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Study On The Efficiency Of Advanced Pressing In The Premier League, Sorin Brîndescu, Francisc-Remus Datcu, Ionuț-Alexadru Buda

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Background: Advanced pressing is a tactical relationship which consists of a joint effort which players undertake to win back possession as high up the pitch as possible. It comes as a direct counter to slow build-up styles like the tiki-taka and has existed, historically, for decades. The best examples from history can be Ajax and Feyenoord in the 1970s, as well as the Dutch national team from the same period. In these days, some of English teams use this tactical relationship with the desire to recover the ball as quickly as possible. Material and Methods: In order to analyze the …

The Impact Of Local Public Policies On Sports Performance. Oradea – An Example Of Success, Sorin Buhaş, Raluca Buhaş, Vasile Grama, Grigore Vasile Herman, Paul Dragoș

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

European, national and local public policies have a crucial role when it comes to social and economic development. Based on European and national frameworks, local public administration develops and implements local public policies based on the community needs in order to reach a high level of local development. Among other sectors, sport plays a major role in the local development. Our paper aims to outline the role of local public authorities from Oradea, Romania, in supporting high-performance sport at a local level through local public policies. In Oradea a high-performance sport is represented by the Municipal Sports Club; therefore, our …

الأنشطة الطلابية بجامعة الخليل في ضوء آراء طلبة كلية التربية, كمال مخامره

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

هدفت هذه الدراسة التعرف إلى واقع ممارسة طلبة كلية التربية بجامعة الخليل للأنشــطة الطلابــية ومعوقاتها من وجهة نظرهم، وبيان مدى اختلاف درجة ممارسة هذه الأنشطة ودرجة معوقات ممارستها باختلاف متغيرات الدراسة: الجنس، والمستوى الدراسي. تم اختيار عينة عشوائية طبقية بلغت (123) طالباً وطالبة بنسبة 9% من طلبة كلية التربية بجامعة الخليل في الفصل الدراسي الثاني 2013 / 2014. وأظهرت نتائج الدراسة أن درجة ممارسة الأنشطة الطلابية جاءت بدرجة متوسطة وبمتوسط حسابي ( للدرجة الكلية) مقداره (2.96) وكذلك درجة معوقات ممارسة الأنشطة الطلابية جاءت بدرجة متوسطة وبمتوسط حسابي ( للدرجة الكلية) مقداره (3.03) وفق مقياس (ليكرت الخماسي)، كما أظهرت النتائج عدم …

The Point Spread As A Reference Point: Evidence From The National Basketball Association, George Diemer, Michael Leeds

Journal of Applied Sport Management

A contentious literature surrounds the claim that heavy favorites’ failure to cover the point-spread in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball could indicate point-shaving. This paper extends the literature by using a new methodology to show that favorites in the National Basketball Association (NBA) also frequently fail to cover the spread. However, the high salaries in the NBA make point-shaving by players unlikely. Moreover, heavy underdogs also fail to cover the point spread and lose by more than expected. These seemingly anomalous findings are consistent with underdogs’ using the point-spread as a reference point.

In Remembrance Of Dr. Samantha Rachel Gorse Roberts, Clayton B. Bolton

Journal of Applied Sport Management

Dr. Samantha Roberts, a professor at Texas A&M University-Commerce, was a significant member of the association’s leadership team. Dr. Roberts had a strong passion for student development and mentorship and was heavily involved with the undergraduate and graduate case study competitions. Dr. Clay Bolton provides a touching tribute to our dear colleague and friend.

The Advancement Of Asma: Highlights From The 2022 Annual Conference, Marshall Magnusen

Journal of Applied Sport Management

The Applied Sport Management Association (ASMA) is a scholarly organization that aims to builds research partnerships between faculty and students as well as strong connections between scholars and students studying sport and practitioners working in the sport industry. Each year, ASMA hosts a national (international) conference.

Since 2005, ASMA has progressed to become the preeminent outlet for students and faculty to present research in a collegial and professional environment as well as build strong connects with sport industry practitioners. As evidence of the continued growth of ASMA, several noticeable events took place at the 2022 annual conference. A brief summary …

Adding Value To The Applied Sport Management Association, Mike Martinez

Journal of Applied Sport Management

Dr. Martinez is the inaugural recipient of the Distinguished Service Award for the Applied Sport Management Association (ASMA). He offers his thoughts on adding value to ASMA to advance the association and sport management.

Bringing Students With Low Agreeableness To Attend Collegiate Sports: A Moderated Mediation Model With Team Identification And Student Involvement, Chanwook Do, Jun-Phil Uhm, Heetae Cho, Hyun-Woo Lee

Journal of Applied Sport Management

In a college athletics setting, we investigated a moderated mediation model of the effect of team identification on attendance intention where student involvement was the mediator and agreeableness was the moderator. Results showed that student involvement mediated the relationship between team identification and attendance intention, and agreeableness moderated the effect of student involvement on attendance intention. In particular, the interaction effect by agreeableness indicated how less agreeable students would be more willing to attend games when they are more involved in campus activities. Details of this study, including theoretical and practical implications, research limitations, and future directions, are discussed.

Relationship Between A Reflective-Formative Model Of Team Brand Associations And Behavioral Intentions: The Mediating Effect Of Fan Identification, Ho Yeol Yu, Neal Ternes, Claudia B. Ambs, Sanghoon Kim

Journal of Applied Sport Management

Understanding fans’ perceived associations with their favorite teams is crucial for the successful management of sport teams. In the current study, team brand associations are measured as a reflective-formative construct to examine the role of the fan identification on the relationship between team brand associations and behavioral intentions. Data from professional soccer spectators (n = 101) were analyzed using PLS-SEM. The results indicated that the reflective-formative construct of team brand associations and fan identification influence behavioral intention, whilst fan identification was found to mediate the relationship between team brand associations and behavioral intentions. Managerial implications include strategic marketing how …

Determinants Of Competitive Advantage For Sport Firms: Using Public Big Data In Korea, Iksu Jun, Hojun Sung, Juho Park, Hyun-Woo Lee

Journal of Applied Sport Management

This study examines the determinants of competitive advantage with respect to economic performance of sport firms. Logit regressions estimated dependent variables of economic performance measures based on sales per capita of firms. Determinants of competitive advantage were estimated by efficiency indicators, organization characteristic indicators, and industry classification indicators. Increase in efficiency was a significant determinant of competitive advantage as well as organizational type, size of human resource, diversification of products, and sales growth rate. Operationalizing competitive advantage as outperforming the market average and better than the top 10%, the logit regression model provides means for sport firms to analyze industry …

The Utah Statesman, March 14, 2022, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Nationalistic Media Obsession With Olympic Medal Counts: The Case Of The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Steve Dittmore, Kibaek Kim

Health, Human Performance and Recreation Faculty Publications and Presentations

Because Olympic medals are awarded to athletes representing an individual National Olympic Committee, it is natural for the media, and even the International Olympic Committee, to create a table indicating which nation has experienced the most athletic success. Problems, and even disagreements, arise when nations utilize different methods to count medals. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, contested in 2021, provided a unique opportunity to observe how media organizations create a narrative around medal tables. American media outlets preferred to consistently show the United States at the top of the medal standings even though China had more gold medals for much …

Justification Of Specific Principles Of State And Public Management For Sports Area Development In Ukraine, Volodymyr Prikhodko, Oleksandr Tomenko, Pawel Radziejowski, Nina Dolbysheva, Dmytro Solovey, Yaroslav Galan

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Background: The paper deals with the problem of sports area management improvement. The aim of the study is to substantiate the specific principles of state and public management, the application of which should be developed and implemented in the State Strategy of Ukraine in relation to high performance sports as a way of realization of the state policy. Methods: literature analysis, analysis of materials from the Internet, content analysis, generalization and analogy, expert evaluation and coefficient of Kendall’s concordance. Results of the study: The findings of content analysis of the Sports and Physical Activity of Ukraine until 2032 Development Strategy, …

Prevalence Of Physical Inactivity And Its Geographical Distribution In Yazd City, 2014–2015, Masoud Mirzaei, Mohsen Mirzaei, Seyed Ali Almodaresi, Hossein Fallahzadeh, Mahdi Shahryari, Shahin Eslami Farsani, Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Hosseini

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Background: One of the most important risk factors for non-communicable diseases is physical inactivity. This study was conducted to determine the geographical distribution of physical inactivity in Yazd City to identify places that need intervention. Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive analysis conducted based on Geographic Information System (GIS). The data for residents between 20 to 69 years in Yazd city of Yazd Health Study (YaHS) yielded 8727 people. The short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF) was used. The SPSS V.19 and ARC Map10.5 software were used to analyze the data. Results: The pattern of geographical distribution …

Methods Of Education Of High-Speed Qualities Of Children 14-15 Years Old (Teenagers), Norboev Komiljon, Eshberdiev Olim

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

PurposeTo study the general state of involvement of schoolchildren in mass sports, to determine the effectiveness of a set of special exercises designed to develop the dexterity of a 14-15-year-old student in children's and youth sports schools (youth sports schools).

Methods: The level of children's need and interest in mass sports was determined by a pedagogical and psychological survey. Based on the specifics of the problems studied in the study, taking into account the availability of equipment and the level of professional training, the availability of scientific materials, the following pedagogical methods were used in the study. Analysis of scientific …

2022 Genz Story Expression Projects: Jack Pechter, Sindee Kerker

GenZ Story Expression Projects eBooks

On February 14, 2022, Lynn University hosted its 11th GenZ Story Expression Workshop, and features Holocaust survivor Jack Pechter.

There were approximately 135 students from eight different classes with 17 facilitators and two rabbis who participated in this event. The workshop was conducted on Zoom with the technical assistance of Dr. Sanne Unger. Dr. Unger moderated the Q&A after the Holocaust survivor, Mr. Pechter, shared his story.

Optimizing The Best Play In Basketball Using Deep Learning, Leili Javadpour, Jessica Blakeslee, Mehdi A. Khazaeli, Peter J. Schroeder

Eberhardt School of Business Faculty Articles

In a close game of basketball, victory or defeat can depend on a single shot. Being able to identify the best player and play scenario for a given opponent’s defense can increase the likelihood of victory. Progress in technology has resulted in an increase in the popularity of sports analytics over the last two decades, where data can be used by teams and individuals to their advantage. A popular data analytic technique in sports is deep learning. Deep learning is a branch of machine learning that finds patterns within big data and can predict future decisions. The process relies on …

Physiological Responses To Acute Cycling With Blood Flow Restriction, Matthew A. Kilgas, Tejin Yoon, John Mcdaniel, Kevin Phillips, Steve Elmer

Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1

Aerobic exercise with blood flow restriction (BFR) can improve muscular function and aerobic capacity. However, the extent to which cuff pressure influences acute physiological responses to aerobic exercise with BFR is not well documented. We compared blood flow, tissue oxygenation, and neuromuscular responses to acute cycling with and without BFR. Ten participants completed four intermittent cycling (6 × 2 min) conditions: low-load cycling (LL), low-load cycling with BFR at 60% of limb occlusion pressure (BFR60), low-load cycling with BFR at 80% of limb occlusion pressure (BFR80), and high-load cycling (HL). Tissue oxygenation, cardiorespiratory, metabolic, and perceptual responses were assessed during …

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Essays On Good Practice In Academic Writing: A Comparison Across Business Disciplines, Rawayda Abdou, Kevin Paul Corbett, Elun Hack, Deirdre Mcquillan

Articles

This is a series of essays to support PhD students and early career researchers within the field of business. By delving into a cross disciplinary perspective on academic writing in the business domain, researchers will better understand differences for writing. Essay 1 highlights what is important for writing in economics. Essay 2 adopts a different approach by arguing for more pluralism and applied approaches when writing in Human Resource Management. The essay opens up new possibilities and opportunities for PhD students and early career researchers interested in more applied approaches. Essay 3 guides qualitative researchers writing in sports management where …

Virtual Reality And Art History: A Case Study Of Digital Humanities And Immersive Learning Environments, James Hutson, Trent Olsen

Faculty Scholarship

The potential benefits of integrating immersive realities into traditional humanities curricula have been touted over the last two decades, but budgetary and technical constraints of implementation have limited its adoption. However, recent advances in technology, along with more affordable hardware coupled with more user-friendly interfaces, have seen widespread adoption beyond that of the military and healthcare. In fact, higher education institutions are poised to adopt VR on a broader scale to enhance learning with virtual environments. This study seeks to determine the expectations and results of integrating virtual reality into coursework with students and faculty in Art History. The study …

The Relationship Between Perceived Health Outcomes Of Recreation, Exercise Dependence, And Life Satisfaction: A Study With Fitness Center Members, Emrah Serdar

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Background: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between perceived health outcomes of recreation, exercise dependence, and life satisfaction among fitness center members. Material and methods: The study sample consisted of 490 participants, 336 males, and 154 females, who were members of a private fitness center in Istanbul. The participants were selected using a purposeful sampling method. Data collection tools included the Perceived Health Outcomes of Recreation Scale, developed by Gomez et al. and adapted to Turkish by Yerlisu Lapa et al., the Exercise Dependence-21 Scale, developed by Hausenblans and Downs and adapted by Gürbüz and Aşçı and the Life …

The Investigation Of The Relationship Between Perceived Freedom And Brief Resilience: The Role Of Participation In Physical Activity, Tülay Avcı Taşkıran, Bülent Gürbüz

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Background: This study was designed to examine the relationship between perceived freedom in leisure and psychological resilience of university staff. Material and Methods: The sample group of the study was composed of 189 academic and 81 administrative university staff (Mage=36.11±7.34). Participants were assessed based on the “Perceived Freedom in Leisure Scale (T-PFLS)” and the “Brief Resilience Scale (T-BRS)”. ANOVA, independent samples t-test, and Pearson correlation analysis methods were used to analyze the data. Results: T-test analysis indicated that there was no significant difference between the mean scores of “T-PFLS”; however, there was a statistically significant difference between the mean scores …

Hawks' Herald -- Mar. 3, 2022, Roger Williams University

Hawk's Herald

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Campus Assembly Minutes 03/01/2022, Campus Assembly

Campus Assembly

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The Minutes Of The Marshall University Faculty Senate Meeting, March 2022, Marshall University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

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Ipo Newsletter, March 2022, State University Of New York College At Cortland

International Programs

Newsletter of the International Programs Office including information for study abroad, international students at SUNY Cortland, and contact information.

The Athletic Identity Of Collegiate Athletic Trainers: A Descriptive Study, Christianne M. Eason, Stephanie H. Clines

Athletic Training Faculty Publications

Context: Empirical and anecdotal evidence suggest that many athletic trainers were former athletes and select the profession due to its affiliation with sport. Qualitative research has indicated that collegiate athletic trainers may have a strong athletic identity, but the concept of athletic identity has not been quantified in this population.

Objective: To quantitatively asses the athletic identity of collegiate athletic trainers and determine if group differences exist.

Design: Cross-sectional observational study.

Setting: Collegiate clinical setting.

Patients and other participants: A total of 257 (n = 93 (37%) males, n = 162 (63%) females) athletic trainers employed in the collegiate setting …

2022-March-01-Etsu Professor Will Speak On Experiences With Womens Soccer, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Dr. Natalie L. Smith of the Department of Sport, Exercise, Recreation and Kinesiology at East Tennessee State University will share her experiences and upcoming research project in “Women’s Soccer: A Creative Opportunity” at noon on Wednesday, March 23, via Zoom. View the livestream here: etsu.zoom.us/j/94614011367. 

This free virtual talk is part of the “Women on Wednesdays” series sponsored by the ETSU Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program.  

Drawing on her experiences working in professional women’s soccer, Smith will explore the current state of women’s soccer on a global scale and introduce her New Zealand-based …

An Interactive Game With Virtual Reality Immersion To Improve Cultural Sensitivity In Health Care, Paul J. Hershberger, Yong Pei, Timothy N. Crawford, Sabrina M. Neeley, Thomas Wischgoll, Dixit B. Patel, Miteshkumar M. Vasoya, Angie Castle, Sankalp Mishra, Lahari Surapaneni, Aman A. Pogaku, Aishwarya Bositty, Todd Pavlack

Health and Sport Science Faculty Publications

Purpose: Biased perceptions of individuals who are not part of one's in-groups tend to be negative and habitual. Because health care professionals are no less susceptible to biases than are others, the adverse impact of biases on marginalized populations in health care warrants continued attention and amelioration.Method: Two characters, a Syrian refugee with limited English proficiency and a black pregnant woman with a history of opioid use disorder, were developed for an online training simulation that includes an interactive life course experience focused on social determinants of health, and a clinical encounter in a community health center utilizing virtual reality …