1. introduction Scene from Field of Dreams
Purpose: to define the term “amateur Athletics”
I can speak about this because….
this relates to you because….and I want you to learn
Preview statement
1. Dictionary definition
2. negative definition
3. exemplar definition

2. Dictionary definition
Amateur
Person who engages in a pursuit for pleasure(weights for me)
person who is not an expert—My golf Game!
Athletics
Excercises and games requiring physical skill, strength, and endurance-pe for all of you!

3. Negative definition Not sending professional athletes to the olympics
Not a professional athlete in one sport and an
amateur in another sport—jeremy bloom
Not signing with and agent and expecting college
eligibility re-instated—maurice clarrett/mike williams

4. Exemplar Definition 1980 us olympic Hockey team
1984 us Basketball team
1979 Arkansas orange Bowl

5. Conclusion Summary of main points 1. dictionary 2. negative
3. exemplar
Miracle paraphrase from herb brooks: I’ve often been asked since lake placid, “what was your role in all of this? And I couldn’t help but think now that we have dream teams—we seldom dream.”