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- Amateur_Athletic_Union abstract "The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is a non-profit amateur sports organization based in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs. It claims to have over 670,000 participants and over 100,000 volunteers.The AAU was founded on January 21, 1888, with the goal of creating common standards in amateur sport. Since then, most national championships in the United States have taken place under AAU leadership. From its founding as a publicly supported organization, the AAU has represented US sports within the various international sports federations. It has grown over the years to become one of the leading and most influential associations.The AAU formerly worked closely with the United States Olympic Committee to prepare US athletes for the Olympic Games. As part of this, the AAU Junior Olympic Games were introduced in 1949. Young people 8 to 16 years of age, or older in certain sports, can participate in these games. Many future World and Olympic champions have appeared in these events, which are still held every year.In the 1970s, the AAU received growing criticism. Many claimed that its regulatory framework was outdated. Women were banned from participating in certain competitions and some runners were locked out. There were also problems with sporting goods that did not meet the standards of the AAU. During this time, the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 organized the United States Olympic Committee and saw the re-establishment of state-supported independent associations for the Olympic sports. As a result, the AAU lost its influence and importance in international sports, and focused on the support and promotion of predominantly youthful athletes, as well as on the organization of national sports events.".
- Amateur_Athletic_Union formationDate "1888-01-21".
- Amateur_Athletic_Union formationYear "1888".
- Amateur_Athletic_Union headquarter Florida.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union headquarter Lake_Buena_Vista,_Florida.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union leaderFunction Amateur_Athletic_Union__1.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union leaderFunction Amateur_Athletic_Union__2.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union membership "205 National Olympic Committees".
- Amateur_Athletic_Union motto ""Sports for All, Forever."".
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageExternalLink aausports.org.
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- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageExternalLink www.aaubaseball.org.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageExternalLink www.aauboysbasketball.org.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageExternalLink www.aaugirlsbasketball.org.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageExternalLink www.aaujrogames.org.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageExternalLink www.aaulaxne.org.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageExternalLink www.aausports.org.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageExternalLink www.cihfhockey.com.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageExternalLink www.goaau.com.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageExternalLink www.gotrybe.com.
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- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Amateur_Sports_Act_of_1978.
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- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Category:Bodybuilding_organisations.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Category:Non-profit_organizations_based_in_Florida.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Category:Sports_governing_bodies_in_the_United_States.
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- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink ESPN_Wide_World_of_Sports_Complex.
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- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Gustavus_Town_Kirby.
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- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Henry_Forrest_(Amateur_Athletic_Union).
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Hockey.
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- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink International_Ice_Hockey_Federation.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink International_Olympic_Committee.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink International_Track_Association.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink James_E._Sullivan_Award.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink James_Edward_Sullivan.
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- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink List_of_IOC_country_codes.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Louis_J._Fisher.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Louis_Stout.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Martial_arts.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Memphis,_Tennessee.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink National_Collegiate_Hockey_Association.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink New_York_City_Marathon.
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- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Penn_State_child_sex_abuse_scandal.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Physical_fitness.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Powerlifting.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Presidents_Council_on_Fitness,_Sports,_and_Nutrition.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Reproductive_health.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Road_running.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Robert_Dodd_(Amateur_Athletic_Union).
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Roger_Goudy.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Separate_but_equal.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Skipping_rope.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Softball.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink South_Atlantic_Association.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Sport_of_athletics.
- Amateur_Athletic_Union wikiPageWikiLink Sports_governing_body.