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School Sport - Facts and Figures

Posted Friday, 24 January 2014

In an online survey which took place between March-April 2013 and covered over 1,000 respondents, over two thirds (68%) of School Games Organisers and School Sport Partnership staff surveyed reported a decrease in sports participation since ring-fenced funding for School Sport Partnerships ended in 2011. In an online survey which...

BOOK REVIEW: Mindset by Carol Dweck

Posted Thursday, 23 January 2014

This is a seminal work which all teachers and coaches should read. First published in the US in 2006, it took a surprising additional six years to have a UK edition which is perhaps surprising, given the importance of the work Based on her extensive experiments in psychology and motivation,...

The Art of Giving Praise

Posted Thursday, 23 January 2014

It was once widely believed praise, regardless of its form, is beneficial to a child’s motivation, enjoyment and involvement in sport and academics. However when insincere, praise can undermine a child’s motivation (Henderlong & Lepper, 2002). Furthermore, inappropriate praise, e.g. praise for completing an easy task, can lead children to...

Overuse Injuries and Burnout in School Sport

Posted Thursday, 23 January 2014

SETTING THE SCENE * School sport participation offers many benefits including the development of self-esteem, peer socialisation, and general fitness. * However, an emphasis on competitive success has seemingly become widespread. * This has resulted in increased pressure to begin high-intensity training at young ages. * Such an excessive focus...

Sweat monitoring underwear? Is 2014 the year of wearable technology

Posted Thursday, 23 January 2014

Although wearable technology has been around in some form or another for the last 25 years, its predecessors were much more geek than chic and existed solely for the ease, convenience, and entertainment of the wearer. But with Google Glass’s high-profile entrance into the market this past year, a newer,...

Why is the world obsessed with warm up?

Posted Thursday, 23 January 2014

Across the world, in every school with a playground, the bell goes and children run out and start playing. Rare is the group that assembles under its own initiative for either static or ballistic stretching, or other activities recommended by the National Curriculum for their capacity to "accustom the body...