Women's sports

In sport today I believe women are treated in an unfair way to their male counterparts. Sport is controlled by the media in this century and women are looked at as sexual objects rather than for their talent like men are. The women are also then expected to wear skimpy clothing not because it’s better for the sport but because of marketing. Professional female athletes are seen as inferior to their male counterparts and therefore don’t get as much media coverage. Women athletes play the exact…

Is Lacrosse the fastest growing sport? Lacrosse top the list of the fastest growing sports. It is one of the earliest sports in the US, but somehow it went into a long hiatus before the coming out strongly in the 21st century. Many would ask, why the sharp rise in popularity in a sport which was once considered elitist? First, lacrosse is an exciting game, and it is gender-neutral; both boys and girls use the same rules. The sport is flexible on where it can be played. It can adapt to a…

means for athletes and each establishment associated with sport has become more complex than ever. From determining the payroll in professional sports, to figuring out what amount of money is budgeted for each sport at a high school or collegiate institution, has opened doors and become a new field of opportunity in itself. This paper will examine and explain the business of sport and recreation by analyzing the economic models in various sports and recreation institutions. The primary focus of…

There are several different types of sports fans and how they act during a game varies on how much they know or care about the sport they are cheering for. Specifically there are three types of fans that seem to be the most common; obsessive, “band wagon” and the part-time fan. The first type of fan that I mentioned is an obsessive fan otherwise known as the die-hard fan. These are the fans that have a favorite team and truly care about how the team will do throughout the entire season. When…

Sport in Western culture, how can throwing a football around a field define cultural values, well remarkably by either acknowledging its significance or by holding it in distain you have entered a segmented culture dedicated to sharing in and expressing those opinions. One such example of this polarization is the flourishing of sports fans personal blogs, which produces opportunities to built and participate in the media they are using. (McCarthy, 2013:422). This active participation in media,…

Every year men's sports teams make record high viewing numbers on both tv and live games, yet women’s team struggle to get half those viewers. Last year, Syracuse University had about a 21,000 people average attending their men’s basketball games while women had an average of only 752 people. This huge gap in fans is due to the fact that people like to watch men’s sports because women are not seen as strong, tough and athletic people which makes sports so exciting in the first place.…

Being a part of my high school women’s tennis team for 4 years has taught me how to thrive in a team environment while still growing as an individual. Tennis is an interesting sport in that even though you each play individually and accumulate a personal win-loss record, you are ultimately judged at the team level – if you don’t have a competitive team your win-loss record won’t matter because your team will be eliminated and your season will be cut short. I think this creates a unique…

Society and sports are a combination of an everyday basis, so sociological concerns are only a matter that can bring many situations and different aspects of life as one. Sports, as many view it as a way to get away from the daily dose of politics, racism, and everyday struggles humanity puts out there. With that said, sports nowadays has its own share of concerns and aspects that many don’t comprehend, from racism, sexism, and many other legal issues that can drive the vision of the field down.…

1960s Sports Some people would say that the way professional sports were played in the 60s seemed exactly the same as it is now. Such as expansion and development and of course, the rule change to make the games much more exciting and entertaining to watch, but the sports wasn’t the only thing that was happening in the 60s However sports wasn’t the only thing going on in the 1960 through 1969. The Vietnam War and Civil Rights was going on in the 1960s. The VIETNAM WAR was the longest war in…

When a child gets injured it is really scary. When it occurs in an organized sport that is supposed to be a safety haven for an enjoyable activity then it can be a tragedy. If the proper equipment is utilized then the risk of injuries decreases and safety is improved. Children or teen-agers that get injured while playing an organized sport may benefit from rules and regulations that are designed to protect players. Many of the injuries that can occur are very dangerous, sometimes even…