The phrase "athletic organizations" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to groups or entities that are involved in sports or physical activities, such as clubs, teams, or governing bodies.
Example: "Many athletic organizations are working to promote youth sports and encourage physical fitness in schools."
Alternatives: "sports organizations" or "fitness organizations".
The organization has been like the Procter & Gamble of aggregative athletic organizations -- full of trusted, colorful and evocative name brands like the Ivy League, the Patriot League and "The Valley," and lots of Bigs, i.e., the Big Ten, the Big East, the Big South, the Big 12 and the Big Sky.
When Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, revealed that she was talking with the National Football League and other athletic organizations about ways to inform their fans about insurance on the exchanges, the two highest-ranking Republican senators wrote a threatening letter that caused the league to back off.
It was not until 1934 that New Orleans business, civic, professional and athletic organizations created The Mid-Winter Sports Association to develop the Sugar Bowl.
The organization has been like the Procter & Gamble of aggregate athletic organizations -- full of trusted, colorful and evocative name brands like the Ivy League, the Patriot League and "The Valley," and lots of Bigs, i.e., the Big Ten, the Big East, the Big South, the Big 12 and the Big Sky.
The payments are permitted by the NCAA and some state athletic organizations.
The organization was established in 1983 as a national athletic league for small Christian schools located primarily in the Bible Belt; it currently has twenty-four members, all of whom qualify for the postseason (although not all schools choose to participate, since some also belong to other Christian athletic organizations, like the larger National Christian College Athletic Association).
