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A Comparison Of Certain Sports Groups Through The Air Force Physical Fitness Rating Test, Paul F. Arata Iii

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

It was the purpose of this study to compare performance of Air Force athletes participating in eleven different sports as measured by the United States Air Force Physical Fitness Rating Tests to determine which sport or sports contributed the greatest amount of fitness and to rank each of the sports on the basis of the test results.

The History Of Basketball Of The Collinsville High School, Frank R. Pitol

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Participation Of Junior High School Boys In Competitive Athletics, Richard (Dick) A. Van Well

Graduate Student Research Papers

The problem of this study was to gather information concerning interschool athletics. The chief purposes of this study were to: (1) Collect and summarize the literature written by the medical profession; (2) Collect and summarize the literature written by the educational profession; and (3) To present the research written by those involved, so that people concerned with the problem might make a better judgement on the advisability of interschool athletics at the junior high level.

Current Coaching Trends In Track And Field, Charles Cecil Baker

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this paper to collect and present developments since 1956 in coaching, technique of performance, and equipment in most of the major track and field events.

A Study Of The Adolescent Boy's Changing Voice, Harold Robert Estby

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study (1) to arrive at an understanding of the vocal mechanism and how it changes during the changing voice period, (2) to discover what preparation can be made for the changing voice period, and (3) to find information on the changing voice period that would lead to an understanding ot how the changing voice develops and how it should be cared for and trained.

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 Survey Of The Public School Administrators' Attitudes Toward Physical Education, Patrick A. Tabor

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to identify certain attitudes of the administrators of the public schools in the state of New Mexico. It is the further purpose of this study to determine the incidence of particular attitudes.

Hypothesis: The administrators of the state schools hold certain adverse opinions about physical education.

An attempt to measure an attitude is an attempt to measure an intangible. THe use of the questionnaire method of determining attitudes is limited by the response a person can give.

This study is limited to the public school administrators of the state of New Mexico.

A Study Of Personal And Mental Health, Alma Foslien

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study to formulate important general principles in relation to the conduct of life; to unify the physical, mental, and social factors producing health; and to develop further the understandings, attitudes, and action patterns relative to achieving health tor effective living.

A Study Of The Required Physical Education Programs In Public Schools Of The United States, Thomas E. Coleman

Plan B Papers

This study was conducted to find the legislative requirement in physical education in the fifty states of the United States and. to compare the results of the present study with the results of a similar study completed in 1947 by F . S . Stafford.

A Comparison Of Performance Tests Of Balance Of Children With And Without Auditory Handicaps, Joanne Baker Overman

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purposes of this study were to compare the differences in performances in static and dynamic balance tests between: (1) deaf children and hearing children; (2) deaf girls and hearing girls; (3) deaf boys and hearing boys; (4) deaf girls and hearing boys; (5) deaf boys and hearing girls; (6) deaf and hearing boys by age groups; (7) deaf and hearing girls by age groups; (8) the congenital deaf and the infectious deaf; (9) deaf boys and deaf girls; and (10) hearing boys and hearing girls.

An Analysis Of The Physical Education Programs Of The 165 California Secondary Schools, Collie Jean Kidwell

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

At the present time there are many books written on the field of physical education which have set standards of methods, techniques, and procedures used in the teaching of physical education. There will also be found in these books a set pattern of physical education activities which should be taught in our schools. Due to the change in trends, partly brought about by the last war, it will be found that there has been a modification of the methods, techniques and procedures now being used.

The problem of the study deals with the trends in boys' physical education programs to …

Historical Study And Adaptation Of Hawaiian Folk Dances For Physical Education Classes, Sharon Rosa Hines

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The present material that would be acceptable in the high school physical education class required a study of the various types of dances from Hawaii. There appeared to be two main classifications of dance forms: the modern and ancient. In the modern form, hip, torso, simple and intricate step patterns, as well as hand and arm motions, are used to convey the meaning and rhythm of the music . This style is not readily adaptable to the high school situation, nor does it lend itself to transmission by written form. The ancient danses, on the other hand, relied upon the …

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.

A Follow-Up Study Of Paradise Valley School Of Nursing Graduates From 1950-1957, Charlotte D. Ross

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was conducted to find out if Paradise Valley School of Nursing is meeting certain specified objectives and to gather information which could help in future curriculum planning to better meet the needs of the students.

The normative-survey was the method used to gather data from graduates of the 1950-1957 classes. This group comprised those graduating from the three-year diploma program. A questionnaire was mailed to 149 graduates of which 124 responded.

The study shows that:

The graduates are residing in 22 states and 4 foreign countries.

Sixty-six per cent are married with over half being married within 3 …

The Relation Of Flexibility And Anthropometric Measurements To Speed And Agility, Betty Jean Farrell

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

It was the purpose of this study to determine; (1) the relation between flexibility and speed, (2) the relation between flexibility and agility, (3) the relation between certain anthropometric measures and speed and agility, and (4) the differences between seventh, eighth, and ninth grade girls in flexibility, speed, and agility measures.

Physical Education Curriculum For Boys Senior High School, Edwards County Community Unit District #1, Albion, Illinois, David L. Hart

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

An Historical Study Of The Pole Vault, Ray Frederick Kring

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The pole vault is an event performed in track and field athletics wherein the athlete, with the aid of a pole 14 and 15 feet in length, attempts to clear a crossbar resting on two pegs supported by two standards. The standards, or uprights, are placed not less than 12 feet nor more than 13 feet apart. The vaulter cushions his fall in a pit filled with shavings. The object of the event is to vault higher than your competitors.

The purpose of this study is to trace the progress made in the pole vault since man first learned to …

The Uniform In Boys' Physical Education, James W. Pilkington

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study to (1) point out the needs, values and advantages of uniformity of dress in boys’ physical education; (2) to serve as a guide in aiding both the instructors and the administrators to gain a fuller understanding and comprehension of the place of the uniformed program in physical education; (3) to place in written form factors vitally related to the organization of the uniformed program. These factors include uniform characteristics, uniform constituents, selection and purchase principles, financing of the uniform, care of the uniform (laundry, marking, storage, issuance, regulations, prevention of stealing) and the …

Survey Of The Incidence Of Football Knee Injuries In New Mexico And An Evaluation Of The Conditioning Techniques Employed By The Coaches, Gene Michall Durbin

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The writer had tentatively accepted the hypothesis that conditioning exercises, which include the deep knee bend, duck walk, frog hop, jeep, jumping jack, and Russian are harmful to the ligaments and supporting structures of the knee, and contribute to a greater frequency of knee injuries among football players.

Physical Education Curriculum For High School Boys In Southern California, James Albert Faul

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Many physical educators active in the field fail to accept this recent trend as an educational challenge. There continues to be a lack of diligent work on the development of a worthy instructional curriculum. The purpose of this study is to provide an objective and tangible outline for the physical education curriculum for the La Puente Union High School District. Definite objectives, methods, course content, and procedures need to be established to justify the existence of physical education in the school program.

A Study Of An Offensive Signal System Using Words Rather Than Numbers And Including Automatics, Don Carlo Campora

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It is the purpose of this study to (1) present a signal system for offensive football including automatics; (2) compare it with whose systems already in use; and (3) present the reactions of nine coaches using it at the junior high school, senior high school, junior college, and professional levels.

A Survey And Analysis Of The Athletic And Non-Athletic Award Systems Of Fifty-One High Schools Of The Central Section, California Interscholastic Federation, Clare Slaughter

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This is a survey and analysis of the set up of the following standards for awards in its constitutional athletic and non-athletic award systems of a large percentage of the high schools of the Central Section, California Interscholastic Federation. For the purposes of this study, data on the following questions is necessary: (1) The nature of awards in the high schools involved in the study. (a) What types of awards, sizes of awards, etc. are being given for each of the different sports? (b) What types of awards are given for achievement in other areas of the school activity program?; …

The Relation Of Flexibility And Power As Measured By The Standing Broad Jump And Basketball Throw Of Junior High School Girls, Helen Currier Dobell

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purposes of this study were (1) to determine the relation between flexibility and two measures of power; and (2) to determine the significance of the differences between seventh, eighth, and ninth grade girls in their performances in two power events.

A Philosophy Of Physical Education Applied To The Field Of Adapted Physical Eductaion, Anita Tedford

Plan B Papers

No abstract provided.

Physical Fitness And Scholastic Achievement, John William Byrne

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Proposed Course Of Study For Boys' Physical Education In Senior High School, John M. Giannoni

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Teachers in physical education, in common with all other teachers, are confronted with two problems. One relates to the question of what to teach and the other related to the question of how to teach. The first is referred to as the content of the curriculum, and the second is considered the technique of teaching. The application of sound teaching techniques with the use of properly selected and organized activities will increase the effectiveness of skills teaching. This thesis does not take up the technique or method of teaching, rather it is concerned with the matter of formulating a partial …

A Critical Survey Of The Most Common Errors Of Technique In Eight Track And Field Events, Arner Eugene Gustafson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In the process of coaching, one of the more valuable techniques is the correction of faulty techniques which distract from the best performance. It is the purpose of this thesis to bring together from authoritative sources and observation some of the more common errors of technique, which make for faulty performance in eight track and field events.

Each event has been broken down or separated into the more or less logical areas of operation. For instance, the sprint races break down into four areas, while the pole value breaks down into eleven areas. Each technique has been photographed both positive …

An Appraisal Of Community Recreation For Santa Fe, New Mexico, Robert Miles Sweeney

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this study is to appraise the community recreation furnished to the people of Santa Fe during the fiscal year 1955-1956 according to the standards established by the National Recreation Association.

Suggested Program Of Swimming For Elementary And Junior High School, Paul W. Foreman

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Physical Fitness And Health Status, Jack Robert Howell

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.