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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
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 …
The Effect Of Intercollegiate Athletic Departments Switching Conferences, Austin Fischer
The Effect Of Intercollegiate Athletic Departments Switching Conferences, Austin Fischer
Master of Science in Kinesiology
College conference realignment has been and will be an imposing threat to universities and colleges across all division levels. With significant money to be had in intercollegiate athletics, Athletic Directors (ADs) are looking to position themselves and their university in the most optimal position to elevate their schools’ athletic brands. The literature review for this study utilized Concordia’s online research library platform, as well as recent news articles regarding conference realignment. With college athletics media valuation continuing to increase, one can draw the conclusion that conference realignment is here to stay. This project was designed to ask Athletic Directors and …
The Peter Principle In Nfl Coaching Hires: An Analysis Of Success Of Nfl Head Coaching Hiring Based On Experience, Sam Malone-Povolny
The Peter Principle In Nfl Coaching Hires: An Analysis Of Success Of Nfl Head Coaching Hiring Based On Experience, Sam Malone-Povolny
Master of Science in Kinesiology
The NFL is a massive professional sports organization with worldwide impact for its players and coaches. NFL head coaches come from all walks of life but end up falling into two categories once hired: Either a former head coach is hired to helm a new team or a rising assistant coach is brought in to inject some new ideas. Whichever category they fall into, the team members become a reflection of the coach’s ideas and values. And, how well the team does in terms of on-field success is often the main dictation of the coach’s future with the franchise. Using …
The Recruitment And Retention Of High School Sport Officials In Minnesota: An Exploratory Analysis, Zack Qual
The Recruitment And Retention Of High School Sport Officials In Minnesota: An Exploratory Analysis, Zack Qual
Master of Science in Kinesiology
The issue that this proposal study will address is the current officiating shortage for Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) sanctioned events. High school games are being rescheduled and at times canceled altogether due to the lack of available registered officials needed to ensure games are officiated correctly and with quality. In order to address this problem, the purpose of this proposed study will be to explore the types of interactions, both positive and negative, that registered MSHSL officials have had with players, coaches, and fans at events they have officiated. To gather the data, an online survey would be …
Use Of Self-Selected, Synchronous Music As An Ergogenic Aid In Workout Performance: A Mixed-Methods Study, Tyler Colwell
Use Of Self-Selected, Synchronous Music As An Ergogenic Aid In Workout Performance: A Mixed-Methods Study, Tyler Colwell
Master of Science in Kinesiology
The present study investigated the use of self-selected, synchronous music as an ergogenic aid in workout performance by evaluating measures of heart rate and RPE and participant interviews. Male and female participants (n=9) performed a workout of five exercises (bicep curl, military press, wide stance leg press, leg extension, and tricep kickback), under three different music conditions (when listening to self-selected, synchronous music, when listening to researcher-selected synchronous music, or when listening to a metronome set at 120 bpm). The quantitative portion of the study found that there was no significant impact of self-selected, synchronous music upon participant mean heart …
Dynamic Connection Of Mental Health And Sports In College, Terrence Jordan, Mckinley Egland-Young, Kendrick Maynor Jr.
Dynamic Connection Of Mental Health And Sports In College, Terrence Jordan, Mckinley Egland-Young, Kendrick Maynor Jr.
Research and Scholarship Symposium Posters
Throughout universities around the world, every day, the mental health of college students is tested. Specifically, collegiate athletes may feel uncomfortable, or uncertain seeking out resources to assess their overall mental health. There are numerous reasons athletes may be either comfortable or uncomfortable seeking out these resources. Some reasons can include being seen as a sign of weakness, there being no resources for athletes, or they are uncertain about what resources are available to them. The researchers chose to investigate the mental health of two different sports teams at a university. Specifically, the researchers explored these athletes and their mental …
From Brain To Brawn: Effects Of A 6 Week Training Program Designed By Student Trainers, Paul A. Winkelmann, Madeline F. Nehotte, Joseph D. Ostrem Dr.
From Brain To Brawn: Effects Of A 6 Week Training Program Designed By Student Trainers, Paul A. Winkelmann, Madeline F. Nehotte, Joseph D. Ostrem Dr.
Research and Scholarship Symposium Posters
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Using Virtual Reality To Train Athletes, Brian Christoffersen
Using Virtual Reality To Train Athletes, Brian Christoffersen
Master of Arts in Sport Management
Training athletes is an ever-evolving part of sports that, with the growth of the use of technology in sports, has become increasingly complex. Organizations and teams are constantly looking for new ways to be at the forefront of training development. As the development of virtual reality has moved forward, so has the ability to adopt these new technologies to a wide variety of areas. There are multiple systems already in existence that use virtual reality to train athletes. This proposed study aims to shed light on this promising technology to help athletes learn more efficiently and effectively in a safe …
Association Between Psychosocial And Organizational Factors And Objectively Measured Sedentary Behavior In Desk-Dependent Office Workers, Andrew Lafrenz, Taryn Lust, Minot Cleveland, Alar Mirka, Andrew Downs, Bryan Goodin, Jacquie Van Hoomissen
Association Between Psychosocial And Organizational Factors And Objectively Measured Sedentary Behavior In Desk-Dependent Office Workers, Andrew Lafrenz, Taryn Lust, Minot Cleveland, Alar Mirka, Andrew Downs, Bryan Goodin, Jacquie Van Hoomissen
CUP Faculty Research
Cross-sectional analysis of data from the Recharge@Work study was used to assess individual, interpersonal and organizational correlates of objectively- measured sedentary time, in desk-dependent office workers at 2 U.S. hospitals. Analysis included 65 participants (62 females and ~49.2 years old). Sedentary time was assessed by accelerometry across five consecutive days and expressed as prolonged sedentary bouts (60 min ≤ 150 cpm). Correlates measured a baseline included: age, BMI, active break enjoyment, active break outcome expectancy, active break self-efficacy, active break social support, direct supervisor support of active breaks and senior manager support of active breaks. As expected, we found that …
Athletic Participation And Academic Success In Junior College, Derek J. Staley
Athletic Participation And Academic Success In Junior College, Derek J. Staley
Master of Arts in Sport Management
The success or lack of success for student-athletes in the classroom has been a debate for a long time. Does athletic participation help or hinder academic success? Research is somewhat conflicted at the high school and college level whether athletic participation leads to higher academic achievement. A study done at the high school level seems to show some correlation, but studies done at the college level are somewhat inconclusive. This project is an attempt to clarify what happens when students participate in athletics at other college levels and what effect that participation has on academic achievement. This project will help …
Effective Athletic Fundraising Techniques For Non-Scholarship Schools In The United States, Matthew M. Oleski
Effective Athletic Fundraising Techniques For Non-Scholarship Schools In The United States, Matthew M. Oleski
Master of Arts in Sport Management
This study goes into detail about effective athletic fundraising techniques at non-scholarship universities in the United States. Content analysis was the chosen methodology for the review of the literature due to the amount of information already available. Specifically, the study reviewed athletic fundraising for non-scholarship universities through bonds, grants, sponsorship, alumni donations, and individual team fundraisers. The purpose of this study was to give an overview of fundraising options, possibilities, and examples for the use of athletic directors in non-scholarship university athletic departments. The topic was chosen with the basis of collegiate athletics continuously growing in the United States and …
Joint Ncaa Division I And Ii National Championship Finals, Rachel D. Jacobson
Joint Ncaa Division I And Ii National Championship Finals, Rachel D. Jacobson
Master of Arts in Sport Management
The following thesis discussed a potential future event consisting of a joint National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) National Volleyball Championship involving the top two Division I teams and the top two Division II teams, each playing for their own national title. Before such an event can take place, what is needed is a realistic budget, a careful marketing strategy keeping in mind the ten P's, a plan to motivate employees, a safe environment for spectators and participants, and an ethical framework for team preparation limits.
Sports Medicine For Coaches- A Coaching Clinic, Jessica Slavik
Sports Medicine For Coaches- A Coaching Clinic, Jessica Slavik
Master of Arts in Sport Management
Sports medicine is a vast area of medicine, and expecting a coach to understand all of the medical knowledge is improbable. A coaching clinic that entails basic knowledge of first aid and injury prevention for coaches is critical in today's age where young athletes are put at risk of injury. By utilizing the knowledge and skills of the area clinic, Affiliated Communities Medical Centers, the coaching clinic aims to educate coaches with the latest techniques in injury treatment and prevention. Using local venues to educate the coaches allows for easy access, and small size to ensure quality learning. The coaching …
Ncaa Men's Ice Hockey Championship, Lindsay A. Currie
Ncaa Men's Ice Hockey Championship, Lindsay A. Currie
Master of Arts in Sport Management
This emphasis of this capstone is the NCAA Men's Division I Frozen Four ice hockey championship tournament. For the sake of this paper, aside from the risk management plan in chapter five, the paper's concentration is the 2015 Frozen Four in Boston, Massachusetts. This paper focuses on all areas of executing a National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship event. The areas are organized into chapters relating to overall sport management. Chapter One focuses on the NCAA as an organization and the event history. Chapter Two discusses the Frozen Four as an event and discusses the financial figures related to hosting the …
The Division I Ncaa Wrestling Championships, Ryan Degeeter
The Division I Ncaa Wrestling Championships, Ryan Degeeter
Master of Arts in Sport Management
The effects of the International Olympic Committee's decision to remove wrestling from the Olympic rotation are undeniable. In addition to exposing the then fragile state of wrestling, on a worldwide level, the "coming together" and rebuilding has led to many new positive changes as well as possibilities for more changes at the collegiate level, NCAA, in the United States. The NCAA, and NCAA wrestling in particular, is very adept to change and so a change of this stature would not be unheard of. The NCAA Division I Individual Wrestling Championships is already quite successful and this capstone looks into the …
The Little League World Series, Richard W. White
The Little League World Series, Richard W. White
Master of Arts in Sport Management
This is a comprehensive study assessing Little League Baseball and the Little League World Series. Founded in 1939, Little League Baseball has become the world's largest organized youth sports program. In the span of 60 years, Little League Baseball has grown from three teams to nearly 200,000 teams, covering all 50 U.S. states and more than 80 countries. Despite being a non-profit organization, Little League Baseball must still place a high priority on generating revenue. The more revenue Little League Baseball can produce, the more affordable they can make programs to participants. Keeping these program costs low will aid in …
Ymca Healthy Kids Day, Leanna L. Curry-Larson
Ymca Healthy Kids Day, Leanna L. Curry-Larson
Master of Arts in Sport Management
An organizational event has the objective of emphasizing company directives and consumer needs. A clear vision of company objectives gives relevance to the event while consumer needs defines the purpose. This paper examined the detailed components needed by the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) to host the annual free Healthy Kids Day (HKD) event. Healthy Kids Day is a promotional tool for YMCA wellness programs. The one-day event's purpose is to create awareness for community members regarding the predisposed health risks and then offer viable and affordable solutions. Community participation can be hindered by costs associated with the event. Eliminating …
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys State Basketball Tournament, Kassie Mcgettigan
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys State Basketball Tournament, Kassie Mcgettigan
Master of Arts in Sport Management
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations, and is a small, non-profit organization. The WIAA's Boys State Basketball tournament, most attended event hosted by the WIAA, has a long standing history in Wisconsin sports and is always looking to improve the event each year. The purpose of this thesis was to gain an in depth understanding of the event's history, budget, marketing, risk management, and human resource management. Recommendations were made for risk management issues and a marketing plan was laid out. A recent ethical dilemma surrounding the event …
Tough Mudder, Matt D. Dovenberg
Tough Mudder, Matt D. Dovenberg
Master of Arts in Sport Management
This Capstone paper examined the Tough Mudder, a 10-12 mile obstacle course that has been gaining popularity over the past five years. The paper evaluated different aspects of the Tough Mudder organization to help determine what has made this event so effective. Specifically, the paper provided an in-depth review of the organization's event, marketing strategies, employee and volunteer management, risk management, risk analysis, and history of the company.
2015 6a Minnesota State High School Prep Bowl, Joe Steinert
2015 6a Minnesota State High School Prep Bowl, Joe Steinert
Master of Arts in Sport Management
The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) is in charge of all high school athletics in the state of Minnesota. The MSHSL is in charge of putting on tournaments and championship games for all high school sports. This paper focuses on the 2015 high school football championship game for section 6A. Within this paper are seven chapters about the MSHSL and the 6A championship game called the Prep Bowl. The seven chapters are history of the MSHSL, introduction to the 2015 Prep Bowl game, a marketing plan around the 6A Prep Bowl game, proper ways to retain high end coaches, …
2018 Super Bowl, Tony Dehler
2018 Super Bowl, Tony Dehler
Master of Arts in Sport Management
This paper is dedicated to the Super Bowl that will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota in February of 2018. It introduces the organization responsible for the planning of the event, the event itself; as well as describes the venue in which the game will be played. The paper also includes marketing strategies for the event, suggestions to minimize risks, methods to manage employees, and discusses an ethical issue dealing with the event, as well as a personal reflection on the project and program.
2017 Nhl Winter Classic, Melissa A. Dalum
2017 Nhl Winter Classic, Melissa A. Dalum
Master of Arts in Sport Management
This thesis paper examined one of the National Hockey League's (NHL) premier events, the Winter Classic, in preparation of their 2017 game. In an effort to set guidelines and objectives in pursuit of growing the NHL brand, this comprehensive report reviewed the detailed positioning of this product extension through the marketing of nostalgic memories of early hockey traditions. Taking place in Minneapolis, MN, the Winter Classic is a regular season hockey game played in an open-air stadium on New Year's Day. The uniqueness of this event is developed herein through an examination of the marketing mix to help define its …
Boston Marathon, Erin Basavage
Boston Marathon, Erin Basavage
Master of Arts in Sport Management
The thesis started with the first chapter introducing the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) and the history within their organization. The B.A.A. mission statement and what they stand for was also represented. The second chapter describes the specific details of the Boston Marathon event. Chapter Three provided a marketing plan for the Boston Marathon. The third chapter also highlights the purpose, product, project market, position, package, price, promotion, promise, personal selling, and place. In Chapter Four a plan to motivate and retain high performance employees was explained and implemented. A risk management plan specific to the Boston Marathon made up the …
National Collegiate Athletic Association (Ncaa) Division I Men's Basketball Final Tour, Leah Mccall
National Collegiate Athletic Association (Ncaa) Division I Men's Basketball Final Tour, Leah Mccall
Master of Arts in Sport Management
Intercollegiate athletic competitions have been taking place for well over 150 years. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was created to oversee and regulate member school athletic competitions. The NCAA has three athletic divisions, Division I, II, and III. The NCAA currently hosts eighty-nine championships each year. This writing focuses on one of those contests, the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Final Four. In particular, this writing focuses on the 75th Anniversary Division I Men's Basketball Final Four held in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2013. Specifically, this writing looks at what it takes to become a host city for the contest, …
Opening Ceremony Of The Olympics, Haley Holmes
Opening Ceremony Of The Olympics, Haley Holmes
Master of Arts in Sport Management
The most competitive athletes from across the world come together every four years to battle for the gold medal. The Olympics began in 1896, in Athens, Greece, and has become a worldwide tradition ever since. Organizing the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics takes a special team, as well as many extraordinary managers, that can handle the pressure, stay positive, and communicate with the various culture and language differences. The Opening Ceremony of the Olympics has been my choice of research topic for the past eighteen months, examining all phases and the event as a whole. Cover the history, marketing plan, …
Ncaa Division I Men's Basketball Final Four, Patrick Rydeen
Ncaa Division I Men's Basketball Final Four, Patrick Rydeen
Master of Arts in Sport Management
The capstone project analyzed and presented insight into the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, including a view of the financing, marketing, event management, while also giving a view of a major ethical dilemma that the NCAA faces. The tournament has evolved in the over 75 years it has been played to become a leading event for the NCAA and a major factor in the infrastructure of the organization as a whole. The nature of the event, namely the size and the rotating venues, created a major need for a strong risk management plan to ensure the safety of everyone …
Little League Baseball World Series, Courtney C. Moriarty
Little League Baseball World Series, Courtney C. Moriarty
Master of Arts in Sport Management
This research reflected an examination of the history and current trends of the Little League Baseball World Series and its parent organization Little League. The tournament, held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania each August draws hundreds of thousands of fans from across the globe, and creates a multi-million dollar revenue stream. Little League is one of a handful of international non-profit entities, which introduces a unique set of business management techniques. Several of these facets were explored, including financial data, marketing initiatives, employee, and risk management as well as ethical practices in regards to the League as a whole, and more …
2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Mick Conrad Sawinski
2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Mick Conrad Sawinski
Master of Arts in Sport Management
This capstone looks specifically at the planning, and execution of the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Covering all aspects from marketing, financial planning, sports law and more, this project breaks down baseball's mid-summer classic from a professional sport management perspective.
The Big Wish, Concordia College, 2015, Bruno A. Surdo
The Big Wish, Concordia College, 2015, Bruno A. Surdo
Master of Arts in Sport Management
The purpose of this Capstone project was to create an event centered on an existing event within the sports industry. The "Big Wish - Concordia College" an event based off a wish granting experience through the Make-a-Wish Foundation along with a football game at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. Further research was conducted to identify how the Make-a-Wish Foundation grants wishes to children. Some of the findings indicated that a child must be between 2.5 and years old, have a life threatening illness, referred by someone, and have not had a wish granted previously. Using the research shown through the …