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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...

Sport and Roles in Management Practice

the team, but for the good of the sport as a business. Obviously, sports is big business, and for all large businesses, adminis...

Sports Films

career is winding down. Crash loves the game and helps a young pitcher, Ebby Calvin LaLoosh (Tim Robbins, hone his raw talent so t...

Under-Representation of Minorities in Sports Leadership Positions

however, has been questioned, but there is probably some truth to it. To take a trivial example, if we see a black janitor in a sc...

Undue Attention Paid to Cricket in India

M, 2005). "Unlike any other sport, each cricket day involves six hours of scheduled play for Test matches and at least an hour lon...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Young Golfer Training and Sports Psychology

well-aware of the fact that physical talent is never enough on its own. However, talent with hard work, ambition, and a winning at...

Golf Course Designs Compared

options in regards to moving land. Many of the courses which were developed in the 19th century have since undergone several modif...

National Football League and Player Compensation Issues

first time in memory) and the hockey lock-out earlier in the season. The brouhaha forced author and former president of the Americ...

Sports, Society and a Student's 'Senior Wish'

I am not on the team, its accomplishments do to some extent reflect on me. The team is a reflection on my school and the accomplis...

Homosexuality Perception of Female Athletes

that public image is just as much a part of the game as the ground stroke. People watch the Williams sisters because they are exce...

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...

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...

Sports Related Products and Marketing Research

both ask customers what they want and then make efforts to supply those needs. Several have found that ignoring customers changin...

Australia, Alcohol Consumption and the Impact of Combining Advertising and Sports

"total years of life lost to disability (YLD), with depression accounting for 8% of the total YLD" (Mathers, et al., 2001; p. 1076...

Fathers, Sons, and the Bonding Created by Sports

able to go along on a fishing or bike trip then Dad doesnt have to miss family time to pursue his hobby, and the child learns inva...

U.S. Race Relations and Sports

his firm resolution until his lifes end (Faulkner, 1995). The turning point in Robinsons life was when his mother uprooted him an...

Pro Soccer from a Financial Perspective

(Wagman). This particular lawsuit has demonstrated how the ever increasing costs of running a soccer team - including the ...

Los Angeles Lakers' Basketball Star Kobe Bryant

bristles at accusations that he played selfishly last season, saying he wanted to help the team but was too young to know how" (pp...

Comparing the Sporting Policies of John Major and Margaret Thatcher

to a stagnation of policies, and that change was inevitable. However, during this time there were two different leaders; Margaret ...

Sponsorships and Special Events

these days are finding themselves in competition with other organizations for sponsorship dollars (Allen, 2002). Non-profits and f...

Sports Psychologist's Role

ability yet still allow them to enjoy their participation of the sports. The methods utilized by the sports psychologist ...