GWSS 262 Lecture 5: GWSS 262 - LECTURE 5
27 Jun 2018
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GWSS 262 – LECTURE 5
NCAA LECTURE
NCAA stats:
The National Collegiate Athletic Association began in 1906 and was founded by Theodore
Roosevelt
It is the governing body for college level athletics in 1,117 schools in the US and Canada
The NCAA boasts over 480,000 student athletes
In the 2015-2016 school year there were
o274,973 male NCAA athletes
o211,886 female NCAA athletes
The NCAA and member schools award more the $2.9 billion in athletic scholarships each year for
sports
The Three Divisions:
Schools are classified as
oDivision I
oDivision II
oDivision III
Don't award scholarships for athletics
NCAA Men's Sports:
Baseball
Basketball
Cross country
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Ice hockey
Lacrosse
Soccer
Swimming & diving
Tennis
Track and field (indoor)
Track and field (outdoor)
Volleyball
Water polo
Wrestling
NCAA Women's Sports
Basketball
Beach volleyball
Bowling
Cross country
Field hockey
Golf
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Document Summary
The national collegiate athletic association began in 1906 and was founded by theodore. It is the governing body for college level athletics in 1,117 schools in the us and canada. The ncaa boasts over 480,000 student athletes. In the 2015-2016 school year there were o o. The ncaa and member schools award more the . 9 billion in athletic scholarships each year for sports. Schools are classified as: division i, division ii, division iii. Women (but not men) o o o o o. These sports have scholarship guidelines and are meant to offer more opportunities for women to play. No championships yet: must achieve, or make significant progress toward, championship status within 10 years (minimum of 40 varsity ncaa programs in division i and ii, 28 in division iii) in order to stay on the list. Beach volleyball, rowing, bowling, water polo, ice hockey: all started as emerging sports for women, are now full-fledged championship sports.
