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Minnesota Twins Professional Sport Experience, Tiffany Challoner
Minnesota Twins Professional Sport Experience, Tiffany Challoner
Master of Arts in Sport Management
I completed an eight-week professional sport experience with the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The sport experience consisted of both weekly sessions where our cohort was introduced to 19 guest speakers who hold different roles within the Twins organization and shadowing experience in different departments. My shadowing experiences consisted of guest services, ballpark operations, and ballpark tours. I was able to see first-hand how guest services respond to different situations that occur, such as re-seating guests who were unable to sit in their ticketed seats. I was hopeful to build confidence in myself to find a role within sports and …
Self-Efficacy Of Professional Athletes, Peter Voelker
Self-Efficacy Of Professional Athletes, Peter Voelker
Master of Arts in Sport Management
The purpose of this study was designed to use the definition of self-efficacy by Bandura (2002) as well as previous research on the topic of self-efficacy to investigate self-reported performance evaluations of professional athletes. The initial literature review included studies that investigated athletes participating in a wide range of sports at different age and experience levels. The parameters and methods of each study differed, but all took a qualitative or mixed methods approach. Based on these previous studies, this study suggested a qualitative approach using a questionnaire based on the Strength Self-Efficacy Scale developed by Tsai et al. (2013). The …
Public Opinion Of Equal Pay Following The U.S. Women’S National Soccer Team Lawsuit, Kristin Kaldahl
Public Opinion Of Equal Pay Following The U.S. Women’S National Soccer Team Lawsuit, Kristin Kaldahl
Master of Arts in Sport Management
On International Women’s Day in March 2019, the United States Women’s National Team filed a class action lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation asserting violations of the Equal Pay Act (EPA) and Title VII. The $24 million suit was settled on February 22, 2022, with the players receiving a $22 million lump sum payment. Following the victory of the USWNT equal pay lawsuit against the USSF, a new outlook for equal pay in women’s athletics began. The objective of this analysis will be to expand the literature and determine how the USWNT Equal Pay movement has shifted public opinion. …