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27 Cards in this Set
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What is current percentage of African American athletes in Basketball and Football in america?
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B Ball- 80%
Football- 65% |
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What year did Jackie Robinson break the race barrier in baseball?
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1947. After 50 years of segregation
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What years did baseball, basketball and football reach 14% of the athletes being black?
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Baseball 1957
B Ball 1958 Football 1960 |
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What researcher attributed genetics and survival of the fittest to success in athletics for African Americans?
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Kane -1971
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What percentage of college baseball players are black?
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5%
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Who was the researcher that said blacks are different physiologically speaking. What did he say were the differences?
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Coakley (1982)
Blacks have less body fat, leaner calf muscles, more fast twitched fibers, dissipate heat more efficiently. |
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Possible Psychological reasons why blacks perform better in athletics.
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Blacks are looked at as being athletically superior but not as intellectually sharp. (theory not truth)
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What percentage of MLB players are hispanic?
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12%
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What are the stereotypes of asian athletes?
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They are obsessive, hard working, disciplined and non emotional.
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What sport did the Native Americans invent?
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Lacrosse first played in the great lakes area.
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How many deaths are there each year in skydiving?
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30, 1 in 65,000 jumps
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How many deaths are there in scuba diving each year?
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78 (most deaths are from panic)
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What are the 6 levels of the performance pyramid?
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Entrance, Scholastic, Collegiate, National, Olympic, Elite.
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Deliberate practice takes how long?
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4 hours for 10 years. (ericsson)
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3 keys to readiness
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1-Activation
2-Readiness 3-Focus |
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Aggression Model
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Assertive- No intent to harm, Force
Instrumental Aggression- Intent to harm, win, no anger Hostile-Intent to harm, win, anger. |
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Name the big 5 personality traits.
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1-Extraversion
2-Agreeableness 3-Neuroticism 4-Conscientiousness 5-Openness to Experience |
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Emotions in major injury
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Denial
Anger Self Blame Depression Acceptance |
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Heil's 3 processes of injury
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Distressed
Denial Determined Coping |
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T or F Negative moods effect injury rates?
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True. There is a correlation between negative attitudes and the injuries that sprout. More injuries take place when there is negativity.
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How many youth play sports? How many will get injured? How many doc visits is this roughly?
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6 million
2 million 500,00 visits |
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How many disabled athletes are there in the nation?
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2-3 million. (special olympics)
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What percent of NBA players will experience injury?
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90% (twice as many as college b ball)
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what is Ergogenic Aid?
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Substances or strategies that are used to help athletic performance.
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AAS is short for what?
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Anabolic Androgen Steroids
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What is EPO?
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A natural substance produced by kidneys that boosts the red blood cells
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What is the most abused drug in college sports?
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Alcohol
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