As an avid sports fan‚ one of my biggest concerns in professional sports today has been the health and wellness of the athletes participating in the games. The use of performance enhancing drugs has caused game play suspensions for some of the world’s most popular athletes such as the New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez. There are several arguments for the use of these enhancements by the athletes that we cannot really argue with. As an individual‚ any one person is responsible for choosing the supplements
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Section A- Competitive sports 1. In the text”Competitive sport for children at heart of Olympics legacy” from 2012‚ released just after the Olympic Games in London the Prime Minister David Cameron announced that competitive and individual sports will be in much more focus. Competitive sports will be a permanent part of the new primary school curriculum which will require every child in primary school to join competitive team sport. The government’s aim is to for all schools to take part of the
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Sports Tourism Sports Tourism is viewed as international trips that are made to watch sporting events. There is no universally accepted definition of sports tourism‚ but the terms ‘sport tourism’ and ‘sport tourist’ are often found in literature review. Stuart Hall‚ a cultural theorist and sociologist from Kingston‚ Jamaica is one of the many theorists that have formulated an opinion of the definition of sports tourism. Hall is under the belief that sports tourism falls into two categories
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Sports are a social construct. Not a combination of individual decisions‚ and not a result of the contributions from athletes alone. Cultures and societies benefit from sports because it is a socially constructed reality that multiple parties derive benefits from. Fans derive pleasure from it‚ employees make a living from it‚ and the community as a whole feels a sense of belonging form it. This being said‚ the moral burden of expanding the knowledge of long-term injury risks and coming up with a
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High school is a time for kids to learn about their future and further their education‚ but it is also about enjoying the last remaining years of their childhood. High school sports are a way for the students to become engaged in their school and enjoy their time there. Some people believe that when a student plays a sport in high school it affects their academics negatively. One student claims that she had to miss three or five of her Algebra II honors class because of soccer and was falling behind
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As defined by Merriam-Webster‚ sexism is the unfair treatment of people because of their sex. The sport industry can make a difference in the world of sexism via teaching about and exploiting injustices. Indirectly‚ children suffer from sexism in sports. These kids‚ because of media bias on the men‚ have different role models. If women were seen as much as men in the news‚ then a young girl might have someone else that she likes. There is also the case of bullying at a young level. Young children
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recent exhortation in order to express our opinion on the topic of dangerous sports. I would deeply agree that this type of “entertainment” is spreading like a wildfire as a human’s habit. Obviously it refers to a risky issue and people who exercise it are in a great danger to get hurt or even die but shake them down putting a deadline between what some people assume as reckless. Having said that‚ it is evident that whoever chooses to try a dangerous sport puts himself in a great danger as a result
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Each year‚ approximately 1.6 to 3.8 billion Americans receive concussions from sports and recreational activities . Many of the people suffering from concussions are involved in competitive sports‚ especially high school sport teams (The Center for Disease Control and Prevention). While participating in a high school sport is normal‚ the players would not want to miss a game if they did not have to‚ and many of the players assume that if they go to the athletic trainer as soon as the game is over
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Appendix 2: Guidelines for Essays Each group must select ONE of the Topics below: Research the Topic and Write an essay. In preparing their assignments‚ students are expected to do a thorough research on the chosen topic and also provide case examples to illustrate/defend their arguments. Where possible‚ students are encouraged to use UAE/GULF OR Middle-East organizations as an example. In agreement with the lecturer‚ they may also change the topic slightly to suit a special topic-area
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High School Sports: An Unhealthy Alternative to a Fit Life According to the Center of Diseases Control and Prevention‚ the American people should exercise for at least thirty minutes a day. Most adolescents obtain that physical activity by participating in high school athletics; on average‚ 73.8 percent of high school students compete in such events (Ball‚ Bice‚ and Parry). These activities are not always the best practices for physical fitness; fitness can be obtained in other‚ safer forms
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