First Beat

JUNE 26, 2024

Four-time Swedish basketball champions Norrköping Dolphins have entered into a new three-year partnership agreement with Firstbeat Sports, giving them access to the most comprehensive physiological analytics in team sports. Before we decided to go with Firstbeat Sports we did our own research.

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SHAPE America

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

During that year, I had a well-meaning principal who told our staff, “If it’s not related to math or reading, it’s potentially on the chopping block.” 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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The Sporting

AUGUST 9, 2023

Sport meets Fashion: Where two worlds combine and collaborate, led by 4 Female Pioneers Sport and Fashion have not always enjoyed the super close relationship they keep now, but there has always been a nod to the power of the professional athlete as a marketing medium. Clothing has always played an interesting role in sports.

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First Beat

JUNE 25, 2023

Firstbeat is delighted to announce its recent API integration partnership with Sideline Sports which provides a complete software solution for more than 2,000 sports clubs globally. This includes our metrics like Quick Recovery Test, TRIMP, Training Effect, and Movement Load.”

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First Beat

AUGUST 4, 2023

Firstbeat is delighted to announce its recent API integration partnership with Stretch On Sense who provide active intelligence to elite sports teams via their innovative product, Hat-TriQ. About Firstbeat: Firstbeat provides advanced performance analytics for more than 1,000 sports teams around the world.

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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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Gopher Sport

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

As the year progresses, most continue with units focusing on fundamental movement skill development (FMS). Walking can also impact our physical, mental, social, and emotional wellness. Time should be set aside at the start of the year to teach students movement competence concepts related to walking. Purposeful Walking.

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First Beat

JANUARY 10, 2023

We recently spoke with Vechta’s Performance Coach , Domenik Theodorou , to learn more about Firstbeat Sports’ role in decision-making in coaching, live monitoring, load management, and athlete buy-in. Despite being a small city of no more than 33,000 inhabitants, the city of Vechta is well known for its love for the game.

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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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Learning Through Sport

OCTOBER 10, 2021

In a previous blog (available here ) I considered the idea of meaningful understanding of sport using a game based approach. In this blog, I explore the concept of meaningful sport further. Sport is a highly valued social activity. Sport as useful. Sport as understood. Sport as enjoyed. Utility argument.

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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. Breathing and Stress Reduction Discussion on the positive impact of breathing techniques on reducing student stress levels, and how these can be used to improve overall well-being. What is Mindfulness?

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Learning Through Sport

JUNE 3, 2023

Youth sport retention is a critical issue for many reasons. Regular physical activity is essential for children's health and well-being. Sport can provide children with valuable life skills such as teamwork, discipline, and goal setting. Sport can help children develop a sense of belonging and identity. MacDougall et al.,

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Skillastics

JUNE 23, 2022

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.

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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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Skillastics

MAY 10, 2022

Here are five easy ways to increase student engagement and movement in your students by 50%. Ask a random adult what their favorite physical activity was in Physical Education, and you’ll probably hear something like “I loved it when they brought out the rainbow parachute,” or “I really loved sport stacking.” party as well.

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Stanford Childrens

AUGUST 5, 2022

Playing sports is a practical and fun way for many children to stay healthy and active. However, sports injuries account for almost one-third of all childhood injuries. So, finding a way for kids to get the most out of sports while also keeping safe is important for many parents. Boyd explains. “If

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First Beat

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

In this article, guest writer and Firstbeat client Konstantinos Stratakis discusses the role of off-season conditioning in team sports, including balancing sports-specific and non-specific conditioning like HIIT. Konstantinos is a certified performance and sports scientist, as well as a strength and conditioning specialist.

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SHAPE America

AUGUST 1, 2023

Using attendance data, you can combine that with your planner and identify what students are reacting well too in your plan. Grade 6, moving on to Grade 7, well how did their attendance track year over year? Beyond just the year, we can group athletes by class type as well! What changed for that group in particular?

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Learning Through Sport

JUNE 13, 2021

Engaging in this contested space, I did my doctoral study on curriculum and pedagogical innovation for sport teaching, which I termed sport literacy as I theorised sport teaching in PE using multi-literacy theory (Drummond & Pill, 2011; Pill, 2009, 2010). Sport is an applied, practised and situated set of skills; 2.Sport

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Montessori Physical Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

It would be safe to assume that the most popular sport in South America is fútbol, or in the United States, soccer. However, as we explore the different countries of South America, we see each has a rich history of popular traditional or indigenous sports. The country of Columbia is no different.

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Montessori Physical Education

APRIL 23, 2023

The Native American Game Chunkey (which also goes by Chunky, Chenco, Tchung-kee, or the Hoop and Stick Game) has similarities to sports like shuffleboard or bocce ball. Some versions were more skill-based, with limited movement and accuracy coming at a premium. The spears would range in length from six to ten feet in length.

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The Sporting

JULY 18, 2023

Marketing Performance: Rolex and Their Journey in Sport Most people likely know of Rolex as nothing more than a status symbol. It certainly is that, but prestige is earned, and the Rolex brand has earned its reputation through flawless performance, which is something it has replicated in its marketing and association with elite sports.

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The Sporting

APRIL 10, 2023

Real Tennis & Rackets: Howard Angus MBE talks us through how he became a World Champion in two sports in this exclusive interview UPDATED April 2023 Howard Angus MBE was the Rackets World Champion from 1973-1975 and the Real Tennis World Champion from 1976-1981. We have two Children, Stuart born in 1979 and Helen born in 1981.

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Reinventing the Game

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Recent encounters very well meaning leaders in the profession suggest that the younger the age group, the more we need to just get about being efficient in daily school life and perhaps not worry too much regards ‘pedagogy’ and such. This means that precise movements are needed in push-ups and sit-ups to trigger the automatic count.

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First Beat

MAY 9, 2023

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. If we were doing that well before we didn’t know that for certain because we were just guessing. How about when we were traveling?

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AKA Sports

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Additionally, we will hear examples from the leadership team as to how AKA has impacted each of us, and looks to change the face of youth sports unilaterally. Marketing Director parker harrington - Sports and Family Sports bring families together in meaningful ways. My son Theo has done AKA All Sports Camp for the past 2 years.

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Montessori Physical Education

JANUARY 15, 2023

Xikunahati is a ball sport created by the indigenous Paresi-Haliti people of Brazil. The sport's origins descend (pun intended) from their sky god, Wazare. Therefore, they would create a sport to signify the head's importance with a game that only allows the use of the head. Modern Brazil's favorite sport is fútbol.

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Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Because we are the movement experts. The benefits of recess (particularly unstructured recess) are well documented. It might take some time and planning, but it is well worth the effort. We shared these activities with classroom teachers and paraprofessionals as well. Monkey Bar Safety 4. Check in on students!

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Physical Education Ideas

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We all know the importance Physical Education plays in nurturing well-rounded individuals. Physical literacy involves holistic lifelong learning through movement and physical activity. Movement skills, much like numeracy, reading and writing, can be learned. New Years call for new resolutions.

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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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The Sporting

AUGUST 4, 2023

The 8 Most Popular Sports in Germany We all know Germans love football - but what are the other most popular sports in Germany? The Sporting Blog tells all - read on for the latest facts and figures about Germany’s most popular sports! This extensive network of golf facilities enables the sport's growth and accessibility.

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Gopher Sport

AUGUST 28, 2023

According to Carolyn Temertzoglou in her article posted on the Gopher Sport blog, “Non-Traditional Sports in PE” Carolyn references non-traditional games “provide new experiences, opportunities for positive social interaction, and develop movement competence within fun/joyful experiences.” Skills Developed: Forehand/backhand.

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Every Kids Sports

JULY 12, 2024

Denver Broncos Foundation and Every Kid Sports provide more kids access to youth sports Every Kid Sports and the Denver Broncos Foundation are proud to announce their continued partnership to provide access to youth football for an additional 400 kids in Colorado this year. Stay up to date on all things Every Kid Sports.

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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. Well, the thing about injuries is, they can hit you when you least expect them, and when this happens, it can shatter your dreams, derail your progress and leave you feeling defeated.

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The Sporting

MARCH 12, 2023

But there is no such thing as ‘too late’ in this sport! Gymnastics has a number of health advantages and it may be the best sport to do if you want to get fit and active, even in your advancing years. 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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SHAPE America

MAY 23, 2023

Bicycle Grants The CYCLE Kids grant (valued at $25,000) provides schools with 10 new bikes, helmets, a bike pump, and textbooks that teach cycle basics as well as nutrition. You may have seen or heard of schools that have large projector screens with sensors that detect and register movement from a student.

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Reinventing the Game

JANUARY 29, 2022

Putting the different bodies of thought, ED, CLA and NLP, in the same sentence took me some time to reread and even then I am not sure I got the true (or accepted) relationship right personally, in the direction of what the well-known authors in the areas try to do. I feel forced. The main researchers in these areas (CLA, NP, etc.)

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