sports info trails by Andrew Carroll

Youth and High School Sports

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College Sports

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Popular sports

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Football and Basketball run the top of the charts when it comes to which college sports are the most popular.

popular sports

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This chart shows the top five high school sports by number of participants in 2014-2015.

total participants

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In 2015 there was over 7 million high school students participating in sports.

Youth athletic participation

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In the recent years, youth sports participation numbers have dropped a bit, showing a 5% decline in children between the ages of 5 and 12 participating in team sports.

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High school sports were first adapted in the east back in the 1700's. Boarding schools were the first to have organized sports teams.

School Sports Positive Impact

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Some statements proving that school sports are having positive impacts on students all around the country, at all ages.

Beginning of College Football

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This covers the movement it took back in 1888 in Boston MA, to create a football league for schools.

Sports in Public Schools

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The beginning of sports in public schools came after it did for those in private or boarding schools.

Youth sports Pros and Cons

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Some key points on either side of the argument for and against youth sports.

Youth sports Origins

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In the 1920's youth sports in schools saw an emergence into society.

The Governance of High School Sports

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Each state has the control over its high schools' sports organizations, leagues and rules.

Massachusetts high school sports

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This is the association that runs all rules and regulations for interscholastic sports in Massachusetts.

Youth sports organization have governance as well

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Leagues and organizations are the core to all of the organized sports that kids play all around the country.

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The NFHS is a nonprofit organization that coordinates all things high school sports for all 50 states in the U.S.

Updated Numbers

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In more recent years the numbers have gone up as far as participants. In 2022 there were over 900,000 high school students playing football in the United States.

YMCA

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The Young Men's Club of America is the most prominent private organization to promote youth athletics.

Career Opportunities

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Youth and high school sports require a lot of major roles to be filled by adults in order to function. Some of those roles are paid positions and some are volunteer, but all help youth and high school sports succeed.

Coaching

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Coaching in high school and youth sports can be both a paid or a volunteer position. There are coaches from around the country that are recognized by the Positive Coaching Alliance for all of the hard work and dedication they put fourth for the kids to reach their full potential.

Health

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Trainers and Physical Therapists are crucial for youth and high school sports. Schools usually have a certified athletic trainer on site for all games and practices. They play a big role in youth sports and have saved a lot of lives.

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This is an example of some of the adult jobs in youth sports being voluntary duties.

Officiating

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Refs, umpires, judges, and all other officials are one of the most crucial parts of sports because they are what make the sport organized. If there is an official with eyes on the game or sporting event, then players have to abide by the rules to win.

Advocating organizations

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NCYS, NFHS, NYSCA .

STATE

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State associations organize state championships and competitions in athletics.

Participation

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The main focal point of organizations like Little League Baseball is to promote participation to all of the youth that is involved.

League Director

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League directors have a bunch of responsibilities. They are in charge of hiring coaches and officials, organizing game schedules and supplying all teams with uniforms.

Corporations

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Some big corporations use youth sports as a marketing strategy and are able to increase their income by bringing youth sports to them or even sponsoring events.

Numbers

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There are more than 480,000 student athletes at all levels in NCAA

Woman in college sports

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Women were not always a part of the NCAA. It wasn't until later that mandates allowed women to participate in college sports.

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1896 marked the beginning of womens sports in college.

Divisions

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The NCAA is split into three divisions based on a tier system.

Other college sports

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This is an alternative to playing in the NCAA. Some smaller schools play for other associations.

Even more

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Junior college also has an alternative association to the NCAA.

Subdivisions

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Even within division 1 football there is still a separation of top talent and the second best.

Confrences

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There are 32 different conferences in the NCAA.

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Sometimes there can be conference realignments which make universities change the conference they compete in. This can be caused for many different reasons including expiring television contracts.

Governance

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There is a Board of Directors along with this whole governance structure for the NCAA.

President

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Former Governor of Massachusetts is the President of the NCAA.

Career Opportunities

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The NCAA supplies a lot of jobs for adults just like high school and youth sports do. At the college level the responsibilities can be greater, which means the salaries are greater as well.

Greatness

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Some coaches in college sports get recognized for their great careers after they retire.

Leadership

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The Ncaa is composed of a leadership team.

Generating Leadership

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The NCAA has a leadership development program that hosts educational and training programs nationwide.

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Some people are able to live out their dreams through NJCAA

Greatness

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Top ten college coaches in football.

Some people hate it

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Folks want to get rid of these type of trophies.

The first football game ever recorded

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This is Princeton vs Yale

Scandal

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Sandusky scandal with Penn state

Championship

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Northwestern is a university in the NAIA

VIDEO COVERAGE ON MY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY AT GILLETE STADIUM IN 2018

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First state championship for Springfield in history of football