Kinesiology 2298A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: National Junior College Athletic Association, Atlantic Coast Conference, International University Sports Federation

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Intercollegiate sports in canada: usports governs most university sports, consists of 4 committees, sport medicine and research - health safety, research, education, work with e charts. International - canada"s place in the fisu: equity - gender, race ethnicity, physical ability, sexual orientation. Ruled that all athletes can participate in their choice of gender/sex: sport - growth and maintenance of the sports. In the late 1800s, intercollegiate athletics were mainly student-run: by the early 1900s, there was a shift towards professional coaches, overspecialization, and an emphasis on winning, college sport is increasing globally. Largest and most influential college sport governing body in the us. Ncaa vs. usports: ncaa has over 1000 schools, usports has 56, ncaa has 3 divisions, usports has 1, ncaa has over 100 conferences, usports has 4, ncaa has revenue in the billions, usports has revenue in the millions. Naia: open to 4 year and 2 year colleges, becoming smaller and smaller, held first national basketball game.