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Sports Regions

Sports Regions. Erin Pietzman, Andrew Helmick , Sam Whitaker. Introduction. Basketball, Football, and volleyball Each sport has qualities that cause them to thrive in specific regions. Inner Cities, West, South. Basketball. Basketball is a major part of recreation in inner cities. Why?.

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Sports Regions

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  1. Sports Regions Erin Pietzman, Andrew Helmick, Sam Whitaker

  2. Introduction • Basketball, Football, and volleyball • Each sport has qualities that cause them to thrive in specific regions. • Inner Cities, West, South

  3. Basketball • Basketball is a major part of recreation in inner cities. • Why?

  4. Equipment and Availability • Courts are small. • Equipment • You don’t need a lot of people to play.

  5. What It Means • School and opportunity • Basketball provides a dream. • What is the reality of that dream?

  6. Moving Forward • What are the concerns for the emphasis on basketball in these areas. • Changes are slowly being made to provide more options for recreational activities.

  7. Giving Back • Stars like Lebron James give back. • Clubs and programs • Basketball has become a large part of inner city life, much like football in the south.

  8. South FOOTBALL

  9. Best Athletes • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7e-17mja7w&feature=fvst (Hurdle) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrLC4ooJUxs (Catch)

  10. High School Football Stadiums • In this region, high school football stadiums can be packed with 15,000 plus people on game nights • Texas state game held at Dallas Cowboys Stadium

  11. Quotes • “Someone once said that in the South there are three seasons: football season, recruiting season and spring practice” – Bob Bell • “I'm from Ohio, but if I'd known when I was two what it was like down South, I would have crawled here on my hands and knees” - Frank Sinkwich, University of Georgia

  12. Bill Murphy • Gainesville Times Sports Writer

  13. SEC (Southeastern Conference) • The SEC (Southeastern Conference) is the most dominate football conference in college football • In the National Championship this year, it squares off two teams from the SEC, Alabama Vs. LSU. • In the head to head against other conferences in bowl games, the SEC is dominating

  14. West Coast • Football can be popular along the West Coast, but is not its most accepted sport.

  15. West coast

  16. Topography • Coastline (W) • Arid (S) • Mountainous (E) • rainy (N)

  17. Most popular non-professional sport in the west coast • Answer: Volleyball. Both beach and sand volleyball. • Tourists. • Very famous

  18. Why the west coast? • Volleyball is very popular in the west coast (and the rest of the world) for many reasons: • Everyone can play it • Cost • Courts are readily available (beach). • Can be played both indoor and outdoor.

  19. It’s a team sport • Whole families can get together and play. • Volleyball is also not gender specific • Tourists

  20. Cost effective. • Equipment • Free courts • gyms

  21. Easy to find and easy to play • Multiple courts. • Easy set up • Easy rules

  22. Outdoor and indoor. • Volleyball can be played both indoor and outdoor. • Beach, grass, outdoor court. • Indoor gyms

  23. Conclusion • Certain sports are popular to specific regions. • Positive effects of sports on the regions.

  24. http://www.fanattic.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Allen-Stadium.jpg (Stadium) • http://www.collegecharlie.com/FB.html (Quotes) • http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/archives/20813/ (Bill Murphy Quote)

  25. Works cited • Google image search • Clip art • http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06000.html • http://adventuresfrombehindtheglass.com/2011/12/14/its-an-east-coast-vs-west-coast-thing-photographic-topography/

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