Attitudes of Junior High School Female Athletes and Non-Athletes toward Physical Education (open access)

Attitudes of Junior High School Female Athletes and Non-Athletes toward Physical Education

This investigation is concerned with the problem of determining whether or not a significant difference exists between attitudes of junior high school female athletes and non-athletes toward physical education.
Date: August 1972
Creator: Stricklin, Judith K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strenght and Flexibility Gains in Supplementary Weight Training Programs Using Two Different Weight Training Apparatus (open access)

Strenght and Flexibility Gains in Supplementary Weight Training Programs Using Two Different Weight Training Apparatus

The purpose of this study was to investigate strength and flexibility development as each is affected by three training programs using two apparatuss the Exer-Genie and the Super-Mini-Gym.
Date: August 1972
Creator: Whiteley, Harold L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Personality Characteristics of High School Male Gymnasts (open access)

The Personality Characteristics of High School Male Gymnasts

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the personality characteristics of high school male gymnasts and the personality characteristics of high school football athletes and non-athletes. An attempt was made to answer three specific questions: I. Do personality differences exist between the gymnastic group and the non-athletic group? II. Do personality differences exist between the gymnastic group and the football group? III. Do personality differences exist between the football group and the non-athletic group?
Date: May 1972
Creator: Bennington, Gary L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Construction of a Volley Test for Aerial Tennis (open access)

The Construction of a Volley Test for Aerial Tennis

The purpose of the study was to construct and validate a wall volley test to be used in determining one's over-all playing ability in aerial tennis. The specific problem was to determine the reliability and validity of the wall volley test.
Date: May 1972
Creator: Payne, Martha Sue
System: The UNT Digital Library
Criteria for the Development of a Free-Play Recreational Environment for Handicapped Children (open access)

Criteria for the Development of a Free-Play Recreational Environment for Handicapped Children

If there are to be more and improved recreational facilities for the handicapped, recreation planners, landscape architects, and architects must collect, analyze, and project pertinent data into comprehensive criteria for facility development. To develop the criteria, personal notes from site investigations and project developments were correlated with information from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; the National Therapeutic Recreation Association; the American Association on Mental Deficiency; and the National Recreation and Park Association.
Date: August 1972
Creator: Austin, Richard Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of an Eight-Week Training Program upon Leg Strength and Running Speed in Middle-School-Age Boys (open access)

The Effect of an Eight-Week Training Program upon Leg Strength and Running Speed in Middle-School-Age Boys

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of an eight-week weight training program upon leg strength and running speed of middle-school-age boys.
Date: August 1972
Creator: Leach, Edward L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of the Objectives of Physical Education at North Texas State University (open access)

A Comparison of the Objectives of Physical Education at North Texas State University

"The purpose of this study is to investigate the priority of objectives of physical education as determined by various groups of people involved in the physical education program at north Texas State University,"--[1].
Date: August 1972
Creator: Hook, Margaret
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Trampoline Training and Tumbling on the Cardiovascular Efficiency of College Women (open access)

Effect of Trampoline Training and Tumbling on the Cardiovascular Efficiency of College Women

The purpose of the study was to determine if subjects would improve in cardiovascular efficiency following a six-week program of trampolining and/or tumbling. Literature concerning cardiovascular efficiency, training, trampoline, testing instruments, test selection and maximal oxygen intake were thoroughly reviewed. The Astrand test of maximal oxygen intake and the Cooper twelve-minute run test of aerobic capacity were found to best fit the needs of the present study.
Date: May 1972
Creator: Bateman, Judith L.
System: The UNT Digital Library