SPMT Exam 2 – Flashcards
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Which of the following is a true statement regarding women's participation in collegiate sports?
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The very first intercollegiate sport competition for women was in the sport of basketball in 1892, but the rules were changed from the men's game to...
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As college athletics has become more complex and business-like, colleges and universities are looking more and more tot he corporate world for CEOs or administrators...
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True
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When pursuing a career in collegiate athletics, students should know that the apprentice system is used meaning the traditional route is one of being the athlete first, then a coach,...
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False
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The Knight Commission was formed in 1989 to propose a reform agenda for intercollegiate athletics. All of the following were legislative rules passed by the NCAA from recommendation..
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Conference realignment
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The NCAA is the primary rule-making body for all college athletic departments, including junior colleges, small colleges, and universities.
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False
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International federations
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Are the international governing body... Are nongovernmental organizations recognized... Must petition for formal recognition ALL OF THESE ARE CORRECT
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Grassroots efforts are programed and activities that
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Are undertaken to increase sport participation and interest in a sport in particular international region.
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What is not one of the sponsorship levels for the Olympic Games in accordance with the Olympic Charter?
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IF Sponsorship Programs
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The USOC is the organization mandated by Congress under the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 to do which of the following?
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Govern activities.. Represent the U.S. Olympic... Send the U.S. Olympic... ALL OF THESE ARE CORRECT
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The NCAA is the primary rule-making body for all college athletic departments, including junior colleges, and universities.
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False
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What skills might be needed for an athletic director or an associate athletic director at the collegiate level? Choose all that apply.
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Ability to teach.. Ability to manage.. Public relations.. Ability to coach a team.. Knowledge of financial.. ALL OF THE ABOVE
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Which of the following is not one of the three main components in the basic purpose of the NCAA:
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athletics as a level playing field.
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When an institution is involved in an investigation on possible rule violations, the Committee on infractions(a committee of peers drawn from NCAA membership and the public
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True
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For a sport to be included on the Winter Olympics Program it must be practiced by
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in at least 25 countries on three continents
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As a general rule, league revenues include which of the following?
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Local broadcasting revenues Stadium Sponsorships Preferred seat sales NONE OF THESE ARE CORRECT
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Professional leagues have organized themselves in a manner consistent with a corporate governance model
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False
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In professional sports, the commissioner has discretionary powering all of the following areas except
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Resolution of disputes over player compensation
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The PGA operates as two divisions: one that governs the club professionals who serve amateur players and another, known today as the PGA Tour, that governs and the Web.com Tour
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TRUE
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John Montgomery Ward founded the first baseball players union to fight what practice(s) by baseball team owners?
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Salary caps Baseball's reserve system Baseballs practice of selling ALL OF THESE ARE CORRECT
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Which of the following is not a revenue that is shared under league revenue-sharing systems?
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Luxury seating revenue
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____ are probably the most visible statements of ethical philosophy and beliefs for a company, business, or organization
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Codes of Conduct
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Youth athletic participation in the United States was first recognized during what time period?
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Before the signing of the constitution
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State athletic associations are
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the organizing body for state championships and competitions
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During and immediately following World War I, school sports for males were promoted as a tool to
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as a source of physical training for the armed forces
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In sport, an example of a(n) _____ is that all athletes give an honest effort whenever they compete
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moral principal
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One of the biggest distinctions between moral decision making and other ethical decisions is
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the extensive ramification of immoral choices
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Codes of conduct may be considered counterproductive if
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They are too long or complex.. They try to intimidate.. The organization does not.. ALLL OF THESE ARE CORRECT
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Laws and morality are essentially the same
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False
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The first intercollegiate athletic contest was held in what time period?
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During the mid-1800s
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Which of the following statements is true of the Division I conference? Chose all that apply.
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Division I schools are required to sponsor at least 14 sports programs, FBS institutions must sponsor 16 teams.
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Women's basketball coaches have not yet reached the $1 million mark for salaries
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False
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The first intercollegiate athletic contest was
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Organized and sponsored by a railroad company in order to enhance the company's business.
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Leagues derive the bulk of their revenues from their gate receipts
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False
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Many individuals in the management of professional sports leagues are not fans of salary caps because they
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ALL OF THESE ARE CORRECT
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What league first created the position of commissioner to govern the best interests of the sport?
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Major League Baseball
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The single-entity structure is a term used to describe a manner in which a team may organize itself in order to maintain fiscal control.
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False
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Although the NFL bans public ownership, it has made an exception for what team?
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The Green Bay Packers
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The first modern Olympic Games was held in 1896 in
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Athens, Greece
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Which United States sporting goods manufacturer signed with great teams such as the Brazilian national football team, Manchester United, Juventus, and F.C. Barcelona in an attempt ...
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Nike
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The International Paralympic Committee is a committee of the International Olympic Committee
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False
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As financial circumstances for schools and leagues become more strained, these job areas are being asked to perform more
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Coaches and administrators
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Educators are both the public schools and private schools immediately embraced the value of exercise and play.
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False
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Similar to the collegiate system, high school students initially organized the high school games
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True
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The "power" schools during the initial collegiate athletic contests were the
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Ivy League Schools
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A misconception resulting from the influence of contemporary superpowers on spectator sports, and perpetrated by popular media, is that the term global
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True
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The Olympic motto "Cituis, Altius, Fortius," translates to
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swifter, higher, stronger
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_____ has emerged as a method for leagues to establish themselves in a manner that avoids antitrust liability and creates centralized fiscal control
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The single-entity structure
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The U.S. Paralympics has a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee
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True
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Nike has expanded its operations from running shoes to international markets. To capture these markets, Nike has had to move into what sport(s)?
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all of these are correct
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National Governing Bodies are
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the organizations governing a specific sport within each individual country.
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A collective bargaining agreement covers
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all of these are correct
