Passing rates of american children and youth on the fitnessgram criterion-referenced physical fitness standards

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 215-223

  Looney, Marilyn A ^a   Plowman, Sharon A ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children and youth; Criterion referenced standards; FITNESSGRAM; Physical fitness; Validation of cut off scores

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0025489914     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.1990.10608682     Document Type: Article

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