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30/11/2011
ACHPER National E-News Nov/Dec 2011
Read about what ACHPER members can expect in 2012, an update on the National Curriculum, paying tribute to ACHPER Life Member and Past President Frank Pyke & details on the end of year clearance on selected Healthy Lifestyles Bookshop titles.
Read more here.
24/11/2011
Passing of ACHPER Life Member and Past National President
Recently we were saddened to hear of the death of Doctor Frank Pyke, National President of ACHPER from 1981-1982 and ACHPER Life Member. Frank, 69, succumbed to motor neurone disease and will be remembered for a wide-ranging contribution to Australian sport.
Originally from Western Australia, where he played football and cricket, and excelled at athletics at school, he was the first executive director of the Victorian Institute of Sport from its formation in 1990 to his retirement in 2006.
A professor of human movement, Pyke developed and supervised innovative rehabilitation techniques that allowed Denis Lillee to recover after injuring his back seriously during the tour of the West Indies in 1972. The great fast bowler was out of the game for 18 months and might never have returned but for Pyke's ground-breaking work.
At the VIS, he pioneered a program to educate and develop athletes away from sport. Frank will be remembered for his personal qualities as well as his significant professional contribution.
ACHPER sends its condolences to Janet and the family on their loss.
23/11/2011
Active & Healthy Magazine Volume 18 Issue 3/4 2011
Members can now log in and read the final issue of the Active & Healthy Magazine for 2011.
This issue is a double issue with a stack of reading to keep you entertained and educated over the final weeks of the school year and hopefully into the Christmas holidays.
In this issue you will find a number of articles from presenters at the ACHPER International Conference held in Adelaide during April 2011 including Keynote Tim Hopper, Part 2 of Vicki Millar and Louisa Webb's articles, as well as Professor Emeritus Alan Reid's Fritz Duras Memorial Lecture for those of you wanting to come to terms with the development of HPE in the Australian Curriculum.
The PE Geek, Jarrod Robinson, joins us as a regular contributor with his first article rating the top 8 apps for the PE Teacher.