Presents strategies and techniques to help instructors and directors promote successful inclusive aquatics programs for students with disabilities, discussing the importance of considering issues related to: teaching style, collaborative planning, goal determination, appropriate inclusive placement, personnel preparation, curriculum adaptation,…

Outlines strategies used by one physical education teacher education program to incorporate the pedagogy of service learning into its curriculum and more completely address National Association for Sport and Physical Education and National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Educators (NASPE/NCATE) guidelines, highlighting: the department, course…

Addresses the importance of fundamental motor skills within the K-12 physical education program, discussing the issues and difficulties that confront elementary school physical educators as they perform assessment and providing workable solutions that physical educators can use to conduct quality assessment (conducting assessment during the…

Discusses issues and challenges related to the assessment of K-12 students' cognitive and affective progress in physical education. The paper recommends that when assessing the cognitive domain, assessment should directly reflect what was taught and should be infused throughout the unit of instruction. It also recommends that should educators…

Presents a five-step plan for implementing ongoing, systematic self-assessment of preservice physical education teachers' teaching behaviors which allows preservice teachers to monitor their progress from the beginning to the completion of the pedagogy program. Steps include: identify and define the teaching behavior; develop a plan; modify…

Addresses the nature and ramifications of various training stress syndromes (overtraining, under-recovery, distress, staleness, and burnout) that can accompany inappropriate training practices, examining the interventions that players and coaches can use to combat these syndromes (including physical, psychological, and performance interventions),…

Provides an example of a framework of generic knowledge, designed for teachers, that describes and explains the foundational tactical aspects of invasive team-game play. The framework consists of four modules: participants and their roles, objectives, action principles, and action options. Guidelines to help instructors design practical activities…

Discusses how movement programs can help young children develop fundamental movement patterns and healthy, active lifestyles while learning cognitive and psychosocial concepts, noting misconceptions about early physical activity and motor skill development, describing specific approaches for promoting physical activity, and explaining that…

Examines theoretical trends in the area of augmented information feedback from teacher/coach to student/athlete, focusing on: the guidance hypothesis; student self-evaluation; feedback style and student achievement; student-controlled versus instructor-controlled feedback; and learning in the absence of augmented feedback. Practical suggestions to…

Offers strategies for adapting elementary level physical education content to fit into alternative spaces (when no gymnasium is available) while maintaining the integrity and flow of the curriculum. The paper focuses on: program quality; preparing for the unpredictable when it is necessary to quickly adapt to alternative spaces; planning for the…

Describes a method of creating a comprehensive physical education program based on current research on learning styles and current sport-instruction strategies. The paper explains that a circular learning model can help any instructor become more thorough and organized and teach all members of a team equally. The 4MAT circle of learning model is…

Provides a guide to help physical educators write grants for obtaining wish-list items and facility upgrades. The process of procuring this external funding involves: locating sources of funding, learning the application procedures and eligibility requirements, and writing and submitting a grant proposal. Two sidebars offer a timeline and a sample…

Describes five common youth sport injuries: Little League elbow, swimmer's shoulder, shin splints, Osgood's Schlatters disease, and jumper's knee, also noting their corresponding causes, behavioral symptoms, treatment techniques, and prevention strategies. The information is intended to help teachers identify sports injuries more readily and…

Examines content literacy's role in physical education,elaborating on several general and specific strategies that physical educators can use to build both content learning and general literacy skills (e.g., journal writing, posting articles about sports and athletics, and completing peer observations). The paper also suggests ways of assessing…

Discusses the serious problem of criminal violence in the personal lives of athletes, suggesting strategies that physical educators, coaches, and school systems can implement with young athletes which could reduce the incidence and severity of violence later in life (e.g., teaching unconditional respect for others, continually reinforcing social…