Global Sport

For this project of the class, you have accepted the role as an international event organizer for a sporting event in Beijing, China, Macedonia, Delhi, India, or Dubai, UAE. (Pick One)
This event will take place in June of next year.

You can select from a youth basketball tournament, adult recreation tennis tournament, college soccer tournament, or professional table tennis tournament.
( Again select one)
You are the director and will be bringing five (5) teams from the US to compete against local teams. You are in charge of the entire event, and must outline all arrangements including but not
limited to:
Location: what facility will you use to host the event, where is it located, who do you contact to reserve this facility, can we see it on Google earth?
Accommodation: cost, room availability, distance to tourney site
Transportation: Everyone will be traveling from Miami International Airport. Onsite transportation, costs, distances travel times
Food onsite: where will athletes eat, western food in the area?
Cultural concerns: identify local cultural do’s and don’t’s so you can prepare your teams for their interactions with locals, potential gifts for local teams, local customs, and local no-no’s
Money: you should include a practical budget, and include exchange rates in your report
Packing lists that reflect the local weather conditions, and cultures
Tournament format: how will a winner be decided, what will they win, how many referees are needed, where do we find them?

You should use as much detail as possible and do your best to address every possible angle for this tournament. (eg… taking your traveler’s age into account)Are waivers needed, athletic trainers, translators?
Each project should be no fewer than 7 pages. Each project must include a budget, and a minimum of 15 sources to support your ideas. You will be graded on the issues that you identify and, your analysis of the issues, your ability to synthesize these issues into alterations, your ability to properly and clearly express these issues, your language usage. A report that does not follow the required typed/spacing form will receive a deduction of one point.

This project is worth 20% of your overall grade.
Your report is to be submitted to the professor only through the Assignment link on Canvas. The professor will not accept papers by hand or by e-mail. Late papers will not be accepted without deduction without the prior consent of the professor. Extensions may be granted on an individual basis and will only be granted for particularly sensitive cases. Late papers will receive a deduction of one point per calendar day submitted past the due date.

You may use your notes, textbook, handouts, library resources and Internet research. Where required or appropriate, you must cite to your sources in APA Format.

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