...explain the History of American Football and how it has become America’s most popular sport. INTRODUCTION: American Football has been around since the mid 1800’s. The First professional teams were founded in the late 1800’s. At the time of the first pro teams, paying a player was considered to be unsporting and dishonorable. This shows how far the sport has come since then. This morning, I am going to cover the history of Professional Football from the 1800’s to modern times and how it has become America’s most popular sport. By the end of this presentation, you should have enough knowledge to understand where professional football originated from, how it transformed from the early days to today and what the sport means to the people of America. BODY: I. Football originated from Rugby and Association Football in the 1800’s. A. The first professional game was played on September 3, 1895 between the Latrobe Athletic Association and the Jeannette Athletic Club. B. The first wholly professional team was the Latrobe Athletic Association in 1897. C. The First Professional Football league was the NFL (not today’s) formed in 1902. D. Football moved to the Midwest and the “Ohio League” (NFL) came about. TRANSITION: This completes my discussion on the early days of football. My next point will cover from the early 20th century to the beginnings of the modern NFL. II. In 1919 due to expansion of various regional circuits, and...
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...the project. Moving the NFL to England would be able to help the popularity of the sport, as well it will be able to bring both countries, USA and England a lot closer together. With the introduction of a NFL league in England there would be many benefits to the country and the sport. England is located in Great Britain. It is boarded by Scotland and Wales. England’s capital is London, which also the biggest city in England. London will also be important because it will host a football league for the league in England. The geography and climate in England is similar to America’s. The terrain varies where you are in England. Outside the major cities it is basically forests, rivers, and many trees. The cities are like cities in America, they are filled with many buildings, bridges, and people. The terrain is perfect to incorporate the league. The climate would be perfect for the league. England’s fall and winter are very similar to America’s. The league would be played in fall and winter, this would be very easy for the players to play in this climate. The geography and climate would not be a problem for the league, it will be a perfect fit for the league. England’s culture is very open to having an American football league in their country. England is very into sports just as Americans are. They become very passionate about a sports team, especially if it the team is from the city they grew up in or are currently living in. England’s two popular sports are soccer and rugby....
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...the project. Moving the NFL to England would be able to help the popularity of the sport, as well it will be able to bring both countries, USA and England a lot closer together. With the introduction of a NFL league in England there would be many benefits to the country and the sport. England is located in Great Britain. It is boarded by Scotland and Wales. England’s capital is London, which also the biggest city in England. London will also be important because it will host a football league for the league in England. The geography and climate in England is similar to America’s. The terrain varies where you are in England. Outside the major cities it is basically forests, rivers, and many trees. The cities are like cities in America, they are filled with many buildings, bridges, and people. The terrain is perfect to incorporate the league. The climate would be perfect for the league. England’s fall and winter are very similar to America’s. The league would be played in fall and winter, this would be very easy for the players to play in this climate. The geography and climate would not be a problem for the league, it will be a perfect fit for the league. England’s culture is very open to having an American football league in their country. England is very into sports just as Americans are. They become very passionate about a sports team, especially if it the team is from the city they grew up in or are currently living in. England’s two popular sports are soccer and rugby....
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...NFL Case Study 1. Discuss the factors that have resulted in the NFL becoming “America’s Game” and the most popular sport in the country? The fundamental reason for NFL becoming “America’s Game” and the most popular sport in the country is because the NFL was able to market the sport as an entertainment business. Leveraging television and the fact that American football was only played in America, the NFL was able to create a “holiday” feel that was unique and that American’s took pride in, as a result paid more attention to the sport. Another contributing factor was to control the quality of the product. Making sure that each team had the resources to perform professionally and one team could not gain absolute advantage was crucial to maintaining a competitive parity. To do this the NFL implemented controlling cost and revenue sharing, in which the lowest earning team could compete with the highest earning team. 2. Explain the dynamics behind the competitive balance in the NFL versus other U.S. based properties as well as other leagues globally. The NFL has two methods of maintaining parity. Amongst the teams, the NFL uses revenue sharing in three ways: “1. National Revenue Sharing: All national revenue was pooled and split evenly between the teams at the end of the year. 2: Gate Revenue Sharing: Visiting team share was pooled and split evenly. Supplemental revenue sharing: focusing on teams’ local income, teams with higher local revenues transferred a significant...
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...The NFL in Europe: Will it make dollars, does it make sense? Table of Contents 1. Football in America: Playing on Its Home Turf 1.1 Football Surpasses Baseball as America’s Favorite Pastime 1.2 Football Generates Billions of Dollars for Owners and Players 1.3 The Economics of Football Goes Beyond the Playing Field 2. Football Goes Global 2.1 The Super Bowl Introduces Football to the Rest of the World 2.2 NFL Europe Provides a Testing Ground for NFL 2.3 English Crowds Flock to See NFL Visitors 2.4 Commissioner Wants to Take the League to England and Beyond 3. Looking to the Future: Is It the Right Move 3.1 New Legions of Fans Could Enhance Profits and the Sport’s Popularity 3.2 Why the Move Might Be Counterproductive 3.3 Why stop at London? 4. The NFL in Europe Is Imminent, But Is It the Correct Move? 4.1 Questions Still Remain about London’s Viability 4.2 Final Conclusion The NFL in Europe: Will it make dollars, does it make sense? 1. Football in America: Playing on Its Home Turf 1.1 Football Surpasses Baseball as America’s Favorite Pastime There was a time when baseball was the most popular sport in the United States. Football used to be an afterthought for most sports fans. In the first half of the 20th century, baseball was king and football was fighting for its survival. In fact, football was considered on the same level as professional basketball, boxing, golf and horse racing. That all started to change in the 1960s when professional...
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...Walter Camp, a man whose name has been lost in the annals of sports history, is arguably the most influential single person in all of sports. He is the father of American football. Born in New Britain, Connecticut in 1859, his additions of a line of scrimmage, the four downs system and the snap were simple, yet they brilliantly developed the way the game is played. Now, millions play the game to this day. American football is the most popular sport in the United States and potentially the world, and it is all due to Walter Camp (Buckley 1). The National Football League, or NFL, originated from a merger of just a few teams to a league of thirty-two teams in all corners of the United States (Buckley 1). Each year, these teams compete in 256 regular...
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...Race and Sports in America By: Patrick Minnick December 12, 2014 “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives”. This quote proved true for no one more than the man who said it, Jackie Robinson. Robinson is seen as a pivotal figure in the fight for racial equality in America. However, he didn’t make his impact through speeches, civil right protests, or violent rebellion. Robinson did it by playing the sport he loved, baseball. Sports have always had an ability to bring people together, but, in the last century especially, sports have given racial minorities something they can’t find elsewhere; a chance to compete on a level playing field with everyone else. Jackie Robinson showed that race is simply a myth, a superficial characteristic that holds no insight to the physical or mental abilities of a person. Sports by themselves show no racism and serve as a constant reminder of this racial myth. Sadly, people are more reluctant to abandon old beliefs; meaning racism still runs deep in the organizations that are built around these sports. This research paper will focus mainly on three subcategories: 1) The history of the relationship between sports and race in America; 2) How sports have benefited or damaged race relations; 3) Why certain sports are more popular among different races. The history of sports in America dates all the way back to the Native Americans who played an early form of lacrosse that was used for recreation and promoting teamwork...
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...Sport MarHeting Quarterly, 2006, 15, 114-123, © 2006 West Virginia University Coca-Cola vs. PepsiCo — A "Super'' Battleground for the Cola Wars? Steve M. McKelvey Overview of the Soft Drink Industry Coca-Cola: The Defending Champion Since its inception in the late 1800s, Coca-Cola has experienced meteoric growth, progressing from nine glasses per day to nearly 4.5 billion cases on an annual basis ("Top 10," 2004). Today, Coca-Cola offers nearly 400 brands in over 200 countries and controls the highest market share (44%) in the soft drink market ("Top 10," 2004). In addition to its leading global market-share, Coca-Cola also retains the title of having the most popular individual beverage in the world in Coca-Cola Classic, with an 18.6% market share ("Top 10," 2004). Additionally, in 2003 it placed four beverages in the top 10 for individual product sales: Coke Classic (#1), Diet Coke (3), Sprite (5), and Caffeine Free Diet Coke (8) ("Top 10," 2004). Through Research & Development (R&D) and acquisitions, Coca-Cola has also expanded its product line to include non-carbonated beverage products, including: Dasani, Fanta, Fruitopia, Hi-C, Minute Maid, and Mr. Pibb. In 2003, Coca-Cola spent approximately $1.9 billion on marketing and advertising. In November 2004, Coca-Cola CEO Neville Isdell stated that "[Marketing expenditures] would rise by $350-$400 million a year ... forever" (Marketplace Roundup, 2004). Pepsi-Cola: The Challenger With the exception of brief bankruptcy...
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...Assignment 5 In this chapter it talks about professional sport. Professional sport industry creates events and exhibitions games for athletes to compete. Professional sports also create leagues and tours in the sport industry. Owners that own professional teams they make a lot of revenue. The reason is they have a fan base and if they have that they are going to buy merchandise and tickets to come to the game. In North America sports have very popular. The sport industry is a billion dollars business. The corporate governance model owners act board of directors and the commissioner act as the chief executive officer (CEO). This system was created by Lentze in 1995. Because back than many teams organized themselves into a self-governance. The first professional league was the National League in North America it was created by Jennings. Being a Commissioner does not mean that you are control of a team or owners. The Commissioner has direct supervision and control the corporate board. Also his job is to make rules and regulations for the league. A commissioner must able to make decisions and sometimes they can be tough. Being a commissioner is a hard task because you’re dealing with all the teams in your league. The single-entity structure a model of league ownership in which the league is considered as a single entity to avoid antitrust liability and to create centralized fiscal control. I think it is a good structure because it allows players negotiate with teams. Also it...
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...Labor Unions in Sports Willie C Williams Webster University Labor Unions in Sports Labor unions can trace its roots to the mid-19th century during the industrial revolution. Around the end of the Civil War national unions began to form beginning with the American Federation of Labor in 1886. These unions were created to protect and collectively bargain with employers on things such as wages, benefits, and working conditions for its members. Prior to labor unions, employee rights were nonexistent. Unions progressively began to get stronger and stronger through passed legislation and also through the increased amount of participation. In 1954 union membership hit an all-time high 35% of overall employees in America. Since the passing of bills such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1991 union participation as steadily declined. These Acts gave greater protection to employees and therefore nullifying the need for unions. The one place were unions are thriving is in the world of professional sports. Currently National Football League (NFL, and Major League Baseball (MLB) have player unions and each one has worked to help create better opportunities for players in their prospective leagues. MLB Major league baseball players were the first players to organize as a union. In 1965 several baseball players hired Marvin Miller, a respected economist from United Steelworkers Association to mold the players into a union. Mr. Miller helped the players negotiate their first...
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...Amani Wynne Dr. Earley Image Analysis: NFL logo “Poisoned by Greed” The National Football League was founded in Canton, Ohio, by a group of seven individuals representing four clubs in 1920. The league began with 14 teams and after eight decades since its inaugural season, the NFL has grown to 32 clubs and has become America’s biggest and most popular sports league. According to a recent Harris poll, 30% of those surveyed selected the NFL as their favorite sport, equal to the popularity of professional baseball (15%), professional basketball (7%) and auto racing (7%) combined (Harris Poll). Roughly 120 million fans watch NFL football on television or in stadiums every weekend during the season. The top 10 most-watched television shows in history are all Super Bowls. Telling people one thing when one looks at the NFL logo: it epitomizes sports in America. That is one thought that can come to mind when one views the NFL logo. Many believe the NFL is a prosperous business full of wealthy, honest and hardworking individuals. However, if one were to dig a little deeper into the NFL organization, one would find that the NFL is far from hardworking and honest. To be honest, the NFL works pretty hard to screw everybody over, and take their money in the process. A deeper look into mind of an NFL exec, one would find that the NFL is nothing but a group of frugal, deceptive, egotistical, billionaire snobs...
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...Should the NFL Expand into Mexico? The NFL generates roughly $9.2 billion in revenue each year (Boudway 2014), but like most American companies it must find a way to expand its brand internationally. All thirty two of the NFL’s teams currently operate within the United States, though three games a year are played at Wembley Stadium in London, UK. Expanding football globally presents a challenge to the NFL because the game is not widely played throughout the world. While its television contracts of $7 million per year (Kottasova 2014) remain the world’s most lucrative, interest and participation outside the United States is much smaller than other sports. While it is agreed upon that the NFL needs to expand globally to continue to grow its business, they are presented with several options as to how to accomplish this. The current arrangement of playing several games a year overseas has been in place since 2007, and the NFL seems content to continue this practice. Some believe that the NFL ultimately wants to permanently move a franchise to a foreign country, with London, Toronto, and Mexico City being discussed as potential destinations. Despite last playing a game in Mexico City in 2005, the city presents an intriguing variety of opportunities and threats to the NFL. I believe that these threats outweigh the opportunities and the NFL should look into alternative strategies to capitalize on the growth of the Hispanic market. Like many American companies, the NFL would be...
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...Ab#3! Maxx Lepselter! Professor Bae! SPM-2000! 03/17/15! ! NFL projecting revenue increase of $1B over 2014 http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2015/03/09/Leagues-andGoverning-Bodies/NFL-revenue.aspx The NFL is the most popular, most loved, and the richest sport in the Country. Even though leagues like the MLB and NBA surpass the NFL in annual earnings for players, the NFL brings in the most revenue yearly. For 2015 the NFL is predicting nearly $ 12 billion for revenue which is nearly a billion more than 2014. Even after a dismal year in which the league saw instances like Ray Rice and Greg Hardy demonstrate strong domestic violence, many players getting suspended for marijuana use, and nearly a majority of people calling for Roger Goodells job, the league continues to grow at an astonishing rate. With the salary cap rising slightly as well as the NFL partnered with Directv, ESPN, CBS, NBC for TV rights the opportunity to grow is mind blowing. Thursday nights football on CBS contributed a good share of the bump in revenue, viewers and local revenue was higher than anticipated Last season there was absolutely no black outs, every single gem of the 256 that air were classified to sell outs. Many executives believed that the different techniques in terms of amenities and special ticket sales or more access has played a crucial role in the increase. As well as those factors, the 49ers opened the new “ Levi Stadium” and went from 0 club seats to 9,000. In 2010 Roger...
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...Christopher Columbus is known as being a hero for discovering America. There is one problem he did not discover it, the Africans made it to the Americas well before Columbus. There is also another thing Columbus did that he does not take credit for, the slaughter of the Native American people. As soon as Columbus set foot on the land and saw the Native Americans he wanted to slaughter them, he eventually did so for filling his urge. As more and more settlers arrived they stole the land and continued to kill the Native Americans, now only a small fraction exist. Fast forwarding 400 years, sports teams started using Native Americans as mascots, supposedly to commemorate and remember the Native Americans. There are professional sports teams who...
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...of 32 teams are divided into four divisions. The NFL players union was first formed as a result of poor conditions involving health care and threats to a player’s livelihood in the event of injury. Over time several events were instrumental in establishing the essential benefits that players have today. This paper will outline background information on the NFL while identifying some legal issues that the organization may encounter while determining which federal, state, or local laws could be affected as a result of these legal issues. Recommendations to minimize possible litigation will be provided along with addressing the organizations benefits of joining a union along with detailing the unionization and bargaining process and the effects this has on the organization. Professional football has become the most prevalent sport in America and the NFL has become the most prized sports enterprise in the world. The league sold more than 17 million game tickets in 2008 and an estimated three-quarters of the American population watched at least one NFL game on television (Shmoop Editorial Team, 2008). The NFL season culminates with a championship game; The Super Bowl held in February and has become one of the most popular happenings in American pop culture history. This has not been always the case. During its inception in the 1920s, the NFL struggled to find acceptance and stability for several years and did not become popular until after World War II. The National Football...
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