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The Physical Condition in the Physical-Motor Disability, Case of Studies in Elementary Schools
Daniela Milagros Palacio González,
Sara González Santos,
Lirian Ruiz Reyes,
Alberto Bautista Sánchez Oms
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 2, June 2021
Pages:
32-36
Received:
16 April 2021
Accepted:
7 May 2021
Published:
14 May 2021
Abstract: The research presented is based on the need to apply the contents related to the subject Physical Activity Adapted to Inclusive Physical Education in a coherent and understandable way, offering the possibility of knowing what to do at each moment of the practice of physical activities aimed at children with Special Educational Needs (SEN). A work algorithm is designed based on the determination of the general objective related to the diagnosis of the state of the physical condition indicators in the schoolchildren taken as a sample. It works with a population of three schoolchildren with physical motor disabilities, belonging to the José Marti primary school in the Caibarién municipality. From the methodological point of view, theoretical and empirical methods are used, within the latter the case study as a general methodology to present the results of methods such as: documentary analysis, interview and measurement. As a result, the measurement of anthropometric indicators of physical efficiency is obtained: speed, flexibility and leg strength, as well as laterality, balance and spatial orientation, these are described and analyzed to enrich the comprehensive pedagogical diagnosis of schoolchildren and facilitate their inclusion in the Physical Education class, the precision of said indicators that respond to the specific situations of each case is achieved, in order to pay special attention to working with diversity, showing that the schoolchildren with (SEN) taken as a sample In research, they can be included in the Physical Education classes of the grade, based on respect for differences.
Abstract: The research presented is based on the need to apply the contents related to the subject Physical Activity Adapted to Inclusive Physical Education in a coherent and understandable way, offering the possibility of knowing what to do at each moment of the practice of physical activities aimed at children with Special Educational Needs (SEN). A work a...
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The Influence of Verbal Cues on Drop Jump Landing Strategies in NCAA Division I Soccer Players
Leland Barker,
Scott Bankers,
Brooke Farmer,
Jake Siedlik,
John Harry,
Terry L. Grindstaff
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 2, June 2021
Pages:
37-42
Received:
4 May 2021
Accepted:
19 May 2021
Published:
27 May 2021
Abstract: Jump testing to monitor athletic performance and development has become commonplace in the field of strength and conditioning. Verbal cues of jump tests, such as the drop jump, has significant effects on performance metrics and movement strategy. The purpose of this study was to use a force platform analysis to investigate landing depth and global flexion in the lower extremity joints at initial impact between cues to maximize jump height or minimize ground contact time. Another purpose of this study was to repeat previous investigations on the influence of cueing DVJs to maximize height or minimize ground contact time on the Reactive Strength Index (RSI). Thirty-nine Division I soccer players performed one DVJ (DVJHeight) for maximum height and another DVJ (DVJQuick) for quickness. Differences in dependent variables were analyzed by Bayesian paired samples t-tests. RSI was greatest in the DVJQuick condition (Meandiff = 0.36 ± 104 (95% HDI: .232, .492). Ground contact time was shorter with the DVJQuick (Meandiff = -0.19 ± 0.028, 95% HDI: -0.224, -0.155). Jump height was less with the DVJQuick (Meandiff = -0.033 ± 0.007, 95% HDI: -0.068,.0035). Landing depth decreased during the DVJQuick (Meandiff = -0.093 ± 0.018, 95% HDI: -0.118, -0.066). Global flexion in the lower extremities at impact decreased with a DVJQuick (Meandiff = -0.057 ± 0.025, 95% HDI: -0.084, -0.031). DVJQuick resulted in a large increase in RSI due to disproportionate decreases in ground contact time (large decrease) compared to jump height (small decrease). The increase in RSI with DVJQuick coincided with a decrease in landing depth, suggesting a stiff landing strategy and increased stretch-shortening cycle intensity.
Abstract: Jump testing to monitor athletic performance and development has become commonplace in the field of strength and conditioning. Verbal cues of jump tests, such as the drop jump, has significant effects on performance metrics and movement strategy. The purpose of this study was to use a force platform analysis to investigate landing depth and global ...
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Effects of Body Hair on College-Age Males on Body Composition Measurements by BOD POD
Scott Murr,
Alex Hultstrom
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 2, June 2021
Pages:
43-50
Received:
21 May 2021
Accepted:
7 June 2021
Published:
15 June 2021
Abstract: Body composition measurements by BOD POD account for the effects of trapped isothermal air in hair on the scalp by having the subject wear a swim cap to compress the hair on the head. However, there are no recommendations that account for the effects of trapped isothermal air in hair elsewhere on the body. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the effect of body hair on body composition measurements by BOD POD. To assess the impact of body hair on body composition measurements, BOD POD measurements were performed in two conditions: wearing single layer compression shorts (CS) apparel with a swim cap (recommended by manufacturer) and wearing single layer limb length compression (LC) apparel with the same swim cap. The order of apparel was conducted in random order to avoid any potential order effect. Fifty male college-age males (age 19.96 ± 1.32 years) volunteered to participate in this study. Body density and percent body fat were calculated from BOD POD measurements of body mass and body volume. Wearing single layer limb length compression apparel to compress body hair increased body mass by an average of 0.67 lb. (±0.05). Compared to wearing only compression shorts, covering exposed body hair resulted in a reduction in body volume measures; thus, body density was calculated as higher in the LC apparel condition. The mean percentage of body fat in the LC condition (13.99 ± 6.64%) was significantly lower than the mean percentage of body fat in the CS condition (16.76 ± 6.27%, p < 0.001). The results of this investigation demonstrate that covering exposed body hair by wearing single layer limb-length compression apparel can result in significantly different measurements of percent body fat in college-age males. These findings indicate that air displacement plethysmography for males while wearing limb-length compression apparel resulted in a lower assessment of body fat by an average of 2.77 percent. Based on the findings of this investigation, body hair needs to be accounted for when percent body fat is being assessed by BOD POD.
Abstract: Body composition measurements by BOD POD account for the effects of trapped isothermal air in hair on the scalp by having the subject wear a swim cap to compress the hair on the head. However, there are no recommendations that account for the effects of trapped isothermal air in hair elsewhere on the body. The purpose of this investigation was to e...
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Effectiveness of a Physical Strength Improvement System in School-Age Children Based on the Action Plan of City O
Ken-ichi Watanabe,
Keiko Abe,
Takafumi Yamate,
Kan-ichi Mimura,
Katsunori Fujii
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 2, June 2021
Pages:
51-59
Received:
7 June 2021
Accepted:
18 June 2021
Published:
23 June 2021
Abstract: For school-age children to live with health and vitality in modern society, they need suitable physical strength and athletic ability, and measurements of physical strength and athletic ability that assesses those abilities are often considered essential. To address the problem of declining physical strength in recent years, City O has adopted an action plan. This action plan was established from a continuous 7-year survey of physique, physical strength, and athletic ability in fifth grade elementary school students and second year junior high school students. This study, to assess the effectiveness of City O’s action plan, examined whether the trends in physical strength and athletic ability over those 7 years were rising or falling by analyzing the changes over time. The system adopted in this action plan is to measure the same items as in the physical strength and athletic ability survey conducted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. From the results it is thought that an increase in exercise time was one factor in increased physical strength in City O. Behind this increase in exercise time was an increase in the percentage of children who belonged to a school team or sports club, and an increase in the percentage who responded that “Physical education class is fun.” Above all was that action plans were included in the annual programs of all elementary and junior high schools in City O. and intentionally and systematically implemented. Therefore, in the system for increased physical strength and athletic ability based on the action plan of City O, exercise and physical activity time is ensured with participation in school teams or sports clubs. Furthermore, it is recognized that increasing the percentage of students who say that “physical education class is fun” was effective in raising the total score for physical strength and athletic ability over time. Particularly in second year junior high school girls, it would seem that the optimal valid physical strength of City O junior high school students could be advocated as a model for improving physical strength and athletic ability.
Abstract: For school-age children to live with health and vitality in modern society, they need suitable physical strength and athletic ability, and measurements of physical strength and athletic ability that assesses those abilities are often considered essential. To address the problem of declining physical strength in recent years, City O has adopted an a...
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