Sports Entretainment Analysis

The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, which is only 45 minutes from Detroit, is a public higher learning institution that was founded in 1817. The University of Michigan is considered to be one of the best colleges in the country.

Although sports may help increase levels of fitness and overall health, is it worth it if you end up breaking your bones anyways? Not to mention how some injuries would impact academics. Unless you want to pursue a career in athletics focusing too much on sports would do no benefits. Overall sports seem to have a negative effect on our youth participants. Not many realize how many injuries one can get, or how money wasted on sports impacts other students.

    Good grades and talent can get student athletes far in life.  Colleges are more likely to notice kids if they show they can balance school and sports at the same time.  This shows organization and focus.   If they have

Marketing plans and strategies are an important part of almost any business today. One of the biggest industries marketing plans have benefited and changed in a number of different ways is the sports industry. The development of the sports marketing industry has led companies to invest millions of dollars to have their product associated with specific teams, players, and sporting events attempting to connect with consumer and create profit for both parties involved. The money involved in sports marketing calls for these sponsorships and endorsement decisions to be made both strategically and confidently. After researching the sports industry from a business perspective the importance of marketing decisions is

Economic theory introduces us to four different types of markets: perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly. Professional sports teams operate in an environment that is different than the typical business structure. The goal of this paper is to look at this industry, in particular the NFL, in an economics context and gain an understanding of the market structure of this unique industry. To do this I will discuss a brief history of the National Football League in the U.S. and how this organization is structured. I will also discuss typical market structures and type of

Athletics are a huge part of some people’s lives in school these sports give great benefits that are commonly not noticed and lead towards students getting better grades. When people think sports they think it’s just a distraction towards the real goal in mind graduation.

Being a student-athlete requires a lot from practicing long hours to maintaining grades to keep scholarships. The hard work, which it takes to be a student- athlete, is second to none.

In this paper, I will discuss the history of the development of athletics in higher education tracing roots from England through modern day sports. I will also discuss some of the issues of sports in higher education face and discuss some of the actions that have been taken to pacify these issues. Finally, I will conclude this with a brief synopsis of the benefits of sports in college from a professional and non-professional activity standpoint. (FPO)

In this short assignment is will be identifying sponsorship for each of the six categories noted in ch 4, Sports Marketing by Sam Fullerton (Sports, Entertainments, Causes, Art, Festival, and Association). I will also Identify one of the five primary objectives of sponsorship for each category (drive sales, improve image, create greater awareness, provide hospitality opportunities, enhance employee morale). I will evaluate whether, these sponsors and sponsees are a good fit .And will they be successful for the sponsor.

In today’s college athletic world, sports and education do not always intertwine. Most times the education of the athlete, or rather student, does not always come first. In some cases the school will even give the student “fake” grades in order for the student to be able to continue in the athletic program. In my opinion, this is not the purpose of college as a whole. Although the athletic program at any given school is a huge part of the complete college experience for any student, sports should not come before academics for any student within the athletic program. Students should also be able to learn not only the information for their given major but also life lessons that the student can keep with them for the many years following college.

Athletics is more than just getting into shape, playing sports and winning. It's about building your relationships with other students around you, and building your character and sportsmanship and displaying it for all to see on the football field or basketball court.

Athletics and academics go hand in hand, in college. There is a direct connection between the two. Although numerous of people could say that this association is viewed as a con, it frequently depends on the level of competition or determination made by the athlete. The truth behind this association is that athletics are a good thing for academics. The stereotype “dumb jock” has an extensive history in the American culture. But only in the 1970 's did the media begin seriously examining whether student-athletes were indeed students. In the past 20 years, the NCAA has established new rules that attempt to mandate that athletes must get a decent education (Funk). There are many reasons why this may be true. One of the biggest reasons is because of the discipline athletes have toward their sports which carries over to their school work and personal life.

The medium sized sports company that is planning to outsource its business activities to a company in another country has the moral responsibility to fairly and justly contribute for the betterment of the other country with moderate level working conditions and lack of resources. Garret Hardin and Peter Singer propose two different perspectives of ethics. While Garret Hardin emphasizes that there are only limited resources on the earth and due to issues like poverty, overpopulation, and insufficient productivity in many countries, these resources are inappropriately utilized. The controls and regulations to give these resources in the hands of few competent people with particular qualities are harsh realities of this global economic perspective.

Sport Obermeyer is a high-end fashion skiwear design and merchandising company headquartered in Aspen, Colorado. Over the years, Sports Obermeyer has developed into a dominant competitor. Sports Obermeyer's estimated sales in 1992 were $32.8 million. The company holds 45% share of children's skiwear and 11% of adult Skiwear market. Sport Obermeyer produces merchandise ranging from: parkas, vests, ski suits, shells, ski pants, turtlenecks, and accessories. These products are sold throughout U.S. department stores in urban areas and ski shops. With increasing demands and rising competition, Sport Obermeyer needs to have an edge on the market. Starting in 1985 with a joint venture in Hong Kong

Sports' marketing is a comparatively new field and dimension within the broad concept of marketing. It is continuously evolving and changing today as society combats the free market to decide the legal and ethical limitations of business today. It is significant to note that this discipline within marketing is not clearly defined. Sports today use corporate sponsorships and television money in order to contend and pay for top quality athletes. Those companies use teams, leagues, colleges, and individuals to make a distinction between their products in a very aggressive business environment. What makes up sports marketing to one person could be considered selling out to another. The business world keeps pushing to find a competitive advantage and the sports world has in general welcomed the money offered (Weikel, n.d.).