As mentioned in chapter two there is a fraternity between the people involved in sport. The fraternity of men is just like a family, they have their own understandings, and a special bond that other groups of people don't. A fraternity of sporting men get together and participate in other activities other than sports. Usually it consisted of drinking, gambling, and just sitting around telling their stories. No matter where you were from as long as you played the same sport you were in the fraternity.
When reading this something popped in my mind right away, "Gongshow Hockey". For those of you who don't know what exactly this is I will give you the jist of it. What Gongshow hockey is, is it's the largest underground hockey fraternity around. It is a lifestyle that incorporates their own "lingo" towards hockey terms, they love to party when off the ice, and their lives are hockey. No matter where they are from, they like to get together and tell their stories of where they have been and how they got there along with having a few beers in the process. I have experienced this when I went to college. Immediately when I meet someone and they tell me they played hockey, no matter where they played, even if they were on a rival team they are in the fraternity of hockey players, so they're friends in my book. I have a couple friends I have met here that I like to just hang out with and share stories that have happened to me, as well as to listen to what they have to tell.
Overall fraternities are big in the sport world. They bind people together that share common interests. Without these fraternities I feel that sport would be separated into cliques of people. I feel that they give men and women that play sport a network to meeting new people and friends.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
No sports on Sunday?! You have got to be crazy
If someone told todays World there would be no sports to be played on Sunday's I feel there would be a riot. Back in the seventeenth century in the time when Puritains were one of the largest religions, they were against the fact of having recreational activities mainly sport on Sunday's. This quickly was aprehended by the declearation of the book of sports in 1618 by King James I where it stated that sports and other activities were allowed to be played on Sundays.
In our generation Sunday is one of the biggest days for sporting events to take place. Take for instance the National Football League. Majority of their games are played on Sundays. To most football fans Sundays are dedicated to sitting down in front of their television sets and watching games all day. As well as having most of their regular season play games on Sunday the biggest game in football is played on Sunday...The Superbowl. To some people the Superbowl is considered a National holiday. In some crazy cases people get days off work on modays so they can recover from the exciting game that was watched on that Sunday night. We could also look at this issue economically. Superbowl Sunday brings in so much revenue not only for the game but for companies that have commercials during the game, the city hosting the game, and for television companies. So just imagine...if it wasn't for King James I, who knows where sports on Sunday would fall. I'm sure eventually there would be a change but I feel that without sports on Sundays, it would just be a lazy day of nothing.
In our generation Sunday is one of the biggest days for sporting events to take place. Take for instance the National Football League. Majority of their games are played on Sundays. To most football fans Sundays are dedicated to sitting down in front of their television sets and watching games all day. As well as having most of their regular season play games on Sunday the biggest game in football is played on Sunday...The Superbowl. To some people the Superbowl is considered a National holiday. In some crazy cases people get days off work on modays so they can recover from the exciting game that was watched on that Sunday night. We could also look at this issue economically. Superbowl Sunday brings in so much revenue not only for the game but for companies that have commercials during the game, the city hosting the game, and for television companies. So just imagine...if it wasn't for King James I, who knows where sports on Sunday would fall. I'm sure eventually there would be a change but I feel that without sports on Sundays, it would just be a lazy day of nothing.
Introduction
Alright, I started off a little slow on this blog but I'm sitting down to catch up on it. My name is Brandon St. Jean, and currently in my sophomore year here at Bowling Green. I have been playing sports since I have been able to walk. The first sport I was ever introduced to was hockey. I have been playing hockey competitively since I was about 5 but my dad put me on the ice as soon as he could. I really enjoy hockey because of the elements of the game. It is one of the few sports played on ice, it is very physical, and fast paced. Unlike football where after every play there is a break, hockey is constantly on the move. Also growing up I played baseball, golf, and soccer, but those sports were boring to me compared to hockey. Ever since I got to college though I haven't been able to get on the ice as much but whenever I get the chance I love to skate and play a pick-up game.
One athlete that I would love to see play now would be Bobby Orr. From the stories that my father told me and all the talk about him on hockey history shows, I feel that it would be an honor to watch him play. He changed the game of hockey with his offensive mentality. He just steals the show. Also, like I said in class the one event that I would like to go back and see in person is the Olympics in Lake Placid where the United States took on the Soviets in the biggest upset in hockey history.
So far in this class I have learned a lot about the history of sport and it is very interesting. I really am looking forward to the rest of the semester, especially for the ethical presentations. It seems like that by doing these it gives all of us a better understanding of ethics in our sports world today.
One athlete that I would love to see play now would be Bobby Orr. From the stories that my father told me and all the talk about him on hockey history shows, I feel that it would be an honor to watch him play. He changed the game of hockey with his offensive mentality. He just steals the show. Also, like I said in class the one event that I would like to go back and see in person is the Olympics in Lake Placid where the United States took on the Soviets in the biggest upset in hockey history.
So far in this class I have learned a lot about the history of sport and it is very interesting. I really am looking forward to the rest of the semester, especially for the ethical presentations. It seems like that by doing these it gives all of us a better understanding of ethics in our sports world today.
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