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Hoops For Heart www.aahperd.org/hoops

2010-2011 Grant

Download the 2010-2011 Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart Grant Proposal: Word | PDF

All Jump Rope For Heart/Hoops For Heart coordinators that have held an event within the last year are eligible to apply for the $2500 AAHPERD JRFH/HFH Grant for professional development including $1300 for AAHPERD membership, AAHPERD convention registration, and travel to the convention. The remaining $1200 is given as a US Games gift certificate.

Outstanding Coordinator of the Year Award nomination form

Annually, the Joint Projects Office at AAHPERD recognizes two Jump Rope For Heart coordinators and one Hoops For Heart coordinator to win the prestigious Outstanding Coordinator of the Year Award. These individuals will be rewarded with an all expenses paid trip (up to $1,000) to the AAHPERD National Convention in San Diego, CA where they will be honored in front of their peers for their dedication and commitment to the JRFH/HFH program.

There are countless individuals who deserve to be recognized for the hard work and outstanding commitment they have shown in coordinating the JRFH and HFH events. I encourage you to take the time to nominate the outstanding coordinators from your area.

Please find the links below for the 2010-2011 JRFH/HFH Outstanding Coordinator nomination packet. Deadline is November 10, 2010.

JRFH at http://www.aahperd.org/jump/awards/recognition/index.cfm

HFH at http://www.aahperd.org/hoops/awards/recognitionawards.cfm

For more information, please contact the Joint Projects Office at 1-800-213-7193, x469 or via e-mail at scassette@aahperd.org.

Congratulations French Road - #1 in the Nation Again!

Jump Rope For Heart and the NASPE Standards for Physical Education

NYS AHPERD JRFH/HFH resources and news from our Zones

Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart blog:
http://jrfh-hfh.blogspot.com/

Joe Carbone’s JRFH event in the News!
http://hudsonvalley.ynn.com/content/all_news/504723/jump-rope-for-heart/

Laura Showers, Capital Zone JRFH event:

How Poestenkill Elementary School uses JRFH to meet the NASPE standards »

Put a Little Jump in Your Elementary P.E. Program (2008 NYS AHPERD Conference Presentation)

At the 2008 NYS AHPERD Annual Conference, Steve Shoults from Stonehedge Elementary School gave an excellent presentation on JRFH: "For years I’ve been coming to conferences and I’ve watched some excellent jump rope demonstrations. Last year, after watching some awesome performances, I asked some younger teachers if they knew how to teach those skills. Their response was silence…crickets chirping in the background silence. So I decided to step out on a limb and volunteer to put on a demonstration at this conference." Download »

Jump Rope For Heart / Hoops For Heart

Registration for both programs this year can be made online. Click the program below for which you wish to register:

Other resources:

NYS AHPERD Zone/Counties JRFH/HFH contact representatives 2010 (updated June 2010)

Elementary Heart Activities from Activity Promotion Laboratory at East Carolina University (added June 2010)

Founders Affiliate Funding Opportunities »

AHA position statement on Quality Physical Education

The Pulse Online Newsletter

A publication sponsored by AAHPERD and the American Heart Association, The Pulse Online focusses on the Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart programs. Click here or on the The Pulse logo to read!

Jump Rope For Heart Program May Improve Student Performance.
This excellent article discusses how the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope For Heart program can help students achieve many of the academic standards by encouraging them to engage in experiential learning strategies that anchor learning up to 90% better. Students also learn about important health and fitness practices that can lead to healthy, active, lifelong behavior changes. Read» (MS Word format)

How to run a successful Jump Rope or Hoops For Heart event

External Links:

American Heart Association

Jump Rope For Heart information

Hoops For Heart information