Category: Sport & Coaching
While athletics and organized sports have become more inclusive, with an ever-increasing diversity of participants, coaching and training techniques have tended to stagnate and generalize the motivation for all …
Interscholastic athletic programs are often described as an “extended classroom,” where students develop positive psycho-social skills within a supportive and positive learning climate. There are places, however, where the …
In a typical year, the fall sports preseason would begin across the country over the coming weeks. This year, fall sports in many regions have been canceled, postponed, or …
SHAPE America’s National Standards for Sport Coaches inform what coaches need to know and do to create quality experiences for athletes. These standards, which were revised in 2019, can …
Mental toughness in sport can help coaches and athletes maintain consistency and motivation to achieve goals. And, especially at the high school level, coaches play a crucial role in …
To confront the challenges associated with contemporary education, a growing number of K-12 schools are adopting a Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) framework where educators work collaboratively and interdependently with …
As a health and physical educator, you’ve probably noticed changes over the years in your students’ youth sports participation patterns, as well as their overall athleticism and fitness. Research …
There are many strategies coaches can apply to more successfully address the emotion-performance equation that is part and parcel of athletic competition. This list focuses on 10 of the …
What are the core responsibilities of sport coaches? What do coaches need to know and do to create quality sport experiences for athletes? These questions were considered recently by …
There are almost half a million student-athletes in America, and if you also include youth sports, the Aspen Institute suggests the number could run into the tens of millions. Think about …
