The Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (GCPFS)
sponsors an Olympic-style statewide fitness competition that is
designed to: 1. Encourage every school in the state to offer
Physical Fitness as part of their daily curriculum; 2. Make sure
each school has a certified P.E. instructor to oversee the
course; 3. Measure the fitness level of Louisiana elementary
school children statewide and compare results to other states.
Louisiana's school children were tested in seven fitness
categories: 1. 50-yard dash; 2. 600-yard run; 3. Standing Long-
jump; 4. Pull-ups; 5. Curl-ups 6 Sit & Reach; 7. Shuttle Run.
Thirty parishes are currently involved in the program bringing
the state's total to more than 200,000 students. Louisiana's
Fitness Program concentrates on the following objectives: After
schools are selected, school administrators or physical
education teachers were contacted and asked to provide a list of
classrooms. Three packets of information about the program was
distributed to each school. Each pa