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Coaching And Training Of Junior College Distance Runners, Eldon Claude Odle Aug 1964

Coaching And Training Of Junior College Distance Runners, Eldon Claude Odle

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to investigate the theories, techniques, and methods of training and coaching of distance runners. To do this, the ideas advanced by the leading authorities in the field will be investigated and an attempt will be made to formulate a usable program for the development of college freshman and sophomore distance runners.


A Study Of Competitive Athletics In The Elementary School, Howard L. Hansen Jun 1964

A Study Of Competitive Athletics In The Elementary School, Howard L. Hansen

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of the place of competitive athletics in the elementary schools.


Effective Administrative Policies In Conducting An Interscholastic Program In The High School, James N. Rodgers Aug 1963

Effective Administrative Policies In Conducting An Interscholastic Program In The High School, James N. Rodgers

Graduate Student Research Papers

Athletics had a long, bitter struggle to find its way into the schools. The corruption that grew out of the pre-school athletics finally awakened the school administrators in the early part of the twentieth century to do something about it. The first step was to receive the program into the schools. However, this did not solve all the problems. Administrative problems have prevailed in the schools ever since the entrance of athletics into the educational curriculum. It can be safely said, however, that the problems are fewer, primarily because of the education of the administrators. The current problems are centralized …


Safety Procedures For Basketball, Lorenz D. Flindt Jr. Aug 1962

Safety Procedures For Basketball, Lorenz D. Flindt Jr.

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study is to consider the many ways basketball can be made safer for the individual participants. In organizing this paper, the author hoped to gain further insight into just one of the many areas of safety. He believes this material can be useful not only for the basketball coach, but for all individuals interested in protecting one of our nation's most priceless possessions--its children.


Constructing Athletic Equipment For Small High Schools, Gordon Snaza Jul 1961

Constructing Athletic Equipment For Small High Schools, Gordon Snaza

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this paper was to make available to administrators and coaches a detailed and descriptive report on the construction of athletic equipment. This author, having coached in a small high school, knows the hardships coaches in small high schools encounter in acquiring athletic equipment and facilities.


A Suggested Ten Day Practice Itinerary For Coaching Football In The Junior High School Prior To The First Competitive Game /, Leon Orwin Roberts Dec 1959

A Suggested Ten Day Practice Itinerary For Coaching Football In The Junior High School Prior To The First Competitive Game /, Leon Orwin Roberts

Graduate Student Research Papers

The author's purpose in writing this paper was to establish a practice itinerary of methods and techniques he feels can be used to field a competitively sound team in the junior high school. Due to the brief practice time alloted and the lack of football knowledge and experience normally found in the junior high school, a ten day practice itinerary has been set up to teach only the essential fundamentals of football.