SPTA 305 BSU EXAM 1 questions with
verified answers
Be able to describe differences between the Educational/Developmental and Big Business/Big
Entertainment models of intercollegiate athletics. - correct answer ✔✔1.
Education/Developmental- doesn't care about $, winning secondary, broad participation
2. Big Business- only cares about $, winning primary, only talented participation
What advantages do the NCAA and its member institutions enjoy as tax-exempt organizations? -
correct answer ✔✔revenues/profit not taxed, exempt from property tax, deductibility of
donations
Be familiar with the concept of Unrelated Business Income. - correct answer ✔✔tax
requirements for tax-exempt organizations
What role does the NCAA play in intercollegiate athletics administration? - correct answer
✔✔playing rules/safety, championship administration, rules enforcement
Understand the importance of the 1984 NCAA v. Board of Regents Supreme Court decision. -
correct answer ✔✔SC upholds ruling that NCAA Football TV plan violates Sherman Antitrust Act
Understand the significance of the NCAA's 1997 restructuring for Division I. - correct answer
✔✔provides a more federated means of goverence
Be familiar with the 2014 Autonomy Movement. - correct answer ✔✔24 member board of
directors for D1
5 presidents from Power5, 5 presidents from other5, 5 presidents from FCS, 5 presidents from
D1 non-football
, Where does the NCAA national office get most of its annual revenue? What are other revenue
sources for the NCAA national office? - correct answer ✔✔TV, Marketing, Championship tickets,
Academic Enhancement, Basketball, Grant-in-Aid, Student Assistance and Sports Sponsorship.
Understand the different methods intercollegiate athletic conferences may use to distribute net
conference revenues to member institutions. - correct answer ✔✔basketball/football tv,
football bowl, BCS/player income, basketball tournament, conference championships,
sponsorships, TV production
How are exempt and non-exempt employees different? - correct answer ✔✔1. Exempt- Not
entitled to overtime
2. Non-exempt- entitled to overtime
How do hard-funded and soft-funded positions differ? - correct answer ✔✔1. hard: funded by
the institution indefinitely
2. soft: dependent on repeated grant writing to stay funded
Which organization is responsible for evaluating a college's compliance with Title IX? - correct
answer ✔✔institutions, office of civil right(OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education
Be familiar with the three basic areas of Title IX compliance, as well as the three-prong test for
the accommodation of interests and abilities. - correct answer ✔✔accommodation of interests
& abilities, athletics financial aid, program support
1. Prong 1- provide participation opportunities for women & men that are proportionate to
their respective rates as full time undergrad students
2. Prong 2- demonstrate a history & continuing practice of program expansion for the
underrepresented sex
3. Prong 3- fully & effectively accommodate the interests & abilities of the underrepresented
sex
verified answers
Be able to describe differences between the Educational/Developmental and Big Business/Big
Entertainment models of intercollegiate athletics. - correct answer ✔✔1.
Education/Developmental- doesn't care about $, winning secondary, broad participation
2. Big Business- only cares about $, winning primary, only talented participation
What advantages do the NCAA and its member institutions enjoy as tax-exempt organizations? -
correct answer ✔✔revenues/profit not taxed, exempt from property tax, deductibility of
donations
Be familiar with the concept of Unrelated Business Income. - correct answer ✔✔tax
requirements for tax-exempt organizations
What role does the NCAA play in intercollegiate athletics administration? - correct answer
✔✔playing rules/safety, championship administration, rules enforcement
Understand the importance of the 1984 NCAA v. Board of Regents Supreme Court decision. -
correct answer ✔✔SC upholds ruling that NCAA Football TV plan violates Sherman Antitrust Act
Understand the significance of the NCAA's 1997 restructuring for Division I. - correct answer
✔✔provides a more federated means of goverence
Be familiar with the 2014 Autonomy Movement. - correct answer ✔✔24 member board of
directors for D1
5 presidents from Power5, 5 presidents from other5, 5 presidents from FCS, 5 presidents from
D1 non-football
, Where does the NCAA national office get most of its annual revenue? What are other revenue
sources for the NCAA national office? - correct answer ✔✔TV, Marketing, Championship tickets,
Academic Enhancement, Basketball, Grant-in-Aid, Student Assistance and Sports Sponsorship.
Understand the different methods intercollegiate athletic conferences may use to distribute net
conference revenues to member institutions. - correct answer ✔✔basketball/football tv,
football bowl, BCS/player income, basketball tournament, conference championships,
sponsorships, TV production
How are exempt and non-exempt employees different? - correct answer ✔✔1. Exempt- Not
entitled to overtime
2. Non-exempt- entitled to overtime
How do hard-funded and soft-funded positions differ? - correct answer ✔✔1. hard: funded by
the institution indefinitely
2. soft: dependent on repeated grant writing to stay funded
Which organization is responsible for evaluating a college's compliance with Title IX? - correct
answer ✔✔institutions, office of civil right(OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education
Be familiar with the three basic areas of Title IX compliance, as well as the three-prong test for
the accommodation of interests and abilities. - correct answer ✔✔accommodation of interests
& abilities, athletics financial aid, program support
1. Prong 1- provide participation opportunities for women & men that are proportionate to
their respective rates as full time undergrad students
2. Prong 2- demonstrate a history & continuing practice of program expansion for the
underrepresented sex
3. Prong 3- fully & effectively accommodate the interests & abilities of the underrepresented
sex
