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#8 - School Curriculum (part 2) - Demarcation of Learning (for age groups)

October 07, 2022 Daniel Young and James Fitzgerald Season 1 Episode 8
#8 - School Curriculum (part 2) - Demarcation of Learning (for age groups)
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Fitness in Youth
#8 - School Curriculum (part 2) - Demarcation of Learning (for age groups)
Oct 07, 2022 Season 1 Episode 8
Daniel Young and James Fitzgerald

This episode picks up from the previous episode on schools curriculum for physical education. James and Dan re-imagine new scaffolding to a physical education curriculum that supports kids becoming active for life relative to the different stages of development.

Specifically, this episode covers;

  • Revised physical education curriculum structure for ages 3-8, 8-12, 12-16
  • Brainstorming principles, ideas and practical applications of lifestyle hygiene  
  • Introduce concepts of prioritisation and progression of skill acquisition
  • How to apply this demarcation of learning (parents, policy makers & professionals)
  • When is specialisation appropriate

The mission of the Fitness in Youth podcast is to;

  • Explore new ways to help make youth fitness a priority, fun, and for them
  • Empower parents, policy makers and professionals with the tools to help their communities, today
  • Elevate the intentions of the health & fitness industry, for the better (long-term)

About the hosts:

  • James Fitzgerald - OPEX Fitness
    • James FitzGerald is the founder of OPEX (Formerly OPT) and The International Center for Fitness. When not coaching, he’s a full time husband, father and fitness athlete. His 20+ years of experience and service as a strength coach/technician, tireless practice on refining energy system work, nutritional and lifestyle balancing techniques and training of other coaches has made OPEX a sought after method of bringing fitness to a higher order.
  • Dan Young - YOUNGTraining
    • Formerly a professional water polo player, Dan found an insatiable thirst for knowledge on how he could align and optimize behaviors to improve his performance as an athlete. This lead him to make the transition from athlete to coach and pay forward the knowledge and tools he acquired working under some of the industries best. His passion is working with the youth, to give them the tools to navigate their health long term and in so doing, change the landscape of the fitness industr...
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This episode picks up from the previous episode on schools curriculum for physical education. James and Dan re-imagine new scaffolding to a physical education curriculum that supports kids becoming active for life relative to the different stages of development.

Specifically, this episode covers;

  • Revised physical education curriculum structure for ages 3-8, 8-12, 12-16
  • Brainstorming principles, ideas and practical applications of lifestyle hygiene  
  • Introduce concepts of prioritisation and progression of skill acquisition
  • How to apply this demarcation of learning (parents, policy makers & professionals)
  • When is specialisation appropriate

The mission of the Fitness in Youth podcast is to;

  • Explore new ways to help make youth fitness a priority, fun, and for them
  • Empower parents, policy makers and professionals with the tools to help their communities, today
  • Elevate the intentions of the health & fitness industry, for the better (long-term)

About the hosts:

  • James Fitzgerald - OPEX Fitness
    • James FitzGerald is the founder of OPEX (Formerly OPT) and The International Center for Fitness. When not coaching, he’s a full time husband, father and fitness athlete. His 20+ years of experience and service as a strength coach/technician, tireless practice on refining energy system work, nutritional and lifestyle balancing techniques and training of other coaches has made OPEX a sought after method of bringing fitness to a higher order.
  • Dan Young - YOUNGTraining
    • Formerly a professional water polo player, Dan found an insatiable thirst for knowledge on how he could align and optimize behaviors to improve his performance as an athlete. This lead him to make the transition from athlete to coach and pay forward the knowledge and tools he acquired working under some of the industries best. His passion is working with the youth, to give them the tools to navigate their health long term and in so doing, change the landscape of the fitness industr...