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.

scholarly journals Influences of Training on Individual Outcomes for High School Sports Officials

SAGE Open ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824401453247
Author(s):  
Timothy D. Ryan ◽  
Jason P. Sosa ◽  
Michael A. Thornton
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Sports ◽  
School Sports ◽  
Individual Outcomes ◽  
Sports Officials

scholarly journals Sport Commitment, Occupational Commitment and Intent to Quit Among High School Sports Officials

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Christopher R. Barnhill ◽  
J. Michael Martinez ◽  
Damon P. Andrew ◽  
Wes Todd
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Occupational Commitment ◽  
Intent To Quit ◽  
High School Sports ◽  
Sport Commitment ◽  
School Sports ◽  
School Sport ◽  
High School Sport ◽  
Sports Officials

This study sought to examine the issue of attrition among high school sport officials by exploring turnover intentions through the lenses of occupational and sport commitment. A questionnaire was distributed via email to high school sport officials in the southeastern United States. The data was analyzed via hierarchical multiple regression, revealing that affective occupational commitment and sport commitment are negatively correlated predictors of occupational turnover intentions. Implications for practitioners and avenues for future scholarship are conferred.

High School Sports: Where the Fractures Occur

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
BRUCE JANCIN
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Sports ◽  
School Sports

The Effects of Playing Multiple High School Sports on National Basketball Association Players’ Propensity for Injury and Athletic Performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 402-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin Rugg ◽  
Adarsh Kadoor ◽  
Brian T. Feeley ◽  
Nirav K. Pandya
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Athletic Performance ◽  
National Basketball Association ◽  
Participation Rates ◽  
High School Sports ◽  
Professional Basketball ◽  
School Sports ◽  
Career Length ◽  
Major Injury ◽  
Elite Status

Background: Athletes who specialize in their sport at an early age may be at risk for burnout, overuse injury, and reduced attainment of elite status. Timing of sport specialization has not been studied in elite basketball athletes. Hypothesis: National Basketball Association (NBA) players who played multiple sports during adolescence would be less likely to experience injury and would have higher participation rates in terms of games played and career length compared with single-sport athletes. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: First-round draft picks from 2008 to 2015 in the NBA were included in the study. From publically available records from the internet, the following data were collected for each athlete: participation in high school sports, major injuries sustained in the NBA, percentage of games played in the NBA, and whether the athlete was still active in the NBA. Athletes who participated in sports in addition to basketball during high school were defined as multisport athletes and were compared with athletes who participated only in basketball in high school. Results: Two hundred thirty-seven athletes were included in the study, of which 36 (15%) were multisport athletes and 201 (85%) were single-sport athletes in high school. The multisport cohort played in a statistically significantly greater percentage of total games (78.4% vs 72.8%; P < .001). Participants in the multisport cohort were less likely to sustain a major injury during their career (25% vs 43%, P = .03). Finally, a greater percentage of the multisport athletes were active in the league at time of data acquisition, indicating increased longevity in the NBA (94% vs 81.1%; P = .03). Conclusion: While a minority of professional basketball athletes participated in multiple sports in high school, those who were multisport athletes participated in more games, experienced fewer major injuries, and had longer careers than those who participated in a single sport. Further research is needed to determine the reasons behind these differences.

Neck Strength: A Protective Factor Reducing Risk for Concussion in High School Sports

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 309-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christy L. Collins ◽  
Erica N. Fletcher ◽  
Sarah K. Fields ◽  
Lisa Kluchurosky ◽  
Mary Kay Rohrkemper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
High School Sports ◽  
School Sports ◽  
Neck Strength

scholarly journals Epidemiology of United States High School Sports-Related Fractures, 2008-09 to 2010-11

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (9) ◽  
pp. 2078-2084 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Swenson ◽  
Natalie M. Henke ◽  
Christy L. Collins ◽  
Sarah K. Fields ◽  
R. Dawn Comstock
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Sports ◽  
School Sports
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