Although many people would say or agree that cheerleading isn’t a sport because all you do is be on the sideline or you’re just supporting and not competing for anything‚ cheerleading actually comes with a lot. A lot as in hard work‚ having to pay fees plus the games and activities you are expected to attend just like any other sport. It is true that you’re not competing for anything and you’re just on the sideline being a cheerleader‚ but all the after school practices and conditioning that you
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Should Steroids be legalized in professional sports? Steroids are one of a large group of chemical substances classified by a specific carbon structure. There are several types of performance-enhancing drugs: anabolic steroids‚ stimulants‚ human growth hormone and supplements. The use of drugs to enhance performance in sports has occurred since the time of the original Olympic Games from 776 to 393 BC-2015.The origin of the word ’doping’ is attributed to the Dutch word ’dope‚’ which is a viscous
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participated in basketball‚ baseball‚ and also football. I have many long lasting memories from each sport. I have learned aspects such as how to be disciplined in everyday life and how to be a leader to my teammates. It has also taught me how to take on the tough challenges that life throws my way. Now that I am a senior‚ I can clearly see how playing sports have impacted my life. Although I played all three sports‚ basketball in particular has impacted me the most. Basketball has taught me how to be disciplined
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Introduction Sports have existed in our society for thousands of years; Ancient Greece introduced formal sports with the first Olympic Games in 776 BC. They have evolved over the years and will‚ without a doubt‚ always continue to be a part of society. The 204 nations who participated in the 2012 Olympics give a glance of how almost everyone in the world is exposed to sports. There is absolutely no doubt that the world’s society is affected by sports. However‚ the question at hand is not whether sports affect
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many reasons why the number of minorities that participate is sports vary from sport to sport. Race plays a big part in sports as well as in our society. Why is it that a group of people can harass and abuse a young black male for raping a white female‚ but on the next Saturday at the big football game cheer him on and hope that he has a great game. Over the years there have been some great black sports players‚ in almost all sports. Michael Jordan‚ OJ Simpson‚ Mohamed Ali‚ Bo Jackson‚ just to
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many students‚ it would be beneficial to be able to participate in a school sport‚ rather than stay cooped up indoors all winter season. Many may not realize that East Jordan Middle High School does not offer many winter sports to students‚ offering only one to males and two to females. This leaves many students uninvolved in the winter‚ students who long to play sports all year round. With many options available such as ice hockey‚ skiing‚ and snowboarding‚ student athletes want more sports during
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Stereotypically‚ men’s sports are much more popular than the women’s game‚ across all sports. Now that may have been the case ten years ago‚ however after having the Women’s World Cup this past summer‚ millions of people have engaged in the women’s side of soccer. On the NPR‚ they stated‚ “U.S. women shatter tv ratings record for soccer with World Cup win.” (U.S. Women Shatter [...]). Later in the article they stated that the game had 22.86 million viewers by the end of the game; this game‚ “shattered viewing
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Sports parents‚ in the past few years‚ have soiled their reputations in public displays at their child’s sporting events. Parents have been seen negatively treating their child‚ for the solemn purpose of them not wanting to be there. Parents have been called overbearing‚ annoying‚ simpleminded‚ tyrannical‚ and cavalier. Many adults are tired of the negative feedback of these‚ as so they say‚ "Grown" adult parents‚ and many often wonder‚ "What are the effects on children whose parents push them into
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The money should be used to fund sports. Professional sports can lead up to a contract‚ and can include large sums of money per year. Also sports can secure a student’s future. It can teach students how to cooperate‚ and it teaches the student athlete‚ discipline. The money should go to funding sports‚ instead of computers and technology‚ because sports can help students academically‚ it can help students be more organized‚ and high school sports can lead students to also playing in college.
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Have you ever heard of the term “dumb jocks”? There may be a reason behind the term and they are not beginning as “dumb jocks” (Almond 120). For this very reason‚ contact sports should narrow in on older players and be banned from children who are still growing. Until the age of 26‚ a person’s frontal lobe‚ which helps make decisions‚ is still developing. If a person were to damage their frontal lobe‚ they could have major issues in the future. “ A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury—or
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