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

SHAPE America

SHAPE America’s National Physical Education & Sport Week (May 1-7) is a celebration of the importance of physical education and sport in the lives of kids of all ages. The week also serves as the kickoff to National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Show how these skills are developed across sport.

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Motivating Players in Mixed-Ability Environments

Player Development Project

As coaches, our priority should be to engage every player and facilitate enjoyable sporting experiences for all. Below, we discuss how coaches can manage the difference within teams, in order to give all players an appropriate challenge, and keep them involved, enthusiastic, and motivated.

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The Mediator Role of Sport Competence and Physical Condition in the Motivational Climate and Personal-Social Responsibility in Physical Education

PE Scholar

The mediator role of two different variables in the relationship between perceived motivational climate and personal-social responsibility

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Understanding Girls’ Motivation to Participate in Sport: The Effects of Social Identity and Physical Self-Concept

PE Scholar

In the current study, physical self-concept is tested as a mediator of the association between social identity and motivation.

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How Physical Education Plays a Core Role in Student Development

Speaker: Shane Pill PhD, MEd, BEd, LMACHPER, FACHPER - Physical Education and Sports Researcher, Professor, Consultant, and Speaker

By providing education in movement competency, education on using movement to develop the ability to be self-regulated and motivated, and education through movement to develop ‘habits of mind’ for positive and constructive engagement with others, PE provides a basis for personal and community health and wellbeing.

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Encouraging greater sport participation

Learning Through Sport

There is substantial evidence of many psychological, physical, and social health benefits of participation in sport across the lifespan, including that participation in sport is associated with improved psychological and social health benefits above other forms of leisure time physical activity for children and adolescents.

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Controlling Motivational Strategies: Implications for Sports Coaches

Player Development Project

In sports, there is a difference between players who are merely involved and players who are fully committed. The post Controlling Motivational Strategies: Implications for Sports Coaches appeared first on Player Development Project. Bartholomew, N. Ntoumanis, and C. You will have to play along here.) The chicken is.