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Craig Stewart; Christopher Tarabochia; Jasmine Casanovas – Physical Educator, 2023
Preservice coach education students (PCES) can provide valid insight into the most important coaching characteristics of the successful coach. Over the course of 21 academic semesters from 2002 to 2020, 1,464 PCES responded to a coaching characteristics survey while enrolled in a coach education course (CEC) at a university in the northern Rocky…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, College Students, Gender Differences, Individual Characteristics
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Barney, David C.; Prusak, Keven A. – Physical Educator, 2021
When discussing the game of dodgeball, people usually discuss it with fond memories and excitement for the thrill that came from the game. Then there were those who strongly disliked it for reasons that it was embarrassing, hurtful, and just not fun. The game of dodgeball has been played by many students in their physical education (PE) classes,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Physical Education, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
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Zach, Sima; Cohen, Rona; Arnon, Michal – Physical Educator, 2020
This study compared the effect of the cooperative learning and direct instruction models on the motivational climate in physical education lessons. Participants were 121 seventh-grade students. The Achievement Orientation Scale examined learners' perceptions of the motivational climate in physical education lessons. One teacher taught a class of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Direct Instruction, Student Motivation, Physical Education
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Cobler, Dennis; Buchanan, Rebecca; Sheddan, Beverly; Scruggs, Joy; Funkhouser, Beth; Carter, Danny – Physical Educator, 2019
This study explored the extent to which nontraditional physical activity courses and student experiences reflect a pleasure and participation sports model. The theoretical framework for this qualitative study was based on the pleasure and participation sports model (Coakley, 2017). Data via 20 observations and 20 interviews were gathered from…
Descriptors: Competition, Cooperation, Physical Activities, Physical Education