{"title":"Editor’s Corner","authors":"Robert J. Barcelona","doi":"10.1177/1558866120966804","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1558866120966804","url":null,"abstract":"I write this Editor’s Corner sitting in my office at the University of New Hampshire. Outside, the leaves are starting to turn, and the weather is getting cooler. At UNH, we are in our first month of transitioning back to face-to-face learning, after so many months away from campus. Besides the weekly COVID-19 tests, masks, trying to teach face-to-face and on Zoom at the same time, and the postponing of many on-campus activities, it sort of looks like a normal fall semester (if you squint really hard).","PeriodicalId":55615,"journal":{"name":"Recreational Sports Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138509497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"College Student Involvement in Hunting and Shooting Sports: What Drives Participation?","authors":"Lacey N. Wallace","doi":"10.1177/1558866120952787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1558866120952787","url":null,"abstract":"Little is known about college students’ participation in shooting sports or hunting with firearms. It is also unknown how participation in these activities during the college years differs from childhood participation and why. This study investigated these questions with a survey of 298 college students in the Northeastern United States in 2017 and 2018. Results indicated that characteristics of the area where respondents grew up influenced their hunting participation during college, but this was not the case for shooting sports. Across activities, having fun was the topmost reported motivation for participation. For hunting with firearms, obtaining locally sourced meat was the second most commonly reported rationale. Participation in hunting and shooting sports was lower in college than in childhood; this trend was not explained by demographic characteristics.","PeriodicalId":55615,"journal":{"name":"Recreational Sports Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1558866120952787","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41449550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exercise Is Medicine on Campus®: A Pilot Study","authors":"Duke D. Biber, C. Knoll","doi":"10.1177/1558866120964815","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1558866120964815","url":null,"abstract":"The primary objective was to (a) test the effectiveness of an Exercise Is Medicine® on Campus (EIM-OC) program in a university setting and (b) compare the baseline levels of physical activity, mental health, and physical health with post-EIM-OC levels. Referred and consenting students (n = 9) participated in a 12-week program. At pre- and postprogram, participants completed measures of current health behaviors, obstacles to physical activity, health goals, physical activity history, biometric screening (resting heart rate, blood pressure (BP), waist-to-hip ratio, body composition percentage via bioelectrical impedance, cardiovascular and muscular endurance baseline, and flexibility), perceived stress, and self-compassion. All of the participants adhered to 100% of the program. Participants experienced a decrease in resting heart rate, body composition, and BP and an increase in sleep, physical activity, and self-compassion. The program will be implemented with a larger sample of referred students with the goal of reducing risk or prevalence of chronic disease.","PeriodicalId":55615,"journal":{"name":"Recreational Sports Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1558866120964815","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41265865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Canaries at the Climbing Wall: A Comparative Study of Particulate Matter at Two University Climbing Walls","authors":"C. Zajchowski, Erik Rabinowitz, J. Kyle Davis","doi":"10.1177/1558866120952772","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1558866120952772","url":null,"abstract":"Magnesium alba—chalk—is regularly applied by indoor and outdoor climbers to their hands to reduce sweat while climbing in order to grip climbing holds. We investigated the potential for suspended chalk dust to lead to unhealthy levels of indoor particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) in two university climbing facilities. Low-cost, Dylos DC 1700 PM monitors sampled air quality during two, 5-day sampling periods. Findings revealed “good” PM values at one university climbing facility and “unhealthy” (PM2.5) or “very unhealthy” (PM10) values at the other institution’s climbing wall. Facility predicted over 60% of the variance in PM readings, and post hoc tests revealed 75% of the variance in PM values at the second institution can be explained by open climbing hours. These findings hold a variety of implications for future research and management of university climbing wall facilities to ensure the health of staff and their patrons.","PeriodicalId":55615,"journal":{"name":"Recreational Sports Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1558866120952772","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47813334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Macdonald, Rebecca R. Bryan, L. Lieberman, J. Foley
{"title":"“You Think Differently After Playing This Sport”: Experiences of Collegiate Goalball Players","authors":"C. Macdonald, Rebecca R. Bryan, L. Lieberman, J. Foley","doi":"10.1177/1558866120964812","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1558866120964812","url":null,"abstract":"The inclusion of athletes with and without disabilities in disability sport, known as reverse integration, has received limited attention in the literature. The purpose of this study was to understand players’ experiences in collegiate goalball. One-on-one semistructured interviews were conducted with two males (one with visual impairment, one without impairment) and four females (one with visual impairment, three without impairment) who participated in collegiate goalball programs. Interpretative thematic analysis helped uncover the meaning in participants’ goalball experiences. Reverse integration was used as a conceptual framework to guide the interpretation of participant experiences. Four main themes were extracted from the data: (a) the disability advantage, (b) the building of team cohesion, (c) the disappearing disability, and (d) enjoyment and pride. Participation in collegiate goalball allowed students to see disability as an asset and question assumptions regarding teammates’ abilities. This study highlights the potential value of providing opportunities for people with and without a disability to participate in sport together.","PeriodicalId":55615,"journal":{"name":"Recreational Sports Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1558866120964812","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41862257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. R. Milton, L. Williamson, Kenneth Brubaker, Michael Papania
{"title":"Recreate and Retain: How Entrance Into a Campus Recreation Facility Impacts Retention","authors":"P. R. Milton, L. Williamson, Kenneth Brubaker, Michael Papania","doi":"10.1177/1558866120964818","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1558866120964818","url":null,"abstract":"This study explored the rates of retention among students who entered a campus recreation facility. The purpose of the study was to determine the statistical significance of the rates of retention within several commonly studied demographic categories. Recent research in the field reported that student participation in campus recreation programs contributes to student retention. The researchers in this study also sought to determine whether there was a significant impact on campus recreation participants to return not only to the campus recreation center but to the university during the following fall term. Data were collected during a specific spring and subsequent fall semester to determine whether those who entered the recreation center during the spring enrolled in the fall term. Student entries were initially categorized by the number of visits 1–30, 31–60, 61–90, and 91–120 and were compared to students who did not enter. A χ2 analysis was conducted to compare the data collected from spring to fall terms and the results were separated by gender and overall participation. This suggests a positive relationship between entry into the recreation center and student retention from the spring to fall terms.","PeriodicalId":55615,"journal":{"name":"Recreational Sports Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1558866120964818","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45687555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leah R. Halper, Elizabeth A. Lubinger, Brendan M. Greisberger
{"title":"Examining Growth Outcomes of a Recreational Sports Living–Learning Community Using the Social Change Model of Leadership Development","authors":"Leah R. Halper, Elizabeth A. Lubinger, Brendan M. Greisberger","doi":"10.1177/1558866120952775","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1558866120952775","url":null,"abstract":"Living learning communities (LLCs) add to the college student experience. The current study investigates academic and personal growth in a recreational sports–themed LLC intentionally built on student development theories. Surveys were administered to all students in the community at two time points across 2 years. Students in the program showed significant growth in leadership skills and grade point average.","PeriodicalId":55615,"journal":{"name":"Recreational Sports Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1558866120952775","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46068522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Multi-Institutional Review of College Campus Adapted Intramural Sports Programming for College Students With and Without a Disability","authors":"D. Shapiro, Joshua R. Pate, M. Cottingham","doi":"10.1177/1558866120952093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1558866120952093","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined factors surrounding the development and advancement of campus intramural programming for college students with physical disabilities. Campus recreation staff from 164 universities completed a survey examining campus programming for students with and without physical disabilities, marketing, modifications, barriers, needs, and strategies for developing adapted and inclusive intramural sports programming. Weight training, cardiovascular training, and personal training were among the most reported programming designed to include students with physical disabilities. Wheelchair basketball is among the longest-running intramural programs with sitting volleyball, goalball, and beep baseball increasing in popularity. Environmental and equipment accessibility was a predominant strategy and accommodation to facilitate inclusive programming, with the primary reason for not including adapted or inclusive intramural programming attributed to lack of request or too few students with physical disabilities on campus. Additional results and discussion address best practices and recommendations to initiate and improve programming for students with physical disabilities.","PeriodicalId":55615,"journal":{"name":"Recreational Sports Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1558866120952093","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49051826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editor’s Corner","authors":"Robert Barcelona","doi":"10.1177/1558866120931221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1558866120931221","url":null,"abstract":"Physical distancing. Personal protective equipment. Public health guidance. Phased reopenings. For most of us, these words and phrases were not in our everyday vocabulary just a few short months ago. The COVID-19 global pandemic has impacted higher education and the broader economy in ways that most of us could not have imagined. Campus recreation centers have been turned into field hospitals, academic classes were moved completely online, intercollegiate athletics and sport club competitions have been shut down, students were sent home from internships, and professional development opportunities like the NIRSA Annual Conference were cancelled. Many of us know someone who contracted the virus, or maybe we have contracted it ourselves. Most of us know someone who has lost a job, or had their lives turned upside down in the span of just a few weeks. It has been a difficult and disorienting Spring.","PeriodicalId":55615,"journal":{"name":"Recreational Sports Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138529929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Key Psychological Beliefs Underlying Student Participation in Recreational Sport","authors":"Tom St Quinton, Julie Brunton","doi":"10.1177/1558866120932179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1558866120932179","url":null,"abstract":"The first year of university study provides an ideal opportunity to target student participation in many health behaviors such as recreational sport. The study used the theory of planned behavior to identify the key behavioral, normative, and control beliefs underlying student participation in recreational sport. A cross-sectional design was used with a 4-week follow-up. A purposive sample of 206 participants responded to a theoretically informed questionnaire measuring baseline cognitions. Follow-up behavior was measured using self-report questionnaires. All beliefs correlated with intention, and seven beliefs correlated with behavior. Four key beliefs predicted intention (“enjoyable,” “time consuming,” “friends,” and “family members”) and two key beliefs predicted behavior (“enjoyable” and “time consuming”). Interventions successfully targeting these specific beliefs may lead to a greater number of students participating in recreational sport.","PeriodicalId":55615,"journal":{"name":"Recreational Sports Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1558866120932179","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45798006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}