Sport management has grown exceptionally as an academic field. In 1966, Ohio University was considered the first graduate program ( Andrew et al., 2020 ; Stokowski et al., 2022 ), while in 1972, St. Thomas University began the first undergraduate program in sport management ( College of Business
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Sport Management: Lessons From Yesterday, Applications for Today, Thoughts on Tomorrow
Donna L. Pastore
Sociology of Sport: Growth, Diversification, and Marginalization, 1981–2021
Jay Coakley
This article tells a story about the sociology of sport as it matured and changed from 1981 to 2020. 1 The origin and first 15 years of the field (1965–1980) were described by Greendorfer ( 1981 ), a noted scholar in physical education at the University of Illinois and one of the founders of the
Reimagining Sport Management Programs Within Kinesiology and Public Health
Thomas R. George, Armin A. Marquez, Cassandra J. Coble, and Antonio S. Williams
, and sport and exercise psychology, to name a few. As such, the research focus and course offerings in Kinesiology heavily focus on biological and physical factors related to movement, physical activity, and health behaviors. However, as sport management programs have proliferated over the years, they
The Distinctiveness of Sport Management Theory and Research
George B. Cunningham, Janet S. Fink, and James J. Zhang
as a whole, authors wrote about emerging subdisciplines of the 1970s and early 1980s, including physiology of exercise, biomechanics, motor development, motor behavior, and the psychology and sociology of sport. All disciplines change over time, and physical education is no different. Theoretical
Application of Natural Language Processing to the Development of Sports Biomechanics in China: A Literature Review of Journal Abstracts in Chinese Between 1980 and 2022
Guoying Zhang and Yifang Fan
Sports was founded as a result of the rapid development of sports biomechanics in China ( China Sport Science Society, 2019 ). Through the relentless efforts of successive generations of scholars, the discipline of biomechanics in China has experienced remarkable growth and yielded abundant achievements
Challenges, Achievements, and Uncertainties: The Philosophy of Sport Since the 1980s
R. Scott Kretchmar and Cesar R. Torres
Over the past 40 years, the philosophy of sport has flourished in some ways and struggled in others. On the positive side of the ledger, the parent discipline of philosophy has more fully embraced the philosophy of sport. An increasing number of philosophers have turned their attention to our
Psychology of Sport Concussions
Diane M. Wiese-Bjornstal, Andrew C. White, Hayley C. Russell, and Aynsley M. Smith
The psychology of sport concussions consists of psychological, psychiatric, and psychosocial factors that contribute to sport concussion risks, consequences, and outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to present a sport concussion-adapted version of the integrated model of psychological response to sport injury and rehabilitation (Wiese-Bjornstal, Smith, Shaffer, & Morrey, 1998) as a framework for understanding the roles of psychological, psychiatric, and psychosocial factors in sport concussions. Elements of this model include preinjury psychological risk factors, postinjury psychological response and rehabilitation processes, and postinjury psychological care components. Mapped onto each element of this model are findings from the research literature through a narrative review process. An important caveat is that the subjective nature of concussion diagnoses presents limitations in these findings. Future research should examine psychological contributors to concussion risk, influences of physical factors on psychological symptoms and responses, and efficacy of psychological treatments utilizing theory-driven approaches.
Sport and Exercise Psychology and Women’s Sport/Physical Activity Across Generations: Perspectives From Pre-Title IX Boomer Through Millennial to Post-Title IX Gen Z
Kira Borum, Erin J. Reifsteck, and Diane L. Gill
In this article, we explore the evolutions of sport and exercise psychology (SEP) and women’s sport and physical activity (PA) from the intersecting perspectives of three generations (i.e., “Baby Boomer,” “Millennial,” and “Generation Z”) of women. We all work within kinesiology and the academic
Aristotle’s Conception of Arete and the Meaning of Records in Sport
Gregg Twietmeyer and Tyler G. Johnson
bearers of progress, while data are seen as an objective measure of excellence. The validity and importance of records, as well as data in general, are simply taken for granted in professional, intercollegiate, interscholastic, and sometimes even in youth sport. Moreover, the recent growth in advanced
Female Testosterone: Contested Terrain
Vikki Krane, Emma Calow, and Brandy Panunti
sport so much, that’s why I decided to go for the surgery” ( Abdul, 2020 ). “At the time of the medical investigation and later the surgery, I was told it was a ‘simple’ thing. No one ever told me that this surgery would mean I would require to take medication all my life” ( Support Annet Negesa, n