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Articles
Interactive Bulletin Boards Capture Your Students' Interest
– Christine Hopple
This article describes simple techniques for adding interactive elements to bulletin boards to not only capture students’ interest, but to also help further their knowledge of key physical education concepts and skills.
Will an Enhanced Thayer Method of Learning Apply to Physical Education Classes?
– Drew VanDam, Lynn Fielitz & Courtland Coffer
This article investigates the use of the Thayer Method (TM) of learning and reaching to teach physical education classes and proposes a modification to the method. This update to the TM will increase physical activity enjoyment and adherence.
Teaching One-Handed Sidearm Striking to Young Children: Sequencing Movement Tasks
– Emi Tsuda & Seung Ho Chang
This article introduces a sequence of movement tasks to teach one-handed sidearm striking with a short implement to preK-2nd grade children. Although one-handed sidearm striking is a complex skill, learning this skill during early childhood would expand future opportunities for children to engage in various lifetime physical activities.
Team Cohesion: Demonstrating One Team’s Strong Bonds in Relation to Environment, Leadership and Attitude
– Jamie Robbins & Leilani Madrigal
This article addresses factors coaches should consider during the recruiting process and throughout a season, as well as examples and strategies for enhancing team cohesion.
Departments
THEORY INTO PRACTICE
Preparing Health/Physical Education Students for a Job Interview
– Jane Lynes
This article describes a project that is being used in a teacher education program to prepare student-teachers for the interview process. The project begins with the formation of a cover letter, followed by the creation of a guided resume, and culminates with a mock interview.
ADVOCACY IN ACTION
Cultivating Relationships to Facilitate Perceived Mattering and Advocacy in Physical Education
– K. Andrew R. Richards
It is sometimes necessary for physical educators to advocate for themselves and develop support for their subject within the school environment. This article introduces perceived mattering and discusses some of the ways in which PE teachers can build relationships in their workplace to reduce their feelings of marginalization.
EDUCATOR’S CORNER
Helping Physical Educators to Implement the Mini-Volleyball Approach
– Anthony Meléndez Nieves, Luis Estrada Oliver & Farah Ramírez Marrero
Simplifying, adapting and modifying physical education activities can be beneficial for student learning This article explains how to implement the mini-volleyball approach to maximize beginners’ participation and learning opportunities in the sport of volleyball.
COACH'S CORNER
Creating a Team Foundation
– Thomas Roberge
Athletes are more likely to follow guidelines and rules that they themselves created. This article provides a model process for establishing team guidelines related to rules and roles. In this team exercise the head coach acts as the facilitator/mediator, while all decisions ultimately come from the players.