Report of a speech delivered by Daniel Koshliatsky in a Subject-Field Meeting, Annual Conference of the National Association of Independent Schools, February 1969.

This article discusses running as a universal means of physical training and of developing speed and especially endurance with sections on types of running, time and place for running, methods of exercise, and regulating size of stress load. (Author/JH)

The author describes ways of implementing a differentiated approach to physical education from ascertaining the preparedness of students to conducting lessons and assessing progress. (JH)

Describes the physical education program in elementary schools in the U.S.S.R. as well as special schools available for intensive training in various sports. (ST)

This report on sports and physical education in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is based on visits made to that country, as well as personal interviews. Sports and physical education held a minor place in Russian society prior to 1917, but with the onset of communism, the fundamental credo became that sports and physical education…

The important place of physical culture and sports within the daily lives of the people is described in this article. The GTO Physical Culture Complex, a set of exercises and activities with precise standards, used as a normative test for school children and adults is given particular attention. (JH)

Physical education and research programs, and recreational and athletic facilities, in Yugoslavia, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, England, and the U.S.S.R. are examined by two faculty members from the University of Alberta. This publication is an abridgement of their report on European approaches to physical education and recreation, giving their…

The author, an editor of sports in the Children's Television Studio, describes the athletics program, aired and asks for comments on their scope, type, and content. (JH)

Implementation of physical education as suggested in this article is the means for achieving a healthy life for school children. (JH)

The physical fitness program for the USSR is strictly controlled throughout the Soviet military and civilian society. The civilian defense program (GTO) is designed to control the physical education of all citizens from ages 10-60. The focus of GTO is on preparing youth for military service. (JN)

The following articles on athletics in the Soviet Union are edited and translated for American readers: (1) "Isokinetic Exercises"; (2) "Breathing During the Execution of Precise Motor Acts"; (3) "Investigation of the Running of Pre-School Age Children"; (4) "Al Feuerback and V. Voikin in the Shot Put"; (5)…

The four forms of activity within the system of physical education for school children as discussed in this paper are academic work, work outside the classroom, nonschool work, and independent activity during leisure time. (Author/JH)

Research data indicates that adolescents in early stages of development of secondary sexual features show a higher rate of increase in speed-strength qualities than any other stage of puberty, regardless of age. Opinion exists that it is best to develop physical capabilities during the period of their significant increase. (Author/JH)

In the USSR, the state has taken the initiative in helping young athletes resolve the difficulties in dividing their attention between education and sport. The organization of youth sport training demands and the structure and organization of sports boarding schools and specialist classes are described. (Author/DF)

This study analyzes the Soviet award system, in particular the Prepared for Word and Defense (PWD) program. The PWD program is composed of five stages and embraces people from ages 10 to 60. Each stage has a section of requirements and a section of norms, which take into consideration age variations. The norms section, which is the most important…