The Use Of Mechanical Devices And Unusual Techniques In Physical Education As Supplementary Teaching Aids

THE. USE OF MECHANICAL DEVICES AND UNUSUAL TECHNIQUES IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AS SUPPLEMENTARY TEACHING AIDS A Project Presented to the Faculty of the School of Education The University of Southern California In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science in Education *>y Robert Christian Ellsworth June 1950 UMI Number: EP45813 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. UMI Dissertation Publishing UMI EP45813 Published by ProQuest LLC (2014). Copyright in the Dissertation held by the Author. Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code ProQuest ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 £. k '$~C> £ This project report, written under the direction of the candidate’s adviser and approved by him , has been presented to and accepted by the Faculty of the School of Education in p a rtia l fulfillm e n t of the requirements fo r the degree of M a s te r of Science in Education. Date. A y f./? sv Adviser Dean TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I. PAGE INTRODUCTION.............................. The problem . . . ...................... 1 Statement of the p r o b l e m .............. 1 Purpose of the s t u d y .................. 1 Importance of the s t u d y ................ 2 Related studies ........................ 3 Weaknesses and limitations ............ 4 .................... 4 Method of procedure Organization of remaining chapters II. 1 .... 5 FALL ACTIVITIES............................ 6 Football ................................ 6 Rawling-Oakes Line Charging Machine . . . 6 Mattress blocking device . ............ 8 Running Boxes .......................... 15 .................... 15 Open field running a i d s ................ 16 Running r o p e s ............. 17 Drivebaok........... 17 T a c k l e b a c k ............................ 18 Fight b a c k .............................. 19 Blockback.............................. 20 Bowling.................................. 21 Bowling alley practice device .......... 21 Summary.................................. 22 Charging holdback iv CHAPTER III. PAGE WINTER A C T I V I T I E S ........................ 23 B a s k e t b a l l .............................. 23 ............ 23 B o x i n g .................................. 25 Rotating punching bag .................. 25 Basketball practice device F e n c i n g ................................. Fencing device 26 ........................ 26 G y m n a s t i c s .............................. 27 The overhead safety b e l t .............. 27 Hand safety belt 28 .................... Practice parallel bars .............. Ping p o n g ............................. Practice backboar