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Add Movement to the School Day to Boost Student Physical Activity and Learning

SHAPE America

Adding more movement — through physical education, recess and active classrooms — is essential for beating the almost-winter blues. Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess. As the American College of Sports Medicine puts it, Exercise is Medicine.

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THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

More, Younger Youth sports occupy a special place in American culture, shaping childrens character, health, and social lives. Across the United States, an increasing number of parents and coachesoften with good intentionsseek to introduce sports to children at younger and younger ages and with greater intensity than ever before.

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Supporting Black Students in Physical Education

SHAPE America

We wrote the book for physical education teachers, preservice teachers in PETE programs, and their instructors to use in class and in after-school, recreation, and sports programs. These evaluations have negative implications for Black people, physically and psychologically. Why Critical? Additional Resources.

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Power-Up Rhythm and Timing in Physical Education Activities

Gopher Sport

Recent evidence suggests that adding developmentally appropriate cognitive demands to patterned movement stimulates executive function and the precursor skills to reading and math ( Paschen et al., The ability to synchronize movements with rhythm is fundamental to children’s ability to pull to a stand, walk, run, skip, and gallop.

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Structures and Ecology: Linear facilitation processes vis-à-vis non-linear developmental processes in Physical Education (PE)

Reinventing the Game

During this terrible COVID period, I am very sure there are many of us out there feeling very helpless as the main component of social interaction in traditional PE is taken away, relegating movement away from the context we are used to our whole teaching lives. They interviewed 16 – 18 year old females who withdraw from school sports.

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Self-Care, Wellness, and Mental Health Strategies for College Student-Athletes

AASP

Various disciplines of research highlight the psychosocial benefits of sport participation. Research has also shown that exercise and physical movement can improve mental functioning (Sharma et al., However, sport participation can also be a significant source of stress for college student-athletes. to maintain eligibility).

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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. Movement and physical activity truly helps kids think and learn differently. But when we incorporate group activities, other softer skills are enhanced as well that lead to psychological benefits.