School Survey Assignment

Julianna and I worked on a making a school survey. We included questions such as whats your favorite class. whats your learning style, and how hard is your homework. We made this survey to try to understand how students felt about the school and its schedule. If I could change something in my survey it would be to include more questions that have to do with the schedule. There was no difference between the girl and the boy results when looking at the surveys. The questions that told us the most was what is your learning style, should you be able to leave for lunch, and whats your favorite subject. From this survey we learned that most people are visual learners and that we should have a longer summer. Most peoples favorite subject is history and it was split pretty much in half for if you should be able to pick your teachers for next year. Something I liked about this project was getting to make your own questions and seeing the results from other students.

Virtual Sports

      I had a lot of goals while operating my business during the football season. My main goal was to make a profit and make sure I was not losing a lot of money. My other goals were to have a good record, keep the fans happy and not to get any fines. The most difficult part of running the franchise for me was making a profit and making sure fans were getting through the gates in time for the games because if they weren't it was costing me money. The easiest aspect when managing the team was setting the ticket prices and accepting the licensing agreements. I thought they were the easiest because for the most part I made money off of those things.

Chapter 3 Scavenger Hunt

      What I found the easiest about this task was finding and answering the questions. I liked having a partner because you could split the work up and it don't take as long to finish. I would not have wanted to do this alone because it would take twice as long and you wouldn't be able to ask a partner for help. This is a fair assessment of Chapter 3 material because all the questions we had to answer go over and review the material in the chapter.

Amateurism

NCAA Amateurism:

• Students first athletes second
• Education is first priority
• All student athletes are competing equitably
• No contracts with pro teams or salaries
• No prize money

Division l

• Maintain a high academic standard and a wide range of opportunities for athletics
•  350 colleges
• It is subdivided based on football sponsorship

Division II

• Student athletes recognized for academic success, athletic contributions, and campus involvement
• 300 colleges
• Student athletes get to have games aired on tv by CBS sports network

Division III

• Competitive athletic environment that pushes students to excel on the field and tackle new challenges
• 450 institutions
• Minimizes conflicts between athletics and academics by shortening practices and seasons to work on being a student and graduating

Division I	Division II	Division III	Similarities
have financial resources to devote to athletics	don’t have financial resources to devote to athletics	largest NCAA division in schools and participants	All strive to keep academics a big importance
biggest student bodies	high scholarship athletics	academics are main focus	all have a lot of colleges

 

Chapter 2 Blog post

Endorsements:

Michael Jordan: Nike Jordan shoe brand, Gatorade, Hans, 2K Sports

David Ortiz: Big Papi's Grille, Big Papi hot sauce, Boston youth zone, Vitamin water, Sony, Backyard Sports, Jet Blue, Wise Snacks, Reebok,  

A-Rod: Sports illustrated, Fortune magazines, Nike 

Peyton Manning:Papa John's Pizza, Direct TV, Buick, Nationwide

Mike Trout: Nike, Old Hickory Bat CO., Phiten, Subway, Bodyarmor superdrink

Miguel Cabrera: Chrysler, Maltin Polar

Jonathan Toews: Bauer Hockey, Canadian Tire

Andrew Luck: Klipsch, 

Piracy: 

Limewire was a website that allowed people to get media on other computers and library files. This allowed for people to download free music and music companies and the industry was losing money. In a court settlement Limewire was shut down and they owed $105 million to 13 music firms. 

My Introduction

I love sports and I am excited for softball tryouts that are coming up soon. One of my favorite things to do is listen to music because I just enjoy it and it helps me concentrate on what I am doing. I am excited and looking forward to what we will be learning this year in Sports and Entertainment Marketing.