This community contains the theses and dissertations of the South Dakota State University Department of Health and Nutritional Sciences.
Due to copyright restrictions, the collection contains both open access and university access theses and dissertations. University access items are only available to SDSU users, and on-campus visitors. Non-SDSU users wishing to access restricted materials may request items through their institution’s interlibrary loan services.
ETDS from 1969
Instant Feedback via Video-tape and its Effect on the Learning of a Selected Side Horse Routine, Lloyd Charles Olson
The Effects of Cryotherapy on the Velocity of a Pitched Baseball, John D. Pierson
The Velocity of a Pitched Baseball as Affected by Two Varying Training Programs, Anthony Joseph Porter
A Normative Study of the AAHPER Youth Fitness Test for Boys in Grades 7-10 in the State of South Dakota, Glenn L. Rasmussen
A History of Intercollegiate Basketball at South Dakota State University, Vernon L. Schoolmeester
The Effects of Selected Drills Upon the Improvement of Agility, Richard Charles Smith
Predicting Future High School Basketball Player Success as Measured by Estimated Varsity Game Point Production from Individual Sophomore Game Statistics, David Ford Strain
The Scientific Authenticity of the Dvorak Subjective Test of Fundamental Locomotor Movement for Beginners in Modern Dance, Sherri Lea Jones Wurster
The Effects of Varying Training Time Periods on the Development of Cardiovascular Efficiency in College Women, Susan Anne Yeager
ETDS from 1968
An Explosive Weight-training Program and its Effect upon the Leg Power on Nonwrestlers and their Performance Times of Three Selected Wrestling Maneuvers, Douglas Jay Dufty
Reaction and Response Time of Football Players as Affected by an Audible Change of Play, Edward Paul Finn
Surface Temperature, Body Temperature, and Heart Rate as Affected by Immersing the Feet of Conditioned Basketball Players in Cold Water Bath, Farrel Leroy Jacobsen
The Effect of a Progressive Weight Program for College Women on Selected Basketball Skills, Karen Mae Kaberna
The New Vertical Starting Block and its Effect on Sprint Starting Time, Lloyd Lawrence Kolker
Immediate Knowledge of Results via Videotape Replay and its Effect on the Learning of Selected Football Skills, Alexander Thomas Lundquist
Modular Scheduling as Related to the Physical Education Program in Secondary Schoolsmicroform, Dale Allen Schmuck
Varsity Coaches' Methods of Organizing Football Practice Sessions in the Public High Schools of Wisconsin, James Harvey Steinberg
A History of Intercollegiate Football at South Dakota State University, James L. Vacura
ETDS from 1967
The Relationships Between Physical Fitness, Social Acceptability, Social Adjustment, Intelligence, and Academic Achievement of junior high School Boys, Leroy R. Boespflug
The Effects of a Specific Resistance Program and a Weight Training Program Upon Strength Involved in and Speed of a Specific Motor Movement of the Discus Throw, Dean Elroy Dekok
A Subjective Evaluation of Fundamental Locomotor Movement in Modern Dance Using a Five Point Rating Scale, Sandra Erickson Dvorak
Development of Basketball Shooting Accuracy as Affected by Varying Goal Sizes, Timothy Brown Fisk
The Effect of a Selected Progressive Resistance Running Program on Circulorespiratory Efficiency, Power and Free Running Speed, Merl Arnold Hamak
The Effectiveness of an Isometric-isotonic and an Isotonic-isometric Exercise Program Upon Selected Measures of Upper Body Strength, Muscular Endurance, and Resting Heart Rate, Paul Edward Hoseth
The Effects of a Selected Resistance Training Program on the Improvement of Arm Throwing Strength and on Selected Items of the Football Passing Performance, Dean Eugene Koster
Effects of Continuous Running as Compared to Interval Running on Cardiorespiratory Efficiency of Conditioned Freshman Wrestlers at South Dakota State University, Terry J. Linander
The Effect of Physical, Mental-physical, and Mental Practice on the Learning of the Modified Triple Jump, Barry Clifton Mckeown
A Comparison of the Anxiety Measures and Match Performance Evaluations of High School Wrestlers, Richard Edward Newman
The Effect of Interval Running in Water on leg Strength and Circulorespiratory Efficiency, Ronald J. Schlekeway
The Effect of an Interval Running Program on Circulorespiratory Efficiency, Body Adipose Tissue, and Body Weight of College Freshman Women, Nona Marie Stamp
The Velocity of the Baseball Batting Swing as Affected by the Addition of a Select Resistance Exercise of a Traditional Pre-season Weight Training Program, Harold George Wertich
ETDS from 1966
The Effect of Selected Explosive Weight Training Exercises Upon Leg Strength, Free Running Speed, and Explosive Power, Gary L. Charles
A Comparison of the Length of Two Distinct Rest Periods in Interval Training as Methods of Increasing Cardio-respiratory Efficiency, James P. Denevan
Motor Proficiency of Mentally Retarded Children, Carol H. Doorn
The Relationship of Socio-economic Status and Physical Fitness of Selected Sixth Grade Girls in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Judith Ann Jasper
Effects of Progressive Rope Skipping Training Bouts on Recovery Pulse Rate and Strength of Foot Extension, Audrey Jean Lofgren
A Survey of the Undergraduate Curriculum for Professional Preparation in Physical Education at South Dakota State University, 1946-1966, Reyna Maxine Martin
Attitudes Toward Physical Education of Students Enrolled in the Basic Instruction Program in Physical Education at South Dakota State University, Jerry P. Miller
The Effects of a Constant Work Load Isometric Exercise Program on Arterial Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate, Patrick Joseph Murphy
The Effectiveness of Teaching the Novice the Soccer Instep Kicking Technique as Compared to Teaching the Traditional Techniques of Kicking the Extra Point in Football, Michael James Sterner
A Comparison of Role Perceptions of a University Director of Physical Education and Athletics and his Reference Groups, Wesley John Storm
A Study of the Status of Young Men's Christian Association Physical Directors and Assistant Physical Directors in the North Central area and Surrounding Areas, David Leroy Waggoner
ETDS from 1965
The Effect of Physical, Mental-Physical, and Mental Practice on the Learning of a Motor Skill, Clifford Lyle Eidsness
Effects of a Trampoline Training Program on Selected Items of Motor Fitness, William Eugene Fritz
A Comparison of Interval Running and All-out Running as Methods of Increasing Circulorespiratory Endurance, Donald Lee Kortan
A Study of the Present Status of Physical Education Facilities for Women in the Institutions of the South Dakota College Physical Education Association, Harold Robert Mansheim
The Effect of Positive and Negative Motivation Upon Selected Measures of Circulorespiratory Adjustment and All-out Running Performance, Stanley E. Richter
The Effect of Weight Training on Explosive Power and Leg Strength During a Basketball Season, LaVerne L. Schlekeway
The Effects of a Cold Sitz Bath on Various Measures of Circulorespiratory Recovery from Vigorous Exercise, William Charles Talich
The Effects of Selected Football Drills on Agility, Douglas Lee Tschetter
ETDS from 1964
Football Training Film for Offensive Line Blocking, Leland Mark Bondhus
The Development of a Football Training Film and Manual of the Five-four Defense at South Dakota State University, Roger Roman Eischens
The Relationship Between Muscular Strength and Predicted Academic Success Among Selected College Freshmen Male Students at South Dakota State University, Dwain S. Guelle
A Comparative Study of Selected Personality Traits of Varsity Athletes, Gordon Delancey Jeppson
The comparison of two training programs, isometric ontractions and Calisthenics, on Strength and Selected Body Measurements of Female College Freshman, Willis R. Kelly
The Effect of an Isometric Training Program Upon Speed of Forearm Muscle Contractions, Roger Dale Kerns
Skill Evaluation of Majors in Physical Education, Michael Byrnes McKay
Stair-running as a Training Method, John D. Pearson
The Effect of an Isometric Training Program on the Speed of Selected Leg Movements, Larry Gene Rector
ETDS from 1963
A Study of Physical Fitness of Selected Students in South Dakota and Iowa, Floyd Dean Farrand
A Comparison of Motor Abilities of Normal and Mentally Retarded Children, Dwayne G. Head
The Effect of Immersion in a Heated Whirlpool Bath Upon Reaction Time, Arm and Shoulder Girdle Strength, and General Endurance, Dennis Leroy Hegle
A Comparison of the Effects of an Isometric Program, a Weight Training Program and an Isometric-weight Training Program on Strength Development, Michael D. Plinske
The Effect of Isometric Contraction and Calisthenic Exercises on Strength Development of Male College Freshmen, Dennis L. Shefcyk
A Study of Flexibility in Wrestlers as Compared with Other Sport Groups, John M. Sterner
A Comparison of Attitudes of Male Students Toward Required Physical Education at South Dakota State College :1963 and 1959, Robert L. Thurness
ETDS from 1962
The Effect of Wearing or Not Wearing Glasses Upon the Balance of Bespectacled Athletes, Ronald Dean Gadberry
The Effects of a Basketball Season on Leg Strength and Explosive Power as Shown on a Select Group of Players at South Dakota State College, Donald D. Jacobson
A Study Determining the Muscular Fitness Status of Cerro Gordo, Illinois, Public School Students as Determined by the AAHPER Fitness Test and the Kraus-Weber Test, Lawrence I. Smith
The Effect of a Prescribed Pre-season Weight-training Program Upon a Select Group of Varsity Baseball Candidates, Philip Elliot Trooien
The Effects of a Rebound Tumbling Program Upon Body Weight, Body Measurements, Adipose Tissue, Leg Strength, Explosive Power of the Legs, and the Endurance of College Women, Maryjane Houske Weisbecker
ETDS from 1961
The Effect of a Progressive Resistance and Flexibility Exercise Program on Free Running Speed, Ronald D. Campbell
A Proposed Recreation Program for the Black Hills Ordnance Depot, Igloo, South Dakota, Keith J. Coates
The Effect of a Weight Training Program Upon Strength and Trunk Flexibility of Football Players at South Dakota State College, David H. Greenwood
The Effect of Isometric and Resistance Type Exercises on the Strength of the Knee Joint as Shown by the Cable Tension Strength Test, Ronald L. Joslin
A Comparative Analysis of Performance of College Women on the Kraus-Weber Test and the AAHPER test, Sharon Ann Mundt
A Comparison of Reaction Times to a Kinesthetic and a Tactual Stimulus for Groups of Athletes and Non-athletes, Ronald J. O'Brien
ETDS from 1960
Changes in Cardiovascular Condition Resulting from an Eight Week Training Program as Shown by the Cameron Heartometer, Merle L. Foss
The Attitudes of South Dakota State College Women Students Toward Physical Education, Peggy Meister Foss
Variations in Motor Fitness Resulting from Calisthenic Exercises, Donald R. Hilsendager
A Comparative Analysis of Performance by the Madelia Public School Students on the Kraus-Weber Test and the AAHPER Fitness Test, Donald Ray Nehowig
Strength and Physical Fitness of Rural Versus Urban Boys as Determined by the Rogers Physical Fitness Index, James L. Welton
ETDS from 1959
Development of a Group of Indian Pupils in Strength and Motor Educability as a Result of A Year's School Activities, Donald L. Bartlett
The Effect of One Semester of Physical Education on Male Freshmen and Sophomores at Yankton College, Douglas L. Cowman
A Comparison of the Effect of Two Programs of Weight Training on Explosive Force, James A. Hofmann
Comparing Physical Fitness in Selected Areas in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with the National Norms and LaPorte Score Card, James Roy Howlin