High level sport is linked to educational institutions. Historically, a number of systems designed to develop high level sports performance have been based at places of learning. This work is concerned with how an educational institution has gone about developing the sport of judo, taking the form of a case study of the Team Bath Judo Programme at the University of Bath, recognising that that system sits within a social and political context.

Title: History of Czechoslovak and Czech University Volleyball Objectives: Analysis of university volleyball and its role in university sport in former Czechoslovakia. Importace of university volleyball in context of Czech and Czechoslovak volleyball history. Today situation. Methods: Heuristic. Analysis of primary and secondary sources and synthesis. (Inderict) Eyewitness evidence. source criticism: authenticity, historical reliability; chronological method Results: University volleyball participated extensively on creating the elite Czechoslovakia position in international volleyball in the first half of 20th century. The Czech volleyball top league depends over a long period on players out of university students. Keywords: university sport, university volleyball contests, organisation

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Sendo assim, novos perigos emergiram, como o sexting, que é um fenômeno resultante do envio/compartilhamento de textos, fotos e vídeos com conteúdos provocativos, íntimos e/ou pornográficos. Desta forma, como jovens atletas estão submersos no mundo das tecnologias, muitas vezes são autores e/ou vítimas de crimes virtuais, expondo a privacidade e conteúdos próprios ou de outras pessoas. Somado a isso, ressaltamos que o ambiente universitário engloba indivíduos que pertencem a faixa etária que está enquadrada como uma das maiores vítimas de sexting. Sendo assim, essa pesquisa possui o objetivo de verificar a ocorrência de sexting entre atletas universitários, buscando traçar o perfil dos envolvidos com esse fenômeno (particularmente, autores e vítimas), além de levantar questões gerais a respeito do sexting no contexto esportivo universitário. A pesquisa possui caráter quantitativo, de natureza descritiva, utilizando como instrumento um questionário online (com questões fechadas), contando com o auxílio da netnografia na coleta de dados. A amostra foi composta por 202 atletas universitários brasileiros. A análise dos dados foi feita com o auxílio de recursos computacionais, particularmente, a planilha eletrônica e o aplicativo Weka – este último é uma implementação de vários algoritmos da área de mineração de dados. O uso do Weka facilitou e agilizou várias das etapas do processo de análise. As análises permitiram a constatação de que o sexting está presente entre atletas universitários, sendo que, de acordo com a amostra, os homens seriam os principais autores desse fenômeno, somado ao fato de ingerirem bebidas alcoólicas. Além disso, alguns autores apresentam características semelhantes, pois estes se consideram, por exemplo, extrovertidos, bem-humorados e simpáticos. Quanto às vítimas de sexting, constatamos que as pessoas enquadradas nessa categoria, de acordo com nossa amostra, seriam indivíduos que ingerem bebidas alcoólicas e, com leve prevalência em serem do sexo masculino, apresentam similaridade em determinadas características, como as citadas para os autores. Outro ponto que merece destaque é que a maior parte da amostra enxerga o sexting como uma brincadeira. No entanto, estes mesmos indivíduos demonstram consciência acerca dos danos que esse fenômeno pode gerar nas diversas relações no contexto esportivo, inclusive quanto à possível influência negativa sobre o rendimento dos atletas. Assim, nota-se a importância de estratégias de intervenção referentes aos crimes virtuais, buscando evitar novos casos ou, pelo menos, minimizar seus efeitos, além da necessidade dos indivíduos refletirem acerca dos desdobramentos que uma ação de sexting pode gerar aos envolvidos com o fenômeno. / Owing to the maximization of new social and digital media’s use, individuals hardly ever imagine the proportions that their posts on the network can reach. Thus, new dangers have emerged, like sexting, a phenomenon come from the sending and sharing texts, photos and videos with provocative, intimate or pornographic content. Thus, as young athletes are immersed in the world’s technologies, they are often victims of cybercrimes and overexposure of privacy. In addition, we emphasize that the university’s atmosphere includes individuals who belong to the age group that is considered one of the biggest sexting victims. Besides, this research aims to verify the occurrence of sexting among university athletes, trying to describe the profile of those involved with this phenomenon (particularly authors and victims), and raise general questions about sexting in university sports context. The research has a quantitative approach, descriptive type, using an online questionnaire (with closed questions) as a tool, with the support of netnography in data collection. The sample is composed by 202 Brazilian college athletes. Data analysis was done with the aid of computer resources, particularly, the spreadsheet and Weka application - the latter is an implementation of various algorithms of the data mining area. The use of Weka facilitated and streamlined several steps in the analysis process. The analysis allowed to conclude that sexting is present among university athletes and, according to the sample, men would be the main authors of this phenomenon, added to the fact they consume alcoholic drinks. In addition, some authors have similar characteristics, because they consider themselves, for example, extroverted, humorous and sympathetic. Regarding the victims of sexting, we found that people in this category, according to our sample, would be individuals who consume alcoholic drinks and, with a slight prevalence in being male, present similarity in certain characteristics, such as those cited for the authors. Another point highlighted is that most of the sample thinks sexting as a joke. However, the same individuals demonstrate knowledge about the damages that this phenomenon can generate in various relations within the sporting context, including about the possible negative influence on the athletes performance. Thus, we note the importance of intervention strategies regarding virtual crimes, seeking to avoid new cases or at least minimize their effects, in addition on the consequences that an action of sexting can generate to those involved with the phenomenon.

Mental health has become increasingly important on post-secondary campuses across Canada, as the majority of university students represent the cohort of the Canadian populace that is most vulnerable to mental illness, substance abuse, and suicide. Evidence suggests that student-athletes, a visible and diverse sub-population of university students, are at equal risk of experiencing a mental illness (Reardon & Factor, 2010), but could be even more vulnerable to mental health challenges than their non-athlete peers (Neal et al., 2013; Watson & Kissinger, 2007), given the additional demands and pressures that they face. Problematic though, is that the culture of athletics and prevailing stigma surrounding mental illness can lead student-athletes to overreport their well-being and deny distress (Steiner, Denny, & Stemmle, 2010), as well as underutilize the mental health services available to them on campus (Lopez & Levy, 2013). Although researchers have investigated the mental health of American college students (e.g., Eklund, Dowdy, Jones, & Furlong, 2011) and attempted to understand the vulnerability of National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) student-athletes to specific mental illnesses (e.g., eating disorders and substance abuse, Reardon & Factor, 2010), no study to date has investigated the mental health of student-athletes competing in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), particularly not using a holistic lense. As such, the overall purpose of the present study was to provide foundational data relating to Canadian student-athletes’ mental health functioning and other relevant indices such as their stress levels, mood, capacity to self-regulate, and perceptions of coaching climate. The first objective was to understand (a) the level and prevalence of mental health functioning (MHF) of student-athletes competing in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) system at two different time points in their academic year (Fall = Time 1, Winter = Time 2) and (b) whether significant differences existed in their levels of MHF (emotional, social, and psychological well-being) between Time 1 and Time 2 and based on gender, alcohol use, living situation, year of study, and type of sport. Results indicated that the student-athletes from 30 different Canadian universities experienced moderate to high levels of MHF at both time points, including those who reported a previous mental illness diagnosis. Furthermore, there was a higher prevalence of flourishing compared to languishing student-athletes at both time points. Repeated measures MANOVA tests indicated that student-athletes’ MHF did not significantly differ across time based on their gender, alcohol use, living situation, year of study, and/or type of sport. However, when a 5-way MANOVA test was conducted with the larger sample Time 1 data to have more statistical power, results revealed a significant main effect of gender, suggesting that women had significantly lower levels of social well-being than men during the first part of the academic/athletic year (see Article 1). The second objective was to examine relationships between variables that could potentially influence the MHF of CIS student-athletes, namely, their stress, mood, self-regulation capacity, and perceptions of the coaching climate. A path analysis revealed that the student-athletes’ MHF was significantly impacted by the frequency of their maladaptive reactions to stressors, mood states, capability to self-regulate, and the climate fostered by coaches. The third aim was to determine if changes in student-athletes’ self-regulation capacity over the academic/athletic year were related to changes in the other variables of interest. A t-test was first run to establish whether there was a change in their self-regulation capacity from Time 1 to Time 2, however, their levels remained steady over these time points. A subsequent path analysis showed that change scores in self-regulation capacity were not significantly related to change scores in MHF, stress, mood, and perceptions of coaching climate (see Article 2). The hope is that the results of this study may inform the strategic directions of mental health promotion and maintenance programming designed for CIS student-athletes in the future.

Teachable moments (TMs) is a term that is used across various domains to refer to situations, occurrences, and/or events that present a potential opportunity to learn (Seals, 2018). TMs are recognized as important for educating others, as well as playing a role in professional and personal development. In sport contexts, TMs are a pathway for coaches to develop athletes (Hedlund, 1996). However, we do not fully understand what comprises TMs due to inconsistent usage of the term, and the paucity of sport-based, scholarly research on TMs. Much of our current understanding of TMs is based on studies from domains external to sport. This exploratory study aimed to (a) develop a broader conceptual understanding of how TMs occur between coaches and their athletes, and (b) explore university sports coaches’ perceptions of TMs with their athletes. In this study, data were collected through semi-structured interviews and a virtual TM recall document, whereby coaches logged events they perceived to be TMs with their athletes. Seven (7) university sports coaches completed an initial interview, while 5 of the 7 coaches completed between 4-8 recalls, as well as a second interview. A reflexive thematic analysis in combination with focused coding was applied, thus allowing us to develop a preliminary model of TMs in university sport contexts. In the first manuscript, titled ‘Teachable moments in university coaching: Exploring a coaching catchphrase,’we present our model, and outline the main qualities and conditions that support the occurrence of TMs. In the second manuscript, titled ‘Teachable moments: Practical examples from university sport,’ we elaborate on different forms of TMs that were developed in the findings, and provide concrete examples of TMs that coaches encountered in their day-to-day coaching practices. Throughout both manuscripts, we build our understanding of what comprises TMs in sport and discuss the implications for coaching practices and athlete development.

Title The interest in sport by the students of 2nd and 3rd Faculty of Medicine Objectives The goal of the thesis was to ascertain the structure of sports interests by the students of 2nd and 3rd Faculty of Medicine CU and relevancy to outdoor sports. Methods Questionnaire evaluation with thirteen open and closed questions. The questionnaire was not standardized. The analysis and evaluation of the facts were accomplished by the column chart and the tables. The set was constituted by 407 students, 182 students were from 2nd and 225 students were from 3rd Faculty of Medicine CU. Results The students of 2nd and 3rd Faculty of Medicine CU work out usually two to four hours a week. They are interested in individual sports. 98 students are interested in swimming, 63 students in running, 40 students in fitness sport. Their most favourite sports same is volleyball (62 students). They are very interested in outdoor sports, all above cycling (111), hiking (40) and downhill skiing (47). Discussion and Conclusions The university education has a positive effect on physical activity, the people with degree do sport more frequently then the rest of society. The students prefer individual sports, the most frequently swimming, running and fitness sport. The students are very interested in winter and summer sports...

Der Hochschulsport ist an vielen Hochschulen, an einigen wie der Universität Göttingen sogar bereits seit ihrer Gründung, ein wichtiger Bestandteil universitärer Kultur, studentischen Lebens und akademischer Ausbildung. Trotz seiner gesetzlichen Verankerung, der beträchtlichen Reichweite dieser sekundären Hochschuldienstleistung, seines Potenzials als Instrument zur Schaffung von Identifikation und Bindung mit der Hochschule sowie seiner Funktion als vielfach größter inneruniversitärer Begegnungsraum und zentrale Sozialisationsplattform ist der Hochschulsport nur an sehr wenigen Standorten in Deutschland als Profilelement und Imagefaktor der Hochschule entwickelt. Die vorliegende Arbeit geht daher der zentralen Frage nach, ob der Hochschulsport unter den gegenwärtigen hochschulischen Rahmenbedingungen die Voraussetzungen und Kriterien erfüllt, um als Marke der Hochschule entwickelt und positioniert zu werden. Damit einher geht die Frage nach seiner sinnvollen Rolle und Funktion für die Gesamtorganisation. Zur Klärung dieser Fragen werden wesentliche strukturelle und organisatorische Voraussetzungen für den Hochschulsport in Deutschland dargestellt, die theoretischen Grundlagen und besonderen Voraussetzungen des Hochschulmarketings herausgearbeitet, die hochschulsportspezifischen Marktbedingungen beleuchtet und seine institutionellen und zielgruppenspezifischen Mehrwertaspekte systematisch analysiert. Der empirische Teil der Arbeit ist als internationaler Vergleich konzipiert, der die Wahrnehmung des Hochschulsports der Universität Göttingen unter Markengesichtspunkten im Verhältnis zum Universitätssport der University of Western Ontario, der Vergleichshochschule im kanadischen London (Ontario), untersucht. Neben den umfangreichen Literaturbetrachtungen zu den unterschiedlichen zuvor dargestellten Themenbereichen fließen auch die Erfahrungen des Autors aus mehr als einem Jahrzehnt nationaler und internationaler Tätigkeit als ehrenamtliche bzw. hauptberufliche Führungskraft im Allgemeinen Deutschen Hochschulsportverband (adh) sowie im Europäischen Hochschulsportverband (EUSA) in die Arbeit ein. Der internationale Vergleich der universitären Sporteinrichtungen in Göttingen und London basiert auf einer umfangreichen Befragung von Nutzern und Nichtnutzern der jeweiligen Sport- und Bewegungsangebote aus den Jahren 2001/02. Als zentrales Ergebnis dieser Arbeit kann konstatiert werden, dass ein entwickelter Hochschul-sport erhebliche Mehrwertoptionen bietet. Je nach Ausgestaltung der im Rahmen der jeweiligen Hochschulpositionierung sinnvollen Schwerpunkte kann die Institution Hochschulsport inhaltliche Beiträge zur Umsetzung des hochschulischen Bildungsauftrages und zur Gewährleistung einer stärkeren Internationalisierung, aufgrund seines identitätsstiftenden und Bindung schaffenden Potenzials, als Qualifizierungs- und Erprobungsfeld, als Instrument aktiver Gesundheitsförderung und als außercurriculares Hochschulangebot zur sozialen Integration und Freizeitgestaltung liefern. Für die Gesamtorganisation kann er als Standortfaktor und Profilelement beträchtliche Öffentlichkeits- und Imagewirkung erzielen, ein ergänzendes sportliches Exzellenzfeld darstellen und zur hochschulischen Qualitätsorientierung beitragen. Für die Studierenden bietet der Hochschulsport zahlreiche Betätigungsfelder zum Erwerb und zur Erprobung von Kompetenzen, zur ergänzenden Ausbildung von fächer- und jahrgangsübergreifenden Netzwerken sowie für ein aktives Gesundheits- und Stressmanagement. Er hat damit das Potenzial, wesentlich zu wichtigen Studienzielen wie der ganzheitlichen Persönlichkeitsentwicklung, der praktischen Anwendung von theoretisch erlernten Kompetenzen und Fähigkeiten sowie mithin zur Ausprägung einer von den Arbeitgebern geforderten Employability der Studienabsolventen beizutragen. Hinsichtlich der zentralen Frage nach der Markenfähigkeit des Hochschulsports wird gezeigt, dass die Dienstleistung alle Anforderungen zur Positionierung als Marke grundsätzlich erfüllt und damit als Marke der Hochschule vorzugsweise im Rahmen einer Dachmarkenstrategie entwickelbar ist. Unter der Voraussetzung einer am Gesamtkonzept des jeweiligen Hochschulmarketings ausgerichteten Rollenzuweisung mit einer für die Hochschulpositionierung dienlichen Schwerpunktsetzung in dessen Programmangebot und Infrastrukturentwicklung (z.B. Leistungssportorientierung, Gesundheitsorientierung, Fun- und Erlebnisorientierung etc.) kann der Hochschulsport wichtige Beiträge zur hochschulischen Marketingstrategie leisten. Weil er allerdings einen Entwicklungsstand aufweisen muss, der ihn zumindest im nationalen Vergleich als Alleinstellungsmerkmal nutzbar werden lässt, wird gleichzeitig deutlich, dass er eine solche Rolle nur an einer überschaubaren Anzahl von Hochschulen einnehmen kann. Auf einem noch immer unzureichend differenzierten Hochschulmarkt wie derzeit in Deutschland eröffnet sich den Hochschulen damit auch über den akademischen Sport eine Differenzierungsoption, die erhebliches Potenzial birgt.

The aim of the thesis is to identify and compare the organization of sports activities of academic clubs at selected universities. The goal of the thesis is to find out how students perceive the importance of university sports and how is the historical development of university sports reflected in its current form. The objective is fulfilled via qualitative research method enabled by explorative nature of research. The individual data from various sources collected by method of questioning, interviewing and study of documents were concentrated and subsequently evaluated. The thesis concludes that the organization of academic sports clubs is different in several examined criteria. Another conclusion is that students have positive attitude towards sport at universities and perceive it as an importance for them and for every university. The organization of academic sports clubs is bonded to traditions acquired through the historical development, but the importance is not as significant as in the past.

Magister Philosophiae - MPhil / Sport activities are important and helpful for the general development of its participants without unfairness. Women have the same right as men to take part in the sports activities, but women face challenges of inequality throughout the world. The South African female football team has been competing at a high level and have become inspirational role models for many women and girls. Internationally, football and sport has revealed a positive effect on highlighting issues related to gender in sport. This includes a chance for women to earn self-esteem and confidence, have constructive interactions with men, and challenge unequal gender norms. However, little is known about the experiences of female footballers in institutions of higher learning with regards to some of the challenges. Therefore, this study aims to explore challenges experienced by female footballers at a HEI in the Western Cape. This study will use a qualitative method to explore a case of female footballers at a higher education institution in the Western Cape. Data was collected from 10 female footballers in two focus group discussions, as well as key informant interviews with the sport managers, sport officer and coaches of the football team. Thematic data analysis was used to analyse the data. To ensure confidentiality and anonymity, the respondents were given codes/ pseudonyms instead of using their real names. All data was treated with the strictest confidentiality and all ethics protocols have been observed. The interviews were transcribed by the researcher while raw data was coded and clustered into categories and themes as they emerge from the data. The main finding of this study reveals that there is inadequate funding for women’s football. In addition to receiving less support than that their male counterparts, there appears to be a negative attitude towards female footballers.