SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

Include at least three motor skills and one foundational movement skill every Motor Skill Monday (every day is even better!) Locomotor skills are the fundamental motor skills we most often associate with successful movement, especially in sports. Be creative and include them in games and movement challenges.

Motor Skills 375

Motor Skills Sports Sports Sport 375

Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Parents and coaches, bombarded with stories of children being offered collegiate scholarships in middle school or making national-level teams at age ten, feel an impetus to accelerate their own childrens development. When a child transitions into puberty, hormonal changes stimulate rapid growth spurts and increases in muscle mass.

Sports 98

Sports Sports Sport Biomechanics 98

PLT4M

JULY 18, 2023

Also popular were alternative Lifetime Fitness courses like HITT Bootcamps, Dance and Boxing, along with Recreational Activities like Spikeball, Pickleball, and Kan-Jam. This means beginning to plan from the middle school level, with the high school courses in mind. It’s simple.

Physical Education 98

Physical Education Education Education Motor Skills 98

Spark PE

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Seven different grade-level outcomes within the Movement Patterns and Movement Skills-Manipulative Skills over-arching TEKS standard can be addressed simply by selecting specific Content Skill Cards that are available in the corresponding SPARKfolio or on SPARKfamily.org. 2) Movement patterns and movement skills—non-locomotor skills.

Movement 40

Movement Recreation Physical Activity Assessment 40