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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Organized Sport"”.
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A discursive analysis of children's recreational adult-organized sport : when do children get to play?
Adult-organized children's sport attracts millions of participants in Canada and the United States each year. Though there is a great deal of research that considers children's sport, little of it focuses on recreational or house league sport and less of it offers a deep examination of children's …
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SPILLOVER EFFECTS OF SPORT PARTICIPATION PROGRAMS ON EMPLOYEES’ PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL CHANGES IN THE WORKPLACE
… support for employees’ participation in organized sport participation programs can engender employees’ psychological and behavioral changes in the workplace. Based on a mixed-method approach using multimethod (qualitative and quantitative) data, findings showed that employees’ attitudes …
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The Composition of a Child's Physical Activity and Their Cardio-Metabolic Health
… estimate average minutes/day spent in active transportation, outdoor active play, organized sport, and curriculum-based physical activity at school. Percent body fat, resting heart rate, and systolic blood pressure were measured using automated equipment. Isotemporal substitution regression models …
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Interpersonal Interactions and Athlete Development in Different Youth Sport Contexts
… of Canadians under the age of 17 participate in sport. As such, sport represents a significant developmental experience in many young peoples’ lives. Whether this experience is positive or negative depends on a number of factors related to the specific context in which sport participation occurs. …
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Under the Influence: Adolescent Girls' Compliance in Competitive Softball.
… female athletes participate in the competitive organized sport of softball. Based on participant observation and interviews with coaches and players of Team Z, this study examines how parents and coaches influence females to participate in athletics through incentives and punishments. This …
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A comparison of the effectiveness of the modified with the traditional approach to junior netball
… of modified and adult versions of youth sport, the area has received very little empirical attention. By examining a sport which is dominated by females, this investigation is also considered important in that it supplies information about the psychological effects of organized sport on …
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The impact of social competence between physical activity and motor performance
… Lower MP increased the odds of low total PA and organized sport participation but not for free play activities (OR~1). Higher SC reduced the risk of low participation in all PA measures. Conclusions: SC improves PA participation, including free play and organized sports, despite the child’s MP.
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A Comparison of Youth Participation Motives in Organized Sports
<p>Youth participation in organized physical activity has increased by more than 5 million in the last decade (Smith & Smoll, 2002). Of the 48 million youth 8 to 16 years old in the United States, 20 million participated in organized sport (Gould & Petlichkoff, 1998; Seefeldt & Ewing, 1997; Smith & …
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Organized Sports Participation, Masculinity, and Attitudes toward Women
Sport is one institution in U.S. society that, through embedded patterns of behavior, may contribute to an ideology of acceptance concerning gender inequality. Organized sport participation, which has been historically reserved for men, incorporates young men and boys into an institution that has …
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Evolution of stadium design/
Stadiums are more than just facilities for organized sport; they offer a gathering site for people with shared interest, provide economic benefits to the surrounding community, and most importantly represent the advancements in architecture and engineering. When stadiums were first developed, their …
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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in children from urban and rural Niagara
… Participation Questionnaire (free-time and organized sport activities), and teacher's evaluations of student activity. Overweight (overweight and obesity combined) was measured both as a continuous (BMI) and categorical variable (BMI category), to evaluate the prevalence by location. A …
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The Effect of Message Framing on Parents of Youth Athletes Attitudes Toward Messages Promoting Healthy Athletic Training Recommendations
… and adolescents participate in some form of organized sport (Aspen Institute, 2020). This participation results in a high rate of injury necessitating 2.6 million emergency room visits each year (Merkel, 2013). Over half of these injuries incurred in youth sport are deemed overuse injuries …
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Should Girls Play Hockey With Boys? Perspectives From The USA Women's Olympic Hockey Team
<p>An exploratory descriptive analysis on USA Women's Olympic hockey team player's perspectives on playing with boys during their developmental years was conducted. Fifteen elite women American hockey players completed a questionnaire about their experiences playing on boys' teams, making the …