Author: United States. Board of Visitors to the United States Naval AcademyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Report
Author: United States. Board of Visitors to the United States Naval AcademyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Naval Academy Athletic Programs as Predictors of Midshipmen Academic and Military Performance
Author: Gregory M. ZettlerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781423508892
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
This research analyzes the impact of the United States Naval Academy's club sport and varsity athletic programs on midshipman academic and military performance. Linear%ear regression models are developed for the Naval Academy classes of 1998 and 1999 to analyze the effect of explanatory variables on midshipmen Academic Quality Point Rating (AQPR) and Military Quality Point Rating (MQPR). It is important to understand the relationship between athletic programs and academic and military performance so that the Academy leadership can objectively evaluate and maximize positive effects these programs have on preparing midshipmen to assume the responsibilities that await them upon graduation. The study concludes that sufficient evidence exists to suggest that the United States Naval Academy should continue to foster strong varsity and club sport athletic programs. Beyond the officer-like qualities that are directly taught on the athletic field, significant participation in these programs does enhance the military performance of midshipman. Specifically, MQPR was positively affected when a student-athlete won a letter in either a varsity or club sport. There is also some evidence to suggest that performance in the classroom may benefit as well, but it is not as convincing as in the case of military performance. Specifically, when all valid AQPRs are used in the analysis, AQPR was positively affected when a student-athlete won a letter in eider a varsity or club sport. When only graduates were used, however, the significance levels of the coefficients were not above the threshold, and no conclusion could be made reading the effect of letter winning AQPR.
Report of the Board of Visitors to the Unided States Naval Academy
Author: United States Naval AcademyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Report of the Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Academy
Author: United States. Board of Visitors to the Naval AcademyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back
Author: Jessica LutherPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477322175
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Triumphant wins, gut-wrenching losses, last-second shots, underdogs, competition, and loyalty—it’s fun to be a fan. But when a football player takes a hit to the head after yet another study has warned of the dangers of CTE, or when a team whose mascot was born in an era of racism and bigotry takes the field, or when a relief pitcher accused of domestic violence saves the game, how is one to cheer? Welcome to the club for sports fans who care too much. In Loving Sports When They Don’t Love You Back, acclaimed sports writers Jessica Luther and Kavitha A. Davidson tackle the most pressing issues in sports, why they matter, and how we can do better. For the authors, “sticking to sports” is not an option—not when our taxes are paying for the stadiums, and college athletes aren’t getting paid at all. But simply quitting a favorite team won’t change corrupt and deplorable practices, and the root causes of many of these problems are endemic in our wider society. An essential read for modern fans, Loving Sports When They Don’t Love You Back challenges the status quo and explores how we might begin to reconcile our conscience with our fandom.
When Race, Religion, and Sport Collide
Author: Darron T. SmithPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442217901
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
When Race, Religion, and Sport Collide tells the story of Brandon Davies’ dismissal from Brigham Young University’s NCAA playoff basketball team to illustrate the thorny intersection of religion, race, and sport at BYU and beyond. Author Darron T. Smith analyzes the athletes dismissed through BYU’s honor code violations and suggests that they are disproportionately African American, which has troubling implications. He ties these dismissals to the complicated history of negative views towards African Americans in the LDS faith. These honor code dismissals elucidate the challenges facing black athletes at predominantly white institutions. Weaving together the history of the black athlete in America and the experience of blackness in Mormon theology, When Race, Religion, and Sport Collide offers a timely and powerful analysis of the challenges facing African American athletes in the NCAA today.
Special briefings, testimony of organizations and interested individuals
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on AppropriationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Appropriations
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on AppropriationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Finance, Public
Languages : en
Pages : 1456
Book Description
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on AppropriationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1570
Book Description
The Midshipman Culture and Educational Reform
Author: Todd A. ForneyPublisher: University of Delaware Press
ISBN: 9780874138641
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
The Midshipman Culture and Educational Reform examines the effect of educational and professional reforms on the culture of Annapolis from 1945-76. The Naval Academy has juggled the competing priorities of training and education throughout its history. Proper balance was a perennial problem since the academy was limited to a four-year timetable to graduation. Bancroft Hall was the focal point for professional indoctrination and the heart and soul of the academy culture. Its traditions and activities often competed with academies for the midshipmen's time and attention. technology and operational requirements forced the school to reevaluate the emphasis paid to academics. Outside groups, such as the Folsom Board and Admiral Hyman Rickover, also acted as a catalyst for reform. The culmination of these efforts was the academic revolution of the 1960s, which transformed Annapolis into an elite engineering college. Midshipmen and their officers occasionally resisted changes that undercut their most cherished traditions, including plebe indoctrination. Ironically, most core values of the academy culture remained similar to what they had always been, including the emphasis on career service and loyalty to one's shipmates. Fomey's book uses all original sources, including a thorough survey of graduates from these years.