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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"recreational sports"”.
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The Relationship of Collegiate Athletic and Recreational Sports Involvement to Student Success and Persistence
… valuable skills through their participation in sports activities and are consequently present some of the highest group success rates on campus. </p> <p>The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between involvement in collegiate varsity and recreational sports and student …
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A risk management program for the proposed VPI & SU Recreational Sports and Fitness Center
… of planning, designing and constructing a Recreational Sports and Fitness Center. Because the center will be a building housing high levels of physical activity, the element of risk or danger is inevitably higher than in other types of facilities. This risk can lead to more accidents and …
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Perceptions of the students regarding campus - based recreational sports participation at the University of Venda in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Participating in sport and recreational activities has been considered as an important factor for health and general well-being, including the unity and educational process of students. Most universities encourage students during their time at the university to participate in recreational sport …
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Perceptions of constraints to recreational sports participation :a case study of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) undergraduate female students
… the choices females make about involvement in recreational sports, exercise, and other physical recreation activities are important to consider if females physical, social, and emotional quality of life is to be enhanced. The main aim of this study was to explore the perception held by female …
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A case study of Mercer University's intramural and recreational sports program to assess the inherent and potential risks for implementation of a risk management program
… audit of Mercer University's intramural and recreational sports program. The purpose of the audit was to expose potentially hazardous conditions in the area of supervision, conduct of activities, facilities and equipment. A method of risk reduction in the form of a risk management strategy …
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Campus Recreation Program Involvement, Athletic Identity, Transitional Loss and Life Satisfaction in Former High School Athletes
<p>Sports participation can result in strong associations with the athlete role for participants. While strong athletic identity can have positive implications, it can also create vulnerability to emotional difficulty following exit from sport (Brewer, 1993). Exit from sport is inevitable, …
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Exploring how young women with visual impairments navigate their participation in recreational sport
… persons with disabilities from participating in recreational sport, but few of these studies were conducted in Africa and even fewer focused on the experiences of women with vision impairments specifically. Further, none of them foregrounded a focus on how participation in recreational sports …
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Investigating Sense of Community and Academic Success in First Year College Students in the Department of Natural Resources Management
… The factors of gender, participation in recreational sports clubs, participation in ASI-sponsored clubs, living on campus, and students' major meeting their expectations all had a significant influence on students' sense of community index score. Keywords: college students, sense of …
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Why women do not participate in intramurals: a follow up study
… The findings of this study may assist the Recreational Sports Office staff in determining where their program areas need to be developed and how they can better meet the needs of the total population at Virginia Tech.
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Bridging River's Edge Sports Complex
… integrity of a building through the design of a recreational sports facility. The designated site for this sports facility is the River's Edge Sports Complex located in Roanoke, Virginia. A unique setting because the Roanoke River nearly cuts through the center of this site dividing the northern …
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Online learning and the effects on functional health: a pilot study
… in a trend away from active leisure pursuits and recreational sports and leading us towards a sedentary lifestyle (Wang, Luo, Gao, & Kong, 2012). Sedentary behavior leads to many health risks and conditions such as cardiovascular disease, one of the leading causes of death. A sedentary lifestyle …
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More Than a Fitness Studio: The role of collegiate recreation group exercise programs in undergraduate student wellbeing
… out that students who participate in their recreational facilities and programs have benefited from positive feelings of wellbeing. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact that Virginia Tech Recreational Sports' group-based fitness programming has on Virginia Tech students' …
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Breaking the Stereotypes: Exploring Traits of Female Athletes
<p>Despite the growing acceptance of women's sports and the increasing number of women and girls who are participating in sports, a number of negative stereotypes still exist concerning female athletes. Because the competitive, masculine nature of sports has been viewed as the antithesis of …
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A model for evaluating intramural programs at selected private two-year institutions
… be submitted to the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association for endorsement.
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Development of the University Health Index to Examine the Interface between Campus Environment and Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Weight in College Students
… p = 0.061). Individual questions related to recreational sports and fitness and nutrition and/or weight management counseling were associated with outcome variables as well. Measures for physical activity are better developed than for nutrition as there was only one nutrition question …