1. Spectator Violence
Basketball games attract anywhere from twenty to thirty thousand fans, whereas a gymnastic competition may attract a few hundred (Robinson, 1998). This is party due to the loud, exciting atmosphere at a basketball game. Goldstein did a study comparing crowd hostility before and after a basketball game to before and after a gymnastic competition. ... Large sport events like basketball often use music to increase the crowd's hostility and competitive awareness of the game. ... During one game the presidents of the universities promoted the final game, as "The top college in Colorado will wi...
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