Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine which factors most influence the selection of an institution for student-athletes competing on National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II softball teams. Sixty-nine student-athletes from an NCAA Division II Conference in the southwest participated in this study. The Strength of University Selection Factors survey, made up of 24 items, was used to investigate six university selection factors: (a) family and friends, (b) location of the institution, (c) academic characteristics, (d) softball program, (e) financial aid, and (f) coaching staff. The frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation were determined for each survey item. The items in the survey were rank ordered. Composite mean scores and standard deviations were also calculated for the six university selection factors. Four of the six factors were perceived to be influential or very influential. Those four factors in rank order were coaching staff, academic characteristics, softball program, and financial aid.
Recommended Citation
Jordan, Tracy L. and Kobritz, Jordan I.
(2011)
"University Selection Factors For Division II Softball Student-Athletes,"
Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics: Vol. 4, Article 23.
Available at:
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/jiia/vol4/iss1/23