Ipad Apps for Physical Education

In preparation for having some iPads at our disposal next term I’ve done some research into available apps and possible uses within Physical Education. I have only managed to trial free ones so far but will be purchasing some paid apps in Sept. In order to avoid wasting any money come September I’ve compiled a list from searching the app store and thinking through certain uses. It is by no-means exhaustive and as such please feel free to supplement the list and add any comments.

List of iPad apps

lessons for iPad – make flash cards/quizzes… (£5.99)

imuscle – allows users to identify and zoom into specific muscles in the body and shows exercises associated with building up that muscle (£1.19)

anxiety stop watch – app for managing anxiety. Good for A Level Sport Psychology when looking at mental preparation for sport (5.99)

iMC Calc for iPad (BMI Calculator) – useful when learning about BMI (£1.19)

1000 Exercises by Men’s Health & Women’s Health – training resources, workout creator, videos, ability to log training (£3.49)

BMI & Body fat Calculator – (Free)

CaloryGuard HD – calorie counting/tracking app (£2.39)

Go Meals HD – lots of nutritional information including calories & % carbs/fats/protein (Free)

WebMD for iPad – check symptoms, access drug & treatment info, get 1st aid essentials (Free)

MyNetDiary – food & exercise diary for iPad (£5.99)

Nutritional Facts for iPad – (£3.99)

Breathing Zone – Breathing exercises for relaxing-Sport Psychology (£1.19)

Memory App – useful when looking at Memory/Information Processinf in skill acquisition (A Level) (£0.59)

Coaching/Analysis

Easytag – code/tag aspects of lessons/matches-excellent for setting targets within lessons. It is a flexible tool which can record statistical data on anything-from the number of times an individual touches the ball in a football match to the number of times someone sprints in a lesson

SIX – New generation Batting – cricket batting coaching tool (£3.49)

ScreenChalk – allows you to draw on top of any video – performance analysis (£2.99) ***

PlaybookSoccer – create animated plays and replay in slow motion or real time (£3.99) ***

Score Keeper HD – keep score of any activity (£0.59)

iPlayBook Basketball – create images of plays in full or half court basketball (£1.19)

TennisMatte, FootballMatte, NetballMat, RugbyMat, FieldHocketMat, VolleyballMat – pitch for drawing plays on (£0.59 each)

Soccer Clipboard HD/Basketball Clipboard HD – tool for creating plays-image only (£0.59 each)

SportsBoard – create plays for a number of sports (£1.19)

Soccer Attack for iPad – attacking drills for football (£0.59)

CoachBoard – whiteboard app-football, basketball, ice hockey, american football (£2.39)

iCoach Soccer – track lineups, whiteboarding plays, select various formations (£2.99)

General Learning

Pages – for any form of word processing and document creation

Numbers – creating spreadsheets/graphs. e.g. for heart rate responses to different exercise intensities

Keynote – to create presentations – e.g. pupils create short presentations on skills learnt within PE

iCardSort – card sorting app which allows cards to be created and then sorted into order or groups

QuickVoice – simple sound recorder-great for students to log thoughts during lessons