...Professional Sports Stadiums Kayla Thompson MBA 578 SB FT Managerial Economics April 13, 2013 ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to address the issue of the public (taxpayers) funding the construction and/or renovation of privately owned sports stadiums. The use of public funds has skyrocketed since the early 1980s. Why has there been an increase in the trend and what is really going on behind the scenes? Through my research, I have found six articles that deal with many questions surrounding this hot topic issue. First, I will examine how the sports teams and the local governments deal with the public when proposing the funding of the sports teams’ stadiums. After the public agrees to back the construction of a stadium, the next step is to find out where those funds are coming from. I will take a look at how the increase in taxes are being implemented and just exactly how much debt these taxes are trying to pay off. Once all of this information is determined, it is easy to get to the real question of this research paper: Is funding the construction of a new sports stadium worth it for the taxpayers of that city? Does the revenue outweigh the debts, or will it never pay off? The answer to this might just change the readers’ minds next time they are sitting at their home stadium watching their favorite team play. INTRODUCTION Taxpayers funding sports stadiums has become more and more prominent since the 1980s. Now, most professional sports stadiums in...
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...Upon returning to Burleson, Clarkson was encouraged by her friends to audition for the inaugural season of the reality television series American Idol: The Search for a Superstar in May 2002. Despite receiving a golden ticket in the series premiere, Clarkson made her first appearance during the second episode. Clarkson went on to win the competition on September 4, 2002 at the then Kodak Theatre (now Dolby), earning 58% of the votes against runner-up Justin Guarini and without being sent into the bottom three throughout the season. In an interview in 2012, Clarkson referred the inaugural season as "ghetto", explaining: "On our season we were like kids in camp. Nobody knew what to do. The show was ever-changing every day. They did one season of Pop Idol in the UK but America is a very different market. They dropped us off in a mall and said find some clothes to wear on national television. I am maybe the closest to white trash you can get. What do I buy? White pants I guess? I definitely looked like a cocktail waitress."[28] Immediately after winning American Idol, Clarkson was signed to a record deal with RCA Records, 19 Recordings, and S Records by talent manager Simon Fuller, who created American Idol; and music mogul Clive Davis, who was slated to executive-produce her debut album. Clarkson was later accused of working with a record company prior to winning American Idol. American Idol's rules stated that a contestant was not allowed to compete on the program if they had been...
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...towards it or compete with others if they want to outshine. They will learn to sharpen their mind in order to stay ahead. His performance is carried into his working life. However, on the negative side, loosing in a competition can be so humbling that the students fall into depression. They may begin to lose self-confidence and question their capability. A student who is always at the top will be under pressure to either maintain his position or to do even better. It can be rather stressful. In this sense, it is not healthy to be too competitive. One can only do one’s best. For students who are not so bright but who are satisfied with their mediocre achievement, such competitive spirit may make them develop an inferiority complex. As a...
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...GUIDANCE & COUNSELING PRE FINALS Princess Shelly Ann Carla Aguiman AB Math Maalaala Mo Kaya(MMK) October 5, 2013 Episode tells about the story of Joan Panopio, the news anchor of TV Patrol Southern Tagalog. Joan came from a family which was not well-off, yet, she kept her high spirits as a child. As a kid, she has dreamed about joining the annual “Sagala”. Yet, because of her physical appearance, she never got a shot at it. She was also insulted and teased because of her looks. Yet, her father always tells her that she is beautiful. She was also discriminated because of their family’s economic status. Her dream was to be the next Korina Sanchez. When she got to college, she took Developmental Communication, a course that would help her get closer to fulfilling her dream. She thought she already lives in an environment where people would accept her no matter what she is. Yet, her classmates still discriminate her, even letting her join a beauty pageant only to make fun of her. Because of that, she regained her childhood fears. As a practicumer, she still experienced the discrimination. These experiences only discouraged her with her dream. She graduated, but she worked in a DVD rental store, a work which is very far from her course. She met a man who eventually became her boyfriend. Her father misjudged him, thinking that Greg influenced her to stay in their town instead of applying for her dream job at Manila. Because of this event, she and her father drifted apart....
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...personality, as well as the individual’s personal history. He found that the ego can function independently and is the most important. Unlike other neo-Freudians, Jung focused on the unconscious, coming up with analytical psychology, his own theories on the unconscious. He came up with a variation of Freud’s ideas of human psyche, ego, consciousness and unconsciousness. Jung also came up with describing our personality as a whole, the concept of the self. Horney was one of the few female psychologists at the time. She focuses o the development of the child as being greatly influenced by their parents and the theory of self. She came up with three strategies go deal with neurosis. Horney had a strong disagreement with Freud’s Oedipus complex and her theory that girls do not only have penis envy, but guys have womb envy. Lastly, Adler focused on childhood and social interactions. He had a strong focus on inferiority complexes, their causes, and ways people deal with them....
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...to reach his strategic goal of building a sports complex for his business to occupy. Dyer needs to double his business in order to support this goal. In using S.W.O.T. analysis to evaluate NOCO’s current situation it is clear that NOCO has a number of things working for it already; customer retention is very high, awareness of NOCO in its’ current market is close to 100 percent and Dyer has access to enough trainer resources to continue his company’s growth. Some of the obstacles NOCO faces in working toward expansion are loss of customer base to high school sports programs after they reach 14 years old, a narrow selection of programs for current customers, lack of diversification and limited awareness of the company’s programs and philosophy in adjacent towns. Dyer could employ many operational strategies help reach his ultimate goal of a new sports complex. There are several opportunities available for NOCO to take advantage of with minimal threat or competition to worry about. Dyer has noticed that as the kids in his programs begin high school and start to participate in school sports, they tend to lose interest in the soccer programs he offers. Dyer might try product development by offering camps and training programs for the older students outside of their school and school sport schedules. Summer camps geared toward a general sport theme as opposed to just soccer might appeal to the older kids that are involved in various sports and want to stay fit and sharp over the summer...
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...Revision of Critical essay *Introduction In today's society there is a lot of pressure on students academically to have a good performance and with that comes a lot of stress. Some students find a way to try to balance their hectic school life style whether it be some kind of recreational activity. One of those activities is sports and whether it can make a better student. I believe that yes it can increase your performance academically because it teaches you skills such as focus, fitness and communication with others. In the article “do athletes make better students, Natalie Gil written for the guardian.com. Natlie Gil claims that studies show that doing both can benefit studies and sports performance, providing motivation and preparation. Natalie Gil also goes on to state that it helps organization and pervents procrastination and that being fit alters students mood in a good way claiming a healthy body is a healthy mind. Lastly, Natalie Gil goes on to show evidence that it also helps with communication and team work whether at school or later in landing a career. Pathos Natalie Gil Appeals to the stress and desire to succeed in today's world as students upcoming in today's society. She also uses the points or appeal to support her view or stance on the subject that athletes do make better students and that this will lead to success not only in their academic life but also in their career choice Logos Natalie...
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...Due to netball being such a complex sport it is no surprise that a lot of care and time must be taken to plan an adequate training program. An elite netball player would require proficiency in a range of different types of skills and energy systems and therefore the training program must consist of numerous training types. These include anaerobic and aerobic interval training, strength training, plyometrics and flexibility. Interval training involves periods of structured work interspersed with rest periods in a set pattern, it consists of both anaerobic and aerobic training. This type of training forms the foundation for a sport such as netball as the aerobic system is required to achieve a baseline of level of fitness required to run up and down the court and the anaerobic system is required to be able to jump, change direction and utilise power for quick and explosive movements. Interval training mirrors the activity and intensity required in a state level netball game. Weight training is a form of strength training that strengthens specific muscles in the body. Weight training focuses on the anaerobic system and allows for explosive, powerful and fast movements such as jumping, running and throwing in netball. Weight training that is...
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...parents. She is the oldest of her three siblings and the only one involved in sports. Her parents Ray and Joyce ignore Patty’s athletic talents, make jokes and play cruel pranks on Patty. Patty goes to a party with a friend, gets drunk, and ends up getting raped by Ethan Post, a son of a family friend. The next day after a basketball game, Patty tells her questioning coach about why she had bruises on her arms. Patty’s mother finds out about the incident and is more concerned how the rape will affect her relationship with Ethan’s family, rather than how Patty is feeling about the rape. Joyce discourages Patty from taking any action against Ethan and asking if an apology would be enough. When Ray finds out he is not supportive either of Patty. Ray also discourages Patty from taking any legal action. Patty ends up dropping the whole situations and her senior year goes on with her athletic life, breaking school records. “Agreeable” shows how an all-star athletic girl is neglected by her parents and is discouraged from excelling in more athletics. Patty could be described as agreeable, low self-esteem, and determined. For example she is agreeable because, “…instead of being publicly humiliated Patty became a real player…” (17) Patty decides to agree with her parents and drop the incident, so she won’t be humiliated by the public. Patty has low self-esteem because her parents don’t support her in her athletic sports nor do they show up at her games, “If Joyce was her mother, then how had...
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...Roscommon Sports Partnership (RSP) The Local Sports Partnership Initiative was developed by the Irish Sports Council in order to create a national structure to co-ordinate and promote the development of sport and physical activity at local level. The initiative was created following widespread consultation with other agencies and organisations with an interest in the development of sport. The objectives of the program are to: 1. Enhanced planning of sport at local level. 2. Increased levels of local participation, especially amongst specific target groups such as older people, girls and women, people with disabilities, unemployed people and those who live in identified disadvantaged communities. 3. Enhanced local coach deployment. 4. Club development. 5. Volunteer training. 6. Local directories of sports bodies and facilities. 7. Better use of existing facilities. 8. Clear priorities for local facility provision and improvement, with related quality management initiatives. 9. School/club/community. 10. Local sports event. Roscommon Sports Partnership focuses on the following Strategic Aims for 2012-2014: 1. Participation Pathways: To increase participation in Sports/Physical Activity for all of the citizens of County Roscommon through their life stages. 2. Training & Development: To promote Training & Development, both for all involved in Sports/Physical Activity and their clubs throughout County Roscommon. ...
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...The sports website I picked for this assignment is the Arizona State University’s website for all of their athletic programs; www.thesundevils.com. The website is itself is very user friendly. It has nine main tabs for users to click on that list the options of sports, schedules, tickets, audio/video, facilities, athletics, store, sun devil club, and fan zone. The main page of the website has a large scrolling picture marquee that shows the various recent accomplishments of many of the sport teams at Arizona State. The demographics for this website are complex to say the least. Demographics which are defined by our textbook as the gender, age, race, income, education, and marital status are all seen here on the website. First both genders are targeted on this website. They website it’s self has a section for men’s sport teams, as well as women’s sports teams. I found it interesting that Arizona State has more women’s sport teams than men’s. I would say the targeted age for this website would be teenagers possibly aspiring to attend and be a part of one of these collegiate teams- to adults. While the webpage is for the teens-adults the Sun Devil athletics want the younger fans too. On the web page they have a section for the Jr. Sun Devil club which is marketed towards the younger fans to have many different ASU athletic experiences. I believe the website aims to market towards all races and it does have pictures of athletes of different races, however the prominent race seems...
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...representing Sports England. The objectives are to be achieved through various strategies depending on each place and the through the market research. The following methods are to be used to develop the above objectives(McLeish, 2011, pg44-65) 1. Event management 2. Opinion pieces 3. Feature articles 4. Journalist briefing 5. Email newsletters 6. Press release 7. Press conference 8. Interviews and editorial contributions Project Deliverables Its mandatory for a company to follow basic rules and techniques of supplier as a way of evaluating better plans for holding an event in a recommended place. The project is to deliver services according to the required specifications in the tender as required by the company(Mcginn, 2008, pp. 110-115). a) Inspired Facilities This involves the availability and the ease of individual as being part of the local community activities and being part of the volunteer groups as a way of improving and developing of clubs, and at the same time modify the non supporting events int o modern sporting facilities(Matthews, 1996, pp. 35-50). b) Iconic Facilities This was developed dependimg on the basis of the London 2012 inspiratioal extract extract as a way of improving the local upcoming teams from the grassroot sports(Masterman, 2004, pp. 45-50). c) d) K e) K f) Hhhbaahdvhd 1. Protecting Playing Field 2. The most common Place people Play Olympic legacy mass are the Sports England’s...
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...IT for Sports Management Introduction This article will address the topic of information technology for sports management and will attempt to provide an overview of how information technology (called IT) is changing the nature of management practices in sport. The discussion of IT applications in the profession can be done in a few broad areas: 1st How the tools of today's "technological revolution" can be applied to the administration of sport. 2nd How developments such as the Internet and world wide web help in specific management functions such as training and marketing 3rd How e-commerce can make participation in sports more available through lower priced equipment and lastly, 4th The digital divide: and underlying condition that keeps some from participating fully in the benefits in the IT revolution. The Technological Revolution We are living in the midst of one of those very unusual occurrences that come along once every few generations: a society wide paradigm shift. The close of the last millennium has seen a fundamental change that is moving society the age of industry to the age of information. The currency in this new society that is being formed is information and the medium of exchange is called IT (and sometimes computer technology - CT). IT is simply the tools and methods used for the identification, organization and manipulation of facts that we call data. IT has become the engine that is driving all sectors of today's economy be it industry, government...
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...Ileana Sports Football (soccer) Hockey (KHL/NHL) Hockey players tend to be very close with one another it is essentially a family sporting events bring everyone together they are a huge source of entertainment Friends Very “we with friends” not “I and friends” Important to get along with neighbors and people encountered daily Thrifty people Masculine culture, focus on what is to gain from a relationship rather than caring Have a restrained nature -don’t act on impulse Personal questions are avoided LOVE and value children more than anything Very hospitable, enjoy meeting outsiders Easy to become friends with Blunt people POLITICS Powerful people are very distant Huge gap between the rich and the poor Status symbols are very important...
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...Athletics vs. Friends Descriptive Essay-Major #2 You’ve been playing sports since you were old enough to even pick up a ball or swing a bat. Sports mean everything to you, but so do your friends. You work so hard to get better at the sport that you’re in and it seems pointless to even think about giving it up. So which ones do you choose? Katie wakes up each morning, really exhausted and tired from practice that night. Like every morning she wakes up and gets ready, then packs her basketball bag for practice after school. She puts her basketball shoes, shorts, nike socks, and compression shorts into a duffle bag. She still manages to catch a piece of toast coming out of the toaster with some peanut butter on it. She then heads out the door...
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