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Johns, David P. – Sport, Education and Society, 2005
This paper examines the problem of delivering a body of knowledge based on biomedical research as a school physical education discourse. The paper attempts to deconstruct the ideology of healthism upon which the discourse is based in order to show how ascetic practices in school physical education are promoted as a way of combating the hedonistic…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Biomedicine, Sport Psychology
Knight, Kenneth L. – 1990
This book offers a systematic approach to teaching athletic training. Modules are separated into 10 content areas: direct clinical experience; policies and procedures; emergency procedures; modality operation; advanced modality operation; taping, wrapping, bracing, and padding; management of specific injuries; examination; supervision; and…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Exercise Physiology
National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, IN. – 1999
This handbook, first published in 1975, is the primary educational tool used by the National Collegiate Athletic Association Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports, and is designed to assist schools in the development of safe intercollegiate athletics programs. The handbook's first section on administrative issues covers…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Administrator Guides, College Athletics, Disabilities

Koenig-McIntyre, Constance – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1992
Reviews factors concerning fitness screening in teacher education programs and examines screening requirements in selected institutions in the United States, Canada, and in three Scandinavian countries--Norway, Sweden, and Finland. The purpose is to provide cross-cultural perspectives on the issue. (SM)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Health Promotion

Mitten, Matthew, J. – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1994
Though the risk of HIV transmission in sports is slight, physicians who treat active patients can encounter weighty legal issues. Mandatory testing, exclusion of HIV-positive athletes, and breaching of patient confidentiality can lead to lawsuits. Knowing the possible consequences can help physicians in setting effective, legal prevention…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Athletes, College Students, Communicable Diseases

Thornton, James S. – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1990
Though leanness in athletes is often a natural state, it can pose long-term liability to some athletes' performance and/or health. The physician must determine when leanness is reason for clinical concern. Athletes who do not eat enough to sustain training must either reduce the exercise load or increase nutritional intake. (Author/SM)
Descriptors: Athletes, Body Composition, Body Weight, Dietetics
Sova, Ruth – Parks and Recreation, 1991
Heat-related injuries in aquatics classes are possible, though 100 percent preventable. The article discusses heat-related syndromes; how bodies generate and dissipate heat; how elevated heart rates that burn calories differ from those that dissipate heat; and modification of exercise intensity to provide calorie-burning workouts without…
Descriptors: Aquatic Sports, Athletes, Cardiovascular System, Exercise Physiology

Ades, Philip A. – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1992
Efficiently and inexpensively identifying athletes at risk for exercise-related sudden death is difficult. The article discusses types of cardiac disorders and outlines a practical screening method that features a cardiac history questionnaire designed to identify symptomatic athletes and those with a family history of congenital heart disease.…
Descriptors: Athletes, Cardiovascular System, Clinical Diagnosis, College Students
Moriarty, Dick; Moriarty, Mary – 1994
Since sports can sometimes lend themselves to eating disorders, coaches and sports administrators must get involved in the detection and treatment of this problem. While no reliable studies or statistics exist on the incidence of anorexia nervosa and/or bulimia among athletes, some research suggests that such disorders occur frequently among…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anorexia Nervosa, Athletes, Athletics
Chamberlin, Craig, Ed. – 1991
This compilation provides 256 abstracts of research completed in the areas of health, physical education, recreation, dance, and allied areas during 1989. Master's theses and doctoral dissertations are abstracted from institutions offering graduate programs in those fields. The volume includes an index to the abstracts in which references are…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Athletics, Dance Education, Doctoral Dissertations

Journal of Athletic Training, 1995
These guidelines cover athletic trainers and blood-borne pathogens at athletic events, student athletic trainer education, universal precautions and Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations, medical records and confidentiality, infected athletic trainers, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) testing, HBV…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Athletes, Athletic Coaches, Athletics

Thorngren, Connie M., Ed. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1993
This magazine feature presents seven articles whose authors reflect on the legacy of past female leaders in sport, define current challenges, and envision how women are changing sport for tomorrow. (GLR)
Descriptors: Athletics, Change Strategies, College Athletics, Educational Change

Minelli, Mark J.; And Others – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1992
Because some high school student athletes use steroids, educational intervention should occur in middle and high school. The health and physical educator is important in prevention or early intervention. Community/school-based intervention is recommended. The article discusses psychological and physical addiction and presents guidelines and…
Descriptors: Athletes, Drug Abuse, Health Education, Health Promotion

Barry, Henry C.; And Others – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1993
Physical activity has preventive and therapeutic benefits for the frail elderly. Physicians must educate patients about exercise benefits. Walking, flexibility, and strength training can prevent muscle weakness and impaired gait and balance. Changes in functional capacity can create greater independence in daily living. Physical activity also…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Daily Living Skills, Frail Elderly, Older Adults
Ward, Cynthia W. – Journal of School Nursing, 2004
Youth participation in sports has increased greatly over the past 20 years. Consequently, there has been a rise in the number of sports injuries. A study was conducted to determine teen's level of physical activity, knowledge about risk factors for sports injuries, use of protective equipment, and parental involvement. Two groups of teens, one of…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Prevention, Injuries, Parent Participation