Sports culture

1) Functionalist Theory focuses on the ways that social structures influence action and relationship in the social worlds. Sports are an inspiration because it contributes to an individual and groups by bringing everybody together by sharing cultural values. An example of the functionalist theory is that sports organizations have a hierarchy system where everyone plays a role interconnected from top to bottom. That means everybody from ownership, to coaches, players, and all employees need to…

An issue that is majorly debated on is Youth Competitive Sports. I take the position on the against side of this debate. Coaches can place pressure on players and they are at risk for severe sports-related injuries, mentally or physically. Some coaches will verbally, physically and/or emotionally abuse players. In a video, a group of football players is seen horsing around, and when the coach comes in, he waits a few seconds before punching a player for no apparent reason. This does indeed…

Pushed too Far In the United States of America, sports make up a large part of our culture. It's no surprise that most parents in America want their children to succeed in the world of sports. While some parents push their kids to achieve with only the best in mind for them, sometimes it can backfire if they push their children past their limit. Pushing a child past his or her mental and physical limit can have lasting side-effects. Most sports start to rapidly become more and more serious as…

Over the course of 50 years sports has changed rapidly from the introduction of pro teams to the modernized millions of dollars stadiums. One notorious change that has evolved in sports is the introduction of women into sports activities. Even before the first Olympic Games women have been prohibited and excluded from participating in sports. Thus, today I am going to discuss the changes to women’s sports and how these changes occurred over the past 50 years. So to begin we will look at the…

By the day, a growing number of industries are tackling the issues of climate change and the sports industry is no exception. As you may know, Sports Authority Field Game Plan Green, the stadium’s s strategic path toward sustainability, outlines broad goals to promote green products and consider green energy options but little action has been taken to make these goals a reality. By setting measurable goals they will become more clear and achievable. The following recommendations can be…

champions, future college athletes, and dedicated players, but we were still girls. We were weaker, and the boys that we called our friends still loved to put us down for it. Not a single one of those boys went on to participate in any sort of college sport,…

Informal player-controlled sports differ from organized adult-controlled sports because of the way player-controlled sports allow people to learn how to organize games, cooperate with peers, form teams, develop rules, and take responsibility for following and enforcing rules. One downside of player-controlled sports is that they do not always learn the strategies of the sport and have trouble managing relationships with adult authority figures. Organized adult controlled sports keep children…

Sports franchises and cities are usually viewed as a good mix, the people of the city support their team and vice-versa, but what fails to be recognized is the great cost at which a team comes to a city. As a prime example, the Minnesota Vikings are the longest-living sports franchise in Minnesota, they were founded in 1961. However, in 2016 the new US Bank Stadium opened upon the ground that used to hold the HHH Metrodome, this new stadium costed over 1 billion dollars, and fifty-percent of it…

In the United States, regardless of the type of sport being played many people often enjoy watching and cheering for their favorite sports teams. People that share an affiliation and passion for a certain team come together to watch their teams perform either in person or on the television. And forming a bond with a specific sports team can also become a way for people to identify with places they live or have lived at one point in their life. Even in cases where there exist bitter rivalries…

In the Trophy Kids documentary, the audience is introduced to a series of obsessive parents who want to see their children excel in their respective sport. The parents are all competitors in their own right through outreaching their resources to get their child the best equipment, putting them in competitive leagues, and second best is not an option in trying to see their child be the best. The parents had their faults as well such as overstraining their children, disregard their feelings…