Sport organizations face tremendous pressure to secure sponsorship support (Copland et aI., 1996). Professional niche sports face even greater pressure as sponsorship support often determines whether an event can even take place (Sutton, 2009)....
High school athletes--Social conditions; Basketball--Social aspects; School sports--Social aspects
This study examined the relationship between high school boys' basketball and the social structure of a suburban, rural, and urban high school in the lower Midwest. These schools surround a metropolitan area of approximately one million people. The...
Asian Americans--Cultural assimilation; Acculturation--United States; Sports spectators--United States; Consumer behavior--Social aspects--United States
According to the U.S. Census Bureau (2011), ethnic minority populations in the
U.S. constituted over one-third (approximately 126 million) of the total U.S. population
in 2010 (approximately 300.8 million) (U.S. Census Bureau, 2011). With such...
During the 2004-05 school year, over 10,000 international student-athletes competed for National Collegiate Athletic Association schools (NCAA, 2006b). Few researchers have examined how international student-athletes' college experiences compare to...
US consumers spend $87 million annually on sporting goods and services (National Sporting Goods Association, 2008). Each year sporting goods manufacturers also spend millions of dollars creating innovative products for consumers looking to improve...
An individual's role set consists of a variety of different roles (Biddle, 1979; Madsen & Hammond, 2005). Parent, spouse, student, and even sports fan, all constitute roles within one's role set. Fulfilling role demands requires time, energy,...
The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship among organizational justice components, overall job satisfaction, and organizational commitment within the intercollegiate athletics setting. Perceptions of three organizational...
This thesis is an economic and historical examination of Keeneland racetrack in Lexington, Kentucky. The material commences with a historical overview of the role of sport and recreational activities in the United States. Putting sport and leisure...
Women's United Soccer Association; Women soccer players--History; Soccer for women; Professional sports
The purpose of this study is to examine the creation and demise of the WUSA, and to establish the league as a social movement organization (SMO) within the context of the rich body of social movement literature. In explaining the rise and fall of...
College sports--Management; Athletic directors; Women college administrators; Women--Employment
The roles of assistant and associate athletic director have been identified as
positions in the "pipeline" to achieving the position of Athletic Director (Grappendorf,
Lough, & Griffin, 2004; Lapchick, 2010). Given the...
Athletic cleated shoe failures are commonplace to competitive-level ultimate
frisbee players. Currently, there are no athletic cleated shoes designed for the sport of
ultimate frisbee; players generally choose between football or soccer cleated...
Legal and illegal gambling opportunities are readily available to students on college campuses and surrounding areas (Saum, 1999). College students are at an age that is highly impressionable, experimental, and prime to taking risks while ignoring...
A red sport utility vehicle (SUV) is tied to a tree with a length of green garden hose. According to the blogger who contributed the photo: "On 3rd street the most impressive part was the cars that had their trunks float and forced their back...
Humana Gymnasium (Louisville, Ky.); Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Gymnasiums; Sports & recreation facilities;
The front of Humana Gym; the word "auditorium" is inscribed near the top of the building. The Humana Gym provides exercise facilities as well as as housing the Sport Club Federation and providing practice space for university sport clubs....
Humana Gymnasium (Louisville, Ky.); Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Gymnasiums; Sports & recreation facilities;
Side of Humana Gym, with a gated vehicle entrance. The Humana Gym provides exercise facilities as well as as housing the Sport Club Federation and providing practice space for university sport clubs. Location: 601 President's Boulevard. Former...
Humana Gymnasium (Louisville, Ky.); Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Gymnasiums; Sports & recreation facilities;
The front of Humana Gym; the word "auditorium" is inscribed near the top of the building. The Humana Gym provides exercise facilities as well as as housing the Sport Club Federation and providing practice space for university sport clubs....
Portrait of left profile of infamous actor John Wilkes Booth, wearing hair parted at the side, a handlebar mustache, and a dark suit jacket. Born May 10, 1838, the youngest brother of renowned actors Edwin Booth and Junius Brutus Booth, Jr., Booth...
Autographed character portrait of performer Maud Durbin (who was married to fellow actor Otis Skinner) wearing a blouse with puffy sleeves and a bonnet with ostrich plume. Maud Durbin performed at Macauley's Theatre in "A Country Sport"...
Professor James Anderson Burns "enjoying Uncle Remus," one of his favorite stories. He is wearing a baseball uniform and cap. He loved the sport and played often. Handwritten on bottom border: 541. Title supplied by cataloger.
