Notre Dame Bookstore Basketball 2010
The surveys used for this website were sent out through facebook.com to over 200 students and faculty at Notre Dame. Receiving 60 responses to these 10 question surveys, the results are in regarding what mindset people have when entering the Bookstore tournament. Here are the results:
The direct results can be seen through the link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/MySurvey_Responses.aspx?sm=ABAUvkMiqAGl0WkqleVbK7hYeeILez%2fLtSYj8xSuHzs%3d
1. During your four years here at Notre Dame, how often will/have you participated in the Bookstore Basketball Tournament?
Out of 60 responses, 53 responded that they had played bookstore at least one time, with 18 saying they planned to play all four years.
2. Have you ever competed in organized basketball? If so, at what level? Elementary? Junior Varsity? Varsity? Collegiate?
Out of 60 responses, the answers to this question were pretty varied with the largest percentage, 22 total, saying they played some level of high school basketball. 15 reported never having played, and 17 said they quit at the elementary level. 6 respondents claimed to have played collegiate basketball.
3. What would you say is the main reason you have decided to participate in this year's tournament?
Out of 59 responses, 16 claimed to have participated for fun. With other answers varying from playing in part of a Notre Dame tradition to being able to play basketball again to playing because friends asked them to making up the minority.
4. Are you at all familiar with the Jumpball Program? Or is this not one of the more important aspects of the tournament for you?
Out of 58 responses, 37 said that they were not familiar with the program whatsoever. Of the other 21 respondents, they all reported to having some familiarity with the program but most all said that it was not an important reason for them entering the tournament.
5. If competing, how far do you think your team will advance in the tournament each year?
Out of 55 responses, the majority response was round of 256 or worse at 21 respondents. The next highest category was the round of 128 which had 14 respondents. The other 20 responses were pretty evenly varied from the championship game to the round of 64.
6. When deciding upon what teammates to play with, what are the most important factors that go into this decision? Basketball talent? Playing with your friends? etc.
Out of 58 responses, the overwhelming majority (46 respondents) said they placed playing with friends as the most important factor in deciding what team to be on.
7. Does your team usually dress up or have uniforms for your games? If yes, which? and why do you choose to do so?
After receiving 58 responses, there was not enough feedback to make any definitive conclusions regarding this question. The split was very even regarding those that both dress up and choose not to dress up, and not enough explanations were given for reasons for doing so. Most people claimed to have dressed in the same colored shirts as their teammates and the split between everyone else was nearly exactly even
8. How do you feel about teams that drink excessively before their games? Have you ever engaged in such behavior? If so, why?
Out of 59 responses, there was an even divide between people that had actually drank before their own games but nearly every single respondent said they had no problem with this practice. Most of the people surveyed actually responded overwhelmingly positively, saying they wished they had been able to do it more than they had in the past.
9. Generally speaking, what are your expectations for the tournament each year?
Out of 56 responses, 40 responded that having a good time with their friends was the most important aspect of the tournament, with only 13 saying that they considered advancing into the deeper rounds of the tournament as a major expectation.
10. Do you feel that this year's tournament has reached your standards and expectations like those in the past? Why or why not?
Out of 55 responses, literally zero respondents claimed to have been unhappy with the tournament this year. Depending on how much effort they, themselves, put into the tournament, every single person interviewed felt that their expectations were met.
From this survey it can be deduced that the participants in the 2010 bookstore basketball tournament were taken from a large range of students and that they all participate in Notre Dame's bookstore basketball tournament because they wish to engage in play through the arena of competitive sport. Bookstore basketball creates a facility in which the overwhelming majority of students that did not compete in competitive basketball after elementary school can engage in play with their friends and can choose to take it as seriously or comedically as they choose.
The direct results can be seen through the link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/MySurvey_Responses.aspx?sm=ABAUvkMiqAGl0WkqleVbK7hYeeILez%2fLtSYj8xSuHzs%3d
1. During your four years here at Notre Dame, how often will/have you participated in the Bookstore Basketball Tournament?
Out of 60 responses, 53 responded that they had played bookstore at least one time, with 18 saying they planned to play all four years.
2. Have you ever competed in organized basketball? If so, at what level? Elementary? Junior Varsity? Varsity? Collegiate?
Out of 60 responses, the answers to this question were pretty varied with the largest percentage, 22 total, saying they played some level of high school basketball. 15 reported never having played, and 17 said they quit at the elementary level. 6 respondents claimed to have played collegiate basketball.
3. What would you say is the main reason you have decided to participate in this year's tournament?
Out of 59 responses, 16 claimed to have participated for fun. With other answers varying from playing in part of a Notre Dame tradition to being able to play basketball again to playing because friends asked them to making up the minority.
4. Are you at all familiar with the Jumpball Program? Or is this not one of the more important aspects of the tournament for you?
Out of 58 responses, 37 said that they were not familiar with the program whatsoever. Of the other 21 respondents, they all reported to having some familiarity with the program but most all said that it was not an important reason for them entering the tournament.
5. If competing, how far do you think your team will advance in the tournament each year?
Out of 55 responses, the majority response was round of 256 or worse at 21 respondents. The next highest category was the round of 128 which had 14 respondents. The other 20 responses were pretty evenly varied from the championship game to the round of 64.
6. When deciding upon what teammates to play with, what are the most important factors that go into this decision? Basketball talent? Playing with your friends? etc.
Out of 58 responses, the overwhelming majority (46 respondents) said they placed playing with friends as the most important factor in deciding what team to be on.
7. Does your team usually dress up or have uniforms for your games? If yes, which? and why do you choose to do so?
After receiving 58 responses, there was not enough feedback to make any definitive conclusions regarding this question. The split was very even regarding those that both dress up and choose not to dress up, and not enough explanations were given for reasons for doing so. Most people claimed to have dressed in the same colored shirts as their teammates and the split between everyone else was nearly exactly even
8. How do you feel about teams that drink excessively before their games? Have you ever engaged in such behavior? If so, why?
Out of 59 responses, there was an even divide between people that had actually drank before their own games but nearly every single respondent said they had no problem with this practice. Most of the people surveyed actually responded overwhelmingly positively, saying they wished they had been able to do it more than they had in the past.
9. Generally speaking, what are your expectations for the tournament each year?
Out of 56 responses, 40 responded that having a good time with their friends was the most important aspect of the tournament, with only 13 saying that they considered advancing into the deeper rounds of the tournament as a major expectation.
10. Do you feel that this year's tournament has reached your standards and expectations like those in the past? Why or why not?
Out of 55 responses, literally zero respondents claimed to have been unhappy with the tournament this year. Depending on how much effort they, themselves, put into the tournament, every single person interviewed felt that their expectations were met.
From this survey it can be deduced that the participants in the 2010 bookstore basketball tournament were taken from a large range of students and that they all participate in Notre Dame's bookstore basketball tournament because they wish to engage in play through the arena of competitive sport. Bookstore basketball creates a facility in which the overwhelming majority of students that did not compete in competitive basketball after elementary school can engage in play with their friends and can choose to take it as seriously or comedically as they choose.
