High School Motor Skills Movement 
SHAPE America
APRIL 18, 2023
Help ALL Kids Develop Fundamental and Foundational Motor Skills To expand “Motor Skills Monday” beyond National PE & Sport week, think of ways to include activities, games and creative opportunities to increase motor skill ability throughout the year. Include foundational skills (e.g.,
PLT4M
OCTOBER 23, 2023
These include: STATE GOAL 19: Acquire movement and motor skills and understand concepts necessary to engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity. Picture from Prairie Ridge High School where students workout during physical education class.
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PLT4M
JANUARY 27, 2025
High-quality PE lesson plans play a critical role in helping PE teachers inspire, motivate, and engage their students while teaching valuable skills that extend far beyond the gym. In elementary school, PE introduces students to a wide variety of motor skills, including running, jumping, throwing, catching, balancing, and more.
PLT4M
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
Authors Note: In recent years, the larger educational community has explored if any subject should be required, especially at the high school level. Physical activity defined by Shape is “any bodily movement that results in energy expenditure.” Canton High School in Massachusetts has gone in the opposite direction.
Active Schools Us
MARCH 24, 2021
A couple weekends ago, my son’s team had its last game ever since the boys are now moving toward playing on their high school team. When they’re young, we need to much more regularly provide our kids with opportunities to play and develop basic motor skills. My kids and all of our kids’ health and well-being depend on it.
Better Coaching
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
This approach provides athletes with a broader range of motor skills and reduces the risk of overuse injuries by giving their bodies a break from the repetitive stress of one sport. Young athletes who specialize in one sport are subject to the same movements, muscles, and joints being stressed repeatedly.
PLT4M
AUGUST 22, 2023
Only 26% of high school-aged students attend PE classes 5 days a week. 13% of students do not graduate from high school, with minority populations and low-income students disproportionately affected. Long story short, elementary through high school students are struggling.
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