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Teaching Students to Overcome Adversity

Active Schools Us

Adversity teaches us valuable lessons about ourselves, the power of endurance, and the importance of occasional discomfort. Students were given a Post-It to write a motivational message. This quote is on a poster leading into my gym. We realize our full potential and discover our inner strength when overcoming obstacles.

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PaceTrek Program Gets Students Moving

Physical Education Update

Paul Staso Running Through Alaska If you’re looking for a way to motivate your students to walk or run on a regular basis, check out the PaceTrek.com website. Students log in miles in school gyms and playgrounds, to keep Paul company. They read his online journal and watch the videos that he films as he runs.

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Add Sprint Training to Your Fitness Stack: Teresa Iannetelli

The Sporting

Follow Teresa on Instagram for Home workouts, motivation and fitness inspiration Sprint Training for Beginners Sprint training is the best calorie-burning exercise but can also be very demanding. Working through speed endurance, endurance, speed and start training, but you also need to think about what you are doing in the gym.

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Understanding Motivational Theories in Physical Education

PLT4M

In this article, Sean explores motivational theories in physical education. Understanding Motivational Theories in Physical Education Often the responsibility for motivation is placed solely on the student in physical education (PE) classes. Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D.

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Gaining Athlete Buy-In – Ideas and Strategies for Successful Monitoring

First Beat

Instead, I’ll take a look at some theory that I think is relevant and attempt to provide a framework for motivating your athletes to engage in the monitoring process. By devising strategies to enhance these three areas you will have athletes who are motivated and buy-in to your monitoring strategy.

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Beginners Guide to Mountain Biking

The Sporting

Don't get me wrong, I am no fitness guru but riding is a great method to take your fitness to another level without spending countless hours looking at a gym wall. Be it hurtling down a downhill track for a couple of minutes, going shoulder to shoulder on a four cross race or a grinding hour a 24 hour endurance race.

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THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

This approach, which Ive labeled More, Younger, insists that increased time on the field, in the gym, or on the court is the surest path to success, scholarships, and lifelong athletic achievement. Burnout often unfolds in stages: Enthusiasm: The child begins with high motivation and excitement. Difficulty sleeping Changes in appetite.

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