Imagine you just watched an unbelievable baseball game and the pitcher just struck out three batters in extra innings for the win. Reporters come from everywhere to interview the player with the stellar performance on the mound to lead your favorite team to a huge win. They begin to ask him questions about the game and how he prepared and executed such a great performance. He begins to explain but you cant understand one word he is saying, how frustrating is that?
In my own opinion if you are going to come to the U.S and play a professional sport in a huge media spotlight you should have to be able to communicate in english. This sounds a little harsh but U.S citizens are pretty much paying your paycheck, they are almost all of the people in the stands who paid $50 for a ticket to watch you play, they are buying your jerseys and voting you into the All-Star game. Don't you think you would owe them the littlest thing as to be able to communicate with them?
The LPGA is a tour that is almost completely taken over by foreign players finally decided to take action back in 2008. This article goes more in depth with the problem and how they plan to solve this. http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3553888
LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens says that by the end of 2009, all players who have been on the tour for two years must pass an oral evaluation of their English skills or face a membership suspension. Do you agree with this? Should other professional leagues begin with this type of action?
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The All Blacks Haka
After watching some of the Addidas commercials featuring the Haka that the All Blacks perform before games I was interested in the motions and words they said and what these meant or resembled. After a little research this is what I found.
The Haka is a traditional Maori war dance from New Zealand. Suprising to me the Haka that the All Blacks perform is not the only one. There are thousands of Haka performed by many different tribes and cultures. The one that they perform is called "Ka Mate". It is the most popular haka to perform in New Zealand and is the most commonly seen. It usually is performed before sporting events and even before conferences and meetings. It was adopted by the New Zealand National Rugby Union and has been performed at every event since 1906. It is also performed by New Zealands other national teams such as the Tall Blacks (Basketball) and the Ice Blacks (Hockey).
The "Ka Mate" haka is commonly said to have been composed by Te Rauparaha of Ngāti Toa to commemorate his escape from death during an incident in 1810. Chased by his enemies he hid in a food-storage pit under the skirt of a woman. He climbed out to find someone standing over him, who, instead of killing Te Rauparaha, turned out to be another chief friendly to him. In relief Te Rauparaha performed this ancient haka, which had been performed all through Aotearoa for centuries (Ko Nga Moteatea, 1853).
This is the translation of the Haka:
Whakawhiti te ra
(And caused it to shine again)
The Haka is a traditional Maori war dance from New Zealand. Suprising to me the Haka that the All Blacks perform is not the only one. There are thousands of Haka performed by many different tribes and cultures. The one that they perform is called "Ka Mate". It is the most popular haka to perform in New Zealand and is the most commonly seen. It usually is performed before sporting events and even before conferences and meetings. It was adopted by the New Zealand National Rugby Union and has been performed at every event since 1906. It is also performed by New Zealands other national teams such as the Tall Blacks (Basketball) and the Ice Blacks (Hockey).
The "Ka Mate" haka is commonly said to have been composed by Te Rauparaha of Ngāti Toa to commemorate his escape from death during an incident in 1810. Chased by his enemies he hid in a food-storage pit under the skirt of a woman. He climbed out to find someone standing over him, who, instead of killing Te Rauparaha, turned out to be another chief friendly to him. In relief Te Rauparaha performed this ancient haka, which had been performed all through Aotearoa for centuries (Ko Nga Moteatea, 1853).
This is the translation of the Haka:
(Te Rauparaha)
The first part is called by the leader…
Ringa pakia (Slap the hands against the thighs)
Uma tiraha (Puff out the chest)
Turi whatia (Bend the knees)
Hope whai ake (Let the hip follow)
Waewae takahia kia kino (Stamp the feet as hard as you can)
Uma tiraha (Puff out the chest)
Turi whatia (Bend the knees)
Hope whai ake (Let the hip follow)
Waewae takahia kia kino (Stamp the feet as hard as you can)
The shared chant…
Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora!
(I die! I die! I live! I live!)
Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora!
(I die! I die! I live! I live!)
(I die! I die! I live! I live!)
Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora!
(I die! I die! I live! I live!)
Tenei te tangata puhuru huru
(This is the hairy man)
Nana nei i tiki mai
(Who fetched the Sun)Whakawhiti te ra
(And caused it to shine again)
A upa … ne! ka upa … ne!
(One upward step! Another upward step!)
A upane kaupane whiti te ra!
(An upward step, another.. the Sun shines !!!)
Hi !!!
(One upward step! Another upward step!)
A upane kaupane whiti te ra!
(An upward step, another.. the Sun shines !!!)
Hi !!!
Here is the link to watch the video of a pre game haka by the All Blacks:
http://youtu.be/tdMCAV6Yd0Y
http://youtu.be/tdMCAV6Yd0Y
Thursday, September 29, 2011
1999 World Cup
The 1999 FIFA world cup was a huge turning point in women's soccer and women's sport. As we talked about in class the finals were played in Pasadena, California at the rose bowl. It was the largest attendance ever at a women's athletic event with just over 90,000 people in attendance. The match was scoreless after regulation time and came down to penalty kicks which the USA defeated China 5-4 . That game was a historical one in many aspects. One big asset was that it was big for the U.S and women's soccer especially for title IX as it showed women could compete on the same level as men. The other huge aspect was the final kick when Brandi Chastain tore her shirt off after the final goal. I believe that really kick started the way people viewed female athletes. You now see many more pictures of female athletes posing nude or in sexual poses or positions. Do you believe this is a positive or negative for sports and image of female athletes? Or both?
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Dr. Cho
Today in SM 3950 Dr. Cho spoke to our class about globalization and glocalization and how these and sports have impacted his life. It was amazing to hear how he grew up and the influences and situations he has been through and learned from.
First the thing that stood out to me was how similar his childhood was to that of any normal child in America. He grew up doing normal things a kid would do and all of his free time was spent playing sports with his friends every chance they could. He grew up with a "hero" which in his case was Jerry Rice, just like every sports kid had their favorite sports icon. He also touched on his college life as well, which he seemed to hint involved a lot of partying and drinking which is also very similar to the life of college kids in the states. (especially BGSU!)
Second, I was interested in how he got turned on to sports...he then told us about the military channel that televised the sporting events from the U.S. to the troops overseas and it was also televised to civilians as well. He included in that there were no commercials (wouldn't that be the perfect channel?!)
Dr. Cho also spoke of the draft and how he was involved in the military after being drafted. That was shocking to me as we have never had to deal with a draft in our lifetime. I'm not sure how that would feel if young kids were forced into the military against their will. I would have no problem fighting for my country and would do it in a heartbeat if it came down to it but I can not imagine the feeling after opening up a letter and seeing you have to report somewhere. But seeing he did get to spend 8 hours in a car with the cowboys cheerleaders, I would say it's a fair trade.
Lastly, it was neat to see towards the end how supportive Korea is of their sports. Seeing the crowd of 3 million fans to watch a world cup game on a big screen just amazed me. It was an unreal sight on video, couldn't imagine what it would be like in person. It just goes to show that sports are a huge market all over the world no matter where you go.
First the thing that stood out to me was how similar his childhood was to that of any normal child in America. He grew up doing normal things a kid would do and all of his free time was spent playing sports with his friends every chance they could. He grew up with a "hero" which in his case was Jerry Rice, just like every sports kid had their favorite sports icon. He also touched on his college life as well, which he seemed to hint involved a lot of partying and drinking which is also very similar to the life of college kids in the states. (especially BGSU!)
Second, I was interested in how he got turned on to sports...he then told us about the military channel that televised the sporting events from the U.S. to the troops overseas and it was also televised to civilians as well. He included in that there were no commercials (wouldn't that be the perfect channel?!)
Dr. Cho also spoke of the draft and how he was involved in the military after being drafted. That was shocking to me as we have never had to deal with a draft in our lifetime. I'm not sure how that would feel if young kids were forced into the military against their will. I would have no problem fighting for my country and would do it in a heartbeat if it came down to it but I can not imagine the feeling after opening up a letter and seeing you have to report somewhere. But seeing he did get to spend 8 hours in a car with the cowboys cheerleaders, I would say it's a fair trade.
Lastly, it was neat to see towards the end how supportive Korea is of their sports. Seeing the crowd of 3 million fans to watch a world cup game on a big screen just amazed me. It was an unreal sight on video, couldn't imagine what it would be like in person. It just goes to show that sports are a huge market all over the world no matter where you go.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Globalization of Baseball and WBC
Torey Brummett
Matt Schlitz
Ryland Ward
In the article Klein talks about growing the game of baseball. Growing the game to Klein means gaining supporters for the game of baseball and educating people of the game as well. Growing the game also includes getting kids interested in the game and getting them to play. The WBC has effectively helped grow the game of baseball. It gets viewers to watch in a few ways. First, viewers that may not even be interested in baseball may watch just because of the fact that its team USA. Second, people may watch because of the sake of it being a baseball game because they are fans of the game. Lastly, people may be interested because of their favorite MLB players playing on different teams.
Some of the pros of having international play in baseball would be spreading the game around the world and making it a more internationally recognized sport. Another pro of having international baseball would be that we could get to see more talented baseball players from around the world that maybe would not get the chance to play at the professional level.
I think the best way to make baseball grow in the global marketplace would be to televise the games on more stations and in more places. The games also need to be more advertised. I don't think that the games are very well advertised, not enough people know about the games and they are not made available unless it is an MLB game.
Matt Schlitz
Ryland Ward
In the article Klein talks about growing the game of baseball. Growing the game to Klein means gaining supporters for the game of baseball and educating people of the game as well. Growing the game also includes getting kids interested in the game and getting them to play. The WBC has effectively helped grow the game of baseball. It gets viewers to watch in a few ways. First, viewers that may not even be interested in baseball may watch just because of the fact that its team USA. Second, people may watch because of the sake of it being a baseball game because they are fans of the game. Lastly, people may be interested because of their favorite MLB players playing on different teams.
Some of the pros of having international play in baseball would be spreading the game around the world and making it a more internationally recognized sport. Another pro of having international baseball would be that we could get to see more talented baseball players from around the world that maybe would not get the chance to play at the professional level.
I think the best way to make baseball grow in the global marketplace would be to televise the games on more stations and in more places. The games also need to be more advertised. I don't think that the games are very well advertised, not enough people know about the games and they are not made available unless it is an MLB game.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
MY FAVORITE ATHLETE
My favorite athlete would have to be Tiger Woods. Even though he has had some problems in the past few years he is still the best player to ever play the game of golf. If it wasn't for Tiger golf would not be close to what it has become today, every golfer on tour will tell you the exact same. The level of competition would not be the same, the way the game is played would be much different, the amount of money in tournament purses wouldn't be nearly as close to what they are now. Most importantly the game would not be supported as much as it is today if it wasn't for Tiger Woods.
INTRODUCTION (Globalization of Sport)
My name is Torey Brummett and I am currently a junior at Bowling Green State University. I am a Sports Management Major with a minor in Marketing. I also compete on the BGSU Mens Golf Team. I enjoy watching all sports but mainly golf, hockey, and college football. If I could choose one event that I would like to attend before I die it would have to be the Masters at Augusta.
The globalization and growth of sport amazes me in many ways. These games we play now once derived from groups that once used these games for entertainment. These games for entertainment have now turned the world upside down. Sport is everywhere, it has now become less of an entertainment and more of a business. Companies all over the globe are now dumping millions of dollars into teams and players just to have a logo on their chest or a bottle of juice in their hands during an interview. The once fun game has turned into the biggest business feature in the world.
Do you think it has helped sport as a whole? I believe sport has both benefited and been hindered from the big boost in making sport a business. I beleive it has benefited in many ways, mostly because of support. Games are now available wherever you are, weather it be on your smartphone, your flat screen, or streaming from the internet. No matter where you are you can always be connected to sport. It has also made the competition and talent much better in sport as well. In my opinion the competition has gone up because the money has gone up as well. Players can make millions and millions of dollars, so why not train twice as hard and practice twice as much to make millions more? Players now have this as a mindset, they all want to make the big bucks. For example, the winner of the 1996 U.S Open (golf) made $425,000, while Rory McIlroy in 2011 won $1,260,000 and the tournament purse was $7.5 million dollars. This is a great example of what globalization has done for sport.
There have also been in my opinion some side effects of globalization of sport as well. Yes we are searching for the best talent to be entertained by in the U.S and yes some of those players are from other countries. But our U.S. leagues are becoming overpowered by foreign players who we bring here to play. There has become such an overwhelming amount of foreign athletes playing in the U.S we are starting to lose spots for AMERICAN players in AMERICAN leagues. Americans pay a rediculous amount of money to support and help our American teams but those teams are mostly made up of foreign players. It is becoming more and more of an issue starting with professional athletes and heading down to the college ranks.
-Please comment for other opinions on this issue-
The globalization and growth of sport amazes me in many ways. These games we play now once derived from groups that once used these games for entertainment. These games for entertainment have now turned the world upside down. Sport is everywhere, it has now become less of an entertainment and more of a business. Companies all over the globe are now dumping millions of dollars into teams and players just to have a logo on their chest or a bottle of juice in their hands during an interview. The once fun game has turned into the biggest business feature in the world.
Do you think it has helped sport as a whole? I believe sport has both benefited and been hindered from the big boost in making sport a business. I beleive it has benefited in many ways, mostly because of support. Games are now available wherever you are, weather it be on your smartphone, your flat screen, or streaming from the internet. No matter where you are you can always be connected to sport. It has also made the competition and talent much better in sport as well. In my opinion the competition has gone up because the money has gone up as well. Players can make millions and millions of dollars, so why not train twice as hard and practice twice as much to make millions more? Players now have this as a mindset, they all want to make the big bucks. For example, the winner of the 1996 U.S Open (golf) made $425,000, while Rory McIlroy in 2011 won $1,260,000 and the tournament purse was $7.5 million dollars. This is a great example of what globalization has done for sport.
There have also been in my opinion some side effects of globalization of sport as well. Yes we are searching for the best talent to be entertained by in the U.S and yes some of those players are from other countries. But our U.S. leagues are becoming overpowered by foreign players who we bring here to play. There has become such an overwhelming amount of foreign athletes playing in the U.S we are starting to lose spots for AMERICAN players in AMERICAN leagues. Americans pay a rediculous amount of money to support and help our American teams but those teams are mostly made up of foreign players. It is becoming more and more of an issue starting with professional athletes and heading down to the college ranks.
-Please comment for other opinions on this issue-
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