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A nationwide movement shows why so many children exercise so little while an elite few become carried away with sport-specific training. Although this article requires a subscription, the essence is that despite great sports programs, the majority of children don't get enough exercise (#physicalliteracy) and gross motor skill development. For some reason, we tend to exclude those who don't have the requisite skills to compete athletically which sends the wrong message. My cousin (Philip Yang of Yamaji Dojo) has a great solution by accepting all those interested. Read what he recently posted to his Facebook Group:
215 is my new favorite number... the number of members who joined our club this month.
Jujutsu does not weed out the weak, the less talented or those with a less competitive nature. Because the weak will become strong, the less talented will aquire skills and all will become confident. Jujutsu only weeds out those who stop training.
215 is my new favorite number... the number of members who joined our club this month. Jujutsu does not weed out the...
Posted by Yamaji Dojo on Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Sara scored three consecutive goals in Cortland's 7-0 victory over visiting Morrisville State as Cortland concluded its SUNYAC schedule with a 6-0 record. She leads the Red Dragons this season with 23 points, including a team-high 10 goals.
Is spending $5000 a year on gymnastics events, training and uniforms too much for young children? According to this piece the Sam (11 year old) practices 12 hours a week as part of The Ohio State University kids club.
Discussion Questions:
Is spending 12 hours a week too much for an eleven year old?
Are we putting too much emphasis on competitions?
What about the sacrifices families need to make in order to accommodate sporting pursuits? Do all of their children get the same amount of time, $ and parental involvement?
How much money did your parents spend on you to get you to a "higher" level?
Tough or Good Coaching?
Here's an interesting news piece about a tough basketball practice emphasizing physical positioning and rebounding. Have you ever been through a similar type of practice? Please take the following poll and watch the coach as he says he doesn't think his actions were out of line but then says it was just an accident.
Do you think the coach's action were justifiable as a means of "toughening" up his team?
Do you think the coach should have been suspended?
Would you go back to play for that coach if you were that player and he "apologized" in that manner?
Do you have personal professional liability insurance when you volunteer coach, substitute teach, or coach (paid)? Do you need to have a policy to cover you?
Is there a school liability insurance policy covering your actions?
Asked by Stephanopoulos earlier in the interview whether he realized his actions were out of line, O'Connor responded "not really," adding that he was only trying to make his players better. Furthermore he repeatedly referred to the incident as "an accident" and "unintentional."
Ultimately, the better PR approach might have been for O'Connor to admit he was wrong, to describe the behavior as out of character and to insist that it will not happen again.
Image via WikipediaWhen we're teaching kids how to perform skills we often say "This is how to perform this skill." but is this always correct? If someone is performing a skill in a non-traditional manner, when should you try to "correct" the movement pattern? Is there an optimal age? Tim Wolchko is bowling his way (and successfully at that) and since there are no rules as to how to deliver the ball - besides staying behind the line and knocking down more pins than your opponent - he's good to go. Makes me think of the thousands of times I've "corrected" and "taught" certain skills! But I'm somewhat reassured that I also encourage exploration, guided discovery and divergent teaching styles so that students can be free to find a way that works for them.
A teenage baseball player, born without both tibia and fibula, who has been playing competitively for eight years, was cut from his high school baseball team. On the second day of tryouts, the coaches claim he was not able to field the ball quickly enough at home quickly enough and was cut despite winning awards and having an 80 mile an hour fastball. Fitted with prosthetics Anthony Burroto
Guiding Questions:
What is your school's interscholastic philosophy and how does it fit in with your school's educational and physical education's philosophy/goals?
Please link to your high school's athletic, education, and PE philosophies.
Please link to your athletic, education, and PE philosophies on your separate eportfolio.
What are the policies in place for athletic teams in terms of who can try out for teams? What are the requirements in terms of :
varsity, junior varsity, modified (I never liked this term), or whatever team / club/ intramural
gender
differently-abled, students with prosthetics
religious clothing, traditions, requirements, artifacts
What is your response to this video piece?
How would you describe the mother and son in terms of the way they reacted to the news of getting cut? Did they do themselves any favors by going on air? How did their body language and tone of voice help or hurt their presentation of the facts?
Image via WikipediaYikes! Hearing about the poor quality of air in some arenas makes me wonder about all the time we spend at the local arenas. What can we do to monitor the situation as teachers, parents and coaches?
Image via WikipediaHere is a revealing ESPN E:60 report on sports concussions in girls. What do you make of the reports' claims about increasing head injuries especially in lacrosse? What should be done to slow down the rate of traumatic injuries? Mouth pieces? Helmets? New rules? What are the implications for you as a coach/ teacher/ parent?
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