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Level Competitive Behavior Participants Of Sports Activity And Teacher Districts Of Baghdad Education Directorate, In Basketball Championship Ramadan, Naseer Abbas, Saad Radhi, Journal Port Science Research Aug 2019

Level Competitive Behavior Participants Of Sports Activity And Teacher Districts Of Baghdad Education Directorate, In Basketball Championship Ramadan, Naseer Abbas, Saad Radhi, Journal Port Science Research

port Science Research

Aimed to identify the level of competitive behavior among the participants of the sections of sports and school activity of Baghdad's education in the championship Ramadan basketball in 2018, and to achieve the study was conducted on a sample of (72) technical supervisors and a teacher of sports education. the researchers used the descriptive method. the questionnaire was distributed to the participants and the statistical bag was used to analyze the results. the results showed that the degree of competitive behavior in the sample was significant with a percentage of response to (73.6%). there was also no significant difference in …


Effect Of Special Exercises To Develop Accuracy Of Working Arm And Backhand Strike Skill Of Juniors Table Tennis Players, Haidar Habib, Naseer Abbas, Journal Port Science Research Aug 2019

Effect Of Special Exercises To Develop Accuracy Of Working Arm And Backhand Strike Skill Of Juniors Table Tennis Players, Haidar Habib, Naseer Abbas, Journal Port Science Research

port Science Research

The importance of study found in develop accuracy of hand & to find the effect on offensive skill, from the experience of the researcher, there is weakness in speed & accuracy. so they are using special exercises  in training to developed accuracy, and using experimental research, and simple limited (12plyers) belong for the National Center for the Promotion of Sports Talent, so as the statistical methods that found on the (spss) , researcher reach to the exercises effect on develop of accuracy , and researcher reach to recommended to use this exercises in programs of  training to this stage of …


Ssu Sports Studies Program Produces Success Stories, Terry L. Hapney Jr. Jul 2019

Ssu Sports Studies Program Produces Success Stories, Terry L. Hapney Jr.

Terry L. Hapney Jr., Ph.D.

From the July 18, 2019, Scioto Voice newspaper


Live Pacman-Thurman Fight Tv Free Coverage (Pacquiao Vs Thurman Live Stream Free), Pacquiao Thurman Jun 2019

Live Pacman-Thurman Fight Tv Free Coverage (Pacquiao Vs Thurman Live Stream Free), Pacquiao Thurman

Pacquiao Thurman

High stakes match from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas will give the winner the WBC Welterweight World Title and a claim for the top spot in one of boxing’s deepest and most talented divisions.



LAS VEGAS — Boxing's only eight-division world champion, Philippine Senator and regular WBA welterweight champion Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao returns to face undefeated Super WBA Welterweight World Champion Keith "One Time" Thurman in a powerhouse 147-pound showdown live on Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event on Saturday, July 20 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las …


Unequivocally How To Degree The Playing Field With Free Poker Wagers, Anjali Verma Jun 2019

Unequivocally How To Degree The Playing Field With Free Poker Wagers, Anjali Verma

anjali Verma

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a customary reward. With an enormous bit of the choices of a reward, there are betting idn poker play demands. 


Street Fights: Corporate Social Responsibility And A Dragway's Attempt To Reduce Illegal Street Racing, Amanda E. Greene, Andy Dotterweich, Gary Lhotsky, Jason Davis Jun 2019

Street Fights: Corporate Social Responsibility And A Dragway's Attempt To Reduce Illegal Street Racing, Amanda E. Greene, Andy Dotterweich, Gary Lhotsky, Jason Davis

Amanda E. Greene

This study sought to explore a professional sport venue’s use of Corporate social responsibility (CSR) to promote positive social change, by addressing illegal street racing, through events designed for community participation. This study specifically looked at public dragracing events, titled “Street Fights,” held at a professional dragway. The purpose of this study was to 1) examine drivers’ awareness of the event’s social responsibility initiatives with Street Fight events and 2) determine if these initiatives are promoting behavioral changes in drivers. Drivers at Street Fight events were surveyed (n=77, 60% response rate) on their levels of awareness of the venue’s social …


Finnigan Thesis Final.Pdf, Alicia Finnigan Apr 2019

Finnigan Thesis Final.Pdf, Alicia Finnigan

Alicia Finnigan

Within the last century, scholars in sociology and psychology have begun to research roles in society. In recent decades, industrial/organizational psychology research sparked an interest in informal roles, and now sport psychology is beginning to adopt that investigation of informal roles as they appear on sport teams. Current research is sparse, but some early work has determined several informal roles, and one of these has been individually investigated. The purpose of this study was to contribute to the expansion of knowledge concerning individual informal roles by investigating collegiate coaches’ perspectives of a second role: the nonverbal leader. Analysis revealed ideas …


Using Benefits Based Models To Manage Sport Performance Enhancement Groups, Anna Swisher, Andy R. Dotterweich, Sterlynn Clendenin, Mauro Palmero, Amy E. Greene, Joseph T. Abbott, Heather Habbott, Jana Hollins Feb 2019

Using Benefits Based Models To Manage Sport Performance Enhancement Groups, Anna Swisher, Andy R. Dotterweich, Sterlynn Clendenin, Mauro Palmero, Amy E. Greene, Joseph T. Abbott, Heather Habbott, Jana Hollins

Andy R. Dotterweich

No abstract provided.


Street Fights: Corporate Social Responsibility And A Dragway's Attempt To Reduce Illegal Street Racing, Amanda E. Greene, Andy Dotterweich, Gary Lhotsky, Jason Davis Feb 2019

Street Fights: Corporate Social Responsibility And A Dragway's Attempt To Reduce Illegal Street Racing, Amanda E. Greene, Andy Dotterweich, Gary Lhotsky, Jason Davis

Andy R. Dotterweich

This study sought to explore a professional sport venue’s use of Corporate social responsibility (CSR) to promote positive social change, by addressing illegal street racing, through events designed for community participation. This study specifically looked at public dragracing events, titled “Street Fights,” held at a professional dragway. The purpose of this study was to 1) examine drivers’ awareness of the event’s social responsibility initiatives with Street Fight events and 2) determine if these initiatives are promoting behavioral changes in drivers. Drivers at Street Fight events were surveyed (n=77, 60% response rate) on their levels of awareness of the venue’s social …


Hormone And Adpokine Alterations Across Eleven Weeks Of Training In Division I Collegiate Throwers: An Exploratory Study, W. Guy Hornsby, Christian R. Carter, Guy Gregory Haff, Micheal R. Ramsey, Andy R. Dotterweich, N. Travis Triplett, Charles A. Stuart, Margaret E. Stone, Michael H. Stone Feb 2019

Hormone And Adpokine Alterations Across Eleven Weeks Of Training In Division I Collegiate Throwers: An Exploratory Study, W. Guy Hornsby, Christian R. Carter, Guy Gregory Haff, Micheal R. Ramsey, Andy R. Dotterweich, N. Travis Triplett, Charles A. Stuart, Margaret E. Stone, Michael H. Stone

Andy R. Dotterweich

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: …


Lightning Safety: How Is It Conducted At Niaaa Member High Schools?, Mauro Palmero, Andy R. Dotterweich, Gary Lhotsky, Joseph Walker Feb 2019

Lightning Safety: How Is It Conducted At Niaaa Member High Schools?, Mauro Palmero, Andy R. Dotterweich, Gary Lhotsky, Joseph Walker

Andy R. Dotterweich

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 …


Challenges, Changes, And Opportunities In Ngb Coach Education From 2003-2015, Anna Swisher, Andy R. Dotterweich Feb 2019

Challenges, Changes, And Opportunities In Ngb Coach Education From 2003-2015, Anna Swisher, Andy R. Dotterweich

Andy R. Dotterweich

No abstract provided.


A Survey Of Social Media: Perceived Effectiveness In Marketing Among Individual Nascar Tracks, Amanda E. Greene, Andy Dotterweich, Mauro Palmero, Don Good Feb 2019

A Survey Of Social Media: Perceived Effectiveness In Marketing Among Individual Nascar Tracks, Amanda E. Greene, Andy Dotterweich, Mauro Palmero, Don Good

Andy R. Dotterweich

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, …