This resource is available to all adopters on CD-ROM. It includes a variety of materials for use in class, including application and reinforcement worksheets, worksheets and instructions for making student workbooks, chapter and unit tests, plus all of the questions for creating quizzes, and blackline masters for making overhead transparencies. Because there are more worksheets than a teacher would ever need, they are stored on a CD. Teachers can print out what they need without worrying about losing pages. The chapter and unit tests are stored in both .pdf and Word document formats, so teachers can customize the documents if they choose or use them as they are.
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Resistance training techniques and program development can be improved as never before with the use of a new educational tool designed for strength and conditioning professionals and students. Functional Resistance Training Techniques CD-ROM incorporates text screens, video, and audio and video stills to deliver practical content and superior instruction to fitness professionals. Not only will users be able to read about the exercises, but they will also be able to watch how the exercise is performed, ensuring that they understand the proper technique. Authors Lee E. Brown and Matthew J. Comeau, both certified strength and conditioning specialists with decades of professional experience, deliver quality as well as quantity in this information-packed, Windows�-based CD-ROM. The three-part tool allows users to better understand and apply resistance training techniques and to develop more tailored programs to meet the needs of their clients. The CD features descriptive information in t
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Poor diet and inadequate physical activity cause more than 300,000 deaths each year and are major contributors to disabilities that result from diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity, and stroke. Getting people to make healthier choices, however, is no easy task. Now you can join other agencies, programs, organizations, and schools in a coordinated attack on inactivity and inadequate nutrition. Developed by the state Nutrition and Physical Activity Work Group (NUPAWG) with assistance from the Centers for Disease Control Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity (CDC-DNPA), Guidelines for Comprehensive Programs to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity shows you how to create or improve your own nutrition, physical activity, and obesity control programs. This book shows you how others are successfully combating the disease risk factors of poor diet, inactivity, and obesity. You'll find lots of ideas and practical resources: Model programs to show you what approaches have worked fo
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Written by the foremost authority on the subject, Kinetics of Human Motion is the sequel and companion to the 1998 text Kinematics of Human Motion . World-renowned biomechanics expert Vladimir Zatsiorsky has written Kinetics of Human Motion to be an indispensable reference for human movement professionals. Although biomechanical analysis of human motion can be conducted on different structural levels, this book focuses on the examination of forces that create entire body motion. By examining the forces that create entire body motion, the text develops the biomechanical knowledge of the reader. Kinetics of Human Motion is divided into six chapters that cover external contact forces, statics, kinematic chains, inertial characteristics of the body, dynamics of human motion and work, and energy in human motion. Readers will learn about the following: Three-dimensional analysis of forces and movements Kinetics of multilink chains Stability of equilibrium Inertial properties of the
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The only learning experience book in sport psychology is now completely updated! Learning Experiences in Sport Psychology, Second Edition covers all substantive areas of sport psychology. It presents 20 learning experiences and shows students how to ask and investigate relevant research questions. This widely used text has given thousands of undergraduate students their first exposure to sport psychology. The second edition retains its convenient 8 1/2- by 11-inch spiral-bound format, and provides many new research examples. Each learning experience follows the same format: An introduction to the phenomenon A list of objectives, including major points under consideration The basic considerations of the phenomenon and the scholarly literature pertaining to it A specific task designed to give students firsthand experience examining a particular topic Discussion questions about specific data The book is divided into three parts. Part I, Research Methods Experiences, covers the major c
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Dr. Ruben Acosta has built the International Volleyball Federation from a $100,000 operation to a $200,000,000 organization through his great understanding of sport marketing and management. In his book, Managing Sport Organizations , Dr. Acosta conveys his marketing and management insights and expertise. As a result, you will be able to build a successful sport program on the local, national, or international level. Dr. Acosta offers straightforward advice to improve communication objectives, public relations goals, and promotion efforts-areas that many organizations fail to execute properly. The author goes into detail to show you how to market and promote a sport or event to the media and to train personnel and recruit members to aid in promotion. He also gives specific promotional strategies, such as having athletes promote the sport in their own community or country. In addition, Dr. Acosta provides you with the skills needed to set and meet short-and long-term goals for your sp
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When sports injuries occur, health care clinicians face a difficult challenge: to get athletes back to activity safely and quickly with minimal risk of re - injury. Musculoskeletal Trauma: Implications for Sports Injury Management will provide you with a conceptual framework for clinical decision making in the therapeutic management of sport-related soft tissue injuries, fractures, and proprioceptive / sensorimotor impairments. This well-organized book identifies major categories of therapeutic intervention that parallel the sequential events of tissue healing after musculoskeletal injury. It provides you with sound rationale for development of progressive therapeutic strategies. Author Gary Delforge organized this book according to three main categories of sport injuries to enhance your understanding of relevant anatomy and physiology, specific tissue healing mechanisms, and associated implications for therapeutic intervention. This easy-to-follow book begins with an introduction to
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Obesity: Etiology, Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention is a comprehensive professional reference of weight management research and techniques. Featuring chapters from some of the world's top specialists in the field of weight control, it provides the most current and accurate information available today for treating obesity. The textbook combines a literature review with practical applications, incorporating expert analysis and synthesis of obesity treatment and prevention. The book is an important resource that will prepare health professionals and clinicians to help patients of all ages manage this complex and pervasive disease. Obesity: Etiology, Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention devotes an entire chapter to treating and preventing obesity in children and discusses other relevant topics: Nutrition therapy Physical activity Alternative therapies such as pharmacotherapy Promising trends in obesity treatment In addition, graphs, tables, and chapter summaries make it easy f
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This practical resource is the first book to help teachers develop and implement performance-based assessment for middle and secondary school physical education. Whether you're a pre-service teacher or a veteran, you're sure to be called on to write assessments and provide solid data that demonstrate the outcomes for students in your physical education curriculum. Use this step-by-step book to guide you-it thoroughly covers all the fundamentals of designing and implementing continuous performance-based assessment. One of the most challenging parts of assessments is writing rubrics-scales that break down the skills and knowledge mastery by which to evaluate students' learning performance. This book explains how to write effective rubrics more easily and provides sample rubrics that can be tailored for different activities and students. The authors provide the following features: Identify problem areas in traditional physical education and explain how using performance-based assessm
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Two well-known and highly respected authorities on performance-enhancing substance use in sport and exercise have assembled the contributions of leading experts in the field. The result is the most comprehensive, up-to-date text available on the use and abuse of performance-enhancing substances among athletes today. This authoritative and heavily referenced book includes everything from anabolics and stimulants to gene transfer therapy and beyond. It presents the following: The history of doping in sport and exercise The latest clinical and scientific research and reference material available concerning the use and abuse of performance-enhancing substances among professional, Olympic-level, college, and high school athletes Important developments in the legal aspects of use in sport and exercise New information related to substance and drug testing The issues surrounding assessment of the efficacy of performance-enhancing substances Information on the new and emerging technologies-s
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A thorough understanding of peripheral nerve injuries (PNIs) is necessary for clinicians who manage the medical care of athletes and decide when an athlete may return to competition. This comprehensive, detailed text will help you identify PNIs in their earliest stages and prevent the complications that can develop when these injuries are not diagnosed and treated correctly. Peripheral Nerve Injuries in the Athlete , featuring contributions from leading sports medicine physicians, is aimed at teaching you the necessary skills for early recognition of neurological deficit as a result of sport injury. You'll gain an understanding of basic neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of neurologic injury and recovery; which PNIs are associated with what sport; and available diagnostic procedures, their limitations, and when they should be ordered. Peripheral Nerve Injuries in the Athlete is designed to show you how to accurately diagnose PNIs and how to understand the difference between movements
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Physical Activity Assessments for Health-Related Research is a comprehensive guide on the use of physical activity instruments in health-related research. Written by internationally known experts in exercise science and physical activity epidemiology, the text provides researchers with practical information about the most effective ways to collect, score, and interpret physical activity data for research purposes. Editor Gregory J. Welk, PhD, expertly compiles the most relevant research on physical activity assessment to help readers understand the history, current trends, and approaches involved in the study of physical activity. Emphasizing instruments for health-related research, the text provides specific resources for analyzing and interpreting data and includes several new assessment techniques. This reference provides the following tools to help you with your research: Reviews of various techniques, including their advantages and their disadvantages, allow you to choose the
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Progress in Motor Control, Volume Two , features 12 chapters by internationally known researchers in the field of motor control. Comprehensive and up to date, the reference reflects the spirit of the great Nikolai Bernstein, one of the founders of the area now defined as motor control and a significant contributor to the structure-function controversy. Progress in Motor Control, Volume Two , preserves many of the features that made the first volume a state-of-the-art reference and presents these new features: A reader-friendly design More than 170 figures to illustrate the scientific ideas expressed Many up-to-date references to help readers find the most current research in the field Less theoretical than the first volume, this book provides readers with valuable information on these subjects: The direct relations of the motor function to neurophysiological and/or biomechanical structures The role of the motor cortex and other brain structures in motor control and motor learning
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Features 30 clear summaries of studies on elementary physical education instruction, class management, program design, workplace conditions, and more Includes practical tips for navigating the typical research report to improve the ability of teachers to glean new ideas and useful facts from research Shows the differences between the vantage point of the researcher and that of the teaching practitioner, and how to find the common ground between the two Covers new teaching strategies, measuring instruments, and program alternatives-and how to think about teaching physical education in more sophisticated ways This textbook and reference provides teachers with valuable insights for using research to improve their teaching. Putting Research to Work in Elementary Physical Education: Conversations in the Gym lets readers eavesdrop on a career-long conversation between a well-known scholar and a topnotch teacher who have a combined 75 years of professional physical education experience.
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This functional CD-ROM provides a compelling software complement to the book The Scientific and Clinical Application of Elastic Resistance . Written by Phillip Page, MS, PT, ATC, CSCS, and Todd Ellenbecker, MS, PT, SCS, OCS CSCS, two prominent physical therapists and researchers in the field, the software contains all the exercises in the book, making it one of the most thorough collections of elastic resistance exercises available. The CD-ROM is set up in the PhysioTools platform and allows users to order, edit, and download exercise programs, as well as : sort exercises by body part, sport or activity, or special population for quick reference; develop protocols for elastic resistance exercises; and provide clean-printed handouts with instructions for patients. The CD-ROM has information on 14 different areas of the body. You can develop individualized programs for patients and clients. Print out photos of the exercises to share with your patients or clients so that you can deve
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Gain a solid base in the science behind elastic resistance exercise and learn the latest clinical applications for rehabilitation and fitness. The Scientific and Clinical Application of Elastic Resistance is the most comprehensive guide to elastic resistance exercise. With this expansive reference, students and clinicians will learn how to deliver the most effective clinical and home exercise programs for patients and clients as well as tailor individual programs to improve physical conditioning and sport-specific abilities. The book's 430 photographs show how to perform a variety of exercises using elastic resistance bands and tubing. The companion CD-ROM (which can be purchased separately from the link below when it is available) contains all the exercises in the book, making it one of the most complete collections of elastic resistance exercises available. The CD-ROM is set up in the PhysioTools platform and allows users to order, edit, and download exercise programs, as well a
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The Senior Fitness Test Software is a companion resource to the Senior Fitness Test Manual. It aids the user in tracking the test scores of older adults, comparing the scores to national norms, and printing useful reports on participants' functional fitness levels. The software offers calculators and several options for reports that can be used in conjunction with the Senior Fitness Test. Anyone who administers the test will find the Senior Fitness Test Software to be a great resource for accurate and efficient record keeping. System Requirements IBM PC compatible with Pentium� processor Windows� 9.x/2000/NT 4.0 At least 16 MB RAM with 32 MB recommended 2x CD-ROM drive 32 MB hard drive space Printer (optional) 256 colors VGA color monitor Sound card and Speakers (optional) Mouse
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Finally, there are standard guidelines for managing suspected spine injuries on the field and avoiding secondary injury. The Spine Injury Management Education Kit is the ultimate tool for bringing athletic trainers and emergency professionals up to speed on treatment techniques. This comprehensive training kit builds on the latest information for treating spine-injured athletes and helps you bring to life step-by-step strategies for ideal care of injured athletes, whether they be involved in football, lacrosse, soccer, gymnastics, or a variety of other sports. The contents of the kit are based on the 2001 landmark report 'Pre hospital Care of the Spine-Injured Athlete: A Document From the Inter-Association Task Force for Appropriate Care of the Spine-Injured Athlete.' Led by the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA), the task force consists of representatives from more than 30 emergency medical associations and sports medicine organizations across the country. In this repo
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