Sports media

In the sports business world, I am interested in pursuing a career in one of the following fields- marketing or sales. Through my internship, I was given the unique opportunity to interview people in upper management positions in each of those fields. The interviews provided me with extremely beneficial information as I continue on my career path in the sports business industry. Jimmy McIntyre is the Vice President of Marketing at Sports Endeavors Incorporated. The most important part of his…

Effects of Sports in the 1920’s Athletes, money, gambling and corruption all have one thing in common, sports. This is displayed in 1919 when “ The Greatest Scandal in Sports History” took place and astonished many people who looked up to some of the world’s most popular athletes. The Chicago White Sox players took money, or a bribe, to play poorly and lose the world series. The aforementioned players were banned from baseball forever, for their conduct, but weren’t convicted of gambling in…

The main reason for choosing to study Sport and Exercise Science was due to my passion for sport that has developed since my adolescent years. Having a strong interest in this subject is important as it helps to create passion which then helps with the motivation. When you are passionate about something, you are more than likely to enjoy what you do as well as being successful. When commencing this course, my original goals were to become a personal trainer as well as eventually working with the…

Sport has always been a big part of my life, what has developed is my interest in how science plays a large role within sport. For a long time I have known this is the career path I want to take, I want to be able to expand my knowledge about how the body adapts to different types of training to help others develop their sporting performance. Learning to train the human body both physically and mentally in order to achieve those extra margins is where my interest lies. While studying Biology I…

James S. Olson. This book touches on the impact that the period after the second world war had upon the sports industry as a whole, and the issues that plagued the sporting industry. How the sports industry changed exponentially during the post war era, how these games were meant to be fun for the people playing them the core reason people played sports not for money or glory but to have fun. How sports went from something to be enjoyed by the people to forget that hardships of their daily lives…

Seneca Valley School District has been awarded with a great achievement. They received the WPIAL Sportsmanship Award for the first time in school history on the 12th of November. All the sports teams of Seneca Valley showed good sportsmanship during the year of 2014-2015, that’s why they were honored with the award. “The award is a great reflection on student athletes, coaches and the community,” Athletic Director Heather Lewis said “The student’s reaction is that they take pride in what they…

enthusiastic sports fans we sometimes get carried away when rooting for players or teams for that matter. When it comes to some star athletes it is clear that some fans simply want to see them fail. It has become more common these days than ever before and it occurs in every sport. The first athlete that comes to mind (for me), is Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James. When he left his hometown Cavaliers back in the off-season of 2010, James instantly became the most hated man in sports. The…

player). Like Mike many High School students will have the chance to receive scholarships and grants from different sources just because they were apart of their school’s team.”Football is the number one scholarship sport at the college level with more full-ride scholarship than any other sport.” Playing football can open a variety of options for life after high…

adapting to difficulties, for example, wounds and having the capacity to bear the serious workload players need to experience to make it as a tip top footballer. Another factor influencing the mental strength of footballers can be stretch related as media intrigue. Football Mental durability can enable a footballer to adapt to the badly arranged and irritating remarks which can influence footballers and have done…

Books about stories dealing with participation in sports and struggles associated with sports are classified as works included in the sports genre of literature. The topic of sports has become a money-making industry, especially when it comes to football. The game of football has surpassed Baseball and now holds the honor of America’s favorite pastime. It’s steeped in tradition and generates more revenues and attendance than any other sport in the United States. Many non-fiction books have…