Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2006. / Title from PDF title page screen. Advisor: Diane L. Gill ; submitted to the School of Health and Human Performance. Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-203).

Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 54-57).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Texas State University-San Marcos, 2007. / Vita. Appendices: leaves 101-117. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 5-7, 33-36, 65-66, 95-98).

Submitted by Oliveira Santos Dilzaná (dilznana@yahoo.com.br) on 2013-12-02T17:53:58Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação de Mestrado - Lucas Santos Café.pdf: 5126982 bytes, checksum: f3bb7cfca21435a3fd38fce754093c3f (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ana Portela (anapoli@ufba.br) on 2013-12-12T18:01:04Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação de Mestrado - Lucas Santos Café.pdf: 5126982 bytes, checksum: f3bb7cfca21435a3fd38fce754093c3f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-12-12T18:01:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação de Mestrado - Lucas Santos Café.pdf: 5126982 bytes, checksum: f3bb7cfca21435a3fd38fce754093c3f (MD5) / CNPq / O objetivo desta Dissertação é investigar como se formou o cenário futebolístico da cidade do Salvador entre os anos de 1895 e 1918. A pesquisa buscou entender como, em seus momentos elementares, o esporte foi pensado, discutido, praticado e utilizado pelas elites, que imaginavam e idealizavam um processo de modernização e civilização dos costumes para a cidade de Salvador no final do século XIX e nos primeiros anos do século XX. Neste contexto, estudamos os primeiros anos do futebol da capital baiana, buscando problematizar não só seu sentido elitista, como também seus significados para as camadas populares que se apropriaram do esporte, realizando-o de maneiras múltiplas e diversas, sendo estes os principais responsáveis pela popularização do esporte em Salvador. Com isso, buscamos mostrar como existiu na sociedade soteropolitana um contexto favorável ao desenvolvimento do esporte, principalmente quando este estava associado às elites. A discussão principal se concentra em perceber como se estabeleceu na formação do cenário futebolístico de Salvador, uma relação conflituosa entre as camadas populares e as elites, principalmente no interior dos espaços considerados oficiais e elitistas. Veremos como o projeto pedagógico e elitista baseado no uso do esporte foi se arruinando devido à pressão exercida pelos populares, que transformaram a cara do futebol baiano, escrevendo novas páginas em sua história. The objective of this research is to investigate how it was formed the soccer scene in the city of Salvador between 1895 and 1918. The research sought to understand how, in their elemental moments, the sport was thought, discussed, practiced and used by the elites, who imagined and idealized a process of modernization and civilization of the customs for the city of Salvador in the late XIXth and early XXth centuries. In this context, we studied the first years of the football in the Bahian capital, seeking to confront its elitist meaning, as well as their significance for the popular classes who appropriated the sport, making it from multiple and diverse ways, which are primarily responsible for popularizing the sport in Salvador. With this, we seek to show how in Bahian society we have got a favorable context for the development of the mentioned sport, specially when it was associated with the elites. The main discussion focuses on the way it was established the soccer scene in Salvador, a conflictive relationship between the popular classes and elites, primarily within the spaces considered official and elitist. It was possible to understand how the project based on the use of the sport was ruining itself due to pressure from the common population, which transformed the face of football in Bahia, writing new pages in its history.

Social interest and recent advance in technology have made concussions on the largest topics is scientific research today. Knowledge continues to be uncovered and more data and information is studied on the effects of concussions and links to later in life cognitive decline. Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease have been known consequences of chronic traumatic encephalopathy but with recent findings in retired football players, more research is needed to show the correlation between concussions and the effects on cognition. Furthermore, with millions of youth athletes participating in sports each year, the impact of concussions on development and maturation need to be further researched. Initial retrospective studies seem to show the correlation between early in life concussions and decreased cognitive function later in life but longitudinal studies are lacking. Cognitive function data collected in longitudinal studies may help to show how early changes in function may be able to be identified and prevent further decline from repetitive impacts. Studies such as this would help fill the gap in research that could change youth sports as well as medical treatment and prevention to youth concussions.

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston University

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / Bandura (1986,1997) asserts that a group's belief in its members' co-joint abilities, or its collective-efficacy, influences the degree to which that group seeks challenging goals, puts forth effort, and persists in the face of adversity. Group leaders serve important functions in the development of successful groups (Yalom, 1995). Since successful coaches are able to consistently demonstrate the ability to mold a group of individuals into a winning team, it is important to understand what methods coaches employ to develop team confidence. The purpose of this study was to understand how master football coaches develop team confidence. The participants for this interview-based, qualitative study included twenty "master" football coaches (6 professional and 14 collegiate). Criteria for inclusion were as follows: each participant had been a head football coach for at least ten years, and had a consistent record of success. Seventeen of the twenty had achieved success with three or more different teams. The findings reveal that these coaches employ a wealth of psychological strategies in different situations to enhance the development of team confidence. Their selective deployment of these strategies takes place throughout a series of developmental tasks, here described as the "Team Confidence Cycle." This includes seven key tasks: 1. Set the Course, 2. Create a Confidence Environment, 3. Promote Mastery, 4. Get Them to Perform, 5. Assess Performance, 6. Stay the Course and 7. Maintain High Performance. In the interviews the coaches revealed that team confidence was essential to their view of how teams achieve success. The constructs of team confidence and success were considered closely intertwined. Promoting mastery experiences, therefore, was primary among those strategies used by the master coaches to build team confidence. A second key strategy was that they pointed out successful experiences to their team(s). These coaches thus placed the greatest importance on "demonstrating ability" and then ensuring that improvement was noted. These findings are in accordance with Bandura (1997). Implications for coaches, especially of youth sport, are outlined in the final chapter. / 2031-01-01

The inception of rugby as a workforce in 1995 created a range of new issues surrounding sport as a vocation. With professional rugby often wearing the glamorous coat of fame and fortune, young athletes sacrifice education and learning additional life-skills in pursuit of well-paid contracts and glitzy lifestyles unaware of the realities rugby as a profession holds. One such reality is the relatively short lifespan of a professional rugby career and the fact that transition to a whole new career is firstly inevitable and secondly a very challenging process. Traditional retirement has been associated with the end of a long working career, making comprehensive lifestyle- and financial planning part of the preparation process. This process helps the retiree anticipate and understand the expected demands of life beyond a working career. In rugby however, the retirement experience of a player can be extremely difficult to cope with, especially if the player is not adequately prepared or has not planned for such an event. This leaves players vulnerable for the imminent new phase of life and often leads to physiological - and other challenges players are not able to withstand in a world outside sport (Price, 2007). The aim of this study is to identify the different aspects that influence a professional rugby player’s retirement – and transition experience into a new profession. The researcher believes that an increased understanding of how current and retired professional rugby players perceive/experienced the retirement process would assist current players to better plan and prepare for this phase of life. This ultimately would reduce the anxiety and uncertainty for life after rugby. If players are more relaxed and stress-free about their future, more focus could also be placed on the here-and-now, leading to greater performance on the current field of play. The views of both current and retired professional rugby players were captured through questionnaires distributed all around South Africa. The researcher utilised a mixed mode paradigm of both positivistic and interpretive research methods. This approach enabled him to best compare the views of the two groups and test the developed theories and hypothesis. Ultimately, the research revealed that the presence of the following variables will have a positive influence on a player’s retirement and transition experience: A) Leadership, advice and planning for retirement B) Tertiary education and additional work skills C) Popularity amongst fans and other influential people D) Sufficient wealth and E) A self-selected retirement. With these findings the researcher will develop some specific guidelines for current professional rugby players to help them firstly better prepare for their life beyond sport and secondly successfully switch to a new career. A few valuable recommendations were also made to other stakeholders to better assist and support players in their preparation and transition process.

Durante a Copa do Mundo de 2010, a marca de cerveja Brahma, patrocinadora oficial da seleção brasileira de futebol, veiculou filmes publicitários construindo a imagem do jogador em campo como guerreiro e herói nacional. O presente trabalho busca analisar como o discurso da marca utiliza a jornada do herói no futebol para criar uma esfera de identificação da Brahma com o esporte, o herói e os consumidores, inseridos no contexto do país do futebol. O corpus de estudo é composto dos sete filmes da Brahma veiculados antes e durante a Copa do Mundo, entre novembro de 2009 e julho de 2010: Brasil contra o resto do mundo; Lista de pedidos; Recado; Poucas palavras; Raízes; Flâmulas; e Em 2010 não deu. Os filmes apresentam temáticas relacionadas à guerra, ao ufanismo e ao consumo durante o campeonato mundial de futebol, que ilustram recursos publicitários fundamentais para o entendimento dos signos e arquétipos que contribuíram para a construção do Guerreiro Brahmeiro na proposta na campanha da Brahma. Para a análise, adotamos metodologia com base na semiótica discursiva e nos arquétipos da jornada do herói mitológico.