Purpose: Recent international conference presentations have critiqued the promotion of
fundamental movement skills (FMS) as a primary pedagogical focus. Presenters have called …

Organized sport is a context in which to promote positive youth development (PYD).
Interventions with a PYD lens are often implemented to promote a wide range of physical or …

Background Physical activity provides many health benefits, yet few children meet the
physical activity recommendations. In school-age children, low proficiency in fundamental …

Background A number of school‐based policies or practices have been found to be effective
in improving child diet and physical activity, and preventing excessive weight gain, tobacco …

Appropriate levels of motor competence are an integrated part of individuals' health-related
fitness, and physical education is proposed as an important context for developing a broad …

Introduction Assuming that motivation is the key to initiate and sustain beneficial health
behaviors, the aim of this systematic review was to analyze the effects of school-based …

This chapter examines the potential of serious games in physical education, focusing on
technology integration, implementation, and evaluation. It explores how serious games …

Effective teaching pedagogies and curriculum frameworks in school physical education
have been regularly changing and widely debated. However, teachers have predominately …

This study was designed to qualitatively examine fifteen classroom teachers' experiences in
implementing a movement integration (MI) program, TAKE 10!®, using the comprehensive …

Schools are the ideal place to promote and apply the recommended accumulation of 60
minutes of daily physical activity. But until now, it has been difficult to bridge the gap …