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Loading Rate In Self-Initiated Vertical Jump Landings: Developmental And Gender Comparisons, Pamela J. Russell, Erik E. Swartz, Ron V. Croce, Laura C. Decoster
Loading Rate In Self-Initiated Vertical Jump Landings: Developmental And Gender Comparisons, Pamela J. Russell, Erik E. Swartz, Ron V. Croce, Laura C. Decoster
Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies Faculty Publications
The study compared gender and developmental differences in vertical loading rate upon a two-footed landing from a self-initiated VJ. Fifty-seven subjects grouped by age (pre-pubescent (8-11 yrs); post-pubescent (19-29 yrs)) and gender consented to participate. Subjects jumped for a ball set at 50% of their maximum VJ height, and landed on two feet, facing forward, with only their dominant foot on the force plate. Motion analysis (3-D) and ground reaction force (GRF) data were collected. Statistical analyses indicated significant developmental differences in vertical loading rate normalized to kinetic energy, but no gender differences. Children may have higher loading rates because …
No Child Left Behind Act -- A Work In Progress, Joseph H. Huber, J. U. Stein, J. L. Mackool
No Child Left Behind Act -- A Work In Progress, Joseph H. Huber, J. U. Stein, J. L. Mackool
Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies Faculty Publications
Describes the background of the U.S. No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the legislation's mandate, and how it impacts on children with disabilities and their teachers.
Obesity Epidemic In Children: Urgent Call To Action, Joseph H. Huber
Obesity Epidemic In Children: Urgent Call To Action, Joseph H. Huber
Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
U.S. Supreme Court Takes Accessibility To A New Level: Renewed Hope For The Americans With Disabilities Act, Joseph H. Huber, J. U. Stein, J. L. Mackool
U.S. Supreme Court Takes Accessibility To A New Level: Renewed Hope For The Americans With Disabilities Act, Joseph H. Huber, J. U. Stein, J. L. Mackool
Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies Faculty Publications
Gives an account of the U.S. Supreme Court case Tennessee vs. Lane, in which a paraplegic sued the State of Tennessee alleging that the lack of disabled access to the Polk County Courthouse violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).