Recently added articles from JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance:
Physical education injuries have increased.(News)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009 ... The number of physical-education-related injuries in elementary, middle, and high schools across the United States increased 150% between 1997 and 2007, according to a recent study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital. The study, ...
High school sport injuries are analyzed.(News)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009 ... A new study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine (Sept., 2009) has found that rates of severe sport-related injuries differ by sport, gender, and type of exposure. The researchers used injury data collected during the 2005-2007 academic years from 100 schools across the ...
How active are Americans?(News)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009 ... According to the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) Sports Participation: Series I report, in 2008 78.7 percent of Americans ages seven and older participated more than once in one or more of the 23 sports and recreational activities listed in the report, including team and ...
A reinvigorated call for support of Title IX at the high school level.(Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Given the economic challenges that public school systems around the country will face in the coming year, athletic programs are going to suffer the consequences of reduced budgets. During this difficult economic time, we must remain vigilant about how budget cuts affect girls' and boys' ...
Stepping toward accessible fitness centers.(Viewpoint)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Forty years ago humans first stepped upon the moon, and nearly 20 years ago another milestone step, the American's with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, was passed. This federal legislation was created with the intent to offer equitable services for individuals with and without disabilities ...