Solutions Manual For Managing Intercollegiate Athletics 2nd
Edition By Daniel Covell, Sharianne Walker 9781621590538
ALL Chapters .
the first intercollegiate sporting event was a?
a) rowing competition
b) basketball game
c) baseball game
d) football game - ANSWER: a) rowing competition
Intercollegiate sporting activities were first organized and overseen by the schools' faculty members
in order to maintain control over the school-related extracurricular activities. T/F - ANSWER: false
The formation of a formal governing board of college athletics was in response to safety issues in
what sport?
a) football
b) basketball
c) field hockey
d) baseball - ANSWER: a) football
Which president was responsible for the formation of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the
United States, which soon after became the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)?
a) Theodore Roosevelt
b) Abraham Lincoln
c) Ronald Reagan
d) Donal Trump - ANSWER: a) Theodore Roosevelt
What word describes the status of student athletes according to the NCAA?
a) semi-professionals
b) independent contractors
c) amateurs
d) professionals - ANSWER: c) amateurs
Which piece of legislation was enforced to students, particularly women, from discrimination on the
basis of sex?
a) Title IX
b) No child left behind act
c) Education for all handicapped children act
d) The Richard B. Russell national school lunch act - ANSWER: a) Title IX
Which form of media had the most significant impact on college athletics?
a) television
b) radio
c) newspaper
d) PA system - ANSWER: a) television
Current calls for reform in intercollegiate athletics bear a remarkable resemblance to concerns
expressed about college sport more than 150 years ago. T/F - ANSWER: true
In the early 1900s, it was much easier for administrators to facilitate balance between academics and
athletics because college sport was not commercialized. T/F - ANSWER: false
Institutions in which administrators invest more and more in amenities, such as athletics complexes
and other forms of entertainment, that lend the air of a resort community to the experience of
,campus residential life as a way to maintain market share and garner publicity. This best describes the
notion of...
a) country club college
b) athletics resorts
c) sports spas - ANSWER: a) country club college
When comparing intercollegiate athletics of the past (the early 1900s) with intercollegiate athletics of
the present, which of the following has remained relatively constant?
a) the size of "big time" coaching salaries as compared with the salaries of other university officials
b) organization and admin of intercollegiate athletics
c) racial diversity in the student population
d)gender balance in the student population
e) none of the above - ANSWER: a) the size of "big time" coaching salaries as compared with the
salaries of other university officials
Prior to the Civil War, team sports in intercollegiate athletics were regarded as...
a) mechanical and businesslike
b) ways to build self-control and leadership skills
c) monotonus
d) low and unbecoming of gentlemen and scholars
e) none of the above - ANSWER: d) low and unbecoming of gentlemen and scholars
the first intercollegiate athletic event was....
a) none of the above
b) rowing regatta with teams from Harvard and Yale
c) an equestrian event with participants from seven schools in the Northeast
d) a basketball game between Duke university and the university of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
e) a fencing competition with athletes from Princeton, Harvard and Yale - ANSWER: b) a rowing
regatta with teams from Harvard and Yale
Which of the following characterizes the atmosphere surrounding the first intercollegiate athletics
competition?
a) the event included a gala dinner and dance
b) spectators included local dignitaries and a future president of the US
c) there were roughly 1,000 spectators
d) all of the above
e) the winner was given an award - ANSWER: d) all of the above
Originally, intercollegiate athletics was administered predominantly by students. T/F - ANSWER: true
Someone who does not have a written or verbal agreement with an agent, has not profited above
his/her actual and necessary expenses or gained a competitive advantage in his/her sport is defined
as..
a) NIL
b) professionalism
c) part-time employment
d) amateurism - ANSWER: d) amateurism
Which of the following terms refers to the early concept adopted by the NCAA wherein individual
institutions determined how to abide by NCAA rules?
a) governance structure
b) home rule
c) none of the above
d) the Sanity code
e) institutional control - ANSWER: b) home rule
, The penalty levied against an institution that failed to comply with the rules under the Sanity Code
was..
a) none of the above
b) all of the above
c) fines determined by the fact-finding committee
d) postseason competition bans
e) termination of membership (if voted for by at least two-thirds of the members) - ANSWER: e)
termination of membership if voted for by at least two thirds of the members
In 1957, NCAA rules permitted universities to pay athletes in the form of room, board, tuition, and
fees as an inducement to sign on. T/F - ANSWER: true
How were scholarships altered in 1972?
a) scholarship were temporarily banned
b) athletics scholarships were now given as one-year renewable awards that increase the pressure to
perform
c) scholarships could now include stipends to cover clothing and entertainment expenses
d) athletics scholarships were now given to an athlete for four years regardless of his contribution on
the field
e) universities could now pay athletes in the form of room, board, tuition and fees as an inducement
to sign on - ANSWER: b) athletics scholarships were now given as one-year renewable awards that
increase the pressure to perform
The phrase "radio arouse[s] curiosity while television satisfies" reflected...
a) support for commercialization of intercollegiate athletics
b) the fear that television would have a negative effect on game attendance
c) a formula for promoting football first through radio commercials and then through television
d)the belief that visual media were improper - ANSWER: b) the fear that television would have a
negative effect on game attendance
The 1984 lawsuit brought against the NCAA by the boards of regents of the University of Oklahoma
and the University of Georgia was related to...
a) amateurism
b) radio rights
c) all of the above
d) inappropriate investigations by NCAA fact finders
e) television rights - ANSWER: e) television rights
In 1924, the preferred format for women's college sport was the "play day," in which groups of
women from various colleges converged on one campus to participate in a variety of sports. T/F -
ANSWER: true
The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women lobbied the NCAA for partnership because the
groups' missions were very similar and therefore a merger made sense.
T/F - ANSWER: false
After the 1904 football season, calls to reform or abolish the game reverberated across the United
States primarily because...
a) several entire football squads failed out of college
b) faculty picked football events decrying their commercialism
c) US president Roosevelt believed outdoor sports to be low and unbecoming
d) more than 200 football players were injured and 21 were killed playing games - ANSWER: d) more
than 200 football players were injured and 21 were killed playing games
The term used to describe athletes who went from school to school as "players-for-hire."
a) ringers
b) contractors
Edition By Daniel Covell, Sharianne Walker 9781621590538
ALL Chapters .
the first intercollegiate sporting event was a?
a) rowing competition
b) basketball game
c) baseball game
d) football game - ANSWER: a) rowing competition
Intercollegiate sporting activities were first organized and overseen by the schools' faculty members
in order to maintain control over the school-related extracurricular activities. T/F - ANSWER: false
The formation of a formal governing board of college athletics was in response to safety issues in
what sport?
a) football
b) basketball
c) field hockey
d) baseball - ANSWER: a) football
Which president was responsible for the formation of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the
United States, which soon after became the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)?
a) Theodore Roosevelt
b) Abraham Lincoln
c) Ronald Reagan
d) Donal Trump - ANSWER: a) Theodore Roosevelt
What word describes the status of student athletes according to the NCAA?
a) semi-professionals
b) independent contractors
c) amateurs
d) professionals - ANSWER: c) amateurs
Which piece of legislation was enforced to students, particularly women, from discrimination on the
basis of sex?
a) Title IX
b) No child left behind act
c) Education for all handicapped children act
d) The Richard B. Russell national school lunch act - ANSWER: a) Title IX
Which form of media had the most significant impact on college athletics?
a) television
b) radio
c) newspaper
d) PA system - ANSWER: a) television
Current calls for reform in intercollegiate athletics bear a remarkable resemblance to concerns
expressed about college sport more than 150 years ago. T/F - ANSWER: true
In the early 1900s, it was much easier for administrators to facilitate balance between academics and
athletics because college sport was not commercialized. T/F - ANSWER: false
Institutions in which administrators invest more and more in amenities, such as athletics complexes
and other forms of entertainment, that lend the air of a resort community to the experience of
,campus residential life as a way to maintain market share and garner publicity. This best describes the
notion of...
a) country club college
b) athletics resorts
c) sports spas - ANSWER: a) country club college
When comparing intercollegiate athletics of the past (the early 1900s) with intercollegiate athletics of
the present, which of the following has remained relatively constant?
a) the size of "big time" coaching salaries as compared with the salaries of other university officials
b) organization and admin of intercollegiate athletics
c) racial diversity in the student population
d)gender balance in the student population
e) none of the above - ANSWER: a) the size of "big time" coaching salaries as compared with the
salaries of other university officials
Prior to the Civil War, team sports in intercollegiate athletics were regarded as...
a) mechanical and businesslike
b) ways to build self-control and leadership skills
c) monotonus
d) low and unbecoming of gentlemen and scholars
e) none of the above - ANSWER: d) low and unbecoming of gentlemen and scholars
the first intercollegiate athletic event was....
a) none of the above
b) rowing regatta with teams from Harvard and Yale
c) an equestrian event with participants from seven schools in the Northeast
d) a basketball game between Duke university and the university of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
e) a fencing competition with athletes from Princeton, Harvard and Yale - ANSWER: b) a rowing
regatta with teams from Harvard and Yale
Which of the following characterizes the atmosphere surrounding the first intercollegiate athletics
competition?
a) the event included a gala dinner and dance
b) spectators included local dignitaries and a future president of the US
c) there were roughly 1,000 spectators
d) all of the above
e) the winner was given an award - ANSWER: d) all of the above
Originally, intercollegiate athletics was administered predominantly by students. T/F - ANSWER: true
Someone who does not have a written or verbal agreement with an agent, has not profited above
his/her actual and necessary expenses or gained a competitive advantage in his/her sport is defined
as..
a) NIL
b) professionalism
c) part-time employment
d) amateurism - ANSWER: d) amateurism
Which of the following terms refers to the early concept adopted by the NCAA wherein individual
institutions determined how to abide by NCAA rules?
a) governance structure
b) home rule
c) none of the above
d) the Sanity code
e) institutional control - ANSWER: b) home rule
, The penalty levied against an institution that failed to comply with the rules under the Sanity Code
was..
a) none of the above
b) all of the above
c) fines determined by the fact-finding committee
d) postseason competition bans
e) termination of membership (if voted for by at least two-thirds of the members) - ANSWER: e)
termination of membership if voted for by at least two thirds of the members
In 1957, NCAA rules permitted universities to pay athletes in the form of room, board, tuition, and
fees as an inducement to sign on. T/F - ANSWER: true
How were scholarships altered in 1972?
a) scholarship were temporarily banned
b) athletics scholarships were now given as one-year renewable awards that increase the pressure to
perform
c) scholarships could now include stipends to cover clothing and entertainment expenses
d) athletics scholarships were now given to an athlete for four years regardless of his contribution on
the field
e) universities could now pay athletes in the form of room, board, tuition and fees as an inducement
to sign on - ANSWER: b) athletics scholarships were now given as one-year renewable awards that
increase the pressure to perform
The phrase "radio arouse[s] curiosity while television satisfies" reflected...
a) support for commercialization of intercollegiate athletics
b) the fear that television would have a negative effect on game attendance
c) a formula for promoting football first through radio commercials and then through television
d)the belief that visual media were improper - ANSWER: b) the fear that television would have a
negative effect on game attendance
The 1984 lawsuit brought against the NCAA by the boards of regents of the University of Oklahoma
and the University of Georgia was related to...
a) amateurism
b) radio rights
c) all of the above
d) inappropriate investigations by NCAA fact finders
e) television rights - ANSWER: e) television rights
In 1924, the preferred format for women's college sport was the "play day," in which groups of
women from various colleges converged on one campus to participate in a variety of sports. T/F -
ANSWER: true
The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women lobbied the NCAA for partnership because the
groups' missions were very similar and therefore a merger made sense.
T/F - ANSWER: false
After the 1904 football season, calls to reform or abolish the game reverberated across the United
States primarily because...
a) several entire football squads failed out of college
b) faculty picked football events decrying their commercialism
c) US president Roosevelt believed outdoor sports to be low and unbecoming
d) more than 200 football players were injured and 21 were killed playing games - ANSWER: d) more
than 200 football players were injured and 21 were killed playing games
The term used to describe athletes who went from school to school as "players-for-hire."
a) ringers
b) contractors
