<p> Every summer, hundreds of college athletes attend The Ultimate Training Camp (UTC), at which Athletes in Action offers a curriculum entitled, <i> The Principles of Competition</i> (aka <i>Five Principles</i>). The intent is to teach a Christian perspective of sports so that athletes would learn both the philosophy and the skill of competing <i>Christianly. </i> Both the <i>Principles</i> and the camp pedagogy have been refined over several decades to become what seems to be an effective methodology, but refinement has been based on informal evaluation without access to more empirical data. The purpose of this study is to observe, measure, and evaluate the level of learning acquired by camp participants— including consideration and application of Dallas Willard’s learning framework of <i>vision, intention,</i> and <i>means</i> (VIM)—in order to better understand how the <i>Principles</i> are perceived, and to establish a model for future studies. An evaluative survey was developed, administered online, and responded to by over forty UTC alumni. Results revealed that certain Principles were remembered to a much greater degree than others, but overall response to the VIM model was favorable, and factored into the students’ continued Christian growth. Further evaluation led to some suggestions for possible changes in UTC methodology, and more complete data collection. Further studies in this vein are recommended.</p><p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PROQUEST/oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:10788912 |
| Date | 03 May 2018 |
| Creators | Pubols, William D. |
| Publisher | Biola University |
| Source Sets | ProQuest.com |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
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