Sport Governance Exam 2 (2026) – Study Guide, Practice Questions & Exam
Review
why people engage in amateur sport (5): - ✔✔1. enjoyment
2. group affiliation
3. fitness
4. healthy living
5. joy of competition
mission of city parks and rec departments: provide opportunities for ________-________
activities, learning, and playing in a _____ ____ - ✔✔leisure-time; safe environment
rec sport leagues are funded through ____ and ___ fees - ✔✔community and participant
Rec sport leagues are run by the _____ _____ ___ - ✔✔League Executive Committee
funded by government and taxpayer money; city parks, rec departments, rec sport leagues,
state games, provincial games - ✔✔public sport organizations
delivers programs and services for a particular organization with no intent to gain profit -
✔✔nonprofit
examples of nonprofit (3): - ✔✔YMCA, Boys and Girls Club, Jewish Community Center
current policy issues impacting community sport (6): - ✔✔1. funding: identifying sources,
soliciting donations, maintaining relationships
2, inactivity: prevalence of passive activities
, 3. parental involvement: children being taught the wrong lessons
4. violence: aggression; spectator violence; defining violence
5. selecting coaches
6. social media
perceived barriers to participation in sports (3): - ✔✔1. lack of time
2. inaccessible/costly facilities
3. body image issues
college athletics began as ______ -______ ______ activities - ✔✔student organized
recreational
the first governance organization in collegiate athletics; renamed NCAA in 1910 -
✔✔Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the US
in what sport was the first NCAA championship? - ✔✔track and field
What association was created - ✔✔Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (1971)
institutions established before 1964 to serve the African American community - ✔✔HBCUs
Intercollegiate Athletic Associations (4): - ✔✔1. NCAA
2. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
3. National Junior College Athletic Association
4. National Christian College Athletic Association
NCAA goals:
Review
why people engage in amateur sport (5): - ✔✔1. enjoyment
2. group affiliation
3. fitness
4. healthy living
5. joy of competition
mission of city parks and rec departments: provide opportunities for ________-________
activities, learning, and playing in a _____ ____ - ✔✔leisure-time; safe environment
rec sport leagues are funded through ____ and ___ fees - ✔✔community and participant
Rec sport leagues are run by the _____ _____ ___ - ✔✔League Executive Committee
funded by government and taxpayer money; city parks, rec departments, rec sport leagues,
state games, provincial games - ✔✔public sport organizations
delivers programs and services for a particular organization with no intent to gain profit -
✔✔nonprofit
examples of nonprofit (3): - ✔✔YMCA, Boys and Girls Club, Jewish Community Center
current policy issues impacting community sport (6): - ✔✔1. funding: identifying sources,
soliciting donations, maintaining relationships
2, inactivity: prevalence of passive activities
, 3. parental involvement: children being taught the wrong lessons
4. violence: aggression; spectator violence; defining violence
5. selecting coaches
6. social media
perceived barriers to participation in sports (3): - ✔✔1. lack of time
2. inaccessible/costly facilities
3. body image issues
college athletics began as ______ -______ ______ activities - ✔✔student organized
recreational
the first governance organization in collegiate athletics; renamed NCAA in 1910 -
✔✔Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the US
in what sport was the first NCAA championship? - ✔✔track and field
What association was created - ✔✔Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (1971)
institutions established before 1964 to serve the African American community - ✔✔HBCUs
Intercollegiate Athletic Associations (4): - ✔✔1. NCAA
2. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
3. National Junior College Athletic Association
4. National Christian College Athletic Association
NCAA goals:
