CALL FOR ARTICLES: PHENex journal/Revue phenEPS (Physical and Health Education Nexus/phénix Éducation Physique et à la Santé)

Physical Health Education Nex (us)/ (phén) ix Éducation Physique et à la Santé

http://ojs.acadiau.ca/phenex/

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new, on-line, open-access, peer reviewed journal focused on research in physical and health education, PHENex journal/Revue phenEPS (Physical and Health Education Nexus/phénix Éducation Physique et à la Santé). Published in Canada, this journal accepts submissions from researchers in physical and health education from around the globe. We invite you to visit the PHENex/phenEPS site at

http://ojs.acadiau.ca/phenex/.

PHEnex/phenEPS publishes empirical, theoretical, and methodological research, and position papers, as well as reviews and critical essays by Canadian and International authors. Research methodologies may be quantitative, qualitative or mixed method and may use data gathered through historical analysis, surveys, fieldwork, action research, participant observation, content analysis, simulations or experience. Articles most appropriate for PHEnex focus on pedagogical, social, cultural, philosophical, psychological, historical, sociological or management issues in physical education, health, dance, recreation, or leisure studies.

Articles may be submitted in English or in French. Abstracts will be translated to appear in both French and English.

If you are interested in submitting to this journal –

Click on About the Journal (http://ojs.acadiau.ca/index.php/phenex/about) for the journal’s submission and open access policies.

Find Author Guidelines at: http://ojs.acadiau.ca/index.php/phenex/about/submissions#authorGuidelines.

Authors need to register (http://ojs.acadiau.ca/index.php/phenex/user/register) with the journal prior to submitting.

If already registered, simply log in (http://ojs.acadiau.ca/index.php/phenex/login) and begin the 5 step process.

Ellen Singleton, Ph.D. Pierre Boudreau, Ph.D. Susan Markham Starr, Ph.D.

English Editor Éditeur francophone
Managing Editor

Satellite phones are not enough, now anyone can “phone home”

A Nepali telecom company plans to place mobile phone towers at four places around Mt. Everest so you can use your mobile phone about anywhere on the peak. The coverage planned will allow cell phone calls from the summit of Mt. Everest. The work is expected to be completed this year.

I heard Sir Edmund Hilliary, the first person to summit Mt. Everest in 1953 say he best conversation he had with his son was when his son called with a satellite phone from the summit of Mt. Everest.

It took seven days for the news of Hilliary’s summit to reach England in 1953, now anyone can check on their laundry from the summit of Mt. Everest.

See Mt Everest to get mobile coverage

Continuing Legal Disaster with the New BSA Annual Health and Medical Record

Normally when the media, volunteers and in some cases lawyers get involved in an issue things get better. However there is the old adage that it will always get worse before it gets better, which seems to be the rule with the new BSA Annual Health and Medical Record.

I first wrote about the BSA Annual Health and Medical Record in New BSA Medical Form is a Disaster. The second article I wrote is Response to Comments on the New BSA Medical Form. Here is the third.

The BSA attempted to answer some questions about the Annual Health and Medical Record at a FAQ website. Frequently Asked Questions Concerning the Annual Health and Medical Record. This article will try and clarify some mistakes the site makes.

There are some great sections and answers on the FAQ page. The answer “Q. Do I really need to explain everything about myself or my child, such as learning disabilities or depression? I don’t want myself or my child to be treated differently” Is very good. I was working at a summer camp and visiting the rifle range when a youth stood up with a loaded rifle. His parents had decided not to notify us of medication issues.

However in this day and age no one should have any social security number on any document. Health care will never be withheld for lack of a social security number.

Q. Why do I need to put my child’s or my own social security number on the record?
A. It is your choice as to whether you fill in this number; however, in many states, medical care cannot be rendered without it.

The part of the form that is receiving the most news coverage is the new height and weight requirements. In effect the requirements ignore generally accepted medical research and are going to severely restrict Scouting. The FAQ restates that position.

Q. Our camp is at least 30 minutes from the local hospital by ambulance or EMS. Does this mean that we automatically have to meet the height/weight requirements for all activities at the camp?
A. While response time for basic or advanced life support should be a consideration for a camp’s emergency action plan, it is not the record’s intent. If your travels by foot, bicycle, horseback, afloat, or whatever the mode of transportation take you more than 30 minutes off of an accessible roadway where in an emergency vehicle can reach you, you will need to meet the height/weight requirements.

The great comments about this part of the form are that most employees of the BSA national office supposedly won’t make the cut also.

Even worse, the requirements are based on a Body Mass Index (BMI) for men. Exploring has been coed since the 1970’s and Venturing since the 1990’s.

A silent auction will be set for Andy Knapp Memorial Fund: A long time fixture and icon in the outdoor industry.

Numerous sources have reported the death of Andy Knapp, an icon in the outdoor industry. A silent action is being held to help defray some of the medical expenses Andy incurred.

Midwest Mountaineering, Andy’s employer has information about the Bell canoe and the fund on their website.

A Celebration of Life Party will be held July 17^th for Andy at the Cedar Cultural Center at 8:00 PM in Minneapolis, MN.

The Alpine Club of Canada’s Alpine Journal now Digital

The Alpine Club of Canada has published its Alpine Journal on a DVD. Every issue for 100 years is now available for research or just reading. EverUpward: A Century of Canadian Alpine Journals
includes the articles and the photographs from the journal.

Researching a climb can always be a tedious and ultimately information lacking experience. The information is out there, but finding it is impossible and then getting your hands on it is even worse. Of course this lack of information can also be part of the reason to do some climbs, but for those of you looking for information, this is a great resource.

EverUpward is available for purchase through the Alpine Club of Canada’s online store.

The Second Issue of the Journal of Unconventional Parks, Tourism, and Recreation Research (JUPTRR) published

We are pleased to announce the publication of our second issue of the Journal of Unconventional Parks, Tourism, and Recreation Research (JUPTRR). The issue and individual articles are available online at http://juptrr.asp.radford.edu/Current.htm.

Thank you for your support of JUPTRR!

The next submission deadline is August 15^th and is a regular issue.  Manuscripts for the special issue on Dark Tourism will be accepted through February 15, 2010.

Please help spread the word!

CURRENT ISSUE

Journal of Unconventional Parks, Tourism & Recreation Research

ISSN 1942-6879

Volume 2, Number 1, 2009

Turning monsters into people: A reflexive study of sex offenders and leisure

D J Williams

This arts-based study serves two interrelated purposes. First, it draws from multiple tales to illustrate reflexivity (and its benefits) between the author, research topic, and participants. Different forms of tales show multiple and diverse human interconnections and the complexity of understanding potential leisure among sex offenders. The importance of prioritizing reflexivity should not be underestimated, particularly when conducting research with populations that commonly are “othered” and sometimes demonized. Within a reflexive context, a poetic transcription from structured interviews with five sexual offender parolees is included to explore the possible essence of leisure as expe rienced by these men. The inclusion of evocative representations emphasizes commonalities of the human condition, yet also illustrates differences between people.

Doctrinal beliefs as a determinant of sin associated with select leisure activities

Steven N. Waller

The purpose of this case study was to investigate the association between religious doctrine and perceived sinful nature of 10 leisure activities identified by the congregation under study. A questionnaire was completed by 188 congregants of a predominately African American, Protestant church located in southern Ohio and results indicated a significant association between the source of belief — personal beliefs, scripture, and religious doctrine — and the belief that certain leisure pastimes are sinful. Results of the study suggest: (1) religious doctrine influences beliefs about the sanctity of leisure activities at the individual and congregational levels; (2) personal beliefs are the greatest determinant of perceived sin associated with select leisure pursuits; and (3) length of membership in a congregation influences beliefs about leisure.

Benefits of hiking: A means-end approach on the Appalachian Trail

Eddie Hill, Marni Goldenberg, and Barbara Freidt

The purpose of this research was to examine the outcomes prompting hiking along the Appalachian Trail (AT). By using means-end theory, linkages between attributes, consequences, and values of the AT hiking experience were made. The researchers conducted forty-three interviews of AT hikers. Self-fulfillment, self-reliance, fun and enjoyment of life, and warm relationships with others were some of the values that emerged. Specifically, strong links existed between hiking and exercise, exercise and health, health and fun and enjoyment of life. While this area of research on the AT is new, results of this study can be used by recreational professionals that work with the AT or other hiking trails to promote appropriate use of natural resources.

Pigskin and black belts: Can martial arts provide insight for competitive and aggressive sports like American football?

P. Brian Greenwood and Jerusha B. Greenwood

Competitive and aggressive sports provide recreational sport contexts for youth and adolescents across the globe. One of the most popular recreational sports worldwide is martial arts, a sport characterized as aggressive yet backed in the traditional form of the sport by a principled philosophy. The researchers engaged in naturalistic inquiry through full participant observation in a traditional martial arts club. The purpose of the research was to closely examine the teaching of traditional martial arts to determine whether lessons could be derived for competitive and aggressive sports like American football. Philosophical and psychological themes emerged from the research, including a counterbalanced ethic of nonviolence and restraint and achievement orientations reflective of the researchers’ sport backgrounds, respectively.

Board member compete ncy: A Q methodology approach

Amy R. Hurd, Brent A. Beggs, and Paul Fokken

The purpose of this study was to use developed competencies to examine their importance to current public parks and recreation board members. This was done using Q methodology to determine profiles of public parks and recreation board members and the perceived value they assigned to specific competencies. A principle components analysis was used to factor analyze an 11 x 11 Q sort matrix. The results indicated there are three types of board members including the participatory, community representative, and conceptual nonpolitical. These three types had similarities and differences that demonstrated a better understanding of what competencies are important for board members to function efficiently and effectively.

Dr. Susan R. Van Patten

Executive Editor, Journal of Unconventional Parks, Tourism & Recreation Research

Acting Core Curriculum Director

Associate Professor, Department of Recreation, Parks & Tourism

Radford University

PO Box 6963

Radford VA 24142

(540) 831-7644

Elite Running Coaches to Offer Training Talk at Boulder Running Company

Boulder, CO, USA – Internationally known running coach Bobby McGee and world champion marathoner Mark Plaatjes will host a discussion on run workouts and run training this July at Boulder Running Company. McGee and Plaatjes will discuss what road runners and triathletes can learn from each discipline’s unique approach to run training.

• Bobby McGee and Mark Plaatjes
• Run Workouts for Runners and Triathletes Wednesday, July 1, 7:15-8:15 pm Boulder Running Company
• 2775 Pearl St # 103, Boulder, CO 80302
• www.boulderrunningcompany.com, (303) 786-9255 Free event

Discussion topics will include recovery vs. frequency, quantifying runs, crosstraining, periodizing training, and developing the abiliity to surge and attack.

All too often, runners and triathletes reach a plateau in fitness because they do the same type of training, week after week. To see improvements in fitness, athletes need to vary the kinds of workouts they do. This means mixing up endurance runs with hill repeats, intervals, and track workouts.

McGee has teamed up with Plaatjes to give runners of all levels a complete collection of workouts and training plans. Run Workouts for Runners and Triathletes is the perfect tool for self-coached athletes to add variety to their training.

Run Workouts for Runners and Triathletes features 21 training plans for all the most popular race distances; 5km, 10km, half-marathon, marathon, Olympic-distance triathlon, half-Ironman, and Ironman. Each plan offers three performance levels, and McGee explains precisely how runners can determine their training paces and balance hard days with easy days.

McGee offers new takes on the workouts all runners and triathletes should practice and master. Each training plan incorporates 80 fresh and challenging workouts including endurance runs, intervals, hills, Yassos, and a variety of tests and bricks. Runners and triathletes can pepper these workouts into their own training plans. Run Workouts for Runners and Triathletes is available now in bookstores, tri and running shops, and online. Autographed copies will be available at this event through Boulder Running Company.

Bobby McGee is an internationally certified track and field coach whose athletes have produced world records, won world championships, and been consistently ranked amongst the best in their events. He coaches runners and triathletes, and has worked with USA Triathlon preparing athletes for the 2004 and 2008 Olympic games. For more information on Bobby, please visit bobbymcgee.com.

Mark Plaatjes is the 1993 Marathon Gold medal winner at the World Track and Field championships. In addition to being a world champion, Mark’s running record includes a win at the 1991 Los Angeles Marathon and a 6^th place finish in the 1993 Boston marathon. Mark owns a private physical therapy practice and specializes in treating runners and athletes. He currently lives in Boulder, Colorado, and coaches recreational and elite runners.

Why do I write this blog?

As you can see I get some intense comments on my posts. I welcome them, no matter how frightening they are to read. I believe they have value because they show other readers the other side of the lives that are affected when someone is injured or hurt in the outdoor recreation industry.

I try and direct this post at the idea that you should solve the problems before they become litigation. I think it is important to see how those people affected feel. Once you understand, to a very limited extent, what family members are going through you can help.

Litigation is not a resolution for either side to an injury or fatality. See Litigation costs a lot of money and It’s Not Money.

It is very scary to read a post that starts out I am the mother or father of the child/person you post is about. That has happened twice in these pages. See Zip Line Fatality and Serious Disconnect: Why people sue. It is always a devastating state of affairs to when someone is injured. Worse when it is a son or daughter. It has been said that the worst thing to experience in life is the loss of a child.

Yet I believe these comments have value. Too often we look at accidents as disasters for us because of the possible bad PR or litigation and forget the families involved. That reaction then turns us off as humans and turns on an automated response.

We need to be human. We are human when we sell a fun and exciting trip or adventure. We are human when we watch our customers laugh or learn or explore. We are human as we serve up a mediocre dinner and laugh about it without customers who love it as fine cuisine.

I write this blog to inform, to be cynical, to educate but to also to remind you to be human.

Grand Canyon Outfitter looking for Hiking Guides

Angel’s Gate Tours

We have an immediate opening for a professional guide to lead sightseeing tours, day hikes and the occasional backpacking trip in Grand Canyon. Please contact us if you meet the following requirements:

+ Minimum WFR certified, with CPR. Higher medical certs OK.
+ Good driving record.
+ Must be able to pass Arizona DOT physical. Basic Motor Skills.
+ Outstanding Grand Canyon knowledge.
+ Hiking experience on all South Rim trails.

AGI is an EOE. If you meet the above qualifications please email a resume to job@grandcanyonhikingguide.com

http://www.angelsgatetours.com/

A New MA law will make every Outfitter’s life a pain

A new Massachusetts Data Security Law is causing a firestorm across the business world as it applies to any company that gathers information about ANY Massachusetts resident, no matter where the company is located.

The law requires companies to take measures to protect consumer data, evaluate possible risks to their stores of personal data and create a detailed plan for keeping that data safe.

Businesses in Massachusetts are fighting the law tooth and nail as it will require them to take a number of steps to fall into compliance. What many businesses around the country don’t know is that they will also be liable to protect the data of their Massachusetts customers.

The law is a hot-button topic in Massachusetts and its spread will ignite a similar firestorm around the nation.

I can put you in touch with an identity theft protection expert from Identity Theft 911 who can offer your audience a more detailed look at the major components of the new law and surrounding issues at length.

$4.7 million dollar verdict in climbing wall case against Alpine Towers in South Carolina Court

Expert witnesses appear to be the reason the jury found for plaintiff; who are they?

Numerous reports are available online about a jury decision in a South Carolina case awarding $4.7 million to a paralyzed man who fell while climbing. The facts, as reported, state the man fell after his belayer failed to catch him. The belayer lost her grip on the rope and the plaintiff fell 20 feet to the floor shattering a vertebrae.

The family after the verdict stated they hope the verdict would “lead to improved safety conditions at similar climbing walls across the country.” Post verdict it is difficult to determine if this was a pre litigation sentiment, but it is always interesting to hear a plaintiff voice a reason for suing other than money.

The plaintiff:

“cited faulty design, saying the belay equipment lacked an automatic locking device that could have prevented Keeter’s [plaintiff] fall. The suit also said Alpine did not adequately train Fort Mill High School faculty members.”

“You don’t put kids in a position where their lives literally hang in the balance based on the attentiveness of other kids,” Harpootlian [plaintiff’s attorney] said Friday. “That is what our experts hammered.”

Negligent design and/or construction and negligent training of the staff by the defendant appear to be the claims the plaintiff succeeded in proving. Negligent design and/or construction in this case is going to have major affects if all climbing walls are supposed to use auto locking belay devices. The reason is auto locking belay devices have people problems also. I have never heard or found a case where an auto locking belay device failed, however I know of dozens of situations and several suits where the belayer used the auto locking belay device improperly.

Negligent instruction is always available when the people trained want to pass the buck or in an effort to CYA act dumb. Besides, memories fails. Here again, this will just lead to more paperwork as climbing wall builders attempt to prove they trained adequately by leaving behind documents.

See Verdict brings ‘closure’ for student hurt in climbing wall fall.

This case if better facts come out could have a major effect on the climbing wall industry and challenge course industry.

I’ve also been told by several people that it was an Alpine Tower’s Tower, not a climbing wall but a tower.

For other blogs about climbing wall cases see: UK court holds climber 75% responsible for his injuries, Child falls on auto belay at climbing wall, Update on climbing wall accident at Wood River YMCA Climbing Wall, Climbing accident at Ketchum Idaho indoor Climbing Wall and Student suing school district for climbing wall injury.

For Law Review Articles about climbing wall cases see: Warning labels found to be inadequate in climbing harness that was improperly clipped in, Case Brief: Climber’s Suit Against Belayer Denied and Update on Releases: Climbing walls and health clubs.

Patagonia Mountaineering School Needs a Full Time Manager

So, the time has come. We’ve gotten bigger and it’s time to hire a full time manager. 

We’re looking for someone (or a couple), full time, year round, to help run our mountaineering school. You’d spend most of the year in Chile, and part of the year in Alaska. 

Ideally, you can speak both Spanish (pretty fluently) and English (very fluently), but we’d be willing to speak to someone with a knack for learning languages, who is willing to learn Spanish. 

You need to be very computer literate. And by this, I don’t just mean that you can type and use excel (these are minimums in the 21^st century). We’re looking for someone who is familiar with the internet and how it can be leveraged for a small business.  Social networking (Facebook, twitter), search (Google, bing), and paid search (adwords) are all important components of our business, and we would like someone who is familiar with most or all of these from a business prospective.  Programming experience (html, php, or Dreamweaver) is helpful, but not necessary.

You’ll also be responsible for our basecamp, client relations, and numerous other responsibilities.

If you (or someone you know) may be interested, please see our full job description/application form at www.mountainguideschool.com/docs/manager.pdf. 

Thanks a ton and we hope to hear from you soon.

Kind regards,

Ben and Jaya

2nd Annual Outdoor Leadership Research Symposium (OLRS)

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

for the

2^nd Annual Outdoor Leadership Research Symposium (OLRS)

at the

2010 National Conference on Outdoor Leadership

Estes Park, Colorado

February 17-20, 2010

Submissions to the 2^nd annual Outdoor Leadership Research Symposium (OLRS) are now being accepted. OLRS is intended to provide a forum for practitioners and scholars to share recent and on-going research related to outdoor leadership. The symposium is being held in conjunction with the National Conference on Outdoor Leadership, sponsored annually by the Wilderness Education Association (WEA). The goal of this symposium is to help promote the development of evidence-based practice in the field of outdoor leadership. Submissions will be blind peer-reviewed and judged according to their relevance to the field of outdoor leadership as well as the basic quality of the research conducted. Presenters will have 15 minutes to present their research, followed by five minutes of questions. Accepted abstracts will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership (JOREL). (For more information on JOREL please see www.ejorel.com)

Eligibility of proposals:

1. Only studies that have not been previously published or presented should be submitted.
   
2. Only studies that are completed or near completion should be submitted. A full report of findings and conclusions are expected at the presentation and in the published abstract.
   
3. Authors of accepted proposals must register for the conference by the early registration deadline. Any presenter who fails to do so will be dropped from the research symposium. Please do not submit an abstract unless you are committed to attending the symposium.
   
4. Abstracts must be submitted no later than November 1, 2009. Authors will be notified by December 15, 2009 regarding the status of their submissions. Authors must submit revised abstracts by January 15, 2010 for inclusion in a book of abstracts to be distributed at the symposium.
   

Submission guidelines:

1. Abstracts should be no more than two pages in length, using Times New Roman 12 point font, one inch margins (top, bottom, and sides), and single spacing.
   
2. Abstracts should follow standard formatting for journal articles: Background (which includes the introduction, review of literature, and statement of hypotheses/research questions), Methods (which includes a description of site, sample, instrument, procedures, and analysis), Results, Discussion, and References (which may be listed on a third page). Conceptual articles may use alternative headings.
   
3. Abstracts should be written and formatted according to the guidelines of the APA Publication Manual (5^th Edition).
   
4. A cover page should be included providing the following information: abstract title, names and affiliations of all authors, and contact information (including phone, fax, and email) of the principal author.
   
5. Documents should be saved in Microsoft Word format.
   
6. Abstracts that do not adhere to these guidelines may be rejected without further review.
   
7. Abstracts should be submitted to Bruce Martin at martinc2@ohio.edu by November 1, 2009. “2010 OLRS Abstract” should be written in the subject heading.
   

Questions regarding the Outdoor Leadership Research Symposium should be addressed to the symposium co-chairs: Bruce Martin at martinc2@ohio.edu or 740-593-4647; or, Marni Goldenberg at mgoldenb@calpoly.edu or 805-756-7627.

Change

Change is a constant. That about sums up my knowledge on this ball circling the sun. As it nears the end of another rotation for me (my birthday) I am thinking about change. I hope I am doing OK on the issue of change. I find myself skipping a lot of instructions for some things and just reading what I want to learn, rather than learning everything the new gadget does. I attribute that to time, not a resistance to change. I hope I am right.

What I see in my friends and family that are older and a few younger, is a resistance to change. That frustrates me as I attempt to help them. I have a friend whose business is going under, to some extent because they never adopted new business techniques. Their argument is email is not personal and a phone call is. I’ve never considered a phone call personal, at best an annoyance. Worst, I never get this client on the phone for days; they are always on the phone talking and are always days behind. They might consider email or texting or whatever to be impersonal, but it is a lot better than voicemail.

Change is important in your business. Not just the changes in the law I write about all the time here, but change in what you and your business need to do. Change in your customers. Can you expect them to come to the same section of whitewater year after year after year and not get bored? Change is needed for all of us, you, your business and your customers.

Resistance to change is also a major problem in a business. If you don’t look at changing and evolving and moving on, you will slip behind. I have a great client who from day one was working on his exit plan. He is working at putting that plan into place and doing so many years before either of us expected. He embraces and looks forward to change. He sees change as opportunity, not as something to fear.

Before law school I sold insurance. Every time we had a rate increase the insurance salesman would groan. We would lose customers as they went looking for cheaper automobile insurance. One agent always smiled. I asked him why and he said more money. We were paid a commission of 15% of the automobile insurance premium and any increase was more money in our pocket. That is called looking forward to change.

However what bothers me is the possibility that I may become resistant to change. That I get stuck in a world or a time and due to whatever reason refuse to keep moving forward, thus sliding backward. I am writing this as a reminder for me as well as you. I hope someone reminds me to read it. I am also writing this for my friends and my nieces and nephews. I think my nieces and nephews will end up being in charge of the issue of change. When I refuse to, it is time for the home basically. If I can’t embrace, not just accept and enjoy change it is over.

So nieces and nephews I want you to tell me about the latest and greatest. Whether music that I can’t understand the lyrics or gadgets or technology, it is your job to kick me in the butt and make me stay up with change. It will be your job to remind me to change. To accept change, to embrace, and to love change. To laugh at me when I refuse to change and to love me when I don’t want to change…as you shove my wheelchair over the cliff.