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Arguing Against Compensation of Collegiate Athletes

attend (Vera). Finally, "some analysts believe student-athletes should receive payment because they do not receive a quality educ...

Sports Fans and Their Importance

would clearly only be played for the love of the game and the players would not make a living at it without fans. It would be a ho...

Sports and Cheating

breaks the rules to gain an advantage, that is cheating. Cheating is important not only because a lot of money is involved, and th...

Cheerleading and Sports Gender Constructs

peer pressure, societal norms, family expectations, all contribute towards "channelling" the individual into certain forms of iden...

The Common Sports Injury of a Sprained Ankle

a step or jumps inadvertently onto an opponents foot with an inverted foot (Lynch, 2002). Often, the foot is plantar flexed when t...

Leisure Activities in Britain 1700 - 1850

festivals (2005). Early ritualized activities of leisure would continue after many people began to reside in the Victorian tow...

Globalism, Technology, Capitalism, and Sport

transnational, those that promote the American way of life and "transmit American popular culture" across the globe (Keys, 2000). ...

Equalizing Aspects of Sport

special accommodations. In respect to race, sometimes there is reverse discrimination. Some believe that the black man has a nat...

Societal Role of Sports

provides a healthy venue for socializing. Rather than meet clients in a bar, for example, they can chat on the golf course. Young ...

ORGANIZATIONAL SYMBOLISM AND CONSTRAINTS IN THE CASE STUDY "WINNING WAYS' GEAR FOR SPORTS"

from founder Bob Wolff, Winning Ways employees are part of an organizational culture that thrives on verbal cues. The Winning Ways...

Cardiac Death, Screening Athletes

Baker County Independent School Board concerns a serious health prevention concern in regards to the student athletes participatin...

Basketball History

This research paper presents a short history of basketball that describes how the sport began and then traces the high spots in it...

How Should Coca-Cola Compete in the Alternate Beverage Market?

Coca Cola may be the leader in the soft drinks market, but it is in second place in the global alterative beverage market, and thi...

Physical Performance and its Relation to Nutrition

This paper compares and contrasts the way sports nutrition was regarded in the past and the way it is regarded today. There are f...

Disrespect and Language The Appropriation of Native American Language and Culture

This paper asks whether we have bastardized Native American language by appropriating it in sports and mass marketing. There are ...

Burnout and the American Coach

Another symptom of burnout is the development of negative, cynical attitudes about clients and finally, a third aspect of the synd...

Sports and Children

of the young children who will soon bloom into adolescence. In fact, LeBlanc and Dickson in their book Straight Talk About Childre...

Athletic and Nonathletic Students and their Scholastic and Social Differences

school athletics programs. As advantageous as physical exercise is for the body, it is as equally beneficial for the brain, as we...

Problems Associated with Vandalism

discussed knowledge of the facts of the case rather than determining what the children knew at the onset. Though police are reluc...

Concessions and Sports Management

also deals with the hospitality industry as well (so its important not to confuse this solely with sports management). 2.What pri...

Literature Review on Athletic Injuries and Frequency of Upper vs. Lower Extremity Injuries

particular sport and the knowledge is gained through studies. Also, it is helpful for athletes and coaches to know which sports ar...

Baseball as America's Favorite Sport

notwithstanding, Doubledays involvement in baseballs Civil War presence is what has come to represent the start of a national trad...

The Benefits of Running

This slide presentation provides a look at the benefits of this popular sport. There are two sources contained in the bibliography...

Campaign to Increase Sporting Activity for Single Mothers

barriers which prevent them from taking part (Kotler and Keller, 2008). Effectively it needs to make the sport accessible. The cam...

Why Teams Win: 9 Keys to Success in Business, Sport, and Beyond by Saul Miller

health care and the arts is when teams achieve a "synergy of intelligence, energy, talent and spirit" (Miller, 2009, p. 8). Mill...

How the Popular Game of Basketball Evolves as an International Sport

controlled, Naismith decided that teammates would move the ball by either passing it or bouncing it on the floor, but was uncertai...

Why High School Competitive Sports are Desirable

children, and many team players end up using steroids to get an edge over the competition. Clearly, there are two sides to this is...

Game of Life by Shulman and Bowen

Game of Life: College Sports and Educational Values (2002) a study of the athletic programs in 30 colleges and universities that...

The Results of South Africa Hosting the FIFA 2010 World Cup

Manzenreiter, 2006). However, there is no certainty that there will be positive impacts, Bohlmann and Van Heerden, (2008) points o...

Assessment of Nike

publicly listed firm there are also increasing pressures to create value this is also seen in the supply chain management. In ma...