PETE Programs Creating Teacher Leaders to Integrate Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs

Behavior management instructional practices and content of college/university physical education teacher education (PETE) programs

The Application of an Implementation Science Framework to Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs: Be a Champion!

Comprehensive school physical activity programs (CSPAPs) have been endorsed as a promising strategy to increase youth physical activity (PA) in school settings. A CSPAP is a five-component approach, which includes opportunities before, during, and after school for PA. Extensive resources are available to public health practitioners and school officials regarding what should be implemented, but ...

Comparative Effectiveness of After-School Programs to Increase Physical Activity

BACKGROUND We conducted a comparative effectiveness analysis to evaluate the difference in the amount of physical activity children engaged in when enrolled in a physical activity-enhanced after-school program based in a community recreation center versus a standard school-based after-school program. METHODS The study was a natural experiment with 54 elementary school children attending the c...

Impact of trained champions of comprehensive school physical activity programs on school physical activity offerings, youth physical activity and sedentary behaviors.

OBJECTIVE A quasi-experimental cluster-controlled design was used to test the impact of comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP) professional development on changes in school physical activity (PA) offerings, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behaviors of 9-14 year-old children during school. METHODS Two groups of Louisiana elementary and middle school ...

Youth sports programs: contribution to physical activity.