...Soccer or better known by the rest of the world by football, it is the number 1 sport in the world, with over 4 billion fans worldwide. Soccer also has the highest viewership around 3.9 billion tuned into the 2014 world cup at some point. The reason why it is so popular is how accessible soccer is. First of all, I am a big fan of this beautiful sport, I play soccer for high school, I am currently practicing soccer 3 times a week and during the weekends I play around 6 games on average in Hispanic leagues. This extraordinary sport brings and unites a lot of people into it, some being analysts which help us understand the sport and how complex it is in reality and how many factors play into a team winning the game. One of the biggest often talked...
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...Abstract This study focused on the effect that being an athlete has on how attractive a person is found by those around them. 6 athletes, 3 male and 3 female (baseball/softball, lacrosse, and soccer players) were selected and photos of them either in their sports uniform or in their everyday clothing were shown to 200 random individuals in Shenendehowa High School East across a time span of one week. Those shown a photo of an athlete in their sports uniform were not also shown the photo of that same athlete in their everyday clothing, and those shown a photo of an athlete in their everyday clothing were not also shown the photo of that same athlete in their sports uniform. A hypothesis test performed on the resulting averages of the surveys handed out to participants showed no significant results. According to our findings, the fact that someone is an athlete has no effect how how attractive they are found by those around them. Page 2 Much research has been done on the topic of attractiveness and qualities that make people attractive. Attractiveness is a very broad topic that is hard to pinpoint because what is deemed “attractive” differs greatly from person to person and there is no set guidelines to follow that tell specifically what is attractive and what is not. The general topic of attractiveness allowed for many different more specific topics of research pertaining to attractiveness that could be linked or similar to our...
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...Mullins DeVry University Abstract This paper explores three different yet very similar questions about franchises and industries. Number 1: What cultural factors must U.S. sports franchises overcome to increase popularity abroad? Why? Number 2: How can franchises ensure their products are appropriate for international markets? Number 3: Should governments protect their industries by placing tariffs on imported products? Why? Why not? U.S. Sports Franchises, International Markets and Imported Products Franchises, international markets and imported products are all very different yet similar topics. They all play a big part in this world we live in. U.S. sports franchises, international markets and imported products all have to do with other cultures. Cultures outside of the U.S. and how differently our countries cultures are from theirs. This paper will show a lot of similarities and a lot of differences when it comes to countries outside of the U.S. and all of our ways compared to theirs. What cultural factors must U.S. sports franchises overcome to increase popularity abroad? Why? To increase popularity abroad, U.S. sports franchises first need to understand that some of our sports differ. Soccer in the U.S. is generally called football in most of Europe and Asia where as in America football is a totally different game. This is the problem the NFL has overseas people have traditions set when it comes to soccer and rivalries already exist. These are two...
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...the Tangerine Middle War Eagles soccer team. After a while of being there Paul convinced Joey Costello to go to school there with him. In Erik’s football career Antoine Thomas pulled a Charlie Brown on Erik when he was kicking and made him do a banana peel back flop into the mud in a game and made Erik the laughing stock all over Tangerine, Florida. While Paul in a soccer game scored his first point ever when he went in for Victor, and that point got Paul the teams and Victors approval. One day during soccer practice a news reporter Mr. Donnelly came and wanted...
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...Impact-Performance Analysis for Soccer-Fan Satisfaction Judgements Marko Sarstedt*, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, sarstedt@lmu.de Manfred Schwaiger, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich schwaiger@lmu.de Christian M. Ringle, University of Hamburg & University of Technology, Sydney, cringle@econ.uni-hamburg.de Siegfried Gudergan, University of Technology Sydney, Siggi.Gudergan@uts.edu.au Abstract Fan satisfaction is with services is a key element to successfully compete in the soccer industry. In this paper we examine the antecedent factors that explain the variations in overall service satisfaction judgements. We draw on service an activities put in place by soccer clubs to illustrate these effects. Based on a literature review, interviews with both soccer fans and an industry expert, we develop a measurement approach for satisfaction which we test subsequently using a large-scale sample among soccer fans. An analysis of the impact-performance implications of antecedent drivers shows that stadium features, team characteristics, and fan-based support for the club and its management are the most important factors that influence overall satisfaction. Keywords: customer service, satisfaction, service experience, service providers ANZMAC 2009 Page 2 of 8 Satisfaction with Services: An Impact-Performance Analysis for Soccer-Fan Satisfaction Judgements Literature review on the relevance of fan satisfaction for soccer clubs Soccer is a multibillion dollar business...
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...you can get away with a smaller font to fit in the details). If you feel you don’t have enough information to include in your resume add other sports you play or list community service. The information on the resume must be factual, but this is the place where if your academics are not stellar and your soccer playing is, try to emphasize the great soccer player you are and make that jump off of the page. The academics will need to be on the resume too, but consider your strengths when you design your resume. Cover letters Every resume submitted to a college coach should be accompanied by a cover letter. The purpose of the cover letter is to introduce yourself to the coach in a more personalized fashion. Here is a good format for cover letters: Paragraph 1 – Introduce yourself and let the college coach know that you are interested in his/her program. It is always wise to mention that you have done research and be sure to include the name of the specific college in this paragraph. Paragraph 2 – Let the coach know that you have enclosed your resume that details your academic standing and soccer experience. Highlight your GPA and indicate what you would like to study in college if you know. Write about your H.S. soccer career and any titles or awards that you won. Paragraph 3 – Let the coach know how well you would fit into their program and why. Paragraph 4 – Discuss that you are researching financial aid (if you need to pursue if) let the coach know...
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...Sports, Youth and Character: A Critical Survey Robert K. Fullinwider* Institute for Philosophy & Public Policy University of Maryland * rkf@umd.edu CIRCLE WORKING PAPER 44 FEBRUARY 2006 CIRCLE Working Paper 44: February 2006 Sports, Youth and Character: A Critical Survey TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION....................................... 3 a. methodological limitations..................... 4 b. conceptual and theoretical infelicities...... 5 II. THE LESSONS OF SPORT......................... 5 III. BASICS................................................ 6 a. too much too early?.............................. 8 b. competition’s role understood ............... 11 c. competition, participation, and fun......... 12 d. not enough?........................................ 14 IV. WHAT CAN WE CONCLUDE?.................... 15 V. THE MICROWORLD OF PARTICIPATION...... 17 VI. APPENDIX A......................................... 19 a. Shields and Bredemeier...................... 19 a.1. moral maturity: what are psychologists looking for?............ 22 a.2. game thinking............................. 24 a.3. moral confusion........................... 25 b. Stoll, Lumpkin, Beller, and Hahm.............. 27 It has been recognized for centuries that sport can contribute to education values that make for the development of character and right social relations . . . . [Within this contribution] there are many intertwined and interwoven threads of influences...
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...Jim Albert and Ruud H. Koning (eds.) Statistical Thinking in Sports CRC PRESS Boca Raton Ann Arbor London Tokyo Contents 1 Introduction Jim Albert and Ruud H. Koning 1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.1 Patterns of world records in sports (2 articles) . . . . . . . 1.1.2 Competition, rankings and betting in soccer (3 articles) . . 1.1.3 An investigation into some popular baseball myths (3 articles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.4 Uncertainty of attendance at sports events (2 articles) . . . 1.1.5 Home advantage, myths in tennis, drafting in hockey pools, American football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modelling the development of world records in running Gerard H. Kuper and Elmer Sterken 2.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 Modelling world records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2.1 Cross-sectional approach . . . . . . . . . . 2.2.2 Fitting the individual curves . . . . . . . . 2.3 Selection of the functional form . . . . . . . . . . 2.3.1 Candidate functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3.2 Theoretical selection of curves . . . . . . . 2.3.3 Fitting the models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3.4 The Gompertz curve in more detail...
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...Contact Sports Head/Body Injuries Research Paper November 19, 2013 Down, Set, Hut, Hut! The ball snaps, and everyone clashes into each other like warriors in battle. This is what we love about the game of football. While we are enjoying this rugged game, behind the scenes there are players in pain on and off of the field. From them having concussions to broken toes, or in other words from head to toe, every game possibly being there last one depending on the extremity of their next injury they still continue to play and entertain us. In this paper we are going to journey through some of those injuries and issues due to this sport we love and how we could help solve it, and help these athletes we love so much be able to stay in the game of football a little longer. To start off, although we’re just focusing on NFL, I have to let you know it’s not just affecting them, but the little ones we having playing this sport as well. In an article I read entitled, “Hits to the Head Don’t Differ in Age, Research Indicates”, it says that more 25,000 kids ranging from ages 8 to 19 are taken to the emergency room seeking treatment for concussions each year (Belson, 2013). This goes to say that although we enjoy when the adults are doing all this physical contact, but when it’s our own kids do we feel the same way? Well, in this case think of those NFL players as you do your children. What if they could never play again, on or off of the field? In reading another article by Sabrina Rogers...
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...developing countries have been given the right host this international competition. For instance, South Africa hosted the 2010 World Cup and Brazil the 2014 World Cup. Notably, there has been intense competition between nations to host World Cup. Many countries have vowed to invest billions of dollars in order to increase their chances of being elected to host such mega event. Why should countries compete to host this event? There could be numerous reasons why a number of countries are keen on hosting World Cup, but the most compelling is the promise of an economic and social windfall. Soccer is one of the sports which people tend to identify themselves with. It has gained popularity owing to its impacts on the players, followers, states and other stakeholders. Currently, the game is estimated to have the highest number of followers than any other sport. Due to its vast effects, Soccer World Cups have gained popularity in the past two decades. For the previously held World Cups, great focus has been on social and economic effects. There numerous articles that have been written about the positive and negative effects of World Cups especially to the host countries. Before the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, it was estimated that it would improve the region’s economy by about 0.5 % per year (The Economist, 2010). South African’s economy was estimated to experience 3% annual growth hence the impact of World Cup was definitely a huge chunk. The economic impact of World Cup seems...
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...Feasibility Study for Soap Football Business Venture By: Kunal Sharma 3077704 November 2012 88/100 – well done and a viable concept. ~Steve Dhillon Table of Contents Page # 1. Cover Page 1 2. Table of contents 2 3. The concept 3 4. Preliminary marketing planning 5 5. Customers 6 6. Competition 7 7. Location 8 8. Pricing strategy 9 9....
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...The process piece I chose to revise was my About Me page. Due to the relatively small length of the piece (two paragraphs), especially in comparison to longer papers like the Familiar Genre Analysis (four pages), doing a momentous amount of revisions is unpractical. However, the changes I did make significantly altered the piece. To start off, I made some corrections to various middle and lower order concerns, like grammar (added “am” before “from” in the first sentence) and transitions (first sentence of second paragraph links the two, creating flow that was previously absent). After that, I focused on these, more important higher order concerns: audience, pathos and genre conventions. Previously, the reference to the audience for my blog was vague and practically missing. By adding the fact that “one of the primary uses of this blog is for my English 1020 class at Wayne State University,” I was able to hone in on my prospective audience: my professor and fellow classmates. Next, I added in more details about myself to help the reader feel better connected to me. By stating where I lived through my life and what country I identity myself as being from, as well as one of my biggest goals in life, I am allowing future readers to know me and my writing, not just the latter. Finally, I attempted to improve my use of genre conventions. About Me pages typically include a reason why the writer started a blog, so I included that. Also, I tried to be more interactive with my readers...
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...situation, and make a decision based on their perspective views. In addition, ethics is one of the most anticipate it topics in business and in real life situation. People will start to decide the action whether it is ethical or not. Also how people ethical views are different from culture to culture. People have opposite opinion about the situation based on effect their life positively or negatively. Ethics is not just for individuals to care about. Governments, organizations, and banks spend a huge amount of money on determent what is ethical and what is not? Companies could lose all their customers if they made an unethical action. Governments could lose all their supporters if had an unethical scandal. Even, celebrities would lose all of his fans if he or she did unethical action such as racism or sexual abused. However, most of companies have guidelines or policies to face and prevent any unethical issues in side the organization against costumers or employees. Business ethics is a very important factor in any companies or organization because it tells how the company thinks about people and their employees. Furthermore, the paper will focus and analysis briefly what is ethics, the four types of ethics, what are the ethical challenges, and how companies deal with ethical action? Body one what is ethics: First of all, the fully understanding of the idea, concept, and meaning of ethics...
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...2016 Executive Summary Sports franchises are the pride of communities in various towns and cities across the United States. They provide a source of entertainment and recreation center for the local population. Beyond that, however, these are businesses that are interested in making money and operating profitably so that they can advance and increase their chances of winning and dominating the league. Winning is a source of local pride for the community. The economic landscape has changed since the formation of the league. In this paper, the club will be subjected to SWOT analysis and competitive analysis which will reveal the structural and environmental make-up of the industry as at the present moment. The technological front is also changing, and clubs are not to be left behind. The paper will differentiate between having a need for a website and for having an active social media presence. It will conclude by giving out suggestions on how to improve from a business perspective to adopting a different form of social media which will be important in converting traffic and views to cash opportunities. Introduction Sports are a huge favorite and a great pass time in America. Communities, fueled by the need of individuals to participate in sports have organized teams to compete within themselves for entertainment and for bringing people together. Through the involvement in social events and organizational activities, societies have grown together and developed closer ties...
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...How is it that an innocent game would lead to a future of unwanted consequences? No one expects the worst until it finally happens to them. My little sister is very competitive when it comes to winning. Eager to have a slight taste of victory was all it took for her to get into “Game Mode” as I would like to call it. She’ll be too focused on winning and stealing the ball from me that she will do anything to win. It was early in the morning, there were birds chirping while a cool breeze was in the air. Dalia, my little sister, and I arrived outdoors to play a game of soccer. I dashed towards the goal with the soccer ball in front of me ecstatically thinking that I was on my way to making a goal. Unexpectedly, my sister catches up and steals the ball away from me. Surprised, I tried to steal it from her but failed as I heard the ball hit the net...
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