572Friday, April 11, 2008

10:15 AM-12:15 PMConvention Center:202C
Free Communication: Coaching Concerns, Challenges, and Responsibilities in Sport
Coaches face a variety of challenges and are responsible for a host of tasks in the performance of their duties. In this oral presentation session, scholars across six disciplines assess and analyze important factors impacting coaches and the performance of their work.
Keyword(s): coaching, research, sport topics
Presider: George B. Cunningham, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Speakers:
Adolescent Athletes and Leadership: Are We Developing Positive Role Models?
Dawn K. Lewis, California State UniversityFresno, Fresno, CA and Paul Grafer, The Sports Leadership Institute, Garden City, NY
RC Grant Findings: Early Specialization of Youth - Perceptions of Youth, Parents, and Coaches
Martha Ewing1, Bridgette Laskey1 and Dana Munk2, (1)Michigan State University, East lansing, MI, (2)Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Navigating the Challenges of Coaching Youth Sports: Coaches Speak Out
Craig A. Paiement and Ryan Hedstrom, Castleton State University, Castleton, VT
The Occupational Socialization of a Wheelchair Rugby Coach
Jung-il Oh, The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX, Brent Hardin, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL and Donald Belcher, Murfreesboro, TN
Comparison of Coaching Behaviors Between Individual Sports and Team Sports
Howard Z. Zeng1, Wenhao Liu2 and Michael Hipscher1, (1)Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, (2)Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
Philosophies of Successful Division 1 Baseball Coaches
Mike Karpel and Todd Pennington, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Preferred and Perceived Coaching Leadership Styles by NCAA Basketball Players
Eddie T. C. Lam1, Li Chen2, James Jianhui Zhang3, Douglas A. Robinson1 and Susan G. Ziegler1, (1)Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, (2)Delaware State University, Dover, DE, (3)University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Coaching and Fund-Raising Responsibilities in NCAA Division II Programs
Randall A. Nichols, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA and Carl Bahneman, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

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