Coach Gelardi

Coach Gelardi, the 2025 SHAPE America National Elementary PE Teacher of the Year, is a master at making PE games run smoothly. 🏃‍♂️ His tips come down to simple setup, clear expectations, and maximizing movement so kids spend more time playing than waiting.

The moment my stage expanded.
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New York’s PE teacher of the year has a big YouTube following for kid fitness videos

Jumped on the trend. PE did the rest!
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A kid-friendly stretch-along activity to improve flexibility and focus—perfect for PE or the classroom.

PhysEdZone: “The Stretching Song” Brain Break | Movement Activity Follow me: Twitter X: https://mobile.twitter.com/coachgelardi?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachgelardi/?hl=enThe Stretching Song"" is perfec...

A few more moments from the Queens College PE Conference last week. It was great energy all around! Appreciate for the amazing photos! 💪 Queens College

Huge thank you to the Queens College Physical Education Department for inviting me to your conference! I truly appreciated the opportunity to present, connect, and share my experiences with such an inspiring group of future PE professionals.
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👏👉 NJ Lake Conference

Here is a video of our NJAHPERD Lake Conference. It was amazing as usual. Once a Laker, ALWAYS a Laker!