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Professional Baseball Players Transition From The Sport, Amy Moviel

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This phenomenological research study explored the perceptions and lived experiences of professional baseball players related to their level of preparedness for retirement from the sport. The study was guided by three research questions. The data were collected from eight professional baseball players at different stages of their career. Data collection occurred through interviews with four actively playing professional baseball players and four former professional baseball players. The findings of the study reveal that during their careers, professional baseball players typically devote exclusive focus to training and skill development in an effort to remain in the game as long as possible. …

Factors Influencing Baseball Fans' Brand Loyalty: A Comparison Of Florida Marlins And Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Yun-Tsan Lin

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Factors influencing Major League Baseball fans' brand loyalty is important because these fans bring significant financial benefits to the industry every year, and stimulate economic growth in the United States. An intercept and quota sampling plan resulted in a sample of 285 Florida Marlins fans and 213 Tampa Bay Devil Rays fans for this comparative and correlational study. The purpose was to test for an explanatory relationship among fans' characteristics, influencing factors, and the loyalty of fans to a winning team and to a losing team. Comparative and multiple regression analyses tested hypothesized relationships among fan characteristics, brand association attributes, …

A Study On Intercollegiate Athletics: Should Student-Athletes Receive Pay For Play?, Darryl Matus

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As can be said for many organizations, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) will have many issues to contend with in the 21' century. New rules and regulations have been implemented over the past 10 years among all three divisions. Different and similar issues face all universities and colleges holding membership in the Association, which is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. One of the major issues facing the NCAA is whether student-athletes should be paid for their services due to the commercialization that has taken place over the past 25 years.

All NCAA sponsored sports are amateur based. However, with many …

Perceived Stress In The Field Of Athletic Training, Gregory R. Burnett

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The purpose of this study was to determine the significance of the relationships between the three personal/situational variables and perceived stress, from R.E. Smith's model, and how it related to the field of athletic training (Hendrix, et al., 140).

The hypothesis for this study stated that perceived stress levels were more significantly related to hardiness and social support levels than to relevant work-related issue levels (i.e. athletic training issues) as they relate to the field of athletic training. Conversely, athletic training issues play a less significant role in perceived stress levels.

Results from the study indicated that a fairly strong …

Looking Ahead: A Five-Year Plan For The Lynn University Athletic Department, John Mccarthy

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As Athletic Director Dr. Richard Young retires from Lynn University during the summer of 2002, Lynn University athletics faces the challenge of transition in an ever-evolving National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Sunshine State Conference and University.

During the first 16 years of intercollegiate athletics, Lynn University has amassed an incredible 16 National Championships. During Dr. Young's nine-year tenure at the helm, the athletic program has made the transition from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to NCAA Division II, has made the transition into the Sunshine State Conference and has begun a Master's Degree program in Sports and Athletic …

A Study Of High School Summer Sports Camps: Is There A Way To Implement Summer Sports Camps At Lynn University That Will Benefit All Aspects Of The Overall Mission And Goals Of Lynn University, Tim Devinney

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Lynn University is a successful university in many phases. One area that Lynn excels in is athletics. The athletic department as a whole has won several national championships. Many programs are highly ranked nationally year after year. Within this success there is one aspect of college athletics that Lynn University does not have. There are no summer high school sports camps. Many other colleges utilize summer camps to aid their sports programs and universities as a whole.

This research project contains a comprehensive study concerning summer high school sports camps. First the nature and purpose of the study are discussed. …

The Impact Of Social Stereotypes As They Relate To Training Practices Of Female Athletes Competing In High-Risk Sports, Lisa Ciaravella

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This study was conducted to investigate if a lack of conditioning and the increased rate of injury among female athletes are due primarily to social stereotypes associated with women's athletics. Ten professional female basketball players and ten high school basketball player were surveyed to determine how strength training is conceptualized and what role strength training had played in injury prevention. The study revealed that the increased rate of injury among female athletes are due to time constraints and/or lack of emphasis on strength and conditioning imposed on the athletes themselves for reasons of not strength training as opposed to social …

A Study To Identify And Evaluate The Drop In Participation Of Sixteen To Twenty Year Olds In Physical Activity, Alison Claire Davies

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It's All Relative: A Study On The Acceptance Of Family Employment In College Athletics, Jennifer E. Cirillo

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Nepotism is a dirty little word: Related individuals work together in entertainment, medicine, education and yes, even sports administration. This study proposes to identify the acceptance of relatives, by blood or by marriage, working together in NCAA Division II colleges in the southeastern United States. "Nepotism" is an arguably accurate descriptor of arrangements of relatives working together. However, the potential for real as well as asserted preferential treatment is shown to exist. Further, as the trend of couples working in the same discipline grows, whether or not a candidate accepts a position may be determined by the potential manager's acceptance …

A Study Of The Importance Of Life Skills Through Sports, Charles Barr

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The purpose of this study was to see if the Play With Purpose program will provide the 00-01 Lynn University women's basketball team with necessary tools to increase personal growth, and aide in developing a healthy self-esteem.

To research this subject matter a survey was conducted. The survey was administered to the 2000-2001 Lynn University's Women's Basketball team. Based on race, religion, and socio-economic background it was felt that the team represented a wide spectrum of collegiate athletes.

While researching past studies, reviewing related literature, and calculating the survey, it was found by this study that the group size, although …

Eyeguards Or Not?: The Effects Of Eyewear Usage In Racquetball And How Wearing Them Can Help Prevent Serious Eye Injuries, Ramona S. Vonondarza

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The Study Of Participation In Organized Youth Sports And Its Effect On Future Adult Life Success, Scott Register

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Has Title Ix Been Successful Since It's Inception In 1972, Vincent Gaudio

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A History Of Athletics: Lynn University And It's Predecessors, Chris Emerson

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A Feasibility-Desirability Study To Develop And Finance A Sports Complex, Broward County, Florida, Seth Shurtleff

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The Study Of Third Party Reimbursement And Its Effect On The Responsibilities And Salaries Of Certified Athletic Training In The Clinical Setting, Les Fuller

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The Effects Sports Agents Have On Professional Sports, Ramona Franklin

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Do Women Have The Same Opportunity As Men To Coach Teams Of The Opposite Sex At The Ncaa Division Ii Level?, Jeff Studdard

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Free Agency, Jared Bucker

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