ABSTRACT

Critics justifiably chronicle the problems in intercollegiate sport. Some call for reform, others abolishment. Supporters suggest that sound, ethically-based intercollegiate sport programs significantly contribute to the personal and leadership development of student-athletes. The researchers examined the perceptions of male and female intercollegiate basketball players who played at a major Canadian university over 50 years ago, when they were near, or at, retirement age, and at a stage in their lives when they could best evaluate the benefits of the experience. All of the respondents believed that these programs had unique, significant and transferable impacts on their leadership development and personal growth, regardless of their role on the team which they didn’t realize this at the time, and had not thought about it since. The researchers offer nine suggestions to heighten leadership development in these programs and showcase programs now offered in intercollegiate sport programs in Canada and the United States.

摘要

批评家们合理地记载了大学间运动中的问题。有些人呼吁改革，另一些则取消。支持者认为，良好的，基于道德的大学间体育计划对学生运动员的个人和领导才能发展有重要贡献。研究人员研究了五十多年前在加拿大一所主要大学踢球的男女大学生篮球运动员的看法，当时他们接近或处于退休年龄，并且处于他们人生中最能评估其收益的阶段。体验。所有受访者都认为，这些计划对他们的领导力发展和个人成长具有独特，重大和可转移的影响，无论他们在团队中的角色是什么，他们当时都没有意识到这一点，并且从那时起就没有考虑过。