Physical Educator articles from January 2009

Physical Educator archives from January 2009

Practice behaviors of youth soccer players.(Report)
January 1, 2009... Abstract Coaching youth athletes has much in common with teaching physical education. Over the past three decades there has been substantive research in physical education settings that has given educators empirical support for effective...

Effects of Classwide Peer Tutoring on the performance of sixth grade students during a volleyball unit.(Report)
January 1, 2009... Abstract This investigation examined the effects of Classwide Peer Tutoring (CWPT), a variation of peer tutoring on the volleyball skills o f four 6th grade middle school students purposefully selected from an intact class of 21 students....

Pre-service teachers' experiential perspectives based on a multicultural learning service practicum.(Report)
January 1, 2009... Abstract An increased emphasis on multiculturalism in the United States has necessitated an awareness of culturally responsive pedagogy in physical education teacher education (PETE) programs. Practica in such programs along with...

"Plyo Play": a novel program of short bouts of moderate and high intensity exercise improves physical fitness in elementary school children.(plyometric training program)(Report)
January 1, 2009... Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a school-based plyometric training program (i.e., Plyo Play) on children's fitness performance. Forty children (8 to 11 yrs) participated in the program and 34 age-matched...

Body image concerns in college-aged male physical education students: a descriptive inquiry.(Report)
January 1, 2009... Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine body image concerns in college-aged male physical education majors. Sixty volunteers completed validated body image instruments including two-dimensional figure drawings. In general, the...