PE is not Sport
Alex Sporticus “PE is not Sport.” A proclamation that I’ve written on social media and announced to others as a means of educating their ignorance. Those who often talk about the subject, but do not teach it, tend to view sport and physical education as the same. I’ve exclaimed “PE is not Sport” consistently […]
PE as an Existential Subject
Alex Sporticus “The existential thought, although comprised of diverse ideas and perspectives, describes self-awareness and the capacity to ask questions about our existence as the essential quality that makes us human. We are ‘thrown’ in to this existence, which is not of our choosing, and thus we will start out with certain possibilities and […]
Co-Lab 2024: Allowance & Adaptation
Chris Ruffolo The original purpose of this group was to find others like me. Teachers who were also learners, building an online library of courses they had taken and perspectives of value they were willing to give away. The goal was to share information, granting access to anyone with an internet connection. What I […]
Play with Purpose
Alex Sporticus A games-based approach can be mistakenly considered as a game-as-teacher approach. This is because children can learn from playing the game. The mistake is not that children can learn from playing the game. Of course they can. Children in PE can learn: nothing at all something without us something from peers something […]
Current to Desired
Christian Paev Recognizing the current state is the first step to changing it. What I try to improve through my work – you can learn in this short text. The immobilized body Have you seen what a leg looks like when it stops bearing weight for just 2 weeks due to surgery? Or what […]
What is the Function of a Movement Practice?
Jason Round [Feature Photo by tiagojoaoreis on Unsplash]
Wear & Repair
Brandon Chien “Wear and tear” is such a poor outlook on the body. Think Wear AND repair, and you’ll be in rhythm with your body. A little bit of chaos in your life gives your body a reason to heal. The gifts of our youth can be renewed by doing what we fear at […]
Traditions of PE vs. Traditional PE
Alex Sporticus Traditional PE. “Traditional“. A description of the way we have always done PE against more contemporary approaches. A qualifier that is used as a pejorative. Employed indiscriminately – within the academic literature, on social media and in discourse around PE – as a substitute for practice we don’t like. I have used […]
Similar Same #1: Neck Extension
A series looking at different means to say/ do the same things. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Austin Einhorn | Apiros (@austineinhorn_) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Human Animation (@briangfox) [Feature Photo by Olga Drach on […]
CNS Stretching
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Joint Specific Band Work
Brian Fox View this post on Instagram A post shared by Human Animation (@briangfox) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Human Animation (@briangfox) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Human Animation (@briangfox) View this post on Instagram […]
What PE Is & Isn’t
Alex Sporticus “The aim is not for us to teach them to leave their chairs, so they can be better when they return. Our aim is to help them find a realm where they can experience some freedom, adventure, grace, excellence, strength, beauty and friendship away from chairs and to keep returning to that […]
Rethinking ‘Broad’ & ‘Balanced’ in PE
Alex Sporticus I dislike the guiding principles of ‘broad‘ and ‘balanced‘ when it comes to thinking about the PE curriculum and the selection of activities and sports within it. They are vague, they don’t help the design process and they don’t really apply to an individual subject but to a school curriculum (for a […]
Maybe the Gurus are Just Looking for Friends
Christine Ruffolo Clients seek trainers because they are looking for a relationship. They want to be seen and heard and reflected back to, and calling on a person to help you sort your body out is a societal norm. (The slew of specialized services to select from is a testament to both the need […]