Sat.Jan 14, 2023 - Fri.Jan 20, 2023

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Is FOMO Ruining Youth Sports?

Changing the Game Project

(Yesterday I had the opportunity to present to a group of orthopedics, physical therapists, athletic trainers and coaches on FOMO: Fear of Missing Out, and why I think it is. The post Is FOMO Ruining Youth Sports? appeared first on Changing the Game Project.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Nurses Once Again Listed as the Most Trusted Profession…But Why Doesn’t It Feel That Way?

Relentless School Nurse

I read the news that Gallup released their annual poll of the most trusted and respected professions. Nurses have come in first for twenty-one years straight. The one year we came in second to firefighters was after 9/11. I did not feel the same sense of pride and enthusiasm as I have felt in the past when the poll was published. I actually felt numb.

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ULTIMATE TEAM PINBALL – a cross between ultimate disc and team handball

Keeping Kids in Motion

This is by far one of my favorite games with grades four – high school. Ultimate Team Pinball nicely mashes together elements of ultimate Frisbee and team handball. As you’ll see in the video, it’s a fast paced, actioned-packed, and a lot of fun.

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A Brand New Tool for PE You Didn’t Know You Needed!

Gopher Sport

How do you keep track of physical education equipment for your school or district? When I was teaching, I had a spiral notebook that I used to write down all of our equipment each year. When I became a health and physical education (HPE) coordinator, we used electronic documents and eventually created a spreadsheet with equipment inventory data for all of the schools in our district.

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Reimagine the Role of PE to Reconnect With Your Students

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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Can Physical Education Unite a War-Torn Country?

Physical Education Update

When it comes to physical education, it seems that Uganda is more advanced in its thinking than many North American school boards. Rather than firing PE teachers and cutting PE from school curricula, Uganda’s ministry for education has announced that they’ll be recruiting 3600 new physical education teachers over the next two years. In justifying this expenditure, the minister stated the well-known (but often ignored or misunderstood) rationale of improved health among students.

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My PE Classroom Part 1/10 - The Word Wall

The Everlearner

In this week’s post, I’m going to begin writing about the first of 10 practical suggestions for PE classrooms up and down the country and beyond. These ideas are a series of suggestions and developments that I have personally used within my own classrooms for some years and that I believe in and advocate to others. The ideas are not particularly high brow but all of them improve the quality of learning if implemented well.

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Determined to Succeed: An Interview with Liam Ridgewell

Player Development Project

Liam Ridgewell enjoyed a 17-year career as a professional footballer. After making his senior debut for Aston Villa, he went on to play over 300 games in English football before joining MLS side Portland Timbers, where he is now a coach. Below, Ridgewell reflects on his experiences in youth football, the challenges of making it to the Premier League, and the mentality required to compete at the highest level.

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Resources: Free Videos Teach Desktop Yoga for In-Class Physical Education

Physical Education Update

When we think of physical education classes, we automatically envision students exercising in a gym. However, the reality is that many teachers don’t have a gymnasium in which to work. That leaves them with the challenge of finding activities that students can perform in their classroom. Three PE Update.com articles that describe in-class physical education activities are: Non-Elimination Musical Chairs , Fitness Breaks , and Favourite Sports Routines.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Innovation at Maine’s Department of Education is a Roadmap to Support the School Nursing Workforce

Relentless School Nurse

Kudos to the Maine Department of Education (DOE) for recognizing the impact of COVID-19 on their school nursing workforce. They are implementing innovative programs to INVEST in school nurses, including supporting national certification and providing funds to not only sit for the exam but to prepare as well. I am inspired by this program and believe it is a roadmap for all other DOEs across the country who are looking to support their school nurse workforce.

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How Physical Education Plays a Core Role in Student Development

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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Will Ireland Win the 2023 Rugby Union World Cup?

The Sporting

Assessing Ireland’s Prospects Eight Months Ahead of RWC 2023 Fast forward to 28 October as Ireland are crowned Rugby World Cup champions and their captain, Johnny Sexton, triumphantly raises aloft the Webb Ellis trophy at the Stade de France in Paris. This is the fervent wish of every Ireland supporter but how realistic is it? Irish rugby star Johnny Sexton It’s January 2023 so it’s timely if we have a closer look under the bonnet.

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FiT Work #20 - FitnessGram (2023)

Mr. Suarez's Physical Education

Slide 1 - Title Slide Slide 2 - Read the short paragraph Slide 3 - Read another short paragraph Slide 4 - PFT assessment fact sheet Slide 5 - PGTU the California PFT and FitnessGram Slide 6 - Link to the FW #20 Google Form DUE at the end of the CLASS PERIOD.

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Our New Blog Mandate Now Includes Swamp Soccer

Physical Education Update

Swamp Soccer. With PE Update.com’s recent change in format (new articles are now shown for free on our homepage for several weeks before being placed into our archives), our Fun Stuff for PE newsletter has also changed, focusing on informing readers about those new article additions. So, this blog will be expanding its mandate. We’ll continue to provide opinion and commentary on the physical education, sports and fitness world.

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British Cycling Youth Voice: Encourage your pupils to have their say!

PE Scholar

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The Karate Belt Ranking System and Belt Order

The Sporting

What is the belt order for Karate? Karate has a long and illustrious history as a kind of martial art. The belt system, on the other hand, is a relatively modern addition to the art. The kyu/dan grading system has been used to grade the development of Karate practitioners since the turn of the twentieth century. To this day, many current Karate styles take from the Judo kyu/dan ranking system.

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Action for Healthy Kids Adds New Members to Board of Directors

PE for Parents

The post Action for Healthy Kids Adds New Members to Board of Directors appeared first on Action for Healthy Kids.

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Fashion Versus Functionality in Sport & Eyeglasses

Physical Education Update

As I was recently watching the world’s women’s curling championships, I was struck by the number of participants who were wearing the latest fashion in eyeglasses – spectacles with extremely wide arms and transparent rims. In many cases, they made a probably-attractive wearer look very severe. I know they’re the latest fashion because I just purchased some new glasses and the optometrist was pushing hard for me to get that latest look.

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How to Improve your Hurdle Skills

Arizona Health and Physical Education

Kids love using hurdles. Hurdles are fun or can be fun and entertaining when we become good at using them. Hurdles are an easy-to-set-up piece of equipment, easy to transport, and easy for all ages and skill levels.

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The Greatest Tight Ends in NFL History

The Sporting

The Best Tight Ends in the history of the NFL The Tight End position has enjoyed, for want of a better phrase, a glow-up , in recent seasons. But who are the players that have excelled at TE? Gronk - unique in every way. Something of a hybrid position on the offence, the tight end traditionally lines up on either side of the offensive line to block in the run or pass game.

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Xikunahati - Traditional Indigenous Sport of Brazil

Montessori Physical Education

Xikunahati is a ball sport created by the indigenous Paresi-Haliti people of Brazil. The Paresi-Haliti is part of the Arawak-speaking people of Brazil. They primarily reside in Matto Grasso, which means "thick vegetation" or "great woods." Like many indigenous peoples who encountered European colonizers, lands were taken, and the people were exploited.

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What are the secrets to improving your wellbeing?

My Zone

There are time-served and steadfast ways of improving your wellbeing. There are also plenty of nuanced approaches that make the difference, but may not be such stand-out options.

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10 Tips for Improving Your Posture

Arizona Health and Physical Education

Author: Dana Brown. Good posture is important for so many reasons. Not only does it make you look more put-together, but it also helps to alleviate pain in the back, neck, and shoulders. Poor posture can lead to a number of health problems, including headaches, tension, and even depression. That’s why it’s so important to make an effort to improve your posture.

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New York Rangers Colors and Logo: A History and Color Codes

The Sporting

Why Do the New York Rangers Wear Blue and Red? The Story of the New York Rangers Colors, Including Full Color Codes In this article, we look at the history and details of the New York Rangers logo and colors. We discuss the different colors and logos that the team have used throughout the years- including full details of their CMYK, HEX, RGB and Pantone codes.

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Getting Back on Track: The Importance of Immunizations

Stanford Childrens

Restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic caused 23 million children to miss their annual checkups , leaving some parents playing catch-up on their child’s recommended vaccinations. Health care experts say that taking their child to see his or her pediatrician for routine well-child visits and recommended vaccines is one of the best things a parent or guardian can do to protect their child and community from serious diseases and respiratory viruses that are easily spread, such as the flu and COVID

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Sports Education Badminton Student Booklet

PE Scholar

Sport Education Badminton Tournament booklet provides the template for the effective delivery of a Badminton Sport Education unit of work.

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Support Those in Need and Bring Donations to the Adapted Physical Education Conference

Arizona Health and Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education is honored to partner with Confidence Kits to help those in need. Join us at the Adapted Physical Education Conference February 16th and bring in items to donate to this great organization. We will have a bin at the main lobby for you to place items as well as flyers for more information on ways to help. Below is a list of the items they are requesting.

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Sea The Stars - King of Middle Distance Horses

The Sporting

Sea the Stars: The legendary middle-distance racing horse with a stellar family history Name : Sea The Stars Sire : Cape Cross Record : 8-0-0 Dam : Urban Sea Earnings : £4,417,163 Dam’s sire : Miswaki Trainer : Jo Breeder: Sunderland Holdings Owner : Christopher Tsui Sea the Stars - An Introduction Trained by John Oxx and owned by Christopher Tsui, Sea The Stars was an exceptional middle-distance horse, winning over a variety of distances from 7f up to 1m 4f.

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4 Characteristics of a Strong Family

RC Families

A strong family unit is important for every child, whether it’s blood family or friends-like-family. I believe very strongly in the importance of family and so I want to take a few minutes and give you some ideas for helping your family grow–and stay growing–strong. A Strong Family Works on Communication How well do you. Read More.

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‘Five Ways of Wellbeing’ through Dance

PE Scholar

Implementing the ‘Five Ways of Well-being’ through Dance. This blog is packed with great ideas to support student well-being through dance.

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Progress equals Happiness. Happy 2023!

AKA Sports

Greetings… this blog is intended to inform and draw attention to active living in a fun and healthy manner. A mixture of personal CS writing and video, adventures and perspective as well as more polished health and fitness articles and professional journals. Topics are wide ranging so if you ever have something you want us at AKASPORT to research and deliver, just let us know.

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The 5 Greatest Golfers of All-Time

The Sporting

The Greatest Golfers in the History of the Sport Golf is a sport that has been around professionally for over a century now, and there are several players that have truly transformed the way we both watch and play the game. Legendary golfer Tiger Woods It can be truly difficult to come up with a list of the greatest golfers of all time, as there are many variables to consider.

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Glutathione to Support Cellular Function and Healthy Aging

Designs for Health

Glutathione (GSH) is a critical molecule for the maintenance of antioxidative balance and helping protect cells from oxidative stress. GSH also promotes the optimal function of detoxification pathways , helping detoxify and eliminate toxins and other harmful substances from the body. GSH is produced endogenously, but the body may require increased amounts during the aging process or during times of increased toxic burden and oxidative stress.

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Let’s Escape! The Impact of a Digital-Physical Combined Escape Room on Students’ Creative Thinking, Learning Motivation, and Science Academic Achievement

PE Scholar

Digital and physical escape rooms have been suggested as practical and effective approaches to game-based learning.