they`ll do this to allotments next!
[see IKEA magazine on allotments, spring 98]
But I agree it is a serious issue.
aybe a conference/symposium on elite/not elte sport.
David Crouch
On Thu, 3 Jun 1999 11:37:31 GMT Steven Cummins
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> 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
>
> ------- Forwarded Message Follows -------
> Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 15:48:12 -0400
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> From: "Bouchard, Marc" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Sports Illustrated
> X-To: US Lacrosse <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
> 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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David Crouch
Anglia Polytechnic University
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