Risk Control Practices of Girls’ High School Basketball Coaches during the Postcompetitive Period

1993 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-70
Author(s):  
James H. Conn ◽  
Dennis Docheff
Author(s):  
Miranda Rudnick ◽  
Brian Wallace

Ankle supports have been shown to reduce ankle injury incidence. Athletes’ use of them may be related to their sport coaches’ beliefs. The purpose of this study was to examine Wisconsin high school boys’ and girls’ basketball coaches’ beliefs regarding ankle support practices. Additional aims were to estimate the percentage of the players who either tape or brace, reveal which sources were used to form coaches’ beliefs about ankle supports, and gain insights regarding how long players are out of play after being injured if they tape, brace, or do not use ankle supports. Chi-squared tests of independence revealed that most coaches neither encouraged nor discouraged ankle supports for their players. A majority of coaches were found to use resources other than scientific-based sources to form their opinions on ankle supports. They also reported that they believed ankle injury return-to-play time was reduced in players who wore ankle supports and that supports did not hinder performance. Coaches should be provided educational opportunities regarding ankle supports so they may provide valid information to help their players make informed decisions.


2005 ◽  
Vol 37 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S145
Author(s):  
Kirk J. Amrstrong ◽  
Jennifer L. Caputo ◽  
Richard S. Farley ◽  
William R. Whitehill

1987 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan A. Capel ◽  
Becky L. Sisley ◽  
Gloria S. Desertrain

This study investigated the relationship of role conflict, role ambiguity, and six demographic variables to burnout in head high school basketball coaches. Respondents (N = 235) included coaches from six western states. Overall, burnout was found to be at a low to medium level. Regression analyses and follow-up canonical correlation analyses indicated that role conflict and role ambiguity were the only two variables consistently related to burnout. Role conflict explained the most variance on all burnout scores except depersonalization, which was best explained by role ambiguity, and personal accomplishment, which was best explained by number of years as a head coach. Ways are discussed in which role conflict, role ambiguity, and burnout may be reduced in the coaching profession. Follow-up studies need to consider other factors that may relate to burnout or that may contribute to role conflict and role ambiguity.


1964 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 65-67
Author(s):  
Robert E. Murrey

2005 ◽  
Vol 37 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S145
Author(s):  
Kirk J. Amrstrong ◽  
Jennifer L. Caputo ◽  
Richard S. Farley ◽  
William R. Whitehill

1997 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 454-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Floyd Jones ◽  
Lynn Dale Housner ◽  
Alan Seth Kornspan

This study compared 10 experienced high school and 10 inexperienced junior high and middle school basketball coaches as they executed a 30-minute practice session on the “give and go” play in basketball. The coaches were given 30 minutes to plan a practice session. Following planning, coaches implemented their practice plan. Analysis of coaches’ behavior and interactive decision making indicated that experienced coaches exhibited significantly more technical instruction, whereas inexperienced coaches exhibited significantly higher frequencies of silent observation. With regard to interactive decision making, results indicated that both experienced and inexperienced coaches implemented practice in ways consistent with their plans. Experienced coaches, however, were significantly more reluctant to change their plans when problems were perceived. Despite these differences, experienced and inexperienced coaches exhibited greater similarities than differences. Limitations of research based on the behavioral analyses of the frequencies of thoughts and behaviors are discussed and directions for future research are presented.


2021 ◽  
Vol 09 (11) ◽  
pp. 219-243
Author(s):  
Eddie T. C. Lam ◽  
Stephanie S. J. Drcar ◽  
Xuan Song

Author(s):  
D.F. Bowling

High school cosmetology students study the methods and effects of various human hair treatments, including permanents, straightening, conditioning, coloring and cutting. Although they are provided with textbook examples of overtreatment and numerous hair disorders and diseases, a view of an individual hair at the high resolution offered by an SEM provides convincing evidence of the hair‘s altered structure. Magnifications up to 2000X provide dramatic differences in perspective. A good quality classroom optical microscope can be very informative at lower resolutions.Students in a cosmetology class are initially split into two groups. One group is taught basic controls on the SEM (focus, magnification, brightness, contrast, specimen X, Y, and Z axis movements). A healthy, untreated piece of hair is initially examined on the SEM The second group cements a piece of their own hair on a stub. The samples are dryed quickly using heat or vacuum while the groups trade places and activities.


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