Teachers Association for Physical and Health Education

TAPHE’s 50th Anniversary – The Golden Years We’re inviting you to join us as we Celebrate 50 Years! We’re excited to have amazing presenters from across Nova Scotia & Canada joining us to help make our 50th a memorable and exciting conference as we continue to learn, grow & collaborate as educators. Individualizing the Student […]

My Journey as a Fitness & Performance Coach

Hey REPers! My name is Nicolson Christmas and I am the Lead Fitness & Performance Coach at Healthy Living. Healthy Living is an elite training and dynamic fitness center that provides world class training to high performance athletes and working professionals. I’ve had the pleasure of watching REPerformance grow as a company as well as […]

True North Strong Podcast

Welcome to True North Strong: A Sports Performance Podcast. Join your host Jay Melhado as he chats with some of the top Canadian Sport & Human Performance Practitioners. This show’s aim is to not only highlight the great work being done by our guests but also get to know them outside of their professional environment. […]

DIDAC INDIA

Welcome to the word of limitless opportunities With 11 years of grand success, DIDAC INDIA is the only event in Asia for Educational Resources, Training & Technology-based solutions for all levels and sectors of the Education & Skills sector. Held annually, the International Exhibition & Conference addresses the growing demand for these products & solutions in the […]

Smart Athlete Podcast

A strength coach who’s been working with athletes for two decades now joins us today to provide us some insights into what he does as a strength coach to young athletes and the founder of his own company. He’s the founder and CEO of REPerformance and served as Team Canada’s Special Olympics Power Lifting Coach, […]

Think Fit Be Fit

In the season premiere episode of Think Fit Be Fit, Jenn talks with Callen McGibbon, strength coach and Co-Founder of REPerformance, a program that helps teachers build cohesive Phys Ed departments in schools. Callen founded REPerformance in 2019 out of a need for change in the current Physical Education system and resources for young athletes […]

The “Fearsome Four” Leg Exercise Series

The Fearsome Four is the nickname I use for a series of exercises that strengthen the legs in four directions of movement. As a result, it’s an excellent way to improve performance and reduce injuries in any sport involving running. These exercises are performed on one leg, without external support. It’s important that the body […]

Improve Athlete Retention by Focusing on Skills

A study performed by researchers at Brock University indicates that coaches can improve youth-aged athlete retention by focusing on technique rather than strategy during practices. The Study Because the attrition rate of young athletes is a concern in many sports, this study examined the relationship between the confidence of the coach, the coach’s primary focus, […]

Order of Stretching is Important

When teaching a stretching routine, teachers and coaches often use an order of stretching that starts with the neck and moves down or starts at the feet and moves up. For example, in using a sequence of stretches that moves upward from the feet, you’d first stretch the feet, then the calves, then the shins, […]

The 7 Core Movements

Not too many days go by where I’m not in awe of the human body and its physical abilities (although birds can fly and that’s pretty legit!). We are so fortunate to have the bodies we do so understanding its core movement skills and developing them is first priority. The complexity of what we can […]