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Optimisation of Sports Training of Qualified Baluans at the Stage of Direct Pre-Competition Training
Nurmukhanbetova, Dinara; Muskunov, Kyrykbay – International Journal of Learning and Change, 2023
The aim of the work is to improve the system of training of highly qualified athletes engaged in Kazakh-Kures. The research was conducted from 2017 to 2019. During this time, our Baluans participated in the Asian and World Championships and showed good results. December 15-16, 2019. For example, the Kazakh Kuresi World Championship was held in the…
Descriptors: Athletics, Physical Fitness, Competition, Biomedicine
Huiying Dai; So Hee Yoon – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2024
The multimedia simulation teaching mode introduces students into virtual scenes for learning. Whether it is enhancing students' interest in learning or enhancing their physical fitness, it is a new teaching mode. This article discusses the establishment of a BP neural network model to study the prediction of students' physical fitness and conducts…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Prediction, Adolescents
Ifigeneia Kaouri; Eirini Argiriadou; Ermioni Katartzi; Anastasia-Kassiani Praskidou; Ioannis Vrabas; Fotios Mavrovouniotis – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2024
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of a Pilates program in the context of the physical education course at school, on aerobic capacity, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility of high school students. The voluntary participants were 42 high school students, aged 15 to 17 years, randomly divided into a…
Descriptors: High School Students, Physical Fitness, Physical Education, Muscular Strength
Janet S. Mariano; Luisito S. Macapagal – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2025
Purpose: Various online physical education activities and methods have been applied to colleges in the Philippines during the COVID-19 confinement. However, much remains unknown about the effects of the physical activity given to students. This study aimed to analyze the validity of online synchronous physical education classes using a progressive…
Descriptors: Validity, Synchronous Communication, Electronic Learning, Physical Education
Markula, Pirkko – Quest, 2023
Skill learning is considered an essential component of physical education, dance, and sport and consequently, there is an existing body of literature with concepts to be applied to teaching and coaching practices. However, research into skill learning in fitness is largely absent. In this article, I provide a poststructuralist informed approach to…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Skill Development, Postmodernism
Jerry Veshio – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This applied dissertation was designed to provide an understanding of the perspectives of former online physical education high school students and how participation in the course affected their ability to be active post-high school and their knowledge of fitness concepts. A phenomenological design was used to guide the study's investigation.…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Distance Education, Physical Fitness, High School Students
Wahl-Alexander, Zachary; Camic, Clay – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine health-related fitness levels and physical activity trends of adolescents participating in a fitness-based sport education season in a camp setting. Method: This study was conducted in a residential summer camp. Participants were 71 male campers. Participants were categorized into two groups (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Physical Fitness, Males, Physical Education
Milenkovic, Dejan – Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, 2022
The aim of the research was to determine the effect of an 8-week circuit training program on explosive strength and strength endurance in physical education classes intended for high school students. The research included 60 students of two second-grade high school classes. Both classes attended regular physical education classes, where, within…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Muscular Strength, Physical Fitness, Training
Brianna J. Miller; Lauren Berlingo; Kelly B. Kearney – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2024
Physical fitness is a quality-of-life outcome that all adults can benefit from physically and mentally. Opportunities to develop and increase fitness levels can lead to positive mental and physical wellness. Unfortunately, young adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) may not have many opportunities to engage in physical fitness activities in…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Intellectual Disability, Physical Fitness, Physical Education
Colin G. Pennington; Galila Werber-Zion; Tanya Prewitt-White – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore how urban physical educators' experiences influence their motivations toward vocational persistence emphasizing health and fitness. Methods: Participants included 16 urban physical educators who participated in semistructured interviews about their experiences teaching in urban settings. For…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Motivation, Health Promotion
Cox, Ashley; Noonan, Robert J.; Fairclough, Stuart J. – European Physical Education Review, 2023
Muscular fitness (MF) is an important modifiable factor to improve overall health. Schools offer a unique opportunity to deliver MF activity during physical education (PE) and develop competence to engage in various activities across the life course. However, the implementation of school-based MF activity may be impaired by some teachers reporting…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Professional Development, Physical Fitness
Rockey, Christine; Brown, Pam Kocher; Gill, Diane; Karper, William – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2023
Because fitness and physical activity both tend to decline as students enter their middle school years, it is important to try to establish protocols and interventions to make this student population enjoy being active. Further, it has been shown that shorter exercise sessions are more likely to be executed. Using a high-intensity interval…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Training, Middle School Students, Physical Education
Smith, Anthony S. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2022
The application of strength and conditioning principles and concepts are built into the national standards and grade-level outcomes; however, the prevailing FITT formula does not meet the needs of students today. Instead of one standard workout program for all, students need to learn about a nonlinear, or undulating, program that provides options…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Muscular Strength, Training
Yang Li; Jiraporn Chano – Journal of Education and Learning, 2024
Basketball, as one of the most popular sports courses in Chinese colleges and universities, has always been taught in a traditional ball teaching method, which has caused many problems in students' learning effects, such as poor basketball tactics, weaker physical fitness and so on. Therefore, it is imperative to reform the basketball courses in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Team Sports, College Students, Males
Bento, André Filipe Paulino da Silva; Carrasco Páez, Luis; Raimundo, Armando Manuel de Mendonça – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2022
Purpose: This review aimed to evaluate the utility of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) programs integrated into physical education classes. Method: Searches of electronic databases from January 2008 to March 2020. Inclusion criteria: Applied to adolescents aged 10-19 years; applied in school settings; reported results on physical fitness,…
Descriptors: Training, Physical Activities, Physical Fitness, Adolescents