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    Nicholas Thomas Mrs. Frank Period.1 1/3/07 The Difference between High School‚ College‚ and Professional Basketball I did my research paper on the difference between high school‚ college‚ and professional basketball. My senior project was on a 3rd-6th grade basketball camp. The reason I did my paper on the differences is because it relates to how the different age and ability levels affect the outlook of the sport. As an individual transitions from high school to college and then to a

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    have parents pay for college. If a student play a sport in high school and are lucky enough to get drafted to play for a college you might get a full ride.Many colleges will profit off of their athletes not give their student athletes anything in return. So one of the biggest questions is should student athletes be paid more than just scholarships? My opinion like many others say that they should get paid for playing sports. Big name schools like Ohio State University‚ Notre Dame‚and Syracuse University

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    Basketball Training

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    for 20 minutes each. This will help in stamina and jumping will help when shooting in basketball. STEP 3 – PRE EXERCISES (60 minutes) This is the most important exercise. In this‚ we will have to run. Run at least at speed 6km/hr. for fast runners‚ this should be increased. This will build your stamina if done continuously. Also‚ it will build your leg muscles which is very important whilst playing basketball as we need speed to tackle and attack. STEP 4 – THE FIGURE 8 DRILL (30 minutes) Bend

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    Comparing Smart Phones: iPhone and Android Over the last decade‚ electronic-based companies such as Samsung and Apple have collaborated with cellular-phone carriers‚ and have studied the average consumer to find endless ways to improve the cellular phone. As a result‚ the smart phone was born. With their ability to provide users with instant access to communication‚ entertainment‚ Internet access‚ calendar‚ news‚ social media‚ and much more‚ the smart phone revolutionized and shifted the path

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    Pressures of an Athlete

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    Athletes dealing with pressure: Sidney Crosby Vincent Paul Mr. Greenley PSE 4U May 29th‚ 2013 It was on a Saturday‚ the date was January 1st‚ 2008‚ and millions of hockey fans young and old tuned in front of TV screens and the Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park‚ New York in preparation for the most exciting hockey game of the century. The locker doors opened‚ and each player one by one followed until there was just me left‚ I took a last look behind me at the empty room and went

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    Minecraft players and Terraria players are often butting heads over which game is better. I view this conflict from a neutral standpoint‚ as I play both games happily. But how truly similar are these games? That is the question I am here to answer today. I will only be discussing the PC platforms for both games‚ because these are the ones I am familiar with. Let’s start with real world statistics: Price and copies sold. Minecraft costs $26.95 U.S. dollars‚ and has sold over 22 million copies

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    Alcohol and Athletes

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    Is Drinking Among Athletes Socially Accepted? As an athlete‚ achieving optimal performance involves practicing hard‚ hitting the weight room and being on top of your game both mentally and physically. However many athletes tend to underestimate the way in which alcohol use‚ even a few drink‚ nullifies one’s hard work by erasing the effects of workouts‚ reducing endurance‚ and compromising the mental game. The goal of any athlete is to be at the peak of performance. Alcohol is socially accepted

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    plyometric training program on the speed strength for young algerian football players BOUKRATEM BELGACEM Institute of Physical Education and Sports‚ University of Khemis Miliana‚ ALGERIA Published online: November 22‚ 2012 DOI:10.7752/pesh.2012.16.1.007 Abstract The purpose of the study was to determine if plyometric training program can improve the speed strength of the Young algerian football players . It was applied to a sample of 40 players aged 16-18 years old .the subjects were divided into

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    Athletes

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    main themes are the effects of the war to its soldiers‚ the relationships and the love between each soldier‚ and the symbolism of nature throughout the novel. I will explain how the war has an effect on these three main themes and I will also contrast this novel with the novel‚ “Rumor of War‚” by Phillip Caputo. The parallels between the novel‚ “Rumor of War ” and “Novel Without A Name‚” are the familiarities that are experienced from the American and Vietnamese soldiers on both sides of the

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    century‚ but the popularity has increased dramatically over the last several decades. College football and men’s basketball have been the most successful of them all‚ drawing in the best high school players from not only the United States‚ but those from around the globe also. Without a successful developmental league in the NFL or NBA it falls upon the NCAA to prepare these young athletes for a pro career. The NCAA has no reason to complain about being the primary “developmental league” for the NFL

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