1972 Olympic Basketball: The Controversies Of The 1972 Olympics Basketball

one. This is especially the case for American women, whose journey for equal rights and opportunities throughout the 20th century has been mirrored in relm of athletics, due in large part to Title IX of the United States Education Ammendents Act of 1972. According to the Equal Opportunity in Education Act in 2002, after its House co-author and sponsor. It states (in part) that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of

teams along with my father. The weekends were dedicated to watching games, regardless of the sport or level of the athletes. We would gather around the old box television and cheer on Notre Dame football and basketball, Detroit Tigers baseball, and every two years, the U.S. Olympic teams. The Olympics always bring out patriotic sentiments in Americans, and we were no exception. From Beijing, to Vancouver, to London, to Sochi, to Rio, I recollect watching the nightly recaps with Bob Costas, and checking

nations in a variety of ways. In this paper, I will be specifically looking at the Soviet Union and how they used sports politically. The entirety of my paper is on how they used I will do this by analysing the examples of sport diplomacy, hockey, and basketball. The Soviet Union used these things as a way to gain political support and take popularity away from the United States. During the Cold War, the U.S. and USSR used “all-encompassing effort involving such things as sporting events, cultural attractions

Americans engaged in throughout the Cold War. While a considerable amount of attention in historical academia has been given to the proxy wars, space race, and arms build-up both states took part in, parallel to said competitions were those at the Olympics. Rider did an excellent job of exploring the role of sports, athletes, and particularly the media in the propagandist battle both states waged, discussing the numerous individuals, various committees, and notable confrontations between the USSR and

education HISTORY: Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 is the landmark legislation that bans sex discrimination in schools, whether it is in academics or athletics. Title IX states: "No person in the U.S. shall, on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal aid." Athletics has created the most controversy regarding Title IX, but its gains in education and academics

wants to keep it that way, too.      In the spring of 1972, Phil Knight, a graduate of the University of Oregon, introduced the city of Beaverton, Oregon to the world of Nike. Phil decided that by selling shoes out of the trunk of his own car he would impact the world forever. Phil was right. First year sales

An Overview of Title IX In 1972 Congress passed the Educational Amendments. One section of this law, Title IX, prohibits discrimination against girls and women in federally funded education, including athletic programs. As a result of Title IX, women and girls have benefited from more participation opportunities and more equitable facilities. Women who were under 10 when Title IX passed have much higher sports participation rates than women who grew up before Title IX. Fifty-five percent of the

allowed to watch the Olympics games because they were deemed “ladylike”. Women slowly began to play sports beginning in the 1800s. Some notable events were the first all-women’s golf tournament in Scotland in 1811 and women’s single competition at Wimbledon in 1884 (Frantz, 2014). Women were allowed to participate in some Olympic sports in the 1900 Games such as tennis, golf, and croquet (Frantz, 2014). In 1928, women were allowed to compete in Track and Field events in the Olympics (Frantz, 2014). Women

The Firing of Bobby Knight Bobby Knight, longtime Indiana men’s head basketball coach, was recently fired. This firing sparked a controversy among basketball fans throughout the nation; did he deserve to be fired? I believe that Bobby Knight deserved to be fired. Although coach Knight is one of the best coaches in the nation and has earned the respect of countless numbers of fans including myself, I do not believe that a coach should be able to act the way he acted and get away with it. Coach

participate in different sports in increasing numbers.  Equal opportunity to participate in sports seems like a right that is natural and would be a common sense issue, but unfortunately this has not always been the case.  In 1972 Congress enacted the Education Amendments of 1972, this contains Title IX which was intended to ensure that discrimination based on sex was eliminated.  The area that this has had the most contentious impact is sports.  Has Title IX increased women's opportunities to participate