CONTENTS

Art # 15, pp. 115 - 123

Teacher engagement with teaching games for understanding - game sense in physical education

SHANE PILL BEd (PE) MEd (Leadership) FACHPER

Lecturer in Physical Education Studies, School of Education, Flinders University, Australia

President: Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (SA Branch)

Art # 16, pp. 124 - 126

Effects of weight training on power performance

KAUKAB AZEEM¹, RAJESH KUMAR²

¹Lecturer, Physical Education Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia

²Associate Professor, Physical Education Department, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

Art # 17, pp. 127 - 132

Evaluating the integration of the sensory-motor abilities to facilitate teachinglearning processes: a comparison between Italian and Indian models of teaching through the use of VMI test

STEFANO DI TORE¹, PAOLA AIELLO², FILIPPO GOMEZ PALOMA³ CLAUDIO MACCHI⁴, MAURIZIO SIBILIO⁵

¹Stefano Di Tore (Corresponding author).Department of Educational Sciences of the University of Salerno.

²Paola Aiello (Co-Author). PhD student in “Methodology of Educational Research” at the Department of Educational Sciences of the University of Salerno.

³Filippo Gomez Paloma (Co-Author). Assistant Professor of Method and Didactic of Motor Activities at the University of Salerno.

⁴Claudio Macchi (Co-Author). MD, Specialist in Gerontology and Geriatrics, in Cardiology and in Preventive Medicine and Hygiene. Associate Professor and President of the Degree Courses in Master of Science In Preventive and Adapted Motor Activities and in Management of Sport and Motor Activities, Faculty of Medicine, University of Florence, Italy. Director of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit of the Don Gnocchi Foundation, Florence, Italy.

⁵Maurizio Sibilio (Co-Author). Full Professor of “Methods and Teaching of Sports Activities” at the Department of Educational Sciences - University of Salerno-Italy. Director of the Interdepartmental Centre of “Health, Sport and Integration Processes” – University of Salerno-Italy. Responsible of the Handicap Laboratory at the Faculty of Formation Sciences – University of Salerno Italy.

Art # 18, pp. 133 - 137

The acute effect of kinesio taping on hamstring extensibility in university students

MERINO-MARBAN R.,¹FERNANDEZ-RODRIGUEZ E.,² LOPEZ-FERNANDEZ I,.³ MAYORGA-VEGA D.⁴

^1,2,3 University of Malaga, Faculty of Sciences of Education, Human Movement Laboratory, Malaga, Spain

⁴ University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain

Art # 19, pp. 138 - 141

The teaching of physical education in primary school as the foundation of sports development

ORUNABOKA, T.T¹., OGULU, C.B².

^1,2, Faculty of Education University of PORT HARCOURT, Rivers State, Nigeria

Art # 20, pp. 142 - 148

Comparison of times recorded in the 60 m flat and the 60 m hurdles finals at the junior III national indoor championships 2010 and 2011

BOGDAN CONSTANTIN RATA ¹, GLORIA RATA ²,DAN IULIAN ALEXE³, ADRIAN SAVA⁴,

^1,2,3, “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacau, Romania

⁴ University of PitestI (PhD candidate), Romania

Art # 21, pp. 149 - 152

Technical Skills Leading in Winning or Losing Volleyball Matches During Beijing Olympic Games

ASTERIOS PATSIAOURAS¹, ATHANASIOS MOUSTAKIDIS², KONSTANTINOS CHARITONIDIS³, DIMITRIOS KOKARIDAS⁴

¹ Department of Physical Education & Sport Science in Trikala, University of Thessaly, Greece

² Department of Physical Education & Sport Science in Komotini, Greece

³ Department of Physical Education & Sport Science in Thessaloniki, Greece

⁴ Department of Physical Education & Sport Science in Trikala, Greece

Art # 22, pp. 153 - 158

A study on italian primary school rules: neurophysiological and didatics aspects in phisical education and sport

GAETANO RAIOLA

Public school head of Naples & contract professor University of Salerno, Italy

Art # 23, pp. 159 - 166

A comparison of ball velocity in different kicking positions with dominant and non-dominant leg in junior soccer players.

MÁRIO C. MARQUES¹, FILIPE PEREIRA², DANIEL A. MARINHO³, MAFALDA REIS⁴, MARIAN CRETU⁵, ROLAND VAN DEN TILLAAR⁶

^1,2,3,4, Department of Exercise Science, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal

^1,2,3,6, Research Centre for Sport, Health and Human Development, Vila Real, Portugal

⁶ Department of Teacher Education and Sports of Sogn and Fjordane University College, Norway

⁵Physical Education and Sport, University of Pitesti, Romania

Art # 24, pp. 167 - 173

Skeletal muscle strength in older adults. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) genotype affects: an UPDATE

ANA PEREIRA¹, ANTÓNIO J. SILVA², ALDO M. COSTA³, ESTELA BASTOS⁴, MÁRIO C. MARQUES⁵

^,1,2 University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro/ CIDESD, Vila Real, Portugal

^3,5 University of Beira interior/CIDESD, Covilhã, Portugal

⁴ University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, IBB/CGB, Vila Real, Portugal

Art # 25, pp. 174 - 177

Strength in power sports: the latest scientific results.

MÁRIO C. MARQUES

Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal

Research Centre for Sport, Health and Human Development, Vila Real, Portugal

Art # 26, pp. 178 - 181

A Pilot Study on the influence of fatigue on kicking velocity in the soccer players

RICARDO FERRAZ¹ , ROLAND VAN DEN TILLAAR², SÉRGIO FERRAZ³, ALBANO SANTOS⁴, ROMEU MENDES⁵, DANIEL A. MARINHO⁶, MARIAN CRETU⁷, MÁRIO C. MARQUES⁸

^1,3,4,5,6,8 Department of Exercise Science, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal

^1,2,4,5,6,8 Research Centre for Sport, Health and Human Development, Vila Real, Portugal

^2,3 Sogn and Fjordane University College, Norway

⁷ Physical Education and Sport, University of Pitesti, Romania

Art # 27, pp. 182 - 187

A comperison of selected kinemetical parameters between male and female intervarsity long jumpers

IKRAM HUSSAIN¹, ASIM KHAN², ARIF MOHAMMAD³, MOHD. ARSHAD BARI⁴, AHSAN AHMAD⁵

¹Professor and Chairman, Department of Physical Health and Sports Education, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, (U.P.), INDIA.

^2,3,4,5Research Scholar, Department of Physical Health and Sports Education, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, (U.P.), INDIA.

Art # 28, pp. 188 - 193

Is there a “Mourinho” effect over the psychological performance profile of elite soccer players?

PEDRO GUEDES DE CARVALHO¹, TIAGO GUADALUPE²

¹Department of Sport Sciences, UBI, Portugal, CIDESD, Center for Research in Sports, Health and Human Development, Portugal

²Department of Sport Sciences MsC student, U.B.I., Portugal

Art # 29, pp. 194 - 199

How can we get to know local governance of sports? – A case study in a Lagged region

PEDRO GUEDES DE CARVALHO¹ , ANTÓNIO ALBINO ALVES²

¹Department of Sport Sciences, UBI, CIDESD, Center for Research in Sports, Health and Human Development, Portugal

² Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, MsC student at UBI, Portugal

Art # 30, pp. 200 - 204

New tendencies in the application of altitude training in sport preparation

RANISAVLJEV IGOR¹, ILIC VLADIMIR², MARKOVIC MILOS³, BABIC GORAN⁴

^1,2,3,4 Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Art # 31, pp. 205 - 210

The effect of aquatic plyometric training with and without resistance on selected physical fitness variables among volleyball players

K. KAMALAKKANNAN¹ , DR. KAUKAB AZEEM², DR. C. ARUMUGAM³

¹Director of Physical Education, Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil nadu, India. ²Lecturer, Physical Education Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, S.A

³Asst Prof Dept of sports coaching, Tamilnadu Physical Education and Sports University, Chennai, India.

Art # 32, pp. 211 - 214

Relationships between somatotype, anthropometry and physical fitness variables in untrained university students

MASOUD NIKBAKHT

Physical education collage, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar branch,Iran

Art # 33, pp. 215 - 220

Aerobic evaluation of young swimmers using the critical velocity test a brief report

FERNANDES, RICARDO (PhD)

Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto Rua Dr. Plácido Costa, 91. 4200 Porto, Portugal.

Art # 34, pp. 221 - 225

Influence of anthropometric characteristics on speed abilities of 14 years old elite male basketball players

SAŠA JAKOVLJEVIC¹, MILIVOJE KARALEJIC², ZORAN PAJIC³, BRANKO GARDAŠEVIC⁴, RADIVOJ MANDIC⁵

^1,2,3,4,5University of Belgrade, Faculty of sport and Physical Education

Art # 35, pp. 226 - 234

Effects of an 8-week physical activity program on body composition and physical fitness on obese and pre obese female students

JÚLIO C. MARTINS¹, ANDREIA F. MARIALVA², MARIANA AFONSO³, NÁDIA F. GAMEIRO⁴, ALDO M. COSTA⁵

^1,2,3,4,5University of Beira Interior. Department of Sport Sciences (UBI, Covilhã, Portugal)

^1,Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure (CIAFEL, Porto, Portugal)

⁵Research Centre in Sports, Health and Human Development (CIDESD, Portugal)

Art # 36, pp. 235 - 237

A study on the physiological traits of sportsmen with different aerobic capacities

SYED IBRAHIM,¹, RAJESH KUMAR²

¹King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia, ,

²Hyderabad, India.