Sportsplay Ethics

The phrase “More than just a game” is used so often to describe the passion one has for a particular sport, that when you hear it, it may go in one ear and out the other. From the outside looking in, some may not view sport as beneficial beyond exercise or pure entertainment purposes. To others, it provides significant incentives that last far longer than just the duration of your participation. Sports serves as a fundamental aspect of American culture and their values are significant when it comes to their effect on economics, politics, mass media, and public influence. Athletics attempts to help us understand the values and ethics that apply not only to athletes, but to an entire society.

Most recently in the sports world, whether it’s on the television on a sports channel or on the news you will most likely hear about a protest that is going on in the NFL. The protest has been an ongoing battle since the very beginning of football season. The protest consists of the players taking a knee during the national anthem. Although, the players are not physically hurting anyone they are disrespecting the people that gave them their freedom. The reason that this comes off as disrespectful is because the people that have fought for their rights are sitting at home and seeing them kneel after they almost died for the American flag. This disruption has been accumulating an uproar in the sports world with most players using the power of their voice on social media. Now, in addition, the president has recently got consumed in the action which has caused more controversy than

Mark proceeded to hire consultants who specialized in sport center business start-ups with his extra working capital. They had never advised the start-ups including a “wow-factor” such as laser tag or an arcade until they met Mark. Now every client who uses this firm is advised to diversify their market by including the “wow-factor.” The consultants conducted a feasibility test which gave Mark a report consisting of the amount of children, adults, schools, competitors, and other factors in the region he

Throughout generations, social mobility has become something everyone wants to attain in their lifetime. Through social mobility comes a better and more stable life. There are many ways to achieve maximum mobility, which include getting a higher education and reducing risk in your life. There are also a lot of myths towards this concept that has been portrayed by the media and one of the myths is the social mobility gained by a person playing a sport. Americans in today's world believe that sports are the path we should take to have full financial and social flexibility. Examples leading to this conclusion are obvious as we see kids from poor areas escalate their nobility and capital through their abilities to compete in sports. From the million-dollar contracts and endorsement deals, the ideology behind being an athlete is that your social mobility will rise, but many statistics will prove otherwise. Although it is possible for athletes to gain revenue and fame, the overall ideology of sports of gaining maximum social flexibility from being involved in a sport is a myth.

The issue at hand, however, is that power has shifted from the cities to the teams themselves. Professional athletic organizations have started taking advantage of cities by threatening to relocate unless they get public subsidies for expensive stadium renovations and construction. With this in mind it is imperative to ask today’s question: Do public subsidies for professional athletic organizations benefit their local community?

Hall of Fame basketball coach Larry Brown once said, “You have to do something in your life that is honorable and not cowardly if you are to live in peace with yourself.” This was a huge problem for the people of the 19th century as they had troubling living with themselves. Being raised during a time of changes, a lot of people felt that their lives were not meaningful and that they would be looked at as weaklings. With the changes occurring in the work world as well as society in general, both men and women needed activities to show their prowess. The main way that people could show their excellence was through sport and play. Sport and recreation served as an escape for people who felt that there life didn’t have meaning. One of the recurring

One key factor is that much of the revenue that people make in whatever they do is put towards sports, whether it is the merchandise, the actual games, and putting money into the different types of items that are advertised during all the games. William H. Anderson for the Foundation for Economic Education says that even though we all think that the sports industry is taking away from the education system that’s actually not true at all, saying that the growth in the salaries of professional athletes is actually an indication that the economy and that people are much more prosperous right now than they have ever been. The sports industry, as Mr. Anderson, is one of the indicators that we as individuals are doing much better than we were in

Collegiate sports are a part of a multibillion dollar industry which rakes in huge sums of money every single year. Collegiate sports such as NCAA men’s football and basketball are two powerhouse sports which account for the vast majority of money made from college sports. However, it is not the sports themselves that generate the money and revenues. It is the numerous, talented student athletes who play the sports who are the true money makers within the cycle of college sports. The millions of consumers around America and the world who watch college sports such as football and basketball do so to see their favorite teams and players. Without the players, there would be no teams, and with no teams, there would be

Salaries, wages, and compensations have always been major and generally controversial topics in democratic America. And, with the rising popularity of college athletics, particularly football, compensation (or lack thereof) for college athletes has recently been a hot topic in American sports. While some of the debate stems from the similarity between responsibilities college athletes have to their programs and those of professionals, most of the issue involves the principles of amateurism. Recent “scandals” involving college athletes such as Terrelle Pryor, Johnny Manziel, and Todd Gurley have raised questions about the ethics of amateurism, particularly with regard to the NCAA organization. The issue is found in a very gray area, where there is most likely no definitive one-size-fits-all solution, but the resolution of this issue is one that will change and shape the future of college athletics across the national landscape.

Complaints could arise that the influx of money directly benefits the football program and baseball program, and that the benefit to track is even for the boys and girls. We do not foresee this being an issue, as neither baseball nor football has a compliment girls sport, and their facilities are inadequate compared to the girls’ programs. Our girls’ programs consist of volleyball and basketball, which utilize the two gyms, track and field, and golf (we do not have facilities for golf, and the boys’ and girls’ programs practice and compete

Sports participation is something that is looked at closely in todays society because of the amount of participants there are in sports today. Social classes and participation is heavily influenced by the way people live their lives, where they live, what country they live in , and perhaps most importantly, the socioeconomic class they may fall into. In some understatements, sports may serve as an identifier of what social class a family or individual may fall into, simply by looking at who we are dealing with and what sport this individual may play. As a student in a sport sociology class we find trends in countries worldwide when comparing certain sport involvement and social class. Throughout this essay I will have three arguments that will support my point about social class and participation in sports. My first point will be how economic resources affect the middle-class, second will be how social capital affects middle-class sports, and lastly lower-class and participation in sports.

Games and business have turned out to be everlastingly connected, even in school, which is apparently played by "beginners" and not "experts," in spite of the way that the mentors and athletic chiefs make as much as their partners in the expert alliances. From games on TV to sponsorships to naming rights on stadiums, the historical backdrop of the matter of games uncovers that business attached itself to games increasingly in the last 50% of the twentieth century, truly increase in the 1970's and

   Abstract:  The Stadium  construction boom continues, and taxpayers are being forced to pay for new high tech stadiums they don’t want.  These new stadiums create only part-time jobs.  Stadiums bring money in exclusively for professional leagues and not the communities.  The teams are turning public money into private profit.  Professional leagues are becoming extremely wealthy at the taxpayers expense.  The publicly-funded stadium obsession must be put to a stop before athletes and coaches become even greedier.  New stadiums being built hurt public schools, and send a message to children that leisure activities are more important than basic education.  Public money

Bouchard, E., & English, M. (2016). Sports Facilities & Government Funding: An Overview. Points Of View: Sports Facilities & Government Funding, 5.

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.).