COAHPERD Journal Fall 2011

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Back to School - Back to Work
Other news to update you on includes the
Revised Standards Implementation Toolkit which
is available on-line. Last year Colorado adopted
new health and physical education standards.
The toolkit contains tools from the Colorado
Department of Education which was previously
released as part of the standards implementation
readiness and dissemination phase. There
are also new tools to support Colorado school
districts as they move into the transition phase for
new standards and new curriculum frameworks.
The web site is designed to be user friendly and
to provide activities and tools for each phase of
the standards implementation process. Access
the toolkit at http://www.cde.state.co.us/sitoolkit/
index.htm.
I would also like to remind you of the Let’s
Move in School program which is an initiative
from our national association (AAHPERD).
The goal of Let’s Move in School is to ensure
that every school provides a comprehensive
school physical activity program with quality
physical education as the foundation so that
youth will develop the knowledge, skills, and
confidence to be physically active for a lifetime.
Physical educators, parents, school administrators
and policymakers are urged to get involved
in bringing quality physical education and physical
activity to schools through a comprehensive
school physical activity program. Your school
can start by registering to support Let’s Move
in School and receive periodic updates about
the initiative. Join the MOVEment!
Take advantage of the resources that are
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becoming more prevalent for all of us to provide
quality standards-based instruction for the health
and wellness of all children in Colorado. I look
forward to seeing you October 22 at Metropolitan
State College where we will demonstrate our
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Sportsmanship: Does it really sink in ...
of baseball. Going into the 9 th inning Gallaraga
had a perfect game going. Many times players
can buckle under the pressure of the moment,
not Gallaraga though. He got the first player
out, followed quickly by the second batter of
the inning. As Gallaraga faced the 27 th batter of
the game, the minimum players for a 9 inning
game, he fired the pitch towards the batter. It
was hit softly towards first base. Gallaraga ran
to cover the base as the first baseman grabbed
the ground ball. He tossed the ball to Gallaraga,
who caught it, and he touched the base beating
the runner. A Perfect Game! The only problem
was that the umpire called the runner safe at
first. Everyone in the stadium and watching on
TV knew that the call was wrong, except for
Tim Joyce, the umpire. Most players would now
make a obscene spectacle out of the situation,
but not Gallaraga. He shrugged it off, went to
the pitching mound and got the next player out.
Game over, perfect game over, history lost. Tim
Joyce immediately admitted after the game he
had made a mistake and begged for forgiveness.
He did not have to ask Gallaraga for forgiveness
as he had already made his peace with the situation
and moved on. The next day Joyce and
Gallaraga met at home plate prior to the game
and hugged in front of 40,000 fans and millions
on TV. Gallaraga showed us what it meant to
show sportsmanship in that moment.
I think it would be safe to say that each of
these athletes had good role models on how to
behave. It could have been a parent, teacher or
coach. When you start your next unit in school
or your next season as a coach, please remember
how important it is to demonstrate to your
students/athletes how to act along with preaching
it. Remember what Knute Rockne said, “One
man practicing good sportsmanship is far better
than 50 others preaching it.”
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Dance, Dance, Revolution and ...
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