Oscar Garcia Jr., 10, touched the golden medal around his neck with pride as he stood in a mostly Latino crowd of families at Burger Center on Saturday. He had done a little of everything: been part of a tug-of-war contest and tumbled around on a gymnastics mat as part of Fitness Feria, a health-oriented fair that targeted predominately Spanish-speaking families. The goal of the fair, which attracted an estimated 2,000 people, was to engage children like Oscar in sports like rowing or kayaking.
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Achievement- Achievement tests are not used to determine what you are capable of; they are designed to evaluate what you know and your level of skill at the given moment. | * Math exam on current chapter you are studying. * Skills demonstration in gymnastics. | Summative | Performance- Observation and judgment of an ongoing performance skill is usually obtained by using a checklist, rating scale, or holistic scoring rubric. | * Measuring amount of jumping jacks in gym class. * Science project
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A reflection on the session with Sophie Sophie is a sixteen year old female gymnast who consults psychologist Paul Weston. She provides significant information about herself but little information about the accident for which she is asking his professional opinion. From the beginning she repeatedly shows herself to be independent by functioning well with two broken arms and is also direct, polite and smart. She offers Paul her broken hand to shake but ultimately becomes very aggressive at the mention
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sport she likes, she probably cannot stick with it. Girls must find out what she likes to do and what she thinks she's good at doing outside the popular sport. Also, parents and their teachers must expose her to a variety of sports such as aerobics gymnastics, tennis, or golf and encourage her to find the right one then support them with facilitating the sport she likes. In conclusion, knowing about the barrier is the first step to overcoming the barrier so that it can engage women and
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Sales Management Summer 2015 Case Study 1 Pacific Medical Supply: Hiring, Motivating, and Retaining Good Salespeople Jim Shine had some big problems on his hands as the owner and sales manager of Pacific Medical Supply Company. But these are the types of problems owners of a successful small businesses like Jim like to have. Jim problems involved his most junior salesperson, Nicole Landis. Nicole’s impact on Pacific Medical Supply’s sales was huge, despite the fact that the company hired
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Low back pain by young athletes; is practicing sports, prevention or a risk factor to develop low back pain? Ziva Tavcar, Msc Human Movement Science Clinique Valmont, Switzerland Introduction Low back pain is a common problem in a modern society and is present also among pre- and adolescents as well by young athletes. Relationship between low back pain and physical activity shows that physical and psychical factors of over active or inactive life-style lead among genetically predisposed individuals
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CASE STUDY: London 2012 Olympics Games George Koduah UMUC MARKETING MANAGEMENT AMBA 650 9044 Dr. Tom L Trittipo November 20, 2012 CASE STUDY: London 2012 Olympics Games Draft. Introduction The successful organization and the London 2012 Olympics Games was an expected necessity for a program aimed at satisfying many aims and objectives including fostering the Olympic movement spirit, revitalizing economic condition, and developing infrastructural project and developing infrastructural
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Gender ideology helps determine masculinity and femininity even in sports. Sports have become a major source of community for many people, but specifically for men. They tend to be more masculine in nature except for events like figure skating and gymnastics. Therefore, men seem to take control and possession of the sports world. Women were not even involved in sports in the later 1960’s and before that. However, since they have been getting more sports programs and have become more involved in physical
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my neighborhood (homes and apartments) and the vehicles that are driven I would say that our life styles are decent, very adequate. As far as activities everyone has their own interest but overall I agree with the activities listed in addition to gymnastics, karate, dance, and baseball….the activities that we pay for our children to participate in. Lastly the description of my area being people mostly without kids couldn’t be more incorrect. E.) If a marker were to utilize this research/information
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In an article posted by Vox, Larry Nassar, a former Team USA gymnastics doctor, was sentenced to 175 years in prison. This news is displayed outwardly with his evident sexual assault of over 150 women over a period of 20 years, declaring Nassar to be one of the worst known pedophilles of all time. While this tragic event proves the absolute horror in society paired with wolves in sheep’s clothing, it also proves the absolute power of journalism in the right hands and it's ability to elegantly expose
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