Human Kinetics Game Changer: Phil Lawler's Crusade to Help Children by Improving Physical Education

Engaging and inspiring, Game Changer Phil Lawler s Crusade to Help Children by Improving Physical Education charts Lawler's tireless mission to refocus K 12 physical education away from sports toward personal health and fitness. Game Changer captures the passion of this physical education legend who believed that every child regardless of athletic ability deserved a chance to find an activity he or she can embrace and enjoy for a lifetime. It's about enabling each student to maintain a physically active lifestyle forever. It means emphasizing fitness and well being, not athleticism. It eliminates practices that humiliate students. And "it assesses students on their progress in reaching personal physical activity and fitness goals. A quality program exposes kids to the fun and long term benefits of movement it's really that simple." Phil Lawler Full of ideas and strategies, Game Changer provides information and motivation for restructuring your PE or community program to meet the needs of all kids, not just the athletically inclined. Be inspired by Lawler s commitment to improving the health and well being of children throughout the world, and get motivated to make a difference for your kids. Use Lawler s strategies to develop and promote your own wellness-based approach to physical education one that imparts the enjoyment, empowerment, and enrichment of being physically active not just during gym time, but for a lifetime.