Fun Stuff for Physical Education #84
November 5, 2009
Welcome to the latest issue of the Fun Stuff for PE newsletter! What free content will you find in this issue? We have a link to a website that provides personalized gifts for coaches - with the holiday season approaching, you'll find some great ideas for the coaches on your shopping list; there's a link to our latest blog, in which I discuss the need to teach students about how to use their feet for transportation; and our article from our archives. It's a soccer game that's great fun for primary school students. There are also many free resources on the PE Update.com website, including more than 35 sample articles, a links page, the latest PE-related news and headlines, and the Fun Stuff newsletter archive. For those of you who are PE Update.com members, this issue includes a list of the latest articles added to the website. Of course, paid PE Update members receive many other advantages, including access to over 2100 searchable articles that you can read, print or email; the PE forum; and dozens of instructional videos. If you're not already a member of the PE Update.com website, then join up today!! It will cost you only $4.95 per month, or $29.95 a year and you'll receive a free bonus charts package! To get more information, watch our video tour at: I hope you enjoy this issue! Dick Moss, Editor
THANK YOUR COACH
Whether you have a coach on your shopping list or you need a way to thank the other coaches on your staff, finding appropriate gifts can be a chore. So here's a website that specializes in gifts for coaches (I have absolutely no connection with them, by the way). You can get many customizable products, including clothing, awards, clipboards, banners, coffee cups, christmas ornaments and much more. It's worth checking out See the website at:
Here are the Articles that were added to the PE Update website over the past two weeks. The PE Update.com website has 367 other articles on these five topics! Become a member and you can read them all today! Click Here!
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Monday Morning Musings on the World of Sports, Coaching & Physical Education from Editor, Dick Moss.
WE MUST TEACH STUDENTS THAT WALKING IS A FORM OF TRANSPORTATION //www.physicaleducationupdate.com/peblog/
In every issue, I'll highlight a useful article from the PE Update Archives. The article will be available to non-members of the website for a week, and to members forever! This issue's article is: A soccer lead-up game that teaches dribbling, passing and shooting. Great for primary-school physical education classes.
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These articles are available only to paid members of PE Update.com.
A drill that teaches players to use the pivot to create space and protect the ball.
You should add .16 seconds to hand-times in the 40-yard dash to make them equivalent to electronic times.
A step-by-step coaching strategy for helping athletes achieve the ideal mental state for optimal performance. Includes a reproducible handout.
A game in which swimmers chase a ball tossed by the student who was first to reach the ball after the previous toss.
The traditional RICE treatment (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) reduces not only swelling and inflammation, but also the formation of scar tissue around soft tissue injuries.
Students seem to have lost the ability to walk to get places. Physical educators may have to re-teach that ability. To read more, go to the PE Update Blog:
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