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    www.thelancet.com Medicine and Sport Vol 366 December 2005 S21 The rules of sport define a level playing field on which athletes compete. Antidoping policies exist‚ in theory‚ to encourage fair play. However‚ we believe they are unfounded‚ dangerous‚ and excessively costly. The need for rules in sports cannot be dismissed. But the anchoring of today’s antidoping regulations in the notion of fair play is misguided‚ since other factors that affect performance—eg‚ biological and environmental

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    First off‚ according to two “Sides to every coin” the average knee replacement costs $35‚500 to $40‚000. Professional athletes don’t get insurance. Imagine needing to pay $40‚000 for a knee replacement. Professional athletes are paid fairly not all of them spend all their money they just don’t know what to do with it besides some people make more money just sitting around. Next‚ athletes are paid fairly they work hard for what they earn. One thing is for certain they have no idea how to have any financial

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    Balanced Diet for Athletes

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    Balanced Diet for Athletes A balanced diet is a diet that provides all the essential nutrients in sufficient quantity and in the correct proportions to promote good health. The six main classes of nutrients are carbohydrate‚ fat‚ protein‚ vitamins‚ minerals‚ and water. Good nutrition is essential for optimal performance of athletes. The nutritional requirements differ among athletes and these depend on their age‚ body size‚ and intensity of their sport or training programme. In athletes‚ good nutrition

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    Should Athletes Be Paid?

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    brave” in The Star Spangled Banner. Without our armed forces to fight in battle‚ we would not have the freedoms to do anything that we do now‚ including playing sports. Many athletic players receive more money than most soldiers do. Many agree that athletes should‚ but I beg to differ. I think a man with a helmet defending his country should make more money than a man with a helmet defending a football. Football players make more money than soldiers do‚ they get thousands of dollars every game‚ hit

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    Athletes Being Paid

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    L College Athletes Being Paid Sep 18‚ 2013 1916 words 8 pages Should College Athletes Be Paid? For over a century‚ college sports have been among the most popular and loved sports in the American media‚ with the biggest event being March Madness. This event alone generates almost a billion dollars for the NCAA every year. They are well rewarded for the advertising and publicity that they generate around college sports. The athletes however‚ are not. Most athletes in major NCAA Division 1 schools

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    Athletes as Role Models

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    Athletes as Role Models Athlets have been lookd up to as role models for as long as sports have exsted. There is just something attractive about the thought of being in good physical condition and being talented in sports. But‚ are athlets the kind of people that children should be looking up to for direction and guidance? Many children often look up to the professional athletes as role models. In fact‚ in 1995 Sports Illustrated for Kids did a survey for kids who were ages 7 through 12 about

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    Paying Student Athletes

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    Paying Student-Athletes Paying Student-Athletes           Imagine this; Mr. Perfect‚ a highly successful college football student-athlete‚ is shattering every record once held in the sport. He is on the cover of ESPN and SI magazine. His face is plastered on televisions nationwide. Everyone knows his face and name. He has all the fame that he dreamed of‚ but he has no money. NCAA rules state that no student-athlete can obtain a job. His full ride scholarship‚ after classes and books‚ barely

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    Eating Disorders in Athletes When we see a gymnast or a wrestler on television‚ we sometimes marvel at how good their body looks‚ and how physically fit they are. As these athletes may indeed have thin‚ well toned bodies‚ some of them may be a result of eating disorders. Both male and female athletes are at risk for eating disorders‚ although there is a greater probability that a female athlete will be the victim. Sports that have a high percentage of athletes with eating disorders include:

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    College Athlete Benefits

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    an opportunity to practice and improve with some of the best athletes as well as exposure and recognition‚ the value of the experience increases. Along with the increase in value should come an increase in price‚ instead‚ athletes are offered all the benefit and extra for no cost. Former head of the NCAA‚ Myles Brand believes that free tuition is an adequate reimbursement for a student athlete. On the other hand‚ many college athletes believe they deserve more. The

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    Training the Female Athlete In this Podcast‚ Peter Melanson interviews Diane Vives – director of Vives Training Systems in Austin‚ Texas‚ on training female athletes. Peter asks Diane a series of questions in regards to female athletes versus male athletes on how to train better‚ the differences between training‚ and the types of injuries caused from the training between men and women athletes. Diane answers with questions with research and studies that supports her theories and reasoning’s to

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