A Multidisciplinary Approach to Physical Education
To combat the challenges faced by the modern PE landscape and address the needs of modern youngsters, PE programs are beginning to adopt a unique multidisciplinary approach to improving fitness and preventing injuries while increasing the perceived value of physical...
Why Should Teenagers Crawl?
Developing the skills of movement, fitness, and athletic performance are a lot like developing the skills to read. The product is a sum of all the parts. While certain phonetic “rules” make up the constructs of reading, certain primitive, reflexive movements create a...
Training Children Should Be Fun!! – Part 2
In part one, I highlighted the importance of setting the tone for fun, maintaining a quick-paced session, and delivering fitness goals in the context of games. In part two, I will talk about the importance of children taking ownership of the session and feeling like...
Training Children Should be FUN!!! – Part 1
Games Training children between the ages of 6 to 10 years old can be challenging. Sessions have to be fun and children need to be empowered to take ownership. They need achievable goals and they must learn the purpose behind the exercises. With this formula they will...
Keeping Kids Injury Free: What Can We Do?
Youth sports and other movement-related injuries are at an all time high. According to the Center for Disease Control, over 10 million youngsters paid a visit to the emergency room for sports and other movement-related injuries. While with any activity, injuries...
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