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Competitively engineering better child sport experiences

Learning Through Sport

Scaling the equipment and play area in childrens sport to improve motor skill acquisition: A systematic review. I wondered why more sports weren't investing in this type of research to bring an evidence base to the way their junior sport was competitively engineered. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 85 (2), 218-225.

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Reasons Movement Teaches Kids to Think and Learn Differently

Skillastics

Studies have proven that physical movement helps kids improve their memory, increase their motivation, and improve motor skills. Physiological Connections A researcher at Columbia University , found direct connections between physical activity and brain health.

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Conflict Management for Sport Coaches

MSU

Emotional flooding has physiological effects (e.g., Perceptual & Motor Skills, 129(3), 851– 868. ︎ Wachsmuth, S., Common negative emotions associated with conflict are anger, jealousy, hurt, and guilt 8. When someone becomes overwhelmed with negative emotions, they are likely to experience emotional flooding. Codonhato, R.,