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Ua19/16/2 Football Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

Press releases and game statistics for WKU football team in 2023.

Ua19/16/1 Wku Football Media Guide, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

WKU football media guide for 2021.

Ua19/16/2 Football Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

Press releases, photos and statistics for WKU football team for 2021.

An Examination Of Travel Effects On Performance Outcomes In Major League Soccer, Evan Gilbert, Jess Dixon, Todd Loughead

Journal of Applied Sport Management

The home advantage (HA) is a well-documented phenomenon across team sports, including association football (soccer). The effects of travel play a role in the HA, although the nature in which travel affects performance is still unknown. Match data from Major League Soccer (MLS) were used to investigate the role that crowd factors, travel, and team quality play in the HA. The results demonstrated the negative effect of a connecting flight by the visiting team on match outcomes. Also, in comparison to drawn matches, home team wins and losses increased when traveling east.

The Utilization Of Hiring High-Profile Head Football Coaches To Market The Athletic Department And Boost Fan Attendance At Ncaa Division I Institutions, Tim Wilson, Chris Croft, Sabrina Reed

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Fostering Whole Person Development Through High School Football: A Case Study, Joshua Daniel Cassidy

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this study was to describe how Coach Clark (pseudonym) addressed the development of the whole person during adolescence through high school football at County High School (pseudonym). Whole person development (WPD) during adolescence was generally defined as human development that was meant to involve all the parts (i.e., cognitive, social, spiritual, emotional, and physical) of a person. This study answered the following central research question: How does Coach Clark address the development of the whole person during adolescence through high school football at County High School? The results of this study showed that Coach Clark addressed the …

Making The Cut: Receivers Of The National Football League, Anthony Kent Davis

Mathematics Senior Capstone Papers

In this paper the prospects of the National Football League, or NFL, are studied in order to determine the relationships between past college statistics, other “measurables,” and how they translate to successful careers in the league. When referring to measurables, this consists of all of the numerical data from each player that should, in theory, help teams get an idea of the players strengths or weaknesses. The data being used comes from an annual scouting combine for NFL teams that is held prior to each season. Information about the player’s college statistics and pre-draft measurables are being compared to several …

Premium Seating In College Athletics: Trends Of Today And The Future, Kendra Holaday

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to assist college athletic departments in attracting more fans to premium seating areas within their football stadiums. Existing research covers professional sporting venues in depth, but lacks volume regarding collegiate athletics. Due to the minimal knowledge and research recorded on premium seating in college football venues, there is a crucial need for the gap in research to be filled. The interviewing method and qualitative research was used to gain information on premium seating within college football venues. During the interview process existing premium seating, renovations in progress, and future addition plans were all explored. …

Intercollegiate Athletics’ Marketing Techniques To Attract Football & Men’S Basketball Fans, Chris Croft

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Confederation Of African Football, Michael Goldman, Mlondi Mashinini

Sport Management

Representatives of Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, and South Africa officially established the Confederation of African Football (CAF, or the Confederation Africaine de Football) on February 8, 1957, in Khartoum, Sudan. During the subsequent 60-year development of Africa’s administrative and controlling body, CAF grew into the biggest of the six continental federations of FIFA. By 2018, CAF counted 56 associations as full or associate members, representing over 25% of FIFA’s 211 associations, although no African team had reached the semi-final stage of the men’s FIFA World Cup as yet.

This chapter documents the business and management research related to CAF, thereby providing …

Academically Resistant Athletes: Victims Of Aces Or Commodities Of The System, Melnee Berry

Department of Conflict Resolution Studies Theses and Dissertations

Fans of college sports embrace the idea of athletes playing sport and, in turn, receiving tuition scholarships that provide them an opportunity to trade athletic talent for a free education. A contradictory body of research using internal colonization theory posits that the trade of education for playing sports is not a fair exchange but is fraught with exploitation that continues to perpetuate subjugation. An accepted narrative in athletic competition is that the recruiting pipeline draws athletes from impoverished inner-city areas engaging young athletes who experience difficulties keeping up scholastically becoming academically resistant as they focus on their sport at the …

Recruiting: An Act Of Trust, Krystal Evette Beachum

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The realization for incoming freshmen to be able to balance education and participate in athletics at the college level takes complete dedication. Participation in athletics has been linked with reports of growth in the individual's personality and leadership skills and with their overall satisfaction with the college experience (Ryan, 1989). Using former student-athletes as participants, the study aims to look at college athletics through the eyes of the student-athletes.

The purpose of this study offers an inside look at former Division I football student-athletes perception of the recruiting process, along with the perception of the financial agreement and the National …

Rumination And Performance In Dynamic, Team Sport, Michael M. Roy, Daniel Memmert, Anastasia Frees, Joseph R. Radzevick, Jean Pretz, Benjamin Noël

Management Faculty Publications

People high in rumination are good at tasks that require persistence whereas people low in rumination is good at tasks that require flexibility. Here we examine real world implications of these differences in dynamic, team sport. In two studies, we found that professional male football (soccer) players from Germany and female field hockey players on the US national team were lower in rumination than were non-athletes. Further, low levels of rumination were associated with a longer career at a higher level in football players. Results indicate that athletes in dynamic, team sport might benefit from the flexibility associated with being …

How Does Retention Rates Of Division Iii Football Programs Differ Based On The Type Of Institution?, Adam Hausfelder

Sport Management Undergraduate

Abstract The focus of this research was to take a look at the retention rates of Division III football programs over a four year period. The purpose of this study was to show how some schools are struggling to keep their retention rate up year to year. A second reason was to see which type of institution had a higher retention rate and to see if there is a connection between retention and the type of institute. At the Division I level there many articles about retention rates and student athlete adjustment, while at the Division III level there is …

Is The Nfl Responsible For Concussions Sustained By Players?, Lindsey Reid

Masters Theses

National Football League (NFL) players have sustained concussions while playing football (Casson & Viano, 2010). There is a growing controversy between NFL players, their immediate families, and the league regarding alleged claims that management should be held responsible for the physical deterioration of former players including compensatory damages for suffering. Family members of current and past NFL players claim league officials provided inadequate education regarding risks associated with playing professional football. Former players are experiencing health issues such as dementia, early Alzheimer's, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), trouble concentrating and inability to work; in some cases these debilitating life-changing events have …

American College Football Division I Team Attachment: A Model For Sponsorship Effectiveness, Hsin-Chung Chen, Lamar Reams

Human Movement Sciences Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to examine sponsorship effectiveness at the Division I level, including the relationship between fans and sponsors. To collect the necessary data, the 13-item questionnaire was disseminated at two college football games by volunteer sampling at three Division I universities in the United States. With a total of 407 respondents, LISREL 8.52 and SPSS 17.0 were used to analyze the data for descriptive statistics, CFA, and SEM. By utilizing SEM, the variables of team attachment, sponsor image, word of mouth, and purchase intentions fit the proposed model. Pragmatically, the significance of team attachment can be …

The Role Of Capabilities In Innovation Adoption Decisions, Kevin Snyder

Open Access Dissertations

Successful innovations have been assumed by prior literature to ultimately be adopted by all competitors within an industry based on social explanations or economic rationale specific to the efficiency of the innovation. However, capabilities possessed by a firm can enhance or inhibit the adoption based upon their similarity to those used in the innovation. In categorizing a firm's capabilities as complementary, substitutive, or neutralizing to the innovation, this study provides an economic explanation for the role of internal capabilities in adoption decisions.

Using a sample of professional football teams adopting the West Coast Offense, I find that capabilities influence the …

The Dilemma: Career Transition Of African American Male Football Players At Division I Institutions, Kellen Jamil Northcutt

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore and understand perceptions of African American male football athletes at Division I institutions that also played professional football, regarding their collegiate experiences and transition from athletics to post-playing careers. The study examined issues of race and social interaction, academic preparation, economic status, leadership opportunities, and the transitions from collegiate and professional sports. The participants in this study consisted of six former NFL players who attended college and played collegiately at NCAA predominately white Division I institutions in the Southern Regional Education Board member states in the United States. Using qualitative …

Ua94/6/5 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Edgar Stansbury, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Edgar Stansbury.

Perceptions About Rollersoccer Youth Programs, June Solomon

Master's Projects and Capstones

The purpose of this research was to investigate the demand for structured

RollerSoccer Youth Programs and to examine the perceptions about this type of

Program. The market for RollerSoccer is untapped and unrepresented in the

world of sports. To date, there are no articles about the development of

RollerSoccer Youth Programs or scholarly work on marketing the emerging sport

of RollerSoccer. The RollerSoccer International Federation (RSIF), the governing

body for this fast‐paced, high scoring hybrid sport aims to expand its reach to

youth in diverse communities by developing this sports initiative.

Three hundred and ten youth participants from selected schools …

Ua12/2/1 Heir Apparent, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Special edition of the College Heights Herald regarding football.

• Schoenbaechler, Danny. After Seven Years as an Assistant, David Elson Takes the Reigns
• Schoenbaechler, Danny. Defense Drops the Hammer
• Casagrande, Michael. Teammates Try to Keep Trey McMiller’s Memory, Spirit Alive
• Buckman, Josh. Casey Rooney & Perez Smith Look for More Airtime in Upcoming Season
• Casagrande, Michael. Chris Miller Sticks Around, Wins Job
• Watt, Wes. Brian Claybourn, Antonio Veals Lead Unit

Ua19/16/3 Student Athlete Biographical File - Football, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

Student athlete biographical sheets for football players 1994:

• Adams, Daniel
• Armstrong, K.C.
• Baird, Andrew
• Baugh, Jason
• Benoit, Sheldon
• Beford, Stephen
• Binford, Corey
• Bixler, Brian
• Boeckmann, Richard
• Branson, Brent
• Brock, Stephen
• Bronson, Eric
• Butcher, Jeffrey
• Centimole, Zohn
• Chappell, Erin
• Comstock, Tim
• Copeland, Michael
• Davis, Daniel
• DeCarlo, George
• Floyd, Antwon
• Goodman, Thomas
• Geoghegan, Christopher
• Gummer, Jade
• Hape, William
• Henley, Joseph
• Higgins, Richard
• Houston, Daryl
• Howard, William
• Jewell, James
• Kelly, Ronald
• Kemp, Eric
• Koon, Ty
• Kyle, Jammie
• Longstreth, Sean
• Luttrell, Stanley
• Mackenzie, Stuart
• Malcome, Jairus
• Mortray, John
• Mason, Montelito
• McClung, Aaron
• McGrath, Daniel
• McLeod, Andrew
• McRae, Marki
• Melvin, James
• Micatrotto, Joseph
• Montgay, Michael …

Ua94/6/1 1987-1988 Athletic Scrapbook, Linda Johnson

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Athletic scrapbook created by Linda Johnson.

• Branch, Bruce. Terri Mann’s World: Lady Toppers Rout University of Kentucky 80-56, LCJ, nd
• Branch, Bruce. Western Surprises University of Alabama-Birmingham for 53-50 Win, LCJ, nd
• Clemons, J.C. Brett McNeal Helps Western Race to 109-93 Win, PCDN, nd
• Hoppes, Lynn & Todd Turner. Colonels Wreck Tops’ First Playoff Game in 12 Years, np, nd
• Key, Julius. Arrival of Terri Mann Marks Change of Era, np, nd
• Lady Toppers vs. Soviet Union National Team, 11/8/1987
• Maranto, Gina. This Terri Mann Has a Mission, np, nd
• Mathis, Mark. Baby Moses Is Growing Up – Terri Mann, …

Ua94/6/1 1986-1987 Athletic Scrapbook, Linda Johnson

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Athletics scrapbook created by Linda Johnson:

• 1985-86 Lady Toppers
• 1985-86 Men’s Basketball Team
• 1986-87 All-Sun Belt Conference, np, nd
• 1987 Coach & Player of the Year – Murray Arnold, Tellis Frank, np, nd
• Abell, Gene. Western Joins University of Kentucky, University of Louisville & Indiana University on Successful Team Lis, np, nd
• Becker, Debbie. Western Kentucky Seeks Replay of Miracle, USA Today, nd
• Big Apple Next for WKU, np, nd
• Bozich, Rick. Three-Pointer Changes Game, np, nd
• Branch, Bruce. Western Dunks South Alabama 85-70 as Tellis Frank, Kannard Johnson Slam, np, nd
• Brown, Russ. Western Makes the Grade, But University …

Ua94/6/1 1971-1986 Athletics Scrapbook, Linda Johnson

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Athletics scrapbook created by Linda Johnson:

• 1979-80 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, np, nd
• Becker, Debbie. Western Kentucky Hopes String of Upsets Continues, USA Today, nd
• Big Red, np, nd
• Clem Haskins Has Steve Miller Time, Could Have Brian Fish on Friday, np, nd
• Clemons, J.C. The Slipper Fits: Western in Big Ball as Ole Miss Falls, LCJ, nd
• Douchant, Mike. College: Rating the Conferences, np, nd
• East Tennessee 106-83 Victim of Western Kentucky, LCJ, nd
• Fillies Call Brenda Chapman Star; Olmstead Native Scores Pro 43, np, nd
• Fred Tisdale, Steve Miller Lead All-Staters, np, nd
• Grace, Lee. Family Affair: Clemette Haskins …

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - F Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 259 topics beginning with F ranging from Faculty - Hunt to Future of Education.

0391: Eli Camden Henderson Papers, 1906-1956, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

The Cam Henderson papers consist primarily of papers related to his career as a football and basketball coach at Muskingum, Davis and Elkins and Marshall Colleges. A significant part of the collection relates to his wife Roxie Bell Henderson and includes many personal and family items as well as material related to her career as a public school teacher. Included also is material gathered by Dr. Sam Clagg for his biography of Henderson and afterward. Printed materials comprise most of the collection: yearbooks, newspaper clippings, textbooks, and books related to coaching basketball and football. The bulk of the correspondence is …

Ua3/6/9 Presidential Scrapbook Xiv, Part 2 Athletics, Wku President's Office - Zacharias

WKU Archives Records

Scrapbook regarding WKU athletics for period August 1982 through August 1983 compiled by the president's office.

Ua3/6/9 Presidential Scrapbook Xii, Part 2 Athletics, Wku President's Office - Zacharias

WKU Archives Records

Scrapbook regarding WKU athletics for period August 1980 through August 1981 compiled by the president's office.

Ua3/4/9 Presidential Scrapbook X, Part 2 Athletics, Wku President's Office - Downing

WKU Archives Records

Scrapbook regarding WKU athletics for period August 1978 through August 1979 compiled by the president's office.