LESSON 3 - historical aspect of the sport business industry Flashcards
who invented under armour ?
Kevin plank
in 1996, Kevin plank was a ___ year old special team’s captain on the _________ team at the university go _______
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football
maryland
where was Kevin plank based out on ?
his grandmas house
After plank’s first year in business, plank acquired a manufacturing plant and had about _________ in orders …
US $100,000
which movie featured planks’ products ?
any given Sunday
in just over 20 years, under armour had grown into a _______ corporation ….
US $16 billion
in regards to historical aspects of commercialization in sport; name three important developments …
- growing of urban population
- evolution of sport
- technology
who is an important pioneer of commercialization of sport ?
A.G. Spalding
what are the two main reasons for urban population growing ?
- family farms becoming less profitable by the mid-nineteenth century
- large numbers of European settlers particularly from Ireland and Germany
name one form of urban population entertainment …
ratting
- primarily men spectating saloons and theatres
- most activities went against the middle class values
German immigrants in 1848 had ______
big theatre presence
with the growth of urban population germans popularized :
larger beer, beer gardens, and gymnastics in Canada/America
with the growth of urban population the Irish popularized :
prizefighting and blood sport (most came from rural backgrounds)
by the late nineteenth century what were two major concerns in regards to growth of urban population ?
health and morality issues
who is Jenny the bear ?
- beer drinking bear
- massive working class spot in Montreal
- source of entertainment
where did the YMCA spread from ?
Britain to Canada and then the United States
what does YMCA stand for ?
young mens christian association
when did the YMCA spread from britain ?
during the 1860s
what did the Americans and Canadians fear during the growth of urban population ?
the church was feminizing young men, making them unsuitable fr work and war
what did ministers increasingly urge men in their congregation to do ?
abandon saloons and theatres for the playing field
talk about women’s role in sports (specifically during the rise of baseball ) …
- women would be seen as a distraction
- thought that if women were present they would be less likely to cause any brawls
how did baseball start (social status) ?
baseball started as a very rich sport that was associated with power
what were the two ways in which technology was primarily used in sports ?
railroads and telegraph
who is A.G. Spalding ?
an American pitcher, manager, and executive in the early years of professional baseball, and the co-founder of A.G. Spalding sporting goods company.
