Final 4 (blog 11)

Hello everyone,
Those of you who are avid sports followers would know that March Madness is almost to an end and the NCAA basketball tournament is down to it's final four. The final four teams left standing are North Carolina, Villanova, Connecticut, and Michigan State.

For those of you who are not familiar with the tournament it is a widely televised event, widely advertised, and many people watch from their homes and if they are lucky even go to the games. In my opinion, March Madness is a fun and positive thing toward the public. Before the tournament even starts you get to pick your favorites and make a tournament bracket and then watch the games and bet on them with your friends and family. The whole hype of the tournament promotes a healthy, fun competition with your peers.

The tournament not only gives you and your friends and family something to do but is also helping others by large events put on by the NCAA, which are also publicized, and promote healthy community activity. One such event is the YES Clinic Hydrated by Vitaminwater revive. The program gives kids an opportunity to work with college coaches and get help with their game, learn life skills, and sportsmanship. It means a lot to kids to be able to work with and get instruction from their role models. Another event is The Road to The Final Four 5K walk. Which is an event that works with the United Way, and helps out elementary students by giving them things to help with learning to read. One other event is Middle School Madness, which shows kids the opportunities in life they can get through sports. It teaches them to learn from positive examples set by the student athletes participating in the tournament. And, that they can do anything if they do well in school and sports could provide that extra boost for them to excell in life.

So in my opinion, it seems to me that the NCAA is working with the country to make it a better place even if what they are doing isn't too much, but it is providing activities that are promoting positive advertising, possibly helping promote a better public image for college sports. These events really get behind what the NCAA stands for and not just the negative stuff like fights and things they show on televison. I think the tournament is good for the country.