Development of U.S Soccer – Chandler Pippin
My research project was centered on how soccer developed in the United States. In class, we learned about a deep, rich, popular history of soccer in the United States, different from the feelings of
App State Soccer’s Lost History
Writer Jesse Wood explores the history surrounding soccer at App State and the surrounding area. Coming into this reading, I did know that Appalachian State had cut its men’s soccer program during the COVID-19
ACC Basketball Review by Chandler Pippin
Samuel Walker’s “ACC Basketball” is an information dense delve into the creation of the ACC. The book outlines how the ACC started, and follows it through the 50’s into the late 70’s, giving readers
Gender on the Golf Course – Chandler Pippin Group A
In Hugo Ceron-Anaya’s work of Gender on the Golf Course, they examine how gender roles play out on the golf course, specifically focused in Mexico. Throughout the piece, Ceron-Anaya makes comparisons between gender roles
Italian Immigrants and Brazilian Football
This article by Gregg Bocketti explores how the immigration of Italians and Football came together in Brazil. Bocketti examines how sports clubs were exclusive towards those of upper and middle class backgrounds. In most
ACC Basketball – Initial Reaction
From the first two chapters of J. Samuel Walker’s ACC Basketball, Walker gives us an in-depth view of how the ACC Conference came to be from the Southern Conference. Before the 1950’s the politics,
Professional Wrestling and Cultural Stereotypes
This reading dealt with the development of professional wrestling, it’s connection to the South, and how it propelled stereotypes of Southern people into popular culture. “Early southern stereotypes tended toward either the Tobacco Road
The Babe Ruth of American Soccer – Chandler Pippin
This article talks about the beginnings of U.S soccer and the star of the sport in the 1920’s and 1930’s, Adelino Gonsalves. There was only one thing I knew before reading this article that
PUERTO RICA & YMCA
“Puerto Ricans saw sports as an example of the cultural progress promised by the United States.” The article talks a lot about promises made by the U.S and the U.S interest in Puerto Rico
TWO SIDES OF DIEGO MARADONA – Chandler Pippin
The article “The Two Sides of Diego Maradona” provided a deep insight into Diego’s personal life and his struggles, as well as the god-like (or simply just God) figure that Maradona was to fans
