sociology of sports test 1
*How much $ with just esports in 2019
1 billion $
* multiple sport athlete drafted #'s
224 out of 253 88.5% since 2013 draftees had also participated in the sport other than football Track and field 148 58.5 % during HS career
Why is the conflict
Because where there is a scarcity of resources such as wins championships scholarships a conflict theorist asked three questions in any situation
2019 research CTE
Boston university school of medicine 266 deceased former pro football players risk of developing CTE increased by 30% per year played and for each 2.6 additional years of football the odds of developing CTE is double
* stats on who plays youth sport
Boys 6.8 Caucasian 6.6 Married parents 6.8 Exercise daily 6.8 Household income 6.8 **MONEY DRIVES THE EARLIEST ACTION where kids like and how much their parents earn matters to which kids participate in organized youth sports
*Research in 2015 on CTE
CTE found in 96% of disease NFL players 87/91!! 79% in all HS / college
*In men's and women's sport that can be directly compared such as Lax ice hockey soccer and others
Female athletes tend to have higher rates of SRC than their male counterparts
*what games are in the ECAC
Fortnite, overwatch, league of legends, madden, fifa, smash bro's, rocket league, hearthstone
Study by Ohio State found in children single sport lead to
Higher rates of adult physical inactivity
What is an organized sport
Involve the presence of rudimentary organization there a formal teams leagues rules such as Little League YMCA basketball intermural league low-pressure college programs
What is an informal sport
Involves playful physical activity engage in primarily for the enjoyment of the participants for example touch football game a backyard basketball game
Pop Warner football
Is 90 years old and played by 400,000 young athletes
What is a corporate sport
It has elements of both informal and organized sports but has been modified by economics and or politics sport became big business the pleasure of the activities loss in favor of rewards example D1 paid athletes professional sports Olympics
Cushions are functional injury is not structural ones
Micro concussions can be difficult to diagnose
Youth sport
More people participate in sports during youth then any other point in my lifes
What to know about UAlb esports
Need to maintain good grades, professionalism, competitive, fall 2019 teams comprised of 75+ students across all majors and all class years coed teams in and out of state
Which head coach is the highest paid
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick Earning $12 million in 2019
What is a pseudo-sport
Other organized physical archery is the last competition known by many but fall outside other categories such as professional wrestling roller derby's Harlem Globetrotters
*Stats on where people live and play youth sports
Suburbs 3rd to 5th grade 51% Likely to play on 3 or more teams
Which university Had the highest budget
University of Texas with $215 million
*Children from low income households
are half as likely to play even one days worth of organized team sports then children whose house a hold earnings are at least $100,000 (entry fees, travel looking to earn a scholarship
Modern sports emerged in connection with what?
rationalization, industrialization And secularization
what are the origns of sport socilogy
the first academic pub to include sports was folkways by william grahm summer 1906 next Heinz Risse wrote sociology of sports in 1921
*Girls vs boys with quitting org sports
#1 was not having fun Girls 38 boys 39 Girls School 36, injury 27, focus on other things 22 Boys Injury 29%, grades 26%, coach
How many youth have serious injury a year
$1.35 million youths including sports related ER diagnosis for kids ages 6 to 19 cost more than 935 million each year
How much did the fam say they pay
$15,000 on sports
What is the value of all youth sports
$15.3 billion
What is the UAlbany athletic budget
$23 million
What is the cost for a 30 sec commercial during regular season versus Super Bowl
2017 popular prime time network 415,000 Reg mid season football 750,000 Super Bowl live 2020 $5.6 million per 30 sec This is compared to the very first Super Bowl which is only 42,000 and the 2019 Grammys which was 1.3 million
Youth sport vid
30 weekends the whole year traveling for baseball in order to try and get kid scholarship, so kid has better competition, elite coaches spending half of their own time for the kids travel sports, 9 games in 6 days w only 1 day
* despite millions of girls and boys playing organize sports playing organize sports in the US there's an overall lack of physical activity 60 minutes a day
31% 5th grade
How many Americans support a ban on youth playing tackle ft ball until HS
40%
Sportsmanship in youth sport
90% cheated to help the team win 20% of the cheating Often 13% had tried to hurt an appointment often 27% acted like bad sports after a loss 70% of coaches had encourage the athletes to cheat 8% coaches had encouraged athletes to hurt opponent
Which type of player gets the most concussions
Linemen most prevent 44 Runnin back 20 Def backs 17 Data compiled by researchers at Stanford showed that one college offense of lineman had 62 hits in a single game each one came out with average force of equivalent to car driving into a brick wall at 30 mph
Who is the highest paid player
Lionel Messi getting paid $111 million (84 million in salary and 27 million endorsements in 2018)
What's the largest youth sports organization
Little league baseball it is played in all 50 US states and 80 countries worldwide, 360,000 girls play a little league softball
Video what is a concussion
Loss of consciousness only occurs about 10% of the time Boston University CTE center CTE conducts innovative research of chronic traumatic encephalopathy another long term issues
Cory Widmer
Played for the New York Giants suffered from depression says it's not worth it wouldn't wish it on someone else not a positive experience
What was the name of the committee
gridiron pac The committee has given nearly $300,000 in campaign contributions to 41 of the 54 members of United States house energy and commerce committee Which held formal hearing on Lake safety issues including concussions
*origins of sports sociology, in what year did the protest by African Americans athletes
1968 olympics, civil rights
*What are the three questions that A conflict theorist ask in any situation
1. Which resources are scarce 2. Who benefits in any given social interaction 3. Who is being exploited
How much does fortnight make even tho the game is free
1.8 billion from add ons selling costumes
*2017 research
110/111 players in the NFL deceased 99% tested + for CTE
Computers to ppl ratio at school for esports
12 computers 350 ppl
*What is the highest injury for youth sport
15% ankles then head 14%
*How much does the game industry make 2019
160 billion Music 19.1 billion Movies 42.5 billion Books 25.8 billion
*According to a study published in December 20, 2018 by the national Institute of allergy and infectious diseases
A Ultra sensitive test has been developed that detects a corrupted proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease and chronic CTE in athletes military vets and others with history of brain trauma leading to earlier diagnosis of CTE
What is a concussion
A concussion is a mild Trumatic brain injury, it can be caused by a bump blow or jolt to the head or buy a hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth, This sudden movement can cause brain to Bounce around twist in the skul creating chemical changes in the brain * sometimes stretching and damaging brain cells
*What represents esports at ualb
ALIENWARE, computer and consoles Del school, apparel, university initiative
* what is the social evidence of the impact of sports
According to Gallup 2015 60% of all Americans 18 and older consider themselves sport fans in 2018 nearly 75% of all Americans were involved in some type of sports activity in 2015 approximately 57 million people participated in interacted in fantasy sports
*Fewer are playing organize sports
According to Washington post 2017 athletic participation in organized in sports for kids ages 6 to 12 is down almost 8% over the last decade 6/10 sports declined in participation
*Study in 2016 show that children who specialize in a single sport
Account for 50% of overuse injuries in young athletes according to pediatric orthopedic specialists, kids who specialize were 70% to 93% more likely to be Injured then children who played multiple sports
*Under settlement terms retired players commentated sliding scale based on
Age number of sessions played Weather post career injury might have contributed to the diagnosis
What impact do sports have on media
Almost 20% of network TV time is devoted to coverage sports
What is a sport
Any activity that is competitive physical activity that is guided by establish rules involving strength speed Stamina and accuracy
Can helmets prevent concussions?
At all due to head rotation and head hitting the ground
*Boys and youth sport
Boys seem to feel that sports are more apart of who they are other things become more important as kids grow older **61% boys say it's a big part of who they are
Effects of building facilities for youth sports
Deforestation, infrastructure, pollution, and taxpayers bills increase
*who is the most internationally distinguished specialist in sports sociology, developing sports sociology and hired by professional sport teams NFL, NBA the office of the commissioner. How can we believe that a di or triad is worthy of analysis when millions are watching the superbowl and were not observing that
Dr. Harry Edwards he wrote revolt of the black athlete, sociology of sport disorientation, the struggle that must be
Facts about the Super Bowl
In 2015 the ratings were 114.4 million it's broadcasted in 34 languages it's the second largest food consumption day in approximately 1.5 million people calling to sick to work the day after the game
What is the conflict theory
From the perspective of conflict theorists serious conflict exists in all social relationships conflict is natural normal permanent and can only be changed by a Radical reconstructing of society for example the American and French revolution
what is the CLOL
Game makers and they make the rules over 60 schools established in 1938 Game pool 4 million $ which goes to the program and
What is symbolic interaction theory
Generalizes about everyday forms of social interaction in order to explain society as a whole ex) penn state never changing their jersey important part of human interaction super bowl trophie, rings things fan recognize this is the only "microsociological" perspective. Focuses on her feedback and small group interactions impact a persons sense of "self"
What's the name of the largest youth sports facility
Grand park, lots of baseball and soccer fields, sexy brand new fields $1.2 million visitors and 145 million $ in this area 400 teams 8-17 yrs old Lots of money is on registration foods hotels probably ends up being the same cost of sending the child to college
2016 vid on Fred McNeil
He suffered from memory loss depression rage filed for bankruptcy last job he change into a different person dr Bennett omalu does exp test CTE while patient is alive
Comparing strength height and weight of football players now vs then
In the 1920s the average offensive lineman was the size of today's smaller wide receiver 6 feet 211 pounds In the 1940s the average offensive lineman was the same size as today's tall running back 6'1" 221 pounds In the 1950s average offensive lineman was the same size as quarterbacks today 6'2" 234 pounds In the 1970s offense of lineman what was the size of today's outside linebackers 6'3" 255 pounds In 2015 the average offensive lineman is 6'5" 312 pounds
How much money is made it through sports tourism
It's a $9 billion industry a2017 Yale University study found that 40% of United States adults had traveled with their children so that they could participate in organized sporting events
Acl vid
It's not good for the body to just play one sport but the NCAA discourages dual sport Per year million and a half kids go to the emergency room Young children are tearing ACL's girl in video tore her one ACL and then she came back to fast and she blew out her other one nine months later all she could think about was getting back out on the field Used her hamstring osteoarthritis within 10 years "you don't want to play w your kids"
Guest speaker name
Michael Leczinsky
More facts about esports
Over 80 games and practices, u don't miss them but classes come first. There's team captain *code of conduct is very important* follows laws and there are player handbooks April 18th American east invitational at ualb is possible extra credit They watch game film and practice drills need good sleep wellness There's ABCD squads by rank communication skills
Which game is ualb esports undefeated in
Overwatch
Almost half 45% of kids who start playing organized sport
Quit on their own
Concussion and politics
San Jose Mercury news reported on March 25, 2016 the NFL's political action committee given thousands of dollars to members of congressional committee reviewing concussion research
*NFL settlement in 2015
Settlement approved in revolved thousands of lawsuits that accuse the league of hiding what it knew about the long-term health effects of repeated concussions No cap was placed on the amount the league may have to pay over the next 65 years but it's an estimated 1 billion or more
What is the fastest growing youth sport over the last 10 years
Soccer
What is sports ?
Sport is a social institution norms and values are passed down it's an important on going function or process that passes norms and values from one generation to the next ex) kids being free at baseball games sports is a socializing agent in the form of entertainment and form of entertainment both at live events and in the mass media norms and values develop sense of self
why is sports a microcosm of society
Sports are Institution that provides observers with a convenient laboratory within which to examine values socialization stratification in bureaucracy at the societal level ex) guy who was behind in the 800m race and ended up winning showing perseverance and didn't give up
*NCAA 2015 just college athletes
Study of five years worth of concussion data from the NCAA sports show men's wrestling with the highest rate of sports related concussions but men's football remains on top in terms of the total number of athletes to experience sports related concussions while in practice or competition
What is the protein that can you tell if someone has brain damage
Tau protein
Who are the most valued team
The Dallas Cowboys at $5 billion in 2018
How many spectators at each sport in 2018
The MLB had over 68 million fans NCAA do you wan men's football Drew and 46 million NCAA men's basketball Drew and 27 million the NBA 22 million in NHL 22 million
What is the economic evidence of the impact of sports
The entire US sport industry was valued at $540 billion in 2018 twice the size of the US auto industry and seven times the size of US movie industry
Other negative things that youth sports cause in the vid
The family has to split up for diff sports, championship games take place every move the only thing that changes is the logo color just trying to squeeze people from their money There's been a decline in sport youth sport and kids are feeling left behind
Who is Fred McNeil
The first guy live diagnosed with CTE and confirmed after death
What is structural functionalism
The opposite of conflict theory, they are both macro-sociological, they see society as a living organism in which each part of the system contributes to its survival, emphasis interconnectness of society by focusing on how each part influenced and influenced by other people
What are the major sociological perspectives
There is the conflict theory involving marxism and feminism Structural functionalism how things work together Symbolic interactionism ** none of these are absolutely true they are just ways to explain different theories
Video ZERO1
This helmet has shock absorbers gives and prevents G forces More than concussions cause CTE it's repeated hits
The physics of football
most people have probably had micro concussions Tackle football and contact sports in general are dangerous because of the physics of the game the professors theory is that NFL football will eventually be changed because of increase of concussions The physics of all have been changing because players have been getting bigger faster and stronger over the years
*The most watched telecast in TV history of top 10 watched American TV program of all time
nine of them are us the Super Bowl