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Fall 2000, Vol. 3, No.1
PE-LINKS
Fitness, Health, & Nutrition
Read the latest statistics about sport injuries. Also the CDC announces a great new resource for health promotion.


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Coaching and Sports

Do athletes get better grades than non-athletes? Is there a difference between team and individual sports? Learn more

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Editorial
Welcome to the fall edition of PELINKS4U. please let your colleagues know about PELINKS4U and remember you can catch up on a year's worth of news in our Archives.





Elementary PE
Elementary PE received a blow with the news that Georgia was planning to eliminate a PE requirement from its schools.
Is secondary PE facing extinction? Several years ago Daryl Siedentop feared the worst. What's your perspective?

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)


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.


Monthly News
  • Washington State promotes Health and Fitness as part of Essential Learnings
  • PE Summer Camps promoted for children who want more than sport specialization.
  • Health-related fitness testing revamped.
  • (more examples and each would be linked)

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.

NASPE News Online

Learn more about upcoming conferences and workshops and especially the progress of the PEP act in Congress..
Technology
Our technology section this week explores the growing use of heart rate monitors in PE.
  • 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)
  • Click here for August and beyond....
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