Sports Marketing Chapter 3

High school, college, and recreational players are considered amateur athletes.

• True

• False

Since the enactment of Title IX of 1972, the number of girls competing in sports has increased

• True

• False

Only amateur athletes are allowed to compete in the Olympics.

• True

• False

Professional athletes may be paid by corporations as well as by the team organization.

• True

• False

The NCAA was formed to negotiate college athletes' financial contracts.

• True

• False

This collegiate ranking has an important economic impact on schools.

• MAAC

• NCAA

• NFHS

• NAFTA

Which of the following pertains to a professional athlete?

• recieves a salary

• may endorse products

• ability to play the game well

• all of the above

These games were first organized for WWII veterans with spinal cord-related injuries.

• Olympic Games

• International Sports Games

• Paralympics Games

• Extreme Sports Games

Since the formation of this, new basketball stars such as Lisa Leslie have emerged.

• WNBA

• NBA

• NCAA

• NFHS

a person who does not get paid to play sports

• soccer

• amateur athlete

• professional athlete

• NCAA