The purpose of the study was to analyze collegiate athletes' achievement motivation for sport participation. Participants included 64 male (n=28) and female (n=36) athletes at a Division I institution in the Southeastern United States. Volunteer participants were current members of the baseball,...

The purpose of this case study of volunteers at the 2014 Sochi Paralympic Winter Games was to explore their motivations utilizing Bang and Ross's (2009) seven factors of volunteer motivation. Interviews were conducted with 10 volunteers via video conference and e-mail about their motivation to work ...

The use of mega sporting events to achieve social goals is of main convincing reason for local bidders. Identified and researched evidence regarding the effects of the sport major events for Iranian community is scarce. The purpose of this investigation was to understand social impact of hosting...

The graduate employment market faces ever-increasing socio-economic and political pressures. Higher Education Institutions and the sport sector in the EU have an important role in contributing to graduate employment. The aims of the study were: (1) to assess general perceptions of employability,...

Within global sport it appears the effective management of the interdependency of national governing bodies, individual clubs and a network of stakeholder interests has never been more widely discussed. It points to a requirement for all sporting organizations to remain sensitive to what is an...

This paper explores Australian secondary physical education (PE) teachers' understanding of PE in the context of new curriculum familiarisation. Data was initially collected through online surveys (phase 1), and based on this data, participants were sourced from, and volunteered to be interviewed...

Voluntary sports clubs (VSCs) provide the primary opportunities for organized community sport in the UK and thus hold the responsibility for delivering on mega-event sports participation legacies. This study presents findings from open-ended questionnaires and interviews conducted in two phases...

Most event organizations rely on the commitment of volunteers to prepare for and stage events. An attempt to understand factors that affect volunteers' engagement and retention has received much attention from a substantial number of published studies. This article provides a systematic...

This study investigated the effects of a sport nutrition education intervention (SNEI) on dietary intake, knowledge, body composition, and performance in NCAA Division I baseball players. Resistance trained NCAA Division I baseball players (82.4±8.2 kg; 1.83±0.06 m; 13.7±5% body fat) participated...

Sport management programs often partner with intercollegiate athletic departments or community sport organizations to provide student volunteers. Motivating, satisfying, and retaining the student population may constitute a challenge for academic program stakeholders. The purpose of this study was...