Impact of <scp>NFL PLAY</scp> 60 Programming on Elementary School Children's Body Mass Index and Aerobic Capacity: The <scp>NFL PLAY</scp> 60 <scp>FitnessGram</scp> Partnership Project

Saint‐Maurice, Pedro F.; Bai, Yang; Welk, Gregory J.; Bandelli, Lorraine N; Allums-Featherston, Kelly; Candelaria, Norma

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“…Consistent with national goals for the promotion of “Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programming” [ 6 ], schools were encouraged to conduct annual fitness evaluations using the FitnessGram software and to use the NFL PLAY 60 programming in their school. The details of the design and structure of the study are available in the baseline paper [ 30 ], as well as in other related studies from this project [ 31 , 32 ].…”

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Self-Regulations for Educators Questionnaire (SREQ) for implementation programming

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Bai

McLoughlin

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Translational Behavioral Medicine

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The adoption and dissemination of evidence-based programs is predicated on multiple factors, including the degree to which key stakeholders are motivated to implement program best practices. The present study focuses on the development of indicators that capture motivations of teachers to adopt school wellness programming since personal motivations are central to achieving sustainable impacts in these settings. The study specifically describes the measurement development and validation of the Self-Regulations for Educators Questionnaire (SREQ), designed to measure educators’ autonomous and controlled motivation for adopting evidence-based programming in their schools. A naturalistic design to study motivation to adopt aspects of NFL PLAY60 programming through the NFL PLAY60 FitnessGram Partnership Project was used. A total of 1,106 teachers completed the SREQ online. Internal validity was assessed through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and predictive validity using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results supported the two-factor solution with separate items capturing aspects of autonomous and controlled motivation. Both factors had good internal reliability and the item-total correlation coefficients were above 0.40 for both factors. The results also supported the predictive validity as autonomous motivation positively predicted the level of overall engagement, teaching effectiveness, fitness testing reports sent home, and completion of fitness testing with students (p < .05). Controlled motivation positively predicted whether the teachers conducted fitness testing and the engagement of Play 60 Challenge (p < .05). Findings suggest that the SREQ displays a number of psychometric characteristics that make the instrument useful for examining motivation of providers to implement evidence-based best practices.

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“…In addition, we did not assess other factors known to affect fitness in children, including race and ethnicity, socio‐economic status, and environment, due to lack of this data in most of the states 32,33 . Lastly, we chose to focus on a cross‐sectional analysis, but longitudinal trends would be important to evaluate as well as the impact of any interventions such as the NFL PLAY 60 Fitnessgram project 34 …”

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“… 32 , 33 Lastly, we chose to focus on a cross‐sectional analysis, but longitudinal trends would be important to evaluate as well as the impact of any interventions such as the NFL PLAY 60 Fitnessgram project. 34 …”

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US School‐Based Physical Fitness Assessments and Data Dissemination

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Radom‐Aizik

2021

Journal of School Health

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BACKGROUND Low physical fitness (PF) levels during childhood affect healthy growth and development, and increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Physical education standards exist for nearly all states in the United States, but evaluation of PF in youth has yet to be systematic, reproducible, and harmonized. The purpose of this project was to describe publicly available data of school‐based PF testing (SB‐PFT). METHODS A list of state‐mandated SB‐PFT programs published by SHAPE 2016 was confirmed by contacting appropriate authorities. SB‐PFT data were obtained through each state's department of education. RESULTS Sixteen states mandate SB‐PFT, with 10 states providing publicly available data; 92% to 100% of states perform the pacer/mile, curl‐up, and push‐up; 54.2% to 78.5% of elementary and 44% to 66.5% of high‐school youth are in the “healthy fitness zone” for aerobic capacity. CONCLUSIONS SB‐PFT provided PF data in children across the United States. The variability and inconsistency in reporting and in the values, however, raises questions about the current status of SB‐PFT data and its utility in assessing PF in children. The critical nature of PF assessments is highlighted in the current COVID‐19 pandemic, during which physical education has been curtailed, and emerging data demonstrate worsening of the already low levels of PF in youth.

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“…24 This is encouraging because the use of FitnessGram has been shown to have a positive impact on physical fitness and fitness testing in youth. 25–27 It also has been used to assess students’ physical fitness and evaluate the impact of PE programming on youth health indicators including aerobic capacity and BMI. 25,28 Although the Delaware DOE requires FitnessGram data to be entered by PE teachers using the online portal, we could not locate any summary reports regarding either the test outcomes or evidence linking FitnessGram testing to health behaviors and health outcomes in Delaware students.…”

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Physical education teachers’ and principals’ perspectives on the use of FitnessGram

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Objectives:FitnessGram is commonly used to measure physical fitness and improve physical activity and health in youth. However, little is known about its use for informing physical activity and health promotion policy within schools and school districts, especially from the perspective of key decision-makers like principals. Therefore, this study examined physical education teachers’ and principals’ perceptions of FitnessGram use and its relationship with school and district efforts to promote physical activity.Methods:Principal and physical education teacher surveys were developed, converted to an online format, and then emailed along with a project description and instructions to all Delaware public and charter school physical education teachers (N = 183) and principals (N = 193) with a valid email.Results:Completed surveys were received from 35.5% of the teachers and 21.2% of the principals. All teachers and 95.1% of the principals reported their school used FitnessGram the past academic year. FitnessGram was significantly more likely to be used if FitnessGram results better aligned with school/district policies (r = 0.39) and were considered important in the school’s decision-making process (r = 0.53). Significantly more principals than teachers said that FitnessGram results were important in their school’s decision-making process and that FitnessGram results were used to inform policy-/decision-making.Conclusion:Use of FitnessGram was correlated with how well it related to school/district policy. Unfortunately, most of the physical education teachers and principals did not think FitnessGram was adequately integrated into the policy-/decision-making process.

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Impact of NFL PLAY 60 Programming on Elementary School Children's Body Mass Index and Aerobic Capacity: The NFL PLAY 60 FitnessGram Partnership Project

Abstract: This study provides preliminary evidence that participation in the FUTP60 is associated with improved profiles of health-related fitness.

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Self-Regulations for Educators Questionnaire (SREQ) for implementation programming

Self-Regulations for Educators Questionnaire (SREQ) for implementation programming

US School‐Based Physical Fitness Assessments and Data Dissemination

Physical education teachers’ and principals’ perspectives on the use of FitnessGram

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