Sports Studies Commons^™

Development Of Special Motor Training Of Young Gymnasts, Khojiakbar Akhtamkulovich Karimov

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Purpose: Improving the special motor training of young gymnasts based on the analysis of the results of special motor training of gymnasts at the stage of initial training.

Methods: The article widely uses the analysis of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical observation, pedagogical experiment, testing, methods of mathematical statistics and video surveillance based on the improvement of special motor training of young gymnasts.

Results: During the analysis of data on the preparation of young gymnasts for special actions, the complex developed by gymnasts 5-7 years old when developing training for special actions was scientifically substantiated, and its effectiveness was determined …

Instrumental Method For Monitoring Speed-Strength Preparedness In Sports, Olga Viktorovna Goncharova

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Purpose: The purpose of the work is to develop a measuring complex for monitoring of athletes’ speed-strength preparedness.

Methods: The following research methods were used in this work: educational literature analysis, pedagogical testing, pedagogical observation, pedagogical experiment, methods of mathematical statistics.

Results: The necessity of taking into account the nature of the relationship between the level of physical, particular, speed-strength preparedness and dynamometric measuring device indicators. Summing up, we can state the followings: according to the testing and pedagogical observations’ results, a correlation analysis was carried out; a quantitative assessment of the relationship between the level of physical preparedness and …

Eyes Save Lives Water Safety Program For Parents And Caregivers: Program Design And Pilot Evaluation From Southern California, Rachel Love-Smith, William A. Koon, Lauren Tabios, Scott M. Bartell

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

Despite expert consensus and evidence-based preventative strategies against drowning, limited formal study exists on translating recommendations into practical and effective interventions. This paper describes the design of an education-based drowning prevention intervention and reports results from a pilot evaluation of the program’s effect on self-reported water-safe behaviors, attitudes, self-efficacy, and knowledge. Parents and caregivers attending children’s swim lessons in July and August 2018 participated in a brief water-safety education program. A pre-post-test design evaluated "Theory of Planned Behavior" indicators to assess for changes. We found significant increases in scores related to water safety knowledge, attitudes on maintaining arms reach distance …

The Early Sport And Play Experiences Of Elite New Zealand Hockey Players From Rural And Regional Communities: A Qualitative Descriptive Study, Robert J. Newport, Simon R. Walters, Sarah-Kate Millar, Geoff Dickson, Andrew Lenton

The Qualitative Report

The foundation of an athlete’s development is formed through their early developmental experiences. Thus, in this study we explored the early sport and play experiences of elite New Zealand hockey players from rural and regional communities. In our examination of how smaller communities contribute to the development of New Zealand’s top athletes, this research has a particular focus on the athletes’ early sport and play experiences and the influence of people around them during their growth and development. In this qualitative descriptive study, we employed semi-structured interviews to gather data from eight current and former elite New Zealand hockey players. …

Features Of Improving The Special Strength Training Of Highly Qualified Handball Players In Sports Training, Olga Viktorovna Goncharova, Alisher Odilovich Abdalimov

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Purpose: The paper presents the program of special strength training of highly qualified handball players developed by us. The experimental data obtained in the work confirm the effectiveness of its use in the educational and training process.

Methods: analysis of educational and methodological literature, pedagogical testing, pedagogical observation, pedagogical experiment, methods of mathematical statistics.

Results: The program of special strength training of highly qualified handball players developed by us, after being introduced into the training process, has shown its effectiveness mainly in the development of speed and strength qualities of athletes, as well as explosive strength and reactive ability of …

Theoretical Analysis Of Motor Activity In Assessing The Mass Sports Movement Of Schoolchildren, Khasan Nematullayevich Utashev

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Purpose: The purpose of the study consists in the theoretical study of the results of their research by studying and analyzing the general state of involvement of school-age students in mass sports events.

Methods: The children’s need for mass sports and the level of their interest in sports were determined by conducting pedagogical and psychological questionnaires. Measures have been developed to develop mass sports movement in schools and proposals have been developed. Also, in the course of the study, the analysis of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical observation, questionnaires, mathematical statistics were widely used.

Results: Walking accounted for 60% of …

Internationalization For Whom And For What? Ethical Questions For Sport Management Programs In Global North Universities, Chen Chen

Sport Management Collection

This paper maps the ethical complexities underlying the internationalization of sport management programs in Global North universities. Drawing upon postcolonial theory, critical internationalization studies, and studies of global ethics, I review the current articulations that concern the internationalization of sport management programs and highlight the limitations therein - that is, they are primarily articulated from a liberal global imaginary. In introducing the critical and decolonial ethics frameworks, I present some alternative possibilities to envision internationalization practices and policies in sport management programs. Sport management scholars and educators located in Global North institutions are encouraged to confront the ethical challenges of …

Ua35/3 Memoranda, Wku Provost

WKU Administration Documents

2022 memoranda issued by the WKU Provost to faculty & staff via email.

• Call for Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Proposals
• Provost's Message
• Congratulations to Our College-level Faculty Award Winners
• University Distinguished Professor & University Faculty Award Winners
• Mental Health First Aid Training

Ua19/16/1/5 Lady Topper Golf 2021-22 Season Statistics, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Statistical analysis of the 2021-22 women's golf team season.

Ua19/16/1/5 Hilltopper Golf 2021-22 Season Statistics, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Statistical analysis of the 2021-22 men's golf team season.

Athletic Training Preceptors' Perceptions Of The Characteristics For Contemporary Expertise, Nicholas J. Philpot, Julie M. Cavallario, Stacy E. Walker, Cailee E. Welch Bacon

Rehabilitation Sciences Faculty Publications

Context

As a part of the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) 2020 Standards for Accreditation of Professional Athletic Training Programs, all preceptors affiliated with accredited programs must identify an area of contemporary expertise in a routine area of athletic training practice. However, little is known regarding preceptors' perceptions of contemporary expertise.

Objective

To explore preceptors' perceptions of the characteristics of contemporary expertise.

Design

Cross-sectional.

Setting

Online survey with open-ended questions.

Patients or other participants

A total of 277 preceptors affiliated with 80 CAATE-accredited professional programs accessed the survey; 259 respondents completed at least 1 open-ended question, and …

An Examination Of Motives, Attitudes And Charitable Intentions For Running In A Charity Event, Edwin Gomez, Eddie Hill, Lynn Ridinger, Stephen Shiparo

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Faculty Publications

Running, as a form of leisure time physical activity is generally popular due to its low-cost entry, easy access to practice, and the convenience and accessible nature of the activity. Specifically, one type of running experience sought by many is charitable running or running for a cause (i.e., cause-related sport event). While there is a growing body of literature on charity sport events, little is known about how the charitable motives and participant identity with the event affect future behaviors associated with the cause and the event. Grounded in identity theory, the purpose of this article was to examine the …

Modeling Joint Survival Probabilities Of Runs Scored And Balls Faced In Limited Overs Cricket Using Copulas, Lochana K. Palayangoda, Hasika W. Senevirathne, Ananda B. Manage

Mathematics & Statistics Faculty Publications

In limited overs cricket, the goal of a batsman is to score a maximum number of runs within a limited number of balls. Therefore, the number of runs scored and the number of balls faced are the two key statistics used to evaluate the performance of a batsman. In cricket, as the batsmen play as pairs, having longer partnerships is also key to building strong innings. Moreover, having a steady opening partnership is extremely important as a team aims to build such a stronger innings. In this study, we have shown a way to evaluate the performance of opening partnerships …

Pray And Play: The Impact Of Fellowship Of Christian Athletes Among Di African American Collegiate Football Players In Kentucky, Rasheed Flowers

Theses and Dissertations--Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation

Participation in athletics provides student-athletes with opportunities to further themselves outside of athletics through academic assistance, educational opportunities and experiences, physical wellness, and personal/professional development. One often overlooked portion of this holistic development is spiritual development. As demonstrated in the name student-athlete, it implies a dual identity. Few student-athletes navigate multiple identities and a myriad of additional challenges in their collegiate journey than African American football student-athletes (AAFSAs). Spiritual development is vital for student-athletes; the literature validates that student-athletes growing in their faith may be better equipped to navigate the tension of multiple identity roles and cope with various circumstances. …

Gender Leadership Imbalance In Sport Organizations In Latin America, Monica Yamile Gonzalez-Cuevas

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of the study was to examine gender imbalance at the leadership level of sport administration at National Olympic Committees (NOC), National Paralympic Committees (NPC), and National Sport Organizations (NSF) of countries members of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). Specifically, this study examined how social and human capital, socio-cultural aspects of each country, and power-based discourses affect the advancement of women’s careers at the micro, meso, and macro levels of analysis.

A total of 12 participants were selected to participate in this study. Participants were all female sport administrators holding the position of president, vice-president, or secretary-general of …

Problems Of Training Qualified Personnel For The Sphere Of Physical Culture And Sports, Abdimalik Nurullaevich Shopulatov

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Purpose: To study the issues aimed at increasing the knowledge and experience in the effective use of physical culture and sports in the restoration of public health, as well as to analyze the work being done to train qualified personnel in the field of physical culture and sports and identify problems.

Methods: Methods such as analysis of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical observation, questionnaire were used in the study.

Results: From the research it was revealed that today it is important to develop the knowledge of the population on physical education and sports, that is, to create educational and scientific …

Analysis Of General And Special Physical Training Of Qualified Greco-Roman Wrestlers, Eldor Tolibjonovich Rakhmonov

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Aim: Study and analysis of the features of general and special physical training of qualified Greco-Roman wrestlers.

Methods: The level of development of physical qualities and motor skills of Greco-Roman wrestlers, ensuring the effective performance of combinatorial movements in competitions, was determined using test methods compiled with special exercises that allow determining the level of general and special physical training. Also in the course of the study, the analysis of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical observation, questionnaires, mathematical statistics were widely used.

Results: In the control group, it was found that the average relative difference between the general and specific …

Technology Of Physical Training Of Students Specializing In Sports Gymnastics, Anvar Kurganovich Eshtaev

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Purpose: To identify the most significant factors affecting the level of physical fitness of students in the course of training sessions of the course “Sports and pedagogical skills”.

Methods: Analysis of educational and methodological literature, pedagogical testing, pedagogical observation, pedagogical experiment, methods of mathematical statistics.

Results: Consist in the following: our proposed program for the development of motor qualities is confirmed by the progressive dynamics of the increase in the indicators of the “school” of movements and physical qualities, the means of preparation used and timely monitoring of the process of “utilization” of basic gymnastics exercises in the qualities studied …

Maintaining A Stable Body Balance During Rotational Movements And Its Influence On The Indicators Of The Throwing Workability Of Wrestlers, Bakhrom Bakhtiyorovich Odilov

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to study the influence of vestibulosomatic stability on the efficiency of throwing workability of belt wrestlers, when they perform techniques on the right and on the left.

Methods: The studies used pedagogical tests specially developed and approved by the Belt Wrestling Federation of Uzbekistan. The research was conducted in September 2017 and June 2018 and involved qualified belt wrestlers-students in the weight categories of 61-66 and 67-73 kg, the number of which was distributed to 15 people in each weight category.

Results: Actual level of volume and intensity of dummy throws over the …

The Problem Of Training Loads Rationing Of Young Hockey Players At The Stage Of In-Depth Specialization In Annual Training Cycle, Abdukhamid Abdumannabovich Karimov

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Purpose: to ration the training load of young hockey players in the preparatory period based on the programs of hockey clubs.

Methods: The following pedagogical research methods were used to solve the tasks set: analysis of scientific and methodological literature. Generalization of practical experience, which was carried out during the observation of the training sessions of the hockey teams “Binokor” and “Humo”. The documentation related to the planning of the training process of young hockey players in the preparatory period was also studied, after which the means used, the volumes and their ratios were discussed and evaluated with the team …

The Importance Of Studying The Social Portrait Of A Modern Manager For The Formation Of A Methodology For Preparing Future Specialists For Managerial Activities In The Field Of Physical Culture And Sports, Azizbek Ulugbekovich Rashidov

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Purpose: It consists in studying the social portrait of a modern manager in order to form a methodology for preparing future specialists for managerial activities in the field of physical culture and sports. It is necessary to identify the modern demands of society to managers in the field of physical culture and sports, for the subsequent formation of appropriate qualities in future specialists.

Methods: In the course of the research, the following methods were used: pedagogical observation, the method of sociological research (questionnaire), methods of mathematical statistics. The survey was conducted in an online format, after which the data of …

Pedagogical Analysis Of The Participation Of The National Teams Of Uzbekistan And China In The Xxxii Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games In Weightlifting, Rashid Masharipovich Matkarimov

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Purpose: Assessment of technical and tactical training of highly qualified weightlifters of Uzbekistan and China at the XXXII Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020.

Methods: The criteria for evaluating the technical and tactical training of weightlifters are evaluated by indicators of their effective use of the opportunities provided at competitions. That is, excellent if opportunities above 85% are used, good if opportunities above 70% are used, satisfactory if opportunities above 60% are used, unsatisfactory if opportunities below 60% are used.

Results: At the XXXII Summer Olympic Games of the Uzbekistan national weightlifting team, held in Tokyo, Japan, in 2020, 4 …

The Effectiveness Of Planning The Training Loads Of Discus Throwers In The Annual Training Process, Zebo Khusanovna Yusupova

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Purpose: to develop a methodology aimed at improving the biomechanical mobility of discus throwers in special strength training and to determine the effectiveness in pedagogical practice.

Methods: The methods of analysis of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical observation, anthropometric method, determination of the angle of flight of the disk, pedagogical experiment, pedagogical testing, mathematical statistics were used. (On FREMGE, G-VOLK equipment).

Results: The parameters of the movement of a student athlete in discus throwing were studied and methods of biomechanical analysis were developed.

Conclusion: In our study, it was found that the relative increase in the duration of the experiment …

Sport Venue Quality: Measurement, And Its Impact On Spectator’S Sustained Consumption Intentions, Dae Eun Kim

Theses and Dissertations

The aim of the current study was to reconstruct the sport venue quality dimensionsas an autonomous quality with a utilitarian perspective and examine the impact on spectators’ perceived risk, price perception, and sustained consumption intentions. Venues for National Basketball Association (NBA) and Major League Baseball (MLB) games that mostly represent indoor and outdoor sporting facilities were chosen, and subjects were spectators who have experience of attending professional team sport events in sport venues. The study employed an online survey for data collection, and a total of 595 samples were utilized for data analyses. The data set was randomly split into …

Optimization Of The Ratio Of Physical And Technical-Tactical Training Of Qualified Kurash Wrestlers, Bakhtiyor Khidirovich Kholikov

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to determine the effectiveness of the method of optimizing the ratio of physical and technical-tactical training of qualified wrestlers.

Methods: Optimizing the ratio of planned physical and technical-tactical training tools on the basis of a triple cycle, analysis of training activity, correlation analysis of indicators of physical and technical-tactical readiness of kurash wrestlers.

Results: Based on the results of the tests studied during the experiment, it was found that the relative arithmetic values of the results of the experimental group test subjects during the experiment were almost twice as high as the corresponding …

The Effectiveness Of Using The Nordic Walking Wellness Exercise In Extracurricular Time Of Primary School Students, Mirzohid Mirzolim Ogli Azizov

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Purpose: to increase the level of comprehensive harmonious development and preparedness of primary school students in their free time from the lesson using the method of Nordic walking.

Methods: Analysis and generalization of scientific and methodological literature; pedagogical test; medical and biological methods; pedagogical experiment; methods of mathematical statistics.

Results: The results obtained as a result of the “Cooper test” showed that before the experiment in CG, the average value was 1115.3±118.2 meters, at the end of the experiment it was 1168.2±122.1 meters, or the rate of endurance growth was statistically unreliable and equal to 52.9 meters (t=2.6 and p …

Organization Of Football Clubs In Schools And Improving The Physical Fitness Of Those Involved In Them (On The Example Of 4-5 Graders), Obidjon Rubdulla Ogli Igamberdiev

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Purpose: The article describes the organization of football clubs in schools, the development of a set of exercises suitable for students of grades 4-5 engaged in them, and the effectiveness of using exercises aimed at improving their physical fitness.

Methods: During the training, the football club was evaluated using questionnaires, theoretical analysis, methods of comprehensive personal research, as well as statistical methods for determining the reliability of average sizes and standard tests provided by VI Lyakh, assessing physical fitness: 30 m running; Running at a distance of 4x10 m; Long jump from standing position; Running for 6 minutes; 1000 m …

Features Of Special Strength Training Of Young Basketball Players Of Training Groups, Timur Tazhetdinovich Mambetzhumaev

Eurasian Journal of Sport Science

Purpose: The paper discusses the features of the use of a special set of exercises for the development of strength training of young basketball players of training groups. to study the influence of a special set of exercises for the development of strength capabilities of young basketball players of training groups.

Methods: The author used a universal dynamo graphic stand as instrumental research methods in his work to monitor the development of the studied qualities.

Results: As a result of the analysis, it was revealed that at the beginning of the pedagogical experiment, young basketball players from the experimental groups …

Nil “Reform” Fails To Address The Ncaa’S Biggest Issue, Richard Southall, Mark S. Nagel

Journal of Applied Sport Management

Do college sport stakeholders have the intellectual and moral courage to abandon the familiar and financially successful, but morally bankrupt and exploitative, collegiate model? The NIL "Reform," which effectively fails to address the NCAA's biggest issue, is explored in this article.

A Fistful Of Nil: Have We Entered A “Wild West” Recruiting Era?, Marshall Magnusen, Samuel Y. Todd

Journal of Applied Sport Management

Changes about the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) policy impacted the world of college sports in the summer of 2021. Emerging from the dust of this seismic event was an apparent new frontier for athletes, coaches, and universities to explore. In the eyes of many, college sports had now entered a “Wild West” frontier because of NIL, especially as it pertains to recruiting athletes. But what does that really mean, “Wild West”? And further, if such a comparison is at least somewhat accurate, are there lessons that can be learned from other sectors who likewise …