Your degree program and how far you are in it (i.e., first semester, finished comps, etc.)
Your professional and/or research interests
Your experience with sports in general and college sports in particular
Why you’re taking the class and what your goals are for the semester
Try for about 60-75 seconds, and upload it to Google Drive or Youtube or a similar service. Drop a link in the #01introductions channel in Slack. Please don’t put the video directly in Slack, just the link. Here’s an example from me:
In our article, Dr. Hoffman and I trace the origins of the concept of amateurism. Pick one of the readings here. How does it reflect either the ideals of amateurism or a rejection of those ideals. Explain your thoughts in a 1-2 paragraph post in #02beginnings in Slack.
How does a religious orientation shape one’s approach to sport, according to the first two readings? How does that jibe with your own experiences of sport and religion? Write a short post in #03mythology in Slack.
At your undergraduate alma mater, how does the athletic department benefit from its current conference and division? How is it disadvantaged by those associations? Write a short post in 04governance.
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