North Carolina Alliance for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

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Areas of Expertise

As a professional organization for educators and professionals in motion, NCAAHPERD represents experts in the fields of athletics, health education, physical education, recreation, and dance.

Industry Topics and Interest Areas

NCAAHPERD’s leadership and large network of members have a wide-range of special areas of expertise including:

Physical Education

  • Fitness Testing
  • PEP Bill
  • Status of physical education
  • The "New PE"
  • Children's physical activity
  • Standards and guidelines for
    elementary physical education
  • Middle school physical education
  • High school physical education
  • Assessment/student achievement in physical education
  • Children's fitness

Kinesiology

  • Exercise physiology
  • Biomechanics
  • Motor development
  • Sport history
  • Sport philosophy
  • Psychology of sport and physical activity
  • Curriculum and instruction
  • Sport sociology

Dance

  • Early childhood dance
  • Elementary dance
  • Secondary dance
  • College/University
  • Dance medicine & science
  • Dance technology
  • Dance performance
  • Dance for the differently-abled

Other Topics

  • Physical activity for people with disabilities
  • Physical activity for the older adult
  • Aquatics
  • Facilities planning and guidelines
  • Risk management in physical activity & sport
  • Title IX and gender equity in sport
  • Women in coaching
  • Women in athletics administration
  • Female athletes

Sport

  • Standards for coaches
  • Athletic training
  • Intramurals
  • Sport management
  • Youth sports programs
  • Parents and sports
  • Pros and cons of sport participation
  • Sport safety
  • Sport ethics

 Health Education

  • Adolescent health
  • Aging
  • Cardiovascular health
  • Emotional and mental health
  • Disease prevention and control
  • Fitness and physical activity
  • Health promotion and wellness
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Human sexuality
  • Minority health
  • Nutrition and weight control
  • School health
  • Substance use and abuse
  • Tobacco use
  • Violence
  • Women's health

Recreation

  • Outdoor adventure, education, recreation
  • Trails
  • Playgrounds
  • Therapeutic recreation
  • Family
  • Youth
  • Community recreation
  • Aging
  • Leisure education in the schools
  • Budgets
  • Grants and fundraising

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