Sports & Physical Education Today
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This 5 page paper examines the phenomenon that sports and physical education has changed a great deal, particularly since the seventies. The psychological effects of competition are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Pesport.wps

Bob Gibson / Player & Coach
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A 6 page discussion of Baseball player Bob Gibson's career in sports, both as a hot-headed player and well-respected coach for the St. Louis Cardinals. Bibliography lists 5 sources including the subjects' own autobiography.
Filename: Gibson.wps

Coaching / Defensive Skills
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A 5 page research paper discussing the defensive skills and strategies that can be used in coaching. The writer offers examples of skills or strategies to help in coaching, such as planning the class well, having a sense of humor, and improving communication skills. Bibliography is provided.
Filename: Coaching.wps

Cross Gender Coaching
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This 6 page argument takes the position that female coaches should not be hired for male teams. Reasons given include the use of Bandura's theory of self-efficacy which is illustrated with an example from the 1998 Winter Olympic games. Also included is a discussion of the psychological impact of locker room activity as well as statistics regarding the decline in the availability of female coaches. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Fecoach.wps

High School Basketball
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3 page review of a High School basketball game, its players, strength and weaknesses. Provides suggested strategy for beating the observed home team. Excellent for those studying coaching and related issues. No Bibliography.
Filename: Basketba.wps

How To Be A Good Baseball Coach
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7 pages on the psychology of coaching baseball. The paper, which describes what is involved in being a good coach today, is broken into five subsection. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Bcoach.wps

Issues In Coaching / Interscholastic Competition & The Student Athlete
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A 6 page paper on competitive interscholastic sports in which the writer looks at specific programs, the importance of good academic standing, certification of coaches, and whether or not we're doing a 'good job'-- of ensuring that school athletes also do well in their studies. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Skoolspo.wps

Paul 'Bear' Bryant / The Ultimate Football Coach
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This 8 page paper provides biographical information on a man who some say was the greatest coach who ever lived. A portrait of this football giant shows a picture of man immersed in the sport. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Paulbry.wps

A Annual Soccer Training Plan: Pre-Season, Late Pre-Season, In-Season, and Closed-Season
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A 6 page training plan for an under-sixteen youth club. The author includes psychological, technical, tactical, as well as physiological considerations in each of the four phases of annual soccer training. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPsoccer.rtf

An Overview of Creatine: Natural Function and Dietary Supplement
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A 7 page overview of the natural and synthetic sources of creatine. Notes the common utilization of the synthetic form of this substance as a dietary supplement by athletes. Emphasizes that while there are few reported negative physiological impacts of this practice, few studies have been completed in general. Urges that individuals err on the side of caution in their choice to use this substance. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPcreat2.wps

Baseball : Human Relationships
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An 9 page paper. In any organization, human relationships are formed and developed. These relationships may only exist at the workplace or some may carry them into their own personal lives. The same is true with sports teams. There are numerous relationships developed with baseball teams. This paper discusses the types of relationships that are formed between: owners and players, fans and players, coaches and players, and between and among teammates. The nature of these relationships and the effects of them are discussed. Two types of team cohesion are explained. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGbase.rtf

Biomechanics of a Soccer Kick
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A 13 page paper discussing the components of a soccer kick. Running and kicking are the two primary activities that individual players must master in the game of soccer. Each has been studied extensively in terms of biomechanics, and each has application in other sports. The purpose here is to provide a qualitative biomechanical analysis of the soccer kick in terms of force, velocity, acceleration, angular velocity, moment of inertia and angle of release. Includes 4 diagrams. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSbiomSocrKck.rtf

Biomechanics of the Tennis Forehand Stroke
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A 5 page paper discussing the kinesiology and the mechanics of the forehand swing in tennis. The kinesiology of the tennis forehand ground stroke must be understood within the context of an assessment of the musculature and an understanding of rotation and acceleration and deceleration, while the mechanics of the swing, once understood, can be used to achieve a more powerful swing. It is crucial that the player combines understanding of the two aspects of the swing to achieve the greatest results possible. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSbioTenFore.rtf

Children and Sports
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This 5 page paper provides an evaluation of how children are taught about sports. Group identification and being a team player is valued over individual competitiveness. This paper argues that children are unfairly indoctrinated into a competitive sporting world. An annotated bibliography is included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA411spo.rtf

Coaching Burnout
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This 15 page paper looks at the topic of burnout with special emphasis as it applies to coaching. Definition of the concept is provided, along with methods of diagnosis. Solutions are explored. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: SA025brn.wps

Crash Building: Nutritional and Exercise Regimes for the Serious Athlete
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An 11 page overview of the factors that enter into an athletic training and conditioning program. Concentrating on the needs of runners, the author provides an overview of training and dietary approaches to optimizing physical performance. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PPbdyBld.rtf

Crash Building: Nutritional and Exercise Regimes for the Serious Runner
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A 10 page overview of the factors that enter into a runner's training and conditioning program. The author provides an overview of training and dietary approaches to optimizing physical performance. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PPrunner.rtf

Ethical Alternatives to the Approach That "Winning Is All That Matters"
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A 9 page discussion of the concept that winning is all that matters in sports. Clarifies that while winning is certainly an important concept in sports, it should not be regarded as being of primary importance. The author stresses that emphasizing winning as a primary goal sometimes results in unethical methods to accomplish that goal. Athletes should instead concentrate on improving their own self concepts and accomplishing self-mastery. Identifies ethically-based goal setting as a critical component of that venture. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPwin.wps

Female Coaches May Be Detrimental to Male Sports Teams
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This 15 page paper provides a proposal for an experiment to prove the hypothesis, in addition to reviewing a great deal of research in the field. Literature pertinent to sports and gender relationships in general provide support for the thesis. Research which addresses female coaching specifically is also provided, inclusive of the psychological effects it has on the male. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA123gen.rtf

Fred Fiedler’s Comprehensive Contingency Model: Applications in Sports, Ethics, Social Responsibility, and Everyday Life
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A 7 page discussion of Fiedler’s contingency model of leadership, a model which postulates that leadership effectiveness is based on “situational contingency”, i.e. that in order to be most effective the situation had to be favorable to the leadership style being utilized. The author contests some writers’ interpretation that Fiedler is contending that the leader himself cannot change. This criticism is unjust in may respects. Fiedler’s model recognizes, of course, that not all situations will be favorable and either the situation or the leadership style must be changed in order to correspond with one another. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPleader.rtf

Group & Team Dynamics
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A 12 page research paper that examines team development. To demonstrate team dynamics, the writer first focuses on the motion picture Remember the Titans and then draws on the scholarship of Stewart, Manz and Sims (1999) in their book Team Work and Group Dynamics to discuss issues, such as the stages of team development and the nature of team leadership. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khtemdyn.rtf

Leadership In Sport
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This 9 page paper investigates leadership and begins with a definition of leadership. The writer then reports and explains the three broad categories into which most leadership styles fall, trait theories, environmental theories and behavior theories. Transactional and transformational leadership is then described and explained. How charisma fits into the styles is discussed. The paper then turns to sport literature and describes cohesion and the need for role differentiation and interdependence. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PGsptld.rtf

LEADERSHIP STYLES OF HERB BROOKS
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This 3 page paper outlines the aspects of hockey legend, Herb Brooks' leadership ability and style. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MBnhl.rtf

Motor Imagery in Sports
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A 10 page research paper on how Mental Imagery, Mental Practice and Visualization are used in sports. The writer reviews the method, history, and empirical debates surrounding the issue. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Cnsprtps.wps

Nuances and Nonverbal Communication of Volleyball Coaching and Officiating
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This 10 page report discusses the ways in which nonverbal communication serves as an essential aspect of both coaching and officiating the sport of volleyball. The most effective and “proper” techniques and responsibilities of a line judge for the fast-paced game of volleyball involve specific signals, movements, and cues that allow officials to understand what is happening at different areas of the court, whether or not their own line of sight is impaired. The same concept holds true for the coaches of competing teams. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: BWvolbal.rtf

Parents should be banned from their children's sport activities
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This 3 page paper uses the case of Thomas Junta who beat a parent to death at a hockey game. While banning parents from children's games may appear ludicrous, it seems to be the best solution for the children. This paper explains why. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: SA722spt.rtf

Phil Jackson: Coaching
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5 pages in length. Seven seasons as the coach of the Chicago Bulls basketball team and a winning season with the Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson departed leaving an overwhelming sense of camaraderie, brotherhood, spirituality and encouragement. Clearly, the years Jackson spent with the Bulls pre-empted the teams entire philosophy about winning and losing, as well as the very essence that compels them to reach for the glory. To Jackson, coaching basketball was not solely about winning; rather, he achieved such a winning record by teaching his players the more important aspects of life. Jackson's entire coaching philosophy revolved around the importance of finding beauty, selflessness and transcendence within one's overall existence; whether the task at hand is menial or monumental, Jackson coached his team in the art basketball and the art of life. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: TLCjcksn.wps

Philosophy and Coaching
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An 11 page paper which discusses various philosophical concepts in relationship to coaching sports. 1 page outline included. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAcoachng.wps

Player Violence Issues: On and Off the Field
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This is an 8 page paper discussing the various issues which surround player violence on and off the field. How players who have a history of violence are handled by their associations and their influences are discussed. Different types of player aggressive behaviour is categorize and applied to examples. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TJplayr1.rtf

Sport Psychology: Motivation in Sports and Soccer
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This is a 7 page paper discussing motivation in sport with examples from soccer. Motivation in sport is unique in regards to the study of motivation in psychology as many factors which seem to motivate athletes to increase perceived competence and performance are not the same as those recorded in other studies outside of the sport environment. Researchers A.V. Carron and R.H. Cox have compiled collections of motivational models which can be applied within the sport setting. While much of the research can be applied to athletes who compete on an individual level, much of it has also been applied to the team environment. Several research studies in the area of junior soccer have revealed that expectations of others and perceived self-control are high motivators in relation to perceived competence and performance. While many factors such as intrinsic self-confidence are required for high anxiety level components of the game, such as penalty shots, several other components related to expectations of others such as audience support are more consistent indicators of motivation in the sport of soccer. Bibliography list 6 sources.
Filename: TJmosoc1.rtf

Sports Coaching in France
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A 6 page paper discussing the role of government and coaches in French school sport. The government places a sport representative on staff at all public schools, and even private schools have athletic directors and compete with other private schools. French coaches have both academic and sport superiors, and they are expected to teach more to their students than merely rules and techniques of games. Sport is an integral part of overall education. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSSptsFrance.wps

Sports Psychology and Making the Physical and Mental Comeback from Injury
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This 10 page report discusses the processes, bothe mental and physical, associated with an athlete’s recovery from an injury and his or her return to their sport. When a person is injured while participating in a beloved sport or in a way unrelated to sports but that curtails sports capabilities, it carries a level of fear that their injury will keep them from their sport. There is also the fear that “recovery” will not mean the original level of sporting excellence. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: BWsinjry.wps

Sports Psychology and the Improvement of Performance
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This 6 page paper considers the ideal characteristics, physical and mental, of a rugby player and then compares the ideal with a fictional reality. The writer the considers how an intervention made be successful in improving performance. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEsportp.wps

Sports Psychology Focus for a Young Golfer
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This 6 page report discusses the advice and training that a sports psychologist would address in helping a young golfer compete in the professional golfing world. The primary issues addressed are concentration, "the zone," and focus. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWauspro.rtf

Sports Psychology in “Rocky”
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This 4 page paper summarizes the movie “Rocky” and the sports psychology that it shows. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVSptPsy.rtf

Steroids are Ruining our National Pastime
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A 3 page examination of the growing phenomena of steroid use in baseball. The author asserts that the mindset that fuels that use can be traced all the way back to T-Ball teams and the "win at any cost" ideology with which we inoculate our youth. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPsterBs.rtf

Successful Coaching
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of coaching techniques. Successful coaching is seen as employing a combination of techniques. Various leadership styles are explored. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: SA252co.rtf

Tennis/Children's Participation
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A 4 page research paper that discusses the risk of repetitive stress fractures in children, with a focus on playing tennis. The writer discusses stress fractures, stress fractures as they occur in tennis, and coaching philosophy to ensure that the sport is safe for children's participation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khkidten.rtf

The Alabama Crimson Tide
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This 4 page paper discusses the history of football at Alabama, the legendary coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, and the fans. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Killer Bees: Bridgehampton, NY
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A 3 page paper which examines the success and effectiveness of teams as opposed to groups as seen through the history of the Killer Bees basketball team in Bridgehampton, NY. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAkrbee.rtf

The Performance Profile Is Perfect
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6 pages in length. Knowing one's limitations is completely different from setting one's limitations, a concept brought forth and examined by the aspect of performance profiling. The reason an athlete succeeds or fails in his attempt to reach a certain goal is bound within myriad physiological and psychological elements; a coach trying to understand the reason for an athlete's inability to complete a task he believes the individual is completely able to do must look more toward the athlete's own restrictive introspection when there is no obvious cause for failure. This is where performance profiling helps to provide the reason why some people's self-perception is the single aspect holding them back from success. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TLCPerfProf.rtf

The Philosophic Process in Sports, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
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An 8 page overview of the philosophic process as it applies to such aspects of our daily lives as sports, ethics, and social responsibility. Defines the philosophic process as a quest for knowledge and ethical and moral justification in the choices we make in life. The author contends that it is a process which is, in fact, applicable to ever aspect of our lives. In sports, for example, we seek fitness, knowledge, the enhancement of motor skills, and even pleasure. In our jobs we seek competency and professionality. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPphlPrc.rtf

The Role of Goal Setting in Sports
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This 5 page sports psychology paper considers the role of goal setting in sports, and the way that goals should support and create motivation. The writer looks at the role of competitive goals and mastery goals and considers the common pitfalls which may be seen when goal setting is undertaken. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEgoals1.rtf

The Role of the Sports Psychologist
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This 5 page paper considers the different roles that may be taken on by a sports psychologist, how they vary and the overall aims. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEspopsy.rtf

THEO EPSTEIN, THE BOSTON RED SOX AND SUCCESS
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This 8-page paper focuses on general manager Theo Epstein of the Boston Red Sox baseball club, what he did to turn the Sox into a World Series winning team, and how he did it. Also under discussion is whether or not Epstein can continue the winning trend. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTtheeps.rtf