... professional athlete is not a valid career goal, but it should be mentioned, again, that less than ten percent of student athletes actually make it to the professional level. The professional sports associations' needs to develop some form of discriminatory hiring practices (not racial, ethnic, gender, but preparedness based). Just as a hospital would not high a doctor without credentials or ... , because let's face it, professional athletes consider themselves employed. Every high paying employer has specific requirements for hiring their high salary-earning employees, and professional ...

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... . School spirit is expressed during basketball games and the fans of the game get into the rivalries at hand. Television ratings for the NCAA title game have been descending over the past four years despite the fact that media coverage and other attendant hype have grown (McCallum). ... players want to leave before a fan's goal is reached (Curtis). "It's hard to keep boosters if the kids keep leaving," said Coakley, the sports-sociology professor. "The team is marketed on continuity and expectations, and when some kids leave, peoples expectations are ruined. So they call the kid ... forc...

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... will all players and I know the ins and outs to being a successful and winning team. Take in part CSU Mountain West Conference Tournament win in 2003 and playing in the NCAA Tournament, all of which I have been apart of. Most recently I have worked for two weeks and the Pepsi Center in Denver, working the Mountain West Conference basketball tournament, and the ... first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament. For both tournaments I worked closely with teams escorting them to and from the court, providing any services they requested and supplying their locker rooms with the proper mate...

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... com). As a sophomore in high school he was the number one prep basketball player in the nation. "As a junior he appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated and was dubbed "The Chosen One". He has won every national player of the year award possible the last two years. He is also the ... to go to the NBA? Another reason they are trying to make high school athletes play college ball is because of all the hype college sports gets. Last years NCAA championship game drew just over 24 million viewers. In comparison there were only 16 million viewers that watched last year's all-star game. ......

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... be successful. There are several areas and economic factors that must be taken in to consideration when looking at the outstanding success of sports such as; basic economics, areas of sport that are experiencing economic problems or profitability, effects of economics of sport through television and ... fan's perspective, they would rather see a Duke/UConn basketball game than see an Illinois/Hawaii basketball game. When it comes to the NCAA Tournament or the big bowl games, the stations can't help it if an underdog team makes it, but for the most part it ... ' moneys. So, in order to r...

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... and college leagues just to name a few. In college basketball, different universities compete for the National Championship. The National Collegiate Athletic Association runs the college basketball league. Unlike other sports with playoffs, the NCAA takes part in a postseason tournament. In Division 1 college basketball, there are 351 schools in 32 different divisions. The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is a youth league designed to ... support kids to play organized sports. The AAU League is one of the largest nonprofit volunteer sports organizations in the United States; it was founded ...

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... the most popular time of year for basketball. It is when sixty-four Division 1 college basketball teams go to the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) national tournament, and only one becomes the National Champion. The tournament itself now ranks among the major sports event of the year. There are huge upsets every year because it is a one-game elimination tournament and that ... ...

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... . The first college game was Minnesota vs. Hamline in 1895 (hoophall.com). Basketball became more and more popular at the college level. There was a league formed for college students. The NCAA which has a tournament which is arguably the best sporting event there is. It has inspired the slogan "March Madness". Basketball continued to grow at the professional level. There were numerous ... the public eye. They are in movies, TV shows, and even commercials. Over the years basketball players have seemed to be the fan favorite. When you compare it to other sports, people usually route for t...

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... campus. In the 1970's and 80's college vastly increased inits popularity. A lot of its popularity came from the frequent regional and national televised games. The NCAA Division I men's championship tournaments now rank among the most major sports events of the year."" (Encyclopedia world book p. 152) People today can go and participate in or just watch fun basketball tournaments. They range from children ... ...

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... that there are poor white students as well. Additionally, I believe that other forms of affirmative action exist that are counterproductive. In many major competitive NCAA schools, academic standards are lowered for minority students who participate in sports. I believe that this is detrimental to the social improvement of some minorities because younger children of those minorities buy into the image of becoming a professional ... ...

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