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Baseball/Games: Easy-Out Softball
Ursula YanchakBaseball/Games: Easy-Out Softball

A fun way to play softball with a smaller than regulation number of players. A good physical education leadup game for baseball.... keep reading..

Wrestling: Shoulder-Pop Drill for the Double-Leg Takedown
Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.comWrestling: Shoulder-Pop Drill for the Double-Leg Takedown

A drill in which wrestlers perform an abbreviated double-leg attack.... keep reading..

Cross-Country Skiing: Shift Your Weight Onto the Entire Front Foot in the Diagonal Stride
Pat Aitken for Physical Education Update.comCross-Country Skiing: Shift Your Weight Onto the Entire Front Foot in the Diagonal Stride

When they stride forward in the classic technique, students should feel their weight shift onto the entire length of their front foot, not just the ball of the foot.... keep reading..

Soccer: Race for the Goal Game Teaches Dribbling Skills
Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.comSoccer: Race for the Goal Game Teaches Dribbling Skills

A soccer lead-up game in which students become offensive or defensive players on your signal. Good for physical education class or team practices.... keep reading..

Gymnastics: Don't Stomp the Board on the Vault Approach
Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.comGymnastics: Don't Stomp the Board on the Vault Approach

When performing the gymnastics vault, physical education students love to stomp on the board. However, a high final stride in the vault wastes energy and affects timing. The stride should be long and close to the floor.... keep reading..

Hockey: Scattered Shooting Drill Develops a Quick Release
Pat AitkenHockey: Scattered Shooting Drill Develops a Quick Release

A quick-shooting hockey drill in which a single player must shoot a large number of pucks scattered inside the blueline.... keep reading..

Badminton: Get the Foot Down First in the Defensive Lunge Clear
Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.comBadminton: Get the Foot Down First in the Defensive Lunge Clear

When players lunge forward for a shot, their front foot should land on the floor before their racquet contacts the shuttle.... keep reading..

Basketball: Rebounders Should Make a Quarter-Turn in the Air
Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.comBasketball: Rebounders Should Make a Quarter-Turn in the Air

A quarter-turn in the air as they descend will put your defensive rebounders in position to make an instant outlet pass.... keep reading..

Track: Schedule Your Track & Field Unit in the Winter, Not the Spring
Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.comTrack: Schedule Your Track & Field Unit in the Winter, Not the Spring

An indoor, winter track and field unit allows for early talent identification and simplification of some skill teaching.... keep reading..

Volleyball: Ace Ball
Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.comVolleyball: Ace Ball

A volleyball variation in which extra points are rewarded for an ace (a successful shot that is not touched by a defender).... keep reading..

Soccer: The Moving Goals Drill
Pat AitkenSoccer: The Moving Goals Drill

A drill, using T-shirts as targets, that teaches students to dribble, pass and position themselves to receive a pass.... keep reading..

XC Skiing: The Waiter Drill
Jane Kirkpatrick, ContributorXC Skiing: The Waiter Drill

A cross-country skiing drill that teaches skate-skiers to keep their shoulders level as they transfer their weight from ski to ski.... keep reading..

Curling: Between-the-Rocks Glide Drill
Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.comCurling: Between-the-Rocks Glide Drill

A drill in which students must glide between two rocks placed at the delivery line.... keep reading..

Track: Indoor Steeplechase Workouts
Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.comTrack: Indoor Steeplechase Workouts

Steeplechase running drills your runners can perform in your gymnasium.... keep reading..

Gymnastics: Handstand Progression Using a Box Horse
Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.comGymnastics: Handstand Progression Using a Box Horse

Box horses and walls are great props for teaching the handstand.... keep reading..

Wrestling: Reverse the Spot Drill
Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.comWrestling: Reverse the Spot Drill

A combative game in which two wrestlers attempt to be the first to reach their opponent's starting position.... keep reading..

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