Physical Education Tips of the Week #54
August 7, 2008
August already - wow, where does the time go? The great thing about August for me is that it's a month in which I usually take a couple of weeks away from coaching. I move my workplace from my home office to my summer camp (aka cottage, cabin) and two or three times per week, drive the half-hour back to the city to check emails. Without all the technological distractions from phone calls and emails, I find that I can research and write like crazy. So, it may take an extra day or two to get back to any of you trying to contact me, but you'll still be receiving lots of great articles.
The above articles are for PE Update members only. But how about free stuff? This newsletter includes links to a website that offers reproducible reminder cards that will keep your staff and athletes safe during thunderstorms; our blog, in which I gripe about airline travel and give team coaches a way to maximize your seat space by threatening their athletes; and finally, from our archives, a way for outdoor educators to tell the temperature by counting cricket chirps. This newsletter is free, but most of the content on the website is for members-only, including instructional videos, the discussion group, almost 2000 articles that you can read, print and email... and much more. If you're not already a member of the PE Update website, then join up today!! You can get more information here: PE Update Membership Information I hope you enjoy this issue! Dick Moss, Editor
30-30 RULE REMINDER CARDS FOR THUNDER STORM SAFETY
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Monday Morning Musings on the World of Sports, Coaching & Physical Education from Editor, Dick Moss. AIRLINES - THE TILTING SEAT DILEMMA
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Here's a way to amaze, astound and entertain your students on their next outdoor education trip…and maybe even get your pack carried on the next portage.
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1. Editor's Note
Dozens of people are struck by lightning every year - many of them on sports fields or golf courses. This website link provides tips for lightning safety and provides access to reproducible sheets you can print and cut into wallet-sized cards that will remind your athletes and coaches about the 30-30 lightning rule (take shelter when you count 30 seconds or less between the lightning flash and its accompanying thunder). Scroll down to find cards for a number of different sports.
Lightning Safety and Reproducible Reminder Cards
These articles are available to members of PE Update.com.
Three tips that will help your hitters avoid bunting the ball into foul territory
A features guide that will help you to make educated decisions when buying soccer balls for school teams and physical education classes
A game in which a player is pursued around a circle while classmates kick a ball back and forth inside the circle.
Raisins offer the same energy boost as sports gels at one-fifth the cost
An icebreaker in which students introduce their partner by name and recount the meaning of that name.
Where to aim lob shots so they land with optimal depth on the opposing court.
Your editor, a closet claustrophobic, has suggestions to help airline companies assist those of his kind.
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Outdoor Education: Predict Temperatures with a Cricket Thermometer
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