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Current Issues and Trends in

Sports Administration

MSA 608 Hall # 1

Introduction

What is Sport?

Why Do We Study Sport?

Welcome to Current Issues and

Trends in Sports Administration

• MSA 608 will provide an in-depth study and analysis of the athletic profession as it relates to trends and issues surrounding administrative decision making.

Format for Hall Sessions

• Introduction of the Hall

• Hall Topics

• Major Points for the Week’s Learning

• Christian Worldview Applications

Learning Tools

• Hall Lectures ▫ Hearing and Seeing

• Textbook ▫ Reading

• Individual Homework ▫ Analyzing

• Discussion Forum ▫ Applying and Examining

• Completing all components is very important to accomplish the objectives of the course.

Asynchronous Learning

• Motivated

▫ Asynchronous learners must be highly self-motivated

• Responsible

▫ Asynchronous learners must have high responsibility for assignments and discussion

• Facts ▫ Asynchronous learning is

not easier than traditional classroom learning

▫ Learners must meet deadlines

▫ It’s easy to think we’re anonymous because there’s no face time.

Tips for Success

• Course Page

▫ Activities

� Individual Homework

� Team Activities

▫ Discussion Forum

� Weekly Discussion

▫ Media

� Syllabus

� Handouts & Links

� Hall Lectures

• Schedule

▫ Be attentive to deadlines

▫ The week begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday

� Observe Sabbath

� Manage your time

Tips for Success (cont.)

• Do not procrastinate

▫ It’s easy to get behind in an asynchronous course

� False security that there is time to catch up

� Each week builds on the previous

• Sequence

▫ Set your schedule

� Hall lecture

� Assigned reading

� Discussion

� Homework

� Individual or team

� Study key points for exam

Tips for Success (cont.)

• Communicate

▫ Ask questions

▫ Participate

▫ Be engaged in discussion

▫ Seek handouts

▫ Contact the professor with questions or problems

Topics we’ll cover in course

• Sport Through the Ages

• Definition of Sport

• Study of Sport

• Chapter Summary

Biblical Foundation: Matt 28:19-20

Hall Objectives* • Students will acquire and define information, concepts, history, principles and

interrelationships about youth sports, interscholastic sports, intercollegiate sports, college choice, and the use of Biblical perspective and the importance of each in the decision making process of today's sports administrator.

• Students will discuss and examine the impact of social class, violence, diversity, and the use of Biblical perspective and the importance of each in the decision making process of today's sports administrator.

• Students will understand, apply, and analyze the significance of print media, mass media, global media, social media and the use of Biblical perspective and the importance of each in the decision making process of today's sports administrator.

• Students will evaluate the effects of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit on the decision making process of today's sports administrator.

• Students will develop a Christian philosophy (character and integrity) toward decision making in sports administration.

*Use of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Objectives by Overbaugh and Schultz (2011).

Questions for Reflection & Study • In today’s sports environment, what are the most challenging issues in youth sports,

interscholastic sports, intercollegiate sports, and college choice faced by those involved, including sports administrators and others associated on different sport levels?

• From a present day perspective, how have social class, violence and diversity affected the organizational structure of those involved in sports, including sports administrators and others associated from the playing field to the board room?

• From a media standpoint, how have print media, mass media, global media, and social media impacted the growth of sports locally, nationally, and globally today?

• Does Christianity and the role of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in the Old and New Testament have an impact on the decision making process of today's sports administrator and others associated with the game, including participants and fans?

• As a Belhaven University sports administration student, how can the development of a Christian philosophy toward decision making in sports administration help to prepare you to deal with current issues and trends in sports?

Chapter 1 What is Sport and Why Do We Study It?

What Is Sport and Why What Is Sport and Why

Do We Study It?Do We Study It?

C H A P T E R

Why Study Sport?

• Sport is an integral part of everyday life.

• It builds connections with strangers and communities.

• It provides identities for cities and schools.

Why Study Sport?

• It provides role models in our society.

• It affects our culture, traditions, and values.

Sport Through the Ages

• Early Greeks used sport for celebrating, hunting, and honoring the gods.

• Spartans used sport to improve war skills.

• Athenians used sport, along with academics and music, to develop a person holistically.

Discussion

What is the difference between play, games, sport, and work?

Figure 1.1

Play • Free activity to explore environment, express

oneself, dream, and pretend

• No firm rules

• No set location

• Outcome unimportant

• Pleasure only objective

• Name some examples

Games

• Specialized form of play with more structure

• Mental or physical (inactive or active)

• Informal or formal rules

• Competitive

• Outcome is prestige or status

• Name some examples

Discussion

As many games become more mainstream, there is often a corresponding movement to organize them with standardized rules and competitive events. They take on the characteristics of a sport. Can you think of any examples?

Sport • Higher order of play or games • Must include physical activity and skill • Competitive; outcome important to

participants (and others) and not predetermined

• Institutionalized • Requires specialized facilities, equipment • Name some examples

Definition of Sport in North

America • An institutionalized competitive activity that

involves physical skill and specialized facilities or equipment and is conducted according to an accepted set of rules to determine a winner.

• Important: The definition of sport is always changing according to a given culture’s beliefs and attitudes toward sport.

Work

• Physical or mental effort needed to perform a task.

• Often connected to earning a living.

• Professional athletes work when they are paid to play sport.

• High-performance athletes may experience sport as work even if they aren’t yet paid.

Figure 1.2

Why We Study Sport

• Personal development

• Scholarly study

• Professional practice

• Important: Global physical health concerns have enlarged the focus of sport studies to include exercise, physical activity, and public health

Sport and Exercise Sciences

• Various names, terms, and university departments for study of sport and exercise

• Adopted standard of kinesiology emerging

• Three domains

▫ Biophysical

▫ Psychosocial

▫ Sociocultural

Biophysical Domain • Focuses on physical activity from the sciences

of biomechanics, physiology, and medicine

• Areas of study

▫ Biomechanics

▫ Exercise physiology

▫ Nutrition

▫ Sports medicine

Psychosocial Domain

• Focuses on physical activity from the science of psychology

• Areas of study –Sport psychology

–Motor learning and behavior

–Pedagogy

Sociocultural Domain

• Focuses on physical activity from the sciences of history, philosophy, and sociology

• Areas of study

▫ Sport history

▫ Sport philosophy

▫ Sport sociology

Definition of Sport Sociology

• Sociology is the study of a society, its institutions, and its relationships.

• Sport sociology is the study of sport and physical activity in the context of the social conditions and culture in which people live.

Discussion

What are some advantages that can be gained by an individual AND a society when developing a deep knowledge of sport and physical activity is a priority?

What next?

• Complete your Detailed Reading on Ch. 1.

• Answer the Discussion Questions

• Complete the Writing Assignment: Article Abstract on any Current Issue or Trend in Sport.

• Participation

References The Holy Bible (New Living Translation)

Required Textbook: Social Issues in Sport by Ronald B. Woods, 2nd Edition, Human Kinetics, ISBN-13: 978-0-7360-8982-1, 2011

Supplemental Textbook:

The Next Level: Six Perspectives on the College Choice Process of Student Athletes by Howard Bartee, Jr., Ed. D. , Createspace, ISBN-13: 978-1-4563-7776-2, 2010.

Virtual Library Resources:

Research Articles: Locate articles by accessing the EBSCOhost link and following to Academic Search Premiere.

http://bcblazenet.belhaven.edu/Blazenet/Library/Library.aspx

http://search.ebscohost.com

This concludes Hall 1