Undergraduate student Ricardo Amaya presented research conducted in the METL at the 9th International Conference on Sport & Society (ICSS) in Miami, Florida. The study examined the effects of walk-up music Major League Baseball (MLB) player performance, namely the speed of the songs preceding players’ at-bats. The findings show that faster tempi strongly influence power hitting statistics (e.g., homeruns) such that faster songs were associated with greater homeruns and runs-batted-in (RBI).

ICSS 2019 took place from July 19th through the 20th. International scholars presented work on sports culture, identity, health, education, and commercialization. To learn more about the conference, visit: http://sportandsociety.com/2018-conference

Posted: July 21, 2018
Category: Conferences, News