What does sports have to offer colleges that offsets this tradeoff? ... A college that has a good sports program is more likely to have positive enrollment. Sports are like additional advertising for the college. ... People are more likely to get behind a winner than a loser is. What would be lost by unlinking big time sports with Colleges? ...
In the same study, "It is a myth that the growth of women's sports has been responsible for the elimination of men's sports," says Donna Lopiano executive director of the Women's Sports Foundation. ... (Women's Sports Foundation, NCAA) When women and men participate in sports dominated by the opposite gender there is often great objection to individuals defying the norm. Often women are the people who attempt to participate in so called non-traditional sports. ... Many people see men as a threat to this value believing that a mans presence on the field could intimidate th...
The history of college sports has seemed to have created a booming industry of profit and franchises. ... Although for many years people have not considered paying these athletes for their talents, other than at the pro level, this a new day in age. ... It is a privilege for them to have a free education, but people fail to realize that these athletes have devoted their lives to their sports so they have earned their rights to a free education. ... Some people may disagree but majority of the Big12 coaches agree with the players receiving a stipend or even a monthly salary. ... The reality...
I believe that people are looking for the wrong answers to come from that legislation. ... People want one of the effects of Title IX is for coaches of women's teams to make a comparable salary to their counterparts coaching the same men's sports. ... Generally the cash cows for major universities are the men's sports. ... "In this country, men's sports grew organically. Women's sports grew legislatively," says David Carter, head of the Sports Business Group. ...
Collegiate sports has been regarded as amateur ever since the NCAA program came to be. This is one of the main reasons why people don't believe college athletes should get paid. With collegiate sports attendees at all time highs this is no longer the case. ... It is big task to try and juggle both education and sports especially when so much of their time goes into the sports side of this; most would argue its equivalent to a full time job. ... Once people can realize or just simply admit to themselves that collegiate sports are on par with pro sports then college athletes are in great ...
Some people suggest taking money from endorsements that the colleges receive from TV networks or big-time businesses such as Nike or Reebok. ... It could make them think their sports aren't good enough. This would make those four sports superior to all other sports. ... College sports have survived over 100 years by losing young stars early to professional sports. By paying college sports not only do we take away from the tradition to the game but we also take away the amateurism of the sports. ...
From that coverage some people questioned our university when there was no validity to the story. ... I know people just figure that most football players want to coach, but everything that I know the most of deals with sports. I really like the administration side of sports. I like to see how a sports program is ran. An athletic department is a huge business and there are so many people involved to make sure it runs smoothly....
In the world of college sports its win or go home, and to the winners go the spoils. Most successful college sports teams rake in millions of dollars in revenue. ... Some people say that athletes get paid by having a scholarship but if you look at the ulterior motive behind scholarships I think people would change their minds. ... Some people say that there is too much under the table payment going on to enforce anyways. ... So there is much conflict in the world of college sports about where the money should go. ...
PERSONAL REACTION I have seen fit people and unfit people throughout my years and it made me sad to see the unfit people because I knew how easy it was to be fit. ... In the past it was always seen that men should be better at sports then women. ... This attitude is finally starting to change as women's sports are all on an upraise. There are now more women's sports being broadcast on the television now then ever before. ... The games became very exciting for me and I started to realize that women's sports should be just as excepted as men's sports. ...
In a very competitive world of sports today, you can see why the supplement may be on the shopping list of many. ... Small creatine supplementation has been shown to be medically safe in healthy people. ... Though there are of course good arguments for both sides in which people stand, none of it matters in collegiate sports. ... Is the use of creatine in organized collegiate or pro sports ethical? ... I definitely do not believe that creatine should be banned from NCAA sports. ...
A huge issue in the world of sports is the debate of whether or not NCAA College athletes should be paid. ... There are more than 450,000 college student-athletes who compete annually in college sports through the NCAA. ... The most profitable sports in the NCAA are College football bowl series (FBS) and Division I college basketball. ... College sports and the athletes who participate in them should not be centered on money. ... The reason that many people enjoy college athletics is because of how passionate and how intense each game is. ...
Not to mention that having a job and playing college sports is like have two jobs. ... "(Carlos Diaz CNN sports) Most people don't know that the same stars that are seen on television are the same people who are estimated to be living below the poverty line. ... They were icons for many and people to look up to for people to look at them and be able to say," look at them they started off as low class people living in the hood but they took that as motivation to make them work hard and now look at them all on T.V. making something of themselves so if they can do it I can too.... ...
Many sports writers and commentators use these terms when March rolls around. ... The National Semifinals would be foreign to most people but the phrase "Final Four" is widely common. ... The National Title is also known in the sports world as winning the "Crown." ... There are also many other metaphors describing this type of team which many people call "David vs. ... These terms are all helpful in describing the tournament and basketball in general so that people can understand it better. ...
Steroids in sports is an epidemic among players trying to gain an edge, which leads to increased usage of steroids. ... The NFL doesn't even test for HGH (human growth hormone) which helps people put on significant weight in a short time. ... Sports like baseball have had a long history of rampant steroid use and have taken effective action since they first discovered the problem. However, because of their ineffective testing NCAA football unlike most sports, has not yet discovered the full extent of their steroid problem. ... I believe that steroid use is clearly wrong in sports, and is...
Pay to Play Student athletes look at college sports in two ways: one being opportunity, and the other as indentured servitude. College sports like football and basketball hold a huge segment of the entertainment industry making those two particular sport seasons year round. ... If money was not an issue, students will have a clearer idea of where they really want to be and what the school has to offer outside of sports, but money is a, if not the only issue in some of these athletes minds. ... Although not as profitable as some professional sports, sponsors pay a lot of money for telev...
In 1991, the NCAA set limits on the time commitment for all sports to 20 hours per week; this includes required practice and competition (NCAA, 2007). ... Once an athlete begins a career in sports a process of sport socialization begins to occur. ... For student-athletes, concentrated involvement in organized sports can yield a strong identification to the role of the athlete (Brewer, &ump; Van Raalte &ump; Linder, 1993). ... Athletic identity increases with the level of sports participation and time a player spends with their coaches and teammates (Horton &ump; Mack, 2000; Good, Brewer, Pet...
Everywhere voters are electing people to office who are pro gambling. ... Sports wagering has become very popular and has grown immensely. ... People like to bet on games they can watch. ... One is to build relationships with law-enforcement officers, professional sports leagues, government officials, and game regulating bodies. ... Right now, Americans are spending more on various types of gambling than on theme parks, video games, spectator sports, and movie tickets combined. ...
The three major objectives of a sport is to one have a winning team, following with helping young people have fun, along with helping young people develop physical, psychological, and social environment for the team and the individual athlete. ... Although they recognize their responsibility to provide leadership and guide young people toward achieving the objectives, set forth, cooperative style coaches also know that young people cannot become responsible adults without learning to make decisions. ... Part 1: Principles of Coaching Chapter 5 Coaching Diverse Athletes There are always gend...
