Research Articles

Motor assessment of preschool Roma children

(Siliachli, A., Giagazoglou, P.). The purpose of the present study was the examination of the motor development of preschool Roma children and the detection of possible differences with preschool children of native population. The study included 124 preschool children, 62 native Greek children and 62 Roma children. The children’s motor performance was assessed using the … Continue reading →

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Historical investigation and emergence of the exercises and acrobatics that refer to parkour

(Kaimakamis, D.). The aim of this study was to investigate and record all the elements and acrobatics that man has cultivated, from the ancient times until the modern days, but also to make the comparison and the emergence of these elements and their relationship to a sport, which internationally is called parkour. The main features … Continue reading →

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Teacher rating checklists as assessment tools for the detection of Developmental Coordination Disorder: Their suitability for use by educators

(Dimitropoulou, D., Evaggelinou, C., Kourtesis, T., Ellinoudis, T.). Movement difficulties which impact motor activities of daily living as well as school activities, like handwriting are a basic/main characteristic in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Therefore, the timely and reliable assessment of movement difficulties, which takes place through standardized motor tests as well as checklists, … Continue reading →

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A longitudinal study of the success factors in high-level male Volleyball

(Drikos, S.). In Volleyball a team’s performance in skills is connected to the game result and to the team’s success in a championship. In order to identify the determinant parameters for the success in male volleyball, performance data for all teams of 12 Greek Volleyball championships from 2005-06 until 2016-17 (n=143) was used. The effectiveness … Continue reading →

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Pass level and the outcome of attack for age categories in male Volleyball

(Drikos, S.). In Volleyball, complex 1 consists of pass-set-attack skills in this specified order. This sequence is a stable pattern to win a point. Furthermore, it is important for teams’ success. Taking into account that this pattern is a first-order Markov chain, the creation of a probability transition matrix is feasible. Assuming multinomial likelihood with … Continue reading →

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Comparative study of Greek athletes in terms of their satisfaction and coaching behavior in individual and team sports

(Sakellarides, I., Zetou, E., Bebetsos, E., Kourtessis, T.). The purpose of this research was to examine the satisfaction of athletes’ participation in individual and team sports and to relate it to their attitudes towards coaching behavior. Also check whether there will be differences between individual and team sports as well as between male and female … Continue reading →

Review Articles

From the Pan-Balkan to the Balkan Games: A chronicle of transition and an overview of the political aspect of the Games

(Panou, E., Anastasiou, A.). The purpose of the present study is to explore the pivotal role sport has played in the political and diplomatic goings-on in the Aemos Peninsula, in a period during which Balkan countries sought to bring about a rapprochement among them. The object of the study has been approached through the Greek … Continue reading →

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Differentiated Teaching of Traditional Dances for Motivation, Indifferent to Dance, Elementary School Students

(Filippou, F., Koupani, A., Rokka, S., Bebetsos, V.). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an interventional traditional dance program using different types of dance, on the motivation of -initially indifferent- primary school students, to learn Greece traditional dance. The sample of the research consisted of 300 students of the Fourth, … Continue reading →

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The war dances and their role in the youth’s military education in ancient Greece

(Douka, S.). War dances had a significant role in ancient Greeks’ life before, during and after the classical period. The aim of the current research is to study the significance of military preparation in ancient Greeks’ life and to make a reference to war dances, especially dance pyrrhichios; the most prominent dance of this category. … Continue reading →

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The presence of dancing in the three most significant genres of the ancient Greek theatre

(Douka, S.). For the ancient Greeks, one of the most meaningful pleasures was undoubtedly theater. Therefore, the object of the current research is, on the one hand, to scrutinize how much important was for the ancient Greeks to dabble at theater and, on the other hand, the record of those dances that were presented at … Continue reading →