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Showing 1 to 20 of 338 for “"Basketball"”.
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Modeling Daily Fantasy Basketball
<p>Daily fantasy basketball presents interesting problems to researchers due to the extensive amounts of data that needs to be explored when trying to predict player performance. A large amount of this data can be noisy due to the variance within the sport of basketball. Because of this, a high …
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Understanding NCAA Basketball, College Recruitment, and Factors that Influence College Decisions for Basketball Student-Athletes
… and college decision process for NCAA Division I basketball student-athletes. The findings from a thematic analysis retrieved the themes of Family & Brotherhood, Commodification & Compensation, Student-Athlete Lived Experiences and Challenges, and Student-Athlete Programs and Services. …
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A Structural Analysis of Navajo Basketball
… (1) to identify and describe the form of basketball and its content as played by Navajo student athletes, and (2) attempt to identify basic underlying principles of Navajo culture which helped influence the nature of that game content.
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Applications of machine learning : basketball strategy
While basketball has begun to rapidly evolve in recent years with the popularization of the three-point shot, the way we understand the game has lagged behind. Players are still forced into the characterization of the traditional five positions: point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power …
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A Study of Basketball Organizational Materials and the Development of an Organizational Handbook for Beginning Basketball Coaches
… not a handbook should be developed for beginning basketball coaches. Specifically, this investigation was designed to answer the following questions: (1) Do “AA” high school coaches use coaching handbooks? (2) What materials are included in these handbooks? and (3) If “AA” high school coaches did …
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The physiological characteristics of elite women's basketball
… numbers of Australians are playing the sport of basketball. The game's ability to be played both indoors and outdoors, and the international popularity of the game make it an appealing sport for people of all ages. With an impressive 198 countries affiliated with the International Basketball …
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Minor league basketball organizations: making them work
<p>Minor league basketball organizations have wilted under the competition's spotlight. These leagues tried to present fans with an entertaining alternative to professional sports.</p> <p>Minor league basketball's efforts to entertain fans have been unsuccessful. This study examines why these …
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A Comparison of Three Basketball Skill Tests
… to determine which, if any, of three existing basketball skill tests: (1) The Lehsten test; (2) The Stroup test; and (3) The Knox test, has the highest correlation with the basketball ability of senior high school boys as rated by expert opinion.
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Burnout in boy's high school basketball coaches
… varsity and junior varsity head high school basketball coaches. The subjects were all male coaches (n=64) from twenty-four counties in southwestern Virginia. The multiple regression analyses indicated that role ambiguity and role conflict did not differentiate a higher level of burnout. The …
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Gambling participation among adult Basketball players in Iceland
… about gambling behaviour among Icelandic basketball players. The purpose of this study was to: i) Examine the prevalence of total participation in gambling activities and problem gambling among Icelandic basketball players, ii) To examine the relationship between problem gambling anxiety, …
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An Epidemiological Study Of Collegiate Women's Basketball Injuries
… study injuries that affect a women's collegiate basketball team and to examine the relationship between injury rates and specific risk factors. Method: Baseline data were collected on the basketball team through pre-participation physical, medical history questionnaires, and a balance …
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Culture and the Sweet 16 Boys Basketball Tournament
… at the importance of the Kentucky Boys Sweet 16 Basketball Tournament. </p>
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Epidemiology and management of basketball related injuries in Rwanda
Basketball continues to increase in popularity worldwide as a participation sport at all levels of play, from recreational to professional. Each year, more than 1.6 million basketball-related injuries are treated in hospitals, Doctor's offices and emergency rooms in North America. In Rwanda, …
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NCAA Division I Basketball Facility Managers' Perceptions of Terrorism
… on a frequency or probability scale affects a basketball facility managers perception of the likelihood of a possible terrorist attack. (2) To detect whether information presented on a frequency or probability scale affects a basketball facility manager's security preparation. (3) To identify …
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Globalization and basketball in China: governance, market and culture
… to investigate the process of globalization in basketball through an examination of its multidimensional manifestations. The study aligns itself with Ritzer’s (2003, 2007b) conceptualization of dichotomizing the process of globalization into grobalization and glocalization. On that basis, the …
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Reinforcement Learning, Modeling Markets, and Professional Basketball Free Agency
… and optimizing decision-making in professional basketball free agency and related economic environments. A Markov Decision Process (MDP) framework is introduced to capture the strategic interactions of NBA teams bidding for free agents under budgetary and roster constraints. To address …
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A Correlation Between Space I.Q. and Performance in Basketball
… as measured on the SRA Test and performance in basketball at Prosser Junior High School during the years 1956-1960 and Prosser High School during the years 1958-1961.
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