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Swisher, Anna, and Andy R. Dotterweich. "Challenges, Changes, and Opportunities in NGB Coach Education from 2003 to 2015." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3754.
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Advances in technology make it possible to transform the scope, duration, and format of formal coach education programs such as those operated by sport National Governing Bodies (NGBs). The United States Olympic Committee (USOC), which provides oversight to Olympic sports, has a strong interest in developing quality coach education programs. The purpose of this research is to better understand the challenges, changes, and trends in coach education administered by NGBs. We compared the findings from a 2003 survey administered by the USOC to 45 NGBs examining the content, delivery, and development of coach education programs with an updated version of the survey administered in 2015. An online, anonymous survey was sent to the individuals responsible for overseeing coach education at each of the 45 Olympic sport NGBs. The survey consisted of 32 multiple choice questions covering staffing, budget, content, and delivery of coach education programs. While 70% of NGBs have a system for identifying coaches, the majority (77.8% of NGBs) feel as if there are not enough qualified coaches in their sport. Whether this stems from an inadequate coach education system, limited appeal of the sport, or poor sport marketing, there is a clear need to enhance the education level of coaches. The number one challenge for NGBs in coach education is budget and the number two challenge is maintaining current, quality course content. Three strategies for maximizing impact with limited resources would be to partner with other organizations (e.g., National Alliance for Youth Sport), to pool resources between NGBs to create a unified foundation for a coach education program, and to create a mentorship program to allow coaches to learn in more informal settings. Mentoring is widely acknowledged as an important coach learning tool, yet only 38.9% of NGBs reported having a mentoring program.
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Harris, Jo. "Physical education : a picture of health? : the implementation of health-related exercise in the National Curriculum in secondary schools in England." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1997. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/6773.
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This thesis documents and explores factors influencing the way in which physical education's (PE) contribution to health in the form of health-related exercise (HRE) was viewed, approached and delivered by secondary school PE teachers following the introduction of a national curriculum for physical education (NCPE). The methodology incorporated both quantitative and qualitative approaches. A national survey of 1000 secondary schools in England in 1993 elicited questionnaire responses from 72.8% of heads of PE departments (PE HoDs) from a proportionate sample of schools stratified by type, age range, gender, size, and geographical location. Analysis employed the Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SSPS). Case studies were completed in 1995 in three randomly selected mixed sex state schools in the South, Midlands and North of England. Case study data analysis focused on the progressive identification of themes and concepts associated with the implementation of HRE in the NC. The findings revealed that the NCPE's explicit attention to health issues was welcomed although views varied regarding interpretation, delivery and assessment of the requirements. Most schools had adopted a combination of approaches, involving discrete units and permeation through the activity areas within PE, and/or delivery through other curriculum areas. Consensus existed for some theoretical areas although a physiological bias was evident. There was limited evidence of a well-structured and co-ordinated approach to integrating health issues within the PE activity areas, and that delivered in discrete units often had a itnessorientation, reflecting adaptation of the performance rationale underlying the 'traditional' games-dominated PE programme. Conceptual confusion prevailed regarding the multi-dimensional concept of HRE, and the varying relationships between PE, sport, health, and fitness. The expression of health issues in the NCPE revealed limitations to the accommodation of HRE, mismatches between intentions and outcomes, and a tendency to reflect inequitable practices. Influences included school and individual characteristics, contextual constraints and prevailing ideologies. Creative interpretation of the NCPE remains possible in the form of innovative programmes which integrate health and PE, and which challenge 'physical fitness' and 'sport performance' orientations. A committed, comprehensive and coherent approach to health issues is rarely a central feature of school PE. Nevertheless, a 'shared vision' of the expression of health in the NCPE clearly remains desirable and possible.
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Yelling, Martin Rhys. "Physical education, physical activity and the National Curriculum Physical Education : policy, provision and prospects." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/4097.
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Swisher, Anna, and Andy R. Dotterweich. "Challenges, Changes, and Opportunities in Ngb Coach Education From 2003-2015." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3803.
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Dotterweich, Andy R., Amanda E. Greene, and Daniel Blosser. "Using Innovative Playgrounds and Cross-Curricular Design to Increase Physical Activity." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3798.
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Rich, Emma J. "Strong words, tough minds, trained bodies : a life history narrative analysis of female student teachers of physical education." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2002. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/6776.
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This research addresses the construction of gender identities within the context of Initial Teacher Training in Physical Education within England. The life story narratives of ten female student teachers of physical education arc documented and analysed, drawing upon a feminist theoretical framework informed by tenets of poststructuralist thinking. These approaches assisted in accommodating and explaining the contradictory social positions that the women engaged in, within a variety of discourses, as they constructed multiple, diverse and often contradictory gender identities. The participants consist of ten determined and highly successful women (strong minds) who have much to say about their agency (strong words) yet simultaneously find themselves complicit to a number of traditional gender discourses, particularly in terms of the body - an awareness of which increases during the process of training to become a Physical Education Teacher (trained bodies). Such complexity precludes any finite conclusions being drawn. Rather the thesis engages in, and extends, the discussions surrounding the thcorising of gender, resistance, and agency within teacher training in Physical Education. The stories capture some fundamental shifts in the place of feminisms in post-modemity or high modernity, with a simultaneous use of both, to borrow Giddens (1991) terms, 'emancipatory' and 'life politics' styles of feminism; with gender inequality defined as a collective problem, but with an individual solution. Moreover, a number of gendered inequalities at both the structural and micro-political level are highlighted. In particular, a liberal discourse of equal opportunities appeared to mask the institutionalisation of 'otherness' these women experienced in teaching practice, and supported the cssentialisation of male and female identities. Whilst there aren't tales of radical changes in their teaching of Physical Education, the narratives alluded to their embodied vision, and in acts of naming, the agency they had for telling, constructing and shaping their lives is revealed. As such, the thesis concludes by suggesting that teacher education and educational research need to embrace more explicitly and centrally a framework which considers further, the role of gender in the formation of a variety of teachers identities. Moreover, in developing more critical reflexive forms of teacher education, a number of strategies of intervention which draw upon critical post-structuralist perspectives are outlined.
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Walker, Joseph T., Gene Farren, Andy R. Dotterweich, James Gould, and Laura Walker. "Fitness Center Service Quality Model Confirmation SQAS-19." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3791.
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A fitness center service quality measure was tested with 151 respondents to confirm a 19-item, five-factor model. The results substantiated the SQAS-19 as an adequate measure of fitness center service quality in that it continued to demonstrate that service quality is a multidimensional construct. Alpha and construct reliability coefficients found within the current study were relatively consistent with prior findings that support the use of this more parsimonious and less invasive version of a fitness center service quality assessment.Subscribe to JPRA
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Dotterweich, Andy R., Anna Swisher, Sterlynn Clendenin, Mauro Palmero, Amanda E. Greene, and Joseph T. Walker. "Creation of a Sport Performance Enhancement Group Using a Benefits-Based Programming Model." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1123/jce.6.1.76.
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The application of sport science is crucial to athlete performance development. However, the frequent disconnection among sport scientists, coaches, and athletes often leads to miscommunication and increased potential for performance barriers. The creation of sport performance enhancement groups (SPEGs) can help with the professional integration and communication among all personnel involved in the training process. However, SPEG formation faces a number of barriers in the current coaching landscape. The application of a benefits-based programming (BBP) model may aid in the formation of an SPEG and the dissemination of education for coaches, athletes, and administrators. A field experience involving the BBP model and SPEG creation in a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II school is presented with multiple model iterations
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Greene, Amanda E., Andy Dotterweich, Mauro Palmero, and Don Good. "A Survey of Social Media: Perceived Effectiveness in Marketing among Individual NASCAR Tracks." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3796.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the use of and attitudes toward social networking as a tool for use by NASCAR speedways and to gauge track perceptions on the effectiveness of social media as a marketing tool. Individual NASCAR tracks were surveyed (n=22, 84.6% response) to explore current track social media practices and the potential impact of social networking sites on NASCAR marketing and consumer relations. Results found that individual tracks as well as the two major ownership groups highly agreed about issues concerning the use of social media to increase sales and to develop fan bases. However, they also agree there are other marketing tactics that are still more effective than social media at this time.
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Dotterweich, Andy R., Amy E. Greene, Jason T. Davis, Gary Lhotsky, and Joseph T. Walker. "Comparison of 4th Graders' Physical Activity Intensities in Various School Physical Activity Settings." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3793.
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Objective: Our objective was to measure fourth grade elementary students' levels of physical activity (PA) during school hours in multiple settings/activities. Methods: Fourth grade students' PA levels were measured in physical education (PE) classes, playground free play, and playground-based cross-curricular instruction using accelerometers, pedometers, and SOFIT observation methods. Results: PE provided the highest levels of moderate-to-vigorous PA (accelerometers [F(2, 32) = 7.84, p < .01], pedometers [F(2, 198) = 49.6, p < .01], and the SOFIT observational method [F(2, 121) = 22.37, p < .01]). Conclusions: Whereas PE yielded the highest levels of PA, it fell short of the recommended daily guidelines. Free play and cross-curricular activity may supplement PE to reach the overall daily PA guideline levels.
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Smith, Connie. "A Preschool Outdoor Curriculum and Playground Design, Teacher Education." TopSCHOLAR®, 1985. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1417.
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The writer proposes the utilization of a developmentally based outdoor curriculum and playground designed for young children. The curriculum consists of an overview, objectives, curriculum methodology, playground designs and evaluation. Cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains are each included in the objectives. A curriculum methodology focusing upon approaches for individualization and development of the total child is presented. The playground designs are based upon current research. Play value, development appropriateness and safety were considered in developing playground designs and curriculum. Evaluation of the curriculum and playground will be measured through assessments of the individual child, the class, and the staff. Numerous approaches to evaluation are described.
This project is intended to assist preschool teachers in establishing and maintaining a program based on current research and literature. Ideas to assist other preschools in adaptation are presented. Included in the ideas are steps in developing a curriculum and playground design as well as a suggested approach to training parents and staff in the rationale and appropriate use of the curriculum.
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Rogers, Kelly. "A Study of Significant Differences between the Mean Verbal Format & Visual Format Crume/Ellis WIlderness Anxiety Scale Scores of Fifth & Sixth Grade Students." TopSCHOLAR®, 1993. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2783.
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The problem statement for this study was: "Will there be a significant difference between the mean verbal format and mean visual format CEWAS scores of fifth and sixth grade students'"
There would seem a need for this study due to the increasing number of participants in outdoor recreational activities. This increase introduces many environmental concerns which must be addressed in order to maintain present conditions at wilderness areas.
Data related to wilderness anxiety among fifth and sixth grade male and female students attending McNeill Elementary School in Bowling Green, Kentucky, were collected analyzed for significant difference. Randomly selected pretest (verbal format) and posttest (visual format) groups completed the Crume/Ellis Wilderness Anxiety Scale, which measures wilderness anxiety in seven specific areas and total score. Each of the seven factor scores and the total scores were tested for pre- and posttest significant difference among males and again among females.
Analysis of data related to the verbal format CEWAS pretest for males and females indicated that there was a significant difference between mean male and mean female CEWAS pretest scores. In light of the above, it was determined that the study populations should be separated into samples of males and females for pre- and posttest analysis.
Male paired t test results indicated that total mean group score and two factor mean scores produced significant difference at .05 or greater. Five factor mean scores failed to produce significant difference. Female paired t test results indicated that total mean group score failed to produce a significant difference (.05 or greater). This was also the case with five of the factor scores. A significant difference (.05 or greater) was found on two factors: (a) Sudden Attack and (b) Inclement Weather, the same factors that produced significant differences among males.
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Natalija, Ostojić. "Ефекти екскурзије ученика основне школе као облик образовно-рекреативних и туристичких кретања у Војводини." Phd thesis, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Asocijacija centara za interdisciplinarne i multidisciplinarne studije i istraživanja, 2016. https://www.cris.uns.ac.rs/record.jsf?recordId=101432&source=NDLTD&language=en.
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Ђачки туризам заузима посебно место у Војводини захваљујући изузетним природним богатствима који пружају изванредне могућности за упражњавање образовно-рекреативних активности. Екскурзије имају незамењиву улогу место у систему васпитно-образовних активности, јер осим одмора, рекреације и забаве, представљају могућност задовољења жеља и потреба за упознавањем, информисањем и стицањем знања о друштвеним заједницама, културама и срединама. У овом раду бавили смо се испитивањем статистичких разлика између ученика седмих и осмих разреда основне школе и наставник у ставу према екскурзијама на територији Војводине. Као инструменти у истраживању су кориштени: УСДП (Упитник социо-демографских података) конструисан за ово истраживање, Упитник ставова према екскурзијама и упитник ставова наставника према екскурзијама. Ради испитивања утицаја старосне границе испитаници су били подељени на млађу (седми разред) и старију децу (осми разред основне школе), као и на спортисте и неспортисте. Наставници и ученици имају позитиван став према екскурзији као облику образовно-рекреативних и туристичких кретања. Старосна доб као независна варијабла није се показала релевантна, наиме старији и млађи ученици не разликују се статистички значајно ни у једној од зависних варијабли. Пол не утиче статистички значајно на формирање става. Резултати нам потврђују да разноврсност садржаја као елемената туристичке понуде Војводине позитивно утиче на квалитет те понуде туристичких путовања за ученике. Туристичка дестинација Војводине има велике туристичке потенцијале које нису у довољној мери искоришћене.Đački turizam zauzima posebno mesto u Vojvodini zahvaljujući izuzetnim prirodnim bogatstvima koji pružaju izvanredne mogućnosti za upražnjavanje obrazovno-rekreativnih aktivnosti. Ekskurzije imaju nezamenjivu ulogu mesto u sistemu vaspitno-obrazovnih aktivnosti, jer osim odmora, rekreacije i zabave, predstavljaju mogućnost zadovoljenja želja i potreba za upoznavanjem, informisanjem i sticanjem znanja o društvenim zajednicama, kulturama i sredinama. U ovom radu bavili smo se ispitivanjem statističkih razlika između učenika sedmih i osmih razreda osnovne škole i nastavnik u stavu prema ekskurzijama na teritoriji Vojvodine. Kao instrumenti u istraživanju su korišteni: USDP (Upitnik socio-demografskih podataka) konstruisan za ovo istraživanje, Upitnik stavova prema ekskurzijama i upitnik stavova nastavnika prema ekskurzijama. Radi ispitivanja uticaja starosne granice ispitanici su bili podeljeni na mlađu (sedmi razred) i stariju decu (osmi razred osnovne škole), kao i na sportiste i nesportiste. Nastavnici i učenici imaju pozitivan stav prema ekskurziji kao obliku obrazovno-rekreativnih i turističkih kretanja. Starosna dob kao nezavisna varijabla nije se pokazala relevantna, naime stariji i mlađi učenici ne razlikuju se statistički značajno ni u jednoj od zavisnih varijabli. Pol ne utiče statistički značajno na formiranje stava. Rezultati nam potvrđuju da raznovrsnost sadržaja kao elemenata turističke ponude Vojvodine pozitivno utiče na kvalitet te ponude turističkih putovanja za učenike. Turistička destinacija Vojvodine ima velike turističke potencijale koje nisu u dovoljnoj meri iskorišćene.
Students' tourism occupies a special place in Vojvodina, thanks to the extraordinary natural resources which provide excellent opportunities for the usage of educational and recreational activities. Excursions have an irreplaceable role and place in the system of educational activity, because, apart from the vacation, recreation and entertainment, they present the possibility for satisfying the desire and need for introducing, informaing and acquiring knowledge of communities, cultures and environments. In this paper, we dealt with the examination of the statistical differences between the seventh and eighth graders of primary school and teacher’s attitudes towards excursions in teritory of Vojvodin. In this study we used instruments: USDP (Questionnaire for socio - demographic data ) designed for this study, questionnaire of the attitudes towards excursions and the questionnaire for teacher’s attitudes towards the excursions. In order to examine the influence of age, subjects were divided into younger (seventh grade) and older children (eighth grade), as well as athletes and non-athletes. Teachers and students have a positive attitude towards the excursion as a form of educational, recreational and tourist movements. Age as an independent variable has not shown as relevant,namely older and younger students do not differ significantly in any of the dependent variables. Gender does not influence significantly in the formation of the attitude. The results confirm us that diversity of content as elements of Vojvodina’s touristic offer possitively affects on the quality of the touristic trips offer for students. Vojvodina’s tourist destinations has great touristic potentials that are not exploited enough.
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Reeves, Martin R. "Evidencing the sports tourism interrelationship : a case study approach." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1999. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7335.
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Sport and tourism have received considerable attention in the research literature, but until recently as separate spheres of activity. However, an international review of sports-tourism literature conducted by Jackson and Glyptis (1992) revealed much evidence of a significant interrelationship, and identified the need for more empirical work. This research contributes to the more detailed and systematic quantification of the significance of sport as a tourism generator, which cannot be effectively established from existing tourism statistics, and towards the more effective analysis of the volume of sports-related tourism, and associated behaviour. The research provides a number of detailed primary case studies of what are now increasingly typical, yet under-researched, styles of sports-related tourism behaviour. The first study focuses on research with Butlins Holiday Worlds and provides evidence of sports-related tourism behaviour in a traditional holiday setting. Activity holidays represent another growing area of sports-related tourism. Twr-Y-Felin is one of the largest outdoor activity holiday organisations in Wales, in terms of volume and diversity of courses offered. This second case study reviews the holiday motivations, activity styles, holiday patterns etc. of a large sample of sports activity holiday takers. Analysis of the 1994 World Athletics Cup, the third case study, provides significant data on sports spectator behaviour, including the significance of the event in generating tourist trips, associated activity whilst travelling for sports spectating, distances travelled, length of stay, spending patterns etc. The final case study focuses on the most dedicated and committed of sports tourists; those representing their Country in international sport. A detailed case study of international athletes examines the generation of tourism through elite level sports participation, competition and training. The thesis proposes that sports-related tourism behaviour can be conceived as a continuum from, at one extreme, incidental and sporadic sports activity whilst on holiday, to tourism behaviour driven exclusively by the needs of, and interest in particular sports activities. This research has synthesised the findings from the four case studies and draws overall conclusions regarding sports tourism behaviour. In attempting to more clearly conceptualise this field and broaden understanding, this work highlights the various behavioural types and also identifies where other research contributions can be made.
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Falcous, Mark Alan. "Sport and globalisation : local identities, consumption and global basketball." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2002. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/6798.
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This thesis explores the manner in which globalisation processes are exerting transformative influences on local cultural contexts. Specifically, it utilises a case study of basketball to address the issues surrounding the juncture between local cultural identities, sport and global processes: the local-global sports nexus. Characteristic of globalisation processes are the activities of sports-related transnational corporations (TNCs) in global markets. The presence of such TNCs raises questions regarding the juncture with ostensibly indigenous cultures and identities associated with sport. The thesis constitutes several interlocking components which seek to address the multi-faceted nature of the local-global basketball interplay. First, a review of literature details both the political-economic context of the development of 'indigenous' English basketball, and the interdependencies surrounding National Basketball Association (NBA) expansion to Britain. Second, media representation within the local-global interplay is addressed in a comparative textual analysis of NBA and indigenous game coverage on British television. It is argued that local and global basketball are represented in a varying manner, which reinforces a local-global basketball hierarchy. Third, a two season multi-method ethnographic case study, incorporating: participant observations, interviews, a questionnaire and focus groups explored the consumption of 'local' basketball. The findings reveal complex responses and engagement with global processes, contextualised by the heterogenous nature of basketball fandom. Specifically, local identities and affiliations, while associated with consumption, also mediate broader global processes. The findings are discussed with reference to the relationship between local and global basketball in. Britain and within the wider theoretical debates surrounding the globalisation of sport.
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Wojdylo, Jesse Ross. "THE IMPACT OF SIZE AND LOCATION ON COLLEGIATE SPORTS SPONSORSHIP." NCSU, 2006. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-03292006-115905/.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of location and size on sponsorships in collegiate athletics. The study compared university?s number of sponsors based on size in terms of student population and size of a respective football program. The study also compared industry sponsorship rate to location of an athletic department. Small universities, under 15,000 students, were found to have a greater number of sponsors than large universities with 15,000 or more students. The size of the football program had no relationship on the total number of sponsors for an athletic department. Several industries were regionalized in terms of high sponsorship rate. The sponsors that were the most regionalized were the telecommunications industry in the Southeast, the medical industry in the Northwest and the automotive industry in the Midwest. An analysis of these variables and a discussion of the results are presented in this study.
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Nesti, Mark Stephen. "Anxiety and sport : time to ask what rather than why." Thesis, University of Hull, 1999. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:8055.
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Approaches to the study of anxiety in sport have tended to rely on the use of questionnaires to assess levels of competitive anxiety. The development of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (Martens et aI., 1982) has according to Jones (1995) led to considerable research investigating the relationship between anxiety and sport performance. Study 1 reported here utilised the CSAI-2 with an additional directional scale to examine individual differences and competitive state anxiety in sport. Results revealed that there were no significant differences (p<.05) between three achievement levels of competitive swimmers (n=89) for intensity scores, however, significant differences were found for cognitive anxiety and somatic anxiety directional scores across levels. Further, unexpected correlations between CSAI-2 intensity and directional scores for several items, highlighted the importance of considering individual differences in the interpretation of anxiety symptoms. Study 2 was based on Davidson and Schwartz's (1976) Matching Hypothesis which claims that interventions, to be effective, must be matched to the individual's dominant mode of experiencing anxiety. Female high level skaters (n=15) were assigned to a control group (n=5), a cognitive anxiety group or a somatic anxiety group based on interview data, CSAI-2 scores, coach reports, and performance at a simulated competitive event. Results revealed that there was no support for the Matching Hypothesis, and that greater attention should be devoted to using methods that allow for a more individualised approach to understanding anxiety in sport. A diary-based methodology incorporating Watson and Tellegen' s (1985) concept of mood, was employed in study 3 with high level Netballers (n=8) and Super League Rugby League Referees (n=8), to examine the relationships between anxiety, mood and sport and other life events for a 4 week period. Results suggested that this methodology can be used to allow data to be analysed ideographically and from an inter-individual basis as well, and helps to place sport anxiety into a broader context in relation to other mood states and life events. Finally, study 4 further developed the use of the diary based methodology by investigating the relationship between mood, anxiety and performance in International Student Rugby players (n=Il). Whilst no clear relationship was found between anxiety, mood states and match performance scores, several interesting findings revealed that much more could be achieved by re-directing focus at what anxiety means to an individual both before and after sport performance. The findings from the diary-based studies are discussed in terms of the need to address the meaning of anxiety in sport, in part, by drawing on the approach taken within existential-phenomenological psychology.
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Harwood, Chris Grant. "Pre-competition achievement goals within young sports performers." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1997. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/6778.
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This thesis attempted to develop a clearer understanding of the pre-competition achievement goal perspectives that are held by young performers. The programme of research moves through three transitional stages incorporating three different methodologies. Specifically, the first two investigations which comprised Study 1 adopted a quantitative research methodology; Study 2 incorporated qualitative techniques; and the final investigation addressed the research question on an idiographic basis via a single subject design study. Firstly, an attempt is made to identify the major antecedents or precursors to states of goal involvement prior to a specific competitive situation. The first study examined the antecedents of pre-competition state goals within adolescent swimmers from an interactionist perspective. Results showed how levels of task and ego involvement prior to a specific race were related to both dispositional tendencies and situational factors within the race context. However, task orientation appeared to play a more powerful role than ego orientation in predicting their respective goal states. Furthermore, ego involvement was more strongly predicted by situational factors. The second investigation extended this question by investigating a sample of elite junior tennis players prior to a competitive match at the National Championships. In this way, the nature of the competitive context, with respect to goal or reward structure, changed from being more task-involving (individualistic-focused) to being more ego-involving (competitive-focused). Results showed how the players' goal states were related much more to perceptions of the context than to their reported goal orientation. Furthermore, task orientation did not emerge as a significant predictor of goal involvement. With these results in mind, the second stage of the thesis involved investigating, to a much greater depth, the motivational criteria which appeared to contribute to the development of goal orientation and the activation of goal involvement in the context of competition. For this purpose, qualitative interview techniques and an inductive content analysis were applied to a sample of seventeen elite junior tennis players. The findings suggested that the development of goal orientation and activation of pre-competition goal involvement rested on a complex interaction of internal and environmental factors. Specific general dimensions of influence included cognitive-developmental skills and experience, the motivational climate conveyed by significant others, the social and structural nature of tennis, and the match context. The information gathered from this study provided the impetus, rationale and theoretical foundation for the final study in this thesis. Employing a single subject multiple baseline across subjects design, the study investigated the effects of a structured environmental and task-based intervention programme which sought to influence precompetition goal involvement and related competitive cognitions within a small sample of adolescent national standard tennis players. Following a three month intervention period, the three targeted players reported pre-competition goal states which showed increased activation of the self-referent conception of achievement. Furthermore, each player fostered an attitude which valued the challenge of winning matches for internal reasons, as opposed to reasons associated with favourable social approval. These findings reinforced the practicability of educationlaction-based interventions designed to develop more adaptive motivational responses to competitive situations. The programme of research conducted in this thesis, therefore, highlights how precompetition achievement goal perspectives within young performers may be influenced, provided that one has a detailed understanding of the antecedents of this process. In so doing, this thesis alerts future research to the importance of working within an interactionist paradigm and with a measurement technology which can accurately assess goal states in a diverse number of sporting situations. In this way, our understanding of goal involvement, as an important achievement-related attentional state, may be greatly facilitated.
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Carmichael, Robbie Jane. "A Narrative Inquiry into the Learning Experiences of Deaf Individuals in Tennis." ScholarWorks, 2011. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1160.
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Deaf individuals do not have equal access to participating in sports as their hearing counterparts in the United States. Tennis is one sport to which this lack of access applies. The purpose of this qualitative, narrative research study was to add to the research literature by illuminating the learning experiences of Deaf individuals in tennis in the United States. This study was built on a tripartite conceptual framework consisting of motivation, interaction, and the flow experience. The study explored how tennis influenced other aspects in the lives of Deaf individuals. These other aspects included exposure to the game, learning opportunities, underlying motivations, and social interaction. Participants were 9 Deaf adults who had tennis playing experience. Data were collected from the Deaf Tennis Profile Questionnaire, Deaf Tennis Experience Questionnaire, and a Deaf Tennis Videophone Interview. A priori typological and inductive analyses were used to search for themes and patterns from the data. Findings indicated that learning the game of tennis was relevant to participants' lives. As individuals experienced improvements in their tennis abilities, positive changes in self-perceptions occurred. Participants reported that experiencing the highs and lows while playing tennis increased their motivation and social interaction. Insights from these Deaf tennis participants will give administrators, physical education teachers, coaches, and recreation professionals a better understanding of more effective ways to provide tennis instruction and skills. Self-confident, skillful Deaf tennis players are better contributors to society as a whole. Participation in sports enhances the confidence, self-worth, self-image, and interaction skills of Deaf persons.
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Dotterweich, Andy R., G. Lhotsky, and Thomas J. Davis. "Going Green: Attitudes, Perceptions and Barriers in Campus Recreation." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3757.
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Jordan, Tricia. "An Evaluation of the Recreation Interest of Hopkins County Middle School Students." TopSCHOLAR®, 2002. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/602.
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The purpose of this study is to identify potential recreational activity interests of Hopkins County middle school students, thereby assisting the Hopkins County Family YMCA in teen program development. In addition, the study investigates potential constraints these students encounter. One hundred and twenty-five students from four public middle schools participated in the recreation needs assessment. The recreation needs assessment instrument consisted of five activity categories (arts and crafts activities; dance, drama, and music activities; literary activities; nature activities; and sports and games). Category activity selections were limited to those activities the Hopkins County Family YMCA was willing and/or capable of offering considering current human, facility, and fiscal resources. Overall, the adolescent's selected photography, basketball, and modern dance lessons as the top three recreational activities. The assessment's findings also indicated the number one reason for nonparticipation in after school or weekend recreation activities is "I'm too busy to participate" regardless of gender.
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Vernon, Jonathan Andrew. "Barriers to sustainability among tourism-related businesses : identification and reduction." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/395.
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The attainment of sustainable development has emerged as one of the main challenges facing society and the economy in the twenty-first century. In tourism, the English Tourism Council (2001 a, p. 11) recognise that sustainable tourism can no longer be regarded as an optional extra, but is fundamental to safeguarding the long-term competitiveness of the industry. To establish sustainable development as a primary strategic objective within the tourism industry represents a substantial challenge. Such a goal is problematic not least because the sector is so diverse and is based around a large number of small businesses which are not always accessible or responsive to change and innovation. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the response of tourism-related businesses to environmental sustainability issues in South East Cornwall. The research represents a three-year joint project funded by the University of Plymouth and Caradon District Council, with support from South West Tourism and the European Regional Development Fund through Caradon Area LEADER II (1999-2001). The aims of the project were to obtain a more detailed understanding of the issues and barriers that tourism businesses face in the implementation of sustainable business practices. The results had practical outcomes in the formulation of a district-wide strategy for sustainable tourism. Through a mixed-method research programme, almost half of tourism businesses in the district contributed to the study. The results revealed a diversity of behaviour, attitudes and motives that are currently not recognised within policy interventions or conceptual models of business behavior. Additionally, the research demonstrated that business responses are modified by a range of complex barriers, which operate at different geographical scales and require a broad policy focus. Within policy initiatives for sustainable tourism, small tourism businesses cannot be treated as scaled-down versions of large businesses. More sophisticated policy interventions will have to be developed if sustainable development is to become a reality within the sector.
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Montreuil, Richard. "High school sports: The perspectives of the school principals." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/27537.
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The Canadian School Sport Federation, responsible for interscholastic sport, provides a mission to extend physical and athletic development, as well as, moral and social development (Canadian School Sport Federation, n.d.). To reach this mission, participation is needed not only by the coaches, who's role is central to the athletes experience (Roy, Trudel, & Lemyre, 2001), but also the school principals. As part of a research program examining the practice of interscholastic sports, we conducted interviews with 11 school principals and documented 'who' are the high school principals i.e. documented their past experiences and their role and perspective regarding high school sports. The main results showed that (a) most school principals had experience in sport as an athlete or a coach, (b) being a physical education teacher often led to the position of school principal, (c) the principals were conscious of the importance of school sports, and (d) they preferred to select coaches from within their school.
Keywords: school sport/interscholastic sports, school principal
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Dotterweich, Andy R., Thomas J. Davis, and G. Lhotsky. "Building Community through Campus Recreation: Using Innovation for Underserved Populations." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3756.
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Smigmator, Steven. "Prevention of adolescent sports-related traumatic brain injury education." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1527416.
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Dotterweich, Andy R., and Thomas J. Davis. "Social Value Orientation and Awareness of Consequences in Recreation Resource Dilemmas." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2008. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3771.
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Clegg, Andrew John. "The recession as an agent in the restructuring of tourist accommodation." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/392.
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Academic research into economic restructuring in the tourist industry has solely focused on the strategies adopted by large chain hotel companies and little attention has been paid to the strategies adopted by small scale, family-run accommodation establishments. This sector is particularly significant for traditional resort areas in the UK. For example, in Torbay, Devon (as in most seaside resorts), there is an absence of large chain hotels and small-scale accommodation establishment pl ay an integral role in the local tourism economy.Consequently, an understanding of the competitive pressures and restructuring strategies in this sector is essential in maintaining the long-term health and prosperity of the resort. The aim of this study is therefore to examine the restructuring process occurring in the hotel industry and, in particular, to focus on the restructuring strategies in the small-scale accommodation s ector. To do so, this study will draw on empirical data obtained from a number of sources including a commercial register, holiday accommodation brochures, planning applications and a major questionnaire survey of all serviced and self-catering accommodation establishments o perating in Torbay. This study will show that the restructuring process within the accommodation sector has been influenced by a combination of factors within the internal and external resort environment, including free market forces and public sector intervention. Restructuring strategies have concentrated on the development of ensuite and leisure facilities, although provision has been influenced by the structural and locational characteristics of accommodatione stablishments. A review of the entrepreneurial characteristics of the accommodation providers highlights the complexity of the decision-making process and that business strategy is influenced by highly personalised and individualistic operating characteristics that are difficult to isolate and analyse. Therefore, any policy directives to guide the future development of the resort will depend on dealing with individual managemen strategies and business objectives.
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Brown, Naomi Joy. "Tourism and tourist contact in Bakau : aspects of socio-cultural change in a Gambian town." Thesis, University of Hull, 1993. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:3933.
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[From the introduction]:The purpose of this dissertation is to study the development of tourism in the town of Bakau, in The Gambia, to place its development within the general context of socio-cultural changes in the town, and to study and assess interaction between tourists and residents in Bakau. As my fieldwork for this dissertation developed, the main focus of my research narrowed to a study of the youths in Bakau and their interactions and relations inward to their elders in town and outwards to the tourists with whom many youths have regular contact. A large number of youths in Bakau become beachboys or so-called "bomsas" and in this dissertation I focus on the activities of the "bomsas" who assume the role of culture brokers, acting as mediators and innovators in town. I also focus on the level and the types of interaction between the tourists who visit Bakau and the "bomsas" and other residents in Bakau. Finally I consider how the residents in Bakau view tourism and tourists in their town.
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Williams, Jean. "The revival of women's football in England from the 1960s to the present." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/4814.
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Davenport, John. "An Exploration of Contributing Factors of Student Fitness Employee Job Satisfaction in Campus Recreation." Scholarly Commons, 2020. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3673.
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This qualitative study explored what factors contributed to a student employee’s satisfaction with their job in the fitness sector of campus recreation. Campus recreation programs offer many on-campus jobs for students, with a focus on student development and community. Despite much research being done on job satisfaction, there is a noticeable gap when it comes to job satisfaction in campus recreation fitness. Findings from nine semi-structured phone interviews across three universities in California, Louisiana, and Mississippi have yielded three main elements: people, job qualities, and rewards. First, the findings indicated that supervisors, teammates, and patrons are the people that contribute to job satisfaction. Second, job qualities included job design and creativity. Third, rewards encompassed recognition, pay, and promotion and were a bit unpredictable in how they affect job satisfaction. Many of these themes paralleled previous research, while some more unique topics, such as the impact of patrons and creativity on job satisfaction, emerged. The findings of this research provide campus recreation fitness professionals with information on how to create a work environment that foster high job satisfaction. The study concludes with several recommendations that can be used to better understand the contributing factors of job satisfaction for student employees in campus recreation fitness programs.
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Dotterweich, Andy R. "Research to Practice Roundtable: Building Organizational and Community Sustainability." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3762.
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Palmero, Mauro, Andy R. Dotterweich, Gary Lhotsky, and Joseph Walker. "Lightning Safety: How Is It Conducted at NIAAA Member High Schools?" Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3800.
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The purposes of this study were to explore the current scenario of interscholastic athletics in regards to the existence and enforcement of lightning safety policies applied to athletic outdoor activities, and to identify the common practices related to lightning safety currently utilized. The results showed that 87.2% of the respondents (N=804) have lightning safety policies. However, only 90.3% of the respondents who have lightning safety policies actually enforce them. It seems that during practices coaches are most commonly responsible for making the decision to stop/resume activity, and that during games athletic directors are most commonly making the call. However, almost one third of the respondents (N=804) do not have a clear designation as to who makes the decision. A less than desirable percentage of respondents reported frequent use of a lightning detection system, availability of shelters for spectators, and posted lightning policy in facilities. Only 7.8% of the respondents indicated that all athletic coaches and staff receive lightning safety training. The results also showed that more experienced administrators were more likely to have and enforce lightning safety policies, and employ lightning safety best practices. This study provides high school athletic administrators and principals with relevant information that can be used to support their decision to adopt and enforce lightning safety policies for interscholastic athletic activities.
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Canberg, A., Andy R. Dotterweich, M. B. Harrison, and E. Rabinowitz. "Establishing a Research Partnership: What Can Research Do for Me?" Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2008. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3770.
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Dotterweich, Andy R. "Healthy Places for Healthy People." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2009. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3769.
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Walker, Joseph T., Laura Walker, Joshua Dietrich, Andy R. Dotterweich, Jason Davis, and John Collins. "Common Training Practices and Preferred Personality Traits of Intramural Sports Officials." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3790.
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This research study examined campus recreation intramural training techniques used to prepare sports officials. The top 10 techniques reported by the sample (n = 52) are presented. Use of National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) training materials was found to have a significant positive relationship with overall official training program satisfaction. Intramural coordinators who self-rated as unsatisfied with training program also rated their program significantly less effective when compared to intramural coordinators who indicated satisfaction with their training program. Further inquiry determined that the responding professionals ranked officials’ traits and abilities similar in importance, with confidence, knowledge, and decision making as most important. There were no differences in the preferred officials’ trait ratings when compared to overall program satisfaction.
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Loubsky, Todd. "Visitor perceptions of Yellowstone National Park ecological and social implications of winter recreation /." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1313922891&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wyoming, 2007.Title from PDF title page (viewed on Dec. 1, 2008). An interdisciplinary thesis in Sociology and Environment & Natural Resources. Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-86).
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Dotterweich, Andy R., and Joseph T. Walker. "Benefits Based Coaching: Performance Enhancement Groups." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3758.
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Hornsby, W. Guy, Christian R. Carter, Micheal R. Ramsey, Guy Gregory Haff, Andy R. Dotterweich, N. Travis Triplett, H. Lamont, Margaret E. Stone, and Michael H. Stone. "Effects of Eleven Weeks of Training on Clean Pulls from Mid-Thigh in Collegiate Throwers." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3767.
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Palmero, Mauro, Andy R. Dotterweich, Gary Lhotsky, and Joseph Walker. "Risk Management Plans: Existence and Enforcement at NIAAA Member High School Athletic Departments." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3801.
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The purpose of this study was to explore the current scenario of interscholastic athletics in terms of the existence and enforcement of risk management plans within high school athletic departments. Another purpose was to identify the common practices related to risk management currently utilized. The present study had a response rate of 16.7%. The results showed that 76.2 % of the respondents (N=816) conduct interscholastic activities with the support of risk management plans, but there are still 23.8% of those interscholastic athletic departments where risk management plans are nonexistent. In addition, from those who indicated having a risk management plan, 28% do not enforce it. A majority of respondents seem to be employing risk management best practices consistently, but there is an indication of a less than desired level of adoption of some practices (i.e., informed consent forms, pre-season sport specific meetings, ADA compliance, coach evaluation and written criteria, safety training, accessibility of AED’s, and warning signs). The results of our study showed a statistically significant relationship between the athletic directors’ years of experience and the adoption of certain risk management practices (i.e. coach evaluation, evaluation criteria, risk management enforcement, and hazard abatement), but (surprisingly) not to the adoption of other similarly important practices. This study provides high school athletic administrators and principals with relevant information that can be used to support their decision to adopt and enforce risk management plans for interscholastic athletic activities.
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Carter, S. L., Andy R. Dotterweich, and Thomas J. Davis. "An Exploratory Investigation of ATV Safety Practices in the Smokey Mountain Region." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3761.
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Dotterweich, Andy R., and Amy E. Greene. "Increasing Physical Activity Using Cross-Curricular Programs on Playgrounds." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3763.
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Hornsby, W. Guy, Christian R. Carter, Guy Gregory Haff, Micheal R. Ramsey, Andy R. Dotterweich, N. Travis Triplett, Charles A. Stuart, Margaret E. Stone, and Michael H. Stone. "Hormone and Adpokine Alterations across Eleven Weeks of Training in Division I Collegiate Throwers: an Exploratory Study." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2010. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3768.
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Conceptually, it is important to understand the underlying physiological mechanisms of any training program model. This understanding aids the coach/sport scientist in making better choices in manipulating variables in formulating the training model. These underlying mechanisms can be associated with training variable manipulation and fatigue management aspects as well as the overall health of the athlete. Hormone and cytokine concentrations can be linked to alterations resulting from the manipulation of training variables and to subsequent alterations in performance (Haff et al., 2008; Ishigaki et al., 2005; Jurimae et al., 2010; Stone et al., 2007). For example, alterations in the testosterone: cortisol ratio (T:C) has been associated with alterations in training volume as well as physiological aspects such as lean body mass (LBM), fat content and strength/power performance (Haff et al., 2008; Häkkinen, 1989; Stone et al., 2007). Although cytokine production is part of the adaptive process, markedly increased/excessive cytokine production has been related poor fatigue management and over training (Angeli et al., 2004; Jurimae et al., 2010; Smith, 2000). The present study followed NCAA division 1 (D-1) collegiate throwers over a period of an 11 week fall semester preparation-phase block form of periodized training. Volume and intensity alterations and their effects on physiological variables (e.g. neuromuscular, hormonal, cytokine) are a key component in understanding the effects of a training process. Alterations in these physiological variables were tracked over time in Division-1 collegiate throwers.
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Palmero, Mauro, Andy R. Dotterweich, G. Lhotsky, and Joseph T. Walker. "Risk Management Plans for Interscholastic Athletic Departments: What Should They Contain?" Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3806.
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Walker, Joseph T., L. George, Andy R. Dotterweich, James Gould, and L. Walker. "Examining Physical Activity and Park Use by Marital Status." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3765.
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Hornsby, W. Guy, C. R. Carter, G. Gregory Haff, Michael W. Ramsey, Andrew R. Dotterweich, N. Travis Triplett, Charles A. Stuart, Margaret E. Stone, and Michael H. Stone. "Hormone and Adipokine Alterations across 11 Weeks." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2010. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/4087.
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Walker, Joseph T., Laura Walker, Joseph T. Walker, Andy R. Dotterweich, and J. Gould. "Examining Physical Activity Infrastructure Importance across the Lifespan." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3760.
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Dotterweich, Andy R., Anna Swisher, Sterlynn Clendenin, Mauro Palmero, Amy E. Greene, and Joseph T. Walker. "Using Benefits Based Models to Manage Sport Performance Enhancement Groups." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3759.
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Accetta, Alexander Rocco. "Development of the Global-Self Through Collegiate Recreational Sports." PDXScholar, 2017. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3807.
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Today's student has more access to global issues than any previous generation. Nearly one million higher education students study abroad worldwide, the workplace reflects a need to be interculturally competent, and students rarely have opportunities to learn how to thrive in the new global environment. This study explored how higher education, and specifically collegiate recreation, is responding to this reality. The development of Killick's global-self is a guiding theme and was used to investigate how students perceive the development of their global-self after experiencing interventions designed to introduce the concepts of internationalization and globalization into a collegiate recreation intramural program. The study also examines how students experience the interventions. The literature review focuses on institutional perspective, student engagement, learning theory, the role of sport and recreation in social change, and collegiate recreation professional competencies. A bounded 8-week case study, using aspects of community action research, was the research method. Observations, surveys, and semi-structured interviews provide data on students' perceptions of their development of a global-self and their experience in the designed intramural program. Themes identified in the data provide evidence that the interventions helped students develop both their sense of self-in-the-world and their ability to act-in-the-world. The data suggest that students found value in the interventions and believed them to be a worthwhile addition to the intramural program. Finally, the results of the study suggest that similar interventions can be applied to multiple areas in collegiate recreation and potentially expanded to other forms of co-curricular activities.
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Greene, Amy E., Andy R. Dotterweich, and Mauro Palmero. "Social Media: Perceived Effectiveness as a Marketing Tool for NASCAR Speedways." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3764.
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Pamero, Mauro, Gary Lhotsky, Andy R. Dotterweich, and Joseph T. Walker. "Risk Management Plans and Lightning Safety Policies: Do High Schools in America Have and Enforce Them?" Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3805.
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