The Pitch, The Scrimmages, and The Fakes
Sport and Society
4/9/11
The Pitch:
The Pitch was about George Bush throwing the first pitch in the World Series after 9/11 at the first game at the Yankee Stadium. It video was shown at the 2004 Republican convention. It was showing how Bush was standing up for the country and saying he was not afraid and that he would keep going. He went out to throw the pitch in a large bullet proof vest, from the top of the mound and still threw a strike. This hit home to people and made them feel easier in a sense.
The Scrimmage:
The Scrimmage was about President Obama. It was when he was trying to win primaries over Hillary Clinton and he need his final to states to vote his way. He had been in a loosing streak to Clinton so he decided to go and play basketball with UNC and the University of Indiana. These were shown on TV and he actually played and eventually won the votes that he needed from those states. He showed that by going to play with these teams that he was an average, everyday person that loves sports too just like most of the country.
The Fakes:
The Fakes were of things that other people in politics have tried but they failed. One was Jimmy Carter where he claimed to be an avid jogger but when his picture was taken on a jog it look like he was about to collapse on the street. John Kerry had a few sports blunders. One was him trying to catch a football and hitting him in the face, in Green Bay he said the name of the wrong field, and on a trip through Ohio and Michigan he said that Buckeye football was the best in both states instead of a school from each state.
These fakes were mostly to do people trying to be something that they are not and saying they can do things that the can't. It wold be better to say that you don't watch to much football than to have the fans of an entire team against you.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior
Why Chinese Mothers are Superior
Sport in Education
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111504576059713528698754.html
4/9/11
The article was about how "Chinese" mothers treat their children compared to "Western" parents. They do everything in their power to make a child good at something that they want them to be good at. They do not accept failure and constantly push the child. In their eyes the child can take anything that you say to them because it is ultimately helping them to succeed. They focus on their child being able to succeed through musical instruments or school. They do not let their child attend sleepovers, watch TV or play video games, or even have a play-date with a friend; instead this time is used to practice their instruments and school work.
This article was not about sport but the sport could be substituted with music or school work since this is what they do for their extracurricular activities. I do not really agree with the article because I do think that people need to express themselves in their own way and this may be through sports or music. If we all only stressed music and school work then there would be no variety in the world. I don't think that they should be as strict on their children as they are but there definitely needs to be some strictness. The personal account she gave of her daughter playing the piano made me feel sorry for the girl but in the end it paid off and she learned the piece. There needs to be differences in the world so people can choose how to discipline, teach, and raise their kids in their own way.
Sport in Education
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111504576059713528698754.html
4/9/11
The article was about how "Chinese" mothers treat their children compared to "Western" parents. They do everything in their power to make a child good at something that they want them to be good at. They do not accept failure and constantly push the child. In their eyes the child can take anything that you say to them because it is ultimately helping them to succeed. They focus on their child being able to succeed through musical instruments or school. They do not let their child attend sleepovers, watch TV or play video games, or even have a play-date with a friend; instead this time is used to practice their instruments and school work.
This article was not about sport but the sport could be substituted with music or school work since this is what they do for their extracurricular activities. I do not really agree with the article because I do think that people need to express themselves in their own way and this may be through sports or music. If we all only stressed music and school work then there would be no variety in the world. I don't think that they should be as strict on their children as they are but there definitely needs to be some strictness. The personal account she gave of her daughter playing the piano made me feel sorry for the girl but in the end it paid off and she learned the piece. There needs to be differences in the world so people can choose how to discipline, teach, and raise their kids in their own way.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Big Time College Sports Post
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/ncaa-finances.htm
http://www2.indystar.com/NCAA_financial_reports/
We were to choose 3 universities and look at their NCAA financial report. The three schools that I chose to look at were Nevada, Connecticut, and Ohio. I looked at the 2009-10 seasons. We were then to find out which 3 schools spent the most on women's basketball on coaches salary, recruiting, and the teams that generated the most revenue.
The Nevada athletic department made $23,157,140 and spent $23,988,811. They lost $831,671. Their top 3 revenue sources were from 1) direct state or other government with $5,850,604 2) contributions with $4,686,526 and 3) ticket sales $3,126,851. Their expenses were spent on 1) athletic student aid $4,665,206 2) coaching salaries, benefits, and bonuses paid by the university and related entities $4,484,570 and 3) direct facilities, maintenance, and rental $4,146,957.
The Connecticut athletic department made $58,505,719 and spent $58,379,090. They gained $126,629. Their top 3 revenue sources were from 1) Royalties, licensing, advertisements, and sponsorships $11,620,594 2) Ticket sales $11,469,043 3) NCAA/conference distributions including all tournament revenue $9,928,481. Their expenses were on 1) coaching salaries, benefits, and bonuses paid by the university and related entities $12,479,566 2) athletic student aid $9,972,360 3) support staff/entities $9,966,967.
The Ohio athletic department made $23,905,953 and spent $22,875,238 and gained $1,030,715. The top 3 revenue sources were from 1) student fees 416,460,250 2) indirect facilities and administrative support $2,253,715 3) NCAA/conference distributions including all tournament revenues $1,180,974. Their expenses were on 1) athletic student aid $6,569,858 2) coaching salaries, benefits, and bonuses paid by the university and related entities $4,274,001 3) support staff/administrative salaries, benefits, and bonuses paid by the university and related entities $2,325,337.
The 3 schools that spent the most on women's basketball coaches salaries were the 1) University of Connecticut with $1,558,398 2) University of Tennessee with $1,504,297 and 3) Ohio State University with $1,357,009.
The top 3 schools that spent the most on women's basketball recruiting were 1) University of Kansas with $156,547 2) West Virginia University with $149,566, and 3) Auburn University with $147,158.
The top 3 women's basketball teams that generated the most revenue were 1) University of Virginia with $5,923,235 2) University of Connecticut with $5,555,758 and 3) Texas Tech University with $4,139,664.
http://www2.indystar.com/NCAA_financial_reports/
We were to choose 3 universities and look at their NCAA financial report. The three schools that I chose to look at were Nevada, Connecticut, and Ohio. I looked at the 2009-10 seasons. We were then to find out which 3 schools spent the most on women's basketball on coaches salary, recruiting, and the teams that generated the most revenue.
The Nevada athletic department made $23,157,140 and spent $23,988,811. They lost $831,671. Their top 3 revenue sources were from 1) direct state or other government with $5,850,604 2) contributions with $4,686,526 and 3) ticket sales $3,126,851. Their expenses were spent on 1) athletic student aid $4,665,206 2) coaching salaries, benefits, and bonuses paid by the university and related entities $4,484,570 and 3) direct facilities, maintenance, and rental $4,146,957.
The Connecticut athletic department made $58,505,719 and spent $58,379,090. They gained $126,629. Their top 3 revenue sources were from 1) Royalties, licensing, advertisements, and sponsorships $11,620,594 2) Ticket sales $11,469,043 3) NCAA/conference distributions including all tournament revenue $9,928,481. Their expenses were on 1) coaching salaries, benefits, and bonuses paid by the university and related entities $12,479,566 2) athletic student aid $9,972,360 3) support staff/entities $9,966,967.
The Ohio athletic department made $23,905,953 and spent $22,875,238 and gained $1,030,715. The top 3 revenue sources were from 1) student fees 416,460,250 2) indirect facilities and administrative support $2,253,715 3) NCAA/conference distributions including all tournament revenues $1,180,974. Their expenses were on 1) athletic student aid $6,569,858 2) coaching salaries, benefits, and bonuses paid by the university and related entities $4,274,001 3) support staff/administrative salaries, benefits, and bonuses paid by the university and related entities $2,325,337.
The 3 schools that spent the most on women's basketball coaches salaries were the 1) University of Connecticut with $1,558,398 2) University of Tennessee with $1,504,297 and 3) Ohio State University with $1,357,009.
The top 3 schools that spent the most on women's basketball recruiting were 1) University of Kansas with $156,547 2) West Virginia University with $149,566, and 3) Auburn University with $147,158.
The top 3 women's basketball teams that generated the most revenue were 1) University of Virginia with $5,923,235 2) University of Connecticut with $5,555,758 and 3) Texas Tech University with $4,139,664.
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