He also emphasized the importance of other positions besides the running back, such as a defensive lineman to stop a running back. Next came the Four Hoursemen from Notre Dame. Historians argue that they may have been the best backfield in the history of football. Like Red Grange, they also brought in massive crowds of people, making football more popular. The Four Horsemen weren't big, but they all had speed, agility, and strength.
Remember the titan’s film review. Film director Boaz Yakin has made the film remember the titans with the help of jerry Bruckhenier (producer) and Gregory Allen Howard (writer). It’s the true story of a newly appointed African American coach (Denzel Washington) and his high school football team on their first season as a racially integrated unit. Remember the titans is not all about racism although most of it deals realistically with the racial issues adults and children had to face in the 70s with no choice, but also remember the titans has a lot to do with family and friendship, leadership, honesty, humility, violence, communication and teamwork. In 1971 Alexandria, Virginia at the designated T.C Williams high school, African American coach ‘Herman Boone’ (Denzel Washington) is hired to coach the school football team of one black and one white school after the different schools were closed and are forced to join as one.
Coaches may have different responsibilities they must display to be considered an effective coach; however, it is extremely important that coaches understand their number one responsibility is to be a leader. The quality of leadership is preached religiously by Coach Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino) in the classic sports drama Any Given Sunday. Any Given Sunday is the athletic masterpiece director Oliver Stone takes on professional football, a sport whose grace and confidence are a good match for his filmmaking style. Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino), the head coach of the Miami Sharks, won back-to-back championships four years ago. Nevertheless, new team owner Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz) has the slight interest for the finer points of the game and is concerned only with winning.
He receives tutoring on a regular basis and eventually becomes able to play football after much hard work and determination. Michael is a star player on the field and Leigh Ann is very determined to get him the NCAA Division I scholarship, but he needs a 2.5 GPA in order to receive it. Michael gets help from tutors and teachers and achieves the GPA he needs. Michael goes on to attend Ole Miss on a scholarship and is later drafted to the Baltimore Ravens. I really enjoyed watching this incredible story of one man's road to success.
Boone himself shares no such illusions; as he tells the adoring crowd, “I’m just a football coach.” Background to the Film In the late 1960’s and 70’s, many Americans began to question the ongoing war in Vietnam. Among other things, young people could not understand the unnecessary killing of Vietnamese. In 1970 students at Kent State University protested against the war. Meanwhile the African-American students were still trying to find ways to bring about equal education opportunities. A case filed by Dr Swann was making its way to the United States Supreme Court.
In American football, coaches and players take pride in their wins, crediting the internal factors such as being in good shape and not external such as the weather. This also happened the other way so when they lost they blamed the external factors such as bad weather and do not credit the internal factors such as being in bad shape. An example of research presenting self-serving bias (SSB) is the experiment by Johnson et al (1964). They go the participants to teach two pupils; student A and student B how to multiply by 10 and 20. After learning each times table both pupils got a test.
The Five Forces in the Industry The five-forces model of competition is compromised of the competitive forces that affect industry attractiveness. These forces go beyond rivalry between competitors and include pressures from four sources that coexist. Buyer bargaining power in this industry is low because of the wide assortment of products that are offered by the brands in this industry. The only options they buyer’s have are to pay the brands’ posted price, delay the purchase until they are lowered, or go somewhere else. Buyers in this industry rarely switch between several sellers in the sporting industry.
Supplier Bargaining Power: High – By having a great deal of raw material available gives the suppliers a big advantage over their competitors. The majority of businesses in the industry have numerous suppliers to choose from so they can make sure that what they are getting is the best material for a cost effective price. Potential New Entrants: Medium - The possibility of having new clients that will enter the market is pretty low due to the fact that the big businesses are already in existence in the market. It isn’t likely that a loyal customer of the big company will switch to new the company. They will need to create a completely new product that has a better design and quality as well as a better price.
1. Porter Five Force Analysis Porter Five Force | Intensity | Competitive Rivalry Within The Industry | Medium To High | Bargaining Power Of Customers | Medium | Threat Of New Entrants | Medium | Bargaining Power Of Suppliers | Low To Medium | Threat Of Substitute Products | Low | Competitive Rivalry Within The Industry - Nike, Adidas pose threat and Under Amour does not hold patents * Under Armour faces intense competition from the likes of Nike and Adidas as well as newer players. * Nike and Adidas, which have considerably larger resources at their disposal, are making a play within the performance apparel market to gain market share in this upcoming product category. * These larger companies could leverage their strong brand recognition and marketing efforts to enhance their presence in international markets (outside North America) where Under Armour has a limited presence. UA derives only 6% of its revenues from the international markets.
Under Armour—Challenging Nike in Sports Apparel Founded in 1996 by former University of Maryland football player Kevin Plank, Under Armour was the originator of performance apparel— gear engineered to keep athletes cool, dry, and light throughout the course of a game, practice, or workout. It started with a simple plan to make a T-shirt that provided compression and "wicked" perspiration from the wearer's skin, thereby regulating body temperature and avoiding the discomfort of sweat-absorbed apparel. Fifteen years later, with 2011 sales of nearly $1.5 billion, Under Armour had a growing brand presence in the roughly $60 billion multi segment retail market for sports apparel and active wear in the United States. Its interlocking "U" and "A" logo had become almost as familiar and well-known as industry-leader Nike's swoosh. The company had boosted its market share from 0.6 percent in 2003 to an estimated 2.8 percent in 2011, which compared quite favorably with Nike's industry-leading market share of 7.0 percent and the 5.4 percent share of second-ranked adidas.1 Founder and CEO Kevin Plank believed Under Armour's potential for long-term growth was exceptional for three reasons: (1) the company had built an incredibly powerful and authentic brand in a relatively short time, (2) there were significant opportunities to expand the company's narrow product lineup and brand name appeal into product categories where it currently had little or no market presence, and (3) the company was only in the early stages of establishing its brand and penetrating markets outside North America.