Sports Man

4 September 2022
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Youth athletic participation in the US was first recognized during what time period
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Before the signing of the constitution
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Native American played a game that the french jesuit priests call
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Lacrosse
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Formally organized athletic participation, particularly those programs run under the auspices of secondary educational institutions, emerged during what time period?
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mid 19th century
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Progressive movement promoted athletics as a tool to..
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prepare for the rigors of modern life democracy
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During and immediately following WW1, schools sports for males were promoted as atool to...
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Physical training and armed forces
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Educators took control of athletics from students during which time period?
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During and immediately after WW1
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Historically, the most prominent private aganecy to promote youth athletcis was....
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YMCA
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The administration of school and youth sports, in particular the final authority in determinng athletic eligibility, is primalrily performed by...
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Local and state governing bodies
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What association is the final authority in detherming athlete eligibility
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State athletic association
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Which initial national youth league organization was founded in 1939 as a three team league
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Little league baseball
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As financial circumstances for schools and leagues become more strained, these job areas are being asked to perform more fund raising activities at the youth sport level
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Fundraising
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Most sex discrimination challenges in high school athletics have been on
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all the above
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The NFHS endorses the concept of gender equity by
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Stating as one of its legal foundations the interscholastic athletic programs
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Which youth programs would have to be Title IX compliant?
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Private youth soccer club
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The first intercollegiate athletic contest was...
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Crew race between Harvard and yale
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Initial collegiate athletic contests were
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Stadium run events
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"Power" schools during the initial collegiate athletic contests were the...
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Ivy league
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Intercollegiate football association was formed to regulate...
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playing and eligibility rules
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Birth of NCAA
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Intercollegiate Athletic Association
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prevailing reason for push for reform in college football in 1800s
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Number of injuries and deaths occuring
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First women college sport
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womens tennis
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Group that determines responsibility and assesses penalties
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Committee of Infractions
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USOC (US Olympic Committee) is an example of
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National organizing committee
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Founder of modern Olympic games in 1894
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Barron pierre de chou
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First olympic games held in
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Greece
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USOC is the organization mandated by Congress
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All of the above
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Sport to be included on the summer olympic program
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men in atleast 75 countries women in atleast 40 countries
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nike incorporated this popular tradition
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opera
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Term of IOC president
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8 years
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Currently the IOC is made up of how many
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95
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Grassroots
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all of the above
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Nike has expanded to what sports
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hockey golf soccer
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"Citius, Altius, Fortuis"
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Swifter, higher, stronger
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Public assembly facilities have existed since
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Ancient times