The female athlete triad is made up of three medical conditions that are becoming increasingly common in active teen girls: Eating disorders‚ Amenorrhea or lack of menstrual periods and Osteoporosis or low bone mass. Low-calorie diets are usually the first sign of eating disorders. Along with diets‚ excessive exercise or obsession with exercising can also be another sign of the Female athlete triad. Teenage girls that are lower weight but exercise constantly are the individuals with the higher risk
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The female athlete triad is a health condition in which active women experience three inter-related disorders due to unhealthy body weight and eating habits. In the case of the triad‚ the word active refers to females who display moderate to high intensity levels of performance. The rate of performance must be high in order to counterbalance the decrease in calorie intake. Females who perform at a high intensity are at risk for the triad since they do not take in enough calories to fulfill the
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Keer Miss V English 1/19/2016 NCAA Social Issues The NCAA has very strict rules on collegiate athletes. Athletes represent their colleges without reimbursement for advertisement. Athletes cannot gamble on anything even with their friends. Athletes cannot sell the items they receive from their school for money. If the athletes break any of their rules they could end up being banned forever. Athletes need to follow the rules the NCAA has set for them or they could lose their scholarship or eligibility
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The purpose of physical education is to keep kids active and healthy. For athletes‚ these classes just add one more unnecessary subject to their school day. On average‚ a student athlete exercises for twelve hours in a normal week‚ whereas regular students whom have P.E. every other day may exercise for four hours. Student athletes should not have to participate in physical education classes. Typical P.E. classes are held every other day‚ commonly alternating with a study hall. For kids with full
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Professional Athletes’ Salaries In today’s society‚ the American people can’t get enough of their favorite teams and athletes. Entire cities are infatuated with these teams and as a result‚ people spend much of their time and money watching and rooting‚ hoping for a victory. There is nothing wrong with enjoying and marveling at the talent of these professional athletes‚ but what happens with all these resources that go into the sports? They go straight to the players. Although our society idolizes
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To begin with‚ those athletes with high salaries have some special talent which normal people cannot have in certain areas. Athletes are experts at some specific sports such as basketball‚ football‚ swimming and so on. It is hard for average people to reach that level‚ no matter how hard they try. People who watch the game can obtain happy experiences and enjoyments‚ which may enrich their lives and benefit their health. A number of common people become obsessed with sports and start playing basketball
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Salary Caps are to Ruin our Future Many players of professional sports have billions of dollars from signing a multi-year contract‚ many of those players are judged on how much they play‚ how hard they work and many other points to determine how much they get paid. At the same time many of those players have a limit set on them on how much their maximum salary is. This limit is called a salary cap; a limit on the amount of money a team can spend on other players salary. This cap is happening currently
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Professional athletes should not have a salary cap because they have put in more work‚ time‚ and dedication than others‚ and now they have more to strive for so they can be the top performer. Body Paragraph #1 Topic Sentence: Many professional athletes fought the pain and dedication to make the big money they make now. Supporting Evidence #1: According to the article “an athlete’s salary can range from $100‚000 to $1‚000‚000 (Professional athletes‚ 2014)”. Explanation: Not all athletes get paid
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Professional athletes are overpaid Specific purpose: To convince my audience not to support and glorify pro athletes. Thesis: Nobody should be paid millions for entertainment while others that do an important job as teachers are underpaid. I. INTRODUCTION: A. Attention material/ Credibility Material: Wouldn’t it be great to make 31.3 million dollars a year and an additional 47 million dollars in endorsements simply to play a game? Michael Jordan‚ along with many other professional athletes thinks
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Athlete Salaries The salaries of professional and collegiate athletes have always been a matter of debate. How much or how little athletes are being paid‚ and how it affects the sport‚ has been in countless discussions between players‚ fans‚ reporters‚ agents‚ and sports analysts. Some believe that players don’t deserve huge contracts‚ and most players that have huge contracts are overpaid and it hurts the sport. Then again‚ others feel that players work hard for their contracts and most athletes
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