July 2000, Vol. 2, No.13
Links Index 1. K-12 Public School Physical Education Sites 2. National, District & State AHPERDs 3. State Physical Education Standards 4. University and College Physical Education Sites 5. International, National and State Physical Education, Sport, Exercise, Health, and Education Associations 6. Electronic Listservs (i.e. Newsgroups for Physical Educators Interested in Sharing Information) 7. Electronic Journal and Information Sites 8. Instruction/Courses Via the Internet 9. Physical Education Academic Areas * Adapted Physical Education * Athletic Training * Biomechanics * Dance * Exercise Science * Health Sciences * Outdoor and Adventure Education * Pedagogy - Teaching Methods * Sport Psychology * Sport Management * Statistics and Measurement 10. Fitness, Health, Nutrition 11. Sports, Games, and Physical Activities 12. Sports Information 13. Personal Homepages of PEHLS Professionals 14. Companies and Classifieds 15. Miscellaneous - Links to More Lists 16. Physical Education Advocacy 17. References and Resources 18. Unit Plans - Online Teaching Units 19. PELINKS4U Archives 20. PE-Forum - Online Bulletin Board ?Suggest New Links? Your LOGO Here! Expose your products to 1000's of PE, Health, and Fitness Professionals each month! PELINKS4U Site Search Want past issues of PELINKS4U? Check the PELINKS4U Archives PELINKS4U Editorial Team	Editorial Welcome to the July edition of PELINKS4U. July and August editions will be monthly. We will return in September to our biweekly format. This summer please let your colleagues know about PELINKS4U and remember you can catch up on a year's worth of news in our Archives. PE Ups and Downs... As reported in our monthly news column PE received a positive boost when included in a recent address by President Clinton. Simultaneously, we learned that the State of Georgia appears destined to eliminate any PE requirement from the state's public education system. Georgia is not the first state to eliminate required PE and should be another warning of the precarious condition of our profession nationwide. PE Advocacy Featured Web Site TeachCircus Jason Catanzariti has created a site focusing on skills that can be taught in schools such as juggling, manipulative skills, balancing, and various types of apparatus such as unicycles, stilts, rolling globes, etc. Exemplary PE Program Ideas from PE Central Based on the collective wisdom of many teachers, here are some organizational ideas to think about for the fall: Learning Names Learning names in PE can be a daunting task, especially when physical educators are faced with over 500 names to learn. Here are some ideas that have worked for others. Forming Groups No need to have "boys vs. girls" or "picking teams" anymore in our PE classes. These ideas should provide developmentally appropriate ideas to get students into groups of your liking. Doctors may soon prescribe exercise just as they prescribe medication, according to presenters at an upcoming conference on sports and health sponsored by the Royal College of General Practitioners in London. (WebMD) PE-News E-mail Digest PE-News is a biweekly digest bringing you the latest news and reminding you to view the current PELINKS4U web site. If you are not already receiving the digest please e-mail us with your name and type "Subscribe" in the Subject line of the message. Please send the addresses of colleagues who might also be interested in PELINKS4U so that we can inform them about the site. Teaching National PE Curriculum No, you didn't miss an announcement! It's Great Britain that has a national PE curriculum. Take a look. Maybe there are some ideas you can use. Teaching Salmon Fishing Marie Smith has developed a great resource for the avid fisherperson and to spur physical educators to teach a popular lifetime activity. More unit plans also available here. Mountain Biking George Goss provides a comprehensive unit for teaching the basic skills involved in mountain biking. An amazing 80% of 10 and 11 year-old girls have already tried to lose weight by dieting at least once. (Fitness for Youth, No. 21) From "Great Activities" Space and Beyond Field Day Sally White who teaches at Palm Bay Elementary School, introduces a series of activity stations relating to the space shuttles adventures. PELINKS4U Video Store Fitness and Health ACTIONS Dana Pangrazi believes that schools could do more to promote physical fitness by offering a mandatory fitness and exercise club. Fitness for Youth Michigan has the highest chronic disease rate and one of the highest incidences of heart disease in the nation. Why? Studies on more than 15,000 Michigan youth suggest that the seeds for these chronic diseases are planted in childhood. Learn what is being done... Mature Fitness Awards Want to motivate an older adult to exercise? Feeling older yourself and in need of motivation? Here's a program designed to get older adults into regular physical activity. Sports and Coaching In Support of High School Athletics At a cost of only one to three percent (or less in many cases) of an overall school's budget, high school activity programs are one of the best bargains around. Midnight Basketball Leagues Believing that the temptation for young adults for crime and drug activity is greatest between 10:00 pm and 2:00 am. Here's one community's solution. Read also a summary of this program. Do Athletes in Team or Individual Sports Get Better Grades? Many studies have examined the effects of athletic participation on academic achievement in high school. This research examined differences between the effects of different types of sports participation on academic achievement. Women's Issues Bodywise Girl Power provides information on nutrition, body image, fitness and eating disorders. Real Girls Do Play Sports This and related articles can be found by clicking the "Girls & Activity" link. Women who get 30 minutes of vigorous exercise every day, even just a brisk walk, can reduce their chances of having a stroke by as much as 30 percent. (ABC News) Before Title IX Reflections by several authors on the way things were before Title IX and the changes that have followed.	Monthly News President Supports Physical Education! President Clinton will issue an Executive Memorandum directing the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services to work with the U.S. Olympic Committee and other public and private sector organizations to identify additional strategies to promote physical education! 21st Century Physical Education Forget the squeaky wooden floors, cargo nets and piercing whistles of yesteryear -- technology rules in the Bay Shore Middle School physical education. More Book Reviewers Wanted Future editions of PELINKS4U will include reviews of literature of interest to physical and health educators. Email us if you are interested in becoming a reviewer. Sport Academies Promoted Using a model that closely compares to the former Soviet system of sport schools, Great Britain pursues a new method for the nurturing of sports talent in the country. ABC Balls Sponsors PELINKS4U ABC Balls joins GOPHER, New Lifestyles,, Sportime, and HEARTalker as a sponsor of the PELINKS4U web site. Please support these sponsors. Technology, Facilities, Equipment New to Technology? Luke Kelly has his course materials for an introductory class on instructional technology in PE online. It's not new but a good introduction for the novice. PE on the Internet In 1996 Mark Wielopolski wrote a comprehensive review of the potential impact of the Internet on the teaching of PE. Four years later it makes for fascinating reading! Click here to join the Bulletin Board for PE Teachers Featured Articles The New Physical Education Leslie Lambert explains how by rethinking the way we teach physical education we can help our students lead healthy lives. Impact of TV on Kids Research has shown that children who consistently spend more than 10 hours per week watching TV are more likely to be overweight, aggressive, and slower to learn in school. The Olympics and Olympism Share these sites with your students to help them learn more about the Olympics. Sydney 2000 Keep up with the latest Olympic news by checking the official Sydney 2000 Olympic website. FREE A bright and colorful poster that depicts girls "On the Move" is available free Volunteers and the Olympics According to John MacAloon the health and hosting of all Olympic Games depends greatly on the efforts of volunteers - a fact not well recognized by the Olympic powers. Olympic KidZones Environmental, technical, sport, and world issues are presented for kids on this entertaining section of the Sydney 2000 web site. Conference/Workshop/Events Calendar International Physical Education Conference, July 3-6th "New Dawnings, New Pathways" NEW ZEALAND : Email: info@penz.org.nz California Physical Education Workshop, July 9 - 14 & July 16 - 21, San Luis Obispo, CA. Dawning of a New Millennium (Several Technology Courses offered each week) SPARK PE Summer Institute, July 10-14, San Diego, CA National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education (NCACE). July 14-16, Gulfport, MS. Contact Christine Bolger for more information Health and Fitness Institute, July 19-20, Mountlake Terrace High School - Edmonds, WA. Strategies for health and fitness educators to design curriculum, assessments and instruction to give students opportunities to meet the WA Health and Fitness Essential Learnings. Call 509-456-7685 National Physical Education Conference Linking Physical Activity and Fitness July 20-22, Baltimore, Maryland Texas AHPERD, July 23 - 25, 2000. Beaumont, TX. Information will be posted soon. 4th PEACH - Physical Education, Athletic Coaching, and Health California Conference - "Reach for the Stars" July 23 - August 4, California Polytechnic State University, San Louis Obispo Contact Dr. Jerry DeMers, (805) 756-2545, Tech Camp, July 24-25, Fulton Teaching & Learning Academy, Tulsa, OK. Teaching with heart rate monitors. Contact Lois Mauch Health and Fitness Institute, July 26-27, North Thurston High School - Lacey, WA. Strategies for health and fitness educators to design curriculum, assessments and instruction to give students opportunities to meet the WA Health and Fitness Essential Learnings. Call 509-456-7685 8th Annual California Middle School Physical Education Workshop (CMSPEW), July 30 - August 5, California State University, Fullerton. Click here for August and beyond.... Miscellaneous Contributors Wanted!! PELINKS4U welcomes articles, letters, ideas, conference dates and reports, suggestions for links and any suggestions for site improvements. Help to support quality physical education by contributing to this site.

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