I read the journal “The Influence of a Sports Mentoring Program on Children’s Life Skills Development”. This journal article is the results of research pertaining to the effect of one-on-one mentoring with sports programs on children’s development. The purpose behind this research was to see if developing children developing a caring relationship with an adult through the mentoring of sports activities had an effect on positive youth development. The goal was for children to grow in areas such as
of a professional sports team; my dream job. I am counting on my Fort Hays Statue University (FHSU) undergraduate experiences with mentors, hands on learning, and career planning to assist me in shaping that vision or to help me create a new one. “I aspire to be a GM for a sports team,” this comment would surprise my classmates who know me better as a musician and thespian. However, my passion for researching statistics, assessing talent, and discussing the business behind sports provides the impetus
Mentoring and Coaching: The Roles and Practices Dr. Norhasni Zainal Abiddin, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia ABSTRACT Mentoring and coaching are all part of educational training to develop people in the professions. There are several similarities and differences in the main issues involved in mentoring and coaching. They are related to the selfdevelopment, professional growth and career development of the mentee/coachee. In establishing the approaches to be used, care must be taken to ensure
While the number of at-risk students attending public schools have continuously increased in recent years, school based mentoring programs have been identified as successful interventions to improve the academic, social, attendance, and behavioral performance of at-risk students. At-risk students generally possess certain characteristics that usually include but are not limited to, being from the lowest socioeconomic quartile, living in single parent households, having a sibling that failed to graduate
Strategies to Improve Academic Performance In order to implement strategies to help student-athletes maintain academic success throughout an academic school year, I think it is important to understand how student-athletes view academics. Therefore, the following literature review will highlight student viewpoints on academics. Researchers Joshua Levin, Sara Etchison, and Daniel Oppenheimer, conducted a study to test whether student-athletes accurately perceive how much their teammates value academics
Background Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic Center is a multi-purpose fitness offering swimming pools, health clubs, and group fitness classes for students and local community. Macquarie University’s sport club also offers Mac Warrior which includes the different levels of the competition and competitive sporting programs such as AFL, cheerleading, cricket, quidditch and so on. Baldwin (2012, paras 8-9) finds that traditional sport clubs usually have strict training timetables and regular
college kid he had enough of losing money in sports betting and other gambling activities and decided to try his hand at trading. So, he opens his first account with $500. Within a few short weeks he had lost more than half his starting account and realised he needed help! No different than anyone else. It must be stated here that to go alone in this business he a very expensive lesson in life. If you are able you MUST find the right training, mentoring and resources to ensure your success and guess
relationships in ways that benefit the organisation and its stakeholders” (Philip Kotler, 2012). In recent years the snorkel and diving industry are becoming increasingly popular in the Trinbagonian market and with the rapid expansion in the water sport industry. Paradis Adventure will be the first company in Trinidad and Tobago to introduce the Seaview 180 snorkel mask and they are planning to do significant promotion to gain maximum market share before any competitors arise. The marketing report
Sports is the form of competitive physical activity that has the objective of maintaining or improving physical ability and psychological health on one hand and the aim of providing enjoyment on the other. Sports forms an integral part of modern life as it boosts the economy of the country, encourages a positive spirit in the community, provides an intellect of idea and imparts knowledge of basic life skills. Sports coaching refer to the procedure of training, guiding, and motivating the individuals
Background The National Youth Sports Program (NYSP) was created through the relationship of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports in the late 1960s. NYSP intended to provided children ages 9-17 years from economically disadvantaged backgrounds with sports and educational instruction. This program was offered for 20 days over a period of four weeks during the summer, with free participation, as well as transportation to and to and