Best J Graber Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 11, Steve Fence, Head Football Coach, New Egypt High School 1:14:29

2M ago1:14:29

1:14:29

Are you ready for some football? In this episode, I talk with Steve Fence, Head Football Coach @New Egypt High School. We chart Coach Fence's 26 year coaching journey from its inception when he stopped by a football practice at his alma mater, his climb up the coaching ladder from a volunteer to becoming a head coach, delegating responsibilities am…

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Ep. 10 Matt Goldsmith, Men's Basketball Head Coach, The College of New Jersey 1:25:22

3M ago1:25:22

1:25:22

In this episode, I sit down with Matt Goldsmith, Head Men's Basketball Coach at The College of New Jersey. Since taking over the TCNJ program Coach Goldsmith has delivered two NJAC Championships in 2020 and this past season. The 2020 championship was the first one for the program since the 1998 season. Coach Goldsmith details his experiences winnin…

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Ep. 9 Nick Scalzo, Head Softball Coach, Marlboro High School 59:59

4M ago59:59

59:59

In this episode, I chop it up with Nick Scalzo, Head Softball Coach at Marlboro High School. Nick is coming off a state championship in 2023 and a Sectional Title in 2024. Coach Scalzo talks about growing up playing "stoop ball" in Brooklyn, NY; coaching underneath his mentor Don Panzarella @South Plainfield; decision-making in high pressure, high …

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Ep. 8 Shane Gallant, Vanderbilt University Football, Special Teams Analyst 39:58

4M ago39:58

39:58

In this episode, I catch up with New Egypt High School alum and Vanderbilt University Football Special Teams Analyst, Shane Gallant. Shane details his rise from student manager at Bowling Green State University, to being on staff at Washington State and Mississippi State with the late, legendary college football coach Mike Leach. While at MSU their…

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Episode 5: ‘Health First’ and curriculum reform in China 8:04

1+ y ago8:04

8:04

Welcome to Season 2 and my new series. The Twenty 20 Vision Series sees me reading an academic paper and write a blog in no more than 40 minutes. Twenty minutes reading and 20 minutes writing (this twenty 20). Whatever emerges is then be published. The aim is to make paper reading and blog writing manageable whilst maintaining the integrity and use…

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Episode 4: Continuing professional development for physical education teachers in Europe 7:06

1+ y ago7:06

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Welcome to Season 2 and my new series. The Twenty 20 Vision Series sees me reading an academic paper and write a blog in no more than 40 minutes. Twenty minutes reading and 20 minutes writing (this twenty 20). Whatever emerges is then be published. The aim is to make paper reading and blog writing manageable whilst maintaining the integrity and use…

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Episode 3: Physical education and the art of teaching 7:43

1+ y ago7:43

7:43

Welcome to Season 2 and my new series. The Twenty 20 Vision Series sees me reading an academic paper and write a blog in no more than 40 minutes. Twenty minutes reading and 20 minutes writing (this twenty 20). Whatever emerges is then be published. The aim is to make paper reading and blog writing manageable whilst maintaining the integrity and use…

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Episode 2: Exploring the changes of physical education in the age of Covid-19 6:02

1+ y ago6:02

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Welcome to Season 2 and my new series. The Twenty 20 Vision Series sees me reading an academic paper and write a blog in no more than 40 minutes. Twenty minutes reading and 20 minutes writing (this twenty 20). Whatever emerges is then be published. The aim is to make paper reading and blog writing manageable whilst maintaining the integrity and use…

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Episode 1: Rethinking the classification of games and sports 5:29

1+ y ago5:29

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I have begin a new series. The Twenty 20 Vision Series sees me reading an academic paper and write a blog in no more than 40 minutes. Twenty minutes reading and 20 minutes writing (this twenty 20). Whatever emerges is then be published. The aim is to make paper reading and blog writing manageable whilst maintaining the integrity and usefulness of P…

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Ep. 7 Ryan Wellner, University of Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse, Defensive Coordinator/Director of Recruiting 53:42

4y ago53:42

53:42

I sit down with one of my good friends from college, Ryan Wellner, and we talk about his journey to one of the most fabled college programs in the country; how his older brother's torn rotator cuff prompted his introduction to a career in lax; bringing lacrosse across the pond to southwest England; creating a "trap" mentality within his defenses; h…

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Ep. 6: Chris Mongilia, Director of Basketball Operations @Princeton University 1:24:03

5y ago1:24:03

1:24:03

In this episode I sit down with Chris "Mong" Mongilia, Director of Basketball Operations @Princeton University. We talk about the origins of his coaching career @River Dell High School; the daily grind of being an Ops guy; building relationships through debate; the challenges of playing in the Ivy League; how to teach offense and defense through br…

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Ep. 5 Matt Shepherd, HC Freehold Boro Wrestling 1:56:14

5+ y ago1:56:14

1:56:14

I sit down with one of my good friends, Matt Shepherd, and we get into what it means that we're now men and we're 40!(Mike Gundy reference); wrestling for his father, Jack Shepherd, @St. John Vianney; being humbled as a Rutgers wrestler; evolving and growing as a coach and educator; eliminating the ego; warming up with a game of dodge ball; making …

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Ep. 4 Jay Graber, Head Football Coach @Matawan High School 1:37:43

5+ y ago1:37:43

1:37:43

Coach Jay Graber and I sit down and talk about everything from the lessons he learned as a college football player at Hofstra and Bryant University; approaching his first Freshmen football job at Allentown HS as if it were the most important thing in the world; turning around the next season to take over a program that was on life support as a 25 y…

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Ep. 3 Coaches Lisa(Head Girls Basketball Coach @Manasquan HS) & Matt Kukoda (former Head Boys Coach @Wall and New Egypt) 1:46:06

5+ y ago1:46:06

1:46:06

I sit down with Lisa and Matt Kukoda: husband and wife coaching duo. In addition to being the Technology Integration Coach in the Manasquan School District, Lisa is also the head girls coach at Manasquan High School where she has established one of the most dominant programs in the state. In her tenure as the head coach, she has amassed 6 state cha…

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Ep. 2 Head Girls Basketball Coach @New Egypt High School, Coach J Corby 1:13:20

5+ y ago1:13:20

1:13:20

I'm joined by Coach J Corby, head Girls Basketball Coach at New Egypt High School. Corby has coached multiple sports at the high school level since 2001. He was the head Boys Basketball Coach from 2003-2012 (2 Division titles, 2 Sectional Final appearances) and he just finished his first year as a head Girls Coach, where he guided the team to a Div…

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Ep. 1 Head Boys Soccer Coach @New Egypt High School, Coach Matt Carroll 1:17:18

5+ y ago1:17:18

1:17:18

I sit down with Coach Matt Carroll, head Boys Soccer Coach and assistant Softball Coach at New Egypt High School. Coach Carroll is a young coach with a lot of passion who is building a program based on values, character, and culture (he's also a former student, co-worker, and current neighbor). We get into building culture; developing a feeder syst…

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Episode 98 - Bahr and Wibowo 12:24

9y ago12:24

12:24

Episode 2 in this the fifth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Ingrid Bahr And Jonas Wibowo's chapter in Ben Dyson and my book "Cooperative Learning in Physical Education".

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Episode 97 - Ovens et al 11:34

9y ago11:34

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Episode 2 in this the fifth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Alan Ovens and colleagues chapter in Ben Dyson and my book "Cooperative Learning in Physical Education". This week I’m delighted to welcome Jo Bailey as the practitioner responder this week and thank her for taking the time to respond and for her con…

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Episode 96 - Dyson & Casey 11:57

9y ago11:57

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Episode 1 in this the fifth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Ben Dyson and my book "Cooperative Learning in Physical Education". This week I’m delighted to welcome Imsporticus as the practitioner responder this week and thank him for taking the time to respond and for his considered words.…

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Episode 95 - Chapter 8 10:18

9y ago10:18

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Episode 8 of 8 in this the fourth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Daniel Memmert's book "Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport: Research and Practice". This week I’m delighted to welcome Håkan Larsson as the practitioner responder this week and thank him for taking the time to respond and for his considered w…

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Episode 94 - Chapter 7 10:28

9y ago10:28

10:28

Episode 7 of 8 in this the fourth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Daniel Memmert's book "Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport: Research and Practice". This week I’m delighted to welcome Sue Whitman as the practitioner responder this week and thank her for taking the time to respond and for her considered wor…

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Episode 93 - Chapter 6 8:25

9y ago8:25

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Episode 6 of 8 in this the fourth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Daniel Memmert's book "Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport: Research and Practice". This week I’m delighted to be the practitioner responder this week and thank her everyone who has gone before me for taking the time to be involved and respon…

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Episode 92 - Chapter 5 11:13

9y ago11:13

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Episode 5 of 8 in this the fourth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Daniel Memmert's book "Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport: Research and Practice". This week I’m delighted to welcome Vicky Goodyear (@VGoodyear) as the practitioner responder and I thank her for her insights and for taking the time to respo…

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Episode 91 - Chapter 4 11:44

9y ago11:44

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Episode 4 of 8 in this the fourth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Daniel Memmert's book "Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport: Research and Practice". This week I’m delighted to welcome Natasha Low (@NatashaLowNZ) as the practitioner responder and I thank her for her insights and for taking the time to respo…

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Episode 90 - Memmert Chapter 3 13:56

9y ago13:56

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Episode 3 of 8 in this the fourth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Daniel Memmert's book "Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport: Research and Practice". This week I’m delighted to welcome back Andy Vasily (@andyvasily) as the practitioner responder and I thank him for his insights and for taking the time to re…

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Episode 89 - Memmert Chapter 2 13:24

9y ago13:24

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Episode 2 of 8 in this the fourth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Daniel Memmert's book "Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport: Research and Practice". This week I’m delighted to welcome Mel Hamada (@mjhamada) as the practitioner responder and I thank her for her insights and for taking the time to respond.…

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Episode 88 - Memmert Chapter 1 9:21

9y ago9:21

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Episode 1 of 8 in this the fourth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Daniel Memmert's book "Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport: Research and Practice". This week I’m delighted to welcome Nathan Horne (@PENathan) as the practitioner responder and I thank him for his insights and for taking the time to respond.…

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Episode 87 - Chapter 11 10:10

9+ y ago10:10

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Episode 11 of 11 in this the third series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Jonathan Jones (@J_JonesPE) as the practitioner responder and I thank him f…

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Episode 86 - Chapter 10 11:25

9+ y ago11:25

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Episode 10 of 11 in this the third series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Patty Kestrel (@pk_lv2teachpe ) as the practitioner responder and I thank h…

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Episode 85 - Chapter 9 13:25

9+ y ago13:25

13:25

Episode 9 of 11 in this the third series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Brendan Jones (@jonesytheteachr) as the practitioner responder and I thank h…

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Episode 84 - Chapter 8 10:53

9+ y ago10:53

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Episode 8 of 11 in this the third series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Sarah Gietschier-Hartman (@GHSaysRockChalk) as the practitioner responder an…

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Episode 83 - Chapter 7 10:58

9+ y ago10:58

10:58

Episode 7 of 11 in this third series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Blue Jay Bridge (@MrBridge204) as the practitioner responder and I thank him for…

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Episode 82 - Chapter 6 13:03

9+ y ago13:03

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Episode 6 of 11 in this third series. It that explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Naomi Hartl (@MissHartl) as the practitioner responder and I thank her for her insights and for taking the time to respond. The…

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Episode 81 - Chapter 5 13:07

9+ y ago13:07

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Episode 5 of 11 in this third series. It that explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Ross Halliday (@FizzicalEd) as the practitioner responder and I thank him for his insights and for taking the time to respond. …

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Episode 80 - Chapter 4 13:24

9+ y ago13:24

13:24

Episode 4 of 11 that explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Jo Bailey (@LovePhyEd) as the practitioner responder and I thank her for her insights and for taking the time to respond. The words you hear in the resp…

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Episode #5 - Keep It Warm 1:45:07

9+ y ago1:45:07

1:45:07

In this, our drunkest podcast we talk about the announcement of Fallout 4, the joys of Kung Fury and Samurai Cop, a new era of game demos and what Ken Levine's up to these days.By C. Mackin, J. Graber, M. Williams

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Episode 79 - Chapter 3 11:23

9+ y ago11:23

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Episode 3 of 11 that explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Joey Feith as the practitioner responder and I thank him for his insights and for taking the time to respond. The words you hear in the response are Joe…

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Episode #4 - Mad Max, Loaded Weapon, Top 5's and Unnecessary Sequels 2:27:00

9+ y ago2:27:00

2:27:00

We chat about how much we loved Fury Road, as well as a mutual friends need for a real romantic ending, the classic 90s spoof Loaded Weapon, our favourite films, tv shows, games and comics in the last 12 months and a lot of other stuff we don't really remember.By C. Mackin, J. Graber, M. Williams

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Episode 78 - Chapter 2 15:21

9+ y ago15:21

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Episode 2 of 11 that explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Amanda Stanec as the practitioner responder and I thank her for her considered words and for taking the time to respond. The words you hear in the respo…

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Episode 77 - Chapter 1 12:20

9+ y ago12:20

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Episode 1 of 11 that explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week ’m delighted to welcome Andy Vasily as the first practitioner responder and I thank him for his considered words and for taking the time to respond. The words you hear in the re…

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Episode #3 - Endless Options for Renewal! 1:43:26

9+ y ago1:43:26

1:43:26

We watched as much of Battlefield Earth as possible, gave up and talked about it's stupid camera angles, the future of movies after Marvel's phase 3, where Wolverine's headed and of course, a bit of Star Wars.By C. Mackin, J. Graber, M. Williams

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Episode 76 - Karen 9:36

9+ y ago9:36

9:36

Hopes and Olympic dreams I'm sure at one point in many of our lives we have all dreamed of playing at the elite level. Whether that is in sport or as a professional singer or songwriter. However, truth be told most of us won't play for a ‘Man United’ or have songs in the top 10. Yet for those that do, as this blog shows, the elite don't do it on th…

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Episode 75 - Marianne 12:15

9+ y ago12:15

12:15

When Forrest Gump ran for the first time there was a perception that he couldn’t but he would be the exception and not the rule. Because running is something that a child learns to do at such an early age there is an assumption that they don’t need to be taught. If that was the case in all areas of life why would we teach children to read and write…

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Episode #2 - What's "Happening"? 1:11:12

9+ y ago1:11:12

1:11:12

We watched 70 minutes of M. Night Shamylan's masterpiece "The Happening", mused on possible endings and drifted off on our usual beer enhanced meanderings.By C. Mackin, J. Graber, M. Williams

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Episode 74 12:02

9+ y ago12:02

12:02

The boy who ‘used to’ Sometimes we make our own decisions and leave pursuits of our past in the past, for example when end our competitive playing days or sell a bike. At other times these decisions are made for us by significant others, for example the child that leaves his or her school work undone and plays outside is frowned upon and told to ta…

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Episode 73 - Ilona 10:59

9+ y ago10:59

10:59

Fitting in when you don’t know the ‘rules’ We’ve all watched documentaries (I would have thought) that see explorers journeying deep into the jungle to meet an isolated tribe and, like me, have wondered at their strange ways and new language. Yet in many ways we assume that it takes a journey such as that to find something so fundamentally differen…

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Episode 72 - Joshua 9:26

9+ y ago9:26

9:26

Finding value in running…again We often focus on what we can’t do and where the risks are and forget that greater competence, confidence and support help us to achieve. Therefore, when a child (like Joshua) suffers a life-changing accident we focus on what he can no longer do and forget to focus on what he can still do. If we focused on the strengt…

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Episode 71 - Laura 11:37

9+ y ago11:37

11:37

Running before she can walk… Why do we have running or sustained running lessons in schools? To improve students’ fitness? Their endurance? To give them the knowledge of how to lead a physically active life? Yet, when it’s the time of year for the running unit, how many students bring a note? How many disengage? And how many are unable to complete …

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Episode #1 - Birdman, HD Remasters & Terrible Adverts 1:46:17

9+ y ago1:46:17

1:46:17

The swank trio discuss movies, video games, comics and terrible cinema adverts over far too many drinks at Bath Brewhouse.By C. Mackin, J. Graber, M. Williams

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Episode 70 - William 10:42

9+ y ago10:42

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Balancing the drive to well with ‘down time’ Even model students need our help. It is easy to get caught up with those who struggle and it is equally easy to assume that those who are thriving don’t need as much help. In physical education and sport we often focus on the model students or the elite but, as William’s pedagogical case shows, there is…

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