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Fitnessgram is a fitness assessment and reporting program for youth, first developed in 1982 by The Cooper Institute in response to the need for a comprehensive set of assessment procedures in physical education programs. Scores from these assessments are compared to Healthy Fitness Zone™ (HFZ) standards to determine students’ overall physical fitness and suggest areas for improvement when appropriate. As a recurring feature on our web site, we’ll highlight physical education resources that...
Through the work of the committee and Jeff’s collaboration with other key leaders in the state, the VHSL Executive Committee approved a coach education mandate by a vote of 21 to 3 on May 7. The mandate requires "all" coaches take the VHSL education component. Additionally, the mandate requires all first-time coaches and non-faculty coaches to complete the classroom courses on Coaching Principles and Sport First-Aid or the VHSL Basic Coaches Education Course delivered online. Such broad ...
There are a million excuses why people don’t have time for exercises. Ruth Ann Carpenter, co-author of Active Living Every Day, sits down with Totally Fit Radio and discusses the biggest roadbloacks to living an active lifestyle and how to get moving. Ruth Ann Carpenter chats with Totally Fit Radio about living an active lifestyle
Linda Carpenter explains the July 2010 case regarding Title IX and competitive cheer and its implications for all schools and sport programs. The July, 2010 federal court decision in the Quinnipiac University Title IX case provides clear and useful information not just for Quinnipiac University but for the rest of us as well. (OCR Criteria) In the Quinnipiac case, if competitive cheer is considered a ’sport’ for Title IX purposes, it makes it easier for Quinnipiac to look like it is ...
To keep running from becoming boring, some people schedule at least one annual special run, often on a birthday. I’m personally not fond of birthday bashes in which runners go to a track for the day and run the number of miles that correspond to their age, because running around a track doesn’t fit my concept of an adventure run. My favorite adventure runner is Dean Karnazes, the author of Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner and an outstanding endurance runner.
Active Living Every Day is proven effective in helping people overcome their barriers to physical activity. Based on the latest research, Active Living Every Day (ALED) is a step-by-step behavior change program that helps individuals overcome their barriers to physical activity. Changes in physical functioning in the Active Living Every Day Program of the Active for Life Initiative.
Apparently, it’s easier to buyout NHL minority owners than it is to find new ones, at least during times of labor unrest. New Jersey Devils owner Jeff Vanderbeek completed the process of refinancing the team’s debt and buying out his partners, making him the sole owner of the franchise. On the other hand, prospective Phoenix Coyotes owner Greg Jamison was unsuccessful in trying to land minority investors through the U.S.’s Immigrant Investor Program.
At the recent Christian Society for Kinesiology and Leisure Studies (CSKLS) conference we heard six very good presentations on teaching wellness. To view their slide shows go to: http://alpha.redeemer.ca/~byl/cpblog/Gustafson.ppt http://alpha.redeemer.ca/~byl/cpblog/Anderson.ppt http://alpha.redeemer.ca/~byl/cpblog/Jacobs.ppt http://alpha.redeemer.ca/~byl/cpblog/Calsbeek.ppt http://alpha.redeemer.ca/~byl/cpblog/Ruiz.ppt http://alpha.redeemer. http://alpha.redeemer.ca/~byl/cpblog/Jeff%20M.
Several HK authors were recently involved in the creation of a new Title IX DVD set, created through a partnership between WBGU-PBS, Bowling Green State University, and the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS). Human Kinetics’ authors were influential in the creation and content in a new 3-disc DVD set, Title IX: Implications for Women in Sport and Education. Linda J. Carpenter and R. Vivian Acosta, authors of the Human Kinetics book Title IX , are among the experts who...
The issuance of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) OCR’s April 20, 2010 ‘Dear Colleague’ letter totally removes the 2005 clarification offering an OCR constructed survey available for Title IX compliance. A little used, but highly divisive and very controversial, method of demonstrating compliance with Title IX’s requirement to provide equal access to participation opportunities for females and males was removed from the field yesterday. However, the issuance of OCR’s April 20, 2010 ‘Dear ...
