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. About the Author PE4life is a regionally focused nonprofit organization with national reach, dedicated to developing active and healthy children and youth through increased access to high quality physical education. As part of this initiative, PE4life encourages fun and interactive physical activity programs to engage all students. PE4life partners with community business, and school leaders to facilitate systemic change in the perception and delivery of physical education with the desire to improve the health and wellness of children through high quality physical education. In addition, PE4life offers professional development and support to educators and administrators who desire to create positive change in their schools and communities. Programs incorporating PE4life s core principles employ today s best practices in physical education to inspire and educate all students about the fundamental importance of lifelong physical activity and fitness. PE4life has been successful in schools with diverse student populations in urban, suburban, and rural settings. To date, PE4life has trained physical education professionals and administrators from 40 states and 9 countries helping over 2.2 million children worldwide.