"London Calling: The Globalization of the NFL".

The NFL wants to expand its operations in order to reach a bigger market in the World which will produce more money.  The NFL wants to reach 25 billion a year and can't reach that until they reach a wider population.  There goal is to broadcast there games to hundreds of countries just like the premier league which is England's top soccer league.  London is a very popular place which has many other countries around it such as the entire England, Ireland, Germany, and France.   London has a brand new stadium and has the possibility of creating loyal fans in order to sell out the stadium.  It will create some more fun in the league as games are played in London and will be broadcasted throughout more networks overseas.  However, the NFL might not be successful because of the inexperience the NFL has with a team in another country.  This uncertainty may lead to an unsuccessful team such as unhappy players, traveling to US takes a toll on players bodies especially if they have to travel on the west coast.  This will ultimately make gaming planning hard and practices shorter as they would have to prepare to travel in the air for long periods of time.  I would like to see another NFL team in London and would want to see its success rate.  It will bring many jobs to London and across the world with its broadcasting the game worldwide.  This will make the economy better and will generate billions of dollars to the NFL.  

Sociogenesis "Track"

I found interesting finding when reviewing how track was played during Ancient Greece times.  In 776BC,  men would sculpt there bodies to try and emulate the gods.  They would perform these event naked while everyone would come watch for entertainment.  They would boost there reputation up if they won an event and would make there families proud.  Men would compete by seeing who can run the fastest, weight lifting to see who was the strongest, and shot put to see who throw the farthest.  White men who only compete in these events which have changed drastically in our generation today.  The same ideas and rules are still applied but it has changed along the way such as making sure everyone was equal and not taking any illegal supplements and you must wear clothes.  The idea of the Olympics still exist but only takes place every four years with the greatest athletes across the world to display there skills to everyone in the world.

sport in the ancient world

Sports have evolved since the ancient greek world but have displayed the same ideas and mindset such as competing and work ethic.  Greek men would compete hard in every event they were training for at the time.  They would spend months training with trying to get there bodies in the best shape so that there bodies would emulate the gods.  The men would compete in sprinting events in order to see who was the fastest out of all of the men.  The Olympics played a huge role during the ancient times in many ways.  There were many events that would display athleticism such as track and field, shot put, weight lifting and many others.  Aside from the athletic greek men, gladiators were heavily involved in Ancient Rome as well.  Entertainment was huge in the ancient times and that is where gladiators became famous in Rome.  Many men would lose there lives in front of thousands of people as the king would enjoy the entertainment.  There was no medals awarded but only a great reputation and just grateful to still be alive.  When observing the sports in the ancient world, we still use the ideas but have evolved throughout the generations.  It was great to be able to see and understand how sports were displayed back in day

Sports, Society, & Me

Sports mean everything to me in every way possible.  I've been playing football since I was 6 years old and fell in love with it ever since.  My dad signed me up for flag football and instead of pulling the flags I would tackle the kids and he knew then the following year I should play real contact football.  It has shaped my character with developing my toughness, teamwork, work ethic, and leadership.  My dad never took football serious back in his day but he said he would've went Pro if he did but I don't believe it.  Football drives me to do better in school and it has helped me push myself to get grades.  I would say that if I didn't play football I would've never went to college and now I will leave the University of Colorado with 2 degrees.  

Sports plays a positive roll in society by having countries come together such as the World Cup.  This event unite countries together and give the world to watch other countries to display their talents no matter how wealthy or bad depiction of a country may have.  The values that the US teach young kids is that no matter where your from you can be successful with hard work and dedication.  I believe sports are very important to society because it brings kids hope and it creates idols for them.  It brings many jobs and money into our economy as well.  Each sport makes billions of dollars and have many different charities that help young kids with health.  Sports play a huge role in our society and will continue to grow with generations to come.  

Sports Ethic

 According to Hughes and Coakley they argue that there are 4 dimensions of sports ethic that athlete endure in order to play the game at its highest potential.  These dimensions include sacrifice for the game, seeking distinction, taking risks, and challenging limits.  They suggest that if athletes go by these 4  sports ethic ideologies it will make them a real athlete.  I agree with the authors because not everyone thinks it takes a lot of handwork to sacrifice in order to be a great athlete.  People only see the fame and the glory of athletes but don't see what it takes but will knock them when a bad play occurs because they think they can do better but really can't. As generations evolve, it takes more work than what it did a decade ago as athletes are more stronger an faster than ever.

As a member on the football team, every athlete has to be able to have the mindset and the 4 dimensions.  There are millions of high school athletes that dream of being a Division 1 athlete but don't have the work/sports ethic to get a scholarship.  A real athlete will tap into all four dimensions and if they would like to go professional they will have to do more than those 4 ethics.  It is quite hard at times to sacrifice and challenge yourself to compete at the highest level due to school and personal life.  As athletes train in the off season they will work to get there skills distinct from other athletes.

Sports in the U.S

The type of sports that are popular in the US are football, basketball, and baseball.  The characteristics that all of these sports share is that it involves competition, the games are physical, and it takes a lot of handwork and dedication in order to play the game.  All of these types of sports deals with discipline, rules, and knowledge to be able to perform well for your teammates and fans. We measure success in sports by the amount of wins that a team has and if they were the champions of entire league.  The characteristics that we view successful athletes are the amount of plays a player makes and the amount of money he is getting because of the sport.  Sports in the US are important it gives kids a chance to be successful in life both in school and sports.  It brings countries together during the world cup and when football and basketball teams go play around the world.