• What does it mean when we say sport is a mirror of society?
• Why is this important for a sports manager to understand? Please explain using an example or examples.
• How does the NFHS compare to the NCAA?
• How are they similar or different?
• How membership and programming work in a small City Parks and Recreation Department.

You are an Athletics Director of an NCAA Division III institution. Currently, your crew team competes as a club sport at your school. The captains come to see you and request to be made a varsity team. Use the Rational Model based on Robbins (1990), outlined in your text to think through your position on the crew team's request.

• What is your thought process using the Rational Model?

Pick one sports segment(scholastic, amateur in the community, campus recreation, intercollegiate athletics, Olympic sport, and professional sports in North America) and briefly summarize its:

1. governing body

2. organizational structure

3. current key policy issues

4. future policy concerns