Webistes:
In today’s day and age, an estimated billion people are
interested in sports! First off, 15% of major
network time is devoted to sports and 1/10 of the world’s almanac is devoted to
sports. Whether it is on a field, in a gym, on a track, or even on a boat,
sport can be seen anywhere and everywhere; but what is sport? Sport can be defined
by anything that is physical, competitive, institutionalized, motivated by a combination
of personal enjoyment, and external rewards. Third, if sport is defined so
specifically then why are there debates on what is considered a sport and not a
sport? For example, football, baseball,
hockey, and basketball are obviously considered sports, but what about golf,
cheerleading, fishing, and motorsports.
For some people, golf and fishing are seen as pastimes and not a sport
for the argument that there is no competition or structure. But some people also argue that they are for
the reason that these activities do have structure and competitions. In 2014, we will still always have debates on
whether some are activities or not.
Next is the question of why we would study sport. Connecting back to what was learned in
American Sport in the 21st Century on August 28 and September 2,
2014, sport constitutes the fourth largest industry in the United States with a
gross estimate of $350 billion in revenue.
That fact alone proves why we should study. If sport is one of the most
talked about, advertised for, and money making industries in the United States,
we as Sport Management students and people interested in sport, should take
time and study the topic.
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