What Is The Impact Of Sports Field Infrastructure

The commitment to athletics in Division III has lead to money being spent on new sports and recreation facilities. So much so that it’s been put to question if there is an “arms race” to who can build the biggest and

Following the Civil War in the United States, African-Americans still faced extreme forms of racism and troubles all the way up until the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. African-Americans were excluded from nearly all forms of participating in society including the ability to participate in professional sports and be paid at the same level as white athletes. The segregation of sports in this country was never declared by law, however it is something that our culture refused to accept (Reese). The eventual integration of sports in the United States, beginning with baseball and boxing, played a major role in the Civil Rights Movement and had a lasting impact on

The environmental issues are one of the most overwhelming issues of today due to the consequences of global warming and climate changes. Given with the global environmental concerns at hand ,various aspects of the human activities has been scrutinized, from economic, social, scientific, technological, academic, medical, social, political, and social aspects. One of the interactions in the human dynamics that has been associated with environment, where its consequences and impacts are scrutinized and assessed, is the sports. Sport is one of the biggest sources of enjoyment and recreation for billions of people around the world. While there are some that actively participate in various sports, majority of the people around the globe serve as spectators of these events. However, the love of man to sports is coupled with consequences and responsibilities.

A plethora of reasons exist as to why a certain sport might signal importance to a state, but in Indiana, the sport happens to standout on a whole different level. Current Southeast Dubois Superintendent, Rick Allen, commented on why Indiana high school basketball remains superior saying, “One reason Indiana high school basketball is such a standout of a sport in Indiana is because of the community support behind the team” (Allen 2). The era of basketball between 1911-present remains crucial today not only for the big schools’ gyms in Indiana, but also for small towns gyms such as Huntingburg, Loogootee, Tell City, Ferdinand, and numerous others.

Disparity in the quality of facilities for boys’ and girls’ teams. The OCR found that the softball field is below the quality of the baseball field.

Being able to practice every day could help kids like the sport and sign up and play for the school. They would be able to practice in the winter instead of not being able to practice, when other school haven't practiced for months. They could also make it look like our school is really good because we practice inside. The more people that go to the indoor fields, the more people that most likely would sign up for the school which means more money gets earned.

ACTIONS: Except track team sports are not using the stadium field. One conversation with Coach Perry centered around making it happen and 'its about time' in his words.

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?

A school in Premont, Texas was threatened to be shut down for its financial problems and academic failures. Additionally, by getting rid of sports schools could save up to 150,000 and sometimes more. Amanda Ripley from scholastic scope says “New bleachers can cost half a million dollars. Maintaining grass field can cost more than 20,000 a year.” furthermore, When teams travel for games schools have to hire substitutes, buses, the band players, cheerleaders, food, hotels, sectrity, painting the lines, and cleaning up. Snacks sold at games rarely if never cover these costs. All these costs can put a financial burden on schools and by getting rid of sports the amount of money schools can safe is

349). In order to generate more money, Mr. Balboa should start a women’s field hockey team. Five schools that are private with total enrollment similar to Never Land have field hockey teams, with an average of 27 athletes on their rosters (N.A., 2016). These five teams generate an average of $240,907 in revenue for their schools (N.A., 2016). This extra revenue would help to decrease the deficit the Bells are currently in, but the athletic director would need to keep the scholarship totals the same for the whole department, so some sports would lose some scholarship money. Mr. Balboa would have to explain to each coach that in order to keep the department running they have to redistribute scholarship money more equally. Another way to generate more money is to add club sports. Club sports do not offer athletic scholarships, and have very little institutional financing and the players are the ones who handle all coaching duties (Pennington, 2008). By adding club teams, the school could increase their enrollment because an estimated two million students play club sports in the country, while 430, play varsity-level sports (Vitale, 2013). These teams would use the Bells facilities, and could be put under the athletic department’s umbrella so it would be more revenue generated by the

Area political leaders, local community heads as well as owners of professional sports franchise sometimes claim that a pro sports stadium

   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

Sports have always been one of the major factors of the society and economy. Back in Ancient Greece, the homeland of the Olympic games, the Greeks believed that a healthy body was very important and sports played an important part of the society. Nowadays, the sport industry has grown to a direct and indirect economic impact of the countries, with organizations and sport events that have fans and supporters from all over the planet that are willing to spend a great amount of money in order to show their support for their favorite team, player or club. That happens because sports entertain people by watching their favorite sport teams play in some of the sports mega-events.

America is in the midst of a sports construction boom. New sports facilities costing at least $200 million each have been completed or are under way in Baltimore, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Nashville, San Francisco, St. Louis, Seattle, Tampa, and Washington, D.C., and are in the planning stages in Boston, Dallas, Minneapolis, New York, and Pittsburgh. Major stadium renovations have been undertaken in Jacksonville and Oakland. Industry experts estimate that more than $7 billion will be spent on new facilities for professional sports teams before 2006.

State and local governments have become increasingly responsible for financing many of the new arenas and stadiums demanded by professional sports teams. While local officials have a long history of efforts to attract team to their communities, the task of securing the funds needed to build the required playing facilities is relatively new. During the early years of professional sports through the 1950s, most teams played their home games in a privately owned stadium or arena. Team owners wanted little involvement from the public sector in their business affairs. Later, when publicly funded facilities became more common, the teams and other users paid rental fees that helped offset the