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Mapping The Relationship Between International Sport And Diplomacy, Stuart Murray, Geoffrey Pigman

Stuart Murray

To date, the relationship between diplomacy and international sport has been relatively under-theorized. This paper seeks to redress the deficiency by proposing an analytical taxonomy of the multiple convergences between international sport and diplomacy. The principal analytical distinction to be drawn is between (1) international sport consciously employed by governments as an instrument of diplomacy and (2) international-sport-as-diplomacy, the diplomatic representation, communication and negotiation between non-state actors that take place as a result of ongoing international sporting competition.

By increasing understanding of the rôles of sport in diplomacy and diplomacy in sport, the paper seeks to promote the adoption of …

An Analysis Of The Utilization Of Sport Psychology In The Nba And Wnba, Leah Palmer, Bruce Klonsky, Alan Kornspan

Alan S Kornspan

No abstract provided.

An Examination Of Community College Black Male Student Athletes’ Perceptions Of Student Support Services And Identifying Methods For Improving Service Delivery, Dr. Charles W. Richburg Iii

Dr. Charles W. Richburg III

Abstract Black male student athletes' enrolled in community colleges are a vastly understudied population. Statistically, the success rate of earning an associate degree and transferring to a four year institution of higher education is dismal. The focus of this study was to capture the perceptions of Black male student athletes and student support services providers as they pertained to access, use, and delivery of services. Another focus of this study was to identify ways in which Black male student athletes and student support services providers could help to improve delivery of those services. Participants for this study included three Black …

Understanding Teenage Poker Gambling: Policy And Consumer Behaviour Implications, Sudhir Kale, Natalina Zlatevska

Sudhir H. Kale

Gambling on poker has become a very popular activity among teenagers worldwide. However, to date, research exploring the consumer behavior of teenage poker players and contrasting poker players’ profile and personality with other gamblers is scarce. Our research addresses this gap and analyzes data from 2,000 15-19 year-olds to better understand the demographic and psychological correlates of poker gambling. Our analysis suggests that poker players are more impulsive and sensation-seeking driven than other teenage gamblers, and they also possess more distorted gambling-related cognitions. There is a greater prevalence of problem gambling among poker players compared to those gamblers who do …

‘Da, Da Canada, Nyet, Nyet Soviet:’ From Hagiography To Reality In The Canada: Soviet 1972 Hockey Series, Don Morrow

Donald Morrow

This paper forms part of a panel presentation and discussion that re-evaluates the Summit Series from a more critical perspective than the nostalgic rhetoric of the recent, 2012, 40th anniversary of the event. This part of the panel presentation will examine this question: What factors have served to enshrine the Series to the Mythic and Mono-mythic Levels? Evidence utilized includes game-films from the series; the collective rhetoric of secondary sources such as 27 Days in Sept, Face Off at the Summit, Hockey Nite in Moscow, The Days Canada Stood Still, Hockey Showdown, and Shooting for Glory; film analysis such as …

Applied Motivational Interviewing For Client-Centered Practice In Geriatric Care., Don Morrow, Jennifer Irwin

Donald Morrow

This presentation will be an interactive, experiential and practical session devoted to ‘hands on’ motivational interview skills. Participants will learn such applied skills as using powerful questions, listening more acutely, moving status talk to change talk and rolling with patient resistance to facilitate behaviour change. You will learn how to use MI skills specifically applied to older adults

Assessing The Impact Of Motivational Interviewing Via Co-Active Life Coaching On Selected Smoking Cessation Outcomes Among Young Adults. Poster Presentation, Don Morrow, Craig Hall, Jennifer Irwin, Angela Mandich

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.

Assessing The Perceived Impact Of Offering Motivational Interviewing Via Co-Active Life Coaching Training To Participants Of A National Smokers’ Telephone Hotline. Poster Presentation., Don Morrow, Tara Mantler, Jennifer Irwin

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.

The Change Program: Comparing An Interactive Vs Prescriptive Approach To Self-Management Among University Students With Obesity, Don Morrow, Erin Pearson, Irwin Jennifer, Battram Danielle, Melling James

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.

Sport Psychology Service Provision: A Content Analysis Of Ncaa Division I Fbs Athletic Department And Counseling Center Websites, Eric Hayden, Alan Kornspan, Zachary Bruback, Michael Parent, Matthew Rodgers

Alan S Kornspan

No abstract provided.

Sport In Canada: A History, Don Morrow, Kevin Wamsley

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.

Qualitative Analysis Of The Use Of Football Video Technology: A Study Of College Football Video Coordinators, Craig Everhart, Alan Kornspan, Sean Cai, Victor Pinheiro

Alan S Kornspan

No abstract provided.