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Bay state law seeks to increase sportsmanship
Boston (AP) - The stories have become all too familiar - young athletes, and sometimes their parents and coaches, turning a school playing field into the set of a Jerry Springer episode. Now a bill set to be heard by Massachusetts lawmakers on Monday seeks to reduce the number and intensity of school sports scuffles by drafting new curriculum to teach sportsmanship.
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The Official Website of the Center for Sport Policy at Middle Tennessee State University
Welcome to the official website of the The Center for Sport Policy at Middle Tennessee! Through the leadership of Dr. Colby B. Jubenville, and his staff, the Center seeks to to become a leader for change in the academic discipline and profession of sport. The Center will be housed at Middle Tennessee State University, in conjunction with the Sport Management graduate program, and will create a scope of knowledge and consensus about sport; develop a new class of leaders and thinkers called Scholarly Sport Practitioners; and address the concept of social responsibility in sport organizations and stakeholders.
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Making Incorrect Calls Rated Most Intense Angst by Registered Interscholastic Officials Now more than ever, emphasis and scrutiny is being placed on officiating at every level. Middle Tennessee State University's Center for Sport Policy and Research has tackled this very topic through expert insight from a current NCAA official and the Director of the Sport Management Graduate Program. MURFREESBORO, Tenn., May 27, 2009 - Accuracy in sport officiating is held in the highest regard. League officials, coaches, and spectators are continually creating high-pressure atmospheres in which officials are forced to "get the call right" or face the repercussions. Onlookers are more boisterous than ever in vocalizing their discrepancy when they don't agree with a call. Even on the highest of stages, officials in the NFL, NBA, and MLB have the luxury of instant replay to aid them with certain calls; however, calls will forever be missed and that's a part of the game. Stress in athletes has been studied and addressed since the early 1980's. But what about the officials whose split-second decisions can make or break a game? Until now, sources of acute stress and coping style differences among sport officials, as characterized by the type of sport, was glaringly absent from the research world. |
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17 Graduates Receive Degrees During Spring Commencement Confidence was abundant throughout the Murphy Center as Middle Tennessee State's Sport Management program graduated the largest class in its history, including four Doctoral and 13 Masters Students. MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Excitement was in the air during the Spring commencement at the Murphy Center as the Middle Tennessee State University Sport Management program graduated 17 students, the most in the program's 10-year existence. The momentous ceremony brought about a cache of knowledge honoring four Doctorate and 13 Masters students. Receiving the Doctorate of Philosophy degree were: Stuart Currie, Dwedor Ford, Bryon Martin, and Mike Martinez, each of whom completed dissertations focusing on the mission of the Center for Sport Policy and Research (CSPR). Serving as a platform where practical solutions can be explored, researched, presented, voiced, and implemented; the CSPR seeks to disseminate research knowledge in a format that is readily accessible to governing bodies to help reach a consensus about critical sport issues. |
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| Project Xposure Partners with Sport Management Program |
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CSPR and Project Xposure pair up for community Seeking guidance to advance its mission, Project Xposure www.px10.com will partner with the MTSU Center for Sport Policy and Research (CSPR) to express its commitment to the youth of Rutherford County by providing life enhancement opportunities through athletics. MURFREESBORO, Tenn., - In hopes of revamping youth programs and participation inthe Middle Tennessee community, Project Xposure is teaming with CSPR to provide youth development, life enhancement, delinquency prevention, and educational opportunities through athletics---with an emphasis on college placement. A non-profit organization, Project Xposure provides valuable life lessons to youth, many of which are from disadvantaged backgrounds. It is their belief that the athletic system, as a whole, can develop important character traits to promote values such as hard work, discipline, respect, and the promotion of educational attainment. |
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Doctoral Graduate Accepts Position as Assistant Professor Signing on as an Assistant Professor of Sport and Fitness Management, Mike Martinez’s versatility at Middle Tennessee State University will be missed as he left his mark on the Sport Management Program, the launching of the Journal of Sport Administration & Supervision and the development of the Center for Sport Policy & Research. MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Fruition became reality for Mike Martinez during the Spring Graduation Ceremony at MTSU. The first doctoral graduate affiliated with the Center and Journal, Martinez begins the next chapter in his professional life as an Assistant Professor of Sport and Fitness Management in the Global E Campus at Troy University. |
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Diaz to speak at NASSM
April 22, 2009
Dr. Stephanie Diaz, Assistant Director of CSPR has been accepted for presentation at the North American Society for Sport Management Teaching and Learning Fair. The NASSM Teaching and Learning Fair will be held in conjunction with the 2009 NASSM Conference in Columbia, South Carolina May 27 to 30, 2009.
Professor getting academic writings to sports industry
BY ADAM SPARKS • SPARKS@DNJ.COM • May 4, 2009
The user's guide for all college athletic directors might be a product of MTSU.
Dr. Colby Jubenville, an MTSU professor and director of the university's graduate sports management program, has overseen the creation of the "Journal of Sport Administration & Supervision," an academic journal with an uncommon goal and format.
"We wanted to break traditions and bring the academic journal outside the walls of higher education and into the hands of those in the sports industry," said Jubenville, the journal's publisher. "It's for anyone in a leadership role, especially in the sports industry. But college athletic directors make up our primary audience."
Jubenville, like many college professors maintaining tenure, has written dozens of academic journals, primarily in his field of sports management. But he had grown frustrated with the inaccessibility of the information to the industry for which he was writing.
MTSU’s Center for Sport Policy and Research Addresses Unsportsmanlike Conduct – in Parents
Educational Modules May Help Improve Sidelines
Winning has become all important – to parents. The emphasis on winning has moved past the benefits of youth sport participation to a win-at-all-costs parental attitude. The Center for Sport Policy and Research (CSPR) at Middle Tennessee State University recently conducted a study to spotlight parental influence and utilize online educational tools to improve youth sports.
Journal Releases Inaugural Issue
April 16, 2009
MURFREESBORO, Tenn.—The sport management program at Middle Tennessee State University announced today that it has released the inaugural issue of the Journal of Sport Administration & Supervision (JSAS).
Colby B. Jubenville, co-founder and publisher of the journal, released the inaugural issue in conjunction with the commencement of the Southern Sport Management Conference (SSMC) at Troy University in Troy, Ala.
“JSAS is proud to release its first issue as SSMC starts this week,” Jubenville said.
“Like SSMC, this issue will be a landmark event in turning the attention of the sport management academy toward serving the practitioner population of the sport industry, and we believe that its revolutionary approach to scholarship will continue to attract cutting-edge research that can make a difference in sport institutions everywhere.”
Director to Address the Sun Belt Conference at the Academic Summit
March 2, 2009
By: Sun Belt Conference
Hot Springs, AR - Administrators from around the Sun Belt Conference will gather Friday, March 6 as the league office hosts the Sun Belt Conference Academic Summit at the Hot Springs Convention Center.
The event will feature a number of programs with important academic issues being the primary focus. Topics for discussion include academic support programs for student-athletes, admissions practices, the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR), and plans for academic reform in the college athletics community.
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Jubenville authors Foreword of The Anatomy of Winning as well as a Bonus Short Story entitled 10,000 Feet and Climbing
Coach Micheal Burt's book to be released Sunday March 1st vs. Western Kentucky at the Murphy Center Concourse
Leadership Expert Micheal Burt and Middle Tennessee State University’s Rick Insell team up to write a new book on building a culture that WINS
February 19, 2009
Murfreesboro, TN – A pairing of revered championship coaches, Rick Insell and Micheal Burt, have written the fourth and most expansive book of Burt’s career, The Anatomy of Winning- how to REWIRE people to win.
The book shows how to build a culture that wins through seven components. The Anatomy of Winning- how to REWIRE people to win is geared for both the sporting arena and for business culture as well.
Burt’s successful experiences as a performance coach and strong sports acumen, coupled with Insell’s consummate coaching experience makes this the ultimate “how to” book for those who want to produce a winning culture on the field, in their industry, or in their lives.
» Read More...CSPR Team Noted in AHSAA Success in Significant Reduction of High School Sport Ejections
Ejections Down 55% in Three Years Using STAR Sportsmanship Program
January 28, 2009
Birmingham, AL – Statistics from the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) confirm that Alabama has reported a significant reduction in high school sports ejections. Over a three-year period from 2005 to 2008, AHSAA reports 55 percent fewer player and coach ejections.
AHSAA Executive Director Steve Savarese credits the commitment of the state’s education leadership, athletic directors and coaches in utilizing the mandated STAR Sportsmanship™ program as the vehicle for this remarkable improvement statewide.
Alabama schools began implementing the STAR Sportsmanship program three years ago in grades 3-12 as a tool for Sportsmanship and Character Education, Steroid/Drug Prevention and Critical Thinking Skills Development.
A-Game Sportsplex Partnership Provides Funding For CSPR
January 18, 2009
Nashville, TN – Sports Land Group, LLC, dba A-Game Sportsplex, located at 215 Gothic Court in Franklin, has established a collaboration agreement with The Center for Sport Policy and Research at Middle Tennessee State University to establish a fellowship program and learning laboratory for graduate students enrolled in the graduate Sport Management Program.
Sun Belt Institutions Announce Sport Management Conference and Journal Partnership
Troy, AL - Sport management faculty members at Sun Belt Conference institutions Troy University and Middle Tennessee State University today announced a strategic partnership between the Southern Sport Management Association’s (SSMA) annual conference with MTSU’s Journal of Sport Administration and Supervision (JSAS).
Many areas of academic research, including child psychology, education psychology, and organizational psychology, all tell us the same things: to create behavioral policies that work, you must craft a clear message based on a set of core values, communicate that message constantly and clearly, and be consistent in follow-up and reinforcement.
Obviously, the AHSAA did just that: they created a values-driven message, reinforced it through their use of the Learning Through Sports modules, and showed they meant business with sanctions for offenders.
Not only did they accomplish their objective of reducing ejections, but they positioned themselves as a leader in interscholastic athletic policy after whom other state high school associations should model themselves.Dr. Colby Jubenville
