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Participating in competitive sport is essential if our young sportspeople of today are going to develop into professionals who can complete at the highest levels of their chosen sport.
Not all children want to be professional sportspeople though. Many just want to enjoy their favourite sports and the thrill of taking part in an activity.
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Winning games can help children to experience how hard work can result in success and individual performance can build a child’s confidence, as well as developing teamworking skills when playing teams sports. However, there is also a lot to learn from losing.
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When you are coaching athletes to participate in competitions, there is much more involved than simply working on improving their performance.
Depending on the sport and the type of competition, there will be a wide range of other factors that you will need to consider as coach.
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Whilst preparing for a marathon, thorough and effective training is required for maximum performance and to avoid injury. Marathons require serious stamina and a steady pace.
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It’s a universally accepted fact that sports performance can be positively impacted by mental preparedness and fortitude, and that visual imagery can hand sportspeople a competitive edge (just as it does for Wayne Rooney, Jonny Wilkinson and Andy Murray).
Yet despite this, most coaches focus much of their training efforts on physical aspects. Too tough, too complex, too unscientific? Actually, mental preparation has plenty of science behind it, and it’s far simpler to harness than you may have previously thought.
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Are your students preparing for a big sporting event? Whether it’s running, cycling, swimming or something else, our practical advice will help you get them ready.
If you’ve been following our Get Moving! series you’ve hopefully inspired your students to participate in more sport and maybe even sparked a real passion for for it.
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Technology has developed over the years, with video cameras being more advanced, iPads being used to analyse sport and even phones now being used to analyse performance.
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England Squash and Racketball is the National Governing Body (NGB) for squash in England and is the umbrella that makes the decisions that affect everyone who plays squash. The first ever squash court was built in 1864 in England with over 50,000 courts in more than 185 countries worldwide.
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The effect that the Brownlee brothers have had on British Triathlon cannot be underestimated as they have dominated the sport and put triathlon on the map for many people in the country.
Alistair and Jonathon Brownlee are at the front of world Triathlon, with Jonny being on the podium for 42 races consecutively between July 2010 and May 2014, while Alistair is the current Olympic, Commonwealth European and former World Champion.
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With Round 1 of the Six Nations kicking off with Wales V England on 6th February, now is the perfect time to look at rugby union in schools. As of 2010, 66% of primary and secondary schools were providing rugby union sports provision.
Besides enjoyment and fitness, rugby union can develop a wide range of skills and values such as working in a team, determination, respect and sportsmanship.
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The objective of this running lesson plan is to be able to begin a sprint race using the semi-crouched start.
Your pupils should understand how techniques can be used to gain advantage over competitors.
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This plan on serving should develop the ability to perform a forehand and backhand serve.
The range of service skills, tactics and approaches taught should be transferred to gain ascendency in practices and games.
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The objectives of this lesson plan include learning the different tactics within the game and developing an understanding of the benefits and effects of each formation, both in attack and defence.
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American football delivered in a UK school will have little in common with the NFL (which tends to be the most common source of understanding and knowledge about American football in the UK).
The first barrier to successfully introducing it into either a primary or secondary school is to correct the many erroneous assumptions and beliefs about the sport that will be held by school management, parents and indeed the students.
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This tag rugby lesson focusses on passing, specifically the ability to replicate, perform and catch the lateral pass. This lesson will also promote the understanding of laws on passing and catching the ball.
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This lesson provides ideas for implementing a Rugby League competitive lesson, developing pupils’ knowledge about how to play the ball (PTB).
This competitive lesson plan is designed to incorporate skills such as outwitting opponents and using a variety of restarts in order to play a small sided game of Rugby League.
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This lesson focuses on moving with the ball and outwitting opponents in a competitive game. This lesson plan also aims to develop skills and knowledge so that pupils understand the role of each player and are able to play Basketball in a competitive environment.
Encourage your pupils to devise their own plans and strategies to gain ascendancy over the opposing team.
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This lesson focuses on pivoting, using correct footwork when passing the ball, the chest pass and bounce pass. These activities are ideal for working in pairs and in small teams.
This plan also includes ideas for adapting each activity for different ability levels.
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