what is a significant segment of the sport industry? - Answers college athletes
what was the first commercial intercollegiate athletic event in the US? - Answers the 1852 crew race
who was the crew race between? - Answers harvard and yale
when was the first pro coach hired? - Answers 1864
where did the first pro coach, coach? - Answers yale
when was the intercollegiate football assoc created? - Answers 1876
when was the big 10 conference formed? - Answers 1905
what was the NCAA originally called? - Answers IAAUS - intercollegiate athletic association of the US
when were the carnegie reports formed? - Answers 1929
what are the carnegie reports? - Answers they were reports that painted a picture of college athletics -
recruiting abuses, student-athlete payment
what is the knight commission for? - Answers prompting the NCAA members to pass rules and
regulations regarding recruiting activities, academic standards, and financial practices
what are the continuous concerns of college athletics? - Answers the cost of fielding the team, abuses
and fraud, behavioral problems (athlete and coach), exploitation of athletes, and financial gaps.
what is increasing in interaction and expansion across international borders? - Answers sports
globalization does not mean what? - Answers americanization
what type of sports system is more common outside of the US? - Answers club systems
what is the primary purpose of the club system? - Answers to fulfill social and fitness function, rather
than to promote athletes
in great britain what were sports used for? - Answers to impose the conquerors culture on colonized
land
what have sports become a platform for? - Answers political and social protests and boycotts
what has been a major driving factor in the globalization of sport? - Answers technological advances and
increased accessibility of technology worldwide
what can the activities of corporate involvement be grouped into? - Answers 1. efforts by manufacturers
of sport related products
, 2. efforts by non sport related companies that sponsor international sporting events to gain name
recognition
what do pro sport leagues seek to increase? - Answers the popularity and consumption of their products
overseas
what do international efforts focus on? - Answers broadcasting, licensing, cultivating participation in
sports throughout each country and placing the team in international markets
what does presence of foreign players enable pro leagues to do? - Answers increase popularity overseas
during 2012-13 how many international players from how many countries did the NBA have on their
rosters? - Answers 84 players from 37 countries
what are the 4 types of sport tourism? - Answers 1. travel to participate in sport
2. travel to view a sport
3. travel to visit a sport hall of fame, stadium, or museum
4. travel to volunteer at a sport event
what are grassroots programs focused on? - Answers increased participation and educating people
about the specifics of a sport
what is sport for all advocated by? - Answers IOC and UN
what is the broad area of international sport referred to? - Answers sport for development and peace
(SDP)
what can SDP programs be divided into? - Answers peace building, post disaster response, sport for
people with disabilities... etc
how much money did the 1984 olympics in LA bring in? - Answers $200M
what does IOC stand for? - Answers international olympic committee
where is the IOC based? - Answers Lausanne, Switzerland
what three bodies are in the IOC? - Answers the session, the executive board, and the president
what is the national olympic committee responsible for? - Answers developing and protecting the
olympic movement in the respective countries
what is the organizing committee in the olympics responsible for? - Answers planning, implementing,
and staging the games