What is the organisation of junior sport in USA?
Baseball
100
Vince Lombardi
Who was quoted as saying 'winning isn't everything, it is the only thing'
Now known as the Lombardian 'winning' ethic
100
Aboriginals
Who were the original inhabitants in Australia?
200
American Dream
What is the corner stone of American culture?
The belief that everyone can achieve through hard work.
200
SEPEP
What is the Australian framework used in schools
200
Midnight leagues
What is played during unsociable hours to increase participation?
Basketball.
Youths must attend workshops before they can attend the basketball sessions. Aims to reduce crime and dissociated as well as increasing participation rates.
200
WASP
What is the dominant group in USA known as?
White Anglo Saxon Protestant. Generally have more opportunities than other groups.
200
Australian Sports Commission
What is the name of the government department who makes policies for mass participation and sporting excellence?
300
32 times larger
How much bigger is Australia when compared to the UK?
300
National Curriculum
What controls school sport in the UK?
Compulsory for all school pupils up to 16 years of age.
300
DCMS
What is the government department in charge of funding sport int he UK?
300
1776
When was the Declarations of Independence?
Start of move away from UK traditional values - isolation policy, rejecting UK sports
300
Currency lads
What was the nickname for the children of the convicts settlers?
Proudly asserted their right to live free amongst the 'free settlers'
400
Genuine wilderness
What helps to fuel the sense of adventure, USA passion for the 'great outdoors'?
400
Inter-mural sport
What is it called when schools play against other schools?
400
Grass roots
What are community clubs, often run by volunteers, known as in the UK?
400
Roone Arledge
Who was head of sports programming (USA)?
Started half time talks, game analysis, slow motion cameras. Made the game more entertaining to watch at home.
Could have been the cause of increased 'couch spectators'
400
National pride
Why does sport have such high status in Australia?
Sporting achievements measure progress in Australia, particularly against the British colony.
500
Bosman ruling
What was the ruling when professional footballers could command their own transfer fees?
500
Hire and fire
What is the strategy of the director of sport when selecting coaches for the school sports teams?
If a coaches team is unsuccessful they can be fired. Coaches held accountable for results. More pressure than UK teachers - more spectators, more revenue as a result of successful teams.
500
Sport England
Who is responsible for mass participation in the UK?
500
Assimilation
What is the process of identifying oneself with and being accepted into a new culture?
Immigrants went through this when they moved to USA.
500
Kerry Packer
Who created World Series Cricket?
Causing exclusivity on his own TV network, ensuring ratings were high.
Increased television fees - more sponsorship - greater television fees........