Question 1

What are the five major North American pro leagues?

Accepted Answer

MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS

Question 2

What is the role of a league commissioner?

Accepted Answer

Approves contracts, resolves disputes, enforces discipline, and makes rules.

Question 3

What was the role of the Progressive Movement in youth sports?

Accepted Answer

It promoted athletics for health, discipline, and preparation for modern life, advocating for playgrounds and school-based sports.

Question 4

Q2: Name three early contributors to sport in different cultures.

Accepted Answer

Native Americans (lacrosse), Europeans (rugby, cricket), Africans (javelin, wrestling).

Question 5

What are the most popular high school sports for boys and girls?

Accepted Answer

Boys: Football, Track & Field, Basketball, Baseball, Soccer

Girls: Track & Field, Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, Softball

Question 6

What does it mean that sport is a "microcosm" of society

Accepted Answer

It reflects broader societal values, economic conditions, and generational attitudes.

Question 7

What are key concerns in youth sport management?

Accepted Answer

Injury risk, cost, declining outdoor play, volunteer staffing, and balancing competition vs. participation.

Question 8

What is the Tim Tebow Law?

Accepted Answer

A law allowing homeschooled students to participate in public school sports.

Question 9

What are examples of unethical behavior in youth sports?

Accepted Answer

Faking injuries, stacking lineups, recruiting outside areas, and arguing with refs.

Question 10

What percentage of kids lost interest in sports post-COVID?

Accepted Answer

28% of parents said their children no longer wanted to return to organized sports.

Question 11

What are two proposed solutions to improve youth sports?

Accepted Answer

Make sports fun and inclusive; reduce hyperspecialization and time burden.

Question 12

What was the first intercollegiate sporting event?

Accepted Answer

Harvard vs. Yale crew race in 1852.

Question 13

Why was the NCAA formed in 1905?

Accepted Answer

Due to football-related deaths and injuries; to reform or abolish the sport.

Question 14

What did the Carnegie Report (1929) reveal?

Accepted Answer

Academic cheating, recruiting violations, and commercialization in college sports.

Question 15

What is the Knight Commission’s goal?

Accepted Answer

To ensure academic and fiscal integrity and restore presidential control in college athletics.

Question 16

: What percentage of high school athletes play in the NCAA?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 17

: What percentage of high school athletes play in the NCAA?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 18

What are the key differences between NCAA Divisions I, II, and III?

Accepted Answer

D-I: Full/partial scholarships, national focus

D-II: Partial scholarships, local recruiting

D-III: No athletic scholarships, participation-focused

Question 19

What did NCAA v. Alston (2021) decide?

Accepted Answer

7: Athletes can receive education-related benefits.

Question 20

What did House v. NCAA (2024) establish?

Accepted Answer

Schools can directly pay athletes; $2.8B settlement.

Question 21

What is collective bargaining in pro sports?

Accepted Answer

Negotiation between players’ unions and leagues over wages, hours, and conditions.

Question 22

what is franchise free agency?

Accepted Answer

When team owners threaten to relocate unless stadium or lease demands are met.

Question 23

What are common sources of league revenue?

Accepted Answer

National media contracts, licensing, sponsorships, gate receipts, and stadium income.

Question 24

What is the Rooney Rule?

Accepted Answer

An NFL policy requiring teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching jobs.

Question 25

What are current issues in pro sports?

Accepted Answer

Salary caps, globalization, concussion litigation, and drug testing (e.g., HGH).

Question 26

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