Examining the Relationship Between Athletics Spending and Directors’ Cup Standings
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Freeman, Justin
- Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Exercise and Sport Science
- Abstract
- A prevailing thought fueling the current athletics arms race is that increased spending is meant to generate and sustain competitive success. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a relationship exists between institutions' relative competitive success and: (a) overall total expenses, and total expenses per participant, (b) the number of teams sponsored, (c) total team operating expenses, and operating expenses per participant, (d) recruiting expenses and, (e) average coaches' salaries. EADA data and Directors' Cup standings were used for the years 2003-04 through 2010-11. Bivariate correlation and simple regression analyses found significant relationships between Directors' Cup points and each independent variable. Multiple regression analyses found Total Recruiting Expenses, Average Head Coaches' Salary, Total Number of Head Coaches, and Total Expenses per Participant to be significant predictors of Directors' Cup points. However, taking practical significance into account, careful consideration should be taken before making decisions based on these findings.
- Date of publication
- December 2012
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- Osborne, Barbara
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Graduation year
- 2012
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