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Direct linkMokmin, Nur Azlina Mohamed; Jamiat, Nurullizam – Education and Information Technologies, 2021
Based on the study of virtual learning systems, motion learning theory, and instructional design theory, a virtual fitness trainer app named TRAINIME has been developed to be used as one of the tools to teach exercise for fitness education programs. This paper describes the design and development as well as the evaluation of the developed app. The…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Educational Technology, Computer Oriented Programs
Download full textYüksel, Oguzhan; Gündüz, Bolat; Kayhan, Mert – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2019
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of regular CrossFit training on some force and jump parameters. 32 healthy wrestling men participated in the study, 16 experimental and 16 control groups. For the experimental group, CrossFit training, known as Cindy, was practiced three times a week for 8 weeks. The training consisted of 5…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Training, Males, Muscular Strength
Çoban, Oktay; Baykan, Erol; Gürkan, Oguz; Yildirim, Mehmet – African Educational Research Journal, 2020
The present study aims to analyze football players' percentages of shot on target and level of self-confidence in different leagues. The sample of the study consisted of 70 football players who regularly play in Tier 1, Tier 2 and Regional Amateur League in Yozgat province of Turkey. Football players' demographic data were obtained using a…
Descriptors: Athletes, Team Sports, Attitudes, Self Esteem
Akyuz, Cem; Camliguney, Asiye Filiz – Journal of Educational Issues, 2020
The objective of this study is to assess the impact of deceleration training method on improving dynamic balance skills of young soccer players in comparison with the conventional training methods. This study included 26 young soccer players (mean age: 13.54±1.48, height: 154.98±12.44, weight: 46.16±11.06, Body Mass Index 18.96±2.21 kg/m2 , fat…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Length, Training Methods, Psychomotor Skills
Lykesasa, Georgios; Giossos, Ioannis; Chatzopoulos, Dimitrios; Koutsouba, Maria; Douka, Stella; Nikolaki, Eugenia – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2020
The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of four warm-up protocols on agility, strength, static and dynamic flexibility in primary school students. The participants were forty-four students of a primary school (19 boys and 25 girls) and the mean age of the children was 11.7±0.47. All of them executed, in four different days, one of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Exercise, Muscular Strength, Physical Fitness
Alp, Mahmut; Gorur, Bahar – Journal of Education and Learning, 2020
The aim of this study is to compare explosive strength and anaerobic power performance of taekwondo and karate athletes. 10 taekwondo and 10 karate athletes participated to the study voluntarily by taking "Informed Consent Form". The athletes' values were in taekwondo as mean of age 21±2.4 years, height 181.2±8.01 cm, weight 66.9±15.74…
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletics, Physical Fitness, Physical Activities
Yilmaz, Atike; Mirze, Fatih – Journal of Education and Learning, 2020
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of adapted play activities on physical fitness in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In this study, the pretest-posttest design with a single experimental group was used. The sample of the study is comprised of 7 students with 7-13 years of age. In the measurement of physical…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Physical Fitness, Play
Dijkhuizen, Annemarie; Waninge, Aly; Hermans, Seph; van der Schans, Cees P.; Krijnen, Wim P. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: Knowledge concerning the feasibility and effects of progressive resistance training (PRT) for persons with intellectual disabilities and visual impairment who are categorized in Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) Level 1 is limited. The aim of our study was to evaluate feasibility and effect of PRT on participants'…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Visual Impairments, Feasibility Studies, Program Effectiveness
Cairney, John; Kiez, Tia; Roetert, E. Paul; Kriellaars, Dean – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2019
While it is commonly thought that physical literacy is an early 21st-century construct and is often credited to Margaret Whitehead, in fact, the term physical literacy can be traced back to the late 1800s. In this narrative, the authors review descriptions of physical literacy that appeared in the late 19th and early to mid-20th century literature…
Descriptors: Individual Development, History, Life Style, Physical Fitness
Van der Westhuizen, Stephan J.; du Toit, Dorita; van der Merwe, Niekie – South African Journal of Education, 2023
Although physical education (PE) provides a school-based platform for the enhancement of learners' physical health, implementation challenges can have a detrimental effect on learners' motivation to participate in physical activities and their fitness levels. Within the framework of the Self-determination Theory (SDT), meeting learners' basic…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Physical Education Teachers, Teaching Methods, Physical Education
Barak, Sharon; Oz, Malca; Dagan, Nadav; Hutzler, Yeshayahu – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: Soccer is the world's most popular sport. The present authors evaluated the effect of the Game of Life (GOL) soccer initiative on soccer skills, fitness and mobility of adults with intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods: The programme is comprised of once-weekly sessions. Outcomes: soccer skills,…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Team Sports
Yapici, Aysegül; Akyüz, Öznur; Doruk, Müserref – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
Tennis is a sports branch with a lot of coordinated properties. The physical, physiological and motoric properties of the athlete are at optimum level, which influences the stroke performance positively. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between biomotoric properties and Hewitt test performance in 13-15 years old tennis…
Descriptors: Correlation, Racquet Sports, Foreign Countries, Athletes
Özdemir, Kübra – International Education Studies, 2021
This study aims to analyze participation motivation of the students studying in the department of Physical education and Sports teaching. The study population consists of 160 students from the Department of Physical Education and Sports Teaching in Kazim Karabekir Faculty of Education at Atatürk University in the 2019-2020 academic year. The study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, Student Participation, Physical Education
Adigüzel, Serdar; Karatas, Baykal; Yücel, Burak – Journal of Educational Issues, 2021
Purpose: This study aims to study the impact of the eight-week high-intensity interval training implemented by the national track and field team on some motor skills by gender. Technique and method: The study involves 17 male and 16 female athletes ages 18 to 26 who currently pursue an active sports life in the Turkish national cross-country…
Descriptors: Program Length, Program Effectiveness, Intervals, Training Methods
Zhang, Lei; Zhu, Xihe; Haegele, Justin A.; Wang, Dandan; Wu, Xueping – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: Limited research has examined health and fitness indicators among individuals with different categories of intellectual disabilities (ID). The purpose of this brief report was to examine differences in health and physical fitness indicators among individuals with different levels of ID. Method: Individuals (n = 203) with mild,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Health Related Fitness
