Date of Award
6-1-1966
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Education, Health & Behavior Studies
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the changes elicited by modern dance techniques on the flexibility and body balance of college f r e s h man football players.
Two groups were requested to participate in the study. An experimental group of fifteen subjects, which experienced a modern dance program twice weekly, and a control group of thirteen subjects, that did not participate in modern dance, were utilized in this study.
The two groups were given a pretest for flexibility with the Leighton Flexometer and a pretest for body balance with the Stork Stand Test for Balance. The same items were also administered at the conclusion of the modern dance program.
Two statistical comparisons were made: (1) A within group comparison between the pretest and retest means of each group, and (2) a comparison between the means on the retests of each group in the area tested. The null hypothesis was assumed in analyzing the significance of the difference between means at the .05 level.
The results of comparison showed a significant decrease by the control group in two of the five area s tested . The control group also evidenced a decrease in a third area tested, but this decrease was not statis tically significant.
It was concluded, on the basis of the results of the within groups comparison, that modern dance increased flexibility and body balance in college freshman football players.
Recommended Citation
Neppel, Daniel J., "A Study of the Changes Caused by Modern Dance Movement on Flexibility and Balance of College Freshman Football Players" (1966). Theses and Dissertations. 3953.
https://commons.und.edu/theses/3953