Current and Future Issues and Trends Facing Student Athletes and Athletic Programs

Hill, Kenneth; Burch-Ragan, Kelly M.; Yates, Denise

doi:10.1002/ss.6

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“…Furthermore, student athletes may be especially likely to engage in problematic use of alcohol and other substances (Etzel, Ferrante, & Pinkney, 2002). Similarly, Hill, Burch-Ragan, and Yates (2001) reported that student athletes may be especially likely to confront problems of sexual assault and violence. Taken together, a growing body of research exists that supports the suggestion that student athletes face heightened college adjustment demands.…”

Section: Impact Of Noncognitive Factors On First-year Academic Performentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Noncognitive Factors on First‐Year Academic Performance and Persistence of NCAA Division I Student Athletes

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2009

The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development

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Impact of Noncognitive Factors on First‐Year Academic Performance and Persistence of NCAA Division I Student Athletes

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2009

The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development

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“…Not one indicated that they perceived a lack of support from the athletic department staff or the academic faculty in general. This supports the literature review (Carodine, Hall, & Gratto, 2001;Hill, Burch-Ragan, & Yates, 2001;Howard-Hamilton & Sina;Nite, 2012) in demonstrating a relatively strong academic support services philosophy in intercollegiate athletics.…”

Section: Academic Support Programssupporting

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“…Hill, Burch-Ragan, and Yates (2001) provide some recommendations for student affairs professionals to help student-athletes develop the skills necessary to succeed in the college environment. Among them are to develop an understanding of college athletics and student-athletes, provide for campus-wide leadership in this endeavor, develop, cross-functional teams and interdisciplinary approaches to assist student-athletes, conduct systemic inquiry regarding student-athletes, translate knowledge about student-athletes to the media and public, and implement a strategy for responding to rapidly changing technology and information systems (Hill, Burch-Ragan, & Yates, 2001).…”

Section: Student-athlete Support Servicesmentioning

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Ways In Which Participation In Intercollegiate Athletics Contributes To The Learning And Development Of Student-Athletes

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The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to investigate the impact of Division I intercollegiate athletic participation on the student learning and development of former student-athletes. More specifically, in what did ways these student-athletes perceive gains and losses as related to their overall life and career skills repertoire. The study is somewhat unique considering there is a dearth of qualitative research available regarding this particular research topic.The study focused on the specific ways in which former college student-athletes perceived how they had learned, developed and gained from their overall experiences as student-athletes. They were asked to interpret what were the important programs, techniques, strategies that contributed to their student learning and development. As important, they were asked to reflect on the persons most influential in their overall development as student-athletes. The study involved personal interviews with 19 former student-athletes from NCAA Division I institutions across a variety of sports and included both males and females.Ultimately, the findings of this study were consistent with the theoretical framework upon which the study was based, chiefly, that intercollegiate athletics can serve as a viable out-of-class learning experience and that critical life and career skills can be enhanced by effectively administered intercollegiate athletic programs. In essence, all of the participants perceived that their life and career skills had been positively impacted directly by their overall experiences as college student-athletes.This study suggests that intercollegiate athletic programs, when designed, implemented, and administered with appropriate personnel, programs, pedagogies, and strategies can essentially align with the overall mission of higher education.

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“…Collegiate athletes have traditionally been the targets of close observation in which the media play a key role (Hill, Burch-Ragan, & Yates, 2001). Prospective collegiate athletes, especially those that are high profile or highly ranked, receive a great deal of media attention.…”

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Over-Signing in College Football: Why Does It Occur?

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Paule-Koba

2017

JHEAI

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This study sought to determine what factors influence the decision-making processes of college football coaches when over-signing a recruiting class and/or roster. NCAA Bylaws limit the number of scholarships that Division I-A member institutions can recruit for their program (85) and annually (25). Over-signing occurs when college programs sign more prospective collegiate athletes to a National Letters of Intent (NLI) than they have room for on their roster or in their recruiting class. Over-signing results in coaching staffs taking a scholarship away from a returning player or later informing an incoming player he will not be extended a scholarship. Although many sport journalists have written about this issue, it has not yet been examined through an empirical study. Seventeen college football coaches and personnel staffers were interviewed for this study. Our findings show that over-signing occurs because it is an accepted practice that can give coaches a competitive advantage, while also accounting for college athlete attrition rates and indecisive recruits. Additionally, over-signing was frequently viewed as another roster management practice that allowed coaches to remove underperforming players while adding new players. Participants' suggested the adoption of an early signing period as a possible solution to counteract the negative attributes of over-signing. Thus, this study educates athletic administrators and fans on the complex recruiting and roster management practice of over-signing.Over-signing in college football is a controversial practice among many athletic administrators, coaching staffs, fans, and current/prospective collegiate athletes. Doyel (2010) explained that coaches who choose to engage in the practice of over-signing risk negatively impacting current/prospective athletes, so actions should be taken to curtail such behavior. The term over

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Current and Future Issues and Trends Facing Student Athletes and Athletic Programs

Abstract: This chapter focuses on current national issues having impacts on college athletics. Also included are lists of organizations and other resources about student athletes.

Cited by 19 publications

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Impact of Noncognitive Factors on First‐Year Academic Performance and Persistence of NCAA Division I Student Athletes

Impact of Noncognitive Factors on First‐Year Academic Performance and Persistence of NCAA Division I Student Athletes

Ways In Which Participation In Intercollegiate Athletics Contributes To The Learning And Development Of Student-Athletes

Over-Signing in College Football: Why Does It Occur?

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