London Calling: The Globalization of the NFL

So the NFL wants to expand the league off to London. I think its a great marketing idea, to get the other countries into the football league will make things pretty cool to go play in other countries. The amount of money of money that would be coming in I think would blow the numbers out of the park because if its a hit the stadiums out there are way bigger that in the U.S. and they will sell more tickets.  They might've picked london because its a nice location maybe to start expanding and they know that there are stadiums thats up to part and can be played in.
With playing in London you don't know if it will be as popular as soccer is to fill up the huge stadiums that they have. Also how will the drafting station go will people that may play in London be able to be drafted or will it just be an American team and if so that most likely pay apart in fans, they might want to support their own players. One of the biggest things will be the traveling every week of the season a team will have to travel from the U.S. to London, not only will that be expensive but it may take a toll on the players bodies. Which will affect their performance in the game.
By the NFL trying to expand out there it can cost them a lot of money if this whole thing fails. Which can lead to all types of pay cuts and law suits. On top of the things already happening now.

Sociogenesis (Track)

In ancient Greece the first games began in 776 BC where it was called Olympia and now we call it the Olympics. It started off by anyone join the game in order to bring fame or honer to their families name, as well as win money. The most high people put these games together for their entertainment so see peoples skills. Starting out there were only white men that played these games. There were rules from the start of the games who can run the fastest this far or who can throw a disk the farthest. The first rules all still in place there are just more rules how to keep the sport equal so that everyone has a fair shot at winning. Back then they played basically naked and today we wear compression shorts and a tank top. Every four year a country host the Olympics where the best athletes all over the work go head to head. The biggest thing that we face today is athletes using steroids to enhance their skills.

Sports in Ancient World

Greece:

In the first Olympia games the sprint was the only event and they played naked. Other sports as time went on was boxing, wrestling, throwing disk, horse racing, and the jumps. Most of the characteristics of these sports was speed, strength, and skill. The rules were pretty basic no different from what they are in today's time. These games were set up for entertainment to see who was the best in speed, strength, and skill. The people of higher power also came to see blood and blood is what they got. As for who could participate it was open to anyone so you can come in and become a hero for your family and win a lot of money and respect.

Rome:

The sport of Rome is to fight as Gladiators, in war against one another until one is still standing. The structure of it is to make it through the fight with out dying. They spend there days up until the fights training in other to be the last one standing. These soldiers are picked in order to entertain the higher power buy killing one another.  

Sports in US

Our country has the biggest exposure to sports and by that depending on the season the media makes it look like all of the sports are as big as the next. But all in all football is the American sport in my eyes I mean there's not may people out there that won't agree with me if their into sports. 

On game day Fans often tailgate in parking lots of the stadium before games. This includes grilling food, consuming alcohol, and fostering an environment of camaraderie among fans. If your watching the game on tv there's usually a break down of both team and stand out players that can help both teams possibly win the game.

I would say that the success of the team determines how hard they work in the off season and pre-season and prepared for their opponent. As well as who wants it  more that day because no matter how good your team is you can be beat and if one team out works the other them that day they will come out on top. 

Sports Ethic

Hughes and Coakley the sports ethic referring to the criteria for defining what it means to be a real athlete. The ethic for having what it takes to be a real athlete has four dimensions that basically sacrifices to play the game.

1. Making sacrifices for the game.
2. Striving for distinction
3. Accepting risks and playing through pain
4. Not accepting no limits in the pursuit of possibilities

Hughes and Coakley present studies in which athletes over conform to these deviations to the point where they become norms within their sport group to such an extent that their sport participation was disruptive to pretty much everything else in their lives. This includes family relationships, work responsibilities, and even their own physical health and comfort. Athletes conform because their sports mean so much to them and are such a huge part of their lives, that they are willing to do anything it takes to succeed or even get a small edge up. They also see people around them such as their teammates conforming, so they feel like they need to. 

Sport(s) in the US

In the US we have Football, Basketball, Baseball, NASCAR, as well as swimming and track during the Olympics. The only thing that I can think of that they might share is the training and that they all have rules. You could have to break some of these sports down into different groups to say that they share more than just the training. The game day is usually televised and commentators break down the game as well as the players. The biggest value I would say is discipline and give it your all every time. We measure the success by team and players achievements. It is important to entertain the viewers and win the game.