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Analytical Study Of Some Psychological Aspects Of The Players Of The Jordanian University Football Team., عايد زريقات, أسامة عبد الفتاح, وليد الحموري Jun 2020

Analytical Study Of Some Psychological Aspects Of The Players Of The Jordanian University Football Team., عايد زريقات, أسامة عبد الفتاح, وليد الحموري

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education (مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية (للبحوث في التعليم العالي

This study aims to identify the causes and manifestations of high levels of anxiety and nervousness among of players of the Jordanian University football team, as well as the role of the coach in the direction of the player in the case of high level of nervousness and anxiety. To achieve this, the researchers used the descriptive method in his survey method on a sample of trainers of these clubs (N = 25). To collect the study data, the researchers used the questionnaire as a tool, with a final form of (4) domains and (23) paragraphs. To treat data statistically, …


If You Can’T Beat Them, Join Them: A Quantitative Look At Conference Realignment And Fbs Institutions, Daniel H. Hrdina Apr 2020

If You Can’T Beat Them, Join Them: A Quantitative Look At Conference Realignment And Fbs Institutions, Daniel H. Hrdina

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

This study took a quantitative look at the statistical effect on admissions of NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly Division IA, institutions’ moves from one athletic conference to another conference with greater athletic success. This study was unique because although previous research in the area of college athletics had identified number of applications and quality of the applicants as variables associated with athletic success, there has been minimal research on the statistical relationship of changing football conferences while using these variables. This study also provides a clear definition and ranking system for yearly conference prestige. The research question …


An Examination Of Travel Effects On Performance Outcomes In Major League Soccer, Evan Gilbert, Jess Dixon, Todd Loughead Mar 2020

An Examination Of Travel Effects On Performance Outcomes In Major League Soccer, Evan Gilbert, Jess Dixon, Todd Loughead

Journal of Applied Sport Management

The home advantage (HA) is a well-documented phenomenon across team sports, including association football (soccer). The effects of travel play a role in the HA, although the nature in which travel affects performance is still unknown. Match data from Major League Soccer (MLS) were used to investigate the role that crowd factors, travel, and team quality play in the HA. The results demonstrated the negative effect of a connecting flight by the visiting team on match outcomes. Also, in comparison to drawn matches, home team wins and losses increased when traveling east.