Vol. 2 No. 2 (2026)
Volume 2, Issue 2 (June 2026) of the USFD Journal of Physical Education Pedagogy and Sports Performance brings together twenty research articles, drawn almost entirely from Philippine school and college settings, that share a single practical concern: how to help learners move, perform, and stay active more effectively. The issue's largest thread is a set of quasi-experimental intervention studies that pit two training approaches against each other for a specific motor skill — sprint speed, vertical jump, and across the court and field in badminton, volleyball, basketball, baseball, and softball. A recurring and useful pattern across these studies is that both compared methods tend to yield significant gains with no decisive advantage between them, giving teachers and coaches evidence-based, low-equipment options rather than a single prescribed drill.
Complementing this core are correlational studies linking skill and fitness to psychosocial and lifestyle factors (peer support, exercise volition, self-efficacy, screen time, and diet), development and design-based work that produces ready-to-use resources and instruments (instructional video sets, activity manuals, and a content-validated aerobic-control assessment tool), and a qualitative case study of coordination difficulties in a hinterland school. What unifies the issue is context and audience: nearly every contribution is situated in Philippine MAPEH classes, college PATHFIT courses, or rural and island schools, spans learners from Grade 7 through college, and is written to be acted on in real classrooms. Methodologically it offers a broad cross-section as well — ANCOVA, correlation and canonical correlation, content-validity and inter-rater reliability analysis, design-based R&D, and qualitative inquiry.
Published:
2026-06-15
