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Liu, Hairui; Wang, Wei; Zhang, Chunhe; Hastie, Peter A. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Play Practice (PP) instruction on badminton performance in college students. Method: A total of 66 students from the United States and China participated in units following either the principles of PP or skill-focused instruction. A nonequivalent control/comparison group experimental…
Descriptors: College Students, Racquet Sports, Skill Development, Physical Education
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Helfrich, Janet – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2006
The United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) has developed a universal language for tennis instruction entitled System 5: The Five Keys to Tennis, which is extremely easy to teach and learn and covers court positioning, strategy, and stroke selection. Many professional tennis instructors have used System 5 since its inception but…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Racquet Sports, Physical Education Teachers, Athletic Coaches
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Kreager, Derek A. – American Sociological Review, 2007
This article examines the extent to which participation in high school interscholastic sports contributes to male violence. Deriving competing hypotheses from social control, social learning, and masculinity theories, I use data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to test if (1) type of sport and (2) peer athletic…
Descriptors: Socialization, Team Sports, Racquet Sports, Extramural Athletics