Kinesiology
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/31
2024-03-28T15:46:26Z
2024-03-28T15:46:26Z
The Engaged Learner: Undergraduate Research and the Super Bowl
Warner, Stacy
Buenano, Andrea L.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/13293
2024-01-17T21:24:35Z
2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
The Engaged Learner: Undergraduate Research and the Super Bowl
Warner, Stacy; Buenano, Andrea L.
Laudable attempts within the sport management discipline, such as the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Teaching & Learning Fair and the Sport Management Education Journal (SMEJ), have been made to enhance and showcase how research and teaching ideally should be intertwined. Further, COSMA (Commission on Sport Management Accreditation, 2022) lists research/undergraduate research as an “Innovation” under its Common Professional Component (undergraduate only) within their accreditation manual. This is not surprising considering many agree that the main difference between undergraduate and graduate academic models within sport management “are the degree of research involvement” (Kelley et al., 1994, p. 95). Undergraduate research continues to be noted as a “high-impact practice” by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU), while student involvement in research has been shown to positively impact student retention and academic performance (Jones et al., 2010; Lanning & Brown, 2019), in addition to fostering campus engagement (Kuh, 2012).
Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Sport Management Education Journal, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1123/smej.2023-0012. © Human Kinetics, Inc.
2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
Girls With Game: Sport and Community Development Strategies
Buenaño, Andrea L.
Warner, Stacy
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/12944
2023-06-28T12:26:27Z
2023-06-19T00:00:00Z
Girls With Game: Sport and Community Development Strategies
Buenaño, Andrea L.; Warner, Stacy
This case focuses on the Little League Softball World Series and the potential interest and growth of youth softball. The case outlines current trends and highlights potential opportunities to grow the game after a 2020 decision to move the Little League Softball World Series from Portland, Oregon, where it had been hosted for over 25 years, to Greenville, North Carolina. This case challenges students to (a) examine how sports organizations must be intentional about growing a sport, (b) develop new solutions to involve the local community, and (c) find new and effective ways to promote a girls’ sport (and an international event at the local level) in a manner that advances women in sport. It is intended for use in strategic management, event management, and/or contemporary sport issue courses. The case provides instructors with the opportunity to highlight the importance of advancing diversity in youth sport, with an emphasis on community impact, and effective strategies to promote women in sport.
Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Case Studies in Sport Management. 12(S1),18-21, https://doi.org/10.1123/cssm.2022-0027. © Human Kinetics, Inc.
2023-06-19T00:00:00Z
Relational Efficacy & Social Support in Athletics
Russell, RJ
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/12887
2023-06-05T14:08:34Z
2023-05-05T00:00:00Z
Relational Efficacy & Social Support in Athletics
Russell, RJ
Social support is critical to athletes' mental health. Previous research has demonstrated that social support reduces burnout in collegiate student athletes while increasing overall well- being (Defreese & Smith, 2014). Despite the well-documented importance of social support in athletes' life, particularly from teammates, little research has been undertaken to investigate how a person's belief in a teammate's athletic potential is connected to the amount of social support provided to members of an individual’s training group. In terms of ‘belief’, Lent and Lopez (2002) proposed the tripartite model of efficacy beliefs. This model contained three different types of efficacy beliefs: self-efficacy (i.e., an individual’s belief in themselves), other-efficacy (an individual’s belief in another person), and relation inferred self-efficacy (an individual’s perception about how another person views them). PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of relational effects among teammates. Essentially, the researchers sought to examine how other- efficacy relates to social support provided by teammates, how that received social support relates to relation inferred self-efficacy, and how relation inferred self- efficacy relates to the self-efficacy of the athlete. METHODS: Participants included male (n = 44, 36.4%) and female (n = 67, 55.4%) athletes with an age range of 17-23 (MAge = 20.28 years, SDAge = 1.51). Athletes were required to complete a survey containing social support (i.e.,
perceived and provided tangible, esteem, emotional, and informational support), (i.e., self- efficacy, other-efficacy, and relation inferred self-efficacy), and demographic measures. RESULTS: Multiple linear regressions were used to test the relationships between each variable. Other-efficacy was found to significantly predict provided tangible (β = .31, p = <.001), emotional (β = .26, p = .004), and esteem social support (β = .24, p = .008). Provided informational social support was not significantly predicted by other-efficacy (β = .12, p = .162). The four types of received social support did not significantly predict relation inferred self- efficacy (RISE; β = -.06 - .180, p = .138 - .596). Finally, relation inferred self-efficacy predicted self-efficacy (β = .66, p = <.001). CONCLUSION: According to the present study, those who are confident in their teammate's talents are more likely to supply them with social support. Furthermore, a teammate's confidence in an individual predicts the amount of emotional comfort, self-confidence building gestures, and tangible experiences they provide.
2023-05-05T00:00:00Z
Lactate as a Predictor for Factors of Metabolic Syndrome in Males and Females with Overweight
Sulpar, Rebecca
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/12886
2023-06-05T14:08:25Z
2023-05-09T00:00:00Z
Lactate as a Predictor for Factors of Metabolic Syndrome in Males and Females with Overweight
Sulpar, Rebecca
Background: The prevalence of obesity has dramatically increased by more than 10% over the last twenty years. Risks of obesity include the development of metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) with concomitant development of conditions such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers. MetSyn is classified as having three of the following: a large waist circumference, hypertension, high blood sugar, high triglycerides, and dyslipidemia. Poor skeletal muscle metabolism is linked to obesity due to a low rate of fatty acid oxidation. Blood lactate is an indicator of oxidative capacity at rest and there is an inverse relationship between them. Elevated fasting plasma lactate levels in the body are present in obesity. Thus, lactate may be a precursor for obesity and metabolic diseases such as MetSyn in both males and females. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a relationship between blood lactate levels and its indices in men and women with overweight that has the potential to be used as a precursor for the development of MetSyn. Methods: Overweight subjects (n=29) with a body mass index (BMI) of 25.0-29.9 kg/m2 were screened for plasma lactate concentration. The subjects then returned for two additional visits. The first visit consisted of a DEXA scan, a 3-D body scan, and a maximal exercise test on a cycle ergometer. The participants returned for a Resting Metabolic Rate measurement. Results: Average fasting plasma lactate was 1.05 ± 0.11 mmol/L. Plasma lactate was positively associated with factors of MetSyn such as total cholesterol (r=0.611, p=0.0004), triglyceride levels (r=0.49, p=0.007), LDL levels (r=0.582, p=0.0009), HOMA-IR values (r=0.626, p=0.0003), insulin levels (r=0.595, p=0.0007), android/gynoid ratio (r=0.396, p=0.034), and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) mass (r=0.672, p<0.0001). Other factors of MetSyn such as BMI, HDL, blood pressure (systolic and diastolic), and waist-to-hip ratio were not statistically significant. Conclusion: The results from the current study show that plasma lactate levels have positive relationships with factors of MetSyn. Analyzing plasma lactate values may help clinicians and future researchers predict the development of metabolic diseases such as metabolic syndrome.
2023-05-09T00:00:00Z