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- Contributor(s)
- Carolina Alongi (author); Leah Hamilton (thesis advisor); Mount Royal University (Degree granting institution); Marty Clark (thesis advisor)
- Date issued
- 2019-12; 2019-12
- Description
- In North America, sport specialization for young athletes has become a prerequisite for sport achievement, but academics have yet to explore the effects that sport specialization has on athletes’ consumption and participation patterns. Thus, this project explores the following research question: what are the effects of sport specialization on the individual volleyball athlete in terms of: i) patterns of participation in sport (past, present, and future); and ii) consumption patterns in the sport industry? The methodological approach was to interview current and retired volleyball players aged 18 to 30 in Calgary, Alberta. The questions were designed to ask participants how they spend...
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- Undergraduate Student Research