The National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Championship Series (Series) has developed into the primary organization for governing extramural/sport club collegiate recreational tournaments. As NIRSA professionals describe it, the Series has also evolved into a platform for professional development. To date, however, no study has attempted to link professional growth and advancement to volunteerism at Series events. As such, the purpose of this study was to examine skills and competencies that could be correlated with volunteering at Series events. Using Astin's Input-Environment-Outcome (I-E-O) model the research team explored the environmental impact of the volunteer experience by collecting data in two phases (prevolunteer experience and 3–4 months after the volunteer experience). Results indicated that campus recreation professionals do perceive themselves to be using effective leadership and communication behaviors and that there are no significant differences in professional development based on the NIRSA region of the tournament. Some gendered differences were uncovered, but it appears that a significant number of volunteers returned to work with higher levels of job-related competencies and important networking connections. Possible implications are discussed, including a Series training program based on NIRSA's core competencies, and areas for future research.

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NIRSA冠军系列志愿服务：对职业发展的感知影响

全国壁内娱乐体育协会（NIRSA）冠军系列赛（系列）已发展成为管理壁外/体育俱乐部大学休闲比赛的主要组织。正如NIRSA专业人员所描述的那样，该系列也已发展成为一个专业发展的平台。但是，到目前为止，还没有研究试图将职业发展和进步与系列活动中的志愿服务联系起来。因此，本研究的目的是检验与系列活动中的志愿者相关的技能和能力。研究小组使用Astin的投入，环境，结果（IEO）模型，通过分两个阶段（志愿者活动前和志愿者经历后3-4个月）收集数据，探索了志愿者经历对环境的影响。结果表明，校园娱乐专业人士确实认为自己正在使用有效的领导和沟通行为，并且基于锦标赛的NIRSA区域，专业发展没有显着差异。发现了一些性别差异，但似乎大量志愿者返回工作时具有更高水平的与工作相关的能力和重要的人脉关系。讨论了可能的影响，包括基于NIRSA核心能力的系列培训计划以及未来研究的领域。但似乎大量志愿者返回工作岗位的能力和重要的人脉关系更高的水平。讨论了可能的影响，包括基于NIRSA核心能力的系列培训计划以及未来研究的领域。但似乎有大量志愿者返回工作岗位时具有更高的工作相关能力和重要的人脉关系。讨论了可能的影响，包括基于NIRSA核心能力的系列培训计划以及未来研究的领域。