Defining and measuring professional obsolescence among physical educators is examined through a comparison of the current knowledge base of graduating physical education seniors and physical education practitioners. Results demonstrate a conflict between what experts think persons in the field of physical education should know and the actual…

This article discussed an apparatus to measure the variables of size, speed, distance, direction, and height on body movement patterns. (JS)

This study tested the hypothesis that multiple trial scores for a subject are normally distributed. (JS)

The results of this study suggest a need to clarify and agree upon the priorities in ethical conduct and to seek means for transmitting such a value structure to those future teachers and coaches enrolled in programs of professional preparation in the field of physical education. (JD)

With the use of a special instrumented golf club, grip pressure measurements can be used by the instructor to quantify and discuss the effects of grip pressure in relation to instructional points. (MM)

A battery composed of the following test items would comprise a quick and objective measure of basketball skill: (a) jump and reach; (b) dribble; (c) speed pass; and (d) front shot. (Author/MJB)

A study of college women in beginning tennis classes indicated that students instructed by the volley method of teaching tennis improved significantly over those instructed by the ground stroke method, particularly in their forehand drives. (JD)

This study determined the dimensionality of commonly perceived coaching behaviors as perceived by adolescent hockey players. (RC)

This study tested the prediction that enforced motor set results in longer reaction, movement, and response times than does enforced sensory set for swimmers. The data supports only the prediction tested for response time. (RC)