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Why Does Scandal Continue to Occur in College Sports?

Why Does Scandal Continue to Occur in College Sports?

In the past few months, we have learned about several scandals in college sports – hazing at Northwestern University, sports betting by Alabama’s baseball coach, and racial insensitivity and misconduct by basketball coaches at West Virginia University and Texas Tech University. Impropriety on higher education campuses is not new, but why does it continue to occur?Scandals occur in college sports for a variety of reasons, often involving a combination of factors related to competition, money, pressure, and the complex dynamics within the sports industry. The factors influence leaders to make decisions that do not align with personal, professional or institutional values. Below is a brief overview of the underlying factors that cause scandal in college sports: Competition and Pressure: the pressure to

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2023 Summer Associates Announcement - IntelliSport Analytics

2023 Summer Associates Announcement - IntelliSport Analytics

IntelliSport Analytics is excited to announce the addition of two summer associates for 2023. Norah Czajka and Gregory Lederer will join the company to provide direct support with research and business lead generation. Norah and Gregory bring important experience in data science, sport exposure, engineering and technology that will position the company to better serve its clients and deliver on its mission to conduct industry leading research and strategy. IntelliSport looks forward to their contribution to the company: Norah Czajka, of Rochester, New York is a sophomore at Carnegie Mellon University, double majoring in Materials Science & Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. She is interested in the intersection of engineering and business and how this can be harnessed to impact the future of the sports industry by connecting quantitative data to team dynamics and culture. Norah is a member of the varsity cross country and track and field teams at CMU as well as the orchestra where she plays the cello. Norah enjoys being outside, exploring with friends, and traveling.Gregory Lederer, from Glen Mills Pennsylvania, is a freshman at the Un

2023 Summer Intern Announcement - IntelliSport Analytics

2023 Summer Intern Announcement - IntelliSport Analytics

IntelliSport Analytics is excited to announce the addition of Milton Brown as a Marketing/Account Management intern for 2023. Milton will join the company to provide direct support with its direct marketing strategy and social media account management. Milton brings tangible practical experience that will help to expand the reach of IntelliSport in the sports research and consulting market.Milton Brown, from Olney Maryland, is currently at Georgetown University and in his second year of the Masters Sports Industry Management program. He attended Oakwood University, where he also played collegiate basketball. He has an interest in business intelligence and sports marketing. Milton loves spending time with his family/friends and loves the game of basketball. He wants to have a future working in the sports industry and eventually work for an NBA organization’s front office.

Press: Big West Conference

Press: Big West Conference

The Big West Conference released the following press release recognizing its partnership with IntelliSport Analytics. The original release can be found here:IRVINE, Calif. – The Big West recently partnered with Marc Christian and IntelliSport Analytics to conduct a comprehensive student-athlete experience study with all 11 member-institutions. The study was designed to collect data and examine student-athletes’ experiences and needs, as well as their outlook on competing and participating in The Big West. “It is vital that we engage with and listen to our student-athletes as we work to enhance and improve their experiences while competing in The Big West,” reflected Big West commissioner Dan Butterly. “The conference membership will examine the recommendations of IntelliSport to ensure that that our member-institutions and the conference office continue to provide key support to help student-athletes accomplish their athletic and academic goals.” Approved and supported by The Big West Board of Directors, the survey was distributed to all student-athletes participating in any collegiate sport at their member-institution. One-on-one interviews and foc

Partner - Special Olympic Pennsylvania

Partner - Special Olympic Pennsylvania

IntelliSport Analytics will partner with Special Olympics Pennsylvania (SOPA) to provide important research into the volunteer experience – examining why people volunteer, why they continue to volunteer, and how they learned about the opportunities to support the organization and athletes. Understanding the volunteer experience will support SOPA’s mission to provide exceptional experiences for athletes. SOPA provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community.

Report Release: 24th Winter Olympic Games Athlete Experience Study

Report Release: 24th Winter Olympic Games Athlete Experience Study

For more than a year, IntelliSport Analytics studied the athlete experience at the 24th Winter Olympic Games that took place in February 2022. This press release provides a snapshot into the study and the findings of the report. Click here to read the report’s full findings and recommendations:Following the conclusion of the 24th Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China, IntelliSport Analytics commissioned a study to to examine the experiences of athletes. In total, 2,895 athletes were invited to participate in the study, garnering 232 respondents (8%), of which 161 completed the entire survey (5%).The study examined: (1) athletes’ awareness of and perceptions of various Olympic Games attributes (competition formats, atmosphere, access to resources, training and competition environments, etc.); (2) the impact of Covid-19; (3) the awareness of and influence of the Olympic Principles; (4) political and social issues during the Olympic Games; and (5) the perception of performance enhancing drug use.The study revealed several important findings:The experiences of men and women athletes were mostly the same, but there were significant differences between how younger (under 25 years old) and older athletes (25 years and older) experienced the games. The sign

Partnership - Big West Conference

Partnership - Big West Conference

The Big West Conference, is an NCAA Division I member with 11 academically and athletically nationally proclaimed institutions. The Big West membership consists of Cal Poly, CSU Bakersfield, Cal State Fullerton, CSUN, Hawai‘i, Long Beach State, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara. IntelliSport Analytics is partnering with The Big West Conference to study the student-athlete experience and will provide strategic recommendations.

Stay Interviews are for Sports Organizations and Teams too

Stay Interviews are for Sports Organizations and Teams too

Famed Wharton organizational psychologist Adam Grant released this week a video discussing the importance of businesses using entry and stay interviews to “to find out why they [employees] joined—and stay interviews to figure out how to keep them.” The current practice of exit interviews is too late in the life cycle of an employee – if you really want to know what a person’s experience is, you need to ask what their expectations are prior to employment and how it is going once they are working. The use of these tools should not be exclusive to the business world. Sports teams and organizations should adopt these tactics to better understand their employees and athletes. Recent controversies with the Phoenix Suns and Washington Commanders, leaves us wondering, if these organizations’ leaders were proactive in asking what their people needed and how it was going, perhaps these toxic workplaces could

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