athletics programs
Organized competitive sports
Athletics programs are organized sports activities sponsored by schools, universities, or other institutions.
The term covers competitive teams, coaching staff, facilities, and administrative structures: The university's athletics program includes twenty varsity sports.
In American educational contexts, athletics programs often generate significant revenue and controversy around funding, scholarships, and academic priorities.
- strength trainingBuilding muscle through resistance
- spring trainingBaseball's preseason practice period
- stadiumsLarge sports venues
- gymnasiumsIndoor fitness facilities
- basketballTeam sport with hoops
coaching staff · soccer · mental conditioning · track and field · injury prevention · cross-country · wrestling · locker rooms · letter jackets · intramurals · tennis · swimming · nutrition plans · volleyball · team rosters · funding allocation · recruitment processes · booster clubs
- university systemsSUNY, Cal State, Big Ten, Ivy League, community colleges
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- physical educationPE, gym class, PE class, physical education, physical training
athletics programsacademic departments
Institutional subject divisions
academic programs · academics · research programs · academic curriculum · honors programs
athletics programsarts programs
Organized creative instruction
music programs · drama programs · theater programs · academic clubs · chess clubs
athletics programslibrary programs
Scheduled activities at lending institutions
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