University Of Minnesota
Trial of Activity For Adolescent Girls (TAAG) Study

In February 2002 Uppercut Gym worked with the University of Minnesota for the Trail of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG) Project, a research study conducted by the School of Public Health at the U of M, funded by a grant from the National Institute of Health. This activity was planned to give teenaged girls a variety of after school sports to become physically active in a safe and supportive environment. This study was also conducted to gain feedback as to why female youth is less likely to participate in after school sports. The study was a three-week coarse which met twice a week for one hour. The following is a summary of the results from the Participant's Feedback Survey regarding Uppercut's program.

Results from TAAG Project Regarding Uppercut Gym

When asked how they liked this activity, 13 out of the 14 girls said, "Loved it", which was the highest-ranking category. One girl gave it the next highest-raking category.

When asked if they had fun doing this activity, 13 out 14 girls said "Absoulutely", which was the highest-ranking category. One girl gave it the next highest-ranking category.

When asked if they would recommend this activity to their friends, 12 out of 14 girls said "Absolutely", which was the highest-ranking category. Two girls gave it the next highest-ranking category.

When asked if they would do this activity again, all 14 girls said "Absolutely", which was the highest-ranking category.

When asked what their favorite part of the program was, these are the answers they listed:

• Learning how to punch
• Boxing
• The whole thing
• Doing the jab and crosses
• Hitting
• The boxing
• Learning how to box
• All of it
• Uppercuts and crosses
• Getting to work with friends
• Everything

When asked what they liked least about the program, these are the answers they listed:

• Nothing (6x)
• Not getting enough time
• Push ups, jumping rope, and sit ups
• Jump rope (3x)
• Push ups
• Defense and abs
• Wrapping hands

When asked if they had any other comments, this is what they wrote:

• "I did love every minute and the instructors are great!"
• "Both the instructor's were awesome and nice"
• "The coaches were great"
• "The teachers are really nice"
• "I will tell my friends"
• "It was great"
• "I really like the trainers"