Coaching and Special Education
Sport at school – as part of the Physical and Health Education curriculum or extra-curricular athletics – provides many benefits to all students, including those with Special Education needs.
Adapting and modifying the sports program to suit the needs of individual student-athletes enables everyone to participate and provides exciting opportunities at school for all sorts of students.
Sport improves physical fitness and develops cognitive skills which can be transferred to the classroom and everyday life. It is also a chance to build social relation and boost self-esteem.
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- Coaching Gifted Students
- Coaching Players with Anxiety Disorders
- Coaching Student-Athletes with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Coaching Student-Athletes with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Coaching Student-Athletes with Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)
- Coaching Student-Athletes with Chronic Illnesses
- Gifted Self-Efficacy and Athletics
- Sport and Learning Disabilities
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