1. Bloom, Nick, Van Reenen, John. 2006. Management practice, work-life balance, and productivity: a review of some recent evidence. Oxford Review of Economic Policy. 22 (4): 457. EconLit. Boston College. < http://oxrep.oxfordjournals.org.proxy.bc.edu//cgi/reprint/22/4/457>. The authors of the source found in a distinguished academic journal performed research on work-life balance and its effects on productivity. An organizational point of view is offered. Since most college teams are considered
Words: 2680 - Pages: 11
Basketball is a sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter and 10 feet (3.0 m) high mounted to a backboard at each end. Basketball is one of the world's most popular and widely viewed sports.[1] A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket during regular play. A field goal scores two points for the shooting team if a player is touching or closer to the basket than the three-point
Words: 1290 - Pages: 6
Texas has won 50 total national championships, 42 of which are NCAA national championships. The University of Texas has traditionally been considered a college football powerhouse. At the start of the 2007 season, the Longhorns were ranked third in the all-time list of both total wins and winning percentage. In recent years, the men's basketball team has gained prominence, advancing to the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen in 2002, the Final Four in 2003, the Sweet Sixteen in 2004
Words: 990 - Pages: 4
diving for balls on the court. He led the Boilermakers to the 1932 National Championship, which was then called the Helms Athletic Foundation National Championship. At that time, the champion was determined by a panel vote rather than the NCAA tournament, since the NCAA did not begin until 1939. Wooden graduated from Purdue in 1932 with his degree in English. Once he graduated, Wooden married his high school sweetheart, Nell Riley, in Indianapolis. The first stint in John Wooden’s coaching career was
Words: 1180 - Pages: 5
Did you know college athletes that go to Division one make their school millions of dollars? College athletes should get paid for playing on their athletic team. Some people say the athletes shouldn't get paid because they get scholarships. Athletes should get paid because they don't have time to get a part time job, they don't have time to form relationships, and they make money for the college. College players don't have enough time to get a part time job. Did you know that college players spend
Words: 397 - Pages: 2
implemented college would be more affordable to students, especially with the rising cost of tuition. The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) is set to make “$797 million for the 2012-2013 athletic seasons”(5), mostly from basketball and football deals. All division-1 athletes are set to make absolutely zero dollars this year. The problem? All of the money generated to the NCAA comes from these student-athletes performing on the athletic field. These student athletes are receiving
Words: 815 - Pages: 4
April 8, 2009 Date: April 8, 2009 To: John Smith From: GMU Student Subject: Utilizing Field House Training Facility for Athletes Only A staple of NCAA Division-One Athletics at universities across the country are private athletic training facilities. These facilities are dedicated and reserved for athletes only because athletes need an intense, focus driven environment, where they can train without distraction. George Mason University currently has no reserved athletic training facility
Words: 792 - Pages: 4
Should Student Athletes Receive Stipends Past their Scholarships? Dylan Windom Arkansas State University Intercollegiate athletics has gained a massive amount of popularity over the past few decades. Student-athletes aren’t asking for millions of dollars, they are just asking for enough money to live off of. Television contracts, multi-million dollar coaches, and endorsements are the way to universities and coaches, so it is suitable to provide compensation for the student-athlete
Words: 1303 - Pages: 6
Keller vs. EA Sports Some former NCAA athletes had a problem with the electronic arts company using their likeness in their football video game and filed a suit against them in the ninth circuit. The case is one of great interest to the author and he has analyzed the right-of-publicity tort in the context of the college football video game. The author, Guylyn R. Cummins, is a partner of the firm involved and writes this article as a piece for a litigation magazine issue. Cummins’ thesis in the article
Words: 663 - Pages: 3
The title "Student-Athlete" refers to people who are interested in an NCAA sport while attending a full-time university. As the debate about whether high-profile or high-income college athletes deserve to be paid, a very important fact continues to escape the conscience of those who passionately defend the idea: these athletes are already being paid. It's okay. Student athletes on the NCAA Division 1 football or basketball field have the potential to earn almost a quarter of a million dollars over
Words: 508 - Pages: 3
