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Matt Maskarinec

Mr. Schurtz

English 12 AP Period3 March 2011

Tennis and Childhood Obesity



Thesis

� The trend of obesity is becoming more

prevalent in American children and tennis is a

strong component to forming a solution that

can decimate the epidemic.



My Background

� Playing Tennis for three years.

� Passionate

� Teaching Experience



Tennis

� Tennis- running and hitting targets with a

score.

�

Reputation� Fitness

(tennis court)



Childhood Obesity

� Obesity in the U.S

� Diagnosing childhood Obesity

� Consequences� Worldwide problem

(children playing)



Causes

� Multiple factors

(Erm? Obesity Ad)



Dietary concerns

� Food Markets

� Fast Food

� Larger Portion Sizes

(McDonald's Ethnographic Centre)



Changes in School

� Vending machines

� Physical Education

(Vending Machines)



Role of Parents

� Working parents

� Technology

� Genetics

(Obesity in Children)



Decrease in Physical Activity

� Technology

� Automobile Industry

� Lack of Exercise(Iphone 4 Bumper)





Consequences

� Various life-altering effects and

complications(tombstone) (Wendys sign)



Cardiovascular Complications

� Prevalence in Youth

� Hypertension

� Atherosclerosis

� Effect on heart and blood vessels

(IMG_6236.JPG)



Metabolic Disorders

� The Metabolic

System

�

Insulin Resistance� Metabolic Syndrome

� Type II diabetes

�Obesity

(Diabetes)



Sleep Apnea

� Recognition

� Abnormal collapse of the airway

� Increase severity of obesity

� School performance

� Elevated daytime blood pressure

�

Diastolic Dysfunction (Insomnia)



Pulmonary Complications

� Pulmonary system

� Asthma

(Lungs)



Gastrointestinal Disorders

� Gastrointestinal system

� Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

�

Esophageal cancer(Diseased Intestine)



Skeletal

Abnormalities

� Orthopedic problems

� Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

�

More prevalent in adults (Skeleton)



Psychological

issues

� Depression

� Quality of Life

(Ryan)



Solutions



Lets Move Campaign



My Application

� Quickstart Tennis clinic

(IMG_6236.JPG)





Reasons Behind it

� Tennis as a solution

� http://10andundertennis.com/media.htm



Reasons Behind it

�

Accommodated courts� Lower, smaller nets

� Softer, lighter tennis balls

� Overall(Kids)







Games

�

Maintain focus� Fun

� Tennis Hopscotch

�

Alligator (Tennis)



Discussions

� Fundamentals

� Mental strength

�

Fitness

(Little Creations Yoga)



Dietary Discussion

�

Dietary questions� Limiting junk food

� Role of Parents

(Fruit Bowl)



Julians Food Chart



Fitness/Footwork

� Key aspect of tennis

� Pac man tag

�

Relay races� Ladder drills

(Fun Run 2009)



What I Learned

� Learning Process

(Learn)



Other aspect of clinics



Things I have learned



Physical Statistiscs

� Length of average point

� How far one must run

�

Physicality of the point



Punch Maleka interview



Michelle Savage interview



Class activity

� Go out to the tennis courts and have a contest

rallying

�

Bring tennis rackets and tennis balls in to seewho can bounce the ball the most

� Write letters to congressman about childhood

obesity awareness



Citations

� "Children Playing." Flickr. Web. 28 Feb 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/hygienematters/4273036775/>.

� "Diabetes." Flickr. Web. 2 Mar 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/jill_a_brown/2629206800/>.

� "Diseased Intestine." Flickr. Web. 2 Mar 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/fatmandy/58500984/>.

� "Erm? Obesity Ad." Flickr. Web. 28 Feb 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickwebb/2968251397/>.

� "Fun Run 2009." Flickr. Web. 2 Mar 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/radioflyer007/4117697783/>.

� "IMG_6236.JPG." Flickr. Web. 1 Mar 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/theob/270496740/>.

� "Insomnia." Flickr. Web. 2 Mar 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/lokacid/2952834274/>.

� "iPhone 4 Bumper + Universal Dock w/ DIY Adapter." flickr. Web. 28 Feb 2011.

<http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivyfield/4802227735/>.� "Learn." Flickr. Web. 2 Mar 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/heycoach/1197947341/>.

� "Lungs." flickr. Web. 2 Mar 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/jemsweb/842439811/>.

� "McDonald's Ethnographic Centre." Flickr. Web. 28 Feb 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/blondinrikard/4749236435/>.

� "Obesity in Children." Flickr. Web. 28 Feb 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_13/188297063/>.

� "Ryan." Flickr. Web. 2 Mar 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachaelwoodson/54925535/>.

� "Skeleton." Flickr. Web. 2 Mar 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/richdelux/3140104720/>.

� "Tennis Ball Pyramid." Flickr. Web. 28 Feb 2011. http://www.flickr.com/photos/racketrx/5373234872/ .>

� "tennis court." flickr. Web. 28 Feb 2011. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mawari/197938018/

�

"Tennis From Afar." Flickr. Web. 1 Mar 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/64952021@N00/2570666225>.� "Throw 1." Flickr. Web. 2 Mar 2011. http://www.flickr.com/photos/orkydorky/3735999462/ .

� "tombstone." flickr. Web. 28 Feb 2011. http://www.flickr.com/

� "Vending Machine." Flickr. Web. 28 Feb 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/myguitarzz/161457656/>.

� "Wendy's Sign." Flickr. Web. 28 Feb 2011.<http://www.flickr.com/photos/roadsidepictures/294991816/>.photos/akuchling/61422611/in/photostream/>



Citations

� "Fruit Bowl." Flickr. Web. 2 Mar 2011. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashburne/4826739995/ >.

� "Kids." Flickr. Web. 1 Mar 2011. http://www.flickr.com/photos/robbiesaurus/4995858559/ .>

� "Little Creations Yoga." Flickr. Web. 2 Mar 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/snapeverything/4167915619/>.



Works Cited

� Anderson, Patricia, and Kristin Butcher. "Childhood Obesity: Trends and Potential Causes." The Future of Children 16.` (2006): 19-45. JSTOR. Web. 14 Feb. 2011.

� Bunker, Linda. "The Role of Play and Motor Skill Development in Building Children's Self-Confidence and Self-Esteem." TheElementary School Journal 91.5 (1991): 467-471. JSTOR. Web. 13 Dec. 2010. <http:/www.jstor.org/ stable/1001887>.

� Cantello, Becky, dir. "Ten and Under Tennis." United States Tennis Association. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2011.

� Caprio, Sonia. "Treating Child Obesity and Associated Medical Condtions." The Future of Children (2006): 209-224. JohnsHopkins University. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. <http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/future_of_children/v016/ 16.1caprio.html>.

� Cureton, Thomas Kirk, and Alan Barry. "The Physical Fitness Status of American Youth and the Development of Correlative

Programs in Physical Education." Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development 29.4: 1-9. JSTOR. Web.13 Dec. 2010. <www.jstor.org/stable/1165742>.

� Daniels, Stephen. "The Consequences of Childhood Overweight and Obesity." The Future of Children 16.1 (2006): 47-67.JSTOR. Web. 2 Mar. 2011.

� Elek, Laszlo. "Tennis Fitness: The Next Level." Long Island Tennis Magazine. N.p., May 2009. Web. 14 Dec. 2010.<http://longislandtennismagazine.com/ article/tennis-fitness-next-level>.

� "Famous Plato Quotes." Philosophy Paradise. N.p., 2006. Web. 15 Dec.2010. <http:/www.philosophyparadise.com/quotes/plato.html>.

� Hood, Ernie. "Sharing Solutions for Childhood Obesity." Environmental Health Perspectives 113.8 (2005): n. pag. JSTOR.

Web. 16 Feb. 2011.

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