Intramural Sports Officials: Influences Affecting Their Performances

1980 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-25
Author(s):  
William B. Harms ◽  
W. Kirt Ruble
Keyword(s):  
Intramural Sports ◽  
Sports Officials

Cultivating Intramural Sports Officials for Success beyond the Basics

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Gaskins
Keyword(s):  
Educational Process ◽  
Performance Assessments ◽  
Teaching Environment ◽  
Training Time ◽  
Intramural Sports ◽  
Complementary Techniques ◽  
Sports Officials

The beginning point for officials' training is generally with basic elements such as rules, mechanics, and positioning. However, it is a variety of other skills that separate the outstanding officials, from the average ones. These skills do not appear in traditional rule books and officials' manuals. While the intramural sports administrator can typically have most of his/her training time consumed with the basics, it is important to incorporate other aspects of teaching so that officials can achieve success beyond the elementary stages, then serve as mentors to incoming officials. Some of these factors include how to slow the game, court/field awareness, positioning and angles, call selection, proportionality, managing the game, and dead-ball officiating. Implementation of these artistic components of officiating can be accomplished throughout the educational process. These include: practice in active sessions and discussion in the teaching environment during preseason clinics; periodic performance assessments; complementary techniques such as newsletters, email reports, mentoring; and the provision of outside officiating opportunities.

Common Training Practices and Preferred Personality Traits of Intramural Sports Officials

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-113
Author(s):  
Joseph Walker ◽  
Laura Walker ◽  
Joshua Dietrich ◽  
Andrew Dotterweich ◽  
Jason Davis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Campus Recreation ◽  
Recreational Sports ◽  
Program Satisfaction ◽  
Intramural Sports ◽  
Training Techniques ◽  
Training Materials ◽  
Sports Officials

This research study examined campus recreation intramural training techniques used to prepare sports officials. The top 10 techniques reported by the sample (n = 52) are presented. Use of National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) training materials was found to have a significant positive relationship with overall official training program satisfaction. Intramural coordinators who self-rated as unsatisfied with training program also rated their program significantly less effective when compared to intramural coordinators who indicated satisfaction with their training program. Further inquiry determined that the responding professionals ranked officials' traits and abilities similar in importance, with confidence, knowledge, and decision making as most important. There were no differences in the preferred officials' trait ratings when compared to overall program satisfaction.

Cutting Edge Techniques in Intramural Sports Officials' Development

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Gaskins ◽  
Bradley C. Petty ◽  
Stephen V. Rey
Keyword(s):  
Group Instruction ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
New Techniques ◽  
Mentor Programs ◽  
Intramural Sports ◽  
The Past ◽  
Training Motivation ◽  
Sports Officials ◽  
Critical Aspects

Many professionals have identified the crucial role of officiating in determining the success of an intramural sports program. Topics such as recruiting, retention, training, motivation, and evaluation have endured over time as critical aspects in managing these personnel. However, the landscape of sports officials' development itself has changed dramatically over the past decade. New approaches that are more effective have replaced the old traditional methods in many cases. These changes reflect a transition that encompasses philosophical, practical, and implementation elements. New recruiting methods include increased pay, specialized brochures, webpages, online applications, and promotional videos. Extramural assignments, “memorable moments” championship game experiences, assuming booking duties for outside recreational leagues, and mentor programs are among the new techniques implemented for retention/recognition. There is greater computer use to schedule officials, as well as establishing “crews” for the season. The area of training has undergone a significant transformation. Locating outstanding clinicians, access to NIRSA-sponsored educational workshops, the development of “approved” clinicians certification, greater usage of practical application teaching stations, emphasis on small-group instruction, and technological innovations are changing the way sports officials are trained. Sports officials' performance assessment is now done in a variety of ways. Audiotape, webpage forms, and videotaping, just some of the more effective techniques to study and critique the official's skills and abilities, are replacing old observation and evaluation forms.

Strategies for Successfully Recruiting and Retaining Quality Intramural Sports Officials

1995 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 16-19
Author(s):  
Craig M. Ross ◽  
Troy Vaughn
Keyword(s):  
Intramural Sports ◽  
Sports Officials

Communities of Practice in Campus Recreation: A Framework for Developing Student Intramural Officials

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Summer Faircloth ◽  
Nelson Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
High School Sports ◽  
Intramural Sports ◽  
Intercollegiate Sports ◽  
School Sports ◽  
University Mission ◽  
Learning Research ◽  
Sports Officials ◽  
College Or University

Campus intramural sports officials often participate in external officiating experiences beyond campus intramural contests, such as community sport programs, middle and high school sports, and even intercollegiate sports. While these external opportunities may enhance an official's skills and abilities, there are concerns that the demand from external agencies and competing salaries result in campus intramural programs being left with underdeveloped officials. This in turn contributes to the critique that encouraging external officiating experiences does not contribute to the college or university mission of learning, research, and professional development. The purpose of this article is to present a justification why campus intramural sports officials should engage in sports officiating experiences beyond campus intramural and extramural contests. A conceptual framework known as Communities of Practice (Wenger, 1998) is presented to illustrate how external officiating experiences may contribute to the college or university mission of learning, research, and professional development. Benefits of participating in external officiating experiences are also presented.

Intramural Sport Marketing: An Examination of Effectiveness, Participant Motives, and Demographic Differences

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Ciuffo ◽  
James E. Johnson ◽  
Daniel R. Tracy
Keyword(s):  
Professional Sports ◽  
Sport Marketing ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Demographic Differences ◽  
Intramural Sports ◽  
Marketing Resources ◽  
Intramural Sport ◽  
Targeted Marketing ◽  
Participation Motives

Intramural sports exist as a relevant entity in the recruitment and retention of college students (Byl, 2002). The popularity of intramural sport has caused university recreational departments to increase intramural opportunities, thus increasing the need for more targeted marketing efforts. However, marketing strategies for intramural sport are not as refined, funded, or as thoroughly researched as strategies found within intercollegiate and professional sports (Schneider, Stier, Kampf, Wilding, & Haines, 2007). Therefore, in the current study, we examined the effectiveness of 10 intramural marketing techniques in relation to four participation motives and demographic characteristics for 208 intramural participants. Results revealed promotional items as the most effective marketing technique, whereas social media was the least effective. Regarding gender, men were more motivated by discounts, and women participated more for fitness. Our results could aid intramural sports coordinators to better use their marketing resources in relation to participant motives and avoid erroneous spending on ineffective methods.

SOVIET-CHINESE COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS AFTER THE NORMALIZATION OF BILATERAL RELATIONS ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE IRKUTSK REGION

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-149
Author(s):  
A.V. Surzhko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Irkutsk Region ◽  
Ping Pong ◽  
Bilateral Cooperation ◽  
Sports Officials

The article examines the main aspects of Soviet-Chinese cooperation in the field of sports after the normalization of bilateral relations in the late 1980s — early 1990s. Sport was one of the factors that contributed to overcoming the consequences of the thirty-year split between the USSR and the PRC at the state, regional and informal levels. During this period, the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China actively exchanged numerous sports delegations, adopting each other's successful experience in organizing and conducting competitions, as well as training athletes. In the USSR, Chinese national sports were popularized, primarily wushu and ping-pong. More traditional for the Soviet side was football, matches in which Soviet and Chinese athletes repeatedly played. Also, the article reveals some economic aspects of sports bilateral cooperation. A common thing for this period was the conclusion of various kinds of agreements and contracts at the interregional level, including those related to the sports component. The personal role of regional party functionaries, sports officials and athletes in the development of Soviet-Chinese relations is shown. There is a certain continuity between the perestroika period and the "golden age" of Soviet-Chinese cooperation in the 1950s. The experience of cooperation in sports gained at the end of perestroika had a beneficial effect on the development of Russian-Chinese relations in the 1990s. The study is carried out on the example of the Irkutsk region, which, due to objective reasons, has developed long-term and strong relations with a number of Chinese cities. The main source of the research was the Irkutsk regional periodicals.

scholarly journals Contributors and Constraints to Involvement with Youth Sports Officiating

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn L. Ridinger
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Youth Sports ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Striking Difference ◽  
Sports Officiating ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Sports Officials ◽  
Depth Interviews

<p>There is a growing concern about the shortage of sports officials and its impact on organized youth sport. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of psychosocial factors that impact involvement with youth sports officiating by comparing and contrasting the experiences of officials from two distinct sports. In-depth interviews were conducted with baseball umpires and lacrosse officials. Resulting themes were classified as either contributors or constraints to involvement with officiating. The most striking difference between the two groups was the support provided in terms of mentorship, training, and administrative consideration. The baseball umpires received greater support and this was a key factor in overcoming constraints and fostering a sense of community. Implications and strategies for recruiting and retaining officials are discussed.  </p>

A Student Perspective of Intramural Sport Risk Management Procedures

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Miller ◽  
Frank R. Veltri ◽  
Andy Gillentine
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Risk Management Plan ◽  
Student Perspective ◽  
Intramural Sports ◽  
Emergency Procedures ◽  
Management Procedures ◽  
Intramural Sport

One of the best ways for an intramural sports program to ensure that an ordinary and reasonable standard of care is adhered to, as well as guarding against litigation, is communication of a risk management program. While having a risk management plan has been widely stressed, no previous research has been conducted from a participant's viewpoint. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of university intramural risk management plans from the participant's perception. The primary results of this study indicate that the majority of the intramural sport participants responded that they had never: a) noticed an intramural supervisor being present while the activity was taking place; b) been informed about the potential for participant injury; c) noticed signage relating to emergency procedures at the area of the activity; d) knew of a risk management plan for intramural sports; d) noticed emergency equipment at the site of the activity; and e) been informed about the possession of First Aid/CPR certification or equivalent by the supervisor.

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