1. + Categories of Sports

2. + Objective To identify the different categories of sports.

3. + Variety of Sports Amateur Sports High School Sports College and University Sports Professional Sports Olympic Sports Women’s Sports Extreme Sports

4. + Amateur Sports Amateur athlete – person who does not get paid to play a sport 1. Youth amateur sports – main audience family/friends Local business can become involved via sponsorships

5. + Amateur Sports 2. Recreational Sports –YMCA, AAU Include a wide range of ages Both competitive and non- competitive Local businesses sponsor

6. + High School Sports High school sports is a growing brand Television coverage Rankings Controversy over educational institutions involvement Certain regions of US these sports play a major roll in community South - Football

7. + College and University Sports NCAA Division I – University of Texas football program worth $139 Million Division II Division III NAIA NJCAA

8. + Professional Sports Professional athlete – athlete who has the will and the ability to earn an income from a particular sport Teams – most costly and heavily marketed of all sports categories

9. + Olympic Sports First recorded evidence of Olympic competition was in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece. 1896 revival of Games Amateur athletes only until 1986. Individual sports now make the decision

10. + Women’s Sports Title IX – law that bans gender discrimination in school that receive federal funds