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Chicken Fat - old message, new technology

Posted Wednesday, 2 July 2014

As we know from our A level PE History, after the poor showing of in the Boer War in 1902 school PE and a lack of fitness was blamed, or used as a scapegoat. The result was The Model Course. This set the development of games coaching back by several...

The Real Reason Why Kids Quit Sport

Posted Wednesday, 2 July 2014

What do you reckon is one of the main reasons most kids quit sport? While you're pondering, let's absorb this stat from the US: Each year 20 million children register for baseball, soccer, football, hockey and other competitive sports; about 70 per cent of those will quit by age 13...

Learning to Move, Moving to Learn?

Posted Wednesday, 2 July 2014

What is the relationship between physical activity and educational success? written by Richard Bailey, Ph.D. in Smart Moves from the Psychology Today website. A fascinating, and potentially very important experiment was carried in with a group of 10 and 11 year children in Vanves , a small district of Paris,...

BOOK REVIEW: Athlete-Centred Coaching

Posted Wednesday, 2 July 2014

Developing Decision Makers Kidman and Lombardo More and more in the world of sport you hear of teams espousing the ‘holistic approach’ to coaching, taking into account a variety of different factors in understanding how athletes develop. The ‘Athlete Centred Approach’ puts the athlete at the front and centre of...

ED Excel news for GCE and GCSE Teachers

Posted Monday, 23 June 2014

This update has been produced to provide you with further information about the development of the GCE and GCSE PE qualifications for September 2016. GCSE and GCE Physical Education development 2016 Some of you may be aware that the GCE and GCSE Physical Education qualifications are being re-developed, for first...

Its All In The Hips

Posted Monday, 23 June 2014

The place of samba and futsal in Brazilian Football Most football history books point at Charles Miller, the Brazilian son of John, a Scot working for the Sao Paulo Railway Company, as the founding father of Brazilian football. After a study trip to England, young Charles returned to Sao Paulo...