American Heart Association

Jump Rope For Heart
www.aahperd.org/jump

Hoops For Heart
www.aahperd.org/hoops

2011 Grant Recipient » Read about Bridget Boccini & the Gayhead Elementary School's history with JRFH.
 
2011-2012 Grant

Grant Application Link click here »

All Jump Rope For Heart/Hoops For Heart coordinators are eligible to apply for the AAHPERD JRFH/HRH Grant! The grant provides a one year AAHPERD membership, a trip to the AAHPERD National Convention, and a $1,200 US Games gift certificate to purchase equipment to enhance your physical education program. This grant is supported by AAHPERD and is open to all individuals that have held a JRFH.HFH event within the last year.

Outstanding Coordinator of the Year Award

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.

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 2011-2012 JRFH/HFH Outstanding Coordinator nomination packet. Deadline is OCTOBER 15, 2011.

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

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

 

 

 

French Road School Honored at 2011 AAHPERD San Diego Convention as the #1 Fundraiser

 

Marc Salerno, Rick LaPaglia, Paula Summit, Mike Pestana~Founders Affliate Youth Market Director

 

2011 Congratulations French Road - #1 in the Nation raising $75,489.29!

 

Jump Rope For Heart and the NASPE Standards for Physical Education

 

NYS AHPERD JRFH/HFH resources and news from our Zones

4th & 5th Grade, JRFH, Maryanne Ceriello, see presentation here

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:

Jump Rope For Heart

 

Register online »

 

Hoops For Heart

 

Register online »

Other resources:

NYS AHPERD Zone/Counties JRFH/HFH contact representatives 2011 (updated September 2011)

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 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

** Tips from JRFH Coordinators **

Hoops For Heart information

** Tips from HFH Coordinators **

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