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University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

1956

Health and Physical Education

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A Survey Of Student Accidents In One Secondary School From 1949-1955, Marian Duckworth Jan 1956

A Survey Of Student Accidents In One Secondary School From 1949-1955, Marian Duckworth

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem in this study was to determine the location, frequency, and type of accidents occurring in one large high school during a six-year period, and to evaluate circumstances which may have contributed to the accident incidence.


A Comparative Investigation Of The Types And Number Of Football Injuries Received By Ninth And Tenth Grade Boys And Eleventh And Twelfth Grade Boys, Daniel Charles Caton Jan 1956

A Comparative Investigation Of The Types And Number Of Football Injuries Received By Ninth And Tenth Grade Boys And Eleventh And Twelfth Grade Boys, Daniel Charles Caton

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

There is now and may always be a difference of opinion on the advisability of contact sports for the younger and usually more immature boys. It is said by some that the many and varied experiences and attitudes gained through early participation in team contact sports greatly over-balances any detrimental effects which might occur. The other point of view expresses the opinion that anything which is gained at this younger age can and will be better accepted. when there is less chance or physical, mental, and social strain or damage.

The age groups considered ln this study are usually exempted …