...They are in the pac-12 with football, basketball, baseball and cross-country and track. They have thirteen women sports that are volleyball, basketball, softball, tennis, soccer etc. and twelve men sports that are the same as the girls, including football and baseball. They have intramural sports such as basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball, court sports, flag football and Frisbee/disc sports. I like that they have intramural sports because I think it is a fun opportunity for students who played a sport in high school but is not playing for the school to play the sport they miss and love. It also allows you to meet new people quick by going and being part of a...
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...Being involved in sports has influenced me greatly. My involvement in basketball and softball during high school has taught me a lot and shaped me into who I am today. Playing multiple sports has taught me a lot, like time management, strong work ethic, and working with others. In order to stay on top of my school work I had to learn how to manage my time between homework and practices/games. If I did not learn how to do this I would have fallen behind and been unable to participate in these sports. I developed a strong work ethic as well. In order to be successful a lot of time and effort is required. Although I have learned this skill from my involvement in sports it applies to a variety of other things. When doing a job having a strong work ethic is a great skill to have because you will get a job done quickly and efficiently. Another way sports have influenced my life is by teaching me how important it is to work well with others. When you are on a team it is not just one person doing all the work, if you are having an off day then your teammates can pick you up. If teammates do not work together as a team then the outcome is not the best, but if they work well as a team then the outcome is a lot better. Also sports has taught me that in order to succeed you have to fail a few times. Practicing can make you a lot better and everybody makes mistakes. If you did not make mistakes then you were not giving it your all....
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...2011 Mr. Guisinger Phase One of Team D Sporting Goods marketing strategy was an overview of Team D Sporting Goods store as well as a description of our products and services. Along with the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and trends (SWOTT) the importance of marketing to the success of Team D Sporting Goods store will be stated. Furthermore the marketing research approach we have chosen to develop our marketing strategy and tactics for Team D Sporting Goods will be addressed in detail. Phase Two discussed the strategy in target marketing the segmentation criteria, the description of organizational buyers and consumers of the product or service and it’s factors, and analyzing the competitors and definition of competitive landscape for the company’s product and services. In the third phase of Team D Sporting Goods marketing strategy will expand our marketing strategy by describing the attributes of our service and products, as well as the pace at which our product will move through the product life cycle. Team D Sporting Goods identified the positioning and differentiation strategies for our services and products along with the appropriate price strategy that should be used for our products. Finally, Team D Sporting Goods has completed the marketing plan. This paper is to compile all elements of the marketing strategy with finalizing key concepts. The appropriate place and promotional strategy that should be used in the development of our strategic...
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...Name Professor Course name December 10, 2014 Benefits to Youth Participation in Sports The majority of people begin to worry about their health in their middle ages. It’s at that time in our lives when people close to us are more likely to come down with a particular disease or a condition such as high blood pressure. Some of these are genetic but some are thought to be the result of a poor lifestyle. Therefore, developing good eating habits and a regular exercise routine as a young adult, can help carry those good habits into adulthood. One of the easiest ways to develop good habits at a young age is to participate in youth sports. Participation in youth sports results in a healthier adult lifestyle as it gets you used to eating healthy and exercising, forms good daily habits and despite some negative risks, has positive psychological and social benefits that you take into adulthood. Throughout youth sports its encouraged to eat right, hydrate and exercise. Some youth even see a personal trainer to assist with strength and flexibility. Some coaches even require that their team participate in specialized training. Therefore, doing these things either on a daily basis or at least a few times per week will result in forming good habits. “A habit is a practice that you engage in on a regular basis” (Clarke; livestrong.com). Developing healthy habits lays the foundation for routine and also has a big impact on emotional fitness. It allows for good mental health and a restful...
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...will the sports and fitness industry look like in five years? The sports and fitness industry has come a long way and will continue to grow in the next five years. We will see the gap between the manufacturer and the customer shrink to the benefit of both parties. Also, manufacturers will continue to capitalize on breakthroughs in data collection technologies in order to fulfill the demands of their data hungry customers. With these new analytical tools, we will continue to see more and more innovative solutions to problems that were previously unknown or undefinable. Another opportunity for the industry to grow is by the acceptance that our bodies, our actions, our sports, and our lives are not perfectly symmetrical. Increasingly, companies are braving the extra effort and manufacturing challenges to make their products asymmetrical to more accurately fit the real world needs of the user. I suppose the first ever example would have occurred a few thousand years ago when cobblers began making left and right-footed shoes. It was not until just a few years ago that the same concept was successfully applied to socks! Nike Elite socks exploded on the scene with great success despite a high price point. This is one example of many across the world of sports and fitness. While Nike was fortunate to grab this low hanging fruit, it is safe to say that future innovations will require a more technical approach. In closing, if a company wants to thrive in this competitive industry...
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...recently worked with the past 2 Athletic Directors at Robert Toombs Christian Academy in the Vidalia area where my boys attend school. I was an assistant football and baseball coach there in addition to handling all the equipment manager duties and video responsibilities for all sports. I am going to use RTCA as my basis for this project. CURRENT PROGRAM School: Robert Toombs Christian Academy Location: Lyons, GA Grades: 3K thru 12 Enrollment: Approximately 350 – 100 Middle School Students 115 High School Students Athletic Department Budget: Approximately $60,000 Athletic Department Funding: Student Activity fee included in tuition of all students Home game gate Home game Concessions Sports Offered: Junior Varsity (Middle School – 5th graders are eligible to compete on JV teams, 8th graders allowed to compete in varsity level in all sports except football) Boys Girls Football Softball Cross Country Cross Country Basketball Basketball Wrestling Cheerleading (non-competitive) Baseball Soccer Soccer Track & Field Track & Field Varsity (High School) Boys Girls Football Softball Cross Country Cross Country Rifle Rifle Wrestling Competitive Cheerleading Basketball Basketball Soccer Soccer Baseball Track & Field Track...
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...The competitive environment, also known as the market structure, is the dynamic system in which a business competes. The state of the system as a whole limits the flexibility of the business. (1) The Phillies’ “product” is marketed as entertainment, a “happening” (Kerin, Hartley & Rudelius, p.313, 2012) that highlights the positive aspects of Phillies baseball. This includes the key elements of the new Citizens Bank Park field, having a fun experience without having to spend a lot of money, having the feeling of camaraderie being surrounded by likeminded Phillies fans, like eating hot dogs and shopping for souvenirs at the Phanatic Attic, and simply having a good time. The video demonstrates the vast efforts that the Phillies marketers put into being good “community citizens”. The Phillies Phanatic mascot appears at charity, hospital and other public events. The demand for the mascot’s public appearances is so great that there are actually three Phanatics to meet the need. The “Ballgirls” are 20 female college students from various colleges who appear at schools, golf outings, local charity softball games, and at the Citizens Bank Park field. “They act as ambassadors for the Phillies both on and off the field. The Phillies Ballgirls represent educated, athletic women who hope to serve as role models in professional sports for young girls” (3). The Phillies also have “The Green Team” to promote their concern about sustainability and the environment. The Ballgirls...
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...Company Background This report is a comprehensive marketing plan for Burlington Sporting Goods, located in Alamance County, NC. Burlington Sporting Goods (BSG) is Alamance County’s oldest sporting goods store. Since the store opened in October 1947, BSG has offered a wide variety of sport related products and services to the people of Burlington and Graham. Along with retail sporting goods and apparel, BSG offers corporate screen-printing for team uniforms, a basketball facility and an indoor batting facility. The batting facility features a completely enclosed 70' x 70' batting cage with nine token operated pitching machines. Additionally, BSG offers Nike SPARQ training and hosts birthday parties and summer camps for basketball, cheerleading and baseball. Mission Burlington Sporting Goods strives to foster mutually beneficial ties in Alamance County. Since we opened our doors in October 1947, Burlington Sporting Goods has provided the towns of Graham and Burlington with a wealth of services for all their athletic and sport needs. We're the oldest sporting goods store in Alamance County, and we take pride in providing Alamance County with our team-oriented and friendly staff (BSG, 2013). The following plan is designed to boost the financial success and brand equity of Burlington Sporting Goods in order to help the organization achieve and maintain its stated mission. It features an analysis of BSG’s current position within its market, an analysis of the organization’s target...
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...Dylan Brotherton 4/14/15 Criminology Paper Bringing Society Together Nancy McKeon once said: “A police force, wherever they are, is made up of amazing people, and I respect them a great deal.” Unfortunately many people in our community do not feel the same way as McKeon does about police officers. I cannot express enough the importance of police relations with the community. No matter what your view is on police officers, bottom line people need to realize the significant amount of risk officers put out yearly for the citizens protection. Officers have one job and one job only and that is to protect the citizens. Police have been lately giving a bad image due to the fact of suspicious shootings. The shootings are what is in the media and what everyone sees, the people do not see all the sacrifices and good deeds that officers achieve. The media gets more and more powerful each and every year, and the impact it has on people is significant. Whether it is on Facebook, Twitter, CNN or Yahoo, people will believe anything they see on the internet without knowing the facts. The media has giving police officers a bad image and I do not think it is fair for officers. If an officer were to break rules or not go with standard procedure, they are penalized just like anyone else. Some citizens tend to think officers can do whatever they want and not get penalized. For example, On April 4th, 2015 a man was shot in the back by a cop for suspicious reasons and then the officer tried to plant...
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...There is too much money in college athletics to not pay these athletes. The athletes put in too much work, time, and commitment to the school not to be paid. The reader should care that these athletes are not getting paid. Thousands of people are making MILLIONS of dollars off of the student athletes without the athletes receiving any compensation. Sports were created for the enjoyment and friendly competition. Currently society has turned the friendly competition to a money system rather than playing the great game. Sports teach kids hard work, determination, and a commitment to a team that can never be taken away. College universities have changed these athletes minds. Giving these student athletes a “free education” in exchange for their blood sweat and tears while the university watches and receives revenue that the athletes generate. The reader should know that the business of college athletics is very unfair. The universities are making incredible amounts of money off of these, “entertainment products”. The reader should be thinking about how these student athletes are getting jipped. It makes sense why college athletics hasn’t shifted to a pay system yet. These executives...
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...Case Study Analysis: Philadelphia Phillies Question- assessing the competitive environment the Phillies participate in and suggest ways for them to manage their product and highlight their brand accordingly. Philadelphia Phillies are a major league baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one name, one city franchise in all of professional American sports. Philadelphia Phillies had participated in so many activities such as the Phillies baseball academy for boys and girls ages 6-14. Offers campers unforgettable baseball and softball experiences they will treasure for a lifetime. Many of us are familiar with a close relationship in which all parties’ benefits from relationship. A common example of mutualism relationship is between a dog and human. Dog supply protection and companionship and the human provide shelter and food for the dog. However nature is not the only place that mutualism relationship can occur. In facts they can occur in business, particularly in the form of sports sponsorship. The relationship between sponsors and sports events, sports organization is not different than the human and dog relationship they have. All relationships operate based on some essential characteristics that can be illustrated in the relationship management theory. “The most important supported elements of mutualism are trust commitment, satisfaction, and control relationship. “ As I have discuss in a previous paragraph, trust between organizations...
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...Section 1 – Mission and Philosophy Statement………………………………………………........................3 Section 2 – Goals and Objectives…………………………………………………………………………………………..….…...4 Goals………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4 Objectives……………………………………………………………………..………………….…………………………..……………6 Section 3 – Instructional Model……………………………………………………………………………………………………….8 Basketball…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….8 Flag Football…………………………………………………………………………………….………………..……………….....…10 Soccer…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...12 Volleyball…………………….………………………………………………………………………………………………….………….14 Floor Hockey………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……16 Softball………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...18 Section 4 --Discussion Model…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….19 Obesity…………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………….19 Bullying…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………26 Section 5 --Personal / Social Responsibility and Participation Model………………………..27 Section 6 --Drugs and Alcohol……………………………………………………………………………………….…………………..28 Section 7 --Positive Impact of Athletics……………………………………………………………………………………….29 Section 8 – Program Consent Form………………………………………………………………………………………………..31 Section 9 – Curriculum…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….32 *Section 10 –Youth Athletic Stats Pg. 29 *Section 11 – Participant Assessment ...
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...Sports as well as other aspects of entertainment in America growing extremely popular and having begun to exceed and take the place of religious views as well as time for worship. Many people choose to label sports as one of their top priorities, over countless additional important aspects such as, school, church, family, etc. As professional sports have grown in America, they have gained great popularity and good reputation due to the competitive games which take place, showcasing teams thriving at that specific time. Today’s society has strayed away from religious aspects and morals shifting to a more secular way of life by showcasing professional sports on religious holidays and on the “Sabbath” the holy day and day of rest, Sunday. Sports are clearly attracting strong adherents as religion continues shedding them away. As sports in American are growing popular religion is on the opposite trajectory and is losing influence in the country. Just fifty years ago, three in every 10 Americans considered themselves sports fans. In 2012, the same data was...
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...Qyntasia Davis Professor English Comp. 2 March 15 2015 Is cheerleading a sport? Somehow everyone is still talking about is cheerleading a sport, I guess they aren’t convinced yet. Cheerleading is something that is active and just about any and everybody can participate in, others think it is not a sport because it is not as active as track, football, and basketball. This sport can give people courage and can bring out the best in you and it can make you feel great inside and make you want to work together with people and as a team just like any other sport. Teamwork is the dream work. Cheerleaders are commonly seen on the sidelines at football and basketball games supporting their teams. Fans just see them as other people supporting their team. However, the cheerleaders have to go through rigorous training and practice all the time to perfect the routines displayed at games. Along with cheering on the sidelines at games, most cheerleading squads participate in heated competitions to show their athleticism. Although it is not officially defined as a sport by the NCAA, it obviously should be for many different reasons. Dictionary.com defines a sport as "an athletic activity that requires physical prowess or skill and often a competitive nature. Cheerleading is defined as” the action and skill of a cheerleader.” So what is a cheerleader? A cheerleader is’ a person who leads spectators in traditional or formal cheering at a pep rally and athletic events. Cheerleading definitely...
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...(BCBSFL) is a popular health insurance company in the state of Florida. The insurance company has been around since 1940 and was founded by Drs. Ted Arnold and Leigh Robinson (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Flordia, Inc., 2013). They realized there was a great need to make health care affordable to people of Florida. Health care is extremely expensive. The industry is going through a transformative change because of the health care reform, poor economic conditions, affordability and increase consumerism (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Flordia, Inc., 2013). To remain the market leader in Florida and to keep up with the market forces, challenges and opportunities their business model must change. On April 2, 2012 BCBSFL changed their name to Florida Blue (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Flordia, Inc., 2013). The company wanted to reflect that they are a health solutions company and want to positively impact the health of their people by using a more consumer friendly approach (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Flordia, Inc., 2013). BCBSFL went through a second order, type 3 transformational changes. Their organization was altered from the core. Their key challenges are to increase quality and customer value and enhance their competitive advantage. Their chief executive officer (CEO), Patrick J. Geraghty states that Florida Blue will broaden their mission to include a more focused pursuit of good health for all residents of Florida (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Inc., 2013)...
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