SM 375 Final Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers
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Cultural foundation of sport - answerIn Latin America, most sports were adopted as a result of
the cultural import from the British and Americans business, military expeditions, and religious
missions of the late 19th and early 20th century...
SM 375 Final Exam Questions With 100%
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Cultural foundation of sport - answer✔In Latin America, most sports were adopted as a result of
the cultural import from the British and Americans business, military expeditions, and religious
missions of the late 19th and early 20th century
--Soccer: almost all countries
--Rugby, Cricket, Tennis, Rowing, Polo: Argentina, West Indies, Brazil
--Baseball: Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican Rep, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Panama.
--Basketball: Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela
--Volleyball: Brazil, Venezuela
Cultural foundations- Sport clubs - answer✔Most Sport and Social Clubs across Latin America
were founded by immigrants from different parts of Europe and across the world.
--Germans - Gymnastics in Brazil
--French - Cycling and fencing in Venezuela
--Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, British, Palestinian, and Jewish sport clubs served as places for
gathering and preserve the cultural identity of these different communities
Sport Culture and popularity: Football - answer✔--Is the No. 1 popular sport in most Latin
American countries
--Practiced mostly by men
--Typically a working class sport
--Brazil and Argentina are among the top football countries in the world
Sport culture and popularity: baseball - answer✔--Very popular in Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican
Republic, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico and Mexico.
--Many Latin American players play in the MLB and MiLB
Sport System - answer✔Club Model
Government Structure
Club Model - answer✔Essentially private
--non for profit
--commercials (for profit public limited companies)
Structure of sport clubs - answer✔Focus on:
--Social benefits
--High performance sport
--Professional sport
Government role in Latin America - answer✔Play critical role in supporting the advancement of
sport in most countries:
--Promote the value of physical activity among people,
--Provide participation opportunities for groups that are traditionally excluded.
--Provide funding for the construction of sport facilities,
--Support the development of elite athletes.
Facts about the economic of sport - answer✔-- Brazil and Mexico have developed a more
advanced and multifaceted sport system because of their greater wealth.
-- In 2002, the sport industry in Brazil was estimated at US$8.8 billion, or about 3.3 % f the
country's GDP.
--In the D.R. the economic impact of MLB and the Academies is estimated at half billion dollars
(2016)
--Despite of being one of the most attractive league in the world, football in Argentina operates
under poor managerial practices, lacks of competitive balance, and the exodus of talent have
affected the welfare of the league.
--In Argentina the number one source of income for first-division football clubs is the sale of
players.
Public limited sport company - answer✔(stock market)
Is LLC company that offers its securities (stocks) for the sale of the general public.
Sport governing bodies in latin America - answer✔Olympic Sports:
--PASO (ODEPA) Pan American Sport Organization
--CACSO (ODECACE) Central America and Caribbean Sport Organization
-- ODESUR - South American Sport Organization
Soccer:
--CONMEBOL (SOUTH American Confederation of Soccer)
--UNCAF - Central American Football Union
--CONCACAF - North and Central American Football Association
Sports in eastern Europe - answer✔--Before 1989, many Communist nations achieved great
sporting success due to the heavy involvement of government in sport.
--The Sports Reform, Innovation and Training (Sprint) program implemented in 1991, helped to
transform the sport systems of many former Communist nations.
Characteristics of the European sport model - answer✔Professional sports
(soccer) are based on:
--Open market (American leagues are closed or regulated)
--Promotion and Relegation
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