“Next Person Up”: Understanding Collegiate Student-Athletes’ Socialization Experiences With Teammate Exit

2019 ◽  
pp. 216747951985986
Author(s):  
Joseph L. Fontana ◽  
Gregory A. Cranmer ◽  
Michael Sollitto
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Division I ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Division Ii ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Communicative Processes

The present study explored collegiate student-athletes’ socialization experiences following teammate exit. Fourteen student-athletes (six male and eight female) from nonrevenue-generating sports at two universities (a Division I and a Division II) participated in semistructured interviews. Three major focuses structured this study: (a) meaning attributed to teammate exit, (b) alteration of student-athletes’ tasks and roles, and (c) changes to student-athletes’ relationships with teammates and coaches. The results showed consistent themes amongst participants in terms of meanings attached to types of exits (e.g., exhausted eligibility and removal from team) and alterations to tasks, roles, and relationships. Overall, the study provides a theoretical shift from previous transitional literature by focusing on the remaining team members rather than the exiting athlete, as well as validating the organizational structures and processes by which collegiate teams function, which adds information about organizing and enacting communicative processes of sport. Lastly, practical implications are provided for coaches and sport management to maintain team relations and optimize team performance following athlete exit.

Pathos and Orchestration in Elite Sport: The Experiences of NCAA DI Student-Athletes

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 344-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Raabe ◽  
Tucker Readdy ◽  
Rebecca A. Zakrajsek
Keyword(s):  
Student Athletes ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Division I ◽  
Elite Sport ◽  
Optimal Outcomes ◽  
Semistructured Interviews

Coaching is characterized by an inherent pathos between the goals coaches hope to accomplish and those that are realized (Jones & Wallace, 2005). Coaches can actively enhance the likelihood of optimal outcomes through orchestration, a process of incremental coping intended to create improvement in performance (Jones & Wallace, 2005). The current study explored to what extent pathos also manifests in the lives of elite athletes and whether they engage in processes consistent with orchestration. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 12 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I student-athletes. Primarily deductive analysis of the qualitative data provided confirmation for four domains: (a) sources of ambiguity created by coaches, (b) other sources of ambiguity within student-athletes’ experiences, (c) attempted strategies for orchestrating the pathos, and (d) relationships are crucial for navigating the pathos. The findings potentially offer an approach to understanding the challenges athletes face, which allows coaches to more accurately provide assistance.

scholarly journals Impact of Various Collegiate Settings on Athletic Trainers’ Definition of Professional Commitment

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephine Mazerolle ◽  
Christianne Eason
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Training ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Division I ◽  
Professional Commitment ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Division Iii ◽  
Division Ii ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: Professional commitment is an individualized concept that combines commitment to a profession and the organization of employment. Currently there is no distinct definition of professional commitment within the context of athletic training. Therefore, the purpose of our study was to evaluate the impact of collegiate divisional setting on the definition of professional commitment. Methods: Online asynchronous interviews. Inclusion criteria consisted of full-time employment in the collegiate setting with at least 1 year of experience beyond a graduate assistantship. Thirty-three BOC certified ATs employed in the collegiate setting (Division I =11, Division II = 9, Division III = 13) volunteered with an average of 10 ± 8 years of clinical experience. Data saturation guided the total number of participants. Participants journaled their thoughts and experiences via QuestionPro™. Multiple analyst triangulation and peer review were included and data was analyzed utilizing general inductive analysis. Results: The importance of current practices emerged across all three settings. ATs in the Division I setting viewed commitment as advocating for their student athletes, providing the best care possible, and mentoring them as young adults. In the Division II setting, ATs were focused on life-long learning as a reflection of commitment. This was often accomplished by attending seminars, completing CEUs, and continually adding to their skill set in order to provide the best care for their student athletes. Division III focused their definition on being a multifaceted health care provider. Exceeding expectations and being a dedicated professional was an aspect of professional commitment. Conclusions: It is important to understand what keeps ATs motivated in the profession in order to enhance retention strategies. Overall, ATs’ professional commitment is derived from providing quality care to student-athletes, continuously advancing education within the profession, and being a multifaceted healthcare provider.

Sport Knowledge: The Effects of Division I Coach Communication on Student-Athlete Learning Indicators

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Rikishi T. Rey ◽  
Gregory A. Cranmer ◽  
Blair Browning ◽  
Jimmy Sanderson
Keyword(s):  
Student Athletes ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Cognitive Learning ◽  
Affective Learning ◽  
Division I ◽  
Student Athlete ◽  
Power Bases ◽  
Expert Power ◽  
State Motivation ◽  
Practical Implications

Sporting environments are informal contexts of learning that are dependent upon coaches’ use of effective instructional communication strategies. Coaches’ use of power while communicating instruction to athletes is especially germane, as coaches must appropriately use relational influence to inspire optimal athletic performance. Using French and Raven’s power bases (i.e., expert, referent, reward, legitimate, and coercive power), this study considers Division I student-athletes’ reports of affective learning for their sport and coaches, cognitive learning, state motivation, and team winning percentages as a function of their coaches’ use of power. Data collected from 170 student-athletes participating in team sports at Power 5 institutions revealed two significant canonical correlation roots. The first demonstrated that the increased use of prosocial power and avoidance of antisocial power were associated with greater amounts of affective learning for coaches, cognitive learning, and state motivation. The second revealed that expert power was associated with increases in cognitive learning and winning. This research has heuristic implications for expanding the assessment of athlete experience, as well as practical implications regarding the identification of effective modes of relational influence in coaching.

Leader dark personality and team agreeableness: a recipe for volatile team performance

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nishant Uppal
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Team Leaders ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Sales Team ◽  
Performance Variability ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to examine the effects of the leaders’ dark triad (DT) personality traits, namely, Machiavellianism, Narcissism and Psychopathy, on the team performance variability. Furthermore, this work explores the role of team agreeableness in the above relationship. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on the longitudinal and archival data obtained from the sales team (team leaders: n = 190; team members: n = 832) of 19 firms dealing with fast-moving consumer goods in India. Findings From the finding of the study, it can be inferred that the presence of DT traits in the leaders causes high fluctuations in team performance. Besides, team agreeableness was found to moderate the relationship between the DT traits of the leaders and the team performance variability. Originality/value The theoretical and practical implications of the study are also discussed.

scholarly journals Concussion-Related Protocols and Preparticipation Assessments Used for Incoming Student-Athletes in National Collegiate Athletic Association Member Institutions

2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (11) ◽  
pp. 1174-1181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary Y. Kerr ◽  
Erin M. Snook ◽  
Robert C. Lynall ◽  
Thomas P. Dompier ◽  
Latrice Sales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Student Athletes ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Division I ◽  
Neurocognitive Testing ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Association Member ◽  
Balance Testing ◽  
Return To Learn ◽  
Concussion History ◽  
Division Ii

Context  National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) legislation requires that member institutions have policies to guide the recognition and management of sport-related concussions. Identifying the nature of these policies and the mechanisms of their implementation can help identify areas of needed improvement. Objective  To estimate the characteristics and prevalence of concussion-related protocols and preparticipation assessments used for incoming NCAA student-athletes. Design  Cross-sectional study. Setting  Web-based survey. Patients or Other Participants  Head athletic trainers from all 1113 NCAA member institutions were contacted; 327 (29.4%) completed the survey. Intervention(s)  Participants received an e-mail link to the Web-based survey. Weekly reminders were sent during the 4-week window. Main Outcome Measure(s)  Respondents described concussion-related protocols and preparticipation assessments (eg, concussion history, neurocognitive testing, balance testing, symptom checklists). Descriptive statistics were compared by division and football program status. Results  Most universities provided concussion education to student-athletes (95.4%), had return-to-play policies (96.6%), and obtained the number of previous concussions sustained by incoming student-athletes (97.9%). Fewer had return-to-learn policies (63.3%). Other concussion-history–related information (eg, symptoms, hospitalization) was more often collected by Division I universities. Common preparticipation neurocognitive and balance tests were the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT; 77.1%) and Balance Error Scoring System (46.5%). In total, 43.7% complied with recommendations for preparticipation assessments that included concussion history, neurocognitive testing, balance testing, and symptom checklists. This was due to moderate use of balance testing (56.6%); larger proportions used concussion history (99.7%), neurocognitive testing (83.2%), and symptom checklists (91.7%). More Division I universities (55.2%) complied with baseline assessment recommendations than Division II (38.2%, χ2 = 5.49, P = .02) and Division III (36.1%, χ2 = 9.11, P = .002) universities. Conclusions  National Collegiate Athletic Association member institutions implement numerous strategies to monitor student-athletes. Division II and III universities may need additional assistance to collect in-depth concussion histories and conduct balance testing. Universities should continue developing or adapting (or both) return-to-learn policies.

The Positives and Negatives of Twitter: Exploring How Student-Athletes Use Twitter and Respond to Critical Tweets

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 503-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blair Browning ◽  
Jimmy Sanderson
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Division I ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Athletic Departments ◽  
Sport Communication ◽  
Social Media Platform ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Media Platform

Twitter has become a popular topic in sport communication research. Little research to date, however, has examined Twitter from the perspective of student-athletes. This research explored how student-athletes at an NCAA Division I university used Twitter and reacted to critical tweets from fans. Semistructured interviews with 20 student-athletes were conducted. Analysis revealed that student-athletes used Twitter in 3 primary ways: keeping in contact, communicating with followers, and accessing information. With respect to critical tweets, student-athletes reported various perceptions about them and diverse strategies for responding to them. The results suggest that Twitter is a beneficial communicative tool for student-athletes but also presents challenges, given the ease with which fans attack them via this social-media platform. Accordingly, athletic departments must be proactive in helping student-athletes use Twitter strategically, particularly in responding to detractors.

scholarly journals Investigating Multiplicity: Institutional Logics and Division II Commuter Student Athletes

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-23
Author(s):  
Jay Martyn ◽  
Brent D. Oja ◽  
Alan L. Morse
Keyword(s):  
Student Athletes ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Institutional Logics ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Social Identification ◽  
Ncaa Division Ii ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Societal Factors ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Division Ii

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of commuter student athletes who were hypothesized to experience a multiplicity of institutional logics while competing at the NCAA Division II level. Second, if multiple competing logics were present, the authors intended to test a theoretical model of logic multiplicity development. Utilizing a case study methodology, the authors collected data from commuter student athletes competing at the Division II level. The study’s findings indicated that commuter student athletes perceived the presence of multiple competing logics and that these logics indicated an aligned or minimally estranged organization. In particular, the high compatibility and high centrality of multiple competing logics signified an organization aligned between academic, athletic, and family values, whereas the low centrality and low compatibility of social identification and societal factors denoted an estranged organization for commuter student athletes. The implications of this research within sport management are presented herein.

Improving team performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 25-27
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Management Game ◽  
Team Behavior ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Team Player ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – To investigate whether implementing Belbin’s ideas on team balance and role diversity result in enhanced team performance. Design/methodology/approach – Compares the performance of teams engaged in a computer-simulated management game, analyzing team composition and individuals’ preferred Belbin roles. Findings – Teamwork: highly valued by so many organizations – and often so very hard to achieve! As a result, many job specifications state that the role requires “a good team player”. What is harder to find is evidence of whether “good” teams deliver superior performance. Practical implications – Observes that team role diversity does not lead to better financial performance. Adds that the Belbin role of the team leader does not appear to predict performance either. Social implications – Points out that awareness of their preferred Belbin team roles can help team members to become aware of their strengths and weaknesses and influence their behavior. Originality/value – Provides an empirical evaluation of Belbin’s work in terms of team performance rather than team behavior.

Development of a German-Language Questionnaire to Measure Collective Orientation as an Individual Attitude

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Hagemann
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Future Research ◽  
German Language ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Collective Orientation ◽  
Team Research ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Individual Variables ◽  
The Individual

Abstract. The individual attitudes of every single team member are important for team performance. Studies show that each team member’s collective orientation – that is, propensity to work in a collective manner in team settings – enhances the team’s interdependent teamwork. In the German-speaking countries, there was previously no instrument to measure collective orientation. So, I developed and validated a German-language instrument to measure collective orientation. In three studies (N = 1028), I tested the validity of the instrument in terms of its internal structure and relationships with other variables. The results confirm the reliability and validity of the instrument. The instrument also predicts team performance in terms of interdependent teamwork. I discuss differences in established individual variables in team research and the role of collective orientation in teams. In future research, the instrument can be applied to diagnose teamwork deficiencies and evaluate interventions for developing team members’ collective orientation.

The Relationship Between Leader–Member Exchange and Employees’ Proactive Behaviors

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-111
Author(s):  
Fong-Yi Lai ◽  
Szu-Chi Lu ◽  
Cheng-Chen Lin ◽  
Yu-Chin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Voice Behavior ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Multi Temporal ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Abstract. The present study proposed that, unlike prior leader–member exchange (LMX) research which often implicitly assumed that each leader develops equal-quality relationships with their supervisors (leader’s LMX; LLX), every leader develops different relationships with their supervisors and, in turn, receive different amounts of resources. Moreover, these differentiated relationships with superiors will influence how leader–member relationship quality affects team members’ voice and creativity. We adopted a multi-temporal (three wave) and multi-source (leaders and employees) research design. Hypotheses were tested on a sample of 227 bank employees working in 52 departments. Results of the hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) analysis showed that LLX moderates the relationship between LMX and team members’ voice behavior and creative performance. Strengths, limitations, practical implications, and directions for future research are discussed.

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