Download or read book A Study of Sport Specialization in Midwest High Schools and Perceptions of Coaches Regarding the Effects of Specialization on High School Athletes and Athletics Programs written by Grant Michael Hill and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Athletic Directors Perceptions Regarding the Impact of Sport Specialization on High School Student athletes written by Branden M. Lippy and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This qualitative research study explored public and non-public high school athletic directors' perception regarding the impact of sport specialization on high school student-athletes. This study was conducted with 30 high schools across the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association's District III region. Results were gathered by using an online survey, interviews, and a review of athletic department coaching handbooks, mission statements, and any school board policies relating to sport specialization, sharing of student-athletes, sharing of facilities, and multiple-sport participation. Thirty athletic directors completed the survey and seven were then interviewed. The results from this study indicated that the majority of athletic directors perceived the disadvantages of sport specialization exceeded the advantages for high school student-athletes. While most athletic directors agreed that there is some necessity to specialize to increase skill ability, most also agreed that specializing in one sport provides a greater negative impact than positive impact on high school student-athletes. Athletic directors perceived several factors as critical components in a student-athlete's decision to specialize: opportunities for student-athletes to participate in sports outside of their school district (travel and club teams); pressure from coaches and parents/guardians; the fear of not making a team; and student-athletes' and parents/guardians' belief that specialization helps to obtain a college scholarship. An overwhelming number of participants agreed that playing multiple sports is an important aspect of the high school student-athlete experience; that central administration supports multiple sport athletes; and that they do not encourage student-athletes to specialize during childhood/adolescence.

Download or read book Sports Ethics in America written by Donald G. Jones and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1992-04-30 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A significant topic in American society, sports ethics has also been the subject of an increasing number of scholarly studies during the past two decades. Moreover, a growing number of courses on sports are being offered at colleges and universities. In Sports Ethics in America, Donald G. Jones provides a valuable reference tool for teaching and research in a variety of sports-related disciplines. The book is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary bibliography with some 2,800 entries. Entries include both scholarly works and works written by journalists during the two decades from 1970 to 1990. The volume is divided into five major sections (1) General Works and Philosophy, (2) The Team, Players, and Coaches, (3) The Game, Competition, and Contestants, (4) Sport and Society, and (5) Reference Works. Each entry includes a brief listing of the subjects covered in the work. The volume also includes a full subject index and an author index.

Download or read book Coaches Perceptions of Sport Specialization at Different Levels of High School Sports written by Jace P. Fox and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to determine the difference in coaches perception of sport specialization at different levels of high school athletics. The Youth Sport Specialization Scale, developed by DiSanti, et al (2015) was distributed to Varsity and JV coaches at Class AA and Class C high schools in New York State. The instrument includes 3 subscales regarding coaches perception on different aspects of single-sport specialization. After distributing the questionnaire and accumulating data; each subscale of the instrument was analyzed by an independents groups t-test. For this study, higher means rules more favorable towards specialization. Class AA produced a higher mean score in each of the three subscales (performance, experience and climate). There were two subscales that a significant difference was found between class AA and class C coaches(P

Download or read book American Doctoral Dissertations written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Collegiate Coaches Perceptions Towards High School Sport Specialization written by Keri Elaine Jaworski and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sport Specialization is an issue that many high school coaches, athletic directors and athletes are facing today. Due to the high level of competition in high school sports, the question of whether an athlete should devote all of his or her time to one sport, or participate in multiple sports is one of major consideration. With the high demand and desire for a collegiate athletic scholarship, athletes must decide to what extent they are going to participate in a single sport. It has been perceived in past research that if an athlete wants to obtain a scholarship, specialization is necessary. The purpose of this study was to examine the collegiate coaches' perceptions toward high school sport specialization. Eighty Coaches of Women's Basketball, Volleyball and Soccer from the Big Sky Conference, Pacific Athletic Conference (PAC-10), and West Coast Conference, were sent a survey consisting often questions pertaining to sport specialization. 75 useable surveys were returned to the researcher. The survey demonstrated collegiate coaches do not believe that athletes who specialize have a better chance of receiving an athletic scholarship, despite exhibiting greater refined skills, than their multiple sport counterparts. In addition, the survey showed that collegiate coaches do not believe that athletes who participate in multiple sports decrease their chances of receiving an athletic scholarship due to lack of exposure in one sport. Of Great significance, however, is that there is a great inconsistency among coaches in different sports. Basketball coaches generally rejected the idea of specialization, whereas volleyball and soccer coaches tended to support specialization"--Document.

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Download or read book Junior College Coaches Perceptions Towards High School Sport Specialization written by Kevin B. Daling and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this study was to examine junior college male sport coaches' beliefs toward specialization at the high school level as it relates to the awardment of scholarships. Ninety three surveys were sent in May 2002 to male sport coaches in baseball, soccer, basketball, tennis, golf, and cross country from the North West Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC). The coaches surveyed reported that the majority of their scholarship athletes played multiple sports in high school. The majority of coaches also reported no preference in their recruiting profile as it related to specialization. The results showed that coaches of different sports attend different events. The majority of all coaches reported attending high school events when recruiting. Cross country, baseball and basketball coaches reported disagreement to the belief that a specialized athlete has a better chance of receiving an athletic scholarship. Team sport coaches polled felt that a multiple sport athlete is not limiting his exposure as it relates to earning a scholarship. The coaches also reported that a high school multiple sport athlete has an advantage in dealing with the high demand of a college program. The coaches were asked to rank seven common athletic qualities and it was found that different coaches prize different attributes when looking for talent"--Document.

Download or read book The Effect of Sport Specialization on Adolescent Wellbeing and Secondary School Athletic Trainers Barriers to Treating Overuse Injuries written by Kevin M. Biese and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Youth sports have demonstrated the ability to improve short- and long-term health benefits such as improved physical, mental, and social health. However, one current trend in the American youth sport culture that may impact these benefits is youth sport specialization. Sport specialization has been widely studied in the high school population, but little information is known about the middle school population. There is reason to believe that sport specialization affects sport dropout and physical activity, and we know that middle school athletes are at a great risk for quitting sport and for decreases in physical activity as they transition to high school. Therefore, there is a need to understand how sport specialization affects sport motivation, physical activity, and how overuse injuries are being treated in this population. The primary purposes of this dissertation were 1) to determine the association of sport specialization with motivation metrics in middle school athletes, 2) to explore the association of physical activity measurements with sport specialization in middle school athletes, and 3) to describe the confidence, knowledge, and barriers athletic trainers have in treating adolescent overuse injuries. Study 1: 178 middle school athletes completed an anonymous questionnaire. The questionnaire contained demographic questions, sport participation and specialization questions, and the Youth Behavioral Regulation in Sport Questionnaire. Overall, sport specialization was not associated with different types of motivation. However, multisport athletes were more likely to have higher intrinsic motivation compared to single sport athletes. Study 2: 37 middle school athletes wore an accelerometer for at least 5 days and completed a self-reported log of physical activity. Several other factors were recorded such as household family income, parent physical activity, grade, sex, and sport specialization level. Physical activity measurements were not statistically significant between sport specialization groups. It is important to note that highly specialized athletes on average had higher levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity than low and moderately specialized athletes. Study 3: 430 athletic trainers in the secondary school setting completed an anonymous survey on their confidence, knowledge, and barriers to treating overuse injuries in adolescent athletes. Athletic trainers were extremely confident in their knowledge of treating overuse injuries but were less confident in their ability to execute their treatment plan. 82% of athletic trainers cited that a patient's reluctance to reduce sport activities was a "moderate" or "extreme" barrier to treating adolescent overuse injuries. About 30%-35% felt "very" to "extremely" knowledgeable about their ability to diagnose and treat these types of injuries. Most athletic trainers recognized that growth spurts affected sport-related injury risk; however, only 37% of athletic trainers felt confident in their ability to determine if an adolescent athlete was going through a growth spurt.

Download or read book Longevity in Athletics written by Morgan Mason and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sport specialization is defined as intense, year-round training in a single sport with the exclusion of others (Jayanthi et al., 2012). Current research has shown that there has been a dramatic increase in youth sport participation over recent years, with a coexisting increase of early sport specialization (ESS). The overall effect of ESS on longevity in athletics is not yet fully understood. Studies in current academic literature have not definitively established that ESS is either beneficial or detrimental to an athlete’s physiological and psychological health (LaPrade et al., 2016; Mattson and Richards, 2010). However, some available evidence suggests active participation in ESS may lead to higher rates of physiological and psychological issues, including: overuse injuries, burnout, and emotional distress (DiFiori et al., 2014; Jayanthi et al., 2012; LaPrade et al., 2016). The objective of this research project is to provide an understanding of the factors that influence an athlete’s appeal to specialize (coaches, parents, school size, choice of sport, etc.) and to determine the effect ESS has on longevity in athletic participation. A survey was developed utilizing Qualtrics (2015, Provo, UT), and participants of the study included current students and student-athletes at a Midwest Division III college. This survey employed the use of multiple choice and open-ended questions. Results showed that a majority of participants specialized in sport (68.03%), with a majority beginning to specialize at age 11 or younger (23.49%). Participants who specialized reported high numbers of chronic injuries, yet they argue that specializing in sport was beneficial to their athletic success. With this information, recommendations can be made to the sporting public regarding early sport specialization."--Abstract.

Download or read book Sociological Abstracts written by Leo P. Chall and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 1126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers.

Download or read book The Association Between Parental Beliefs about Sport Specialization and Athlete Sport Specialization Classification written by Henry J. Mercier and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Context: Previous research has demonstrated a high prevalence of extrinsic pressures among single sport athletes. The influence of parental beliefs on a high school student athlete's decision to participate in a single sport rather than multiple sports has yet to be determined. Objective: To estimate a student athlete's level of sport specialization from parental sport specialization beliefs and to investigate independent relationships of potential factors influencing the decision to pursue a single sport. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: High school athletics. Participants: Fifty-seven high school student athletes (25 females, 32 males; mean age 15.6 +/- 1.6 years) selected onto freshmen, junior varsity, or varsity teams of soccer, volleyball, or basketball and their parents (34 females, 23 males; mean age 46.9 +/- 5.2 years) of two large (mean enrollment 1,805 students) public suburban schools. Intervention: Modified versions of two surveys previously used in sport specialization research were distributed to student athletes and parents at the beginning of each sport's season. Results: Regression analyses demonstrated that student athlete sports specialization was not associated with parents' beliefs about specialization (level of agreement in sustaining an overuse injury: chi2 = 0.68, df = 2, p = 0.71 and whether early sports specialization is a problem: chi2 = 5.51, df = 2, p = 0.06. When a parent responded that early sport specialization was "a problem", the odds of a student athlete being classified as highly specialized was 3.22 times higher than if a parent responded that early sport specialization was "not a problem". Further, when a parent responded that they "agreed" with participating in one organized sport year-round increases their child's likelihood of sustaining an overuse injury, the odds of a student athlete being classified as highly specialized was 1.51 higher than if the parent responded they had "no opinion" on the matter. However, neither of these odds ratios were statistically significant. Significant non-parametric correlations were found between sport specialization and the following parent perceived influential factors in an athlete's decision to pursue a single sport: need to stay competitive with other children (rs = 0.636, p = 0.01), better chance to receive a scholarship/contract (rs = 0.501, p = 0.01). Conclusion: The analysis of the data did not support the hypothesis that parental beliefs were associated with student athlete sport specialization. As an athlete's specialization level increases, parents perceived that staying competitive with other children and a better chance to receive a scholarship/contract as more influential in an athlete's decision to pursue a single sport.

Download or read book An Ecological Exploration of Sport Specialization Pathways written by Justin S. DiSanti and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Youth sport specialization has been a sustained area of interest in academic and practical settings. Though preliminary findings of the relationship between athletes' pathways of sport participation and their sport outcomes posit early specialization in a single sport as potentially harmful to an athlete's physical and psychological well-being, concern that athletes are specializing earlier, and to a greater degree, than ever before remains pervasive. In analyzing potential explanations for this logical gap between recommendations and perceived behaviors, one notable gap of the literature is the lack of ecological, systems-based research that may better clarify what drives athletes to specialize in a single sport. In this study, a developmental, ecological, perception-based approach was used to explore youth athletes' pathways of sport participation (specifically, why they chose to specialize or play multiple sports) in relation to their ecological characteristics and subsequent sport experiences. To do so, a conceptual, ecological framework was developed to inform the design of this study, and the nature and strength of relationships between variables of this novel heuristic provided an initial understanding of the ecology of sport participation pathways. 132 current high school athletes participated in this study's testing battery, which surveyed elements of their sport participation, personal and contextual characteristics, their sport specialization behaviors and perceptions, and their expectations and subsequent experiences related to their chosen pathway. Results of this study highlighted several significant group differences and relationships between variables, and due to the exploratory nature of this study the non-significant findings also served as a hypothesis-generating mechanism for future research. Implications of these findings were explored in their relation to previous sport specialization literature and the study's guiding theoretical framework (i.e., the Developmental Model of Sport Participation and the Person-Process-Context-Time Ecological Model), and the results underscored the importance of accounting for the influence of context and competitive climate in understanding youth athletes' selected sport pathways and subsequent experiences.

Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Sports Coaching written by Paul Potrac and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last three decades sports coaching has evolved from a set of customary practices based largely on tradition and routine into a sophisticated, reflective and multi-disciplinary profession. In parallel with this, coach education and coaching studies within higher education have developed into a coherent and substantial field of scholarly enquiry with a rich and sophisticated research literature. The Routledge Handbook of Sports Coaching is the first book to survey the full depth and breadth of contemporary coaching studies, mapping the existing disciplinary territory and opening up important new areas of research. Bringing together many of the world’s leading coaching scholars and practitioners working across the full range of psychological, social and pedagogical perspectives, the book helps to develop an understanding of sports coaching that reflects its complex, dynamic and messy reality. With more importance than ever before being attached to the role of the coach in developing and shaping the sporting experience for participants at all levels of sport, this book makes an important contribution to the professionalization of coaching and the development of coaching theory. It is important reading for all students, researchers and policy makers with an interest in this young and flourishing area.

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Performance Psychology written by Shane M. Murphy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title describes current research findings in the study of human performance Experts from all fields of performance are brought together, covering domains including sports, the performing arts, business, executive coaching, the military, and other applicable, high-risk professions.

Download or read book The Relationship Between Sport Specialization and Creativity and the Impact on Athletic Scholarship Opportunities written by Anthony J. Cevoli and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an estimated 40 million children participating in organized athletics, youth sports' rapid growth and expansion have generated controversy. Specifically, adolescent athletes tend to specialize in a single sport at an early age, producing debate regarding the motivations, risks, and effects of concentrating on specialized activity early. As postsecondary tuition skyrockets, young athletes and parents have sought athletic scholarships to finance higher education. Focusing on a sport at an early age may develop prowess. However, experts have unveiled early specialization increases injury risks, burnout, and lack of interest in adult athletes. The highly structured, rule-based environment of early, specialized athletics may negatively affect creativity. Rigid, deliberate practice schedules replace creativity-enhancing free time unstructured play promotes. This quantitative correlational study examined athletes participating in Division I and II collegiate athletic programs to understand the relationship between early sport specialization and creativity and how it impacts athletic scholarships. The research did not find a relationship between sport specialization patterns and creativity, nor did it observe creativity impacting athletic scholarships. Creativity differences between Division I and II athletes existed. Sport specialization patterns differed between men and women athletic program participants. Elementary sport diversification affected athletic scholarship and collegiate sports participation. These results will guide young athletes' and parents' approaches to youth sports.

Download or read book Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 1006 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: