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Production and Pricing at Under Armour, Inc.

The fabric on which the Under Armour company has been built has moisture-wicking properties "which are designed to keep perspirati...

A Comparison of Boxing and Ultimate Fighting

for example do not have a sense of authenticity anymore, and seems to be a throwback to an earlier time. Boxing is in fact a bit o...

Sports and SCD

In ten pages this paper discusses Sudden Cardiac Death as it involves sports athletes. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

Scholastic Performance and Athletic Pressures

ethnic groups that benefit from some of the scholarships, especially the basket ball and athletics scholarships (Schurr et al 33)....

'Smashing Kick Fist Way' of Taekwondo

In eight pages this report examines the taekwondo martial art as a sport and examines how at Sydney's 2000 Summer Olympic Games it...

TV Bias

In this paper the question of whether bias still exists in television is asked with researchers and writers all contending there i...

Sports Fields and the Controversy of Artificial v. Natural Turf

In sixteen pages this report examines natural turf or artificial turf for sports playing fields and considers the advantages and d...

Intercollegiate Athletic Program Strategic Plan

In fifteen pages this paper discusses a grass roots strategic plan designed to promote other collegiate sports besides baseball, f...

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...

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...

Ancient Rome and Sports

also the most violent, podium walls had to be erected to protect the audience from possible injury (Futrell, 1997). Because these...

Politics and Sports

p.33). It is hard to know if that is the truth or political posturing. After all, to gain the hearts of New Yorkers it is best to ...

Andrew Zimbalist's Unpaid Professionals

the most part, his examination of this particular field of study is "firmly grounded in economic theory and free of the rhetoric t...

Supply and Demand Business Economics Illustration

in sales, J.D. Power has estimated that the full size trucks it will fall from sales of 786,000 in 2002 to 700,000. There is disa...

College Sports and Gambling

of the athletes (Sports Wagering, 2003). The NCAA argues that sports wagering of any kind "demeans the competition and competitor...

Sports, Sexism, and Language

dark, wavy hair and deep brown eyes, hes drop dead gorgeous...a real basketball hunk" (p. K0164). Hastings, of course, made up thi...

Hurdles Faced by Female Athletes Over Forty

healthy levels of physical activity" (Coe PG). Under the category of physiological aspects, one might readily apply the ele...

Women's Athletics and Equity

later, it would be reasonable to assume that all educational institutions had eliminated gender-oriented discriminatory practices ...

High School Strategic Plan

the system. Solutions of course are to enlarge the building and hire more teachers, but in order to do this, the money has to be t...

Water Sports Development and Marketing in Cuba

to sustain it long term. Per capita GDP in 2002 was only $2,300 (Cuba), and that figure cannot be seen as being merely "relative"...

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...

Analysis of Opening an NYC Sports Bar

is named "Fans A Lot." COMPANY DESCRIPTION Company Mission When it comes to launching any company or organization, there ...

Arguments for Making Ballroom Dancing an Olympic Sport

In five pages the high degree of skill involved in ballroom dancing is included in an argument that it qualifies as an athletic sp...

TV Sports

In ten pages this paper discusses the evolution of sports television over the past five decades. Seven sources are cited in the b...

Baseball and Economics

In five pages the transformation of baseball from sport to high salary economics is considered. Five sources are cited in the bib...

Coming Back from a Sports Injury Mentally and Physically

In ten pages this report discusses an athlete's return to sport after an injury in a consideration of physical and mental recovery...

Mexico During the Late 19th Century and Sport

war had ended in 1848 and since that time, American-Mexican relations would change. The latter nineteenth, and early twentieth, ce...

'The Odyssey' by Homer and Sports

Antinoos and Eurymakhos, presided" (IV 654-657). In this way, sports is used as competition for a womans hand in marriage. The c...

Golf and Its Benefits to Health

The connection between body and mind is unmistakable, particularly in relation to the positive benefits of golf. As advantageous ...

Professional Sporting Venues and Public Funds

is a mark of prestige throughout the country and, in many cases it is. Think of Salt Lake City, Utah. It is famous for the Great S...