About the course:
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The course will explore the current issues confronting sports. Topics of note in 2017 included the pricing of tickets, concessions, and parking; the financing of stadiums; the involvement in social issues; the impact of decisions on players lives such as domestic violence; chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) or concussions; the inferences made in some team names such as the the Redskins and the Indians; the declining sports TV viewership; the NCAA enforcement policies with focus on UNC investigation; the value of integrity and honesty in sports and in the athletes; the corruption in governing bodies such as recent FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) scandals; the considerations in the awarding of major events; the cost of producing events, and public support; the obligation of athletes to maintain a moral standards; the soaring costs of coaching contracts; the impact of HB2 with discussion on the influence of sports organizations on such social issues and more. While many of these long standing issues will be discussed; the course also will examine the emerging issues in sport that develop each week..
About the instructor:
JIM STEEG has spent more than 40 years in sports, including 10 years managing the business operations of two NFL teams (the Dolphins and the Chargers) and 26 years heading the NFL’s Special Events Department, where his primary job was running the Super Bowl. He has become a contributor in print and electronic media on current issues in sports.