The Sporting

APRIL 5, 2024

Elise Spicer: Motivation and starting your fitness journey. Elise Spicer PT gives a very candid and honest account of her fitness motivation and what it took to take the first steps on her journey. Check out Elise on Instagram You are someone that knows all about motivation, and trying to find it.

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Reinventing the Game

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Insisting on precision takes a fair bit of time in the preparation phase, usually a teacher-centred process which leads to possibly external regulation for most learners (limited intrinsic motivation). To what extent does motivation comes in when we start with precision? How about sport/game skills or abilities?

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Physical Education Update

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The alternative is a generation of burned out teachers – teachers who don’t have the energy to entertain, to motivate, to intrigue, to capture the attention of students. tags]teaching,holidays,teachers [/tags]. In fact, most of a teacher’s vacation time is really just reimbursement for time worked outside of the classroom.

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SHAPE America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Active learning strategies lead to less boredom and more intrinsic motivation to learn. Teach students how to learn and to love learning. MOVEMENT LEADS TO HAPPIER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE STUDENTS When students are active, they are more likely to be engaged. Ideally, we want students to love learning.

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SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

Every May, we celebrate physical educators and coaches — the “champions” who help kids gain the confidence, competence, and motivation to be physically active in school, before and after school, and for the rest of their lives. The week also serves as the kickoff to National Physical Fitness and Sports Month.

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Reinventing the Game

JUNE 15, 2021

These pair of words may sound simplistic and maybe even having negative literal connotations at first, especially if you have never encountered it with relation to learning and probably off-putting to someone who wants to teach better and got no appetite for seemingly obscure concepts. The concept of non-linear development comes in.

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Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Our goal is to create a school culture that motivates and engages students. When students feel respected and supported, they are more likely to form positive relationships with both staff and other students.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Focus on teaching lifelong skills in various domains and units to prepare students for an active future. Teachers need to be equipped with skills and resources to teach specific electives they might not be comfortable with. “We Be designed to show that physical education is for everyone , not just the athletically gifted.

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Aspire-Ed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Here we break down that impact and take a closer look at why gymnastics is an essential sport to teach in primary school. Teaching gymnastics develops key physical skills. Which leads us on to our next point… Teaching gymnastics is in line with the national curriculum. Gymnasts exercise body and mind.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Dedicated Coaching and Support: Ensure success with 1:1 coaching from our hyper-caring fundraising experts who will help you plan, promote, track and maximize your fundraising potential, while keeping students engaged and motivated. lessons and activities. Start Fundraising Today!

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Learning Through Sport

MARCH 1, 2025

Rink (2006) suggested that movement concepts as the content for physical education has the potential to be the subject matter of physical education that enables teaching and learning for the long term curricular goals usually espoused for physical education - the transfer of learning to active and healthy living beyond the school gate.

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The Physical Educator

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Early on in my career, I had no idea how to motivate students in my teaching. Knowing this impact, how can we best support student motivation in our lessons? Self-determination theory looks at human motivation and tries to understand the factors that push or prevent people from wanting to learn and grow.

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Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

When children are pushed beyond their developmental limitsphysically, cognitively, and emotionallythey may fall out of love with sports, lose motivation to continue, or develop chronic injuries that hamper their future athletic endeavors. Burnout often unfolds in stages: Enthusiasm: The child begins with high motivation and excitement.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

When Cole Christopher first started teaching at MACCRAY 7 years ago, the weightlifting elective had only a handful of students. The school of over 2,000 students is seeing increased engagement, motivation, and participation. After 10th grade, physical education becomes an optional elective at MACCRAY.

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PE Scholar

JULY 31, 2024

Introduction Step into this week's podcast, where we explore the realm of physical education and its pivotal role in shaping the health and wellbeing of

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Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 29, 2023

From incorporating the word into a vision board or journal to using it as a guiding principle for decision-making, the selected word can serve as a constant companion and a source of motivation throughout the year. T he practice of choosing a Word of the Year offers a meaningful approach to setting intentions and fostering personal growth.

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PLT4M

JUNE 7, 2022

In this article, Sean explores motivational theories in physical education. Understanding Motivational Theories in Physical Education Often the responsibility for motivation is placed solely on the student in physical education (PE) classes. Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D.

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Active Schools Us

MAY 21, 2023

These interactions foster a culture of continual learning, encouraging educators to reflect on their teaching practices and seek innovative strategies to improve student outcomes. By attending conferences, educators can tap into diverse knowledge, perspectives, and expertise that can enrich their daily teaching practices.

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Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Heather teaches hundreds of students each week, navigating her own physical challenges while showing her students the importance of resilience, self-acceptance, and overcoming adversity. Heather’s teaching is a testament to her resourcefulness and dedication. Yet, her story is not about limitations; it’s about possibilities.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

AUGUST 27, 2024

Below are some strategies and ideas for teaching students with autism in physical education. Instead of adapting or simplifying the activity before a child gets a chance to try it, set realistic goals and teach the child to ask for help if they are struggling. Different Speeds and Different Needs: How to Teach Sports to Every Kid.

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Skillastics

MAY 23, 2022

Some educators use the words motivation and engagement interchangeably, but they’re very different. Motivation, from the Latin word motivus–meaning moving–is the force or thing that prompts you to act where engagement is a feeling of belonging, commitment, or purpose towards an organization or idea.

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Reinventing the Game

AUGUST 27, 2021

The amount of administration to support teaching seems to have almost overwhelm actual direct teaching matters. Do we need more space and time to think of teaching and learning? It is space and time that comes with joy and satisfaction in teaching and learning for teachers. So recently, it has been crazy.

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Physical Education Update

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Paul Staso Running Through Alaska If you’re looking for a way to motivate your students to walk or run on a regular basis, check out the PaceTrek.com website. It’s a great way to teach students about other places, while developing a fitness habit. They read his online journal and watch the videos that he films as he runs.

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Gopher Sport

APRIL 19, 2024

Students should be seen to set movement goals and display an understanding of their motivation, preferences and emotional responses to physical activity which support the ability to reflect on their participation. Challenges and Solutions: The challenge for teachers is how to teach towards this and how to know if students are meeting it.

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The Sporting

MARCH 24, 2023

If you’re looking for fitness motivation, we’ve compiled a list of 10 popular fitness influencers on Instagram to follow this year! If you’re looking for motivation to pump those muscles and abs, you should follow him. For her, family health is the priority and she shares her workouts and fitness motivation on her page.

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Reinventing the Game

JANUARY 29, 2022

This type of versus discussions puts many off almost immediately, especially those in teaching where everything is based on neat time-based structures. As I teach less towards year-end, administrative work pile up, thoughts become preoccupied with non-direct teaching matters. The main researchers in these areas (CLA, NP, etc.)

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The PE Specialist

JANUARY 20, 2022

Inspiring students is at least part of the reason that anyone originally decides to become a teacher right? I’m sure you have the same hopes and dreams I do. You know the one’s about students coming back to you one day and telling a story about how you made a big impact in […].

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PLT4M

JANUARY 27, 2025

Some focus heavily on teaching individual skillslike dribbling or jumpingbut lack engaging, fun activity ideas. Others offer exciting games but fail to connect those activities to broader goals, such as physical literacy or teaching foundational skills. Another significant challenge is the cost of high-quality resources.

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Sports Coaching FAQ

JANUARY 6, 2021

This article will outline steps and guidance on how to teach this skill to a child. When teaching a kid to catch the following progression steps should be taken: Catch with arms and chest Catch with hands and fingers (two-handed) Two-handed catch away from the body One-handed catch with hand and fingers One-handed catch away from the body.

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Gopher Sport

JANUARY 23, 2023

Competition, however, is an important part of life and it can be used in class to teach kids about sportsmanship, hard work, and empathy. Having competition take place in class and still maintaining a positive learning environment takes continual teaching and modeling. Let that motivate you to work harder and be kinder to others.

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Learning Through Sport

OCTOBER 10, 2021

There is limited evidence of sport teaching in physical education transferring to physical activity participation 'beyond the school gate' in any numerical sense of significance. Teaching for understanding argument. Affective – the argument that focussing on the positive affect of movement will motivate continued participation.

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The Physical Educator

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This is part one of my three-part blog post mini-series on the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model. Part Two: Nine Teaching Strategies That Support TPSR In The Classroom. Throughout my career, my teaching has been influenced by pedagogical models. Part Three: How To Structure A TPSR Lesson.

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PE Scholar

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Introduction Physical literacy is not just about engaging in various physical activities; it's about developing the motivation, confidence, physical

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Sports Coaching FAQ

JANUARY 6, 2021

This article will outline how to teach this skill to a child. When teaching a kid to overarm throw the following progression steps should be taken: Wrist flick Elbow flick Stationary throw – Arm only Stationary throw – Body turn Side on Dynamic throw. Motivation and Feedback. Step 1 – Wrist flick.

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Reinventing the Game

DECEMBER 4, 2020

It is a lot to think about in wanting to teach in schools but not surprising when at times we are also expected to take care of the affective. Linearity in learning discussion seems to focus very much on movement and not so much on the motivation to do it that may not be clearly connected to task and environment.

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Gopher Sport

MAY 7, 2024

Use adversity as an opportunity to get better, grow stronger, to change, to heal, to learn, to teach. It teaches us valuable lessons, builds character, and can help us reach our highest potential. Adversity teaches us valuable lessons about ourselves, the importance of discomfort, and the power of endurance.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Ashley is just beginning her teaching career at Westar Elementary. She has a passion for inspiring young minds to embrace movement and creates a fun and engaging learning environment where every child feels motivated to be active. We’re thrilled to announce that Ashley Hicks is our Future Professional Award winner!

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