Contemporary Athletics Compendium, Volume 2 de James Harry Humphrey

Contemporary Athletics Compendium, Volume 2

James Harry Humphrey

Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping. This book presents recent articles on athletics and issues related to athletes.

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Preface; Antecedents to the Decision for London to Host the 2012 Olympic Games; An Empirical Analysis of an Educational Program on the Role of Youth Sport: Teaching Adults and Coaches about Positive Reinforcement; College Students' Perceptions of Hazing in Athletics and the Effectiveness of High School Hazing Policies and Consequences at Reducing Hazing; Factors Affecting Athletes' Attitudes Toward Sport Psychology Consultants; Utilizing Experience Variables to Examine Perceptual Differences of Membership Incentives Among Athletic Administrators; Sports Information Directors and the Media: An Analysis of a Highly Symbiotic and Professional Relationship; The Nature and Scope of Emotions in Athletics; Effects of Role Loss Attributed to Athletic Retirement in First Year College Males; The Impact of Leadership on Organizational Culture in NCAA Division I and II Institutions; Perceived Organizational Prestige and Collegiate Athletic Department Employees; Examining High School Athletic Rule Violations: A Five-Year Follow-Up to Turner, Mahony and Pastore; Online But Off-Balance: Gender Differences in High School Internet Coverage; Organizational Culture: The Effect on Academic Success of Student Athletes; Interscholastic Athletic Directors' Perceptions of Steroid Use: A State Study; Perennial Winners: Sustained Competitive Advantage in High School Football; The Assessment of First Aid Knowledge of High School Basketball Coaches; Preparing Against a Terrorist Attack: The Application of Risk Management Plans at Intercollegiate Football Stadiums; High School Sports Officials' Perceptions of Misconduct and Intention to Terminate; The Impact of Gender and Varsity Athletic Participation on Gambling Attitudes and Subjective Norms of College Students; Social Facilitation and Motor/Athletic Performance: A Meta-Analysis ; Use of Proactive Pessimism as a Coping Strategy for Sport Fans: The Importance of Team Identification ; Sports Spectator Behavior for Collegiate Womens Basketball; Future Predictions of Division II Athletics: Trends, Issues, and Events That May Occur in the Upcoming Decade; Coach and Athlete Burnout: The Role of Coaches Decision-Making Style; Development, Construction, and Validation of a Scale to Measure Positive Illusion in Sport; Index.