Advanced Writing and Research Skills: Physical Activity Report

This report, titled "Advanced Writing and Research Skills," analyzes the findings of Beltrán-Carrillo et al. (2012) regarding physical activity and inactivity among Spanish adolescents. The study investigated negative experiences in physical education and sport, focusing on the impact of these experiences on student behavior. The research involved 395 high school students aged 17-18 from 12 different schools. The study revealed that inactive students often have negative perceptions of teachers and coaches, feeling neglected and excluded from performance evaluations. The report concludes that negative experiences in sport can promote inactivity, and highlights the importance of addressing these issues to improve physical activity programs. The findings suggest that the current evaluation methods can be detrimental and lead to a decrease in physical activity among students.

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The study conducted by Beltrán-Carrillo et al. (2012), aims to investigate and review
pessimistic experiences in physical education and sport in a group of inactive adolescent from
Spain both male and female. The main objective of this paper is to understand and make the
authorities listen to the negativity that these students face and secondly, the author wants to draw
a connection in between the inactivity among the students to the negative situation they were.
Public health and physical well being is a matter of concern among the authorities
worldwide. There are several incidents of physical inactivity among the youth which has risen
concerning alarm. This is the reason why physical activity and sport are important to incorporate
in the routine of the youngsters. Performative evaluation among the young people has some
serious negative setbacks like anxieties, struggles, and disappointments which further leads to
pressure and depression.
The methodology that was followed while collecting the data for review and survey is as
follows: 395 Spanish high school students were chosen as samples for the study in the first
quantitative phase and they were said to have been participated in four different types of physical
activity during the year. The sample group consisted of students whose age is in between 17 and
18 years. They students belonged to 12 different schools and are located in different cities of the
Valencian Autonomy.
In the research process the authors found that the students who are usually inactive in the
sports and other physically activities remember their teachers and coaches negatively. This is
followed by the feeling of getting insufficient opportunities to play, athletes or physically fit
individuals getting more attention than the ones who are less active and low skilled. They also

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felt neglected by their teachers or coaches as they thought they are less talented that the active
ones. Inactive people did not like the per formative evaluation on competitive sport or any other
physical activities as they felt excluded from the process and they though themselves like
“leftovers” which was a direct cause of the behavior of the rest of the students and the teachers.
There are also students who are active but leave a sport due to the behavior or the conduct of the
teacher and the coach.
In conclusion, the authors state how these insights may be helpful to minutely reflect on
physical activity programs, whose effectiveness is quite questionable for all pupils who
experience them. And hence, negative experiences in performance evaluation and sport activity
promote inactivity.

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Reference list:
Beltrán-Carrillo, V.J., Devís-Devís, J., Peiró-Velert, C. and Brown, D.H., 2012. When physical
activity participation promotes inactivity: Negative experiences of Spanish adolescents in
physical education and sport. Youth & Society, 44(1), pp.3-27.