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1997
RACIAL REPORT CARD TERMS REGARDING RACE Under race, the following categories will be included as defined by the Council on Interracial Books for Children. Black: People of African descent. For the purpose of this report, Black athletes from African nations or Haiti will be identified as Blacks. Although some would prefer to use the term African-American, the author recognizes that citizens of other lands are not African-Americans in the traditional sense. Asian-American: Refers to people of Asian descent living in the United States, including people of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Vietnamese and Cambodian heritage. Pacific Islander: Refers to people from the islands of the Pacific such as the Philippines, Tahiti, Indonesia, Samoa and Tonga. Native Hawaiian Islanders are Pacific Islanders as well as U.S. citizens. Latinos: Refers to people from North and Central America (such as Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador), South America (such as Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay), and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean (such as Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba). The term also includes Chicanos (Mexican Americans). The term Latino refers to a shared cultural heritage (Black, Native American, and Spanish), a history of colonization by Spain, and a common language (Spanish). Native Americans: Refers to the descendants of the people who originally inhabited North, South and Central America prior to their conquest by Europeans. Whites: Refers to people of European descent including the English, Irish, Italian, German, Greek, Dutch, Polish, etc. TERMS REGARDING EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES administration: The professional personnel that direct the affairs of business operations, community relations, finance, game operations, marketing, promotions, publications and public relations. coaching staff: The positions of head coach or manager, assistant coach, and instructor. front office: A very general term applied to all employees who do not manage, coach, instruct or scout the players. For the purpose of this report, the term front office is applied to those professional employees working in administration (business operations, community relations, finance, game operations, marketing, promotions, publications, public relations and various other areas). It does not include those employees working in top management, coaching, medical or support staff. majority partner: An individual who owns more than half of the team or franchise. medical staff: Physician, head trainer, assistant trainer and dentist. minority owner/limited partner: An individual who owns less than half of the team or franchise. owner: Refers to individuals who act as majority partner or limited partner. principal in charge of team operations: Person responsible for the day-to-day operations of the team including player personnel matters, draft picks, free agents, and the coaching staff. These duties may fall under any one of the following job titles - general manger, director of player personnel, vice president in charge of team operations, director of team operations. support staff: The personnel who assist professional personnel through the positions of administrative assistant, receptionist, secretary and staff assistant. top management: The positions of chairman of the board, chief executive officer, president, vice president, and the principal person in charge of team operations (i.e. general manager). |