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Team names and their associated sports mascots are examples of totems in the social sciences; symbols that serve both social and psychological functions with many implicit meanings. [1] [2] The social function is to connect individuals into a community; the psychological function is to symbolize desired qualities with which fans can identify.
Using Indigenous names and mascots, like the former Washington Football Team name, extends beyond racial insensitivity; it reinforces colonialism and erases Indigenous identity and land. [1] Such practices maintain the power relationship between the dominant culture and the Indigenous culture, and can be seen as a form of cultural imperialism. [4]
A mascot is any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck, or anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name.
Oriental Witches (東洋の魔女, Tōyō no Majo) is the well-known nickname of Nichibo Kaizuka, a factory volleyball team of Dai Nippon Spinning Co., Ltd. (later, Nichibo, thereafter, Unitika) in Kaizuka, Osaka given by the reports of European media when they achieved 24 consecutive victories against other national teams on the expedition to Europe.
On February 17, 2023, it was announced that Columbus would be one of the cities to get a Pro Volleyball Federation franchise for the league's inaugural season. [1] The Fury name, logo and colors were unveiled on April 12.
The Philippines women's national under-19 volleyball team represents the Philippines in women's under-18/19 volleyball events. It is controlled and managed by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF), which is a member of the Asian volleyball body Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) and the international volleyball body government the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).
She attended Sterling High School, where she led the volleyball team to two Illinois state titles and set the school record for career digs. She was named the Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year in her junior season. She played club volleyball for Sports Performance Volleyball and Club Fusion Volleyball, winning three national titles.
Cameroon women's national volleyball team; Canada women's national volleyball team; Cape Verde women's national volleyball team; Chile women's national volleyball team; China women's national volleyball team; Chinese Taipei women's national volleyball team; Colombia women's national volleyball team; Costa Rica women's national volleyball team