PLT4M

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

There are endless benefits for athletes who participate in a proper strength training program. While many athletes, coaches, and teams typically look for stronger muscles and improved athletic performance in the weight room, injury prevention is one of the most significant benefits of strength training.

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The Sporting

MAY 4, 2023

Your Guide to Tai Chi: 24 Life-Changing Movements Tai Chi is a famous Chinese martial art - and its origins can be traced back to the ancient world. It is a great discipline for your physical and mental health - and there are many life-changing Tai Chi movements to try out at any age.

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PLT4M

JUNE 14, 2023

Strength and conditioning software is a powerful tool. In this article, we will discuss the benefits of strength and conditioning software for high schools and how to choose the right software for your needs. Understanding how each business operates can help you find the right strength and conditioning software for your use case.

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PLT4M

JANUARY 18, 2023

Strength & conditioning classes are becoming a popular physical education offering. We take stories and insights from schools across the country to highlight 7 keys to successful strength and conditioning classes. Adam Hughes, high school PE teacher and strength coach, works with students in the wieght room during class time.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The focus is on age-appropriate exercises such as bodyweight movements, light resistance training, and core stability work. These exercises improve strength, coordination, and help prevent injuries.

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PLT4M

MARCH 15, 2023

What is the right workout app for high school strength and conditioning? We break down the 5 keys for a high school strength and conditioning app. In addition, we highlight schools across the country using a strength and conditioning app for PE and athletics.

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The Sporting

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The Top 8 Sports for Fitness: Your Full Guide to The Best Sports To Improve Fitness While some people thrive in the structured environment of a gym, not everyone feels like they are cut out for the gym grind. Gym or sports, as long as you’re engaged, you will feel better for exercising - and your body will thank you for it.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The debate surrounding sport specific training has persisted for decades. For a long time, it was thought that training had to be specific to sport and position. Instead, let’s unpack what athletes and coaches WANT, and the best means of accomplishing it given the context of middle and high school sports.

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The Sporting

MARCH 2, 2024

The Unique World of Asian Sports: Rules, Popularity and Ancient Traditions Asia is known for its rich history of traditional sports and activities, from Kabaddi to Sumo wrestling. Join us as we take a look at the wonderful world of Asian sports! It requires no equipment, making it accessible to all.

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SHAPE America

AUGUST 12, 2024

Lasa Baxter from Wilde Holistic Nutrition and Fitness leads staff through a strength training workout that doesn’t require equipment. Prizes always get people excited and have included staff clothing, water bottles, and gift certificates for sports watches, massages, skiing, and more.

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The Sporting

APRIL 9, 2024

Javelin: History, Rules, Top Athletes, Training and More Javelin is now a popular Olympic track and field event, but it wasn't always a mainstream sport. The Sporting Blog takes a look at how javelin throw went from warfare to sport. It revolves around how the arm and muscle movements are controlled.

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SHAPE America

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

If biking doesn’t work at your school, here are some other activity ideas: Running Hiking Strength Training Cross-Country Skiing The timing piece is critical. Riding For Focus and the Outride Fund are great places to start, as well as checking with your local hospitals/clinics, professional sports teams, and local businesses.

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Better Coaching

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

In recent years, amateur sports have become a thriving ecosystem. Kids start playing organized sports at increasingly younger ages, encouraged by coaches, schools, and often, parents. After all, sports promote physical fitness, socialization, teamwork, and discipline. This is not inherently negative.

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Physical Education Update

APRIL 7, 2023

While the program has been specifically designed for soccer, it can be adapted for other field sports. Called the 11+ warm-up program, it involves 15 exercises performed in a specific sequence, involving both dynamic and strength exercises. Six exercises with a focus on core and leg strength, agility/plyometrics, and balance.

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Physical Education Update

AUGUST 12, 2022

For those of you not aware of CrossFit, it’s a strength and conditioning program that employs a mix of aerobic, gymnastics, body weight and Olympic lifting exercises. The goal is to improved fitness in 10 different areas: cardiovascular endurance, strength, stamina, speed, flexibility, power, balance, coordination, agility, and accuracy.

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First Beat

MAY 9, 2023

Jesper Giller ås is the Strength and Conditioning Coach at Leksands IF , a Swedish ice hockey team competing in the SHL, Sweden’s top-tier league. Jesper’s Background: From Player to Coach Jesper’s passion for ice hockey runs deep, having played the sport himself before embarking on his studies in Sports Science in 2011.

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Skillastics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Sports and activities are ever-evolving, taking on surprising forms over the recent years that help encourage kids to not only get and stay active, but to consider their whole body health. Don’t believe sports are ever-changing? Now, there are 16 different sports including Ski Mountaineering and Skeleton. The Summer Olympics?

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First Beat

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Arnau Pina is the Strength and Conditioning Coach at Halcones de Xalapa , a basketball team competing in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, Mexico’s top professional basketball league. In this interview, Arnau talks about how he uses Firstbeat Sports on a daily basis and how he communicates the data to the players.

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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. If you’re looking for a sport that covers just about all of the physical skills that children need to develop, gymnastics is your answer. Teaching gymnastics helps children improve in other sports.

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Reinventing the Game

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This means that precise movements are needed in push-ups and sit-ups to trigger the automatic count. How about sport/game skills or abilities? Also an important reality, the need for precision KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) like obesity direction, sports participation and fitness levels.

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Whole Child Sports

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This safe and fun balance-trainingdevice helps a child develop body awareness, core strength, and rotational movement. In addition, the boards replicate board sports (skateboarding, snowboarding, surfng) movements. Tennis balls can be used in extensive hand/eye coordination drills for various sports.

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Gopher Sport

APRIL 19, 2024

Key Components of Standard 4: Standard 4 states that students should develop personal skills, identify personal benefits of movement, and choose to engage in physical activity that is personally meaningful. It highlights goal setting, identifying strengths, and reflection as key skills required to support this outcome.

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The Sporting

MARCH 12, 2023

But there is no such thing as ‘too late’ in this sport! However, studies show that a six-week weight-training plan can help people even in their eighties gain functionally significant strength. If that’s not convinced you to try out this wonderful sport, let's continue by discussing all the benefits of gymnastics for adults.

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Skillastics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Sports and activities are ever-evolving, taking on surprising forms over the recent years that help encourage kids to not only get and stay active, but to consider their whole body health. Don’t believe sports are ever-changing? Now, there are 16 different sports including Ski Mountaineering and Skeleton. The Summer Olympics?

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First Beat

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This article is written by Domenik Theodorou , a Firstbeat Sports client and Performance Coach at RASTA Vechta , a professional basketball team competing in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). I like to use TRAINING IMPULSE (TRIMP), MOVEMENT LOAD (ML), MOVEMENT EFFICIENCY (ME) and HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING (HIT) for fitness trend recognition.

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The Sporting

APRIL 25, 2023

The Greatest Arm Wrestlers in History Arm wrestling is an intense and brutal battle of strength and will. As a matter of fact, the sport was depicted in cave drawings in France that date back over 15,000 years. Many talented athletes are also rising their way to the top of the sport.

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Open Phys Ed

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The activities in this module are designed to teach students how to move safely around a track (running loop) while exploring different locomotor movements and having imaginative fun with their classmates. Concepts introduced include physical activity in and out of school, basic nutrition education, safety and locomotor movements.

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Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

These skills include core strength, balance, weight shift, motor rhythm, motor timing, visual-spatial, and object-perceptual skills. 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.,

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The Sporting

APRIL 3, 2024

Sports like American football can cause regular injuries if you don’t look after yourself properly. Why Injury is Common in Sports Injuries are an unfortunate reality in the world of sports, and there are several reasons why they occur so frequently. Proper Gear Wear appropriate protective gear and equipment for your sport.

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PLT4M

APRIL 22, 2024

Students can practice and develop body control, balance, mobility, strength, and more through the fun and exciting sport of gymnastics. At PLT4M, we recommend teaching gymnastic skills to the entire class allowing ample students time to practice the movements together. Think biceps by the ears!

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PLT4M

APRIL 2, 2024

Lifetime fitness activities are workouts, exercises, and sports that people can continue to enjoy and benefit from at any stage of their lives, regardless of their age or fitness level. Foundational human movement skills like squat, lunge, hinge, press, and pull will transition to almost every single other lifetime fitness activity.

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PLT4M

MARCH 15, 2024

Strength training plays a vital role in the success of basketball players’ performance on the court. Here lies a golden opportunity for strength and conditioning to support the total athletic development of young athletes through safe and effective training programs! Think comprehensive! Think consistent!

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PLT4M

MARCH 1, 2023

The barbell back squat is an excellent movement for students to learn and develop. Whether for athletic development or general fitness, the barbell back squat is one of the most effective exercises for developing muscular strength. Everyone should be doing some form of squats because they work the entire body.

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The Sporting

JUNE 16, 2023

Efficient Hamstring Movements: The 7 Best Exercises For Hamstring Strength Hamstring exercises can help you make the most of your lower-body workout. By preventing common hamstring injuries, minimising muscle imbalances and increasing overall strength and size in your legs, you can protect your hamstrings.

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AASP

MAY 21, 2024

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.

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PLT4M

JUNE 14, 2022

Historically, many schools have chosen a sport education model for students. In this model, students are exposed to different sports and games. But when sports are the primary focus throughout a semester, many students quickly lose interest. Fitness Curriculum Playbook (PDF) .

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PLT4M

JANUARY 11, 2024

When it comes to school fitness facilities, the weight room stands out as a hub for students to build strength, endurance, and confidence. From everyday fitness goers to student-athletes, strength training has a wide variety of short and long-term health and performance benefits.

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