Date of Award
5-1-2023
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Honors Thesis
Department
Sociology
First Advisor
Krista Cline
Second Advisor
Ashley Hutson
Abstract
Sports performance is a heavily studied topic that is an important factor in recruitment for college and professional level sports as well as in the multi-billion-dollar sports gambling industry. One variable lacking in previous sports performance research is the number of years played an athlete has played in total as well as the number of years they played at a competitive level as a predictor of sports performance. Using a Qualtrics survey with a self-reported, subjective measurement of sports performance, data from 23 Butler University student-athletes was collected. SPSS was used to analyze the data. Findings are inconclusive due to the small sample size. Future researchers should create a standard self-report measurement for athletes. In addition, future research should include years in total playing a sport and years played competitively as variable affecting sports performance.
Recommended Citation
Spencer, Cassidy Faith, "Total Years Played in Sport versus Years Played Competitively as a Predictor of Sports" (2023). Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection. 682.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/ugtheses/682