Example backbone view using the require.js API for dependencies

atheleteForm.js

define([
        'jquery',
        'underscore',
        'backbone',                
  'text!templates/athelete/atheleteForm.html'
  'i18n!nls/atheleteLabel'
], function($, _, Backbone, atheleteForm, atheleteLabel ){

   var AtheleteForm = Backbone.View.extend({
		  el: "#athleteForm",
		  
		  initialize: function(){
				this.render();
		  },		 		  
		  
		  events: {
		        "submit form": "save",
			    "click #cancel": "cancel"		        	
		   },
		    
		   cancel: function() {

		   },
			 
		   save: function() {
                        // backbone sync to Play! 

		   },			 
			 
		   render: function() {
			 this.model.set({atheleteLabel:atheleteLabel},{silent: true});
			 var compiledTemplate = _.template(atheleteForm, this.model.toJSON());				 
			 $(this.el).html(compiledTemplate);
			  return this;
	           }		  
	});
	
  return AtheleteForm;
});