Nelson Foster

• Horizon Research Publishing

The first phase of sports coaching often determines whether children maintain an interest into the next phase of coaching, therefore, parental support for children's sports activities in early childhood is very important. This qualitative research aims to explore the four dimensions of social support: emotional support, instrumental support, inform...

Background: Chronic hip, knee, and ankle injuries are very common issues in the whole world. Musculoskeletal disorder hampers the development in several sectors including training and athletes' performance. Social, industrial, economic, and education declines are often caused by poor muscular-articular problems. This research aims to reveal the eff...

Background: Kata is a series of moves competed in karate that require agility in its movements. Purpose: This research aimed to determine the validity and reliability of karate agility test in kata category. Method: This was a developmental research. The data were collected using the Delphi technique, involving 7 experts and test-retest. The partic...

Physical fitness was an important aspect for leading a complete life. Women, in general, have lesser involvement on a physical fitness regime. To maintain the youthfulness of body, regular physical activity and exercise was a key ingredient. This study aims to assess the effect of aerobic training on body composition among sedentary women of Manipu...

In patients with total knee arthroplasty, the improvement of knee extensor muscle strength is an important factor in restoring stability, movement and function, and reducing pain. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cryotherapy to improve knee extensor strength and balance ability of total knee arthroplasty patients. I...

The purpose of this study was to compare three clam exercises (clam, modified clam 1, and modified clam 2) used in the Pilates physical fitness system, to examine the activity of the gluteus medius and tensor fascia latae and to determine which of the three exercises maximizes the activity of the gluteus medius while minimizing the activity of the...

In subjects with functional ankle instability, lumbopelvic instability causes instability of the hip and lower extremities. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a lumbopelvic stabilization exercise program on the balance and instability of adults with functional ankle instability. 30 adults with functional ankle instability wer...

The increasing trend of cycling during the Covid-19 pandemic is a common social phenomenon that is common in various countries. This study aims to overview the cycling phenomenon during the Covid-19 Pandemic and the factors causing the cycling trend during a pandemic. In addition, the main highlight is to determine the emergence background of the c...

The study aimed at investigating the degree of availability of crisis management elements in the boards of directors of Jordanian football sport clubs in light of the Corona virus pandemic (COVID-19). The study adopted the descriptive cross-sectional research approach. The sample of the study comprised of (208) members of clubs boards of directors....

The CrossFit training's influence on the morphofunctional state (morphological and functional indicators) of cadets who are the future officers of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces is studied in the paper. The research was conducted at the Odesa Military Academy (Ukraine) at the Faculty of Air Assault Forces training in 2018-2020. 90 male cadets too...

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the implementation of a Special Program in Sports (SPS) in eight secondary school implementers in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Likewise, student-athlete performance in sports competitions in the division level, regional level, and national level athletic meet was also assessed. Methodology: Using a...

Wearable resistance (WR) is an alternative proposed to be used in training with the aim to increase sport performance by allowing specific movements to be performed with additional loading. Although the benefits of allowing more sport-specific movement are undeniable, studies conducted on the effects of this WR in Taekwondo sport are scarce. This s...

Muscle injuries and lactate overload during training or at the end of the season, in top team sports, quickly preclude optimal results and participation. Is total magnesium deficiency responsible for these problems in elite athletes and whether magnesium supplementation improves their muscle metabolism or lactate-pyruvate-metabolism? Methods: In 55...

The forward bending posture is a risk factor that can cause musculoskeletal injury for workers working in industry. Previous studies have been largely concerned with examining the effects of turtle neck, slouched posture, and kyphosis on the scapular upward rotators. However, no studies have investigated the effect of forward bending of the trunk o...

The article examines the impact of military pentathlon classes on the dynamics of the cadets' physical development and functional status in the training process. The research was conducted at the Department of Military Training of the National Academy of Internal Affairs (Ukraine) in 2019-2020. The research involved 18-25 years old cadets (men), wh...

The background of this research is the petanque precision shooting athletes who are inconsistent in obtaining scores. Accuracy is an important part of petanque, especially in the precision shooting numbers, so that it is necessary to have a mental training process that can contribute to the athlete's ability to improve their accuracy. The purpose o...

Quality teaching is inseparable from the learning strategies applied in delivering material in theory and practice. However, implementing learning strategies that will provide meaningful learning and a learning atmosphere for students is not an easy matter because students are unique individuals, different from one another, especially in their cogn...

Service is the basic technique in the Sepaktakraw game. Serve is the initial attack to earn points. To be successful in the implementation of this special technique in Sepaktakraw, a good physical condition and good psychological condition are needed. To see the effect of physical conditions and psychological conditions that have a direct and indir...

The completion of the sports facilities available in each region is not evenly distributed, apart from the 4th largest population in the world, the various sports activities carried out by the community must be supported by means of transport. Support, the availability of sports facilities is affected by the policies of each regional government. SP...

The implementation of mental imagery in the badminton sport coaching is often neglected, especially for beginner badminton coaches. As an integral part of psychological skill training (PST), the intervention of mental imagery could be conducted in education and training programs. The objective of the study is to help improve the knowledge, attitude...

College Sports or Physical Education Teacher Education programs must be able to provide a learning experience that can motivate college students and also equip them to become sports teachers in the future. Motivation has an important function because it can determine the efforts of college students in the learning process and teaching process later...

This study aimed to determine the increase of swimming skills in aquatic training by playing methods for preschool children. The research method used was pre-experimental with a one-shot case study design. The populations were forty swimming participants at the Arhesa Swimming Club. Thirteen preschool children aged four to six years old (five males...

The article analyzes the results of testing the effectiveness of the author’s fitness program “WAY TO A HEALTHY LIFE” and identifies its impact on physical and morphofunctional indicators of student development during quarantine restrictions. The study involved 149 students aged 17-19 of Khmelnytskyi of Humanitarian-Pedagogical Academy. Methods: An...

This study was based on the previous research which found that traditional games given at the elementary level were significantly effective for the improvement of students' socialization in the classroom and the improvement of the quality of students' relationships between classes. This study aimed to examine whether traditional games could affect...

This study was conducted to identify the effects of mobilization, deep cervical flexor training(DCFT), and mixed training on the mobility of adults with nonspecific neck dysfunction. Thirty adults with nonspecific neck dysfunction were selected as subjects through the Korean version of the neck disability index (K-NDI) and classified into a joint m...

This study aims to determine the level of understanding of the teachers in physical education, sports, and health in Muara Padang sub-District about 2013 Curriculum Learning. The research method used in this research is quantitative descriptive. The sample in this study is elementary school teachers in Line 20, Muara Padang sub-district, Banyuasin...

Background: The problem of lack of physical activity of schoolchildren can be solved by supplementing the standard physical education programs at school. Material and methods: Pedagogical experiment lasted nine months, which was attended by 50 children from the second grade. Children were engaged in physical culture at school twice a week for 40 mi...

Self-esteem has been identified as an initial buffer against childhood mental illness and with participation in physical activity as an approach to mental health promotion, as well as additional therapy treatments for mental illness. The purpose of this study was to determine the results of the traditional Sundanese ethnic game intervention on the...

This study examines the influence difference between Life Kinetik training and conventional training on increasing concentration and football playing skills. This exercise has not been widely applied in the training process to improve psychological abilities and football skills. The method used in this study is an experiment with 90 football athlet...

The research aimed to examine the prevalence and comparisons between physical activity and sedentary behavior of early-year children in preschool. The samples were 55 early-year children under five years old whose parents were willing to become participants voluntarily. Considering that the children have a plasticity characteristic, it is possible...

Background: The development of appropriate and comprehensive sports for all levels of society is essential in every regional development step in sports. Various approaches have been made to study the development of sports, but the primary system is sport development and development through sport. At the same time, both systems relate to facilitatin...

This study was aimed at comparing the effects of cervical stabilization exercises with thoracic spine extension exercises and cervical stabilization exercises with breathing exercises on head posture in subjects with the forward head posture (FHP). FHP is a poor habitual neck posture that is defined by the forward translation of the cervical verteb...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide clinical information by comparing abdominal muscle activity and lumbopelvic rotation angle according to proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) lower pattern with pressure biofeedback unit or PNF lower pattern without pressure biofeedback unit in patients with chronic back pain. Methods: In...

Objective: The research objective was to analyze the effect of providing material about Basic Life Support (BLS) on increasing the knowledge of coaches. Methods: This study was an experimental study with one group pretest and posttest design. Subjects of the study were 10 male coaches from Aceh Province, aged 22-32 years, from 5 different types of...

Background: This paper discusses the scientific approach in Physical Education. Physical Education emphasizes personal or body fitness. It promotes healthy living by exercising the body. Purpose: This study was aimed at analyzing the influence of the Physical Education approach to the creativity and physical fitness of high school students in mount...

Background: Basketball is a popular team sport played mostly by men. However, female athletes are quite daunting to play. Aims: This study was designed to explore and unveil the adaptability among female athletes in playing basketball. Settings and Design: Using the qualitative and interpretive orientation research, the study employed a phenomenolo...

Objectives: The results of the study in various countries show that students do not achieve the recommended level of physical activity during physical education class. The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of physical activity of elementary school students in a physical education class and the relation between the level of physical...

People with Intellectual Disability (ID) can and do learn new skills, but they learn them more slowly. Children and adults who were consistently retarded were found to be significantly lower than non-retarded people in measures of physical development, gross motor skills, and fine motor skills. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect...

The challenges of the current industrial revolution era 4.0 have an impact on the skills that must be possessed by the younger generation, one of which is the ability to think creatively to face fast technological developments. Therefore, the research objective was to observe the effect of volleyball on students' creative thinking skills. The metho...

This study aimed at developing a backhand serve test model for junior badminton athletes. The research method used was a research and development method. The samples of the study were more than 120 athletes divided into ten badminton clubs in Central Java. This study involved academics and badminton practitioners with an excellent design validation...

Nowadays, there are a number of non-conventional training methods utilizing science and technology that can improve athlete performances, one of them is NeuroTracker technology. In Indonesia, this technology is still limited. Meanwhile, in developed countries, this method is developing rapidly and implemented for gaining sport achievements, includi...

Objective: The Ministry of Health of Republic of Indonesia (KEMENKES) says that obesity, stress, and degenerative diseases are among the symptoms and impacts of the less participation of Indonesia's youths in doing physical activities. The major goal of the present research is to measure the impact of compulsory sports course on student motivation...

Background: One of the techniques used in football activities with the ball that must be mastered by players is the dribbling technique. Coaches are required to be more careful in choosing and applying a training method so that players can accomplish the exercises quickly and correctly. Purpose: The study was to determine the extent of the effect,...

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the application of the playing understanding training method on the performance of basketball athletes. This study used an experimental research method involving 40 basketball athletes aged 11-14 years in Bandung Regency as the study population. A sample of 20 people was tested for understand...

This study aimed to test the application of the volleyball information system (VIS) based performance appraisal model to assess the performance of volleyball athletes. The research method used a quasi-experimental design with interrupted times-series design. Participants in the study were 12 volleyball athletes who were trained at one of the volley...

Locomotor skill has an important role in the implementation of Physical Education learning, especially sports that require moving places or stresses, such as sprinting, long jump, high jump, and other sports. This study aimed to determine the differences in the student locomotor skills before and after the students played the Ular Tangga game. In a...

This study used a survey method, collecting data used observation, questionnaires, and interviews. The data analysis technique used in this study is qualitative descriptive statistics. The results of observations of questionnaires and interviews are that; 1) There is a need for innovations in designing or developing a media/learning model based on...

This study aims to find the validity and reliability of the agility test with the dribbling and passing of soccer players. Data collection uses the Delphi technique with 5 experts and also test-retest. Twenty football players aged 13-14 years who had been training for one year in junior school soccer classes were used in this study to seek empirica...

The article presents the original methodology for using exercise machines to develop speed and coordination of students playing basketball in order to improve traditional approaches to physical education of basketball players. The introduction of exercise machines in the training process increases the developmental effect of exercises due to the po...

The article is devoted to the research of the influence of crossfit classes, as one of the types of modern sports technologies, upon the development of physical qualities of the cadets. Crossfit is quite popular in all over the world and effectively promotes the development of all physical qualities of a human being. The main purpose of crossfit tr...

Background: The difference of parental involvement in children’s sport activities is a hot social issue when parental socio-economic background is investigated. Parental input, investment and social stratification could influence children’s sport participation. Purpose: This study investigates the levels of parental physical activity and their inve...

Recently, Zumba practices were introduced to enhance the physical and social outcomes of the students. This study ascertains the effectiveness of Zumba exercises (individual-collective) on the physical outputs sought by the physical and health education course offered at the preparatory year for the university students. The current study employs a...

Coaching in sport is a complex activity where several components influence each other to achieve the goal, especially in team sports. Skills, physical abilities, and tactics are not enough, but with strong character by the players increasingly the chances of achieving team success. Researchers have not found coaching models that aim to improve tech...

Background: Futsal tactics are very important elements in supporting athlete performance. Purpose: This study aims to observe and analyze the tactical attack process used by the Pansa FC women's futsal team. Design/methodology/approach: This is a descriptive study with quantitative approach. The research sample was futsal team like Pansa FC, FFYK,...

This study explores the inherent and external factors which influence university students' involvement in physical activity. As the key respondents were reacting to the adapted Exercise Reward Inventory and Participation Motivation questionnaire, 400 students comprising 200 males and 200 females were sampled. It shows that health and fitness (M = 4...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the 60-m sprint training program on the vertical jump height of female youth volleyball players. In this quasi-experimental study, a one-group pretest/posttest design was utilized. Participants were 10 female youth volleyball players (aged 12-15) who were registered in a 12-session sprint train...

The goal of this paper is to explore perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of physical exercise, in particular workouts among students at Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM). These students must ensure that they are clever and fit if they want to be created to become highly profitable staff who are keen to play their part in the dr...

The purpose of our study was to determine the level of motor activity in students, as well as to promote the formation of motivation to engage in physical sports. University students (n= 54, age 17-21 years) divided into 2 groups according to physical activity and sex. For the research, the self-developed questionnaire was used and processed by the...

Exercise can help mitigate mental wellbeing problems that people are likely to suffer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, there are few or no official guidelines on exercising among the strategies for containing the pandemic. It could be due to the fact that the relationship between exercise participation and mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 pan...

Cognitive function is a process of thinking systematically, logically, and analytically. In the present study, it is indispensible and has an important role in the learning process’s success. The enhancement of cognition could change a person's behavior for the better. The thought process depends on the brain's electrical activity and a person's me...