In search of peak human athletic potential: A mathematical investigation [PDF]
Chaos 32, 023110 (2022), 2021 This paper applies existing and new approaches to study trends in the performance of elite athletes over time. We study both track and field scores of men and women athletes on a yearly basis from 2001 to 2019, revealing several trends and findings.
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2008-2009 President\u27s Report [PDF]
, 2009 The Linfield College President\u27s Annual Report is a collection of information about the year in review, including academics, student life and athletics, enrollment, finances, philanthropy, and ...
Davis, Laura, Mileham, Mardi
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The Academics Athletics Trade-off: Universities and Intercollegiate Athletics [PDF]
, 2009 This analysis focuses on several key issues in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The intrinsic benefits of athletic programs are discussed in the first section.
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Effect of stress on cardiorespiratory synchronization of Ironmen athletes [PDF]
, 2021 The aim of this paper is to investigate the cardiorespiratory synchronization in athletes subjected to extreme physical stress combined with a cognitive stress tasks. ECG and respiration were measured in 14 athletes before and after the Ironmen competition.
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Using a quantitative assessment of propulsion biomechanics in wheelchair racing to guide the design of personalized gloves: a case study [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 This study with a T-52 class wheelchair racing athlete aimed to combine quantitative biomechanical measurements to the athlete's perception to design and test different prototypes of a new kind of rigid gloves. Three personalized rigid gloves with various, fixed wrist extension angles were prototyped and tested on a treadmill in a biomechanics ...
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Athletics\u27 Place In Education [PDF]
, 2014 The question asked by college students, college athletes, college faculty members, and the world at large is, What is the place athletics should hold in our present (lay educational system, or do athletics belong at all in the college program?
Mundell, Robert R.
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Restoring the Balance: Dollars, Values, and the Future of College Sports [PDF]
, 2010 Recommends strengthening accountability for intercollegiate athletics by requiring more transparency and better comparisons of athletics and academic spending, rewarding practices that prioritize academic values, and treating college athletes as ...
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RWU Athletics Announces Fourth Class of Athletics Hall of Fame [PDF]
, 2015 Four athletes, one coach and one team to be inducted, another athlete to receive special recognition at ceremony on Oct ...
Public Affairs, Roger Williams University
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Distributed lag models to identify the cumulative effects of training and recovery in athletes using multivariate ordinal wellness data [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 Subjective wellness data can provide important information on the well-being of athletes and be used to maximize player performance and detect and prevent against injury. Wellness data, which are often ordinal and multivariate, include metrics relating to the physical, mental, and emotional status of the athlete.
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Reflections on the Presence of Play in University Arts and Athletics [PDF]
, 2016 Recent work has explored the extent to which intercollegiate athletics even belong at the university or meet the university’s mission. Just as play seems evident in athletics, it is also present in music, art, and theater.
Harper, Aaron
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