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Mental Skills for Young Athletes - Video Clips
A collection of clips by Virtual Sport Psychology featuring Daniel Gould.
Spark PE
Spark PE is one of the most widely used and teacher recommended programs in physical education and health.
Can Sportsmanship and Ethics Be Taught? - AAHPERD 2011
Includes 4 slide presentations from an AAHPERD 2011 conference session. The first one (Center of Ethics Presentation) is especially recommended because of the slides that include models for teaching character.
Can Sportsmanship and Ethics Be Taught?
by Sharon Kay Stoll, University of Idaho, Potlatch, ID; and Jennifer M. Beller, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Includes some important references to the book
Lickona, T. (1991). Educating for character: How our schools can teach respect and responsibility. New York, N.Y: Bantam.
Legal Quadrivium XXI at AAHPERD 2011
Two powerpoint presentations are provided with information about waivers and duty.
Legal Quadrivium XXIby Alan S. Goldberger, Brown Moskowitz & Kallen, P.C., Millburn, NJ; Linda J. Carpenter, Brooklyn College, West Brookfield, MA; and Neil J. Dougherty, Rutgers University, Point Pleasant, NJ
Increasing MVPA in PE Classes
This handout from a session at AAHPERD 2011, provides excellent guidelines to follow for increasing moderate to vigorous physical activitiy during PE classes for 50% or more of the time.
Increasing MVPA by Improving Instructional Practice, by Marybell Avery and Janet Brandt, Lincoln Public Schools in Lincoln, NE
Kids Bodyfat Calculator from Skinfold - EXRX.net
Online calculator for body fat percentage from the skinfold measurement (from calf & tricep), using the Slaughter et al. (1988) formula included as a chart in the Fitnessgram test manual.
Alternately, the following formulas can be directly entered in Google
- Boys (0.735*(tricep+calf))+1.0
- Girls (0.610*(tricep+calf))+5.0
California Physical Fitness Test 2011
The California schools use the Fitnessgram for testing students and this document includes detailed protocols and information.
