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The Relentless School Nurse: Sharing an Interprofessional Op-Ed – Thanks to Twitter

Relentless School Nurse

Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register. . Twitter, while undergoing some unfortunate gyrations with its new owner, is still a space where I believe you can find like-minded people who care deeply about the health and wellbeing of children, youth, and school communities. I consider social media part of my school nursing practice, a place for education, advocacy, and interprofessional collaborations.

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Outdoor Versus Indoor Coaches

Physical Education Update

There are two kinds of coaches. Indoor coaches, and outdoor coaches. I am both. While I do work on the indoor track for a few months in the winter, most of the time I am outdoors, coaching outdoor track and cross-country. There are many days when I wish I were an indoor coach ALL year round. Our cross-country race this weekend took place on an unprotected plateau, in gale force winds and a drenching downpour so intense that anybody wearing clothing labelled rain-resistant immediately learned the

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The 10 Best US Sports Writers of All Time

The Sporting

The best US sports writers ever! Well before TV and radio , if you wanted to take in a game you had to go in person. If that wasn’t a possibility, your only other option was to ask a friend or read about a game in print. So you had to rely on a journalist who is essentially a storyteller to find out what happened. That, after all, is what the best journalists do.

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30 RANDOM ACTS OF FAMILY, FITNESS, and FUN – Holiday Edition

Keeping Kids in Motion

Just in time for the holiday season, Random Acts of Family, Fitness, and Fun has been updated and now better than ever. The goal of Random Acts of Family, Fitness, and Fun is for kids to enjoy the holiday season, spark their curiosity, and.

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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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How to Recognize and Treat Concussions in Kids

Stanford Childrens

Recently, the NFL changed a key element of its concussion policy after one of its players returned to play too early and reignited the head injury conversation across the country. A concussion is defined as a traumatic brain injury caused by a blow to the head or jolt to the body that results in immediate and temporary neurological symptoms. It can cause difficulty with focus, balance, sleep, and more, which is why as fall sports are underway, it’s important for parents to recognize the signs an

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Retro Football Adverts - How Reebok, Nike and Adidas filled their boots in the 90s

The Sporting

Retro football adverts - Reebok, Nike and Adidas had great creative adverts in the 90s In this article, Charlie Rowan reminisces about the golden age of great football adverts, the late 1990s and early 2000s. Football adverts have almost always captured the raw emotion, the drama and the passion experienced by fans and players of the beautiful game.

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Michael Beale: Inside the Liverpool Academy

Player Development Project

Michael Beale has had the privilege of coaching some of the best young talent in England from the very beginning of their developmental journey. A UEFA A license holder with 10 years experience at Chelsea FC before making the move to Liverpool FC where he now manages the U21s, Michael gives us an in depth. The post Michael Beale: Inside the Liverpool Academy appeared first on Player Development Project.

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SEND and PE - it's time for change.

The Everlearner

Welcome to the Changing Rooms blog and podcast, Season 2, Episode 2. For this week’s blog and accompanying episode on The Changing Rooms Podcast and our YouTube channel , I am delighted to introduce you to Thomas Derbyshire. Thomas, a PE teacher and deputy SENDco, is an expert in how to support SEND students in PE lessons.

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Alumni Spotlight: Bryson Preddy

MSU

Bryson Preddy is a U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret with 23 years of service, assigned to 10 th Special Forces Group in Fort Carson, Colorado. He has been deployed 13 times to 11 different countries on three different continents. About 14 years ago, he coached his son’s first flag football team and fell in love with it. Since then, he has pursued volunteer opportunities to coach and continued his education, all in hope of becoming a coach one day when he retires.

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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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Sporting Tourism - Ideas, suggestions and my greatest hits

The Sporting

Sporting Tourism - Enjoy travel? Enjoy sports? Check out these just see destinations So it seems that sporting tourism is more popular than ever. I guess that cheap flights and the global presence of many big-name sports brands add to the appeal. In the UK, this is nothing new, sporting tourism has long been a thing. We have been travelling to places like the West Indies and South Africa for some time to watch cricket.

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Middle School Physical Education Units

PLT4M

Filling up an entire semester of middle school physical education units can be challenging. But there are plenty of fun and engaging middle school physical education units to choose from. Let’s explore. The Need For Variety With Middle School Physical Units Middle school physical education is unique! Roxeanne Bush, a middle school PE teacher in Illinois, describes the need for variety and choice , “Students at this level crave choice and different options.

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DfE Publish Updated Guidance on the Primary PE and Sport Premium

Association for Physical Education

07/11/22 Updated Guidance from the Department for Education and how much PE and Sport Premium funding schools receive and advice on how it should be spent. About the PE and […]. The post DfE Publish Updated Guidance on the Primary PE and Sport Premium appeared first on Association for Physical Education - Association For Physical Education | P.E.

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sports equal…social and communal impact

Every Kids Sports

Why youth sports are important to me By James Suri, Every Kid Sports. I’ve been extremely fortunate to have grown-up with the opportunity to play sports. In fact, I can attribute many of the successes I’ve had throughout my life to the lessons I learned through sports. But, like many others, my life has been filled with change and inconsistencies. From uprooting my life and moving to another country as a teenager to navigating complicated family and social issues, it’s safe to say routine and st

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Rowdy Roddy Piper- The Hot Rod wrestler everyone loved to hate

The Sporting

“Rowdy” Roddy Piper- the story of a wrestling great It’s hard to believe that Roddy Piper’s first stint with t he WWE (then WWF) only lasted from 1984-1987. During those four years, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper was an absolute terror. Few could pull emotion from the crowd like Piper could when he had a microphone in his hands. Piper’s insults and comebacks were legendary, and the master of words proved he could get under just about anybody’s skin.

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Not Monitoring Internal Load is Like Cooking Without a Recipe – Here’s Why

First Beat

In this sports-focused blog post, Firstbeat’s Customer Success Manager, Joel Wenning, examines the importance of internal load and why this data should be the priority when it comes to athlete monitoring. Understanding Different Metrics. Distance. Kilometer. What an easy metric and unit to understand. From a very young age, everyone knows what a kilometer is.

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Book Review: How We Learn To Move

PE Scholar

How We Learn To Move by Rob Gray reviewed and summarised - a must read on skill acquisition and ecological dynamics.

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Embrace circuit training that gives something back – MZ-Smart Station

My Zone

Myzone has launched MZ-Smart Station, gym class technology that can deliver a circuit training where class participants’ Myzone tiles follow their every move.

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The Best World Cup teams of all time - Argentina 1986

The Sporting

We continue our look at the best football teams of all-Time – Argentina 1986 Drew Farner returns with another piece in his series about the greatest football teams to have played the game. This week, the Argentina team that won the World Cup in Mexico in 1986. Mention World Cup 1986 and several images are quickly brought to mind. One is the iconic image of Diego Maradona rising into the air to punch the ball into the back of the England goal.

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Fit With Lit BINGO – Where exercise and reading strengthen brains and bodies

Keeping Kids in Motion

“Reading is to the brain what exercise is to the body.” -Joseph Addison FiT WiTH LiT BINGO is another exciting holiday game for all ages. It’s derived of 25 challenges alternating between reading and exercise. The goal is the complete as many BINGOs as.

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Google Celebrates Native American Stickball

Montessori Physical Education

If you saw the Google Doodle from Nov. 1st, you were treated to a remarkable art piece detailing a traditional indigenous North American sport called Stickball. I was so happy to see Stickball being given the recognition it deserves. Stickball, like other indigenous sports, give us a unique and valuable window into the culture of the people. Playing and celebrating the sport in your PE class can create an enriching experience for your students.

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Luke De-Benedictis on Spartan, community training and success in sport

My Zone

Meet Luke De-Benedictis, an all-round athlete who competes in obstacle course racing, trail running, triathlons and functional fitness events.

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The 5 Greatest Premier League Players in Liverpool History

The Sporting

Find out who are the top 5 Liverpool players in Premier League history Kicking off a new series of top five players in Premier League history for their respective clubs, we begin with Liverpool in a list that’s contentious as ever. 5. Robbie Fowler (1993-2001, 2006-2007) Affectionately known as “God” by Liverpool fans, hometown hero Robbie Fowler remains one of the greatest strikers the club has ever seen.

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FiT WiTH LiT BINGO! – Incorporating reading and exercise into one challenge

Keeping Kids in Motion

“Reading is to the brain what exercise is to the body.” -Joseph Addison FiT WiTH LiT BINGO is another exciting holiday game for all ages. SEE ALTERNATIVE VERSION BELOW It’s derived of 25 challenges alternating between reading and exercise. The goal is the complete.

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Badminton Skills: Student Worksheets

PE Scholar

Badminton Skills Worksheets - 5 student tasks for each skill. Skills include: Service, Overhead Clear, Underhand Clear and Net Shot.

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Recent Clinical Trial Investigates Potential Role of Nattokinase in Cardiovascular Health

Designs for Health

Nattokinase is a proteolytic enzyme found in natto, a Japanese fermented soy product known for its protective effects on the cardiovascular system. Proteolytic enzymes are a class of enzymes that break down proteins into individual amino acids. They are found in every system in the body and may help promote health throughout the body. Research suggests that nattokinase may help support the body’s ability to break down and remove damaged cellular debris and specific protein structures that are pr

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The 5 Greatest Ice Hockey Goalies of All Time

The Sporting

The best ice hockey goalkeepers ever! In ice hockey , a spectacular save by a goalie can be one of the most exciting plays, just as much as a fight or an amazing move by a forward or defenseman of another team. At high levels, goalies have to be able to react and move quickly to either keep the puck in front of them or keep the puck from going into the net, sometimes in a heap of players.

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Why Scolding Does Not Work

RC Families

What that child needs is a good scolding! How often have you thought or said that? Scolding children is a well-used parenting strategy, but unfortunately, it is not usually the most effective way to shape your child’s character and prepare them for adulthood. The word “scold” means to remonstrate with or rebuke (someone) angrily. Parents.

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Special School or SEND focused PE

PE Scholar

Catch up on the recording from 7th October 2022 with Simon Roadley who shared his PE curriculum with a focus on SEND provision.

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Is There an Immune Connection Between Asthma and Vitamin D Status?

Designs for Health

Asthma is an airway condition associated with a chronic inflammatory response. Among adults, its prevalence is between 7% and 10%. Most patients self-report a history of asthma in childhood. Recent research indicates that vitamin D deficiencies and insufficiencies have been linked to the incidence of asthma in children. . Vitamin D is commonly known to support healthy bone mineralization and calcium homeostasis.

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The Best Young Italian Footballers

The Sporting

The Youth of today - Who are Italy’s best young football players? In this series, Charlie Rowan celebrates up-and-coming European football talent under 23 with unrivalled potential, country by country. We have so far looked at the best young English players , the top talent from Spain , the pedigree of French youth , and some wonderful German and Portuguese future stars and in this piece we focus on some fantastic Italian wonderkids.

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5 Bosu Ball: Push Up Challenges

Gopher Sport

Push-Up Challenges. Follow/Subscribe to John on Twitter , Instagram , Pinterest , YouTube , or on his website. For 30+ Bosu Challenges. 1. Burpee to Balance to 180 Objective: To complete a set number of burpees with a Bosu Balance in between. Scroll to next game (Mountain Climbers). Fundamental Movement Skills: Non-locomotor Balance. Jump. Equipment List: One Bosu ball.

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Risk and Safety Management in Physical Education: A Study of Teachers’ Practice Perspectives

PE Scholar

The aim of this article is to explore and understand teachers' risk and safety management (RSM) practices in physical education.