Competitive Sport

How coronavirus is affecting sporting events

Mar 3, 2020 | Fitness & Health | 0 |

Reading time: 4 minutes

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday that the world is in “unchartered territory” on the coronavirus outbreak. The UK Government is today expected to announce a plan to combat the virus, including an effect on school, travel arrangements and sporting events.

Sporting events have already been affected heavily by the virus around the world. Major international events have already been cancelled, while domestic sport in a number of countries is also under threat.

But what has been done so far to stop the virus spreading through sport – and how are this summer’s events such as the Olympics and European Championships likely to be affected. This blog post explains.

Coaching for competitions

Jan 4, 2019 | Coaching & Skills, Teaching PE | 0 |

Reading time: 3 minutes

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.

How to coach mental preparedness for competitive sport

May 23, 2018 | Coaching & Skills, Teaching PE | 0 |

Reading time: 3 minutes

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.

How to train for a sporting event

Oct 20, 2017 | Coaching & Skills, Teaching PE | 0 |

Reading time: 3 minutes

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.

Is elite sport accessible to students at state schools?

Jun 30, 2017 | Team Sports, Individual Sports | 0 |

Reading time: 2 minutes

State school students are still finding it more difficult to gain entry to the top ‘elite’ sports of rugby union, tennis, cricket and athletics.

But why is there such a clear divide between those in private education and the rest who are in mainstream schooling?

The legacy of the London Olympics – did they ‘inspire a generation’?

Jun 9, 2017 | Fitness & Health | 0 |

Reading time: 2 minutes The London Olympics has rapidly faded into the distance – an event so planned for, anticipated and celebrated came and went, and now stands more than half a decade ago in our history.

If you cast your mind back, there was much talk that surrounded the event as to how it would go on to shape a generation, to inspire them in their sporting endeavours.

Increase cricket participation in your school

May 4, 2015 | Team Sports | 0 |

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So, you have the interest of your pupils to learn and play cricket.

But how can your harness that interest further?

Here are a number of ideas and suggestions that have worked….

Teaching cricket in schools

Dec 29, 2014 | Teaching PE, Team Sports | 2 |

Reading time: 3 minutes

As with any lesson in the classroom, PE Teachers and coaches are the ones that can inspire and drive the interest in any subject they teach, including PE.

Whilst there is a common train of thought to make everything we do inclusive for all children regardless of their ability and experience, the best advice for delivering sport is “make it fun”.

Competitive Sports – is it a good thing to have winners and losers?

Oct 13, 2014 | Teaching PE | 0 |

Reading time: 2 minutes

With the changes to the PE National Curriculum and the call to end “the damaging prizes for all culture”, it has to be asked – is it a good thing to have winners and losers? And what are we actually teaching children either by giving them all prizes, or by separating them based on skills into winners and losers?

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