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Jon Sundan; Monika Haga; Håvard Lorås – European Physical Education Review, 2025
Swimming is a profound source of joy in life. The impact of swimming competence extends beyond leisure, encompassing aquatic skills crucial for the prevention of drowning incidents. The World Health Organization (WHO) strongly advocates for the proactive initiative of teaching basic swimming and water safety skills to school-aged children, which…
Descriptors: Aquatic Sports, Competence, Children, Elementary School Students
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Ferman Konukman; Andrew Sortwell; Bijen Filiz; Ertan Tüfekçioglu; Souhail Hermassi – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2025
Aquatic plyometric drills for children offer a promising avenue for promoting physical fitness and skill development. By following the guidelines recommended in this article, physical educators and coaches can ensure safe and effective implementation of these drills.
Descriptors: Aquatic Sports, Drills (Practice), Children, Physical Education
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Maria Fernanda Morones Gomez; Adam King; Willie Leung – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2025
Sport activities (SA) and physical education (PE) play a crucial role in education by fostering physical skills, competitiveness, and self-confidence among students (Garibaldi & Russell, 2021). Preschool education is fundamental to a child's holistic development, strengthening physical activity and promoting social education (Pérez-Ordás et…
Descriptors: Athletics, Physical Education, Physical Health, Mental Health
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Peter Iserbyt; Anke Mous; Charlotte Vandenlindenloof; Kian Vanluyten – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2025
Purpose: We investigated the effect of a content knowledge workshop on a teacher's content development in terms of selected task types, task adaptations, and in turn children's task performance during a six-lesson crawl swimming unit in elementary school. Methods: One physical education teacher taught two 6-lesson units of the front crawl before…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Program Effectiveness