THURSDAY 9/9

SR368
TODAY:
-The discussion questions for "One Day In September" were due.
-We finished watching "One Day In September."
-We discussed the discussion questions for "One Day In September" and the "Security For Sports Events" article.
-We will finish discussing the response to 9/11 by sports facilities and Chapter 2 at the beginning of class on Tuesday.

HOMEWORK:
-Read Chapter 1.
-Answer the following Discussion Questions:
1) List & discuss all 23 common errors that are made during the facility planning & development process. Just kidding! Don't do that.
1) Explain what a Master Plan is & why it is critical to the facility planning process.
2) Why is it important that the master-planning process respond to changing needs?
3) The master plan can be used to answer what 3 common questions?
4) State the typical phases of a master plan & explain the role of each.
5) Assume you are planning to build a brand new, state of the art outdoor skateboard park. What type of information/data would you collect for the regional analysis? What type of information/data would you collect for the site analysis?
6) What is the most important aspect of site selection?
7) Who is Amin al-Hindi, and why has he been in the news recently?

SR201
TODAY:
-Discussion questions from "9 Innings From Ground Zero" and Chapter 9 were due.
-I handed out 2 Sports Business Journal articles that we will discuss on Tuesday.
-We discussed the importance of getting involved in your major outside of the classroom.
-We discussed the discussion questions from "9 Innings From Ground Zero."
-We began a discussion of Chapter 8. We discussed stress, stressors, distress, & eustress. We also began discussing Selye's Stress definition. We will discuss the 3 stages of GAS and the Chapter 9 discussion questions at the beginning of class on Tuesday.

HOMEWORK:
-Read the 2 SBJ articles: "What Makes Fans Tick?" and "What Makes Fans Crazy About Sports?"
-Answer the following Discussion Questions:
What Makes Fans Tick?
1) Explain the 8 basic motives that drive people to be sports fans.
2) How does the "social identity theory" explain our attraction to spectator sports?
3) Explain the concepts of "BIRGing" and "CORFing."
4) What is a "Deep Fan?"
5) What are the differences between blue collar and white collar fans?
What Makes Fans Crazy About Sports?
1) What is the #1 "passion driver" of most NFL fans?
2) What is the #1 "passion driver" of most MLB fans?
3) Explain the following 3 groups of baseball fans:
A) Field of Dreamers
B) Team Obsessors
C) Family Connectors
4) What sports property had the largest U.S. fan base in 2009?
5) What sports property had the largest U.S. fan base in 2001?