SM 375 Final Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Cultural foundation of sport - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔In Latin America, most sports were
adopted as a result of the cultural import from the British and Americans business, military
expeditions, and religious missions of the late 19th and early 20th century
--Soccer: almost all countries
--Rugby, Cricket, Tennis, Rowing, Polo: Argentina, West Indies, Brazil
--Baseball: Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican Rep, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Panama.
--Basketball: Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela
--Volleyball: Brazil, Venezuela
Cultural foundations- Sport clubs - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Most Sport and Social Clubs
across Latin America were founded by immigrants from different parts of Europe and across
the world.
--Germans - Gymnastics in Brazil
--French - Cycling and fencing in Venezuela
--Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, British, Palestinian, and Jewish sport clubs served as places for
gathering and preserve the cultural identity of these different communities
Sport Culture and popularity: Football - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔--Is the No. 1 popular
sport in most Latin American countries
--Practiced mostly by men
--Typically a working class sport
--Brazil and Argentina are among the top football countries in the world
Sport culture and popularity: baseball - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔--Very popular in
Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico and Mexico.
--Many Latin American players play in the MLB and MiLB
,Sport System - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Club Model
Government Structure
Club Model - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Essentially private
--non for profit
--commercials (for profit public limited companies)
Structure of sport clubs - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Focus on:
--Social benefits
--High performance sport
--Professional sport
Funded by:
--Memberships
--Government subsidies
--Corporate Sponsorships
Government role in Latin America - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Play critical role in
supporting the advancement of sport in most countries:
--Promote the value of physical activity among people,
--Provide participation opportunities for groups that are traditionally excluded.
--Provide funding for the construction of sport facilities,
--Support the development of elite athletes.
Facts about the economic of sport - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-- Brazil and Mexico have
developed a more advanced and multifaceted sport system because of their greater wealth.
-- In 2002, the sport industry in Brazil was estimated at US$8.8 billion, or about 3.3 % f the
country's GDP.
--In the D.R. the economic impact of MLB and the Academies is estimated at half billion
dollars (2016)
, --Despite of being one of the most attractive league in the world, football in Argentina
operates under poor managerial practices, lacks of competitive balance, and the exodus of
talent have affected the welfare of the league.
--In Argentina the number one source of income for first-division football clubs is the sale of
players.
Public limited sport company - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔(stock market)
Is LLC company that offers its securities (stocks) for the sale of the general public.
Sport governing bodies in latin America - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Olympic Sports:
--PASO (ODEPA) Pan American Sport Organization
--CACSO (ODECACE) Central America and Caribbean Sport Organization
-- ODESUR - South American Sport Organization
Soccer:
--CONMEBOL (SOUTH American Confederation of Soccer)
--UNCAF - Central American Football Union
--CONCACAF - North and Central American Football Association
Sports in eastern Europe - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔--Before 1989, many Communist
nations achieved great sporting success due to the heavy involvement of government in sport.
--The Sports Reform, Innovation and Training (Sprint) program implemented in 1991, helped
to transform the sport systems of many former Communist nations.
Characteristics of the European sport model - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Professional sports
(soccer) are based on:
--Open market (American leagues are closed or regulated)
--Promotion and Relegation
--Tied to a NGB and IF structure (EPL- FA- UEFA- FIFA)
--Less competitive balance (open market)
--Position in the league dictates revenues from broadcasting rights.
CORRECT Answers
Cultural foundation of sport - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔In Latin America, most sports were
adopted as a result of the cultural import from the British and Americans business, military
expeditions, and religious missions of the late 19th and early 20th century
--Soccer: almost all countries
--Rugby, Cricket, Tennis, Rowing, Polo: Argentina, West Indies, Brazil
--Baseball: Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican Rep, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Panama.
--Basketball: Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela
--Volleyball: Brazil, Venezuela
Cultural foundations- Sport clubs - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Most Sport and Social Clubs
across Latin America were founded by immigrants from different parts of Europe and across
the world.
--Germans - Gymnastics in Brazil
--French - Cycling and fencing in Venezuela
--Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, British, Palestinian, and Jewish sport clubs served as places for
gathering and preserve the cultural identity of these different communities
Sport Culture and popularity: Football - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔--Is the No. 1 popular
sport in most Latin American countries
--Practiced mostly by men
--Typically a working class sport
--Brazil and Argentina are among the top football countries in the world
Sport culture and popularity: baseball - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔--Very popular in
Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico and Mexico.
--Many Latin American players play in the MLB and MiLB
,Sport System - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Club Model
Government Structure
Club Model - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Essentially private
--non for profit
--commercials (for profit public limited companies)
Structure of sport clubs - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Focus on:
--Social benefits
--High performance sport
--Professional sport
Funded by:
--Memberships
--Government subsidies
--Corporate Sponsorships
Government role in Latin America - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Play critical role in
supporting the advancement of sport in most countries:
--Promote the value of physical activity among people,
--Provide participation opportunities for groups that are traditionally excluded.
--Provide funding for the construction of sport facilities,
--Support the development of elite athletes.
Facts about the economic of sport - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-- Brazil and Mexico have
developed a more advanced and multifaceted sport system because of their greater wealth.
-- In 2002, the sport industry in Brazil was estimated at US$8.8 billion, or about 3.3 % f the
country's GDP.
--In the D.R. the economic impact of MLB and the Academies is estimated at half billion
dollars (2016)
, --Despite of being one of the most attractive league in the world, football in Argentina
operates under poor managerial practices, lacks of competitive balance, and the exodus of
talent have affected the welfare of the league.
--In Argentina the number one source of income for first-division football clubs is the sale of
players.
Public limited sport company - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔(stock market)
Is LLC company that offers its securities (stocks) for the sale of the general public.
Sport governing bodies in latin America - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Olympic Sports:
--PASO (ODEPA) Pan American Sport Organization
--CACSO (ODECACE) Central America and Caribbean Sport Organization
-- ODESUR - South American Sport Organization
Soccer:
--CONMEBOL (SOUTH American Confederation of Soccer)
--UNCAF - Central American Football Union
--CONCACAF - North and Central American Football Association
Sports in eastern Europe - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔--Before 1989, many Communist
nations achieved great sporting success due to the heavy involvement of government in sport.
--The Sports Reform, Innovation and Training (Sprint) program implemented in 1991, helped
to transform the sport systems of many former Communist nations.
Characteristics of the European sport model - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Professional sports
(soccer) are based on:
--Open market (American leagues are closed or regulated)
--Promotion and Relegation
--Tied to a NGB and IF structure (EPL- FA- UEFA- FIFA)
--Less competitive balance (open market)
--Position in the league dictates revenues from broadcasting rights.
