Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Aaron, Thomas C.
Author's Email Address	tomaaron@msn.com
URN	etd-07152004-082634
Title	Factors Affecting the Performance Levels of Risk Management Behaviors of Florida High School Athletic Directors
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy
Department	Sport Management, Recreation Management, and Physical Education, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Annie Clement Committee Chair Barbara C. Reynaud Committee Member E. Newton Jackson Committee Member Tonya Toole Committee Member
Keywords	Sports Liability Tort Law Sport Law Sports Law Negligence Athletics Sport NCAA NAIA
Date of Defense	2004-04-22
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to measure the degree to which Florida High School athletic directors utilize risk management within their athletic program and (2) to determine whether selected demographic factors (i. e. undergraduate major, years of experience as Athletic Director, level of education, etc.) have an effect on the performance levels of these risk management behaviors. A 42-item survey was used to collect data related to specific risk management behaviors and 12 demographic items. Descriptive statistics were calculated for each factor on the demographic section of the survey, the composite scores for each of the individual items on the survey, for all of the items combined (grand mean), and for the composite scores of each conceptual area (i.e. medical concerns, facilities, etc…). A one-way ANOVA was then used to test for significance among the independent variables (selected demographic factors) and dependent variables (risk management behavior scores of the (1) grand mean, (2) conceptual area means, and (3) individual item means). Results of the study suggest that (1) the risk management behaviors being performed within Florida High School athletic departments are being performed on a rather consistent basis and that (2) the two primary factors that influenced FHSAA athletic director’s performance of risk management behaviors were current employment status and current coaching status.
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