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Donnie Andrews; Katelyn Zachary – Physical Educator, 2024
Vertical jump performance is vital to many sports and is predictive of power output. Both resistance exercises and plyometric exercises have been shown to increase vertical jump performance. Identifying the type of exercise that increases jump height the most may be useful to coaches and athletes worldwide. The literature has stated that both…
Descriptors: Athletics, Exercise, Training, College Athletics
Hiba Kachouri; Ghada Jouira; Rabeb Laatar; Rihab Borji; Haithem Rebai; Sonia Sahli – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
The study explored the effects of two combined training (Strength-Proprioceptive versus Cognitive-Balance) programs on postural balance during single-task and dual-task conditions in children with intellectual disability. The postural balance and the second cognitive-task performances were evaluated before and after 8-week of training in two…
Descriptors: Muscular Strength, Training, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
Gul, Mine; Aydogan, Semihcan – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2021
This study aimed to research the effect of dry-land quickness training for 14-16 years old male swimmers on 50 m freestyle swimming performance. 30 volunteer male athletes and 10 volunteer males in the same age group who do not sport participated in this study. Athletes were grouped who took swimming training as experiment1 (E1), experiment2 (E2)…
Descriptors: Training, Program Effectiveness, Athletes, Males
Alp, Mahmut; Ozdinc, Mahmut – European Journal of Educational Sciences, 2021
This paper focuses on the effects of plyometric trainings on upper extremity anaerobic power and shotspeed in 20 volunteer male handball players, who are in the men's handball team at Süleyman Demirel University. Players were randomly divided into two groups as handball training group (HTG) and plyometric training group (PTG). While HTG continued…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Training, Males, Athletes
Hassani, Fahimeh; Shahrbanian, Shahnaz; Shahidi, Seyed Houtan; Sheikh, Mahmoud – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by deficits in social communication, interaction, and stereotypical behaviours. Children with ASD have not enough opportunities to participate in physical activity (PA), which lead to increase fitness and health problem. The aim of this study was to compare two…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Psychomotor Skills
Yüksel, Oguzhan; Gündüz, Bolat; Kayhan, Mert – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2019
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of regular CrossFit training on some force and jump parameters. 32 healthy wrestling men participated in the study, 16 experimental and 16 control groups. For the experimental group, CrossFit training, known as Cindy, was practiced three times a week for 8 weeks. The training consisted of 5…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Training, Males, Muscular Strength
Kozlowski, Karl F.; Lopata, Christopher; Donnelly, James P.; Thomeer, Marcus L.; Rodgers, Jonathan D.; Seymour, Clancy – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2021
Purpose: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without intellectual disability (ID) exhibit social and motor impairments and circumscribed interests/behaviors that contribute to lower physical activity (PA) levels. Despite the need for exercise interventions for these children, there is a dearth of evidence-based treatments. This study…
Descriptors: Exercise, Physical Activity Level, Physical Fitness, Muscular Strength
Kao, Ming-Sui; Wang, Chen-Hsuan – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Objectives: Upper limb motor dysfunction often occurs in individuals with intellectual disabilities, affecting their daily self-care abilities and employability. Therefore, enhancing their upper limb motor function could improve the quality of life. This study investigated the impact of Frisbee game course on the upper limb motor function of…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Games, Vocational Education, Moderate Intellectual Disability
Suna, Gürhan; Kumartasli, Mehmet – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
The aim of this study is to investigate eight-week aerobic, anaerobic combine technical trainings' effects on developments of performance. 21 athletes of tennis proficiency students from Sports Sciences Department were joined to the study voluntarily. Participated in the research athletes' ages' mean was 22,2 ± 0,3 year, lengths' mean was 177,3 ±…
Descriptors: Athletes, Racquet Sports, Skill Development, Training
Impact of Compensatory Intervention in 6- to 18-Month-Old Babies at Risk of Motor Development Delays
Müller, Alessandra Bombarda; Saccani, Raquel; Valentini, Nadia Cristina – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
Purpose: Research indicates that delayed motor development observed in the first years of life can be prevented through compensatory intervention programmes that provide proper care during this critical period of child development. Method: This study analysed the impact of a 12-week compensatory motor intervention programme on 32 babies with…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, At Risk Persons, Psychomotor Skills
Barnes, Madalyn; Bernau, Megan; Johnson, Lindsay; Melchert, Jordin; Patek, Madeline; Zebrowski, Kaeleigh; Moser, Christy Szczech – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2019
Numerous research studies have been completed on the topic of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). As individuals with this diagnosis are frequently treated by occupational therapists, this review will focus on research that has been completed on ASD that will provide insights into the understanding and treatment of children on the spectrum.
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Personnel