Regular physical activity has a positive impact on cognition and brain function. Here we investigated if a single bout of exercise can improve motor memory and motor skill learning. We also explored if the timing of the exercise bout in relation to the timing of practice has any impact on the acquisition and retention of a motor skill. Forty-eight young subjects were randomly allocated into thr...

BACKGROUND Although deliberate self-harm is prevalent among young people, many who engage in deliberate self-harm receive sub-optimal care. Although schools are a well placed setting to support young people who engage in self-harm there are no specific training packages designed to assist school welfare staff to support these young people.The current study aimed to design, deliver and evaluate ...

INTRODUCTION In volleyball, in order for a serve to be effective it must be difficult for the opposition to receive, and therefore pass to a teammate. This can be achieved by optimizing the parameters that limit the amount of time a receiver has to react to the ball or by executing a serve that has an unpredictable trajectory. A serve that meets both these criteria is the jump float serve, and ...

Volleyball has become one of the most widely played participant sports in the world. Participation requires expertise in many physical skills and performance is often dependent on an individual's ability to jump and land. The incidence of injury in volleyball is similar to the rates reported for sports that are considered more physical contact sports. Though the most common source of injury in ...

We consider that the simple accomplishment of knowledge is not sufficient. This article attempts to look at the importance to understand the required fundamental learning skills such as creative skill, critical skill etc. that facilitate the incorporation of knowledge appropriately. Thus, it is needed that a course must be studied systematically in terms of the required learning skills. In this...

Volleyball games worldwide have developed into aggressive volleyball games involving various types of attacking techniques. Among the various attacking techniques, the moving spike is most likely to cause body imbalance. When volleyball players perform a moving spike, to acquire more time and space when hitting the ball, they typically change their attack angle, timing, and position continually...