Brooke Moore

On December 4, a professional American football player was involved in a murder-suicide. It sparked a national debate about the gladiator style violence that happens in stadiums and facilities every week. There are crimes that involve players off the field as well.

Linebacker Jovan Blecher murdered his girlfriend, the mother if his baby girl, and then took his own life. He did this in front of the teams head coach and general manager. This event brought up a lot of questions about the danger and severity of the injuries that come along side playing dangerous sports like football.

It was found that Blecher suffered from TBIs and was on painkillers. TBI is known to increase violence and suicide among athletes it affects. It can make you lack impulse control, depression, and physical abuses, it also can cause verbal abuse too.

The main question is how can we stop this violence and close the door to potential accidents and dangers. It is a culture that rewards violence and and aggression. How can we continue the game without promoting violence?

By:Taylor Johnson

There has been a economic crisis in Europe ever since 2008 and it affects on sports management are significantly impacted. With this crisis they have to make changes to the public funding. This increases pressure European sports organisation to produce high quality serves. 

The global financial crisis and consequent economic downturn is widely agreed to be a result of actions in the United States of America. The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, reputedly the most exhaustive analysis of the economic downturn, concluded that the crisis was caused by an over accumulation of investments in mortgage-backed securities based on valuations of high-risk mortgages that were either poorly or fraudulently administered. This ultimately led to borrower defaults, which led to bank defaults and the housing and stock markets to crash. In 2008, almost 9 million USA home owners’ properties were in negative equity. As home owners continued to default on their loans, the value of mortgage-backed securities plummeted. Many of these mortgage-backed securities were sold in Europe, which resulted in the crisis rapidly migrating from the USA to European banks.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/16184742.2016.1257552?needAccess=true

Brooke Moore

Soccer player, Luke nelson was rushed to the hospital after a single punch. He was knocked unconscious in the final minutes of the SAAFL division C2 match against Adelaide Lutheran. This fight also hurt three other players, hospitalized two, and has a bad impact on the sport of football. Parents and fans were outraged by the thuggery and fighting in amateur sporting events. Nelson was struck as he was trying to break up a small fight between players on the field. “I dragged them apart and felt a little tap to the back of my head and then got king hit from the left”. The injury caused him to miss a football camp and so charges were pressed against the player that hit him.

After the fight the Adelaide Lutheran club was put on suspension, it was one of the first on suspension after a single incident was reported. “there is no room for it in football. We frown upon any of our players getting involved in this”. They are trying to start a trend to stay out of fights on the field and eventually stop player fighting all together.

By Taylor Johnson

Ethical issues in sports management right now all involve professional athletes, collegiate sports, recreational players and anyone involved in the health and fitness industry. We have issues involving diversity, pay to play, Health and fitness ethical issues, and steroids use. these issues cover so many aspects of the sports industry, many ethical issues arise. All sports managers are held accountable for his or her actions in an ethical way and facing any ethical issues. 

Without ethics in the sports field athletes would get away with so much including pay to play. Pay to play is when a professional athlete makes millions of dollars. that statement is  ethical issue its self but the bigger issue is that college athletes believe they should be getting payed to play. college athletics bring in so much money for competing in sporting events held by university  

https://bizfluent.com/info-8465775-ethical-issues-sports-management.html

Brooke Moore

Nobody really understands the transfer market and exactly how it works. It is too big and too disparate for comprehension. Just learning and knowing a few of the basics will give you an advantage when asked about the transfer process and could possibly make you more marketable to employers.

Knowing how football players are recruited, who finds the players, why do they move, and how do they move. Knowing those four basic steps and questions will go a long way in the sport industry.

They players are recruited in European countries at a young age as they enter academies and begin to develop skills as a player. As soon as a player attaches to a club they apply for transfers. The players start at smaller clubs and eventually hope to transfer into bigger and better clubs.

There are three basic people who find players for the leagues. They are scouts, analysts, and agents. Scouts are mainly attached to clubs and they focus on the young players and determine how good they could actually be. It is the least glamorous of the three titles. Scouts look at the players while the Analysts look at the numbers and results. They like the numbers and direct facts of the sport. Agents are not affiliated with certain clubs or teams they are mainly interested in players that are looking to transfer.

The moving process is very simple. if a player feels that they are too good for a club; they move. If a player is not good enough to be a part of a club they move to a lesser one. Sometimes it is not that simple and adjustments need to be made or players do not want to transfer and ultimately it is up to the player and coach anyways.

The movement of a basic transfer is not very complicated. Clubs bring out an agreeable price for the player, wages are thought up and then the player is transferred. The players registration is transferred and then a new contract is signed. The basics are easy but when you get deep into it it is very confusing and each and every transfer is unique in its way.

Brooke Moore

Think globally, act locally. the concept of glocalization has steadily increased over the years and in order to succeed globally you must think locally. The fast food industry is one of the biggest success stories in glocalization.

McDonald’s has the strategy of listening more to what the local consumers want and need and then they act on it. They practice this all over the world and some of the local favorites are the McItaly burger, Maharaja Mac in India, and the McLobster in Canada.

Coca Cola became a world-wide phenom in 1955 when they started advertising in smaller countries across the globe. They had a 20 minute documentary called the “pearl of the Orient” which showcased Cokes popularity is small countries like the Philippines. Once it merged itself into the economy the country thrived and that carried over to other countries across the globe.

My last example is not part of the food industry but it is Disney Land and what Disney has brought to the glocalization table. In 2005, Disney made the efforts to add a park in Hong Kong to try and reach the Asian culture and emulsify itself. They added a lot of Asian culture to the park by changing menus, decor, and the settings. The park was not a huge success as a theme park but it was a success in glocalization.

Brooke Moore

Many cultural differences can lead to misunderstandings and can create unexpected tension among players and competition. In the work place cultural intelligence is important in the aspect of communicating well with other cultures making your business stand out in the sport marketing industry. The United States is very bad at authority and decision making, they do not come to a collective agreements and they typically only have one person that comes to the final conclusion. Whereas in other cultures in Europe, decisions are made quickly and subject to change. It is not made by one person and can be adjusted. “If groups reach decisions in different ways, be explicit about the process”. Both systems and ways work it just comes down to the severity of the topic at hand. You must be culturally intelligent to know which process is appropriate in each situation. Being flexible and adapting your individual style is not enough. You have to be explicit about the process of decision making; is it a group effort or a decision made by one individual.

You can be a successful leader in your own culture but if you hope to engage in cultures around the world you will need to take a multifaceted approach. Every culture from Mexico to Japan has a different way of leading and decision making. Knowing just one will no longer help the success of your business or market. You must be informed, flexible, and adaptable in order to have cultural intelligence.

Brooke Moore

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-04/bomb-threat-latest-twist-in-soccer-cup-marred-by-violence

Early this year (2018), police evacuated La Bombonera stadium in Argentina. It was evacuated hours before a big rally in preparation for the South America’s championship. There was a bomb threat and the police were being cautious with their investigation. At this time Argentine was getting tired of the threats and violence so they banned fans from visiting teams from attending matches that were not at their home stadiums.

This game was postponed as fans from the opposite team broke windows of buses by throwing things at them. The second attempt at the game was cancelled as well do to conditions still being bad. The game was not allowed to be played in Argentina and River was against it being played abroad so the game has still not been played and violence against both teams is still high. Before they can play one another they have to stop the threats and the violence stop. 

Brooke Moore

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) hit the blood doping jackpot in 2012 when multiple reports concluded that Russia had a systemic blood doping scandal. Russian athletes were found to be blood doping and sending their samples to a small unreliable testing lab that would take the urine samples of doped athletes and exchange the urine for clean samples. This was done secretly at night with the help of the FSB, which is the Russian version of the FBI. When the accused personnel were questioned their answers were nearly word for word which was very suspicious. After the investigation Russia was believed to have cheated and put on probation. They are under a tight watch.

By: Mallory Marsicek

On the eve of the 2017 World Athletics Championships in London, two Ukrainian athletes were charged with anti-doping rule violations. They were both suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit. The World Championships will start without an official Russian team as the country remains suspended from international track and field for the widespread use of drugs. 

Olesya Povkh, 29-year-old, was entered in the women’s 100 meters and 4x100m relay. She won bronze medals in the sprint relay in 2012 in London and the 2011 World Championships. 

Olha Zemlyak, 27-year-old, is a 400m specialist and was entered into the individual and relay events in London. She won the European relay gold in 2012 and individual and relay silvers in 2014.

I understand that athletes dope because they know it will help them win, but it’s cheating and unfair to those who don’t take drugs. To my knowledge, it sounds like those people who dope to win, have given up on hard work and determination. Wouldn’t you always feel guilty knowing you cheated to win a big event? I know I would. Working hard and earning that title is more rewarding than doping and winning will ever be. 

https://www.101sports.com/2017/08/03/ukraine-pulls-2-athletes-from-track-worlds-over-rule-breach/