The purpose of this study was to compare the leadership potential of students from upper level division students majoring in Physical Education as compared to students majoring in Recreation. Two psychological tests were utilized to measure leadership potential between these groups. They were the Leadership Ability Evaluation and the Leadership Q-Sort Test, which yielded data in 12 variables. Analysis of this data revealed that there was significant difference at the .05 level in three of the twelve variables. A comparison of all means for the two tests favored the Recreation majors over the Physical Education majors in leadership potential. In the areas where measurable differences occurred it could aid the advisement process if leadership tests were to be administered at the beginning of college, so that the data could be used to help students consider their choice more carefully between Physical Education and Recreation as a major.

Postural stability assessment tools are one of the many ways concussions can be assessed and return to play decisions can be made; two of which are the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) and force plate technology. OBJECTIVE: Validate the modified BESS used by Utah State University by comparing it to equivalent tests on the NeuroCom Balance Manager System. METHODS: 114 current or previous Utah State football players ranging in age from 18-24. Each athlete conducted a baseline BESS test during their pre-participation physical and NeuroCom testing was conducted during the summer of 2011. NeuroCom testing included a modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction on Balance (mCTSIB) both on a firm and foam surface, a single leg stance test with eyes open and closed on both a firm and foam surface, and a tandem walk test where end sway was recorded. BESS testing was done depending on when the athlete arrived at Utah State. Correlations were reported for athletes that arrived for the current year and also for the athletes that arrived for any year prior to that. A Welch's T-Test was conducted to analyze any differences between the two groups. The tandem stance on the foam condition for the BESS had a statistically significant difference, so that variable was excluded and the adjusted correlations were then reported. There were eight correlation conditions that were determined by the individuals who could and could not complete the entire time on the single leg stance with eyes closed on a firm as well as a foam surface. RESULTS: The only variable associated with the NeuroCom Balance Manager that had consistent correlations with the composite BESS score was the CTSIB foam condition; with a 0.28 correlation with individuals regardless of single leg stance with eyes closed, 0.39 with individuals who completed the whole time on the firm without consideration for the foam, 0.27 with individuals who did not complete the whole time on the foam without consideration for the firm and 0.39 with individuals who could complete the whole time on the firm but not on the foam. CONCLUSION: There appears to be some correlation with CTSIB foam conditions and the composite BESS.

It is highly desired, by authorities in the field of education, that costumes be required of students when participating in physical education activities. Since most schools do require all students to take part in physical education, it is believed that the proper wearing apparel adds to the effectiveness and wholesomeness of the class.

Intramural sports appeared in schools long before interscholastic athletics. Students within schools formed clubs and compted against one another. This student intramural competition increased until in 1915 Michigan and Ohio State each inaugurated a department of intramural athletics under the direction of one man. In 1915 John Wilce wrote the first treatise on intramural sports. In the army camps of World War I this type of intramural activity received a tremendous boost. In 1925 the high schools throughout the country began organizing intramural departments. By 1941 the enthusiam of physical education instructors for a comprehensive intramural program had become so great that over 400 of them met in Chicago to discuss high school intramural activities. Their discussions brought out the great interest that was being developed in intramural sports. Even then many schools were hiring skilled instructors to direct intramural programs, and educational administrators, in planning new buildings, were including space and equimpent for intramural sports. Since 1941 the scope and popularity of the intramural sports program has grown even faster. A number of outstanding changes have taken place in intramural sports; the curriculum has been enlarged from five to ten or more sports, more money has been appropriated by school boards for these activities, more satisfactory arrangements for the use of varsity equipment, and facilities have been worked out. Today the intramural sports program is serving as a laboratory for physical education classes; skills taught in these classes are used in intramural sports programs. Intramural sports are fast becoming part of the regular school curriculum instead of just as extra-curricular activity. It is the purpose of this study to determine the status of the intramural sports programs in the high schools of Utah. The study should be helpful to both administrators and intramural directors. An administrator should know the characteristics of an effective intramural sports program and the prevailing practices with regard to intramural sprots program in schools of similar size and conditions. Such knowledge will enable him to inaugurate a new program or evaluate the program already being carried out in his own school. Intramural directors should know how other schools are handling their intramural sports prorograms. The data assembled in this thesis will give them a comprehensive picture of the manner in which intramural activities are carried on in other high shcools in Utah. In this study consideration will be given to the following aspects of the intramural program: organization, administration, physical examinations, officials, units of competition, curriculum, time of day, awards advertising, eligibility, budget and cost, types of schedules, scoring, and the value of an intramural sports program.

Computerized Dynamic Posturography has recently provided a means of objectively measuring balance and postural stability. Using this technology to compare pre-injured data with post-injury data can aid athletic trainers in monitoring the assessment of balance while determining when to return an athlete to participation. The purpose of this research is to determine if balance measurements are influenced by injury and the rate at which balance is restored as the athlete is returned to play. A qualitative design was conducted using a case study format. Seven female Division I soccer athletes served as subjects. All subjects experienced lower extremity injuries during the competitive season and were returned to play during that same season. Subjects' balance, postural sway, and stability were measured in spring using the Neurocom® Smart Balance Master. These measurements included Sensory Organization Test, Motor Control Test (MCT), and Adaptation Test (ADT). Once injured the subjects were measured: (1) as soon as they were able to bear weight on the affected leg; (2) once they were cleared to return to play; and (3) 2 weeks after they had returned to play. The measurements were compared to the baseline testing and also to each other in order to determine changes in balance throughout the rehabilitation and return to play process. Compared to the athlete's baseline data, post-injury data showed weight symmetry changes (unloading involved limb), increased latency scores during the ADT, and ankle/hip dominance shifting toward hip preference. As the rehabilitation process continued, most of the variables that had been disrupted migrated toward a return to pre-injury baseline. Two weeks after the subjects had been cleared to return to participation the majority of balance variables were either equal to or greater than baseline. Athletic trainers need to consider many factors when determining when an athlete should be cleared to participate following an injury. Balance and postural stability are important factors in decreasing re-injury as well as improving overall performance. Utilizing new technologies that provide more objective information on balance gives the clinicians more information to help them make return-to-play decisions.

It is the purpose of this study to make a complete recreation survey of Lodi with the idea of determining the need for a community sponsored recreation program. Lodi as a community is anxious to develop the welfare of its citizens. With the advancement and betterment of the community in mind, the results of this report are to be studied, checked, and acted upon by all groups interested in a community recreation program. For the purpose of clarification, recreation will be treated as leisure-time activity as for most people the opportunities for it are largely confined to their leisure hours. Dr. John H. Finley has pointed out, "the word, 'recreation' is broad enough to include play-music, the drama, the crafts, every free activity and especially creative activity for the enrichment of life".1 These findings will present the many factors showing the place of a community recreation program in our modern city life.

It was in the belief that a summary of the course content of state courses of study in health education would be of value and interest in the light of present trends in curriculum construction that this study was written. The purpose of this investigation was to survey sixteen state courses of study compiled by their respective state education departments, to determine the details of content considered most essential in health education at the high school level.

There have bean many arguments, pro and con, about which boys make the best athletes. One very well known college coach, so the legend goes, would do his recruiting of football players in the following manner. He would drive around the country and every time he saw a prospective football player plowing a field he would stop and ask directions to the next town. If the boy just told him how to get there he would depart, but if the boy picked up the plow and pointed in the direction he should go he would immediately ask him to come to his school to play football for him. Stories of this type have brought to the investigator's mind a problem which it is felt could be developed and to which definite conclusions could be attached. Statement of problem. It was the purpose of this study to ascertain which group -- rural or urban -- produces the better athlete.

The present material that would be acceptable in the high school physical education class required a study of the various types of dances from Hawaii. There appeared to be two main classifications of dance forms: the modern and ancient. In the modern form, hip, torso, simple and intricate step patterns, as well as hand and arm motions, are used to convey the meaning and rhythm of the music . This style is not readily adaptable to the high school situation, nor does it lend itself to transmission by written form. The ancient danses, on the other hand, relied upon the hands and arms to convey meaning leaving the torso free to augment the motion of the hands. The foot movement was also minor with many of the dances remaining stationary or moving not more than one step in one direction before returning to the original position.

Teachers in physical education, in common with all other teachers, are confronted with two problems. One relates to the question of what to teach and the other related to the question of how to teach. The first is referred to as the content of the curriculum, and the second is considered the technique of teaching. The application of sound teaching techniques with the use of properly selected and organized activities will increase the effectiveness of skills teaching. This thesis does not take up the technique or method of teaching, rather it is concerned with the matter of formulating a partial course of study for some of the activities that should be taught at Lodi Union High School.