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Comparison Of Academic And Behavioral Performance Between Athletes And Non-Athletes, James Eldridge‡, Ty B. Palmer†, Kyle Gillis†, Richard Lloyd‡, William G. Squires‡, Tinker D. Murray‡ Mar 2015

Comparison Of Academic And Behavioral Performance Between Athletes And Non-Athletes, James Eldridge‡, Ty B. Palmer†, Kyle Gillis†, Richard Lloyd‡, William G. Squires‡, Tinker D. Murray‡

James Eldridge

International Journal of Exercise Science 7(1) : 3-13, 2014. The Toronto Charter for Physical Activity (2010) and several national physical activity plans advocate sports participation as an important part of population targeted physical activity for youth. Emerging research evidence also suggests that sports participation during adolescents is linked to significant positive correlations with academic and behavioral performance. The purpose of this study was to compare academic and behavioral performance between male and female public school athletes (Total N=11,139; 38% Female) and non-athletes (Total N=23,891; 52% Female) in a convenient, ethnicity diverse, sample (grades 7 -12) from the state of Texas …


Fitnessgram® Friday: A Middle School Physical Activity And Fitness Intervention, Tinker Murray, James Eldridge, Pete Silvius, Erik Silvius, William Squires Mar 2015

Fitnessgram® Friday: A Middle School Physical Activity And Fitness Intervention, Tinker Murray, James Eldridge, Pete Silvius, Erik Silvius, William Squires

James Eldridge

Texas Senate Bill 530 (2007) mandated fitness assessment as part of the annual K-8 Physical Education (PE) curricula, yet no studies have reported interventions designed to improve and quantify individual student passing rates or individual school performance. Students (Total 2008-2010 N=1484; 729 females, 755 males; mean age = 11.85 y; mean BMI = 22.69 or > 90%-tile, overweight) were evaluated on individual FITNESSGRAM® performances in a cross-sectional analysis of 6th graders comparing baseline scores (year 1) with outcomes of a physical activity intervention in years 2 and 3. Students participated in regular PE classes (including campus wellness center activities) with a …


Preseason And Post Season Body Composition Does Not Change Relative To Playing Time In Division I Female Basketball Players, Emma Ladwig, Andrew Shim, Jae Yom, Patrick Cross, Justin Beebe Jul 2013

Preseason And Post Season Body Composition Does Not Change Relative To Playing Time In Division I Female Basketball Players, Emma Ladwig, Andrew Shim, Jae Yom, Patrick Cross, Justin Beebe

Andrew L Shim

International Journal of Exercise Science 6(3) : 208-216, 2013. The purpose of the study was to determine if preseason and postseason body fat percentages (BF%) change relative to playing time in Division I women’s basketball players. Subjects for the study included 11 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I female collegiate basketball athletes over the age of 18 from a Midwest public university. Demographic data of each subject (age 20.09 +1.81 yrs., weight 71.13 +10.85 kg., height 176.48 + 8.33 cm.) was taken before the initial body fat assessment. The subjects underwent preseason and postseason BOD POD® testing to get …