In this episode of Move with Purpose, Chris takes a deeper look at the Sport Education Model (SEM) and how physical educators can turn traditional units into authentic sport experiences. Building on the excitement of events like the Olympics and March Madness, she explains how SEM creates structure, identity, and shared purpose through seasons, stable teams, and student leadership roles. Drawing from her own early experience with the model, she shares practical strategies for starting small, building balanced teams, embedding assessment, and shifting the teacher's role to the "commissioner" of the season. The episode challenges educators to design classes where students lead, invest, and help build a strong sport culture.

From Olympic podiums to March Madness brackets, this episode of Move With Purpose challenges physical educators to capture that electric sport energy and bring it into their own gyms. Chris breaks down the Sport Education Model—originally developed by Daryl Siedentop—and shows how to turn ordinary PE units into full-season experiences built on identity, leadership, structure, and belonging. With practical examples like a two-week basketball season or a semester-long SPORTFEST, you'll learn how to align with SHAPE America standards while building confident, capable, championship-minded students. This isn't about running better drills—it's about designing moments that matter.

Innovation in physical education has never moved faster, and if you feel like you can't keep up, you're not behind, you're human. In this episode of Move With Purpose, Chris Meyer tackles the real challenge facing PE teachers in 2026: not a lack of resources, but too many of them. From decision overload and comparison culture to complacency and burnout, this conversation cuts through the noise and offers three practical ways to integrate new tools without blowing up your program, or your energy. Clarity over quantity. Purpose over pressure. One right next step is all it takes.