An Unreal High School PE Program
SPIDERfit Highlighted Coach Name: DuWayne Behnke Title: Physical Education Teacher Organization: Stevens Point School District Website: www.pointpe.net How long have you been working with kids? 27 Years What ages do you mostly work with? High School What...
A Case Study: Post Traumatic PE Disorder
What is PTPED? Craig Valency, MA, CSCS Millions of Americans suffer from Post Traumatic PE Disorder, or PTPED. Caused by poor physical education and a lack of purposeful fitness instruction, PTPED often begins at a young age. Although the incubation period can range...
3 Reasons for Tee-Ball Struggles
Chasing butterflies, building dirt castles, and picking dandelions. Oh the memories! Tee ball is awesome when you’re 5. The phrase “youth tee-ball” could quite possibly be mentioned in the Webster’s definition of “frustration.” Parents taking hours out of their day to...
Building Character and Beyond Part 2
Athletic talents can make you a hometown hero. Why is it then, that so many hometown heroes end up failing to make it to the highest levels of a sport? The answer is character. As teachers, coaches, or fitness professionals, we are tasked with shaping the physical...
3 Exercises I Learned From My Baby
My nine-month old baby boy moves better than I do! My little guy has given me a new appreciation for how the human body develops and how it is supposed to move. Babies are not burdened with the high stress jobs, excessive sitting, TV, driving, and studying that have...
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