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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

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However, Spooner Middle School — located in the Northwoods of Wisconsin – is finding success by getting students away from their screens and taking them outdoors for fresh air and exercise. Half the students went out for daily exercise (such as biking), while a control group received traditional computer-based interventions.

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SuperSafe Floor Hockey: A Unique and Safe Way to Teach Hockey in PE

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SuperSafe Floor Hockey: A Unique and Safe Way to Teach Hockey in PE DOM Sports Hockey season is here! Fitness challenges can enhance kids’ conditioning and strength for hockey and serve as warm-up or cool-down activities. This encourages overall balance practice and coordination.

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Wellness Warriors: Stepping up for Our School Staff

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on a rotating schedule to lead staff in 40 minutes of exercise. Lasa Baxter from Wilde Holistic Nutrition and Fitness leads staff through a strength training workout that doesn’t require equipment. Every Monday, we bring in yoga instructors, cross-trainers, fitness instructors, etc.,

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5 Tips for Moving Your Career Forward as a Health and Physical Education Teacher

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These notes became the foundation for a two-part series we would later write for the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), “Transitioning From Students of Teaching to Teachers of Students.”. As the clock ticks toward graduation, those innocent, every-once-in-a-while thoughts gain strength. Running the Race.

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5 Ways to Celebrate PE & Sport Week in Your School … All Year Long!

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Start a Multisport Camp at Your School When teaching and coaching youngsters the rules, tactics and strategies of sports, the focus especially during the early years is to help them learn a variety of sports (sports sampling) and encourage multisport participation. Show how these skills are developed across sport.

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Teaching Students to Overcome Adversity

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Finding Strength in Challenges Research has shown that people who have faced significant adversity are often more successful. It teaches us valuable lessons, builds character, and can help us reach our highest potential. We realize our full potential and discover our inner strength when overcoming obstacles. I can do this!

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In Season Strength Training

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Let’s take a look at in season strength training and break down the why, what, and how! At the same time, the absence of resistance training will always equal substantial losses of strength and power. Let’s take a quick look at exactly why consistent strength training during the season puts your team in the best position to win.

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