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This study outlined the implementation and evaluation of one associative and two dissociative coping strategies on rowing ergometer performance. Participants were 9 novice varsity rowers who performed a 40-min ergometer workout in 10 separate experimental sessions. At each workout participants were requested to row as far as possible in 40 min. A multiple-baseline design was utilized, which after varying amounts of baseline permitted implementing an associative or dissociative strategy for each participant. These strategies included associative, dissociative-video, and dissociative-music. Results indicated that performance improved under all conditions for all participants but that the greatest gains were found in the associative condition.

The NFL's Dallas Cowboys are known for their innovative way of playing football, a trait that has brought the team its legacy of Super Bowl championships. Despite Texas Stadium's noteworthy hole-in-the-roof design, the Cowboys' home since it was built for $35 million in 1971 no longer exemplifies the team's winning game plan. Soon, however, the Cowboys will play in a stadium that does reflect the team's commitment to innovation without compromising Texas Stadium's characteristic design elements or the Cowboys brand. The Cowboys' Owner and General Manager, Jerry Jones, along with the Jones family and architect HKS, is the force behind the team's new $1.1 billion, world-class, amenity-rich, retractable roof NFL stadium. The efficient yet monumental superstructure's design, which complements the team's strength and intensity, created many structural engineering challenges.