Physical Education in the Elementary School Curriculum
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the first five chapters of a book entitled Physical Education for Elementary School Children by Pangrazi. The book highlights various aspects of physical education. No additional sources cited.
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Physical Education – An Endangered Species?
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This 5-page report examines the ramifications of budget cuts in athletic programs for grades K-12. In the face of staggering statistics pointing to the ever-increasing rate of childhood obesity, an alarming number of schoolchildren are no longer offered even a modicum in the way of Physical Education classes. With no release for their excess of energy and no safe place to vent natural aggression, could this be contributing to the incidence of violence in our schools? Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Physical Education: Standards, Cooperative Skills and Learning Theories
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This is a 6 page tutorial paper discussing various issues in physical and health education in schools. New York and national standards, social and cooperative skills, and learning theories are applied to the discipline of physical education. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Recreational Activities for the Handicapped
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This 10 page report discusses the fact that people with physical and mental disabilities thrive on, require, and enjoy recreational activities as much as any “normally-abled” people. An organization named SPLORE (“special populations learning outdoor recreation and education”), an outdoor recreation program based in Salt Lake City, Utah, that specializes in “providing life-enhancing wilderness recreation and education to people of all abilities, including people with disabilities and special needs” is examined. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Should Drug Testing Be Required of High School Athletes?
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A 9 page paper arguing against the blanket testing of high school athletes for indications of drug use. The proliferation of drug use among athletes has caused many to decide that all of them should be tested, regardless of age. There are many reasons, however, that high school athletes should be exempted from such testing, not the least of which is the Fourth Amendment. Even though the Constitution protects the country's citizens from undue search, there are other reasons to abandon drug testing of high school athletes, most of which revolve around lessons in physiology and the possibilities of economic gain from high school contests. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Sport Law and Society
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23 pages in length. In today's world of sports there are many laws in place that protect athletes from such things as discrimination (including that of sex, color, disability, ethnicity, and religion) as well as other forms of unfair practices against athletes in all situations. But is there today sufficient legal protection to ensure that participants in sport can compete on an equal basis regardless of their background? The purpose of this paper is to explore this topic according to law and practice and will reference meaningful statutes and case law from various jurisdictions. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Sports Psychology and Making the Physical and Mental Comeback from Injury
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This 10 page report discusses the processes, bothe mental and physical, associated with an athlete’s recovery from an injury and his or her return to their sport. When a person is injured while participating in a beloved sport or in a way unrelated to sports but that curtails sports capabilities, it carries a level of fear that their injury will keep them from their sport. There is also the fear that “recovery” will not mean the original level of sporting excellence. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Sports Psychology and the Improvement of Performance
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This 6 page paper considers the ideal characteristics, physical and mental, of a rugby player and then compares the ideal with a fictional reality. The writer the considers how an intervention made be successful in improving performance. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
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The Cons of Youth Sports
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A 7 page paper the explores the negative aspects of youth sports, and includes consideration of the impacts of competativeness, parental expectations, and outside pressures on the children participating. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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The Development of Physical Education and Recreation
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5 pages. After the Civil War had ended and with the advent of the Industrial Revolution, Americans found themselves with leisure time as well as the need for some sort of healthy exercise. This paper explains how physical education and recreation became popular through the influence of several people including Gulick, Beecher, and Hanna. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Effects of Tobacco Use by Athletic Coaches
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8 pages. This case study focuses on the use of tobacco by athletic coaches. Smoking by coaches sets a bad example for athletes and also compromises the health of the coaches themselves. The paper includes a model project to help the coaches quit smoking, the goals to be implemented, and timelines to follow as well as how the project is going to be executed. After the results of the project have been collected the program is evaluated for its rate of success or failure. Includes literature review. This paper is an excellent example on which to base any type of study that requires assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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The History of Physical Education
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This 5 page report discusses the history of physical education programs. Formalized fitness programs in the schools started in the 18th century in Germany and expanded to other European nations and the United States. In the United States, a classical scholar trained in theology, Charles Beck (1798-1866) Charles Follen (1795-1840) are thought of as two of the first American physical education teachers and were responsible for the creation of the first outdoor gymnasium for children and the first college gymnasium (at Harvard). Since that time, physical education and fitness have come to be understood as essential components in a well-rounded education and life. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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