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Archive for July, 2011

Getting Ready for the School Year

July 26th, 2011 6:30 am PDT | Posted in Physical Education, The Skillastics Blog, Uncategorized

I used to hate it when the school ads started showing up in July and I felt like it was still the middle of the summer!  But, I know August means school is starting for many of you.  While I hope you can still enjoy some summer fun, it’s time to start thinking about a [...]

Family Fitness Fun Series

July 26th, 2011 6:28 am PDT | Posted in Afterschool, Park and Recreation, Physical Education, The Skillastics Blog, Tips

This is the final installment in the series of fun, quick fitness activities parents can do with their children.  Engaging in these activities 3-4 times a week for 15 minutes a day is a great addition to the required 60 minutes of fitness needed to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle.  Here are the final [...]

PE teachers and the obesity epidemic

July 22nd, 2011 1:51 pm PDT | Posted in Physical Education, The Skillastics Blog

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions and threatens to impact the health and well being of children and adolescents . States, school districts and schools are addressing childhood obesity through multi-pronged strategies that include developing school nutrition and physical activity policies and implementing classroom instruction in nutrition and physical education. Physical education teachers(credentialed) can help prevent [...]

Physical activity may improve academic achievement in students

July 14th, 2011 2:27 pm PDT | Posted in Afterschool, Park and Recreation, Physical Education, The Skillastics Blog

Many academic leaders advocate for physical education in schools in order to prevent child obesity. However, a new study by researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital, shows that exercise can also promote learning in students.  In order to come to this conclusion, the researchers asked first- through sixth-graders who had low [...]

Handling the Press in Basketball

July 5th, 2011 1:36 pm PDT | Posted in Afterschool, Early Childhood, Park and Recreation, Physical Education, The Skillastics Blog, Tips

Handling The Press Trying to break a full-court press can be very frustrating. So many games are lost because a team is unable to break a press. I’ve seen a number of teams panic when opponent sets up the press. Here are  things you can do as an individual and a team to gain confidence [...]

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