Effect of a Volleyball Course on Health-Related Fitness Components of University Students
Physical educators need to evaluate the physical education (PE) curriculum they provide to their students. One way is through regular health-related fi tness assessments. Physical education programs have improved fi tness levels of schoolchildren, but such data is rare for university students. The...
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| description | Physical educators need to evaluate the physical education (PE) curriculum they provide to their students. One
way is through regular health-related fi tness assessments. Physical education programs have improved fi tness
levels of schoolchildren, but such data is rare for university students. The aim of this study was to determine
the eff ect of a volleyball course on the health-related fi tness of male university students. The participants were
non-PE majors from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. They registered for a volleyball course which
was done twice a week for eight weeks (31 October-29 December 2016, 50 minutes per session). The parameters
assessed were as follows: 1) body composition through body mass index (BMI), 2) muscular endurance through
the 60s curl-up test, 3) fl exibility through the sit and reach test, 4) leg explosive strength through standing long
jump, and 5) cardiovascular endurance through a 1.6 km run. Pre and post measurements were taken and the data
were analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired t-test with SPSS 16. P-values for statistical signifi cance was
set at<0.05 while a Cohen-d>0.2 was considered of practical signifi cance. Data from 145 students were analyzed
(mean (SD) age=20.8 (0.64) years). There were improvements from pre to post in all variables except body mass
and BMI. The data shows evidence that the volleyball course improved the health-related fi tness variables of the
students. This shows a course designed for non-PE majors may improve their fi tness levels if well designed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e6bc4c36cf28436fae48b5137f15b1c52022-12-21T19:11:51ZengMontenegrin Sports Academy and Faculty for Sport and Physical EducationSport Mont1451-74852337-03512018-02-01161414310.26773/smj.180209Effect of a Volleyball Course on Health-Related Fitness Components of University StudentsMohammed Hamdan Hashem Mohammed0King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Physical Education Department, Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaPhysical educators need to evaluate the physical education (PE) curriculum they provide to their students. One way is through regular health-related fi tness assessments. Physical education programs have improved fi tness levels of schoolchildren, but such data is rare for university students. The aim of this study was to determine the eff ect of a volleyball course on the health-related fi tness of male university students. The participants were non-PE majors from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. They registered for a volleyball course which was done twice a week for eight weeks (31 October-29 December 2016, 50 minutes per session). The parameters assessed were as follows: 1) body composition through body mass index (BMI), 2) muscular endurance through the 60s curl-up test, 3) fl exibility through the sit and reach test, 4) leg explosive strength through standing long jump, and 5) cardiovascular endurance through a 1.6 km run. Pre and post measurements were taken and the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired t-test with SPSS 16. P-values for statistical signifi cance was set at<0.05 while a Cohen-d>0.2 was considered of practical signifi cance. Data from 145 students were analyzed (mean (SD) age=20.8 (0.64) years). There were improvements from pre to post in all variables except body mass and BMI. The data shows evidence that the volleyball course improved the health-related fi tness variables of the students. This shows a course designed for non-PE majors may improve their fi tness levels if well designed.http://www.sportmont.ucg.ac.me/clanci/SMJ_February_2018_Mohammed_41-43.pdfvolleyballuniversity studentshealth-related fi tnessphysical education |
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| title | Effect of a Volleyball Course on Health-Related Fitness Components of University Students |
| title_full | Effect of a Volleyball Course on Health-Related Fitness Components of University Students |
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| title_sort | effect of a volleyball course on health related fitness components of university students |
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