Implementation of an Educational Fueling Station for a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Athletic Program

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaneen Gomez-Hixson ◽  
Melissa L. Brown
Keyword(s):  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Division Iii ◽  
Athletic Program ◽  
Fueling Station

The Role of Divisional Affiliation in Athletic Department Web Site Coverage

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Coyte G. Cooper ◽  
David Pierce
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Site ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Division Iii ◽  
Broad Perspective ◽  
Men's Basketball ◽  
School Year ◽  
Sport Teams ◽  
Academic School

With the growing popularity of the Internet as a communication medium, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletic departments have turned to their Web sites to build interest in their product among consumers. As sites continue to develop traffic, it is important to examine the coverage being provided on the home Web pages to determine whether equitable coverage is being allocated to men’s and women’s nonrevenue sport teams. The current research featured a content analysis of NCAA divisional Web-site coverage during an academic school year. From a broad perspective, the results indicated that only Division III provided equitable gender and individual team coverage allocations on its home Web pages. In contrast, the data also supported the notion that Division I athletic programs (Football Bowl Subdivision [FBS] and Football Championship Subdivision [FCS]) provided significantly more coverage to men’s baseball, men’s basketball, and men’s football than nonrevenue-sport teams. The FBS and FCS coverage inequalities are discussed in depth in the article.

scholarly journals The Deleterious Effects of NCAA Division I Programs: A Comparison of the Current Activities of Student-Athletes of Two Different Division Schools Through the Prism of the Wellness Paradigm

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Andreas Stamatis ◽  
Zacharias Papadakis
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Division I ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Division Iii ◽  
Collegiate Sports ◽  
Reported Data ◽  
Athletic Scholarship

The majority of American student-athletes participate in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) programs. Those programs are categorized into three different Divisions, which demonstrate differences in athletic scholarship support, level of competition, and philosophy. Among them, Division III (DIII) institutions account for the highest percentage of schools who play collegiate sports, followed by Division I (DI). Recent events and evidence on depression and suicide, anxiety, disordered eating and eating disorders, and substance use and abuse have raised awareness on mental health difficulties in this specific population of young adults. The purpose of this study is to add to the current state of knowledge by investigating whether there are differences in the promotion of a wellness lifestyle between a DI and a DIII university. Using an online interview created by Côté, Ericcson, and Law (2005) all student athletes from both Rice University (DI) and State University of New York (SUNY) at Plattsburgh (DIII) were recruited via email. Sixty-three participated from Rice and 90 from SUNY Plattsburgh. The response rate was 17% and 29%, respectively. Descriptive statistics and parametric tests were used in data analysis. By comparing these two case studies, differences with statistical significance were found in the current activities of sleeping, socializing, school/career, and studying. These differences infer that a DIII school may be promoting a wellness lifestyle more than a DI school. Possible limitations are the use of unequal samples and self-reported data. Future research on comparing more cases of different Division schools is recommended.

scholarly journals Leadership Styles of College and University Athletic Directors and the Presence of NCAA Transgender Policy

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randall Bowden ◽  
Kayleigh McCauley
Keyword(s):  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Athletic Directors ◽  
Active Member ◽  
College Athlete ◽  
Division Iii ◽  
Leadership Frames ◽  
College And University ◽  
Intersectionality Theory ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Relationship Of

<p>In September 2011, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced the <em>Policy on Transgender Inclusion</em>. It provides guidelines for transgender student athletes to participate in sex-separated athletic teams according to their gender identity. The <em>2012 LGBTQ National College Athlete Report</em>, the first of its kind, provided information to help serve gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (GLBTQ) students. Although the <em>Policy on Transgender Inclusion</em> has been around since 2011 and the <em>2012 Report</em> provided insights, the extent by which best practices have been implemented has not been adequately explored. This study examined the relationship of athletic directors’ leadership frames to transgender inclusion policies at institutions with NCAA athletics. Athletic directors from active member NCAA schools were contacted: 340 in Division I; 290 in Division II; and 436 in Division III. Leadership was examined according to the Multi-frame Model for Organizations in addition to Intersectionality Theory. The human resource frame was the most common and the political frame was the least. There were no statistically significant differences among NCAA Divisions or between private and public institutions. Although athletic directors acknowledged transgender policies and were aware of the legal parameters, lack of policy presence was prevalent on campuses.</p>

scholarly journals Match Demands of Women’s Collegiate Soccer

Sports ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Andrew R. Jagim ◽  
Jason Murphy ◽  
Alexis Q. Schaefer ◽  
Andrew T. Askow ◽  
Joel A. Luedke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Expenditure ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Ncaa Division Iii ◽  
Fat Free Mass ◽  
Movement Kinematics ◽  
Division Iii ◽  
Match Play ◽  
High Speeds ◽  
Global Positioning

Research describing the match and specific positional demands during match play in women’s collegiate soccer is limited. The purpose of the study was to quantify the match demands of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III soccer and assess position differences in movement kinematics, heart rate (HR), and energy expenditure. Twenty-five Division III women soccer players (height: 1.61 ± 0.3 m; body mass: 66.7 ± 7.5 kg; fat-free mass: 50.3 ± 6.5 kg; body fat%: 25.6 ± 5.1%) were equipped with a wearable global positioning system to assess the demands of 22 matches throughout a season. Players were categorized by position (goal keepers (GK), center defenders (CB), flank players (FP), forwards (F), and center midfielders (CM)). Players covered 9807 ± 2588 m and 1019 ± 552 m at high speeds (>249.6 m·m−1), with an overall average speed of 62.85 ± 14.7 m·m−1. This resulted in a mean HR of 74.2 ± 6% HR max and energy expenditure of 1259 ± 309 kcal. Significant and meaningful differences in movement kinematics were observed across position groups. CM covered the most distance resulting in the highest training load. FP covered the most distance at high speeds and mean HR values were highest in CM, CB, and FP positions.

scholarly journals Athletic Trainers' Barriers to Maintaining Professional Commitment in the Collegiate Setting

2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 524-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie M. Mazerolle ◽  
Christianne M. Eason ◽  
William A. Pitney
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Athletic Training ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Athletic Trainers ◽  
Life Stage ◽  
Inductive Method ◽  
Professional Commitment ◽  
Division Iii ◽  
Board Of Certification ◽  
The Individual

Context Professional commitment simply describes one's obligation to his or her work. For athletic trainers (ATs), the demanding work environment and job expectations may affect their characterization of professional commitment. Our breadth of knowledge regarding professional commitment within athletic training is narrow. Objective To evaluate the professional commitment of ATs in the collegiate setting. Design Qualitative study. Setting Collegiate. Patients or Other Participants Thirty-three Board of Certification-certified ATs employed in the collegiate setting (National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I = 11, Division II = 9, Division III = 13) with an average of 10 ± 8 years of clinical experience volunteered. Data saturation guided the total number of participants. Data Collection and Analysis Online journaling via QuestionPro was completed by all participants. Multiple-analyst triangulation and peer review were conducted for data credibility. Analysis followed a general inductive method. Results Four themes speak to the factors that negatively affect ATs' professional enthusiasm and commitment: (1) life stage, (2) work overload, (3) organizational climate, and (4) human resources. The latter 3 speak to the effect the workplace can have on ATs' professional commitment, and the first speaks to the effect outside responsibilities can have. Conclusions Our results suggest that several of the factors that negatively influence the professional commitment of collegiate ATs are modifiable organizational components. Developing resiliency strategies at the individual and organizational levels may help to facilitate improved professional commitment for the AT.

Comparison of Concussion Rates Between NCAA Division I and Division III Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Players

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (11) ◽  
pp. 2622-2629 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Rosene ◽  
Bryan Raksnis ◽  
Brie Silva ◽  
Tyler Woefel ◽  
Paul S. Visich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Division I ◽  
Surveillance Program ◽  
Division Iii ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Rate Ratios

Background: Examinations related to divisional differences in the incidence of sports-related concussions (SRC) in collegiate ice hockey are limited. Purpose: To compare the epidemiologic patterns of concussion in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ice hockey by sex and division. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: A convenience sample of men’s and women’s ice hockey teams in Divisions I and III provided SRC data via the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program during the 2009-2010 to 2014-2015 academic years. Concussion counts, rates, and distributions were examined by factors including injury activity and position. Injury rate ratios (IRRs) and injury proportion ratios (IPRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to compare concussion rates and distributions, respectively. Results: Overall, 415 concussions were reported for men’s and women’s ice hockey combined. The highest concussion rate was found in Division I men (0.83 per 1000 athlete-exposures [AEs]), followed by Division III women (0.78/1000 AEs), Division I women (0.65/1000 AEs), and Division III men (0.64/1000 AEs). However, the only significant IRR was that the concussion rate was higher in Division I men than Division III men (IRR = 1.29; 95% CI, 1.02-1.65). The proportion of concussions from checking was higher in men than women (28.5% vs 9.4%; IPR = 3.02; 95% CI, 1.63-5.59); however, this proportion was higher in Division I women than Division III women (18.4% vs 1.8%; IPR = 10.47; 95% CI, 1.37-79.75). The proportion of concussions sustained by goalkeepers was higher in women than men (14.2% vs 2.9%; IPR = 4.86; 95% CI, 2.19-10.77), with findings consistent within each division. Conclusion: Concussion rates did not vary by sex but differed by division among men. Checking-related concussions were less common in women than men overall but more common in Division I women than Division III women. Findings highlight the need to better understand the reasons underlying divisional differences within men’s and women’s ice hockey and the need to develop concussion prevention strategies specific to each athlete population.

National Collegiate Athletic Association Athletic Departments’ Mental Health Screening Practices: Who, What, When, and How

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Megan Drew ◽  
Trent A. Petrie ◽  
Tess Palmateer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Athletic Trainers ◽  
Division I ◽  
Athletic Departments ◽  
Division Iii ◽  
Screening Practices ◽  
Minimal Data

College student athletes face unique, sport-related stressors that may lead to, or exacerbate, mental health (MH) concerns and symptoms. Although the National Collegiate Athletic Association has identified MH screening as a best practice, minimal data exist regarding contemporary screening practices. We explored National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I (DI), Division II (DII), and Division III (DIII) athletic departments’ current MH screening practices (N = 264). Compared with DII/DIII (53%), a greater percentage of Division I (89%) conducted formal MH screening. At DII/DIII institutions, athletic trainers were more likely to both administer and review screeners than any other sports medicine professional; sport psychologists primarily oversaw these tasks at DI schools. DI, compared with DII/DIII, institutions were more likely to have had a student athlete attempt suicide (62% vs. 40%) and participate in inpatient treatment (69% vs. 43%). There is a clear need for the National Collegiate Athletic Association to continue to promote policies that support MH screening and to create mechanisms in which it can monitor institutional involvement.

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