Issue 12
Sports & Recreation
September 5, 2018 Page 5
Intramurals Fashion’s growing offer chances impact on the world of for work and professional athletics By COOPER JACOBELI Staff Writer Off–White, Adidas, Nike, and many other clothing and show designers have crawled their way onto the sports scene. Some say it’s good for the company involved and how it affects the players as a whole, but others say that the attention is getting pushed onto other things besides the players’ performance. The National Basketball Association and the National Football League come to mind when thinking about fashion in sports. For example, an athlete’s shoes idolized by social media simply because they were worn during warm-ups or a singular game. To emphasize my point, next time there’s an NFL or NBA game on TV, sit down and pay close attention to what the reporters talk about during pre–game time and what they show. A very current and advertised merging between fashion designer and athlete is the collaboration between Serena Williams and Off–White. Virgil Abloh is the spearhead for the new deal, as well as the CEO of Off–White. He created two shoes and three different uniforms for Williams and they will soon be available to be purchased online.
By DOUGLAS MOLLETT Staff Writer
The retail for each pair of shoes is $190. However, I personally challenge you to try and buy them online for retail. Now, I buy and sell shoes in the real world, outside of writing these articles, and I can tell you that once those shoes are sold–out and off the retail market, they are going to be extremely hard to find for under $500. The market that these fashion tycoons set up is more-orless a monopoly throughout different sports. Nike sponsors teams in the National Basketball Association, National Football League and even the National Hockey League. Adidas has too many overseas sponsorships to count, and Reebok holds sole ownership of Mixed Martial Arts. This minor statistic in today’s world of fashion and sports presents to you – the viewer and the consumer of such products – how involved fashion is. Now, look back at my original statement and now reflect on how much I have talked about individual athlete’s accomplishments without their fashion in mind. See? In today’s culture it’s almost impossible to think about an athlete without thinking about their signature shoe or how many jerseys they have sold. It’s a double–edged sword in
respect to what being an athlete means. I’ve talked to up– and–coming college baseball athletes and when I ask them about what they want their career to look like they’ve said, “I’d love to be sponsored by Nike. Imagine how cool that would be.” Their answers aren’t about their Earned Run Average or Batting Percentage or even how many autographs they can sign before heading out of the stadium. No; it’s about what they wear. No shame or judgment is intended despite the callous nature of this article. These are my observations and it is my opinion that fashion is pushing its way into the forefront of what’s most important on the field, court or ice.
Tuesday kicked off the beginning of the Fall 2018 intramural sports season. The three—day Corn Hole tournament is taking place in the Quad, and the championship match will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6. Intramurals bring out the best competitive attitudes of Georgetown students, as well as create an atmosphere of team building, cooperation and friendship. Intramural sports during the fall and spring semester seemingly take hold of a majority of students’ evening time. Most indoor sports are played from 8 – 11 p.m. in the Rec Center, and most outdoor sports are played from 4 – 7 p.m. at the intramural field
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behind Hambrick Village. Upcoming fall intramural sports are outdoor soccer, flag football, tennis, indoor volleyball and three versus three basketball. Popular spring sports are basketball, indoor co–ed volleyball and indoor soccer. To compete in most sports, a paper roster must be completed and turned into intramural sports supervisors or LeRon Collier, Assistant Dean of Students. From there, game rules and regulations are explained to team captains, and a game schedule is made. After some weeks of “regular season” play, teams are ranked according to record and placed in a playoff bracket. Fraternities and sororities are able to compete for the Intramural Championship; they are awarded points for their finishing place in each sport. Team entry forms can be found on the GC Student Portal under the Departments > Student Life tab. In addition to participating in intramurals, students have the opportunity to serve as intramural referees. Intramural referees are paid hourly and can choose which sports they would like to officiate. If anyone is interested in becoming an intramural referee or intersted in joining a team, they can contact Collier via email at LeRon_Collier@ georgetowncollege.edu.
