Some may find this of interest. Lacrosse (a traditionally
elitist sport) is perpetuating it's elitism by the use of spatial
demographic information (see below). Having an attractive zip-code
now improves your chances of particpation in certain sports (as well as
lowering insurance premiums, getting bank loans, improving health status etc etc)
Do list members have examples of other sports where this is the
case?
To someone who is involved in trying to widen lacrosse participation
this is extremely short-sighted (and fustrating).
Steve Cummins
MRC Social & Public Health Sciences Unit
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Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 15:48:12 -0400
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From: "Bouchard, Marc" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Sports Illustrated
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George Baldassare, a member of the US Lacrosse Publications Committee
and the traffic manager for Sports Illustrated, has informed me that
coverage of the Men's Division I championship will appear in 1.2 million
of 3.15 million issues of Sports Illustrated this week. The coverage
will be included in issues going to zip codes with the attractive
demographics, and will not appear in newsstand issues.
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