Sports Programs The idea of cutting sports programs from colleges to save money is‚ and has been‚ a very debatable and touchy subject for many years; whether you are for or against it. While the titans will forever clash on this subject‚ I am here to persuade you that it is not easy to choose just one side of the argument. There are just too many deciding factors to simplistically pick one side. Like many others I too was‚ and quite frankly still am‚ a little unsure of what side of this sinuous
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Extreme Sports Have you ever done something so extreme‚ that you’ve actually risked your life for it maybe? If so‚ why did you do it? Maybe to prove a point‚ but to who? Many people actually feel like they must make that impact in the world and prove a point to everyone else about being able to accomplish something maybe no one else could. It seems like a way to get attention possibly. Or maybe this just proves what people will actually do for money if it in fact was involved. It’s actually said
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Should Steroid Testing in Sports be Stricter? Everything in life has a trade-off. This statement out into simpler terms means that everything you do has some sort of effect and reaction. This phrase can be applicable in many different scenarios and it fits this topic as well. Recently‚ the integrity of some sports has been called into question because of the use of steroids. Thus‚ testing has become regulated and mandated in most major sports. However‚ mistakes are still being made with the
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Introduction Sport is a significant part of this world; it acts as a social construction (DePauw & Gavron‚ 1995). It offers individuals a time to socialise and build a relationship with each other. Individuals with disabilities have always been present in society‚ although they experienced exclusion and not recognised as a “normal” person. In terms of sport‚ mentally retarded persons were thought to not understand the rules of the sport and therefore were left out. Physically disabled were thought
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Protection among our athletes is what is most important to both players‚ parents and coaches. Most individuals play sports to have fun‚ be competitive and win; one rarely ever hears an athlete say‚ “I’m going to play today to get hurt.” In order to protect ourselves and others‚ proper education on the sport at hand is necessary. In women’s lacrosse‚ younger athletes are not allowed to check. When girls reach the high school level the league permits legal checking. The issue at hand‚ is that the players
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Is Dance a Sport? The endless debate between the dance world and the sports world is trying to decide where dance fits in. Dance does require athletic ability for the technique needed. However‚ dance does not fit completely into what is typically considered a sport. Some people say it cannot be called a sport and that it is an art instead. In this argument‚ it is important to distinguish what type of dancing is being discussed‚ as there are many different types of varying levels of difficulty
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in shape with the help of sports psychology. Sports psychology gives the athlete the knowledge and skills to help improve their performance during the games they are playing. Alex Rodriguez he had a lot of bad games like couldn’t hit the ball and would strike out every time at bat and couldn’t field the ball. Then he decided to go see a sport psychologist and the next time after all of that he was good and got a base hit and was able to field the ball. I think that sport psychology is a good thing
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many other‚ athletes can be found. Professional sports are all around us; they’re a part of our culture. But‚ in the last few decades some changes have started to take place. As the popularity of professional athletics has increased‚ so has the cost to render them and their players’ salaries. Many of the contracts signed today are for millions of dollars. This is unreasonably exorbitant for doing something gaiety. These days sports are centered around money and not focused on the
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The legalisation of drugs in sport may be fairer and safer In 490 BC‚ the Persian Army landed on the plain of Marathon‚ 25 miles from Athens. The Athenians sent a messenger named Feidipides to Sparta to ask for help. He ran the 150 miles in two days. The Spartans were late. The Athenians attacked and‚ although outnumbered five to one‚ were victorious. Feidipides was sent to run back to Athens to report victory. On arrival‚ he screamed “We won” and dropped dead from exhaustion. The marathon
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Vocabulary tasks: Sport Task 1: Choose the answer (A‚ B‚ C or D) that best fits each gap in the text. Someone once said that there are three kinds of people who are (1)_____ in sport: people who (2)_____ part‚ people who watch‚ and people who watch (3)_____ television. It’s very easy to make fun of stay-at-home sports (4)_____‚ but on the other hand‚ television does enable us to enjoy all kinds of (5)_____ events. We can watch a racing car (6)_____ another‚ see a cyclist (7)_____ the finishing
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