The Real Reason Why Kids Quit Sport Posted Wednesday, 2 July 2014 What do you reckon is one of the main reasons most kids quit sport? While you're pondering, let's absorb this stat from the US: Each year 20 million children register for baseball, soccer, football, hockey and other competitive sports; about 70 per cent of those will quit by age 13... Read article
Learning to Move, Moving to Learn? Posted Wednesday, 2 July 2014 What is the relationship between physical activity and educational success? written by Richard Bailey, Ph.D. in Smart Moves from the Psychology Today website. A fascinating, and potentially very important experiment was carried in with a group of 10 and 11 year children in Vanves , a small district of Paris,... Read article
BOOK REVIEW: Athlete-Centred Coaching Posted Wednesday, 2 July 2014 Developing Decision Makers Kidman and Lombardo More and more in the world of sport you hear of teams espousing the ‘holistic approach’ to coaching, taking into account a variety of different factors in understanding how athletes develop. The ‘Athlete Centred Approach’ puts the athlete at the front and centre of... Read article
ED Excel news for GCE and GCSE Teachers Posted Monday, 23 June 2014 This update has been produced to provide you with further information about the development of the GCE and GCSE PE qualifications for September 2016. GCSE and GCE Physical Education development 2016 Some of you may be aware that the GCE and GCSE Physical Education qualifications are being re-developed, for first... Read article
Its All In The Hips Posted Monday, 23 June 2014 The place of samba and futsal in Brazilian Football Most football history books point at Charles Miller, the Brazilian son of John, a Scot working for the Sao Paulo Railway Company, as the founding father of Brazilian football. After a study trip to England, young Charles returned to Sao Paulo... Read article
Playing by their own Rules Posted Monday, 23 June 2014 Today you will learn To create, construct and develop a game To find out why rules are important and what purpose they serve To share ideas and work co-operatively To teach others including the teacher. In the new national curriculum for physical education at key stage two we are asked... Read article