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Why movement?

Drowning in the Shallow

The current focus on curriculum in England and the freedom afforded by government policy (and inspection mandate) means these … Continue reading Why movement? These question should be front and centre of any conversation about the subject.

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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

Children have shorter limbs and different leverage points compared to adults, which influences their biomechanics during movements like throwing, kicking, or running. Cross-Training: Encourage children to engage in multiple sports, thereby distributing repetitive stresses across different muscle groups and movement patterns.

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How I Received Grants for My Physical Education Classes

SHAPE America

You may have seen or heard of schools that have large projector screens with sensors that detect and register movement from a student. If you’re curious about rewards programs, you can also reach out to the governing body of most sports like the USTA or the United States Bowling Congress (USBC). These are awesome but often expensive.

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School sport participation

Learning Through Sport

Research consistently shows a link between low physical activity in adulthood and low movement competence (World Health Organization, 2024). This is important in a country like Australia where reports have suggested we have low youth and adult physical activity compared to previous generations. 1999; Westerbeek et al.,

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Redundancy and Degeneracy in Teaching for Physical Education (PE)

Reinventing the Game

This paper explore the ecological perspective to the complexity existence that skills learning takes place in, i.e. why and how movement emerges. This is perhaps opposed to the more palatable perspective of skills learning as solely mechanical and existing in a ‘simple’ environment of learner and teacher, i.e. how movement is created.

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2023 State Convention Featured Speaker, Lauren J. Lieberman

Arizona Health and Physical Education

She is co-director of The Institute on Movement Studies for Individuals with Visual Impairments or Deafblindness (IMSVI)( See www.brockport.edu/IMSVI ). In 2017 she won a Points of Light Award for her work with Camp Abilities from the US Government. Lieberman Ph.D. Camp Abilities has been featured on CNN, HBO Real Sports, and on NBC.

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Escrima - Filipino Martial Art

The Sporting

Escrima has gotten a lot safer over time as its governing bodies (mainly the ARPI) are trying to get it into the Olympics. Despite the aesthetic nature of the art showcased in movies, fighters tend to avoid unnecessary movements that could cause them serious harm. The competition system doesn’t allow punches and kicks.