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The Value of Deliberate Practice

Posted Friday, 14 February 2014

Managers make a wide range of decisions, from routine calls they face on a recurring basis, to large-scale strategic decisions they may encounter just once in their careers. For issues that are often repeated, the technique of deliberate practice —which involves action, feedback, modification, and action again—is a powerful way...

Win Forever: Live, Work, and Play Like a Champion by Pete Carroll

Posted Friday, 14 February 2014

Having just won the Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks Pete Carroll has been earning plaudits for his coaching and the impact he has had on his players. Before this recent Super Bowl win, his career had suffered significant failures at both the New York Jets and the New England...

Home Field Advantage

Posted Friday, 14 February 2014

It turns out that Olympic host cities such as Sochi could be bidding for more than national pride and distinction. That's because scientists have confirmed the benefits of home field advantage, according to a new study in Current Directions in Psychological Science , a journal of the Association for Psychological...

Developing Physical Literacy

Posted Friday, 14 February 2014

Physical literacy is the ability to use a range of fundamental movement skills in a competent manner, with the capacity to apply them with confidence in a range of settings that can lead to sustained involvement in sport and physical activity. Physically literate children will be able to perform a...

Addressing Childhood Obesity

Posted Friday, 14 February 2014

Obesity is one of the largest epidemics in our world these days. Obesity affects children as well as adults. This article has some more information about exactly what childhood obesity is. Considering adults, there are different ways to tell if there is an obesity problem. For instance, in adults we...

Where is the 'Physical' in Physical Education?

Posted Friday, 14 February 2014

There has always been controversy regarding the level of desirable physical activity in Physical Education and Games lessons. It goes to the core of what PE is supposed to be. Is it education of the physical - or through the physical? It is a fundamental issue, though not one often...