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Handling the Press in Basketball

July 5th, 2011 1:36 pm UTC | 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 [...]

Great Time to Think About Let’s Move in School

July 5th, 2011 1:35 pm UTC | Posted in Afterschool, Early Childhood, Park and Recreation, Physical Education, The Skillastics Blog

As the lazy days of summer are here, and your creative juices are being rejuvenated, take some time to really learn about the “Let’s Move in School” initiative.  I encourage you to focus on one component of CSPA (Comprehensive School Physical Activity) and plan a few activities for the next school year that fit with [...]

Summer Family Fitness Series

July 5th, 2011 1:34 pm UTC | Posted in Afterschool, Early Childhood, Park and Recreation, Physical Education, Tips

Summer Family Fitness Series We continue our series on 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 next [...]

Grant Writer Resources

July 5th, 2011 1:29 pm UTC | Posted in Afterschool, Early Childhood, Home Blog Post, Home Feature, Park and Recreation, Physical Education, The Skillastics Blog

If you are interested in purchasing Skillastics® as well as additional equipment for your program, but are in need of funding – we can help! We are excited to introduce two grant writer resources!  These individuals have been very successful at securing grants for their clients.  Contact either one of them directly and get the [...]

Ending the School Year on a Positive Note

May 2nd, 2011 8:55 pm UTC | Posted in Early Childhood, Fitness, Physical Education, The Skillastics Blog

It’s that time of year when most of us start thinking about summer vacation.  I learned a very valuable lesson from one of my Principals relating to the importance of ending the year on a positive note with students.  Her belief was, if they left for the summer having had a great end of the [...]

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Shawna Southern, Physical Education Specialist, Sackett St. Elementary, Providence, RI