...athletes or coaches have been successful regardless of the situation. One of these coaches is Patricia Head Summitt. Despite the gender inequalities that are evident in the sport of basketball she has become the greatest coach in the sport. Pat Summitt was born to Richard and Hazel Head on June 14, 1952. She was born in Ashland City, Tennessee. She married R.B. Summitt who she later divorced and together they had one son named Tyler. Pat attended the University of Tennessee at Martin. She majored in physical education and was a member on the women’s basketball team there. Along with playing for her school she was a member of the United States World University team. Summitt graduated in 1974. Immediately after graduating she was offered the job of head women’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. She accepted the job offer and worked in this position from 1974 until 2012. As a child Pat grew up in Clarksville, Tennessee but later moved across the county line to Henrietta, Tennessee so that Pat would be able to participate on a women’s high school team. She played for Cheatham County High School where she was a four year starter and earned all-district honors her senior year. When Summitt graduated and decided to attend the University of Tennessee at Martin she had to find a way to afford tuition because at that time there were no basketball scholarships for women. According to Siroky (2012), “Pat and her teammates recall applying their numbers...
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...Pat Summit once said, “But to us, orange is a flag of pride, because it identifies us as Lady Vols and therefore women of an unmistakable type. Fighters. I remember how many of them fought for a better life for themselves, I just met them halfway” (Jenkins & Summitt, 2013). The importance of a player and coach relationship in the athletes’ athletic and academic objectives is exemplified in this quote. Countless student-athletes begin their careers with aspirations of becoming professionals, and desire a coach who will help them achieve this goal. Disregarding student athletes’ aspirations, in a recent NCAA report, only 19.1 percent of men’s basketball players play professionally, with only 1.1 percent of those playing in the National Basketball...
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...Running head: A Tale of two coaches Case Study: A Tale of Two coaches – Part I Isaac Jonathan Kurapati Grand Canyon University: LDR 600 Introduction The tale of two Coaches brings out an outstanding contrast between two successful basketball coaches. When we look at a broader perspective, several different forms of leadership styles and approaches have been adopted by the both the coaches. Based on observations, coach knight plays a negative leadership style role, while coach K’s approach was a more positive approach. The behavior of the two coaches is therefore differing to each other. Coach Knight’s Leadership approach style was hurtful, detrimental and vigorous but lead, but through these practices his team had successful wins. On the Parallel, coach K was liberal, substantial and progressive but also potent. The two coaches practiced many rules and made several changes to succeed as a team, they were very talented and had skills that left constant trails for success. Power Bases Expert, Referent, coercive and Reward Powers were the Power bases used by both the coaches for the successful building of a successful team; Coach K has used reward and referral power by connecting with his players and by constantly encouraging his players by consistently appreciating their performances and thus used the power bases in a positive way. Knight used applied coercive power on his players in order to boost the...
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...Running head: 180 Days 180 Days Michael Mihoci 2 Access Hours Conneaut Area Senior High Sharon Sielski Doug Parks May 16, 2013 Recently I took the time to watch the PBS documentary "180 Days" which chronicles a full "normal" school year at an urban pubic high school in Washington D.C. called D.C. Metropolitan High School located in the heart of our nation's capital. Many things struck me about this documentary and this report will divulge into detail on several of these points. As a government teacher what stood out the most to me was PBS choosing to select a school located in our nation’s capital right under the nose of our political driven, policy making, bureaucratic based government. I see an odd paradigm with this. First I thought what better example than to select a school right in our educational leaders’ backyard. At the same time I thought what an embarrassment to our nation that literally within a short distance of the most powerful organization in the world do we have such an example of American education. Aside from my preliminary observation about school selection, I quickly realized that for all the problems the school and students each have, this is not "just" a school to the majority of the students at D.C. Metropolitan. This educational institution also serves as a home and in many cases a family to its' students. The students at D.C. Metropolitan High School deals with struggles that are well beyond those that...
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...Reference……………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………….19 Appendices……………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………..20 Introduction For my statistical data analysis project, I chose to analyze the National Basketball Association (NBA) 2013 regular season teams. The analysis looks at the total team and reviewed the information such as games played, field goals attempt and percentage, free throw attempts and percentage, blocks and steals. The data was obtained from the NBA website. For the 2013 NBA stats there were 30 teams that played on the average of 82 games. Based on statistical analysis, the most important keys for team success in basketball and their relative weights, in parentheses, are field goal percentage, turnovers, offensive rebounds, free throw attempts and percentage, blocks and steals. Coaches are always looking for a better understanding of what makes up a winning team. This knowledge would help them improve the team statistics in the areas listed above. I took the entire statistical breakdown from the 2013-2014 seasons and in hopes to find any key statistical areas that could be directly related to winning percentage. Descriptive Analysis and Frequency Distribution For the descriptive analysis, I analyzed the Field Goal Percentage. Field goal percentage is one of the better basketball statistics to determine how effective the...
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...Imagery, PEETLEP Model and Technology Michael S. Harmon Capella University Abstract The use of imagery in the realm of sport psychology is widely accepted and used to enhance skill, reduce anxiety, increase decision making skills, etc. Although several models are available to construct imagery scripts, the PEETLEP model offers seven concepts that should improve the delivery system over more traditional oriented approaches. Integrate that model with advances in technology (video capture, podcasts, virtual reality), the sport psychologist has the opportunity to help an athlete enhance their performance like no other time in history. Imagery conducted for sport performance is referred to as sport imagery, but can be used interchangeably with the broader term mental imagery (Taylor and Wilson, 2005). Several other terms including mental practice, mental rehearsal, and visualization have also been used to refer to various components of mental imagery in sport (Morris, Spittle, & Watt, 2005; Taylor and Wilson, 2005; Weinburg & Gould, 2007). Specifically, sport imagery can be defined as using all senses to re-create or create a sport experience in the mind with the goal of enhancing sport performance during training and competition (Morris, Spittle, & Watt, 2005; Vealey & Greenleaf, 2001; Weinberg & Gould, 2007). There is a large amount of empirical evidence that supports that mental imagery works (Liggett, 2000; Moran, 2002; Morris, Spittle, & Watt...
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...Investigation of Irregular Classes in the Department of African and Afro-American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenneth L. Wainstein A. Joseph Jay III Colleen Depman Kukowski October 16, 2014 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. 1 II. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................... 7 III. INVESTIGATIVE PLAN AND METHODOLOGY ............................................................ 9 A. B. C. D. E. F. IV. The Scope of the Investigation............................................................................................. 9 Preliminary Steps of the Investigation ...............................................................................10 1. Review Prior Reports .............................................................................................10 2. Consult with District Attorney Woodall and the SBI .......................................10 3. Request Input from the Public..............................................................................11 4. Secure Access to FERPA Information ................................................................11 5. Distribute Broad Document Preservation Directive .........................................11 Collection and Review of Electronic...
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...off the body of the essay with a brief account of what you think should be done to help resolve the inequity. The body of your essay should make up about three and a half pages. Finally, write a short introductory paragraph in which you briefly describe the circumstances under which you took the photo and state your thesis (in a sentence or two) about the ultimate cause/causes of the inequity, and a short conclusion paragraph in which you emphasize what you believe to be the most important points in the essay. Intro Over time the types of physical activity inequities in sports have become better understood and recognized by our changing society. I took this photo because it captures inequity of ‘condition’ and ‘opportunity’ on a basketball court in the west end of Toronto. IWhile I was there it dawned on me that the ultimate causes of these inequities were class discrimination and the false ideology of his incapability to successfully keep up with the rest of the boys who were playing. Therefore the inequity of condition and the inequity of opportunity have prevented him from participating in physical activity fairly. Ultimate cause/ causes of inequity The...
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...Peer Pressure in Adolescent Development Sondra Hotchkiss University of Guelph FRHD*2280 Adolescent Development March 28, 2014 For this reflection piece, I have chosen to reflect on the affects that peer pressure has on adolescents during development. I will briefly discuss what I have learned about peer pressure and why it tends to peak during mid-adolescence. Furthermore, I will discuss how peer pressure exists in a variety of teen television shows, including One Tree Hill. This example also demonstrates how other teens respond to peer pressure and how it is often connected with bullying. Finally, I will discuss how peer pressure can affect one’s ability to achieve both academically and socially in the school environment. According to the lecture notes (Glozman, lecture notes, FRHD*2280, January 9, 2014) adolescence is defined as a period of the life course between the time puberty begins and the time adult status is approached. During this stage, young people are in the process of preparing to take on the roles and responsibilities associated with adulthood in their culture. During adolescence, we have noticed that peers play a large role in a young person’s life and typically replace family as the center of a teen’s social and leisure activities. Often time’s adolescents have various peer relationships and interact with a wide range of peer groups. As adolescents begin to pull away from their parents in search for their own identity, their friends usually become a...
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...Bowerman and Phil Knight. It wasn’t until 1971 that it was re-named “Nike” after the Greek winged goddess of victory, strength, speed, glory, and fame. The Nike “swoosh” is meant to represent the wings of the goddess Nike, as she was often depicted in mythology with. The iconic swoosh was created by Caroline Davidson, an advertising student at Portland University. She was a freelancer asked to design a graphic logo that could fit on the side of a shoe by Phil, and she sold him her design for $35. The first interaction between the founders of Nike was in 1959, when track coach Bill Bowerman met Phil Knight; who was a runner at the University of Oregon where he was coaching. The need for the company arose out of Bill’s desire to find lighter, more durable racing shoes for his university track team, and Phil’s desire to find a way to make a living without having to give up his love of sports. The two put their heads together, and the end product was a company that now dominates the market in its sportswear segment, despite having begun as a small distributing outfit from the back of Phil’s car. While Phil was obtaining his MBA degree at Stanford in the 60’s, Professor Frank Shallenberger assigned his students with a project; the goal of which was to devise a small business and a marketing plan for its success. Building on his earlier brainstorms, Phil’s project consisted of the idea that quality running shoes could be produced at low cost in Asian countries like Japan, and shipped...
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...specifically grades sixth and seventh. I began my teaching career as a physical education and health teacher, but I took and passed the Praxis II for Middle School Level Core Content Knowledge; this along with passing an Arkansas History collegiate course allowed me to add fourth through eighth grade mathematics, science, literature, and social studies to my teaching license. About three weeks into my first year teaching I was asked if I would be willing to teach science in addition to physical education to which I agreed. Since then I’ve either taught exclusively seventh and eighth grade science or a combination of physical education and science classes at said level. I also was the head coach for eighth grade girls sports and assistant for seventh grade girls sports which include: volleyball, basketball, and track and field. For this project I chose to concentrate on the interactions taking place in the science classroom setting as I feel it provides a more appropriate backdrop for this project. I feel like one of the more important qualities in both my personal and professional life is my ability to easily learn and process new information. This quality helped me immensely when I began teaching science because I had very little experience teaching in the classroom setting (just a semester of student teaching health) and no experience teaching science. Because of this quality I also have good problem solving skills which are obviously extremely useful when exposed to new situations...
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...Pre-Employment/Treatment Plan Sample Name: DW DORS Counselor: TR Address: Columbia MD Employment: History: Student Date: Employment Goal: Warehouse Worker This type of plan can be written soon after an individual program. Information gleaned from initial observations of program participant, any medical/ psychological reports and evaluations as well as feedback from family and program staff. Staff : (list all the program staff that contributed to the Plan) Dean, we know you are very eager to go to work and make money. You are unhappy with the first Phase of the DORS Employment Program because you feel it is as you say, “holding you back”. We understand how this step toward work can feel pointless, after all, you and your parents’ report that you have no difficulty finding a job. Our concern is that you have difficulty keeping a job. Your DORS counselor sent you here to get the help you need to not only get a good job, but to also keep that job so you can reach your goal of being independent and living on your own. To prepare you to work successfully we are going to focus on building upon the skills and strengths you have and that will be welcomed by any employer. Just as importantly we will help you to fix or learn to work around the problems or barriers caused by your injury. We believe if you learn to use different ways or strategies of doing things, you can take what you will learn here into a job. Let us talk about the strengths and...
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...Running head: VILLIAGE MEADOWS COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT Community Assessment of Village Meadows Elementary School Grand Canyon University Community Health October 18, 2010 Community Boundaries This community is comprised of school-aged children ranging from kindergarten and lasting up until sixth grade. The phenomological community is represented in the fact that the community members are all considered to be in elementary school. The community is made up of children with and without special needs and learning disabilities. These children live in the geopolitical area of Bell Road to the 101 Freeway, and between 19th Avenue and 25th Avenue. This area is the pre-determined area set forth by the county to represent the appropriate amount of households for the school size. The community expands and shrinks as students move into or out of this plotted area. They represent people who are mostly Caucasian and Hispanic, but there is a blend of Slavic and Middle Eastern community members. Many of the community members live in apartments or other grouped housing, and has the ability to interact outside of school as well. Assumptions The main assumptions of the community include that some of the children will be poorly educated because of the community in which it resides. It is also assumed that these children are not going to be eager about school, particularly high school and college because the percent of bachelor level families is...
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...CHAPTER [ 3 ] Charismatic and Transformational Leadership The purpose of this chapter is to help the reader understand the nature of charismatic and transformational leadership. Although the two forms of leadership overlap, they are treated separately here because the study of charismatic leadership focuses so heavily on personal traits. The legitimacy of either of these forms of leadership as a separate entity has been challenged. Nevertheless, studying charismatic and transformational leadership represents an important current thrust in understanding the leader’s role. CHAPTER OUTLINE AND LECTURE NOTES The study of charismatic and transformational leadership, an extension of the trait theory, has become an important way of understanding leadership Charisma facilitates leaders carrying out their roles. [ I ]. THE MEANINGS OF CHARISMA Charisma is a special quality of leaders whose purposes, powers, and extraordinary determination differentiate them from others. The various definitions of charisma have a unifying theme. Charisma is also a positive and compelling quality in a person that creates a desire in many others to be led by him or her. The attributes of charisma are important because they lead to behavioral outcomes such as commitment to the leader, self-sacrifice, and high performance. A study with law enforcement workers and business students showed that network members influence our attributions of charisma. [ A ]. Charisma: A Relationship Between the Leader...
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...completed after April 1 of the current year playing sports and runs through June 30 of the following year. Athlete: _________________ Phone: ___________ Age: ________ Gender: ________ School: _____________ Grade: ______ Date of Birth: _________ Parent/Guardian Name: (Please Print) ____________________________________ PARENT/GUARDIAN/STUDENT CONSENTS ________________________ Has my permission to participate in all interscholastic (Name of Athlete) sports not checked below. If you check any sport in this box it means the athlete will not be permitted to participate in that sport. Collision __ football _ ice hockey __ soccer _ boys’ lacrosse __ wrestling Contact __ volleyball ___ softball __ field hockey ___ baseball __ basketball ___ girls lacrosse __ squash __ __ __ __ Non-Contact cross country swimming track cheerleading ___tennis ___golf ___crew 1. My permission extends to all interscholastic activities whether conducted on or off school premises. I have read and discussed the “Parent/Player Concussion Information Form” and the list of items that protect against the loss of athletic eligibility, with said participant and I will retain those pages for my reference. I have also discussed with him/her and we understand that physical injury, including paralysis, coma or death can occur as a result of participation in interscholastic athletics. I waive any claim for injury or damage incurred by said participant while participating in the activities not checked...
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