College Student Perceived Stress: Athlete vs. Non-Athlete Langeda Bontemps Longwood University Author Note Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Langeda Bontemps‚ Department of Psychology‚ Longwood University‚ Farmville‚ VA 23909. Email: langeda.bontemps@live.longwood.edu \ Abstract According to research college athletes are viewed of having two different roles‚ one as a student and one as an athlete (Settles‚ Sellers‚ & Damas‚ 2002)‚ Research has shown
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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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Athletes and Academic Performance An athlete attends an institution to help better the team he or she is going to apart of. Not only do they have to deal with the pressures of helping their team‚ but they deal with the school work that every other student at the institution faces. You might say they have it harder than everyone else because they do not have the time the other students have. Athletes and their academic performance have been studied throughout the years and researchers
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Professional athletes are often rewarded extremely substantial amounts of money and lucrative endorsement deals. Many people argue that their salaries should be reduced to smaller amounts of money. Male athletes are one of the most highly paid people in the world. Athletes are some of the most talented people‚ but are they worth the millions that they are paid I do believe athletes don’t deserve the millions of dollars they make for what they do. I believe that all athletes are being overpaid just
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YES THEY ARE OVERPAID. Athletes are talented human beings but are they worth the millions that they are paid? Male athletes are among the most highly paid people in the world. Especially in basketball and football‚ every player is enormously paid. Though economics is the key to understanding why these athletes earn such tremendous salaries‚ still‚ it fails to explain why they actually do deserve it. Giving athlete’s high wages does not only distort them‚ but also bring downfall to clubs and the
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Motivation What is motivation? What factors can affect an athletes’ motivation? Sage (as cited in Weinberg & Gould‚ 2015‚ p. 51) wrote‚ “Motivation can be defined simply as the direction and intensity of one’s effort.” There is a correlation between the direction one is moving towards and the intensity - the effort that is put forth. Motivation levels vary from individual to individual. Some athletes are highly motivated and make every effort to be successful whereas others prevent any circumstances
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College athletes are called amateurs‚ but are they really? Some of these kids are making millions of dollars‚ not for themselves but for their universities and coaches. Many college players are referred to as “student athletes”‚ with teachers and coaches constantly putting an emphasis on the “student” part; although many student athletes identify with the latter. When their participating in their sport or doing their school work how are they supposed to have the normal college experience?How are
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Athletes‚ whether they are young or old‚ professional or amateur‚ are always looking to gain an advantage over their opponents to come away with the win. The desire for an "edge" exists in all sports‚ at all levels of play‚ from peewee wrestling to professional football. Successful athletes rely on skill‚ practice‚ and hard work to increase their skills‚ speed‚ power‚ and ability. Today‚ high school and even middle school students are using steroids illegally. The United Institute of Health reported
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courses‚ student-athletes are known to be some of the hardest working people in the country. But the true question is how much are we willing to allow these athletes to be compensated for? Collegiate athletes being paid to play has become a heated debate in the past few years following the many scandals such as Cam Newton’s. What has been to be one of the most pressing issues in the world of sports has become a huge matter the NCAA cannot afford to ignore. The service college athletes provide to the
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