The purpose of this study is to find out the views of teachers of physical education about how they define character education, whether they think national education curriculum and the curriculum of private schools are suitable for character education and whether they think character education can be applied in physical education lessons. Case report design was used in this study which was prepared with qualitative research method. The sample group of the study consists of 6 physical education teachers working in 3 secondary schools and 2 high schools of Kutahya city center which were determined with easily accessible case sampling method, which is one of the purposive sampling methods. Individual interviews which lasted for an average of 15-20 minutes were conducted with physical education teachers within the context of semi-structured interview technique. The participants were informed that the interviews would be voice recorded and later their expressions would be written down to avoid data loss and after necessary permissions were taken, the interviews were recorded. Descriptive and content analysis methods were used to analyze the expressions which were converted into text. The results of the analyses showed that physical education teachers defined character education as changes that occurred in individuals’ behaviors first in the family, then at school and the education conducted to teach individuals socially accepted and correct behaviors. In addition, it was found that the teachers stated that the current curriculum of the country and also physical education curriculum were not suitable for character education; however, since it is a social lesson and since participants are continuously active and in communication, physical education lessons can be more effective than other lessons in terms of character development.

Background and Study Aim. Muscular strength and balance are important components of athletic performance, and the muscles around the knee (Quadriceps and Hamstrings) provide joint stability when the knee is in motion. The aim of this study was to analyze the correlation between quadriceps/hamstring (H/Q) muscle strength, Hamstring/Quadriceps (H/Q) strength ratio and balance performance. Material and Methods. Ten male volunteers with an average age of 21.60±2.11 years, height 176.40±4.67 cm, and body weight 76.50±8.85 kg, who were students of the Faculty of Sports Sciences. Performance tests included dynamic and static balance using the Biodex Balance System and isokinetic strength using the Cybex Humac NORM®. Results. Statistically significant (p<0.05) results in dynamic balance scores were found in the correlation of H/Q ratio and overall stability index (OSI) in the left leg (r =-0.645), and in the correlation of peak torque hamstring and anterior-posterior stability index (APSI) in the right leg (r =0.671). Statistically significant (p<0.05) results in static balance scores were found in the correlations of peak torque quadriceps with OSI (r=-0.760) and anterior-posterior stability index (APSI) (r=-0.650) in the right leg. No statistically significant results were found for the left leg in the static balance scores. Conclusions. As a result of the study, the relationship between quadriceps and hamstring strength and H/Q ratios and balance performance without ignoring the fact that balance is a complex feature involving the visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive systems. It can be said that muscle strength is an important factor in balance performance based on our study and other sources.

Amaç : Bu çalışmada, genç basketbol ve voleybol sporcularının antropometrik özellikleri ile kuvvet, esneklik, sıçrama, çeviklik, denge ve sürat performanslarının karşılaştırılması amaçlandı. Yöntem : Araştırmaya yaş ortalaması 13 olan toplam 20 kız basketbolcu ve yaş ortalaması 12 olan toplam 27 kız voleybolcu katıldı. Çalışmaya katılan 47 sporcu küçük ve büyük grup olmak üzere iki gruba ayrıldı. Takımlar basketbol büyükler (BB)-voleybol büyükler (VB) ve basketbol küçükler (BK)-voleybol küçükler (VK) şeklinde değerlendirildi. Çalışmamızda yer alan sporculara antropometrik ölçümler ve performans testleri uygulandı. Çalışmada elde edilen verilere Kolmogorov-Smirnov ve Shapiro Wilk normallik testleri uygulandı ve normal dağıldığı görülen verilerin ikili karşılaştırmalarında p<0,05 anlamlılık düzeyinde Independent Sample t-testi kullanıldı. Bulgular : Somatokart incelendiğinde basketbol takımında 11 sporcunun mezomorfi-endomorfi, 7 sporcunun ektomorfi-endomorfi, 2 sporcunun ektomorfi-mezomorfi vücut tipine sahip olduğu görülürken, voleybol takımında 18 sporcunun ektomorfi-endomorfi, 8 sporcunun mezomorfi-endomorfi, 1 sporcunun ektomorfi-mezomorfi vücut tipine sahip olduğu görüldü. Küçük ve büyük gruplar arasındaki karşılaştırmalarda iki grupta da el kavrama kuvveti, dikey sıçrama, top fırlatma, uzun atlama, denge, sprint ve çeviklik değerleri arasında anlamlı fark olduğu görülürken, esneklik değerleri arasında anlamlı fark olmadığı görüldü. Asimetri indeksi değerlerinde ise büyük kategorisindeki sporcular arasında anlamlı fark görülmezken, küçük kategorisindeki sporcular arasında anlamlı fark olduğu görüldü. Sonuç : Basketbolcuların vücut yapısının kaslı ve geniş olduğu, voleybolcuların vücut yapısının ise ince ve uzun olduğu belirlendi. Performans değerlerinde; kuvvete, güce, dengeye, sürate ve çevikliğe dayalı becerilerde basketbolcuların baskın olduğu görüldü. Ayrıca uzuv asimetrilerine bakıldığında sporcuların farklı değerlere sahip olduğu görülse de her iki takımın simetri yüzdesi dikkate aldığında normal uzuv simetrisine sahip oldukları ve yaralanma riski taşımadıkları saptandı.

The role of breathing strategy during high-intensity resistance training remains underexplored in the literature, particularly in relation to performance o

The aim of our research is to investigate the relationship between physical activity level and academic achievement in high school students. 12 of 13 Anatolian High Schools in Balikesir Central Districts were included in our research. A total of 334 (Female n = 190, Male n = 144) students selected from the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades from these schools by random sampling method participated in the study. While the International Physical Activity Evaluation Questionnaire was used to determine the physical activity levels of the students, the academic achievement scores of the students were obtained from the e-school system of the Ministry of National Education. Descriptive statistics of the data obtained from the research were used to determine correlations between variables, Manova and Anova to determine whether there was a difference between variables, Post-Hoc Tests and Independent Sample “t” tests were used to determine the source of the differences between the variables. The significance level (p < 0.05) was taken. There was a negative correlation (p < 0.05) between students’ academic achievement levels and physical activity levels. While there were significant differences in academic achievement according to gender and grade level, significant differences were found in physical activity only in terms of gender (p < 0.05). As a result, it was determined that academic achievement was negatively affected by physical activity, female students and 12th grade students had better academic success, while male students were more active. Considering the health benefits of physical activity as well as the importance of academic success for students to settle in a university, these two concepts should be considered together, and new plans should be developed.