Browsing by Subject "athletics"
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An Analysis of Leadership Preferences of Athletes in Division III Sports
(2013)Within sports many teams have equal talent levels, yet some teams perform better than others. One of the factors responsible for this is the coaching staff and their ability to apply leadership techniques. Leadership can ... -
The Athletic Retention Rate of Student-Athletes Participating in NCAA Division III Varsity Athletics
(2018)The purpose of this study was to analyze athletic completion rates of student-athletes who participated in NCAA Division III varsity athletics at a small, liberal arts college in the Midwest and then to identify the ... -
The Collegiate Male Athlete Perspective of Female Athletic Trainers
(2018)Gender issues in the workplace are continually being discussed, but have yet to be discussed through the lens of Midwestern collegiate athletics. Despite the fact that females make up more than half of all athletic trainers, ... -
A Cross-Sectional Analysis of DIII Athletes’ Perceptions of Sport Psychology
(2019)The focus of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has been the “protection of student-athlete well-being, maintenance of amateurism in collegiate sports, and support for the pursuit of excellence in academic ... -
Determining Factors for Attrition Rates Among Football Players at a Midwestern Division III School
(2010)Every year, the incoming class of freshman football players at a small midwestern Division III school is around 50-75 players. And every year, the players from the class decrease until they are seniors and there are only ... -
Does Spending More Money on College Baseball Recruiting Result in More Wins for the Baseball Program?
(2017)The purpose of this study was to determine if spending more money on college baseball recruiting produced more wins for the college’s baseball program. The college baseball teams that were studied included all eight programs ... -
The Effects on Team Culture of Prevalent Alcohol Consumption in Collegiate Student-Athletes
(2013)This study explores the relationship between team culture and drinking behaviors, particularly how teammates influence one another to drink; it also takes into account team leadership, particularly captains, and the amount ... -
Essentials for Graduate Assistant Programs
(2020)Effective organization of graduate assistantship programs are a key to successful athletic programs. This thesis project researched various educational coaching methods as well as ways to improve graduate assistant programs ... -
An Examination of Education and Counseling Activities within the Role Delineation of Collegiate Athletic Trainers
(1996)In an effort to provide a clearer understanding of the position of education and counseling by collegiate athletic trainers, a study was developed to examine the evolving role and position of education and counseling within ... -
Factors that Affect Student-Athlete Retention in Division III Collegiate Athletics
(2019)This study focused on the factors that affect student-athlete retention of Division III collegiate athletics. The areas that were explored: becoming a student-athlete, the reality of becoming a student-athlete, the mental ... -
From Athletics to Academics: Effects of Team-Oriented Instruction Methods Integrated into a Foreign Language Class
(2014)The purpose of this study was to investigate whether freshmen student-athletes and non-athletes would benefit from a team-oriented practice in a required Spanish 1010 class. The researcher implemented a communicative ... -
Gender Comparison of the Effects of Injuries on Athletes
(2018)The purpose of this research study was to investigate the emotional and psychological responses to injury in both male and female collegiate athletes. The study involved 126 male and 126 female collegiate athletes. These ... -
A Guide to a Healthy Player Coach Relationship
(2019)The purpose of this project was to provide information to beginning coaches and others new to leadership positions. This document contains information on the qualities a good coach should display. The idea that sports are ... -
A Guide to a Successful NCAA Division III CHAMPS/Life Skills Program
(2010)The purpose of this paper was to create a model program that an NCAA Division III member institutions can use with their student-athletes to help the athletes reach and maintain the necessary balance in their lives in ... -
The Impact of Athletic Participation on Academic Achievement for At Risk Adolescents
(2020)The positive connection between participation in high school athletics and academic success has been demonstrated time and again. Although studies on the subject show mixed results, the majority of these studies indicate ... -
An Investigation of Positive Reinforcement as a Stimulus to Motivate and Influence Student-Athlete Behavior
(1995)It is evident that coaches are searching for better methods to enhance athlete motivation and success. The purpose of this study was to investigate the positive philosophical coaching techniques used by coaches throughout the ... -
An Investigation of the Implementation of Academic Planning Meetings for Student Athletes
(2014)Do collegiate athletics impact student-athlete's academic achievement compared to non-student-athletes and how does it affect their time management? The studied institution was a private liberal arts institution located ... -
Leadership Style and Athlete Satisfaction
(2016)The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship, between the satisfaction of the athletes on a Midwestern College NCAA Division III softball team with their coach’s leadership style. The student-athletes ... -
Mental Health and Suicide Awareness Programs within the Athletic Department
(2019)This project focuses on the need for mental health and suicide awareness programs within the athletic department. There is a stigma around mental health that needs to be broken and this project explores methods that could ... -
A Model for Horizontal Jumps Training for the Collegiate Track and Field Athlete
(2019)The purpose of this project was to present an example of a training program for a horizontal jumper. This project attempts to expose what aspects of training are essential for jump success as well as looking at a specific ...
