JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance articles from September 2007

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance archives from September 2007

Free guide for helping students with diabetes.(News)(Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2007... About 154,000 youths under the age of 20 have diabetes. Knowledge of this disease is particularly important for physical educators and coaches because of the effect that exercise has on blood sugar levels (see Colberg, JOPERD, Feb. 2000). Now...

Sport participation trends.(News)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... In a reversal of last year's good news--that 83 percent of 41 surveyed sports and activities had gained participants--the "2006 Sports Participation" survey by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) found a participation decline in...

Competing against your body clock.(News)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Some athletes compete not only against the stopwatch but against their own body clock, according to a study in the Journal of Applied Physiology (Feb. 2007). Researchers at the University of South Carolina scrambled the body clocks of 25...

Obesity research roundup.(News)
September 1, 2007... Recent research has found that overweight and obesity in children as young as age three can have long-term effects, specifically the early onset of puberty in girls. A longitudinal study of 354 girls took "height and weight measurements at 36...

Competition and dance education.(Editorial)
September 1, 2007... For as long as I can remember, dance as an art form and the word "competition" are not spoken in the same breath. To do so cheapens dance, reducing it to a kind of crude commercialized combat. Artistic intention and expression are destroyed...

Creating a positive climate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youths.(Viewpoint)
September 1, 2007... Sheryl Swoopes, John Amaechi, Rosie Jones, Billy Bean, and Amelie Mauresmo are lesbian and gay professional athletes who have "come out" in recent years. Seemingly, they faced little discrimination and received much support as a result of their...

Sport scheduling and Title IX compliance.(Law Review)(Case overview)
September 1, 2007... Communities for Equity v. Michigan High School Athletic Ass'n, Inc. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit 459 F.3d 676 August 16, 2006 On June 26, 1998, Communities for Equity (CFE), a group of parents and high school athletes that...

In light of the editorial in the April 2007 issue, what if any standards for personal fitness, motor skill competence, and content knowledge should PETE programs establish and enforce for future teachers?(Issues)(physical education teacher education)
September 1, 2007... Exemplary physical fitness should be a criteria for admission into a physical education teacher education (PETE) program. As a Fulbright Exchange professor in Nigeria, I was impressed with the physical fitness requirements for admittance into...

January question.(Issues)
September 1, 2007... In light of the editorial in this issue, are dance competitions compatible with the artistic ideals of dance? Respond briefly* and send your response by October 12 to JOPERD, Issues, 1900 Association Dr., Reston, VA 20191, or e-mail:...

Prepping for a sub--F.I.L.E. I.T.(Teaching Tips)
September 1, 2007... It is 5:00 in the morning. Your head aches; your entire body aches. Your tummy is rumbling, and you are weak from being up all night long. There is no way you will make it to school today. The last thing you want to do is sit down at your...

Teaching physical education in urban schools.(Research Works)
September 1, 2007... What Was the Question? McCaughtry, Barnard, Martin, Shen, and Kulinna (2006) analyzed how the environment of urban schools influences the emotional understanding and rapport that physical education teachers have with their students and how...

High-activity skills progression: a method for increasing MVPA; You don't have to sacrifice skill teaching in order to emphasize moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in your class.(moderate-to-vigorous physical activity)
September 1, 2007... The "method wars" (teaching method A versus teaching method B) has a long and mixed history in educational research (Brophy & Good, 1986). One year, physical educators are trained that method A is a better way to teach game skills compared to...

New ideas for promoting physical activity among middle age and older adults: physical activity can lead to successful aging.
September 1, 2007... Obesity is increasingly associated with the incidence of disease and premature death in the 55+ age group. This trend has profound social and financial implications that warrant immediate attention, and it will become more significant as the...

Just evaluation systems in competitive sport: win-loss records often fail to reflect a team's true quality of performance.
September 1, 2007... Competitive sports are prominent activities in elementary and secondary physical education and interscholastic athletics programs. The fundamental skills of such sports as soccer, basketball, lacrosse, and football are taught in physical...

Implementing Physical Best in higher education courses: by using Physical Best, you can embed health-related fitness instruction in an existing curriculum.
September 1, 2007... The obesity epidemic in the United States has reached pandemic levels (National Institutes of Health [NIH], 2000). The facts are indisputable (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS], 2001): * 61 percent of adults in the...

Addressing changing times teaching disability etiquette to PETE students: teaching an inclusive class requires knowing how to properly speak to and treat persons with a disability.(physical education teacher education)
September 1, 2007... Over the past 10 years, there has been a change in the behavior and demeanor of many college students (Bru, Stephens, & Torsheim, 2002). This behavioral change includes a rise in poor social skills, such as inappropriate actions and comments in...

Incorporating PACER into an inclusive basketball unit: all students can succeed and gain confidence in cooperative-learning settings.(Performer and Coach Earn Rewards)
September 1, 2007... What is PACER? Many individuals have heard of cooperative learning and what it can do for a physical education setting, but PACER (Performer and Coach Earn Rewards) is a relatively new way to incorporate cooperative learning in the gymnasium....

Conferences & workshops.(Calendar)
September 1, 2007... September 20-22, 2007. Physical Activity in Contemporary Education (PACE), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL. Hosted by the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...

New books.
September 1, 2007... Adventure Education: Theory and Practices Dick Prouty, Jane Panicucci, & Rufus Collinson (Eds.) Human Kinetics, paper, 256 pp., $29.00 Athletics in the Ancient World Zahra Newby Bristol Classical, paper, 108 pp., $20.00...

Convention calendar.(Calendar)
September 1, 2007... Alabama -- November 11-13 * Wynfrey Hotel, Birmingham * Contact: Donna Hester, (205) 934-8336 Arizona -- September 27-28 * Phoenix * Contact: Liane Bowles, (480) 926-4366 Central District -- March 6-8 * In...