Module 1 – Case
ATHLETICS GOVERNANCE AND POLICY
Assignment Overview
Your learning objectives:
-Review policies and topics that are impacting athletic governance at the high school, college/university, and professional sports today.
-Assess these policies and issues and discuss their relevance in your local area or workplace.
Read the following book chapter and journal article:
Part 1: Do Women Want the Rose Bowl and
Part 2: Grassroots of Change in:
Belanger, K. (2016). Invisible seasons: Title IX and the fight for equity in college sports. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. Available in the Trident Online Library.
Read these documents in their entirety:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2017). Heads up: Concussion in youth sports: Online training transcript. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control; Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention. Atlanta, GA.
Raliance. (2017, November). How sport can end sexual violence in one generation: An overview report. Washington, DC: raliance.org.
Case Assignment
Write a 3-page paper with the following components:
- Introduction
- How do the issues in the readings impact athletics policy and governance today?
- What challenges do these issues present to governing bodies, athletic directors and coaches?
- What is the role of athletic director and coach in resolving these issues and ensuring compliance with the laws and policies?
- Identify additional issues and challenges facing athletics today.
- Conclusion
Assignment Expectations
Your work should be written with the following points in mind:
-Produce a paper of at least 3 pages, not counting the title page and reference page.
-Provide a clear introduction that orients a reader to the essay main content and the main points discussed.
-Include a well-developed, well-balanced essay body that develops each point in its own paragraph.
-Include a concise conclusion that summarizes the whole essay.
-Include at least three references. Quoted material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of others. When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it must be enclosed in quotes.
-Cite the references within the text and list them at the end of the assignment in the References section. Follow the APA Style® format; see www.apa.org.
-Provide at least one in-text citation for each reference.
-Include a reference page which follows APA requirements.
-Organize the essay in a clear and coherent manner.
-Use a font size of 12 and double-space the text.
-Your writing should:
Be clear, logical, and precise
Have breadth and depth
Show critical thinking skills
Heads up: Concussion in youth sports: Online training transcript.
How sport can end sexual violence in one generation: An overview report.
