Don't Be A Dope
This naturally occurring hormone, often synthetically produced for doping, boosts red blood cell production and is banned by WADA.
Erythropoeitin (EPO)
This measure of central tendency sums all values and divides by the count.
Mean
This document, typically one page, summarizes an applicant's education, experience, and skills and is almost always the first thing a hiring manager reviews.
Resume
NIL stands for these three words.
Name, Image, Likeness
This book by Brett Bartholomew outlines different athlete archetypes.
Conscious Coaching
This cyclist was stripped of all seven of his Tour de France titles after admitting to systematic doping throughout his career.
Lance Armstrong
This statistical technique is used to identify which independent variables, such as sprint speed, VO2 max, or training load, best predict an outcome like injury risk.
Regression
This professional networking platform, with over 900 million users, is the most widely used digital tool for job searching, employer branding, and connecting with hiring managers.
What year did NIL become implemented in the NCAA?
2021
This archetype is highly loyal and compliant but may struggle to think independently, requiring coaches to encourage autonomy without undermining their discipline.
The Soldier
This running coach was banned from the sport in after doping scandals and reports of misconduct.
Alberto Salazar
This value, typically set at 0.05, represents the threshold below which a result is considered statistically significant and unlikely due to chance.
p-value, alpha
This department within an organization is responsible for managing the employee lifecycle.
Human Resources, HR
This quarterback from a famous quarterbacking family is the highest NIL earner?
Arch Manning
This archetype has an aura of entitlement or superiority from being previously praised and guard their reputation closely.
The Royal
This American sprinter was stripped of his 100m gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics after testing positive for stanozolol.
Ben Johnson
When a sports scientist wants to examine the association between two continuous variables, such as mile run time and VO2max, they use this statistical measure.
Correlation
This process is defined as a formal discussion between people who are trying to reach an agreement
Negotiation
This court case lead to the current NIL landscape in sport.
NCAA vs. Alston
This archetype is a raw trainee with great opportunity for growth.
The Novice
The designer anabolic steroid, nicknamed 'the Clear,' was the signature undetectable PED created and distributed by this organization to elite athletes, including Barry Bonds and Marion Jones.
BALCO, Bay Area Lab Cooperative
This concept occurs when a sports scientist fails to detect a real training effect.
Type II error
This final stage of the hiring process, in which an employer contacts previous supervisors or colleagues to verify a candidate's work history and character, can make or break an offer even after a successful interview.
Reference Check
This fast-food chicken finger chain, founded by Todd Graves, became one of the most prominent NIL sponsors in college athletics.
Raising Canes
This archetype are hyper-aware about their health or somatic state.
The hypochondriac