{"id":696,"date":"2021-12-14T15:24:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T15:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/build-website\/?page_id=696"},"modified":"2025-09-12T18:28:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T18:28:00","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/sport-impact-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Sport IMPACT Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/sport-impact-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2024\/10\/image-19800101-060027-2e1eb4e4.jpeg\" alt=\"Children wearing Tarleton Texans shirts at a field event.\" class=\"wp-image-1549\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/sport-impact-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2024\/10\/image-19800101-060027-2e1eb4e4.jpeg 2400w, 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(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center\">Focused on bridging the theory-application gap.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center\" id=\"the-sport-impact-lab-is-a-collective-of-faculty-and-students-at-tarleton-state-university-focused-on-bridging-the-theoryapplication-gap-in-coaching-and-sport-management-through-research-applied-learning-experiences-and-community-engagement--2155da88-27e0-455d-9173-af5e562a647b\"><strong>The Sport IMPACT Lab is a collective of faculty and students at Tarleton State University focused on bridging the theory-application gap in coaching and sport management through research, applied learning experiences, and community engagement.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/sport-impact-lab\/about-us\/\">About Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-texan-white-color has-tarleton-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1f4e218f28f699d965fa4c319bbfa744\" id=\"1-scholarly-research-\" 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has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-73ed3dafdbadce1111e5b6c01c9f62a0\" id=\"3-community-engagement-\" style=\"font-size:24px;line-height:1.3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/sport-impact-lab\/community-opportunities\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/sport-impact-lab\/community-opportunities\/\">Community Engagement<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Work with community partners to serve community needs related to sport coaching.<\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.gov\/our-work\/physical-activity\/national-youth-sports-strategy\/nyss-champions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/health.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-08\/nyss-badge.png\" alt=\"Official National Youth Sport Strategy (NYSS) Champion web badge\" width=\"376\" height=\"299\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:64% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/sport-impact-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2023\/09\/Sport_IMPACT_Lab_Horizontal_Purple_R-1024x368.png\" alt=\"Tarleton State University Sport IMPACT Lab logo.\" class=\"wp-image-779 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/sport-impact-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2023\/09\/Sport_IMPACT_Lab_Horizontal_Purple_R-1024x368.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/sport-impact-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2023\/09\/Sport_IMPACT_Lab_Horizontal_Purple_R-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/sport-impact-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2023\/09\/Sport_IMPACT_Lab_Horizontal_Purple_R-600x216.png 600w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/sport-impact-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2023\/09\/Sport_IMPACT_Lab_Horizontal_Purple_R-768x276.png 768w, 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