SPM Exam #3 Questions And Answers
United States Olympic Committee - correct answer ✅What does the
USOC stand for?
United States Olympic Committee (USOC) - correct answer ✅-
Organization mandated by Congress under the Amateur Sports Act of
1978 to govern activities in the U.S. related to the Olympic Games,
Paralympic Games, and Pan American Games.
- Represents Olympic, Paralympic, & Pan American sport athletes,
coaches, administrators, & the American people who support the
Olympic movement.
- Responsible for sending the U.S. Olympic teams to the Olympic
Games, Paralympic Games, and Pan American Games.
National Governing Bodies (NGBs) - correct answer ✅Organizations
governing a specific sport within each country.
- Responsible for approving and sanctioning competitions open to all
athletes in its country.
- Set national policies & eligibility standards for participation in their
respective sports.
- Responsible for training, development, & selection of the Olympic
teams in their respective sports.
- Each IF recognizes a single NGB in each country participating in the
sport.
- An NGB's membership must be open to all national organizations
concerned with promoting the sport.
,SPM Exam #3 Questions And Answers
International Federations (IFs) - correct answer ✅Organizations
responsible for the administration of individual sport competitions
throughout the world.
General Association of International Sports Federations - correct answer
✅Classification of IFs: All federations (GAISF)
Association of Summer Olympic International Federations - correct
answer ✅Classification of IFs: All recognized IFs whose sports appear
on the Summer Olympic Programme. (ASOIF)
Association of International Winter Sports Federations - correct answer
✅Classification of IFs: All recognized IFs whose sports appear on the
Winter Olympic Programme.(AIWSF)
Association of IOC Recognized International Sports Federations - correct
answer ✅Classification of IFs: All recognized IFs whose sports aren't
part of the Olympic Programme.(ARISF)
Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) - correct answer ✅Contract
that results from bargaining negotiations between the league and
players association.
- Far messier in pro sports than in any other industry because players
are impatient in negotiating provisions in the CBA. Have short careers &
, SPM Exam #3 Questions And Answers
need to earn as much as possible in a short period of time, thus shifting
their priorities to the wage provisions; therefore, more is financially at
stake for both sides.
- Owners seeking containment in the form of salary caps & other wage
restrictions, whereas players don't like the control over the free market.
- When the it reaches an impasse (a breakdown in negotiations), the
players can opt to strike or the owners can opt to "lock out" the players
in order to spur movement in the process.
Lockout - correct answer ✅A temporary work stoppage or denial of
employment during a labor dispute initiated by the management of a
company.
- When owners and players can't agree; typically about financial issues.
- In sports, the _______ is threatened as leverage before the sides even
get into the same room to negotiate.
- _______'s stop business because fan won't pay to see unknown
players on the field and television networks and sponsors would pull
their financial support from the league.
International brands - correct answer ✅Global products that are
internationally recognized.
"League Think" - correct answer ✅Philosophy created by Pete Rozelle,
in the 1960's, that preached that owners needed to think about what
was best for the NHL as a whole, as opposed to what was best for their
individual franchises.
United States Olympic Committee - correct answer ✅What does the
USOC stand for?
United States Olympic Committee (USOC) - correct answer ✅-
Organization mandated by Congress under the Amateur Sports Act of
1978 to govern activities in the U.S. related to the Olympic Games,
Paralympic Games, and Pan American Games.
- Represents Olympic, Paralympic, & Pan American sport athletes,
coaches, administrators, & the American people who support the
Olympic movement.
- Responsible for sending the U.S. Olympic teams to the Olympic
Games, Paralympic Games, and Pan American Games.
National Governing Bodies (NGBs) - correct answer ✅Organizations
governing a specific sport within each country.
- Responsible for approving and sanctioning competitions open to all
athletes in its country.
- Set national policies & eligibility standards for participation in their
respective sports.
- Responsible for training, development, & selection of the Olympic
teams in their respective sports.
- Each IF recognizes a single NGB in each country participating in the
sport.
- An NGB's membership must be open to all national organizations
concerned with promoting the sport.
,SPM Exam #3 Questions And Answers
International Federations (IFs) - correct answer ✅Organizations
responsible for the administration of individual sport competitions
throughout the world.
General Association of International Sports Federations - correct answer
✅Classification of IFs: All federations (GAISF)
Association of Summer Olympic International Federations - correct
answer ✅Classification of IFs: All recognized IFs whose sports appear
on the Summer Olympic Programme. (ASOIF)
Association of International Winter Sports Federations - correct answer
✅Classification of IFs: All recognized IFs whose sports appear on the
Winter Olympic Programme.(AIWSF)
Association of IOC Recognized International Sports Federations - correct
answer ✅Classification of IFs: All recognized IFs whose sports aren't
part of the Olympic Programme.(ARISF)
Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) - correct answer ✅Contract
that results from bargaining negotiations between the league and
players association.
- Far messier in pro sports than in any other industry because players
are impatient in negotiating provisions in the CBA. Have short careers &
, SPM Exam #3 Questions And Answers
need to earn as much as possible in a short period of time, thus shifting
their priorities to the wage provisions; therefore, more is financially at
stake for both sides.
- Owners seeking containment in the form of salary caps & other wage
restrictions, whereas players don't like the control over the free market.
- When the it reaches an impasse (a breakdown in negotiations), the
players can opt to strike or the owners can opt to "lock out" the players
in order to spur movement in the process.
Lockout - correct answer ✅A temporary work stoppage or denial of
employment during a labor dispute initiated by the management of a
company.
- When owners and players can't agree; typically about financial issues.
- In sports, the _______ is threatened as leverage before the sides even
get into the same room to negotiate.
- _______'s stop business because fan won't pay to see unknown
players on the field and television networks and sponsors would pull
their financial support from the league.
International brands - correct answer ✅Global products that are
internationally recognized.
"League Think" - correct answer ✅Philosophy created by Pete Rozelle,
in the 1960's, that preached that owners needed to think about what
was best for the NHL as a whole, as opposed to what was best for their
individual franchises.
