PE Exam Question: The commercialisation of sport is wholly beneficial. (25)

PE Exam Question The commercialisation of sport is wholly beneficial. (25) The commercialisation of sport is not wholly beneficial as it has many disadvantages to it. Commercialisation is the promotion and development of a product as a business within a market place. This is done by the use of sponsorship, funding, selling, publicity and advertising within the media, which is all rooted from money. People invest in sport not only for the success that comes from it, but for the great deal of money that can be made in the sport business, therefore money is of high importance in the sporting industry. With the commercialisation of sport comes money, which can be invested in the development of young talent so that they may improve to become a world class performer, and can therefore be displayed on the 'shop window' or 'world stage,' thus acting as role models and encouraging mass participation, which in turn brings more money into sport. The commercialisation of sport created thousands of jobs worldwide, consequently increasing profits, which can be used to increase the three factors that affect sport; access, opportunity and esteem. Though this may be seen as a disadvantage as well, funding is distributed unequally, so the sports that have been commercialised are funded more money due to their increase in popularity that comes with commercialisation. However,

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Sports development officers fall into two main types: generic and sports specific. Generic sports development officer's deal with the development of sport generally, usually within a defined area and for a specific population group

Role of local authorities Sports development is 'enabling people to learn basic movement skills, knowledge and understanding; developing a positive attitude to physical activity. ' (Anon) Sports development tries to ensure that all people should have the opportunity to receive physical education and the opportunity to acquire basic sports skills make sure that sport is taken part in a safe and healthy environment and in co-operation with the appropriate sports organisations. Sports development also tries to help people with the ability to have the opportunity to improve their performances and reach levels of personal achievement and/or publicly recognised levels of excellence. Sports development officers fall into two main types: generic and sports specific. Generic sports development officer's deal with the development of sport generally, usually within a defined area and for a specific population group. Sports specific officers deal with the development of one particular sport or a group of related sports. Whether generic or sports specific, a sports development officer's work involves formulating policies and strategies with a view to increasing and maintaining participation and improving standards of performance. This work may be done at local, regional, national, European and even international level and will involve working closely in partnership with other key

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Throughout history mankind has developed many activities to rejuvenate from necessary work for survival and at times these activities even act as a utility to enhance mankind's process of evolution.

Question 4 Throughout history mankind has developed many activities to rejuvenate from necessary work for survival and at times these activities even act as a utility to enhance mankind's process of evolution. Sport has been one mainstream activity in which people from every social class find suitable to express their physical fitness and mental well being. As well it provides an opportunity for participants to socialise and understand, respect, appreciate another culture. However in early times leisure activities such as sport represented gaps between the different gender, class, age and ethnicity, partly due to the fact that individual sporting activities were initially designed by a specific group and the design did not take into account of other groups. It was not until a further progress in human evolution do mankind realise the benefits and the increase in standards will a broader base of participants bring forth. This essay strives to demonstrate that as a sport becomes more and more popular over time, people from different cultural backgrounds begin to recognise and appreciate it and subsequently bridges the existing gaps between different ethnicities as they now have more common value. This essay shall examine the preceding background of various sports and provide information on the changing attitudes where these sports have become accepting to participants from

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Remember the Titans.

Michael Catanzaro 2-03-03 Remember the Titans Jerry Bruckheimer's Remember the Titans is based on the true story of T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia. The film chronicles the Virginia School Board's seemingly insurmountable task of integration in 1971, and the consequential response of the community. The state's most successful high school football program was forced to integrate with a black school. The School Board unwittingly initiated the conflict that was necessary for adaptive change. The Coaches are there to help orchestrate and manage the conflict as well as model appropriate behavior for the football players. Characters within the movie serve as archetypal of the community at large and in doing such, represent various dysfunctions that organizations and even society as a whole operates with everyday. It can, at times, be difficult to summarize what sports can mean to a community. I think of Boston and what their sports teams mean to their community. When talking with family and friends there, it is obvious that sports fulfill a need for the community. They are united in victory, and sadly, brought together by the agony of defeat. This is evidenced not only in casual conversation, but also in the talk radio shows focused on the sports teams in Boston that saturate the airwaves. For many small towns, a successful high school football

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Out of Darkness Comes Light

Out of Darkness Comes Light Ten years ago Tariq couldn't have walked down Leyton high street without having at least one racist comment shouted at him. His family was driven out of Iraq because of Saddam Hussein. His father was taken hostage by a guerilla mob and is most likely dead. He found his way to Britain in the back of a lorry with his mother and his two younger sisters. When he arrived in Britain he lived in a hostel in Leytonstone with his family and his twelve year old sister had to work as a prostitute to try and earn enough money to provide for the family. His mother was ill and his youngest sister, Zahrsa had to look after her throughout the day whilst he was at school trying to get an education. He was bullied continuously at school and had one friend Marik who lived on the same estate as him. Tariq's story started like this: It was your average Tuesday night for Tariq. He'd just finished school at Tom Hood High School, where he went to school, and was making his way to the park where he always met his friend Marik, everyday after school. Marik's family was very rich and Marik went to a private school in Hertfordshire where he was bullied constantly. That was the base of their friendship, the fact that they were both the victims of bullying. Tariq made his way over to the swings in the corner of the playground, avoiding the stares from the rudeboys who were

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“Grass Roots Development” - Netball.

"GRASS-ROOTS DEVELOPMENT" Netball is available in many areas all over the country. It is taught in both Primary and Secondary schools. Teachers working in their own time, to develop the sport further and to provide the school with a team, set up extra Curricular clubs. The school teams will then have the opportunity to compete in local and national competitions. School teachers at primary school level tend not to have many coaching certificates, as too, Secondary do not. Netball is also played in local clubs, which cater for recreational participation and for more serious players wishing to play at a high level club, county and national competitions. The game and the high quality clubs are more commonly found in the larger cities such as Manchester, London and Liverpool. The disadvantages of netball are, that there is not much television coverage. This means people do not understand the game therefore do not participate in the sport. Many people don't know how to access the sport. Some people may feel they are not of a good enough standard or too old, however leagues are set up for different age groups and ability's. The AENA (All England Netball Association) is involved in Sport England's Sport Active campaign. This scheme aims to improve Children's involvement in sport. It comprises of four stages. Stage 1 aims to improve local participation in netball by having

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What is a hero? In my view a hero is someone that you admire.

What is a hero? In my view a hero is someone that you admire. You may admirer them for their achievements, outlooks in life or maybe just because they are famous. In this case I admire my hero for his courage and his determination all through his personal life and his career. This story begins in Bellshill near Glasgow 24th September 1962 where a Glaswegian boy was born. His parents Alexander and May called their miracle Alistair Murdoch McCoist. If only his parents had known the difference this baby boy would make to Scottish football in years to come. At the age of 16 Ally left His High School Hunter high to take up a career in football after his chemistry teacher Archie Robertson noticed him and took him to the St Johnstone Boys Club trials. Unfortunately Mr Robertson died and did not see ally make it to the professional football stage in his career. This is one of Ally's biggest regrets in life. On the 1st December 1978 Ally started his career at St Johnstone FC from their Boys Club. During his first season he appears on the pitch 4 times, though he fails to score a goal but how it changed in the later stages of his football career. Then in 1981 he was transferred to Sunderland for two seasons but still gets no motivation. During his time playing for Sunderland he marries a girl named Allison who to this day is still his wife. Finally in 1983 after three

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Michael Jordan biography.

Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 17, 1963. His parents, James and Delores Jordan, moved to Wilmington, North Carolina when he was still a toddler. Jordan has two older brothers, one older sister, and one younger sister. Jordan loved to play baseball when he was a child, and also played some basketball and football. His love for basketball began when his older brother, Larry, continuously beat him in one-on-one pickup games. As with any challenge Jordan faces, this determined Michael to become a better player. Jordan played basketball for Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. Ironically, Jordan was cut from the varsity team as a sophomore. Instead of giving up after failing to make the team, Jordan used it to spur himself to greater achievements, practising hour after hour on the court. "Whenever I was working out and got tired and figured I ought to stop, I'd close my eyes and see that list in the locker room without my name on it," Jordan said, "and that usually got me going again." He eventually made the team and led it to the state championship. Jordan accepted a basketball scholarship from the University of North Carolina. As a freshman, Jordan's ever-growing popularity began when he scored the game-winning basket in the 1982 NCAA championship game against the Georgetown Hoyas. Jordan was selected college player of the year in the

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Leadership in Sport and Physical Education

PSDSD1020Leadership in Sport and Physical Education "Evaluate how the leadership skills of communication and motivation can lead to effective sports coaching/leading" Communication and motivation are key skills to becoming an effective coach or leader. Communication "The exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, signals, writing, or behaviour" Chambers Dictionary (1996). Communication is a key factor to making sure that the team or group that you are leading are effective. Athanasios, L (2006) says, "Communication is correlated to effectiveness and efficiency of any sports team function, through its informational, motivational, and evaluative role." This agrees with my thought that it is important for they're to be the appropriate communication between their coach or leader. Motivation, motivation is a factor that determines how successful the group of people that you are leading or coaching will be. To motivate you your group you need to put the in different scenarios in which they will become motivated. This thought is supported by Rabey, G, P, (2001). "As a leader or a coach you cannot motivate anyone you can only give them different situations in which they respond because they chose to". For any person to become a great coach or leader it is essential for them to be able communicate to their group or team. Without this communication they can't

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This essay is my project on the different types and effects of media throughout the World Cup 2002.

Football Media Assignment Introduction This essay is my project on the different types and effects of media throughout the World Cup 2002. There are many different important factors that the media has but one of the main ones is that it can show us when all of the games are on and at what times. It also plays a big part in adding to the hype to all of the people who follow football; it gives all of the info about the games and the different statistics. In my opinion the newspapers are the biggest on promoting the world cup because they give all types of puns for each match. Every day they analyse the different matches and get in all of the gossip and facts on each team that they can. The newspapers can make predictions which some people can follow. You also get a variety of fold-outs such as flags for England and official photos, thus making much competition between the papers. Each paper wants to give away the best items and wants to display the World Cup in the most interesting way. The T.V also plays a big part in the media as its shows channels such as Sky Sports which keep you updated on all of your sporting needs and shows all the World Cup news and analysis for people who missed the match. Every channel that you flick through there was always something about the World Cup whether it was results, statistics or just the build up to the next match. The World

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