2008
DOI: 10.1123/jtpe.27.2.155
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School Physical Education, Extracurricular Sports, and Lifelong Active Living

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to examine the role of school-based extracurricular initiatives in facilitating immediate and long-term positive impact on physical activity, healthy behavior, and obesity in children. A critique of the role of various sports-related initiatives that have been developed to address the obesity epidemic currently facing children within the United States is provided, with a specific emphasis on intramural sports as a preferred mechanism to encourage long-term involvement in sport an… Show more

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“…Furthermore, Iso-Ahola et al's (1994) Leisure Repertoire Theory proposes that activities that people are good at and regularly participate in compose their leisure repertoire. Thus individuals who develop a broader spectrum of activities during childhood are more likely to continue participation as they enter adulthood, due to a wider leisure repertoire (Bocarro et al, 2008).…”
Section: Encumbered Playmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Furthermore, Iso-Ahola et al's (1994) Leisure Repertoire Theory proposes that activities that people are good at and regularly participate in compose their leisure repertoire. Thus individuals who develop a broader spectrum of activities during childhood are more likely to continue participation as they enter adulthood, due to a wider leisure repertoire (Bocarro et al, 2008).…”
Section: Encumbered Playmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Además de una mayor conexión del alumnado con la Educación Física, incrementando el disfrute y el prendizaje, de esta manera, se incrementa la probabilidad, como expone Bocarro et al (2008) de que ese mayor número de experiencias deportivas tengan un impacto positivo en la adhesión a la actividad física a lo largo de toda su vida. Al menos éstas son las premisas expuestas por la teoría de repertorio del ocio (Iso-Ahola, Jackson y Dunn, 1994) que sugiere que las personas que desarrollan un espectro más amplio de actividades a una edad más temprana tienen más probabilidades de seguir participando en las…”
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“…V širším pojetí může škola ovlivnit také vnímání, postoje, aktivitu a chování nejen žáků, ale i učitelů a rodičů (Bocarro, Kanters, Casper, & Forrester, 2008;EU Working Group "Sport & Health", 2008;Jeřábek & Tupý, 2007). Co se týče podpory pohybové aktivity, je školní prostředí dále významné tím, že má české školství zavedenou povinnou školní docházku a z tohoto důvodu může toto prostředí významným způsobem zredukovat socioekonomické faktory jako determinanty úrovně pohybové aktivity (WHO, 2003).…”
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