The Effect of Arousal (by Audience and Music as Motivational Factors) on Learning and Performance of Continuous Skill (Basketball Dribbling)

Farnaz Torabi; Mahmood Sheikh; Alimohammad Safaniya

Volume 3, Issue 1 , June 2011, , Pages 23-42

Abstract
  The aim of this study was to survey the effect of arousal by the presence of audience and music and their comparison on learning and performance of basketball dribbling. Subjects were 36 healthy and non-athlete girls (mean and SD of age 21.8±2.23 years, height 163.4±6.19cm and weight 57.5±10.13kg) ...  Read More

Application of Multivariate Approach in Talent Identification of Soccer Players Under 16 Years Old

Amir Vazinitaher; Mehdi Shahbazi; Fazlolah Bagherzadeh

Volume 3, Issue 1 , June 2011, , Pages 103-128

Abstract
  Talent identification is a process through which those with the highest chance to succeed in the future will be determined. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the application of a multivariate approach in talent identification of adolescent soccer players. The research population consisted ...  Read More

The Effect of Physical Exercise and Addiction on Male Offspring's Physical Growth Indexes

Morteza Taheri; Mahmoud Sheikh; Naser Naghdi; Elahe Arabameri; Nabiallah Namvar

Volume 2, Issue 2 , July 2010

Abstract
  The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of physical exercise and addiction of female rats on male offspring's physical growth indexes. The research method was experimental. Statistical population consisted of female rats (albino – wistar) obtained from Pasteur Institute, Iran. The ...  Read More

Current Talent Identification Models, Development of a New Model for Karate in Iran Based on Physical and Mental Readiness

Mahmoud Sheikh; Mehdi Shahbazi; Ashraf Amini; Reza Gholamalizadeh

Volume 2, Issue 1 , April 2010, , Pages 45-56

Abstract
  The aim of this research was to investigate the situation of talent identification process and to collect Karate related indexes in Iran. For this purpose, 63 karate subjects, male (N=31) and female (N=32), participated and filled in 3 special questionnaires to identify present and optimal situation ...  Read More

The Comparison of the Effect of Cognitive Load on Duration and Accuracy of Bimanual Coordination Task

Gholamhosein Nazemzadegan; Fazlollah Bagherzadeh; Rasoul Hemayattalab; Alireza Farsi

Volume 2, Issue 1 , April 2010, , Pages 133-149

Abstract
  In this study, the effect of cognitive load (CL) training on duration and accuracy of bimanual coordination (BC) task was investigated. For this purpose, athletic male students of Shiraz University were randomly divided into 4 groups: G1 with low CL, G2 with intermediate CL, G3 with high CL and G4 control. ...  Read More

The Effects of Perceptual Motor Training on Improving Motor Abilities of Elementary Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder in Tehran

Zahra Salman; Mahmud Sheikh; Maryam Seyf; Elahe Arabameri; Mehdi Aghapour

Volume 1, Issue 2 , October 2009, , Pages 47-63

Abstract
  The purpose of this research was to determine the effects of perceptual motor training on improving the motor abilities of children with developmental coordination disorder. A total of 194 male and female elementary school students (aged between 6 and 11) were selected from three regions of Tehran and ...  Read More

The Methodology of Research on Changes in Degrees of Freedom in a Balance Task

Saeed Arsham; Farzam Farahman; Fazlolah Bagheradeh; Elahe Arab ameri; Anoushirvan Kazemnejad

Volume 1, Issue 2 , October 2009, , Pages 103-126

Abstract
  The aim of the present study was to introduce the methods to extract and to interpret cinematic data in order to explain movement pattern changes via joint coupling and freezing/freeing phenomena in a healthy right-dominant college male (age:26, height: 172 cm, weight: 80 kg) who practiced balance maintenance ...  Read More

Analysis of Necessity for Physical Education at Universities

Mahmood Sheikh; Reza Gholamalizadeh

Volume 1, Issue 2 , October 2009, , Pages 147-160

Abstract
  The purpose of this research was to study and to analyze the necessity of physical education instruction and sport sciences orientation at universities. For this purpose, a 30-point questionnaire at Likert scale was designed and distributed among 80 subjects (20 subjects at doctorate and scientific boards, ...  Read More

The Effect of Two Kinds of Diet (Zinc Deficiency and Iron Deficiency) on Some Anthropometrical Indexes (Body Weight and Body Length), Brain Growth and Motor Function in Young Rats

Mehdi Shahbazi; Mahmud Sheikh; Naser Naghdi; A Farokhi; Anoushirvan Kazem nejad; Shazad Tahmasbi

Volume 1, Issue 1 , July 2009, , Pages 5-25

Abstract
  The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of two kinds of diet (zinc deficiency and iron deficiency) on some anthropometrical indexes (body weight and crown-rump length), brain growth and motor function in young rats. Adult male and female albino wistar rats were obtained from the breeding ...  Read More

The Effect of Rhythmic Exercises on Relaxation Depth in National Judo Team of Iran

Mohammad Khorand; Fazlolah Bagherzadeh; Hasan Ashayeri; Mohamad Kazem Vaez Mousavi; Elahe Arabameri

Volume 1, Issue 1 , July 2009, , Pages 43-59

Abstract
  The relationship between relaxation and rhythmic exercises with regard to functional neuroplasticity mechanism is a subject that has been studied in recent researches. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of rhythmic exercises on the depth of relaxation in national judo athletes. 30 ...  Read More

The Comparison of the Effect of Audience and Music on Learning and Performance of Discrete Skill (Basketball Free Throw)

Farnaz Torabi; Mahmud Sheikh; Elahe Arabameri; Rasoul Hemattalab; Fazlolah Bagherzadeh

Volume 1, Issue 3 , January 2009, , Pages 65-82

Abstract
  The aim of this study was to compare the effect of audience and music on learning and performance of basketball free throw. Subjects were 36 healthy non-athlete girls (age: 22.8±1.59 years, height: 163.1± 5.63 cm and weight: 54.5±7.06) who were randomly divided into three groups of audience (n=12), ...  Read More