Basketball Clinic

I have been asked by some of the members in my town to create and run a basketball clinic for girls in elementary and middle school. I want to use this to work on both their skills, plays, and teamwork. The challenge I am having though is that every year they get a new coach, so they never hav anything stable. Also, I have nothing to build off of from previous years. I was wondering if anyone has some suggestions on what I can work on thorughout the clinic. This is a great group of girls, and I would really like to help them out the best I can. So, if anyone can help me, please let me know!!!

Zumba!

Last week I went to my first Zumba class with Brandi. I love it! It is an hour class, free at the arc, that uses Latin dancing and core workouts set to music. It is an amazing workout. Also, you feel so good when you leave because it is so fun!! I was scared to go at first because I thought i would ook stupid, but everyone looks silly so you fit right in. Also, there are about 90 people that go so you do not have to worry about being alone. This is a great class, and I think that everyone should give it a try!!!

AH!

How sad...in my blog attempting to correct my spelling, I still did not spell words correctly!!! AHHH!!!

Spelling

It has been brought to my attention, by someone who will not be named, that I have mispelled words throughout my bolgs. So to please him, I am sorry and in the furture I will try to spell everything correctly!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!! How is that Mike!!!!!

The Piston Cup

In Fitness Ed. we were asked to find a warm up that would be appropriate for the elementary level to share with the class. I found one on PeCentral called The Piston Cup. It is a standar circut warm up, but it invloves the racing aspect and music that is found in the movie. I think that warm ups like this one are great for young kids becuase it relates to something that they are interested in (like the movie Cars), and because of that they will want to be more active in the gym. These activites encourage the kids to be more active, and they will want to do this more than just run a few laps around the gym. I personally love the movie, and could watch it everyday! This is hands down my favorite warm up so far!!!

Happy Valentine's Day

Ok, so it's a little late to be wishing everyone a happy Vday, but I got a new Ipod!!! It is the new Nano in the light green color. I am so excited, but of course with my luck and technology when I downloaded the new Itunes my computer frize and I had to get it fixed! HAHA! I wore out my old Ipod...the original shuffle. I got it only a few years ago and already it is out of date and broken down. I can't even turn it on. So I am pumped about my new Ipod, and can't thank my boyfriend enough for it!!!!!!

Dance Dance

I know that Dance Dance Revolution is now used in Physical Education classes, and I think that is awesome! I have one version of DDR, the Dancing With the Stars version, and it is one of the best workouts I have ever had. It not only makes you pay attention to what is going on on the screen, but it also provides you with a whole body workout. I got the game for Christmas, and already I can see changes in my physical appearence. When I play the game, I get a workout not only in my legs, but also my abs and my arms. I end up swining my arms along with the movements of my feet, and most of hte moves require you to have tight abs. I think that this is a great way to get kids involved because it gives them music to play along wiht, and most of them do not even realize they are exercising.

So I have this friend...

So I have this friend who no matter what thinks that her major is better than ours. She goes to school for medicine, and constantly turns her nose up to Phys. Ed. because she says she will save lives, and I will play kickball. What she doesn't know, are the things that we learn everyday, and the new attitude throughout Phys. Ed. to change the way we are seen. I can now tell her that we are fighting obesity, and finding new ways to help kids. This won't just help their health, but also keep them out of trouble. With activities in and out of class kids can now have a reason to stay out of trouble with things like drugs. So really what she doesn't know is that when she says she will save lives, I can turn around and say the same thing!

YMCA

Some other PE majors and I went to the YMCA in New Castle last week to help kids there learn about fitness. It was both fun and sad at the same time. We had a great time warming the kids up with a game called jog tag, and then we got together an awesome game of ultimate frisbee that we got to play too. The worst part was the attitutude fo some of the kids towards physical activity though. They were not exposed to it as much as they should be, and it was obvious that they were turned off from it. Some kids actually said that they would not participate because they were over weight. That to me was the most frustrating thing to hear since we are trying to educate ourselves to help these kids. I just hope that with a hcange in what we teach can help encourage kids to want to become more and more active.

Technology and Me

Technology hates me!!! My phone, which I do not do anything to, is constantly broken. I have had to send it back 5 times. How does that happen to someone? Currently, there is a memory card stuck in my multi-media card slot in my laptop. I can not get it out, and now have to get that repaired. I recently had to get a new digital camera too because my camera turned on one day and would not un-zoom. It would only take pictures of people's eyes. Why is it that pretty much everything electronic that I have ends up breaking when I take great care of it because I know that more often than not my things have a way of ending up broken? Hopefully my IPod will stay strong and not give out on me before the semster is over.