Category: Sports and Athletics

Students research, analyze and reflect on ONE selected sport organizational charts. Provide a copy of the chart, and critical discussion of its hierarchal organization. Provide any peculiar or interesting aspects of your chosen chart. Discuss possiblities of improved communication or authority lines within the organization.
Provide organizational chart and discussion of a researched sport organization from the    following:
Olympics
Paralympics
Special Olympics
Games for the Deaf
Professional team sport
Professional individual sport
National association (NHL or WNBA)
Provide reference list. APA format. Minimum one chart and 300 words.

Overview 
In this assignment you will investigate the similarities and differences of sporting events when 
experienced online or offline. There are five sections of this assignment (Attending the 
event/Fieldnotes, experiencing the event online, comparing and contrasting, discussion). Be sure  to complete each part of the assignment. The questions under each part are to guide you but you do not need to answer all of them. Be sure to use headings, subheadings, and topic sentences to structure your writing. 
Part One: Attend the event and write fieldnotes (1.5-3 pages single spaced) 
Attend a sports event. You can choose a professional, amateur, college, or social event. Be 
mindful to select an event that you think will have a social media presence. The important thing 
in this assignment is to find an event with a good amount of social media engagement. If you 
must remain 100% online for this class, you are welcome to attend events on Twitch or other 
esports platforms. 
Write about the experience of the event. Allow the topics to emerge when you are attending the 
event. How many people were there? What was there to do? What stuck out to you? What was 
the behavior of the people in attendance? What was the mood, style, and venue? Trust your own instincts in selecting what topics to explore about the event. Be sure to use subheadings to focus your notes. 
Part Two: Social Media Representation (1.5-3 pages single spaced) 
Provide an analysis of the event representation on social media. You can choose to use any social media platform that makes sense of your event (Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram). Discuss how the event is portrayed. Part Three: Compare/Contrast (1.5-3 pages single spaced)
Compare and contrast your experience with the digital representation. 
What was different about the experience and the social media representation of the experience? 
What was the same? Explain why you think the event was captured online in this manner. 
Part Four: Discussion and Recommendation (1-2 pages single spaced) 
Provide a discussion about how you would change both the event and the representation of the 
event online. 
4a) Suggest how the event could have been better in person. Clearly express one
strategy for making the event better. 
4b) Suggest one strategy to better represent the event on social media to a specific 
audience. Clearly describe what you see as the benefits of implementing your suggestion.
4c) Suggest one strategy to improve online engagement at the event. What could they
have done to get individual attendees to post more?

Students will select two of the topics below, ranked on importance in youth sports, and write a research paper on the purpose of youth sports offered by recreation and sport agencies from the standpoint of the three selected topics discussing why they are the most important for youth development:
Competition
Everyone wins (no score is kept)
Character development
Skill development
Fun
Social skills
Physical activity-Healthy lifestyle
This is a research paper and must be strongly supported with academic sources from peer-reviewed journals. Students are allowed to use personal insight, experiences, and opinions in the conclusion portion of the paper. Paper must be three (3) pages in length and must have 6 references.  Papers that do not meet the minimum length will receive a zero.  Citations and references should be written in APA style.  Title page and abstract are not required. 

After detailed research and careful consideration, discuss a minimum ONE current policy area that you feel needs to be altered or changed.
Select any policy from the following organizations:
Olympics
Paralympics
Special Olympics
World Cup
Rugby Cup
Complete all:
State current policy.
State your proposed policy with rationale.
Provide reference list. APA format.
Provide comment to one other student’s post.
Minimum 300 words

Select TWO sport organizations from the following:
Olympics
Paralympics
Special Olympics
Games for the Deaf
Discuss how policy is developed within these TWO of these organizations.
Provide comment on one other student’s entry.
Minimum 400 words total in your discussion. Submit in text box. Provide reference list. 

Prior to completing this assignment, be sure to have read the readings and reviewed the following lesson on periodization periods and cycles within those periods. You will be expected to use identified terms within that lesson correctly and with clarity.  
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For this assignment, you will use your Assignment 2 athlete or your Men’s or Women’s Basketball team (Tuskegee Women’s Basketball Team) and will establish a Transition Period–Post Season, Rest, and Recovery action plan.  You will pull from the week 8 discussion articles presented by your classmates for references and information to use within this assignment. As this particular season of periodization planning is new to the world of athletics you are on the forefront of discovery.
Part 1:
As in previous assignments/discussions, you remain the Head Basketball or Olympic Sports Strength and Conditioning Coach at the College/University where your team/athlete attends.
List and Identify the demands of the sport on the athlete(s) during a typical Competition Period – In Season.
Using the previous season’s record or results, link the results in your reference page, list and describe any additional demands the Competition Period – In Season may have placed on your team/athlete. Use references to back up your information.
Provide a time line for when the Transition Period–Post Season with a focus on Rest and Recovery plan of action can begin and how long will it last? Hint: when was the last competition and when does the Preparatory Period – Off Season need to begin next year?
In your opinion, what are the 5 primary goals and/or considerations for your Team/Athlete during the Transition Period–Post Season with a focus on Rest and Recovery?
Why did you choose these goals and/or considerations as primary?
What are the major influences in your choices of primary goals and/or considerations? Explain.
Design and establish a series of assessments, to go within the Athlete Assessment Plan to address the possible needs of the team/athlete during a Transition Period–Post Season with a focus on Rest and Recovery.  Provide examples of assessments and how the data gathered will be relevant to program planning via the following outline.
Identify the Assessment*
What data will it gather
Why is this data important to the Athlete?
Why is this data important to the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach?
Why is this data important to the Head Basketball/Individual Sport Coach?
Why is this data important to the Head Athletic Trainer?
Time of year when data will be gathered
Describe how you will collect and store data collected in the assessment results
If and when data will be released and to whom it will be released
*Repeat for each assessment within the Athlete Assessment Plan
Part 2:
Create a sample training program:
Present your periodization program using a Mesocycle training plan for the Transition Period–Post Season with a focus on Rest and Recovery for your athlete/team. You are free to design this training program in any way you would like. However, it must have intentional programming, including acute variables that involve the FITTE principle. Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type, and Enjoyment.
Summarize the following:
Provide rational for your type of periodization program and activity/event choices during your designed Mesocycle training plan for the Transition Period–Post Season with a focus on Rest and Recovery using industry approved sources.
Explain why you chose each specific activity/event for your athlete. Use your 5 primary goals and/or considerations for your team/athlete during the Transition Period–Post Season with a focus on Rest and Recovery to back up your choices, along with required readings and industry approved resources.
Requirements:
The narrative of your paper should include common sense answers. Please support the rationale for your thoughts and opinions. Cite the sources of any definitions or ideas that are not your own using appropriate academic sources (Reference page must be present – required readings as sources are encouraged).  Use these instructions and attached Assignment 3 Format and Layout Guidelines for assistance with organization and submission of the assignment.
Formatting:
The writing component must meet all rules of APA formatting (7th edition)
title page
headings: See outline above for heading title ideas
page numbers
in-text citations
reference page
Including the title and reference pages, your entire submission will be no shorter than 5 pages.
**Please refer to our APUS Library for help with APA formatting. And the Purdue Owl: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
Please use your required weekly readings (all readings up to this point), for sport specific content you may use industry approved web sites.

Create an annotated bibliography (APA formatting) summarizing 8 sources (these sources should be used in the completion of your final paper. For details regarding an annotated bibliography, please visit:
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Produce a report for the sports development officer that explains both local and national sport development
initiatives. Initially the report should focus on two initiatives that have been implemented in the local area, such as
those introduced by the local authority or at a grass roots sports club. You should then look on a wider scale and
research national initiatives such as those introduced by the National Lottery funding. For each initiative you should
look to consider:
i. Aims & Objectives
ii. Strengths and weaknesses
iii. Overall effectiveness
You will need to demonstrate that you understand other stakeholders or funding sources involved in such initiatives.
Finally, you should look to explain how these organisations can assist with funding, sponsorship or providing
volunteers to support with the events and research.
PART B – Project Planning
Having successfully researched actual sports development initiatives you now need to create a project plan for your
own initiative. Initially you will need to select a specific target group for your project and identify which level of the
sport development continuum it is aimed at. You will then need to justify the choice of the activities within your
project and consider the advantages or disadvantages that it has, planning for any alternative actions that you may
have to take.
Comparing your own project to those covered in Task 1 will allow you to analyse its effectiveness. In order to do this
you will need to look at the key similarities and differences when compared to both local and national initiatives.
Focusing on the following areas of the different initiatives will allow you to complete this element of the task:
i. Aims and objectives
ii. Link to a specific target group
iii. Level of sport development continuum the project is aimed at
iv. Funding source
v. Sport specific versus non-sport specific
vi. Session plans
vii. Series of activities
viii. Equipment
ix. Staffing requirements
x. Facility Needs
As with any project, measuring the success of it is vital. You need to carefully consider realistic and effective methods
that could be taken from the following:
i. Participation numbers
ii. Enjoyment
iii. Exit route engagementiv. Repeat attendance
v. Life-long participation
Selecting the most appropriate methods is essential to allow you to make informed judgements as to whether you
have achieved the overall aims and objectives of the project. On completion of this you must evaluate the activities in
your project plan to justify their inclusion.

Prior to completing this assignment, be sure to have read the readings and reviewed the following lesson on periodization periods and cycles within those periods. You will be expected to use identified terms within that lesson correctly and with clarity.  
You will be required to submit two documents. A word document and an individually formatted Excel chart.
Part A:
In your Word document:
For this assignment you will choose an individual event athlete. This athlete must be a College/University athlete and there must be Olympic level competition after their college career.  Do not use a golf athlete as this sport is used as an example within the PES Text book. The individual event sport of Golf in Appendix A of the PES text book can be used to assist you along with your decisions from the previous assignments and discussions.
You are the Head Olympic Sports Strength and Conditioning Coach at the College/University where your athlete attends.
List and Identify an athlete and the Individual event/sport in which they participate.
Provide a link to your athlete’s College/University roster bio page.
List and describe the specific demands of the sport. Use references to back up your information.
Include a brief summary of your athlete’s entire career thus far. (2-5 sentences)
Provide an annual time line for your athlete’s College/University competition year.
Preparatory Period – Off Season
Transition Period – Pre Season
Competition Period – In Season 
Establish a brief version of your Athlete Assessment Plan, providing the following information:
Identify the Assessment*
What data will it gather
Why is this data important to the Athlete?
Why is this data important to the Head Olympic Sports Strength and Conditioning Coach?
Time of year when data will be gathered
Describe how you will collect and store data collected in the assessment results
If and when data will be released and to whom it will be released
*Repeat for each assessment within the Athlete Assessment Plan
You are required to include relevant assessments from the following areas:
Readiness for Activity
Physiological
Postural
Transitional and Dynamic Posture
Performance
Strength
Power
SAQ
Metabolic
These Assessments are located within PES, Chapter 3; CES Chapters 4, 5, & 6. 
In your opinion, what are the 5 primary goals and/or considerations for your Athlete during the Competition Period–In Season for Individual Events/Sports (Golf Example: PES Text, pg. 615). 
Why did you choose these goals and/or considerations as primary?
What are the major influences in your choices of primary goals and/or considerations? Explain.
Part B:
In your Excel document:
Create a sample training program: Present your periodization program using a Mesocycle training plan (PES Chapter 12, pg. 436) for the Competition Period–In Season for your athlete. Identify and define the specific type of periodization plan and what phases of the OPT model (PES Chapter 12 & CPT Chapter 14) you will be addressing during your specified timeline.
Using Excel, create a table that contains the following items:
Type of periodization plan: Block, Linear, Undulating, or another type.
Type of OPT Phase(s) used and length of time on each phase.
All acute variables, and ranges for those variables, based on chosen OPT phase and goals.
Use CPT Chapter 14, tables 14.7 through 14.11, & PES tables 12.15 through 12.27 for assistance with acute variable ranges for your chosen OPT phases, column headings, and fitness components (Flexibility, Core, Balance, etc). Include 1-3 specific exercises for each fitness component within the training plan.
Part C:
In your Word document:
Summarize the following:
Provide rational for your type of periodization plan, choice of OPT phase(s), and exercise choices during your designed Mesocycle training plan for the Competition Period–In Season using required reading materials and out side industry approved sources.
Explain why you chose each specific exercise for your athlete. No need to describe how to perform the exercise, just the name. Use your 5 primary goals and/or considerations for your athlete during the Competition Period–In Season to back up your choices, along with required readings and industry approved resources.
Requirements:
The narrative of your paper should include common sense answers. Please support the rationale for your thoughts and opinions. Cite the sources of any definitions or ideas that are not your own using appropriate academic sources (Reference page must be present – required readings as sources are encouraged).  Use these instructions and attached Assignment 2 Format and Layout Guidelines for assistance with organization and submission of the assignment.
Formatting:
The writing component must meet all rules of APA formatting (7th edition)
title page
headings: See outline above for heading title ideas
page numbers
in-text citations
reference page
Including the title and reference pages, your entire submission will be no shorter than 5 pages.
**Please refer to our APUS Library for help with APA formatting. And the Purdue Owl: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
Please use your required weekly readings (all readings up to this point), for sport specific content you may use industry approved web sites.
Please refer to the attached rubric for additional details and guidance.
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Williams-Mills Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
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WILLIAMS-MILLS (olympics.com)
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Williams-Mills – Olympics – Florida Gators

Key
Discussion Points:
•Iowa
complex owner-operators provide students with insight into how a youth sports
facility got off the ground financially;
•Understand
the concept of due-diligence to compare an idea to the needs of the
marketplace;
•Learn
about facility renovation costs and multiple income streams needed to keep the
enterprise profitable;
Questions to discuss:
1.
What due diligence would be most advantageous before opening a similar
business to Gold Standard Athletics by Eric Munson? 
2.
Based on this chapter which sources of revenue are most beneficial and
why? 
3.
What are some potential tax liabilities for this business? 
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