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3/29/2015

To whom it may concern

I am writing this letter of recommendation in support of Coach Ben Pirillo’s nomination

for the TAHPERD Physical Education Elementary Educator of the Year Award.

I have known Coach Pirillo for the past 2 years as a parent of one of his students at

Hughston Elementary School. During that period I have witnessed his unique teaching

style that not only utilizes traditional teaching methods in gym class, but also the use of

modern technology in order to encourage fitness both in and out of school. Accordingly,

I am writing this because it is my sincere belief that his is overwhelmingly qualified to be

a recipient of the PE Elementary Educator of the Year Award.

Coach Pirillo is dedicated to the task of impressing the importance of physical fitness on

his students at every age level. In order to achieve this goal, he uses both traditional

methods in the gym as well as reaching out to get the students to continue their healthy

habits outside of class. Within the gym setting, he will use a mixture of traditional

warmup/stretching and fun filled game activities to get the kids active. Within the

stretching activities, for instance, he will also inject general knowledge of muscle

systems including what muscles the children are stretching and why they do certain

activities. I like that his style is not just “run and get your heart rate up”, but “why are we

running”.

With regards to the use of technology, within the classroom setting he utilizes iPads that

the kids can use with PE specific apps designed to lead the kids through activities both

on an individual and group level. In order to further reach children outside of class, he

encourages the use of technology including video and QR codes to easily access

additional games and mobile apps. Ben has set up a family friendly Youtube page

where he posts easy to follow workout videos set to music for the kids to follow along.

He also provides us with lists of websites and mobile apps to help parents extend the

love of physical fitness at home.

In addition to daily gym classes, Coach is instrumental in several extracurricular

activities. Every year he manages the school’s Field Day where the children are given a

day of organized play outside including obstacle courses, tugofwar, ball tosses, etc.

Further, he recently organized a Fitness Night where the whole family was encouraged

to attend and learn more about both physical fitness and nutrition. It was at this Fitness

Night that he gave everyone a packet with several QR codes to more easily access the

Sample Letter Of Recommendation For Elementary Student