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| How many kids participate in youth sports in the usa |
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| Girls participation in youth sports has increased by %___ over the last 20 years |
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| Ages kids start gymnastics &swimming; hockey, football soccer baseball |
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| the process of learning and adapting to a given social system; goes both ways |
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| degree of socialization in sports increases when |
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| involvement is frequent, intense, and prolonged. participation is voluntary. coach is powerful/prestigious |
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| %__ of kids drop out of youth sports by age 13 |
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| 70. lost interest, not fun, too much time, shitty coach, pressure |
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| Potential problems with youth sports |
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| specialization is becoming way too common. way too much money to train and become good at them. disruption of education, risk of injury, winning is the only thing mantra, |
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| high school sport, generally between 13-19. after puberty has started, but prior to full physical maturity. relationship between interscholastic sports and the education system is critical. |
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| difference between conventional and contrary view of interscholastic sports |
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conventional: participation in sport has educational benefit. adult supervision, ego enhancement, learning to follow rules, being goal oriented, teamwork.
Contrary view: sport and education are incompatible. sport takes away from education, not everyone is meant to play sports. |
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| consequences of Interscholastic sport |
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| unites schools. Minimizes student/teacher conflict. drains surplus energies of athletes, athletes must follow rules and in turn are good role models. supports the community financially. can encourage academic achievement. participants achieve higher social status, approval of the community, physical fitness. |
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| problems with interscholastic sport |
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| 50% of coaches aren't teachers. movement from organized to corporate sport (club sports>high school sports). budget imbalance, charge fees for participation. |
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| the corporate shift of interscholastic sports |
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| selling naming rights to stadiums, increasing sports budgets, increased media coverage, participation in national tournaments |
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| First intercollegiate sporting event |
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1852. Rowing. Harvard vs Yale.
First football game, 1869. Princeton vs Rutgers |
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| Timeline of intercollegiate sport development |
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1895- Big 10 formed.
1910- NCAA formed
1981- small schools and women's sports come under NCAA control
organized--->corporate |
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| Money details of intercollegiate sports |
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$5 billion annually
$545 million from CBS annually for Final4
$4 billion spent on D1 athletics in 04 compared to $13 billion in 2012
average salary for NCAA tournament coaches=$800k
Football coaches make 2x college presidents, 10x full professors |
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| Money details of intercollegiate sports |
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1985-2010 average salaries at public universities rose
%32 for professors
%90 for presidents
%650 for football coaches |
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| Changes in intercollegiate sports recently |
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| decrease of programs reporting a surplus (their annual running costs>their profit). students have less seating at athletic events. less sports offered. boosters/sponsors have say in university decisions, decisions are made that the majority of people hate. |
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