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Social Physique Anxiety And Physical Self Perceptions As Predictors Of Eating Disorder Risk, Sharon R. Bratrud Jan 2000

Social Physique Anxiety And Physical Self Perceptions As Predictors Of Eating Disorder Risk, Sharon R. Bratrud

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Professional Sports Teams And Fan Relations: A Public Relations Case Study Of The 1998-99 Philadelphia Eagles Football Team, Laura Elizabeth Litrenta Jun 1999

Professional Sports Teams And Fan Relations: A Public Relations Case Study Of The 1998-99 Philadelphia Eagles Football Team, Laura Elizabeth Litrenta

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In professional sports, the field of public relations helps organizations foster positive relationships with their fans. But, when teams suffer losing seasons, recording more losses than wins, these relationships become strained.

The purpose of this study was to reveal how losing seasons affect the bond between professional sports teams and their fans. The results encourage sports relations practitioners to recognize fan needs and develop techniques that can help organizations maintain a more positive relationship with their fans during a losing season.

To examine the relationship between a professional sports team and its fans, this researcher traced the performance of the …


A Case Study Of The Restoration Of College Athletic Programs And Academic Image, Edward P. Callinan Jun 1997

A Case Study Of The Restoration Of College Athletic Programs And Academic Image, Edward P. Callinan

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The study was designed to show that public relations is an integral part of a college's athletic program.

The researcher conducted questionnaires and solicited interviews of 15 individuals from three different institutions The three chosen schools were Fordham University, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Those interviewed from each school included the coach of the selected team, the public relations director, an athlete of the selected team, student government president, and professor.

This study proved that public relations is necessary to restore a college athletic team's image. It also found that division affiliation, the language the …


The Relationship Among Sports Reporters, Coaches And Sports Information Directors Regarding Student-Athlete Interviews, Scott Ronaghan Jun 1997

The Relationship Among Sports Reporters, Coaches And Sports Information Directors Regarding Student-Athlete Interviews, Scott Ronaghan

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This thesis sought to determine if sports information directors were preparing their student athletes for media interviews. The author surveyed SIDs and student athletes from 30 different ECAC institutions sponsoring men's basketball. Also surveyed were newspaper reporters who cover the respective schools. A major portion of the survey involved the amount of media training SIDs conduct for their student-athletes.

Two-thirds of the 18 SIDs said they trained their student athletes for interviews. The most common technique SIDs used was one-on-one meetings with the student athletes. Representing the team in a positive light was the most Common subject stressed to the …


A Study To Determine How Schools Should Conduct, Evaluate, And Administer Their Intramural Athletic Program, Robert P. O'Connor Jan 1963

A Study To Determine How Schools Should Conduct, Evaluate, And Administer Their Intramural Athletic Program, Robert P. O'Connor

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Boys Intramural Programs In North Dakota High Schools, Gilbert I. Idso Jan 1954

Boys Intramural Programs In North Dakota High Schools, Gilbert I. Idso

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