AAHPERD

Between March 29 and April 2, 2011, the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) will host their annual national convention in San Diego, California, USA. AAHPERD is the largest organization of professionals involved in physical education, physical activity, sport, and all specialties related to achieving a healthy and active lifestyle.

The goal of this annual convention is to bring together researchers and practitioners from all over the world to provide a forum for exchange of ideas in the areas of health and physical activity. This year the AAHPERD will have Drew Brees, Jack Groppel, David Katz, Apolo Ohno, John Ratey, and Lula Washington as featured speakers. For more information about the organization and its national convention visit: www.aahperd.org

I will be presenting at this convention on Friday, April 1st, at 1:00pm. My presentation is part of a symposium entitled: International Initiative of Youth Sports, Social Development, and Expertise Development. More specifically, my presentation is entitled: Promoting the United Nations Millennium Development Goals through Youth Sport. You will find a copy of the PowerPoint presentation in the Research’ -> ‘Presentations’ section of this website.

The other presentations in the symposium are:

Social Programs Through Sports in Brazil.
Authors: Newton Santos Vianna Junior, Volley Brazil, Belo Horizonte, Brazil and Katya Mourthé, UNIBH, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Social and expertise development between Brazil and U.S. women’s volleyball.
Authors: Gylton B. Da Matta, University of Northern Colorado, Fort Collins, CO and Karen E. French, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Youth sports… beyond “zeros and heros”: Sociological and psychological issues.
Authors: Robert Brustad and Gylton Da Matta, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO