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Geri, Serdar – International Education Studies, 2021
The purpose of this study is to investigate the differences between physical and some motoric characteristics of university students who participate in regular sports training and those who do not. A total of 20 volunteer students, 10 students with an average age of 20.80 ± 1.69 and 10 students with an average age of 19.90 ± 1.45 without any…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, College Students, Late Adolescents, Physical Activity Level
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Genç, Ayça – International Education Studies, 2020
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of wrestling education on some physical and motoric parameters in high school students. 42 volunteer men aged 15-17, who received regular wrestling training, participated in the study. In the study, after all, subjects were divided into 3 groups according to age groups, body weight, height, BMI, claw,…
Descriptors: Athletics, Psychomotor Skills, High School Students, Training
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Demirhan, Bilal – International Education Studies, 2020
The aim of this study was to examine the changes in the body composition and motor characteristics of the students attending the wrestling lesson in one academic year (8 months). The study included 19 male wrestler students with an average age of 21.20±1.61 years. Body weights, body circumference measurements, regional muscle strengths, anaerobic…
Descriptors: College Athletics, College Students, Program Length, Program Effectiveness
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Karakoc, Onder – International Education Studies, 2016
The aim of this study was to examine muscle strength and flexibility of judoka with and without visual impairments. A total of 32 male national judoka volunteered to participate in this study. There were 20 male judoka without visual impairments (mean ± SD; age: 19.20 ± 5.76 years, body weight: 66.45 ± 11.09 kg, height: 169.60 ± 7.98 cm, sport…
Descriptors: Athletics, Muscular Strength, Visual Impairments, Males
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Nacaroglu, Ersin; Karakoc, Onder – International Education Studies, 2018
This is an experimental study and it was aimed to identify the effects of 8-week plyometric training of hearing-impaired athletes on balance. 24 Male hearing-impaired volleyball players participated in the study. Random method was used when experimental and control groups were identified. Subjects used in the study were divided into two groups as…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Athletes, Control Groups, Experimental Groups
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Eler, Nebahat – International Education Studies, 2018
The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between body composition and physical fitness parameters in children. 286 male and 311 female students have voluntarily participated in the study. Data on body composition have been obtained through the measurements of the students' height, body weight, BMI, body fat percentage, length (sitting…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Physical Fitness, Correlation, Body Height
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McDaniel, Larry W.; Jackson, Allen; Gaudet, Laura; Tonkin, Shea – International Education Studies, 2009
Those who have taught motor skills would most likely agree that the overhand throw may be the most difficult skill for students to master and for instructors or coaches to teach. The timing involved when generating power to performing the overhand throw begins in the toes/feet and moves up the leg, hip, thorax (core muscles), arm, and ends in the…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Physical Activities, Human Body, Training
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McDaniel, Larry W.; Jackson, Allen; Gaudet, Laura – International Education Studies, 2009
Participation in strength training is important for older children or young adolescences who wish to improve fitness or participate in sports. When designing strength training programs for our youth this age group is immature anatomically, physiologically, and psychologically. For the younger or inexperienced group the strength training activities…
Descriptors: Muscular Strength, Physical Fitness, Athletics, Physical Education