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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
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Davis, Andrew S.; Moore, Brittney; Rice, Valerie; Decker, Scott – School Psychology Forum, 2015
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), sometimes referred to as concussion, is one of the most common acquired neurological problems of childhood. When children return to school following mTBI, school psychologists should be actively involved in the determination of neurocognitive and functional deficits for the purpose of designing strength-based…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Head Injuries, Brain, Physical Disabilities
Faigenbaum, Avery; Mediate, Patrick – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2006
This article provides an overview of medicine ball training. Specifically, it describes "Medicine Ball for All," a physical activity program designed to provide children and teenagers with a meaningful learning experience that is consistent with their developmental needs. The article focuses on developing a safe, successful, and inexpensive…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Physical Education, Muscular Strength, Stimulation