TCC Football

By
Sharukh Virani
Wahab Muhammad
Ifdal Yusuf
Mustafa Ansari

Intro
The idea was to have a football team at tcc and join the NJCAA
(National Junior College Athletics Association) to compete with
other schools.
Imagine TCC winning the NJCAA national championship:
https://youtu.be/Pbjzxna-ld4

Research Methods
Getting information on how to be qualified for the NJCAA
In order to do this, we needed to research on the NJCAA website
Also we researched schools that went through this process

Results
NJCAA Pamphlet
What the requirements are to be eligible to be part of the NJCAA
Scholarships and Financial Aid the NJCAA offers
Title 9 requirements

UTA used to have a program

Research Methods
Research student attitudes on school sports
We created a questionnaire asking students:
How interested would you be if you found out TCC is going to be part of the
NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association)?
If there was a football team at TCC that would compete in the NJCAA, would
you participate, or know someone who would be interested in the
program?
If there was a football team, how likely would it be for you attend a game?
If TCC joined the NJCAA, what other sports would you like to see or join
competitively?
If you were enrolling at TCC, would it make you more likely to attend the
school if there was a football team?

Results
70% of students were interested in the program
35% said they would not participate, 29% know someone who might
participate, 18% said they would participate, and another 18%
said they might participate.
44% of students said they would probably attend a football game.
44% said they would like soccer, and 38% said they would like
basketball.
41% of students said that if their was a football team it would make
them more likely enroll at TCC.
67% of students would be interested in the program if TCC was
offering scholarships.

Research Methods
Research faculty attitudes on school sports
Kevin Harper;
We interviewed him and asked him several questions

Results
We found out that Kevin Harper was not really interested in the
program.
One of the main issues was the money, and the staff needed.
Another problem was the facility. There was no area to practice.
Lastly, another issue was that if the boys had a program, the girls
would also need a program.

Research Methods
Research locations and prices for school sports
Idea of borrowing a high school football field (Ex; Birdville High School)
until TCC has money to builds its own facility
We also found out that some public schools in Texas have spent at least
one million dollars on their football program

Results
The best place to build a facility from the 5 campuses TCC has
Use a high school football field for now until we can find an area in
Tarrant County to build a facility.
We can share a football field but need our facility to train

Research Methods
Research benefits of having school sports
We researched schools that have incorporated a program like this will
make Tarrant County College more popular and well-known.
More students will have an open mind to attend a community college
before attending a university

Results
Research benefits of having school sports
UTA - They used to have a football program that was shut down due to
costly budget
Sense of pride in your school (school spirit)
Students who are interested in the sport who aspire to play
professionally will compete
There will be opportunities for scholarships, and earning money.

Conclusions
Faculty Attitudes
Kevin Harper, which is the only faculty we interviewed was not
interested in starting up the program.
The reason why he disagreed was due to his own lack of interest,
and the budget toll it would have on TCC.
UTA also used to have a football game, but they stopped due to
budget issues. TCC does not want to follow in the same steps.

Conclusions
Student Attitudes
We sent out a survey for the students to fill out and we got mixed
results from it.
70% of the students are actually interested in starting a sports
program.
On the other hand, only 18% are interested in actually attending the
sports program.

Recommendation
We recommend that TCC still join the NJCAA, if not in football, than
in any other sports.
Why? The benefits of having team sports here at TCC outweigh the
disadvantages in our opinion.
As for the football program, instead of starting a whole program, the
best route would be to start a football club.
From there, if it gets enough interest and attention, it will grow to a
whole program at TCC.

Challenges
Kevin Harper was not so enthusiastic about having a football team
Liked to focus on the academic side of kinesiology
We expected for him to love the idea, and our mood completely shifted when he did
not

We didnt get very many responses on the survey (about 20)

Mixed results

Trying to meet together as a group outside of class

Hard to meet because someone always has work or class

Successes
Using google docs shared documents to work on the entire project at the
same time with the group
Some of the students would love to participate in a sports program at TCC
Met all the deadlines

What did we learn?

We learned about the long and difficult process of making a change
Professionalism
Lots of work

It would take a long time to start up this program

Coaches
Facilities

References
"Tarrant County College District in Fort Worth, TX - Find Information
about Admissions, Tuition, Majors and Campus Life at Petersons.com."
Petersons's. Nelnet Company, 0001. Web. 28 Oct. 2016.
"NJCAA Scholarships." Njcaa Scholarships. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2016
Ashburn, Elyse. "To Increase Enrollment, Community Colleges Add
More Sports." N.p., Oct. 2007. Web. 28 Oct. 2016.

References (contd)
"Eligibility Rules Pamphlet." Eligibility Rules Pamphlet (n.d.): n. pag. 21
June 2016. Web. 16 Nov. 2016.

Silverthrone, Sean. The Flutie Effect: How Athletic Success Boosts

College Applications. Forbes. Forbes, 29 Apr. 2013. Web. 24 Nov.
2016.
Silverthrone, Sean. The Flutie Effect: How Athletic Success Boosts
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