Conduct a profile of an educational institution (high school or college) or specific sports program that faces significant financial challenges and lacks considerable resources.

The objective is to gather data and information to understand the relationship between limited financial resources, demographics, and sports challenges. This profile will serve as a basis for your broader argument on sports inequality related to social factors such as gender, class, or race.

Instructions:

1. Choose an Institution or Team: Select an educational institution or sports team known for its limited financial resources and challenging sports program. Alternatively, you may choose to focus on a specific sports team within an underprivileged institution. Clearly state the sports program or team you have chosen for your profile.

2. Research Funding and Resources:

   • Investigate the institution’s funding sources for sports programs, considering any financial challenges they face.
   • Analyze whether there are sponsorships, grants, or government support available to support the sports teams.
   • Examine the allocation of funding for sports compared to other educational and extracurricular programs within the institution.

3. Demographic Profile:

   • Gather data on the demographics of student-athletes participating in the sports program, focusing on race, gender, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
   • Analyze the diversity within the sports teams and identify any patterns or disparities in representation.

4. Sports Challenges and Achievement:

   • Explore the sports program’s history of challenges and achievements in various sports, both at the high school or college level and in any professional leagues (if applicable).
   • Evaluate how limited financial resources have impacted the sports program’s performance.

5. Profile Report Format: Your profile should mirror the format used in Part 1. Aim for a length of approximately 3-5 pages, and maintain detailed headings and sections as follows:

   a. Introduction:

   • Introduce the underprivileged educational institution or sports team you are profiling.
   • Provide an overview of the challenges they face in their sports program.

   b. Funding and Resources:

   • Present data and information related to the limited financial resources dedicated to sports programs.
   • Discuss the availability or lack of sponsorships, grants, or government support.

   c. Demographics:

   • Present data on the demographics of student-athletes in the sports program.
   • Analyze the diversity within the sports teams and discuss any observed patterns.

   d. Sports Challenges and Achievement:

   • Detail the sports program’s history of challenges and achievements in various sports.
   • Analyze the impact of limited financial resources on their sports performance

e. Conclusion:

• Summarize the key findings of your profile.
• Reflect on the implications of your findings for sports inequality.

American Sociological Association format is required