More Sustinable Solutions

This article talks about the possible sustainable solutions that owners of a golf course come up with as they come to notice the wildlife that lives in their golf course. The article explains that the owner is thinking about reducing fuel, fertilization, and air pollution. Constable states for us to "learn as much as you can, challenge the ways that things have been done and make decisions as if you were the owner of the golf course"(Constable 1). There are always going t be new ideas found and various possible sustainable solutions as well. No solutions will ever be identical.

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References

McPHERSON, D. (2014). Sunrises and Sustainable Solutions. Greenmaster, 49(2), 37.

Works Cited

McPHERSON, DAVID. "Sunrises And Sustainable Solutions." Greenmaster 49.2 (2014): 37. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.

Other Possibilities than Artificial Turf

This article was actually very different from others that I have researched. Normally I research articles that talk about having artificial turf being a better substitute over natural turf, but there are also various disadvantages to having artificial turf as well. I wanted to know if there are any other substitutes other than the average artificial turf. This article talked about the problem a artificial turf field was having after a massive rain storm hit. The field was flooded because unlike natural turf, artificial turf is not able to absorb the water and retrieve nutrients. They found a solution that adding sand based fields would be a solution to absorb the rain. The sand based fields are also less expensive than the artificial turf fields that cost 400-600,000 dollars to install. This article could definitely help me with finding solutions to developing sustainable sports facilities.

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References

Bush, S., & Aubrey, J. (2009). Turf fields: a drainage solution for under $250,000. Sportsturf, 25(10), 28-30.

Works Cited

Bush, Steve, and Jared Aubrey. "Turf Fields: A Drainage Solution For Under $250,000." Sportsturf 25.10 (2009): 28-30. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.

Sponsorship in Sustainability

This article goes through 4 steps into becoming fiscally sustainable. All four steps that the article goes through all have one common word, sponsorship. Having sponsorship is very beneficial because a sponsor is able to provide what is needed. When designing a sustainable sports facility, sponsorships will usually give them money if the sponsor's name is put somewhere important. Before going off to choose a sponsor, it is crucial to do research into that sponsorship and checking t see how reliable and responsible they are also.
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References

HUBERTY, L. (2014). Fiscally Sustainable. Athletic Business, 38(5), 30-32.

 

Works Cited

HUBERTY, LANA. "Fiscally Sustainable." Athletic Business 38.5 (2014): 30-32. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. Web. 11 Apr. 2016.

Designs for Facilities

This blog post talks about the process of creating a sustainable design. It was interesting to know that a sustainable facility is a constant process not just a destination. It takes more than just wanting a sustainable facility. It takes planning, strategic planning. Strategic planning is something that will always be needed when developing a sustainable sports facility. This article helped me realize that. Becoming sustainable takes diligence as well as patience.
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References

Benton, M. E., Guzik, J. D., & Nozik, N. K. (2005). Green and Sustainable Design for Camp Facilities. Camping Magazine, 78(2), 1-5.

 

Works Cited

Benton, Mark E., John D. Guzik, and Nancy K. Nozik. "Green And Sustainable Design For Camp Facilities." Camping Magazine 78.2 (2005): 1-5. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. Web. 11 Apr. 2016.

Achitecture of Sports Facilities

This article is based on the architecture of Wright State University. Architecture is probably the most crucial concept to think of when developing a sports facility. What is so unique about the facility at Wright State is that one of the rooftops nearby is made of turf. Players can run sprints to as well as on top of this roof. What I thought to be really interesting is that students are allowed to watch sports events such as soccer matches from this roof. Artificial turf is a sustainable substitute for natural turf. This artificial turf roof is just another reason why artificial turf is so beneficial. There would never be a roof made of natural turf because it would never last as long.
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References

OUTSTANDING DESIGN: SPORTS STADIUM/ATHLETIC FACILITY. (2013). American School & University, 86(3), 141-151.

 

Works Cited

"Outstanding Design: Sports Stadium/Athletic Facility." American School & University 86.3 (2013): 141-151. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. Web. 4 Apr. 2016.

Protecting Turf

This article was really interesting. It takes place in the stadium at Boise St. University. At first I thought that the article was going to actually talk about protecting their blue turf, but it turned out to be something different. Boise St. was talking about protecting their turf as in their property of stadium. Boise St. University is one of a few universities that has a security system before entering the game. I thought that to be interesting because where I am, I don't get detected at all. I thought it was col because they want to assure safety. By using their security systems, their turf is very protected. Not only are the lives of students protected, but the blue turf as well is protected making it sustainable. Sustainable stadium as well as sustainable lives.
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References

GOLDMAN, S. (2015). Protecting Their Turf. Athletic Business, 39(7), 50-53.

 

Works Cited

GOLDMAN, STUART. "Protecting Their Turf." Athletic Business 39.7 (2015): 50-53. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. Web. 4 Apr. 2016.

Important Things to Know About Natural Turf

Normally when talking about making sports facilities more sustainable, natural turf gets the boot because artificial turf is more sustainable. Natural turf is know for the constant keep up unlike the artificial turf. Natural turf also needs to be fertilized and artificial doesn't. Natural is know for going dead constantly if there is no keep up, whether the artificial is always green. This article talks about the importance facts to know if you are going to keep up the natural turf. There is fertilization that provides the nutrition for not only the grass, but the microbial population, which helps maintain the healthy shape of the grass. If natural turf is still an option, be very cautious in the products that are being used to proved that healthy green color.
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Works Cited

CONLEY, LEN. "Building Quality Turf Starts With Healthy Soil." Sportsturf 31.5 (2015): 30-31. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. Web. 28 Mar. 2016.

 

References

CONLEY, L. (2015). BUILDING QUALITY TURF STARTS WITH HEALTHY SOIL. Sportsturf, 31(5), 30-31.

Challenges Willing to be Accepted

This article talks about turning public parks, fields, and facilities into more sustainable ones. Although there are more positive sides to becoming more sustainable, this article talked about the challenges that were created while creating these public facilities. Some of the challenges were the lack of investment into the parks, which caused the facilities to look poor and were unsustainable. Another red flag that took place was that the developers thought it was more important to value car movement instead of pedestrian movement. Just because these challenges weren't met in the development of these facilities, doe not necessarily mean that they cannot be fixed. They can so easily. This article could help future facility developers in ways that make sure they do meet the challenges so that the parks are sustainable.
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Works Cited

BAINBRIDGE, BEN. "Changing Sports Facilities, Parks And Public Spaces In Yarra Ranges." Australasian Parks & Leisure 18.1 (2015): 32-33. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. Web. 28 Mar. 2016.

 

References

BAINBRIDGE, B. (2015). CHANGING SPORTS FACILITIES, PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES IN YARRA RANGES. Australasian Parks & Leisure, 18(1), 32-33.

 

Cons of Going Green

This article correlates to the other article I wrote my previous post on. This article also talks about the disadvantages of going green. This article gives more real life examples. One of the examples the article provides is really interesting because I have never thought about it from this certain perspective. We are all taught to save paper as much as possible, which is great because we are going paperless and saving the trees. Awesome! But, what I did not think about going paperless is the technologic side. The use of laptops is implied into the solution to going paperless. The reason why it could be a bad thing to become paperless is because the laptops that we use to conserve paper can get stole, which means that whatever important information you had on the laptop is now gone and now you have to spend a lot of money replacing that laptop with a new one.
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References
Joseph, C. (n.d.). The Disadvantages of Going Green for a Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2016, from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/disadvantages-going-green-corporation-3318.html

Works Cited
Joseph, Chris. "The Disadvantages of Going Green for a Corporation." Web. 21 Mar. 2016.

Disadvantages to Going Green

This article stood out to me because recently I have been researching the positive aspects of going green. As we all know, there are a lot of reasons why we should go green and become more sustainable. Although there is an abundant amount of positive reasons to go green, the negative reasons seem to be outspoken. This article was interesting because it taught me that going green is expensive. Some ways in going green can be very expensive. Now a days, becoming green is helped with technology which is a main reason why it can be very expensive. The article talks about eating organic foods to help go green, but even organic food is very pricy.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/137345-what-are-disadvantages-going-green/

Works Cited
Lake, Rebecca. "What Are the Disadvantages of Going Green?" LIVESTRONG.COM. LIVESTRONG.COM, 03 July 2015. Web. 21 Mar. 2016. http://www.livestrong.com/article/137345-what-are-disadvantages-going-green/.


References
Lake, R. (2015, July 03). What Are the Disadvantages of Going Green? Retrieved March 21, 2016, from http://www.livestrong.com/article/137345-what-are-disadvantages-going-green/

Sustainable Development

In this article, sustainable development is more defined as a process. The author of this article admits that the process to making development more sustainable, there is a strategic process. The author also admitted that this process is not static. There are always improvements that need to be made for the process and for the sustainable development. The process of making sustainable development is not static, just like sustainability in general. Sustainability is also a static process, in which improvement are always being researched and added to the cycle of sustainability as a whole. One of source I thought was valuable was when the author defined why the use of green products is important as a step in this development process to sustainability. "The development of green products, which run clean, work better and save money and energy through efficiency, help execution of green marketing activities and generate successful environmental strategies for sustainable development" (Shi & Kane, 1995 and Pujari et al., 2003).  Green products are slowly becoming the dominant way to live through this crucial life time of our planet over using earth's natural resources, making the resources been used faster than it can produce itself. Green products are a crucial way to change the environment positively, as well as playing a key role in the sustainable development process.
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References

Aktaş, G., Atrek, B., & Kurt, S. D. (2015). Sports as a 'Green Product' in Destination Marketing: Case of Windsurfing in Cesme, Turkey. Journal Of Yasar University, 10(39), 6596-6606.

 

Works Cited

Aktaş, Gürhan, Banu Atrek, and Sumeyra D. Kurt. "Sports As A 'Green Product' In Destination Marketing: Case Of Windsurfing In Cesme, Turkey." Journal Of Yasar University 10.39 (2015): 6596-6606. Academic Search Premier. Web. 1 Mar. 2016.

 

Artificial Turf Wars!!!

In today's article, the main subject is artificial turf. Artificial turf has been known to environmentalists to being the best replacement for actual grass. Artificial turf is more environmentally friendly because it is not real grass, making it last longer instead of dying to the heat of the sun. Many sports facilities use artificial turf because it is known to be safer. The turf is safer for athletes so they don't trip or stick a cleat into a hole in the ground. Artificial turf lasts longer than regular grass because it doesn't need any fertilizer and doesn't need a constant keep up. Although artificial turf has many benefits, it also comes with negative effects as well. Turf is made up crumbled rubber tire pieces, which is dangerous for humans to come in contact with, especially on a field made for athletes. When the heat is reflecting off the turf, the athletes encounter the gas inhalation from the rubber tire pieces. The tiny rubber tire particles also bring irritation to the skin and eyes if it comes to contact with an athlete. Although artificial turf has become a sustainable way to improve the environment, is it sustainable to those athletes lives?
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References

Query, S. (2008). Artificial Turf Wars. E: The Environmental Magazine, 19(2), 12-13.

 

Works Cited

Query, Shawn. "Artificial Turf Wars." E: The Environmental Magazine 19.2 (2008): 12-13. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.

 

Sport Without Management

In this article, sports management is more in the spot light besides the sports facilities becoming sustainable. This article focuses more solemnly on the importance of sports management and what sports would be like without it. We do not realize how critical it is to have sports management involved with every sport. Without sports management, sports would be extremely disorganized and non regulated. Sports management is in charge of shaping the sports industry through that organization. Sports management also has to relate to the sciences such as sports physiology and history of physical education. Without those sciences being implied to those sports managements, information and knowledge are lost, leaving a big impact on the sports industry alone. Sports management plays a very critical role when it comes to sports alone.
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References

Newman, J. I. (2014). Sport Without Management. Journal Of Sport Management, 28(6), 603-615. doi:10.1123/jsm.2012-0159

 

Works Cited

Newman, Joshua I. "Sport Without Management." Journal Of Sport Management 28.6 (2014): 603-615. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.

 

Sport Facilities for Students

The article I am writing todays blog on really hits home, literally. It discusses the different arrangements of sports facilities in universities and even high schools. One of the examples was of Bishop Gorman High School, in my home town, Las Vegas, Nevada. It was really interesting to see the cost of the stadium and other workout facilities. I also thought it was interesting to see the different designs and layouts of the facilities between the universities and high schools. I have looked up the different costs of sport facilities, but it was interesting seeing the different costs of each of the schools. This helps compare prices in my essay, which will be very important in supporting my discussion.
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References

OUTSTANDING DESIGN: SPORTS STADIUM/ATHLETIC FACILITY. (2013). American School & University, 86(3), 141-151.

 

Works Cited

"Outstanding Design: Sports Stadium/Athletic Facility." American School & University 86.3 (2013): 141-151. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.

 

Proximity is Major Key

This blog post is about an article that talks about the proximity to sports facilities. To be more specific, the article researches the study of girls in Germany to relate to the proximity in which the sports facilities lie in. The main issue of this article is that girls who live in more rural areas are less likely to go to a gymnasium. By having girls in rural areas not going to the gym that is not in their proximity, they are less likely to participate in indoor sports and activities. Therefore, there should be a solution where a gym could be built in the proximity of the rural areas so that girls could increase their chances of participating in indoor sports and activities.
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References
Reimers, A. K., Wagner, M., Alvanides, S., Steinmayr, A., Reiner, M., Schmidt, S., & Woll, A. (2014). Proximity to Sports Facilities and Sports Participation for Adolescents in Germany. Plos ONE, 9(3), 1-7.

Works Cited

Reimers, Anne K., et al. "Proximity To Sports Facilities And Sports Participation For Adolescents In Germany." Plos ONE 9.3 (2014): 1-7. Academic Search Premier. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.

 

Socioeconomic Sports Facilities

This article talked abut the socioeconomic side sports facilities and could have a relation to obesity in children. The article discussed the issue of having the increase of obesity being because of the lack of development of sports facilities. However, the article looks at the rates of obesity in children, specifically in Madrid, and come to conclusion that the lack of sports facilities don't have a relation to the socioeconomic side of obesity. Obesity in the children of Madrid is more caused by the parents and lack of healthy physical activity. Children should be able to stay active even if there is no sports facility.
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Reference
Albaladejo, R., Villanueva, R., Navalpotro, L., Ortega, P., Astasio, P., & Regidor, E. (2014). Risk behaviors and sports facilities do not explain socioeconomic differences in childhood obesity: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 1-18.

Works Cited

Albaladejo, Romana, et al. "Risk Behaviors And Sports Facilities Do Not Explain Socioeconomic Differences In Childhood Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study." BMC Public Health 14.1 (2014): 1-18. Academic Search Premier. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.

More NCAA Sustianability

This article talks about how much the sports management has on the environment and making athletics sustainable as a whole. Environmental issue should have awareness raised so more individuals around the country become concerned and eventually become passionate enough to make changes in the up most positive ways. When talking about the importance of sports management around the country becoming sustainable, there are many ways the environment changes for the sports management. By raising awareness about the environment, sports managements change their ways in the office, in their facilities, and create change for what may be more than just the sports and athletic departments, but eventually for the whole college campus.

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References

Casper, J., Pfahl, M., & McSherry, M. (2012). Athletics Department Awareness and Action Regarding the Environment: A Study of NCAA Athletics Department Sustainability Practices. Journal Of Sport Management, 26(1), 11-29.

 

Works Cited

Casper, Jonathan, Michael Pfahl, and Mark McSherry. "Athletics Department Awareness And Action Regarding The Environment: A Study Of NCAA Athletics Department Sustainability Practices." Journal Of Sport Management 26.1 (2012): 11-29. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Feb. 2016.

 

Becoming sustianable to ALL

Part of sports becoming more sustainable includes equality of the college positions as coaches. This article talks about how lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans genders (LGBT) should have rights as to coaching a team. This issue has created an inclusiveness  for LGBT. How? Studies show that LGBT fact inclusive, meaning hiding their identity. By having their identities in hiding, they can not be themselves. This article shows that their are still solutions being worked on today so that everyone can be able to coach equally. By having equality in coaching sports, it therefore creates sustainability.

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References

Cunningham, G. B. (2015). Creating and Sustaining Workplace Cultures Supportive of LGBT Employees in College Athletics. Journal Of Sport Management, 29(4), 426-442. doi:10.1123/JSM.2014-0135

 

Works Cited

Cunningham, George B. "Creating And Sustaining Workplace Cultures Supportive Of LGBT Employees In College Athletics." Journal Of Sport Management 29.4 (2015): 426-442. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Feb. 2016.

Sports Management

Without the help of sports managements, sports facilities are harder to create. Sports managements have to make sure their facilities are in good shape. My last article helps relate the importance of sports facilities. Without sports facilities being in good shape, possible student athlete recruiters may or may not recruit to that particular college. This article describes the different types of ways the sports management has to communicate. One of the ways the sports management communicates is obviously through social media. Social media is an easy way to communicate to get together and communicate to construction workers for the sports facility, or students that are potentially going to get recruited. This article explained the role of importance of the sports management.

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Reference

Abeza, G., O'Reilly, N., Séguin, B., & Nzindukiyimana, O. (2015). Social Media Scholarship in Sport Management Research: A Critical Review. Journal Of Sport Management, 29(6), 601-618. doi:10.1123/JSM.2014-0296

 

Works Cited

Abeza, Gashaw, et al. "Social Media Scholarship In Sport Management Research: A Critical Review." Journal Of Sport Management 29.6 (2015): 601-618. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 Feb. 2016.

Importance of Sports Facilties Through Recruitment

This article is not so much about how sports facilities in college become sustainable. This article explains the effect the sports facilities have on the student athletes. As a college coach, it is crucial for them to make sure that their campus fits the student athletes wants for a college career the next four years. Sport facilities are a big make or break it deal when it comes to recruiting athletes. Having a good looking sports facility will b easier for the recruit to make up his/ her decision. It would be obvious what the student athlete's decision would be if one college campus had a nice sports facility and the other not so much. This article described the importance of college sports facilities through the eyes of college coaches and student athletes looking to be recruited.

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Reference

SCHNEDER, R., & MESSENGER, S. (2012). THE IMPACT OF ATHLETIC FACILITIES ON THE RECRUITMENT OF POTENTIAL STUDENT-ATHLETES. College Student Journal, 46(4), 805-811.

 

Works Cited

SCHNEDER, RAY, and STEVE MESSENGER. "The Impact Of Athletic Facilities On The Recruitment Of Potential Student-Athletes." College Student Journal 46.4 (2012): 805-811. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 Feb. 2016.

Competitive in Colleges in Sustainability

This article really caught my eye as I was looking for articles. It read " Competitive Sustainability" and as I was reading the article, it talked about how colleges around the country to compete with expenses especially on football landscapes and stadiums. One part of the article said that if all the money was the same, there would be no competition. As colleges compete to see who fits the most fans in an stadium or who has the nicer football landscape, they all use different ways to use their expenses in becoming sustainable.  This will help me in my article by comparing prices and universities to see which ones are spending their money more efficiently and becoming more sustainable.

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References

Elfman, L. (2013). COMPETITIVE SUSTAINABILITY. Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, 29(25), 8-9.

 

Works Cited

Elfman, Lois. "Competitive Sustainability." Diverse: Issues In Higher Education 29.25 (2013): 8-9. Academic Search Premier. Web. 31 Jan. 2016.

College Sustainability

In this weeks article, I found various points on sustainability. More in particular, sustainability in college sports. This article defines sustainability at the beginning for those who might not know what it is. Even for people that do know what it is can get a new aspect on the broad subject. This article also gave specifics for what role athletic trainers can do to be sustainable in college sports facilities. They brought specifics and into what in particular they can reduce such as energy and fossil fuels. I can imply this information into my research paper.
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References

Dietrich, S. R. (2009). "Going Green!" Part 2: Sustainability in Athletic Training and Therapy. Athletic Therapy Today, 14(5), 44-48.

 

Works Cited

Dietrich, Scott Ryan. "Going Green!" Part 2: Sustainability In Athletic Training And Therapy." Athletic Therapy Today 14.5 (2009): 44-48. Academic Search Premier. Web. 31 Jan. 2016.

Sports Management with Sustainability

This article I found ties into the what my main research paper is about. My main topic is having Universities become more sustainable through the sports environment. This article helped me have a better understanding on how big of the role the athletic department and sports management has to do in order to make their sports environment more sustainable. This article also gives the audience a background and better understanding of the knowledge of the environment. It also ties in the importance of environmental sustainability.

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References

Casper, J., Pfahl, M., & McSherry, M. (2012). Athletics Department Awareness and Action Regarding the Environment: A Study of NCAA Athletics Department Sustainability Practices. Journal Of Sport Management, 26(1), 11-29.

 

 

Works Cited

Casper, Jonathan, Michael Pfahl, and Mark McSherry. "Athletics Department Awareness And Action Regarding The Environment: A Study Of NCAA Athletics Department Sustainability Practices." Journal Of Sport Management 26.1 (2012): 11-29. Academic Search Premier. Web. 23 Jan. 2016.

Research Paper Topic

The topic I will be discussing throughout the semester clearly has to deal with sustainability. Although sustainability is the main topic, it is a very broad topic. What I am researching on has to tie in sustainability through sports. I have always been involved in sports, so this topic interested me because I love sports and am becoming more and more interested on sustainability. I am writing about Universities making their sports facilities more sustainable. Universities such as UC Boulder and University of Wisconsin have taken matters into their own hands in making their fields, courts, and other facilities more sustainable. Yale and the NCAA have even come up with ways to create a more sustainable environment when it comes to athletics. These universities are creating compost clubs. UC at Boulder used 80% of their compost from football games to recycle as a way to create energy. University of Wisconsin even played football games in carbon-neutral conditions. By making small sustainable movements through these universities, other universities will hopefully be impacted to make sustainable changes themselves.
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References
Dietrich, S. R. (2009). "Going Green!" Part 1: Sustainability in Sports. Athletic Therapy Today, 14(5), 40-43.

 

Works Cited

Dietrich, Scott Ryan. "Going Green!" Part 1: Sustainability In Sports." Athletic Therapy Today 14.5 (2009): 40-43. Academic Search Premier. Web. 23 Jan. 2016.