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Redesigning Athlete Leadership, Derek Hunsberger

Full-Text Theses & Dissertations

This dissertation explores the critical role of team captains in fostering effective leadership within athletic teams, utilizing a novel approach that integrates systems thinking and design thinking principles. It challenges the prevailing practice of coaches selecting team captains based solely on athletic prowess or popularity, highlighting the need for a more comprehensive and strategic approach to leadership identification and development.

The research employed an Idealized Design session as a unique methodology to gather insights and perspectives from key stakeholders, including coaches, athletes, and support staff. This approach seeks to uncover latent needs and systemic factors influencing team dynamics, leadership effectiveness, …

Monitoring Of The State Of Speed And Strength Training Of Highly Qualified Handball Players In The Training Process, Alisher Odilovich Abdalimov

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Purpose: to determine the attitude of coaches and athletes to the selection of training tools for effective improvement of speed and strength training of highly qualified handball players.

Methods: In order to solve the tasks, set in order to monitor the state of speed and strength training of highly qualified handball players in the training process, we used the questionnaire method.

Results: According to the results of the survey, it was revealed that many coaches do not have enough scientific and theoretical information about the development of speed and strength training. The process of improving the coach's activity is endless, …

Do Coaches In The National Basketball Association Actually Display Racial Bias? Replication And Extension, Gokhan Ertug, Massimo Maoret

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

We replicate and extend empirical evidence that has been interpreted as an indication of coaches’ racial bias in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by Schroffel and Magee (2012) and Zhang (2017; 2019). After replicating the published results, we extend them by modeling coaches’ decisions of “resting the starters,” a common tactical decision based on players’ quality and not on their race, thus exploring whether this tactic may provide an alternative explanation for associations that might thus far have been taken to indicate racial bias. Our results show that, after empirically accounting for “resting the starters,” the magnitude of associations that …

2019-2020 Nsu Sharks Men's Basketball Schedule, Nova Southeastern University

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No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Coaches' Character On Youth Basketball Players, Natasha Hill

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

If utilized effectively, recreation and sports can serve as major tools for developing youth, improving the educational environment, and increasing the number of productive adults that are healthier physically and mentally to positively impact society. Most research targeting recreation and sports developing youth has the perspective primarily of parents and youth. Evaluating the character strengths of coaches and youth athletes who actively participate in team basketball is vital.

An exploration of the value of basketball and character strengths of (n = 64) youth athletes, between the ages of 12 to 16 years, and the impact of their involvement with coaches …

2015 Nsu Sharks Baseball Game Program, Nova Southeastern University

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How Does The Amount Of Spending On Coaches' Salaries And Recruiting Budgets Affect Win Percentage In College Football?, Ashleigh "Alex" Watson

Honors Theses

College football has become much more than a sport for the athletes who play it and entertainment for the fans who watch it. In college football, especially for Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools, winning has become a way to make money. However, in order to make money, people must spend money. In a college football program money is spent on a multitude of things. This study focuses on two important factors, coaches' salaries and recruiting budgets. Specifically, this study looked to find out how the amount of spending on coaches' salaries and recruiting budgets affected win percentage in college football. …

2012 Nsu Sharks Women's Rowing Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

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2012 Nsu Sharks Softball Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

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2012 Nsu Sharks Women's Tennis Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

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2012 Nsu Sharks Men's Basketball Schedule, Nova Southeastern University

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2010-2011 Nsu Sharks Men's Basketball Game Program, Nova Southeastern University

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2011 Nsu Sharks Women's Soccer Game Program, Nova Southeastern University

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2011 Nsu Sharks Softball Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

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2011 Nsu Sharks Women's Swimming & Diving Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

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2011 Nsu Sharks Baseball Game Program, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

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2011 Nsu Sharks Women's Rowing Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

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2011 Nsu Sharks Volleyball Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

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2010-2011 Nsu Sharks Women's Basketball Game Program, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

2011 Nsu Sharks Men's Swimming & Diving Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

2011 Nsu Sharks Women's Golf, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

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2011 Nsu Sharks Men's Soccer Game Program, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

2011 Nsu Sharks Women's Tennis Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

2011 Nsu Sharks Men's Golf, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

2010 Nsu Sharks Softball Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

2009-10 Nsu Sharks Women's Rowing Game Program, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

2010 Nsu Sharks Women's Soccer Game Program, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

2010 Nsu Sharks Baseball Game Program, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

2009-2010 Nsu Sharks Men's Basketball Game Program, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

2010 Nsu Sharks Women's Golf Program (2009 National Champions), Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.