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5 Ways to Celebrate PE & Sport Week in Your School … All Year Long!

SHAPE America

SHAPE America’s National Physical Education & Sport Week (May 1-7) is a celebration of the importance of physical education and sport in the lives of kids of all ages. The week also serves as the kickoff to National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Show how these skills are developed across sport.

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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

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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The Relentless School Nurse: Beyond the Ballot: Talking to Kids About Loss and Uncertainty After an Election

Relentless School Nurse

Together, we can turn this challenging moment into a powerful lesson in democracy, resilience, and the enduring strength of the human spirit. For older children, using a sports metaphor of winning and losing might help them understand. Click to view slideshow. When you need inspiration, read it as many times as you like.

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A strength based approach to PESA

Drowning in the Shallow

The view we have of children shapes what type of PE, school sport and school based physical activity (PESA) we provide. We see their bodies, their movement and their character as something that requires fixing, and that … Continue reading A strength based approach to PESA →

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How Physical Education Plays a Core Role in Student Development

Speaker: Shane Pill PhD, MEd, BEd, LMACHPER, FACHPER - Physical Education and Sports Researcher, Professor, Consultant, and Speaker

It's when teachers are educationally purposeful and strengths-based in their planning, teaching, and assessment that physical education achieves the three dimensions of education in, through, and about movement.

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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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In Season Strength Training

PLT4M

Let’s take a look at in season strength training and break down the why, what, and how! While in-season, your athletes will adapt to the rigors of practices and games, often reaching peak physical conditioning for that sport. Why In Season Strength Training? In season strength training can help!

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