Sport

Becoming a Sports Agent Growing up I always wondered what was my purpose in life. I had a variety of things that I was good at, but nothing that I ever thought I was great at. I enjoyed playing sports growing up, but the statistics of making it to the national leagues was so low that a more reachable goal had to be in store for my future. My cousin once told me “Marquis you are a jack of all trades, but when will you become a king of one?” That immediately resonated with me as I began to think…

2016 Title IX and Women’s Sports According to Chanan Tigay 's article "Women and Sport," 41 percent of high school athletes across the nation are females. The number of women playing sports has increased by 10 times since 1972 for multiple reasons. But the main reason is Title IX. This educational amendment enforces gender equality in any educational program, sports, student housing and federal assistance. Title IX has greatly improved the equality of women 's sports and brought vast amounts of…

I think it’s not cool to use PEDs in sports. Even though it has been shown that taking these drugs improves performance. I remember an old Gatorade commercial where it talks about how Gatorade originated with the Florida Gator football team. Toward the end the narrator says” those boys drank that stuff and they became a second-half team.” Gatorade helps with endurance but it’s not a drug. It replaces fluids and electrolytes during physical activity. It’s legal. It doesn’t make you bigger,…

Football, a Skillful Art Is fantasy football gambling? This debate that has been ongoing over the past couple of years and as more states try to profit from this booming industry, it is important to understand the premise of this debate and what sports’ gambling actually is. Webster defines gambling as “Playing games for the chance of winning money”; however, I will present information that argues that this is a game of skill and not one of chance. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Act of 2006…

should NOT be considered a sport and they are right. According to Merriam Webster Dictionary a sport is defined as “ An activity that requires physical activity and has a set of rules that must be obeyed.” This is the biggest reason video games will never be sports. video games are not sports,there is no physical activity required. Many professional athletes and sportscasters feel that if video games became a real sport it would be a disgrace to them and all sports. It was, Gilbert Felli the…

Women in Sports Even though women have gained wide acceptance in the workplace and politics as an equal with men, the field in sports journalism and women’s athletics lacks modern gender equality due to gender discrimination against women. This essay explores the many issues women in sports faces today. Before the 1960s, women in the sports department were rarely seen in the world because sports writing has always been a male-dominated profession. The idea of a women writing about sports was…

with less developed sport industry, I can say that I had no idea about the different opportunities and various career paths I can pursue. With each chapter we covered during the semester, I have discovered another career path that I can follow with desire therefore I first want to talk about the other sport related career opportunities I had an interest before deciding my ultimate goal. The sport agency is one of those options which I don’t have interest anymore. Being a sports agent is almost…

Sports Facilities & Government Funding is something that is helpful for only owners, teams, and state governments when basic services is left out with not many things. Government funding leaves basic services with nothing. The government is really not being fair to the people who make the stadiums for the owners, team (players), and fans. Subsidized venues should get all of the credit for their help and support for stadiums, owners, and players. Creating facilities for privately owned sports…

performance enhancing drugs fundamentally change the spirit of sports. Sports are contests of character, but when you use drugs to get an unfair advantage, the integrity diminishes. Using performance enhancing drugs to gain an advantage violates the idea of “Spirits of Sports”. Using PED’s takes away the aspects of cooperation and teamwork. Sports are an extension of our personal ethics, and it brings out your true colors. In sports winning becomes such a priority that it overshadows your…

During the sports marketing and sponsorship sales course, my objective was to develop a marketing plan for my new business. I wanted to examine current marketing strategies, learn how to grain corporate sponsorships and learn how to build my business effectively through marketing and sponsorships. Currently, I work in the sports industry in collegiate services for a NCAA property, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) as a marketing coordinator. From this course, I gained insights…