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Getting the Buggers Fit »
Authors: Lorraine Cale, Jo Harris
ISBN-13: 9780826475350, ISBN-10: 0826475353
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
Date Published: November 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Lorraine Cale
Book Synopsis
Cale and Harris, both senior lecturers in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Loughborough University in the UK, provide physical education teachers with ideas for motivating pupils of all ages. They explore the kinds of things that turn young people on and off in their PE lessons, focusing on aspects of the PE curriculum, such as athletics, gymnastics, and team games, and give suggestions for encouraging students to be more healthy in general. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Table of Contents
| 1 | Getting the buggers fit - why bother? | 3 |
| 2 | Dispelling the myths and establishing the facts | 12 |
| 3 | What switches children on and off? | 29 |
| 4 | How often, how hard, how much? | 42 |
| 5 | Establishing how fit children are | 60 |
| 6 | Establishing how active children are | 84 |
| 7 | The physical education curriculum | 101 |
| 8 | Other physical education curriculum issues | 113 |
| 9 | Whole-school approaches | 127 |
| 10 | Challenges and solutions | 135 |
| 11 | Real-life examples | 158 |
| 12 | Opportunities and support | 169 |
| 13 | Future opportunities | 186 |
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