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The Relentless School Nurse: Beyond the Ballot: Talking to Kids About Loss and Uncertainty After an Election

Relentless School Nurse

Together, we can turn this challenging moment into a powerful lesson in democracy, resilience, and the enduring strength of the human spirit. For older children, using a sports metaphor of winning and losing might help them understand. Click to view slideshow. When you need inspiration, read it as many times as you like.

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Why Are There No Timeouts in Endurance Sports?

Physical Education Update

” Hilary, one of my cross-country runners, takes exception to timeouts in team sports. All is not fair in love and war…or, apparently, sport! tags]sports humor, sports humour,physical education,timeouts in sport [/tags] .” Or… “That timeout was perfectly called. Coach needed to change tactics.

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Rap Music and Football: An Enduring Relationship

The Sporting

Rap Music x Football: The Links Between Pop Culture and the Beautiful Game Sports writer Josh Stedman looks at the relationship between rap and football: a fascinating tale of club collaborations and big name-drops. AJ Tracey’s song “Summertime Shootout” name-drops footballer Damien Duff It’s often said that football is more than just a game.

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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

More, Younger Youth sports occupy a special place in American culture, shaping childrens character, health, and social lives. Across the United States, an increasing number of parents and coachesoften with good intentionsseek to introduce sports to children at younger and younger ages and with greater intensity than ever before.

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What is TRIMP? How Sports Teams Use It to Optimize Training

First Beat

TRIMP (Training Impulse) is a powerful metric that helps sports teams quantify training load using heart rate data, enabling coaches to optimize performance, manage injury risk, and ensure athletes are game-ready. Indeed, this is the metric used within the Firstbeat Sports dashboard.

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The Undertaker: The Phenom, the Tombstone and an Enduring Legacy

The Sporting

He played center for the Wesleyan basketball team and majored in sports management. Calaway dropped out of college to focus on a professional sports career and contemplated trying his hand at going pro in basketball in Europe. He attended Angelina College in 1983, but two years later, in 1985, he enrolled at Texas Wesleyan University.

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2024 Arizona Family Day

Arizona Health and Physical Education

By incorporating conditioning drills, students remain engaged while developing endurance, flexibility, and a strong fitness base for future activities. The focus is on age-appropriate exercises such as bodyweight movements, light resistance training, and core stability work.