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Hopper, Timothy; Rhoades, Jesse Lee – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2022
In this series of two articles, we connect complexity theoretical frameworks of ecological dynamics and enactivism to initiatives for learning to play tennis advocated by USTA and Tennis Canada. These initiatives were inspired by the International Tennis Federation commitment to reduce the complexity of learning tennis by rescaling the game for…
Descriptors: Racquet Sports, Foreign Countries, Motor Development, Psychomotor Skills
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Bott, Timothy S.; Mitchell, Murray – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2015
Sedentary behaviors contribute to the obesity epidemic in this country and physical educators can play an important role in the battle to improve the quality of life of our citizens. Motor skill competency is a substantive factor in a person's decision to be active or not, and a quality physical education program can tip the balance in favor of…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Education, Elementary School Students, Psychomotor Skills
Luebke, Laura Lee – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1981
A comprehensive activity program requires a conceptual framework to guide appropriate curriculum design. An understanding of motor development and of the ways physical settings interact with the learning child are essential to program construction. (JN)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Decision Making, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education
Bratt, Sally J. – 1982
A new approach to elementary school physical education is called "movement education." Movement education uses problem-solving, guided-discovery, and exploratory methods, with the effect of individualizing learning in physical education. The concepts involved in movement education include body awareness and skills, the space in which the body…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Decision Making, Elementary Education, Human Body