related to youth football athletes, parents and coaches: YFO: What is winning in youth sports?

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Moving Minds Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

It is often said that schools should be a place to teach respect and responsibility to students (Lickert, 1991). While young children are strongly influenced by teachers, as they age, peers become more important especially when it comes to classroom physical activity and motivation (Salvy et al., 2009). When we incorporate the notion of friends [ ] The post Including Students in Physical Activity Promotion appeared first on Moving Minds Blog.

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Elementary PE Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

In case you missed it, the 2018 winter olympics are now in full swing. They started Friday, February 9 in PyeongChang county, South Korea and are scheduled to end Sunday, February 25. From a teacher’s perspective, this is a great opportunity to introduce your students to the winter olympics and some of the various events. PyeongChang Mascot Animation.

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Better Coaching

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

As someone that’s been a part of sports for the better part of 30 years, I’ve come full circle. I spent my younger years complaining at referees and umpires, and watched coaches do the same thing. I've seen coaches thrown out of games, suspended, and fired for their angry outbursts. Since I've been coaching youth sports, I've seen coaches come running out of the dugout to approach an umpire, a basketball coach tell a teenage referee that she has no business being on a basketball floor, and a fla

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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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