Pre Natural

Inter Scholastic

Inter Collegiate

Professional

Pre Natural involvement are things like: midget football, ballet, swimming lessons, Pee Wee baseball, and soccer.

Money generated through advertising, private lessons, and fund raisers.

A large number of kids participate in activities like these each year.

High School involvement includes any sport that is available at the particular school.

Millions of dollars are spent each year on equipment such as: football helmets, baseball gloves…etc.

Schools have their own staff designated specifically to deal with the finances of sports. A percentage of all football revenue is spent on improving the education of students. Another source of income for school districts.

Universities rely on their sport programs as advertising techniques. Schools with good sports teams can recruit more students which means more money. (Money for education).

The Nokia Sugar Bowl provided over $200 million dollars for the city of New Orleans in 2003 (advertising, tourism)

Our culture revolves around professional sports.

More money is generated through professional sports each year through the growing fan support.

Salaries in baseball have increased 250% over the past ten years. Growing interest is sports creates more money which makes athletes even more rich.

The Super Bowl alone brought over $650 million to San Diego County two years ago through advertising, tickets, tourism, snacks, beer, hotel rooms….

Sports in our culture lead to the sale of many other things such as: clothing, video games, beverages, development, equipment, posters, coffee mugs, and many other things.

Sports is one of the largest markets in our society it creates jobs in our own country as well as others.

It’s hard not see somebody wearing athletic shoes, jerseys, tee shirts, sporting venues, and other sport related things every single day. Our culture and our economy thrive on sports.

USA Today

Sugar Bowl

High School Football