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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

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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

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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.

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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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