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SPORT BOOKS
Top
2010.07

Geocaching for Schools and Communities

Making sense of sports

No way down: : Life and death on K2

Schoolwide Physical Activity

Race, sport and politics

The really useful physical education book: Learning and teaching across the 7 – 14 age range

 

SPORT BOOKS 2010.06

Tour De Lance: A Wild Ride Through Lance Armstrong's Comeback

What I Love about Cricket ; One man's vain attempt to explain cricket to a teenager who couldn't give a toss

Missing the Boat: Chasing a Childhood Sailing Dream

Kettlebells For Dummies

Two Wheels on my Wagon: A Bicycle Adventure in the Wild West

 

SPORT BOOKS 2010.05

Sport Mechanics for Coaches

101 Youth Fitness Drills Age 12-16

Psychology in Football

The New Rules of Lifting

Living Wild: The Ultimate Guide to Scouting and Fieldcraft

Folens - PE resources for Secondary schools

 

SPORT BOOKS 2010.04

Sports nutrition for women

Schoolwide physical activity

Teaching exercise to children

Physical literacy: Throughout the lifecourse

Cricket drills for young people

 

SPORT BOOKS
2010.03

On Fishing At Sea

The Man Who Cycled The World

999 Questions on the Rules of Golf

Mountain Biking Britain

 

SPORT BOOKS 2010.02

The Complete Practical Encyclopedia of Fitness Training

Sport and PE curriculum resources from Jan Roscoe Publications

Cycle for Life - Bike and Body Health and Maintenance

The complete caving manual

Football for Dummies

 

SPORT BOOKS 2010.01

Sport Nutrition: An Introduction to Energy Production and Performance

Sports Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention

Inclusive Recreation with Web Resource: Programs and Services for Diverse Populations

The Men's Health and The Women's Health Big Book of Exercises

Early Steps Physical Education Curriculum: Theory and Practice for Children Under 8

The Comparative Economics of Sport

 

SPORT BOOKS 2009.12

What is `Tai Chi'?

Why England Lose: and Other Curious Phenomena Explained

Anatomy, Dance Technique and Injury Prevention

Skills and Strategies for Coaching Soccer: The Complete Soccer Coaching Manual

Trampolining

 

SPORT BOOKS 2009.11

A Develyshe Pastime – a History of Football in all its forms

Youth Leadership in Sport and Physical Education

Be Expert with Map and Compass

Football Economics and Policy

Everybody move - A multimedia package for daily physical activity

Ken Schultz's Essentials of Fishing

Royal Marines Fitness Manual: Improve Your Personal Fitness the Marines Way

Transforming Play: Teaching Tactics and Game Sense

 

SPORT BOOKS 2009.10

Drugs, Alcohol and Sport: A Critical History

Leisure Studies

Frommer's Best Hiking Trips in Hawaii

The London Football Companion

Philosophical Perspectives on Gender in Sport and Physical Activity

Lance Armstrong: My Comeback

Nutrition and Football

 

SPORT BOOKS 2009.09

Yachting: Start to Finish

Thirteen reasons to take up Nordic walking

Dribble!: The Unbelievable Encyclopaedia of Football

Key Concepts in Sports Studies

Sociology of Sport and Social Theory

Globalization and Football

Interactive Functional Anatomy

Children, Play, and Development

Hip-Hop Health DVD - Learning concepts through physical activity

 

SPORT BOOKS 2009.08

'A Practical Guide to Achieving Excellence and High Quality Leadership in Primary Physical Education'

Kitesurfing in the Waves: The Complete Guide

Martindale's Drugs Restricted in Sport Pocket Companion

Learning Through Sport : Improve SATs performance through fun sports activities.

Strength and Conditioning for Team Sports

 

SPORT BOOKS 2009.07

Exercise Physiology Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance

Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society

Wilderness Survival For Dummies

The Pilgrimage - 50 Places to Surf Before You Die

Sonia O'Sullivan - My Story

Organised Fun

SPORT BOOKS 2009.06

Fitness Cycling eBook

Nutritional Concerns in Recreation, Exercise, and Sport

Eat for Goals!

Human Muscle Fatigue

Whats new for Sports Studies

Positive Youth Development Through Sport

 

SPORT BOOKS 2009.05

Fair and Foul: Beyond the Myths and Paradoxes of Sport

Sports for Fun - several new titles
... plus... Google

Protein Shakes for the Brain - 91 Games and Exercises to Work Your Mind’s Muscle to the Max

The Marathon FAQ

Developing Effective Physical Activity Programs

Until It Hurts: America's Obsession with Youth Sports and How It Harms Our Kids

Surfing: Mastering Waves from Basic to Intermediate

 

SPORT BOOKS 2009.04

101 Youth Hockey Drills

I Golf Therefore I Am--Nuts!

Soccer's Missing Men - Schoolteachers and the Spread of Association Football

Bike Repair & Maintenance For Dummies

Ian Wright's Fitter Families

 

SPORT BOOKS
2009.03

Qualitative Research in Physical Activity and the Health Professions

Run Your First Marathon

Blood over Water

Netball - Know the Game (new edition)

 

SPORT BOOKS 2009.02

A social history of English Rugby Union

Football fans around the world

Applied Sport Management Skills with Web Resource

Physical Activity and Health

PE to 16

The Girl's Guide to Action Sports

 

SPORT BOOKS 2009.01

Exploring Exercise Science

Introduction to Kinesiology - Studying Physical Activity

Sports Injury Prevention

Sport (The Art of Living Series)

Winter Climbing+

An Introduction to Drugs in Sport

Sport Psychology

 

SPORT BOOKS 2008.12

Know the Game Netball - 4th Edition available Jan. 2009

Triathlon training for Dummies

Dance Technique, Injury Prevention and Care of the Dancer available 2009

Physical Activity and Health Promotion: Evidence-based Approaches to Practice available Jan. 2009

101 Youth Football Drills - Age 12 to 16 available 2009

 

SPORT BOOKS 2008.11

Can We Have Our Balls Back, Please? - How the British Invented Sport

Physical Activity and Health Promotion

Motivating People to Be Physically Active

Performance Assessment for Field Sports

 

SPORT BOOKS 2008.10

Traditional Barn Dances With Calls & Fiddling

Physical Activity and Nutrition for Health

Deviance and Social Control in Sport

The making of champions: Roots of the sporting mind

10-minute toughness: The mental exercise program for winning before the game begins

Football on This Day

Children's Games in Street and Playground

 

SPORT BOOKS 2008.08

Understanding sports coaching

'Race' and sport

Science and Racket Sports IV

Hockey - Know the Game 4th ed.

Runner's World Guide to Road Racing

 

SPORT BOOKS 2008.06

Safe Practice in Physical Education and School Sport - New 2008 Edition

Bob Woolmer’s Art and Science of Cricket

The Official Stockport County Quiz Book

Mathematics and Science for Exercise and Sport

 

SPORT BOOKS 2008.05

Physiology of Sport and Exercise-4th Edition

Sport and Exercise Psychology: The Key Concepts By Ellis Cashmore

The Lady Footballers - Struggling to Play in Victorian Britain By James Lee

 

SPORT BOOKS 2008.04

Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour - Smith & Biddle

The comic strip history of Man Utd drawn by former Roy of the Rovers illustrator Bob Bond

The Cricket Quiz Book

The Official History of the Olympic Games and the IOC: Athens to Beijing, 1894–2008 by David Miller

 

SPORT BOOKS 2008.03

Safe Practice - everything you need to know about safety in physical education and school sport.

Junior Athletics for Playground and Field - Jim Hall

Sport and Exercise Psychology: The Key Concepts - Ellis Cashmore

 

SPORT BOOKS 2008.02

The SAGE Dictionary of Sports Studies

The 'Know the Game' series of books

Sport and Society: Second Edition

Culture, Politics and Sport - Blowing the Whistle, Revisited

SPORT BOOKS
2008.01

In Pursuit of Excellence:A Student Guide to Elite Sports Development, by Michael Hill. Published May 2007

The 'Know the Game' series of books

Pure Sport: Practical Sport Psychology, by John Kremer, Aidan P. Moran. Published January 2008

Group Dynamics in Exercise and Sport Psychology, Edited by Mark Beauchamp & Mark Eys. Published December 2007

     
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FEATURED SPORTS
Top
2010.07

CANOE POLO- The BCU Canoe Polo

CANOE POLO - The International Federation

CANOE POLO - New Zealand

CANOE POLO - Australia

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2010.06

WILD SWIMMING - exploring Britain's outdoor swimming places

WILD SWIMMING - The River and Lake Swimming Association

WILD SWIMMING - The Outdoor Swimming Society

WILD SWIMMING - Wild Swim by Kate Rew

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2010.05

POMMEL HORSE - from the BBC

POMMEL HORSE - Basic moves

POMMEL HORSE - Sam Oldham

POMMEL HORSE - some clubs

 

FEATURED SPORTS
2010.04

GOLF - Tri-Golf: a 'mini' version for young children

GOLF - Golf Xtreme: a new game for young teenagers

GOLF - Golf Roots Centre in your area

GOLF - Skills from the BBC

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2010.03

SKATEBOARDING - How to do...Backside nose blunt

SKATEBOARDING - UKSA

SKATEBOARDING - Skateboarding guides

SKATEBOARDING - Relentless NASS Action Sports & Music Festival

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2010.02

INDOOR CLIMBING - Is there a wall near you?

INDOOR CLIMBING - Wikipedia

INDOOR CLIMBING - Competitions in Bristol

INDOOR CLIMBING - Knots for climbers

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2010.01

SHINTY - The Camanachd Association

SHINTY - Women's shinty

SHINTY - Shinty in England

SHINTY - Wikipedia

 

FEATURED SPORTS
2009.12

ICE RINK ACTIVITIES - National Ice Skating Assoc.

ICE RINK ACTIVITIES - Ice Hockey UK

ICE RINK ACTIVITIES - Streatham Schools Ice Skating Programme

ICE RINK ACTIVITIES - Short track speed skating

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2009.11

KABADDI - Kabaddi at Grange School, Oldham

KABADDI - Wikipedia

KABADDI - kabaddistar.com

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2009.10

INDOOR CYCLING - The Wattbike

INDOOR CYCLING - The Wattbike project

INDOOR CYCLING - The Wattbike University Project

INDOOR CYCLING - Lichfield's Friary Grange Leisure Centre

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2009.09

SAND & LAND YACHTING - British Federation of Sand & Land Yacht Clubs

SAND & LAND YACHTING - On an airfield

SAND & LAND YACHTING - On sand

SAND & LAND YACHTING - International

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2009.08

HIGH JUMP - Wikipedia

HIGH JUMP - How to do...the high jump

HIGH JUMP - Alessia Trost World Youth High Jump Champion (1.87 High Jump)

HIGH JUMP - Katarina Thompson World Youth Heptathlon Champion (1.82 High Jump)

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2009.07

FLOORBALL - Youth Competitions

FLOORBALL - Great Britain Floorball & Unihockey Association

FLOORBALL - Junior Floorball at Farnham Sports Centre

FLOORBALL - International Floorball Federation

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2009.06

GAELIC FOOTBALL - Gaelic Athletic Association

GAELIC FOOTBALL - The Ladies Gaelic Football Association of Ireland

GAELIC FOOTBALL - Gaelic Football & Hurling Association of Australasia

GAELIC FOOTBALL - Warwickshire Schools GAA

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2009.05

ROLLER HOCKEY - National Roller Hockey Association of England

ROLLER HOCKEY - Eastern Counties Roller Hockey Association

ROLLER HOCKEY - Wikipedia

ROLLER HOCKEY - Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2009.04

SEPAK TAKRAW (Kick Volleyball) - Wikipedia

SEPAK TAKRAW - Takraw USA

SEPAK TAKRAW - Singapore

SEPAK TAKRAW - Canada

SEPAK TAKRAW - Asian Beach Games video

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2009.03

KAYAKING - British Canoe Club

KAYAKING - FInd a club

KAYAKING - The Canoe England scheme for Young People

KAYAKING - Information for Schools and Education

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2009.02

TRAMPOLINING - Schools Trampolining

TRAMPOLINING - Olympics 2008

TRAMPOLINING - Beginners guide

TRAMPOLINING - Competitions

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2009.01

GOALBALL - At the London 2012 Paralympic Games

GOALBALL - City GoalBall for sighted players

GOALBALL - Goalball UK

GOALBALL - Video

GOALBALL - GB Women’ Goalball in Brazil

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2008.12

WRESTLING - The British Wrestling Association

WRESTLING - Wrestling clubs

WRESTLING - London 2012

WRESTLING - Middleton and Wirksworth Freestyle Wrestling Club

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2008.11

ROGAINE - ROGAINE is an ackronym for "Rugged Outdoor Group Activity Involving Navigation and Endurance". The word however predates this definition; it was originally coined as the first few letters of the founders' names (Rod, Gail and Neil

ROGAINE - The International Rogaining Federation

ROGAINE - Ireland

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2008.10

CURLING - 'Curling Today' The Scottish Curler magazine's news blog

CURLING - British Curling

CURLING - The English Curling Association

CURLING - Welsh Curling

CURLING - Fenton's Rink, Kent

CURLING - Wheelchair Curling

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2008.08

HURLING - All about Hurling

HURLING - Under-16 Hurling Continental Youth Championship

HURLING - 2008 Indoor Hurling Championship

HURLING - Gaelic Games in Britain

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2008.06

ROCK-IT-BALL

ROCK-IT-BALL - International

ROCK-IT-BALL - Resource pack for teachers

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2008.05

KORFBALL - is a mixed team ball game

KORFBALL - British Korfball Association

KORFBALL - International Korfball Federation

KORFBALL - Scorpions Korfball Club

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2008.04

DISC SPORTS - Catch the spirit

DISC SPORTS - Discology: disc sport

DISC SPORTS - UK Ultimate Association

DISC SPORTS - DISC SPORTS UK

DISC SPORTS - World Flying Disc Federation

DISC SPORTS - AIRBADGERS one of the best school teams

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2008.03

ORIENTEERING - British Schools Orienteering Association

ORIENTEERING - Trail Orienteering

ORIENTEERING - Ozone

ORIENTEERING - World Schools Championship Orienteering 21-27 April 2008

ORIENTEERING - Year 8 Starter Quiz

ORIENTEERING - British Schools Champions 2007

 

FEATURED SPORTS 2008.02

INDOOR ROWING - The Amateur Rowing Association

INDOOR ROWING - The Concept2 Indoor Rower

INDOOR ROWING - National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships

INDOOR ROWING - Know the Game book

INDOOR ROWING - The Sir Steve Redgrave Website

INDOOR ROWING - English Indoor Rowing Championship

FEATURED SPORTS 2008.01

DANCE - Using dance to raise young people's self-esteem

DANCE - National Youth Dance Festival 2008

DANCE - The Health Benefits of Creative Dance: improving children's physical and psychological wellbeing

DANCE - Cumbria ACE Dance Festival & Toolkit for Schools

DANCE - The National Dance Teachers Association

DANCE - Dance for Life 2008

DANCE - LABAN

     
 
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SURVEYS
Top
2008.08

Taking Part: England's survey of culture, leisure and sport:

Fit to Succeed

 

SURVEYS 2008.05

Fit to Succeed

 

SURVEYS 2008.04

School Cricket Survey

 

SURVEYS 2008.03

Fit to Succeed survey demo - if you were a young person you would try it out and get an assessment of how fit to succeed you are

 

SURVEYS 2008.02

South Derbyshire Youth and Junior Needs Surveys

Fit to Succeed

Exercise to calories counter and Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator

SURVEYS 2008.01

Taking Part: The National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport - released May 2007. and... Chapter 8 - Active Sport
and... Headline findings from the child survey

Fit to Succeed

2007 School Sport Survey: Schools tell us about the levels of participation in PE and school sport in partnership schools

Young People into 2007 - Pupils tell us about their enjoyment and participation in exercise and sport

     
 

 

STUDIES
Top
2008.09

Exercise could be a useful tool in helping pregnant women to give up smoking

Research Assistant - Field based testing of wheelchair athletes

This study compared physical activity levels between white and South Asian children in the UK

PhD Studentship Evaluation of the ‘Fit for Girls’ programme

A number of PE teachers do not appear to be effectively promoting health and physical activity in secondary schools, according to a Loughborough university study

 

STUDIES 2008.08

Study Abroad Studentships support an extended period of advanced study or research at a centre of learning in any overseas country, with the exception of the USA.

Casual staff (based across the UK) to deliver practical skipping workshops to teachers and youth leaders in schools across the UK.

Research Fellowships are open to experienced researchers - no restrictions on academic discipline - awards are not limited to those holding appointments in higher education.

Sports Physiology PhD Studentship

Sweat in the city - an innovative research project designed to win a better understanding of how to motivate women to become more active

Upper Primary/Early Secondary Physical Education PhD Studentship

Southampton's Street Sport programme

Research and Study Opportunities in Paediatric Exercise Science

 

STUDIES 2008.06

Guidelines, on how much physical activity children need to boost their health and stave off obesity need, to be revised

Graduate Teaching Assistant/PhD Research Student in Exercise Psychology

Achieving 'high quality' physical education

 

STUDIES 2008.05

Promoting physical activity for children: consultation on the evidence

PhD Studentship: Can pedometer strategies improve the effectiveness of the MEND family intervention programme for overweight/obese children in Worcestershire?

Compared with older generations, current young adults in Ireland played more sport as children and are continuing to play more as adults. Gaelic games are in relative decline participation is merely steady, while for most other sports it is growing substantially.

PhD Research Studentship: Globalisation and Sport

 

STUDIES 2008.04

Second genetic link to weight and obesity

Adolescents who defy the trends and choose to exercise

Just 20 minutes of exercise per week can boost your mental health and help lift depression and anxiety, a new study suggests

 

STUDIES 2008.03

Welcome to The Energy Project - A creative journey to active and energise girls in schools

Schools Energy Audit - Final Report

Three-year research project hopes to identify the reasons that many 11 to 15-year-old girls avoid sports.

Men who regularly read ‘lads’ magazines’ are increasingly obsessive about their body image resulting in them doing excessive exercise and possibly taking steroids to improve their physique

Exercise dependence, self-esteem and identity reinforcement: A comparison of three universities in the United Kingdom

The experience of community sport development: a case study of Blaenau Gwent

 

STUDIES 2008.02

People who exercise more in their free time appear to be biologically younger than their more sedentary counterparts.

Acne may prevent people from participating in sport and exercise

PhD Studentship:Tackling Social Inclusion Issues in North-East England through Sport

Do you have to pay for a sporting chance? State schools are playing less sport, independents, more.

PhD Studentship: Physical Activity Levels in the UK

The Scout Association: A study of attitudes and behaviour to inform the development and promotion of outdoor activities

STUDIES 2008.01

Know the Score 2008 - The Positive impact of the Sports College Network. Youth Sport Trust Report

The Measurement and Interpretation of Children's Physical Activity

Obesity in Young People - School incentives to take up more physical exercise proved elusive

     
 

 

PARTNERSHIPS
Top
2008.09 

Cambridge School and College Sport Partnership

South Hunsley School and College Sport Partnership

Hyndburn & Ribble Valley School and College Sports Partnership

 

PARTNERSHIPS 2008.08 

The Outwood Grange College Sports Partnership

Norfolk School Sports Partnerships

 

PARTNERSHIPS 2008.06 

Dover District School Sport Partnership

Lewisham School Sport Partnership

 

PARTNERSHIPS 2008.05 

Cotswold School Sports Partnership

Holgate School Sports Partnership

 

PARTNERSHIPS 2008.04 

Tunbridge Wells School Sports Partnership

Tameside School Sports Partnership

 

PARTNERSHIPS 2008.03 

Southern Warwickshire School Sport Partnership

Toynbee School Sport Partnership

 

PARTNERSHIPS 2008.02 

King Edward VII School Sports Partnership - West Norfolk

Ashington School Sports Partnership - Northumberland

PARTNERSHIPS
2008.01 

Corby, Oundle and Thrapston School Sports Partnership

Cambridge School Sports Partnership

     
 

 

WORKSHOPS
Top
2008.09

Sport Leaders UK will be running a free Women Get Set Go! Tutors Workshop day on Tuesday 11th November

Sports Leadership Tutor training days

 

WORKSHOPS 2008.08

Staffordshire

London Community Sports Network

University of Edinburgh

 

WORKSHOPS 2008.06

Female only boxing tutor course

 

WORKSHOPS 2008.05

Sport and physical activity in London

West Yorkshire Sport

Hertfordshire Sports workshops/courses

 

WORKSHOPS 2008.04

Safeguarding Young People and Vulnerable Adults in Sport and Exercise Science

Sports Coach UK workshops in your region

 

WORKSHOPS 2008.03

Herts Sports Partnership 2008/2009 Workshop Programme

Sport England events

 

WORKSHOPS 2008.02

National workshops in Sports and Exercise Sciences

Supporting sport & physical activity in London

West Yorkshire sport courses

Dance Workshop Weekends

Play and health: Investigating the links

WORKSHOPS
2008.01

Manchester and Newcastle - Increasing Children’s Physical Activity through School and Sports Clubs: Take Home Messages for Practitioners

Regional - Sports Coach Workshops

Sport Leeds Seminar 2008 - 'Creating sporting pathways'

     
 

 

OTHER
Top
2008.09 

Kickz Goals Thru Football

Beijing feats inspire Britain into action

 

OTHER 2008.08 

Sports injuries in Teens

Future Olympic hopefuls? - Results from the UK School Games

Increasing Participation in Sport: The Role of the Coach

 

OTHER 2008.06 

The Sports Network encompasses many sports with over 50 websites covering most of the main sports around the world

Internet resources for Olympic studies

Pro Coach Cricket Academy has an aim of giving cricketers of all standards the opportunity to improve their cricket.

CyclingLinks aim to provide a one-stop online resource of cycling and bike related links and contact information.

Cyber cycling hits Bedfordshire

Girls Football Takes Off In Northumberland

Cycle-route - for those looking for a new cycle route, bike ride, or single track

 

OTHER 2008.05 

Build a brighter future for young people through sport

Are you interested in asking a successful athlete to visit your school / organisation?

Buy once give twice: supporting sports and other charities

 

OTHER 2008.04 

"Fit for girls" - A new drive in Scotland to get teenage girls involved in physical activity

FE, volunteering and sport

Green gym for the community

 

OTHER 2008.03 

Rugby will be used in Caerphilly to tackle bad behaviour among teenagers at risk of offending

Mentor supporting positive alternatives and the drug free buzz!

First Female Footballers celebrate an Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence Qualification

New apprenticeship in athletics for 2012 Olympic hopefuls

 

OTHER 2008.02 

Bike to school week

Dame Kelly Holmes - the official website

Olympic Stadium school study announced: a review to explore the possibility of establishing a school at the Olympic stadium site after the 2012 Games.

Brooksbank School's first girls' team: a scoring success

Loughborough launches first women’s centre of cricket excellence

OTHER
2008.01 

Become a Sports Leader

     
 

 

INTERNATIONAL
Top
2008.08

High impact activities such as jumping and skipping that can easily be incorporated into warm-ups before sports and physical education classes, have been shown to benefit bone health in Australian adolescents.

Athletes' and spectators' brains light up when talking sports - Univ. of Chicago

8 of every 10 Spanish adolescents who play a sport do not smoke

The physiological methods employed by well-trained runners in order to complete and perform well in marathons

Therapeutic massage can speed recovery after a sports injury

Older runners appear less likely to become disabled, may survive longer

Cheerleading injuries - The National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research in North Carolina shows high school cheerleading accounted for 65% of all catastrophic sports injuries among high school females over the past 25 years.

How the colour red affects a referee's judgment

Exercise - Genetically identical twins showed no difference in anxious and depressive symptoms when one in the pair exercised more than the other

Immigrant children less active? - Immigrant children in the US appear to be less physically active and less likely to participate in sports than US born children

Researchers identify drugs that enhance exercise endurance

 

INTERNATIONAL 2008.06

Caffeine combined with carbohydrates following exercise can help refuel the muscle faster

Non-athletic girls 'are at risk of developing osteoporosis'

Extra sleep improves athletic performance

Trends in regular organized sports participation of Canadian children aged 5 to 14

People in the Netherlands who live in green areas exercise less

"Directed thinking" led to an increase in exercise performance and fitness in sedentary US college students.

 

INTERNATIONAL 2008.05

School knee injuries in the US compared by sport and gender: While boys had a higher overall rate of knee injury, girls' knee injuries were more severe.

In Portugal, females may reduce much of their physical activity during late adolescence

US Children & Adolescent Overuse Injuries: The Neglected Pandemic?

 

INTERNATIONAL 2008.04

In France, obese boys are better off doing less intensive exercise if they are to shed the pounds effectively
and...Article

Physically active older teenagers in Canada don’t necessarily eat a healthier diet than their less-active contemporaries.

Changing the American school environment curbs weight gain in children

Don't worry, be (moderately) happy, American research suggests

Gender-integrating sport helps improve men’s attitudes toward women, US study shows

The weekly volume and types of physical activity in young Aussie basketball players injured and not injured during the season

In the US, gymnastics has one of the highest injury rates of all girls' sports.

Older US adolescents who have a television where they sleep are less likely to engage in healthy activities

 

INTERNATIONAL 2008.03

Questions from American teenagers and answers related to sports

Swedish study links daily fast-food consumption, no exercise to liver damage

American parents of overweight children often do not see their child as overly heavy and the children can have poor diet and exercise habits.

A forgotten story: The training for teachers of physical education in Italy during the fascist period

American Berkshire Publishing Group - For a limited time Berkshire is offering full-text online access to some of its bestselling titles.

Spark by John J. Ratey - An investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the brain

 

INTERNATIONAL 2008.02

Physical Education and active play help US teenagers maintain normal weight as adults

Help your heart with exercise...and booze: Moderate drinkers are at 30% lower risk of heart disease than teetotallers, according to a Dutch study of nearly 12,000 people. And those who combine a mild tipple with regular exercise are even less likely to die of the disease.

Video games good as exercise: New Zealand study

From the US: Irregular exercise pattern may add pounds: the key to staying trim is to remain active year-round, year-after-year, and to avoid seasonal and irregular exercise patterns...most of all, don’t quit

From Canada: An active school model to promote physical activity in elementary schools

Australian research has found that Probiotic supplements reduce the number and length of infections suffered by long-distance runners

From Canada: The effect of protective headgear on head injuries and concussions in adolescent football (soccer) players. Adolescent football players experience a significant number of concussions. Being female may increase the risk of suffering a concussion and injuries on the head and face, while the use of football headgear may decrease the risk of sustaining these injuries.

INTERNATIONAL
2008.01

Low fitness levels are a strong predictor for cardiovascular disease risk factors in children independent of country, age and sex

The European youth heart study Independent associations of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness with metabolic risk factors in children

Physical activity and sedentary behaviors among Finnish youth

US - Young people's experiences in dance education

Australia - Non-specialist teachers' confidence to teach PE: the nature and influence of personal school experiences in PE