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I will begin with a literature review that covers the different crisis communication theories and approaches that fall under the Attribution Theory. I will then discuss the background behind the crisis I am analyzing. This section will include history about the Catalan Independence Movement, the relationship between Futbol Club Barcelona and Catalan Nationalism, and FC Barcelona relationship and involvement with the Independence Referendum. Lastly, I will analyze FC Barcelona’s crisis communication methods and how it was received by the public surrounding the events that took place on and before October 1st 2017.
Methods: Information for this study was gathered through qualitative interviews with sports administrators at eleven of the twelve universities in the PAC-12 conference. This primary research was supplemented with secondary research of media sources and
PAC-12 and NCAA documents.
Results: Four key factors are involved in adding a new Division I sports program at any university. These factors are: funding, Title IX status, conference and sport status, and administrative mindset.
Conclusion: The four factors stated above are critical in the addition of any new sports program, though there will be significant variations from sport to sport and from university to university. In the case of men’s wrestling at USC, the group of advocates needs to demonstrate the significant value adding wrestling will bring to the athletic department and school. They should also follow this up with a clear plan of how they will navigate the funding, Title IX requirements and conference status.
"Defining the Line" is an intention to clarify appropriate versus inappropriate behaviors within the athletic community. The objective of this project is to improve sexual violence prevention training to be more specifically catered to the daily interactions of a student-athlete. A new method of education has been introduced to Sun Devil Athletics and could also extend to the NCAA.
"Defining the Line" is an intention to clarify appropriate versus inappropriate behaviors within the athletic community. The objective of this project is to improve sexual violence prevention training to be more specifically catered to the daily interactions of a student-athlete. A new method of education has been introduced to Sun Devil Athletics and could also extend to the NCAA.
"Defining the Line" is an intention to clarify appropriate versus inappropriate behaviors within the athletic community. The objective of this project is to improve sexual violence prevention training to be more specifically catered to the daily interactions of a student-athlete. A new method of education has been introduced to Sun Devil Athletics and could also extend to the NCAA.