large variety of games and channels are all factors that raise my curiosity to analyze how technology affects attendance. In this analysis‚ I will examine technology’s affect on attendance in two of the biggest leagues in American sports‚ which interest me the most‚ NFL and NHL. Do these leagues differ from each other in regards to this particular topic? Issue The overall turnout to NFL games has dropped by 4.5% since 2007. By now‚ NFL should have realized the declining attendance and implemented
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Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports There are many reasons athletes take performance-enhancing drugs. One might wonder though‚ why people would take them when there are so many more reasons why they should not. Performance-enhancing drugs are also referred to as anabolic steroids (Steroid Pros and Cons‚ 2005). "Anabolic steroids‚ also called steroids‚ roids‚ sauce or juice‚ are synthetic male hormones" (Steroids‚ Sports‚ and Athletic Performance‚ n.d.‚). Taking performance-enhancing drugs
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In every sport‚ teams play for a chance to make the playoffs‚ and have a chance of being champions of their respective leagues. In the NHL‚ 82 games are played to determine the 16 teams which will get a chance to procure the Stanley Cup‚ one of sport’s most iconic trophies. Just to make the playoffs is an accomplishment in itself‚ but winning the Stanley Cup is something that any winner will forever remember. Cup winning teams endure tons of pressure‚ pain‚ and stressful situations but in the end
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such as kneeling and locking arms during the national anthem has quickly become a questionable action by Americans. President Donald Trump has recently released a statement on the topic explaining his thoughts‚ which are that Americans‚ especially professional football players‚ should be penalized for refusing to stand during the national anthem. All of this started when Colin Kaepernick‚ a famous NFL football player‚ refused to stand during the national anthem. Kaepernick’s argument was that he felt
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“Everyday is a great day for hockey.” -Mario Lemieux. Mario Lemieux is a hockey player who did not let his adversities control his life‚ but instead persevered and never let it define him. The following includes a brief summary about Lemieux’s childhood‚ the adversities he faced‚ how he overcame them‚ and how he exemplifies perseverance‚ mental-fortitude‚ and ultimately‚ how his struggle transformed him. Lemieux’s childhood was not any different than the average person’s because he grew up in
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the world by nailing during the national anthem to protest racial discrimination. Soon many NFL players started kneeling for the anthem and this sparked a lot of controversy. Fans even threatened to boycott watching NFL games and even President Trump got involved saying that the NFL owners should fire players who kneel for the anthem. Still‚ players continued the kneel for the anthem and soon the question became; should NFL players be allowed to kneel for the national anthem? The NFL didn’t change
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Fairness has been a major issue here in the United States and education is not shielded from this issue. The National League for Nursing (NLN) believes in core values which involves excellence‚ caring‚ diversity‚ and integrity and thus created the NLN Fair Testing Guidelines for nursing Education. Based on the concept of fairness‚ the NLN would provide all test-takers equal opportunity to demonstrate what skills and knowledge they have gained regarding a specific learning. NLN expanded their support
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The ongoing controversy taking place in the National Football League (NFL) is the protesting during the playing of the national anthem. The protest was originally started in the 2016-2017 season by Colin Kaepernick‚ who played quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers at the time. He‚ in fact‚ sat for the anthem and received a great deal of backlash from the public. Many players followed suit by kneeling‚ sitting‚ locking arms and showing solidarity. The backlash has continued and some fans are even
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revenue in order to support other sports programs across post-secondary schools in Canada. I don’t understand how on earth the NCAA can advertise so well with their own sports were as in Canada with the CIS the only big time event I ever hear on national TV is the Vanier Cup. If the CIS wants to expand to grow revenue I believe that they should change some rules such as changing football format to the NFL rather than the CFL format. I think with the growth of NFL football lately in Canada it would
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a Canadian hockey league roster that includes players ages which relates to how they got ahead. The connection between birthdates and successful hockey players was first discovered by psychologist Roger Barnsley and his wife when attending a Major Junior A hockey game. After further examination of the birthday of players Barnsley discovered that most players are born in the first few months of the year because of the cutoff date for getting onto leagues‚ “In any elite group of hockey players-the
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