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   3    This assignment is worth 25 points. Responses to each question prompt are worth 7 points each. The remaining four points are allocated for following the assignment directions.

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Question Prompts: 

   1    On the first day of class, you identified that your professional goals include working in sport in a leadership role (e.g., coach, AD, official, etc.). How might understanding the meaning and purpose of sport engagement for the people with whom you’re working (e.g., coaches, athletes, fans, officials, etc.) help you to do your job well? In your answer, please provide 2-3 specific examples of the impact of this knowledge on your decision making about the culture you plan to create and support as a leader. (7 points)

   2    Please watch the following 3 videos (in sum the videos will take you approximately 30 minutes to watch):

   1    Stoll on Play – Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=UP2BZPNowhY&t=335s

   2    Stoll on Play – Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usF_eazrVbE&t=311s

   3    Stoll on Play – Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmgDT_6P7GQ

   3    After watching the videos, please respond to the following questions:

   1    In her lecture, Dr. Stoll talks about getting college credit for play, like people who take music, dance, or acting classes do. If people could get academic credit for play, do you think more college students would play? Might giving people credit for play result in more students engaging in campus recreation? If so, why? If not, why not? In your answer, include information from class about what might impact whether or not people choose to play. (7 points)

   2    In her lecture, Dr. Stoll talks about our connection with movement and sport as a relationship. In class, we began to approach this idea of a relationship when discussing sport implements. Reflecting on Dr. Stoll’s comments and your experience with the idea in class, how would you describe your relationship with sport? Is it a healthy one? Why or why not? What has impacted the development of your relationship? (7 points)