...their first season? AG: Many of us in this room, including myself either watch college sports or have a college that the cheer for, but what if that star player never came to that school because they weren’t required to? ID: Today I want to talk about the pros and the cons of athletes being able to leave after their first season. Ethos: Doing research about this topic has lead me to the conclusion that there are a lot of pros but also very many cons of leaving early. Preview: Today I will be telling you the pros and the cons of leaving early and if I think they should leave early. I would like to talk about the pros about leaving college first. It allows great athletes the ability to earn a living faster and provide for their families. They could but a lot of that money in the bank and start to save money for when they retire. The second pro is that it prevents an injury to occur in college, many college athletes feel that if they stay in college they could get injured and put their professional career at risk. If they decided to leave early, they will get paid great money and benefits. Lastly they would be able to save money and go and get a degree if they wanted because they have the money now. Now looking at the cons of leaving college early. If the student athlete doesn’t stay in college they won’t secure their future. For those fortunate enough to be an elite in their sport, receiving a degree is a good way to insure your future is bright in case they have a career...
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...Baptist School. Brittany is in her third year at First Baptist, where she is head trainer of all sports. Brittany is also a Physical Education teacher’s aide at the high school for a few classes in the morning. Brittany works fifty plus hours a week and is also in school obtaining her second masters’ in Physician Assisting. Brittany works through the Medical University of South Carolina. Since she has a contract to work at First Baptist through MUSC, she must abide by certain guidelines. For example, she covers every sports home game. For football and baseball, she travels with them for away games as well. It’s just the way her contract...
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...New Sport Facilities Management Outdoor Campus Recreation Field Facility We will be conducting an outdoor campus recreation facility. The facility will include 2 soft-ball fields as well as 2 multi-purposed fields. These will provide different areas to focus on such as budget of the whole construction and facility usage, where the location in University of Akron we will put the facility in, what the facility will offer, who will be managing the program of the facility, and who will be the architecture to construct the facility. We will also demonstrate the pros and cons of each of the focus areas. The budget for the softball fields as well as the multi-purpose fields are as follows. For general construction costs, $500,000 will be allocated to finish the projects construction. Some specific costs will be the purchasing of the soccer and lacrosse goals that can be added and removed from the field which will be $2,000. Another specific cost will be the fencing around the softball fields which will be around $1,000. Costs for keeping up the inventory of the concession stands will be around $12,000 per year. The costs to keep the inventory stocked for the sports-wear store inside the softball fields will be around $50,000, selling things such as T-Shirts and Hoodies, along with many other types of sports apparel. The cost of utilities will be around $180,000 per year. Some specific utility costs are electric which will be about 150,000 per year and water, which will be around...
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...Ethical issues regarding the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports In the history of 20th century sports, specifically in the post World War 2 era, there has been an ever increasing use of performance enhancing drugs in all avenues of sport. Sports have become money making machine for both athletes and big business and the “win at all costs” attitude which has permeated itself into all aspects of professional and college level athletics. Winners make money, losers don’t. The temptation of fame, notoriety and million dollar contracts in all venues of sport is a lure for many athletes. Elite professional athletes are worshiped in today’s society. This paper will elaborate on the use of performance enhancing drugs in the sporting world and the associated sports ethical issues. It is a majority belief in all sporting circles that the “true” spirit of sportsmanship does not allow any aspect of performance enhancing drugs. There are several arguments both in favor and against the use of performance enhancing drugs which will be presented and discussed in this paper. While addressing this ethical issue, we need to define the term ethics. Ethics can be defined as the socially accepted norms and values. These norms and values are varied from society to society and are based on culture and tradition. Ethics also could be defined as the unsaid, un-written and understood laws that prevail in a society. Ethics also cover what is right and what is wrong in society and teaches...
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...THE SPORTS GUY 1. CASE SYNOPSIS The Sports Guy is a small sporting goods store located in a small town in the Greater Toronto Area and owned by Bob Rhodes (“Rocky”). Ten years back Rocky decided to start his own sporting goods business, of which he owns 60% and family members and friends 40%. Rocky purchased a land in town, with his startup capital and mortgage loan. Nearly 70% of the sales consist of equipment and uniforms bought by the local teams and the other 30% is consisting of wide range of sports and recreational merchandise. Its main competitor in town is the Canadian Tire store and Sports Guy’s sales have not been growing much in the recent years. Rocky lacks the ability to manage his inventory and his declining inventory turnover is increasing his debt. Rocky wants his business to grow but to do so he needs to access bank credit to finance higher inventories and future expansions. 2. PROBLEM STATEMENT The main problem for Rocky is to improve Sports Guy’s profitability. 3. SITUATION ANALYSIS SWOT ANALYSIS: Strengths * Passion and knowledge about sports – it is a fairly attractive industry for Rocky because his expertise, passion and community involvement differentiate his business from his competitors * Growing company – growing rapidly for the last few years and the area around the store has become a prosperous neighborhood, making their location a busy commercial area * Very well advertised in the local community (TV channel, flyers, local...
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...injuries, there are many helpful characteristics of the sport (football). Football aids in the development of children and young adults. From work ethic to relieving of stress football has many beneficial facets. Football is one of the many sports that provides Psychological increase in youth. The pros outweigh the cons, the cons are injuries while the pros are community building and a better psychological outlook. During a football game in October, Leshawn Williams received an injury to his knee thinking it was a type of ligament damage. Later over the...
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...drink should be positioned in the sport drink market or energy drink market. What's Going On? * Sarah Ryan, VP of marketing for PDB * Crescent Pure Acquisition * Need to position Crescent in the market * $750,000 for advertising * Desire to be first mover * Define: 10/1 Launch: 1/1 In the Beginning... * Peter Hooper, founder of Crescent * Organic Energy Drink * Started in Oregon * Michael Booth, CEO of PDB saw potential Why Crescent Pure? * 70% less sugar * Caffeine = 1 cup of coffee * Sold 1000 cases/month * $2.75 < $3.75 * Low calories * Energizing, hydrating, all-organic Options: The PDB Company needs to choose one of the following actions, in regards to its branding strategy: 1. To strategically position Crescent Pure as an energy drink 2. To strategically position Crescent Pure as a sports drink Sports Drink Pros of Sports Drinks 1. Consumers chose sports drinks more often. 2. The ingredients boost endurance and relieve fatigue. 3. Market is $6.3 Billion. 4. A high percentage of consumers considered sports drinks "anytime beverages." 5. A Study showed consumers favored Sports drinks over Energy Drinks for multiple factors. Cons for Sports Drink 1. The sports drink market is 2.2 billion dollars less then energy markets 2. Crescent's $2.75 sports drink is significantly higher then competitors prices 3. Concerns for sugary sports drinks have caused government guidelines...
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...PUBLIC SCHOOL VERSUS HOME SCHOOL Lisa Cole As parents, we are all concerned about our child’s education; whether to home school or send our child to public school. Home school and public school each has their pros and cons, making it a hard decision for parents to make; socialization, arts and music, peer pressure, and time management. Socialization is a huge part of a person’s life, and the ability to teach our children at a young age is very important. When a child is home schooled, there is a less chance for socialization among peers compared to public school. In public school a child is able to socialize with peers their age, a variety of ethnicity, and cultures. There is a downside to public school, peer pressure. Homeschooled children are less likely to have to face peer pressure; violence, drugs, and alcohol. Children in public schools are taught at a young age about drugs, sex, alcohol, and violence. Public schools hire professionals to talk to our children in these areas. A child who is home schooled, it is up to the parent how the child is taught about drugs, sex, alcohol, and violence. Most parents are embarrassed to talk to their children about these topics and often get ignored. If a parent is not sure on where to begin there are doctors, pamphlets, and the library for books. Not only is socialization important; so is art, music, and sports. Art, music, physical education, and sports are more accessible in public school. Home schooled children are...
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...now. College is a very difficult task to complete, especially when trying to balance both sports and academics. With that being said, education should be their main priority. College athletes should have all of the same responsibilities as non-athletes as far as academics are concerned. So should college athletes be exempt from normal class? The athletics department is considered to be one of the most revenue making departments in many colleges. Therefore student athletes are many times allowed special treatment with regard to minimum school requirements. While I do understand that athletics are a very important part of the college experience, it should not be the main priority. The priority of a college is to provide students the opportunity to earn not just a degree but a skill that will help them to succeed in the real world. The cost of living is very high and just keeps getting higher, for a person to be competitive in todays job market it is almost necessary to have a college degree. The number of athletes that actually turn professional are few. Most athletes don’t go pro after college so they should make academics their number one priority in order to get the full educational experience. Those that do make it to pro are at high risk career ending injuries on a daily basis. That is why it is really important that student athletes be encouraged to put academics first and sports second. Placing their focus on education allows the athlete to develop other areas of there...
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...colleges in these United States. There are many pros and cons to college athletes being paid to play their sport, which makes this is a very controversial topic. Are the sport scholarships and uniforms enough? Should schools really pocket all that money they make in revenue from the sports teams? Many moral, ethical and legal issues can be raised in the idea of paying college athletes to play, on both the pro and con side of the issue. Should an athlete receive a full ride scholarship and also be paid from the school to play? Many big universities may be able to handle such a thing, but what about the small colleges that do not receive such a large amount of revenue from their sports teams? Can or should schools pay all the athletes or only the top players? What about Title IX, how will potentially paying athletes be affected by it? All these topics will be discussed, as well as Team C’s final decision on this matter. PROS In 2012 the athletic revenue reported by University of Texas was $163.2 million, Alabama $143.4 million, Ohio State $142.0 million and Michigan $140.1 million (Berkowitz, Schnaars, & Upton, 2014) Coaches like Nick Saban (Alabama Football) and Mike Krzyzewski (Duke Men’s Basketball) make in excess of $7 Million a year, along with the athletic directors. Conferences receive billion-dollar television contracts for NCAA tournaments and the new college football playoff system, which then gets dispersed to the schools in the conference. (Gasper, 2014). The student...
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...Benefits of Youth Sports“Sports do not build character. They reveal it,” said John Wooden, legendary UCLA basketball coach. Playing sports not only provides physical activity, but also other positive benefits. This is especially true for children. A well-structured and organized youth program will provide benefits and positive experiences for young athletes. While children are having fun participating in sports they are also building character, learning to work as a team, and playing fairly. Most people think the only benefits of sports are physical. Sports are more than just developing hand-eye coordination and burning calories, youth sports provide many developmental benefits, physical benefits, and psychological benefits. In addition to improved physical health, sports play a positive role in the development of youth. Studies show that the five “Cs”—competence, confidence, connections, character, and caring—develop positively through the participation in sports at a young age (Luxbacher 2). Each one of the five “Cs” are important components of youth development. The skills that are learned through playing sports, such as the discipline of training, learning teamwork and following the leadership of coaches provide athletes with lifelong skills. Important lifelong skills also include goal setting, time management, the value of planning ahead, honesty, respect, and an appreciation for diversity (Wood 3). At a young age, sports help teach youth how to handle adversity by showing...
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...regarding the three potential markets that an orthopedic group could enter with its service of pediatric sports medicine The three markets that the orthopedic group could ender that will allow it to earn large profits is the education market, children social networking market such as the YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association), and minor sporting teams. This paper also describes the barriers to enter and exit the internal medicine market for a physician wanting to establish a solo practice, a company offering a health club facility in the same building where employees work, and hospital wanting to develop a coronary bypass program. Lastly this paper will answer the hypothetical question on three ways to make services unique to the population of baby boomers in San Antonio, Texas. Three Potential Markets for a Pediatric Sports Medicine Program to Enter Three markets that the orthopedic group could enter with their service of pediatric sports medicine would be the Education Market (Elementary, Middle, and High School), the Children Social Networking Market such as the YMCA, and Minor League Sport Teams. According to Katherine Lee from about.com “kids between 5 and 14 years of age account for as much as 40% of all sports-related injuries”(Lee, 2003). With that fact being known, the orthopedic group could hire physicians to work with local schools to teach kids how to prevent sport related injuries and what to do in the event they are injured. For example, sprains are one of the most...
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...is a technique whereby a three-day-old embryo, consisting of about six cells, is tested in a lab to see if it carries a particular genetic disease. Embryos free of that disease are implanted in the mother's womb. Introduced in the 1990s, it has allowed thousands of parents to avoid passing on deadly disorders to their children.” Are you willing to pay the price to have this perfect child? Many do not but the few that do, fully support it. Despite the limited amount of knowledge and awareness of the potential threats that are to be had by going through with this procedure the desire to have the perfect child is in high demand for these big spenders. If you are among those who choose this procedure and are willing to pay the high price to have this perfect child, you will have the opportunity to choose the desired personality traits and strengths such as in sports or being book smart. But it doesn’t stop there, height and weight and...
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...age 32, is well known in his local sports activity. Ten years ago, he started business called The Sports Guy and raised capital from obtaining a bank loan and an equity investment from friends and family. His family and friends own 40% of the business while he owns the rest. Mortgage help him purchasing land in small town outside of GTA that consists of two lots on a corner in which one is used to build a store, and another one was planned for the parking lot but never executed the plan because of the surrounding activities. Local sports team account for 70% of the sales whereas 30% comes from regular walk-in customers. Problem Statement & Objectives The major problem is reducing profitability of the business and there is no proper management of the inventory, which leads to sale of inventory at discount rate. Also labor wages are also too high and reducing creditability of business lead to reduce in the trust of the business and loss of the customer due to improper inventory management. The objective is to get access to bank credit to finance high Analysis the financial health of the business and recommend the various way to get the business right on track Situation Analysis Summary The company sell retail sports product to the sport team and children’s. Also there is around 30% of walk-in customer, who help the business to manage inventory. This might not be attractive industry because buyer’s and potential entrants have high power in the market. Company strength...
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...Question no 1: What are the pros. Cons and risk associated with Nike`s core marketing strategy? Answer: Nike’s Core Marketing Strategy: Nike's excellence marketing strategies are their energy to achieve their market goals. Nike believes the "pyramid influence" that the preferences of a small percentage of top athletes influence the product and brand choice. So Nike contracted with many athletes' spokesperson, professional teams and college athletic teams to advertise and promote their products to customers. One renowned example of Nike marketing strategy is during 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Nike received special permission from the International Olympic Committee to run Nike ads featuring Olympic athletes during the games. In addition, Nike sponsored several teams and athletes, including most of the Chinese teams’ and11 of 12 high profile members on the US men’s basketball teams. Nike seriously pays attention on the technology producing, design and selling such as e-commerce, high-tech running shoes, Nike+ with Apple, etc. Nike outsourcing their products most of the factories are located in Asia such as China, Indonesia and India. Pros and Cons of Nike Core Marketing Strategy: Pros: Nike put heavily proportion in their marketing strategies and products deign. In order to sustain their dominance in the industry and retain their competitive advantages, Nike actively responds to the market trends and changes in consumer preference by adjusting their marketing strategies...
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