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Sports Studies

Selected Works

2007

Articles 1 - 9 of 9

Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Still A Devil Of A Program, Jack Styczynski Oct 2007

Still A Devil Of A Program, Jack Styczynski

Jack Styczynski

Part 3 in a semi-decennial series analyzing the top programs in college basketball. (USBWA best writing contest--4th place)

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An Historical Example Of Sport Psychology Consulting: The Collaboration Of Walter Miles And Edward Pugsley, Alan Kornspan Sep 2007

An Historical Example Of Sport Psychology Consulting: The Collaboration Of Walter Miles And Edward Pugsley, Alan Kornspan

Alan S Kornspan

No abstract provided.

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Faculty And Male Student Athletes In Higher Education: Racial Differences In The Environmental Predictors Of Academic Achievement, Keith Harrison Jun 2007

Faculty And Male Student Athletes In Higher Education: Racial Differences In The Environmental Predictors Of Academic Achievement, Keith Harrison

Dr. C. Keith Harrison

Studies have examined the impact of environmental variables on academic achievement among student athletes in the revenue-generating sports of men’s basketball and football. However, while evidence concerning the positive impact of male student athlete and faculty interaction is virtually unequivocal, we are not certain whether the benefits accruing from particular types of interaction vary across different racial/ethnic groups. This study explores the relationship between male Black and White student athletes and faculty as well as the impact of specific forms of student athlete– faculty interaction on academic achievement. Data are drawn from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program’s 2000 Freshman Survey …

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Types Of Fantasy Sports Users And Their Motivations, Lee Farquhar, Robert Meeds Jun 2007

Types Of Fantasy Sports Users And Their Motivations, Lee Farquhar, Robert Meeds

Lee Farquhar

Over 15 million people participate in online fantasy sports. Applying a uses and gratifications framework, we use Q-methodology, a quantitative means for developing typologies of people, to examine types of online fantasy sports users and their motivations. Five types of players emerged, with casual players, skilled players, and isolationist thrill-seekers being the three most common types. Differences among types of users were primarily associated with two motivations—arousal and surveillance—while entertainment, escape, and social interaction motivations were judged to be less important. The minimal importance of social interaction to fantasy sports users in this study was unexpected, based on previous research, …

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Asana To America: The Advent Of Yoga In The West, M. Popovic, Don Morrow Apr 2007

Asana To America: The Advent Of Yoga In The West, M. Popovic, Don Morrow

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.

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The Summit Series: Iconic Cornucopia Of Canadian Cultural Values, Don Morrow Mar 2007

The Summit Series: Iconic Cornucopia Of Canadian Cultural Values, Don Morrow

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.

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E.W. Scripture And The Yale Psychology Laboratory: Studies On Athletes And The Influence Of Physical Training, Alan Kornspan Dec 2006

E.W. Scripture And The Yale Psychology Laboratory: Studies On Athletes And The Influence Of Physical Training, Alan Kornspan

Alan S Kornspan

No abstract provided.

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Canadian Sport In Historical Perspective, Donald Morrow Dec 2006

Canadian Sport In Historical Perspective, Donald Morrow

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.

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The Early Years Of Sport Psychology: The Work And Influence Of Pierre De Coubertin, Alan Kornspan Dec 2006

The Early Years Of Sport Psychology: The Work And Influence Of Pierre De Coubertin, Alan Kornspan

Alan S Kornspan

No abstract provided.

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