Sport Organization Assessment

A big issue in the football community is the issue of allowing female players to play in the AFL. There are many reasons for and against. This analysis will cover two reasons for and two reasons against. It will also cover some background information, my personal opinion and a summary. The reasons for are that there are enough women that want to play and that it brings Australia a step closer to equality. The reasons against are that men and women have many physical differences and that women will be treated differently.

As told from interviews with the players and coaches in the documentary, the West Magpies style of football brought on by the new coach Roy Masters has made the Magpies one of the most feared upon teams to play against. The community believed it was much more entertaining to watch the Magpies “play to hurt the opposition without getting sent off”, then seeing the real skills of rugby league win games. Magpies players kicked, punched, stomped, eye gouging and even hair pulling was used to win games as well as support within their community. The Fibros verse the Silvertails become some of the most violent yet favourite games to be watched from the everyday rugby league lover.

Scholars have identified six separate components that must be present within a sport in order to be considered as a true sport. One of the first requirements on this list is that the sport must include a

Sport is a part of Australian culture, in which Australian athletes have performed well over the past years. ‘Sport Law’ ranges over the areas of contract law, tort law, and the criminal law. Tort law is the body of law that deals with civil wrongs including negligence, defamation, trespass and nuisance.

A huge part of Australian society and culture is sport, both spectating and participating. Professor Peter Figueroa developed a framework to look at the issues in access, equity and equality in many things but in this report it will be based on these issues in the sport of volleyball. Which in fact is the most popular sport in the world with an estimated 998 million participants in the sport in formal competitions around the globe. (Topendsports.com, 2015).

“According to a news article, studies show that being physically active through football lowers body fat, strengthens muscles, and increases the likelihood of continuing good health habits later in life” (Harbaugh, 2015). Football is a physical sport where players learn how to play through pain and give their best efforts despite their limitations. In addition to physical toughness, it takes a strong mind to play the game of football. Regardless of the circumstances, possessing mental toughness will enable children to overcome adversity. Practice is crucial and preparation is necessary for children to work on their weaknesses, build confidence, and play with integrity. This is a motto I learned when I played basketball for The Boys Club of New York. Furthermore, children who are physically active and fit will be in shape to have fun and enjoy playing football. Besides enjoying the benefits of physical exercise, children will learn life lessons through the sport. The strong work ethic football players develop is a vital asset they can carry with them for the rest of their

Australian sports law is grounded in the principles of "Natural Justice" to ensure procedural fairness. Nevertheless, the sports tribunals' ability to hold hearings and make determinations without allowing athletes the benefit of legal counsel is troublesome. Clearly, the process often involves valuable rights which should be asserted and preserved by knowledgeable, zealous legal counsel at the first opportunity. The single difference between the Waverley and Nagle cases shows how issues that are vitally important to an individual can turn on a single fact; consequently, while Waverley and Nagle did not involve sports tribunals, they do show the importance of paying careful attention to facts, which also applies to sports tribunals. Finally, the inclusion of women in sports, particularly Golf, is a natural outgrowth of anti-discrimination laws and progressive Australian attitudes create fertile ground for further attempts by women to compete with men.

At Browns Plains State High School, where the student body consists of adolescent girls, it can be expected that in alignment with research conducted by Allender et al, (2006) the barriers to participation that are most prevalent range from negative experience, lack of self-confidence, restrictive uniforms, gender, favouritism, cultural identity, ethnic background, socioeconomic status, socialisation, society’s expectations and lack of teacher and peer support. Figueroa’s Framework also looks at issues such as race, religion, cultural upbringing, policies, funding, media, development programs, marketing, sponsorship and how these issues affect access and equity/participation in Physical Education. One specific barrier that impacts upon students access to Netball is hegemonic masculinity. Gender stereotyping presents itself in Physical Education classes/the Browns Plains community via the preferential treatment of students, especially boys, who display higher level athletic

The system was one of the main and most important factors in the Australian sports during the 1990s. The Australian male teams competed in the international competition in cricket, football, soccer, olympics games and netball. However, despite the remarkable achievements the female teams earned in this decade. sports women struggled to achieve equality with men in many different areas such as fundings and media attention.

Of course I had dreams of playing professional sport like every other young male in the world but, a wise man spoke to me and he asked me how much my favorite basketball player makes on average, I did the research and Lebron James makes over 300 million dollars annually. Younger me got that information and as expected I held strong on my dreams of being a professional athlete until he showed me 0.0015% of Americans make it into the NBA.”Out of every 10,000 kids playing basketball in high school only 3 will make it to the pros. Note, this doesn’t mean they’re going to stay in the pros more than 5 seconds. This doesn’t mean they’re going to get a sneaker deal and be in a Pepsi commercial This simply means they’ll get drafted.” (Odds of Playing).

Did you know that there is more to sports teams than just scoring goals, touchdowns and runs? Sport management is a field concerning the business and education part of sports and recreation. It includes the front office system in professional sports, college sports, and recreation. Some examples of sport managers are: recreational sport managers, sport marketing, event management, facility management, sport economics, sport finance and sport information. Sport management can be seen as an easy job, but in reality it is complex and challenging.

I have chosen Sports & Recreation Management as my major because I have been playing sports my whole life and I feel as though I can excel the most in an area that I have a lot of knowledge about and enjoy quite a bit. I feel it is in my own best interest to pursue this major so that I can make a living while also being able to continue enjoying an involvement with sports even after I graduate. I feel as though through my extensive experience with sports already, along with my continued studies in the field of kinesiology in sports management, that I can become very advanced and successful with a career. Also, my caring and supportive personality towards others encourage me to want to help other athletes like myself to the best of my abilities. Since I have been on many different teams I have had many different up and down experiences from struggle to glory to even working

But most importantly, as Australia is a multicultural community, that prides itself on accepting multiculturalism as well as equality and freedom, should accept woman’s sports throughout its media, fans, and funding to help shape the image of mate ship and a fair go throughout Australia and eventually into society as a

Rugby Union is a sport that has been a key part of Australian culture for hundreds of years. It began as a modest competition between a few clubs but slowly went through many changes over the last century. In this paper, I will discuss the history and outcomes of the gradual commercialization of Rugby Union and relate it to my experience at a Super Rugby game.

It is common for sport organisations to want to avoid organisational change, especially if they have been successful, and therefore stick to what has worked for them in the past (Parent, O’Brien & Slack, 2013). A successful organisation, described by Tushman, Newman & Romanelli (1986), has a healthy balance of external opportunities, company strategy and internal structure. However, Parent et, al. (2013) argued that such ideal of stability cannot be sustained, as organisations will need to go through organisational changes eventually, as a result of destabilised environment that will likely occur through the lifecycle of a company. Macredi & Sandom (1999) stated “the unstable environmental conditions in which modern organisations operate means that the ability to successfully manage change has become a key competitive asset”(p. 247). Parent, O’Brien & Slack (2013) suggested that sport organisations had a tendency to form patterns of behaviours, which, in turn, get institutionalised or taken for granted. Ultimately, this organisational momentum built up across the years, leads to a sense of history, pride and tradition prevalent in most sport organisations today (Parent, et, al. 2013). On the other hand, Miller (1990) argued that this tendency to form patterns and momentum could lead to a false sense of security from organisation. As a result, when environmental stability changes, some organisations can find themselves unprepared and fail to remain competitive (Miller, 1990).