As a female athlete‚ it can be hard to imagine a plan for the future. There are not as many options available to females who play softball like there are to males that play baseball. That leaves these females with the question of what to do after their softball careers are over. Many of these young softball players have chosen to pursue a career in physical therapy‚ the main reason being that they do not want to leave the athletic environment. Physical therapy is one of the fastest growing‚ well
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Professional Athletes: Role Models or Criminals? Professional athletes have been role models for children and adults alike since the beginning of time. They are often thought of superhuman‚ celebrities‚ and to some—even Gods due to their incredible physical strength‚ and unnatural talent. Professional athletes are given many things that the average American only dreams about; ranging from multi-million dollar paychecks‚ expensive cars‚ high profile romances‚ to exotic vacations. Oh‚ and being
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Should they skip college? I believe athletes should skip college because some it’s their life so it should be their choice. If you were athletic enough to be a professional straight out of high school you wouldn’t want to go to college and risk having an injury that could end your career. So why should all the people athletic enough. There are many reasons why high school athletes should be able to go straight to the Pros and skip college.Players could have an advantage if they started their professional
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“An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head-Emil Zatopek.” This quote shows that if you’re happy playing your favorite sport then money should be the last thing you should be worried about. The idea of paying college athletes has been thrown around for a couple years. Some student athletes feel that they bring in a great deal of money to their universities‚ but they do not see one penny of it. These students think they should be getting
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Cause-Effect Analysis Professional Athletes Success‚ Gained through Equipment or Talent? When the ancient Greeks decided to perform many varieties of sports to help celebrate the early Olympics‚ little did they realize that centuries later‚ the original sports themselves would be still intact in their original conceptual form? Technological advances in both equipment and sports development have led many people to believe that massive increases in performance results could be due to the
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Should athletes be required to finish college in order to play in the pros? I believe that they should be required. Athletes should have an education in case they do not make it in the pros. Many athletes run out of the money they made while playing. By getting an education the athlete secures his/her future. Many athletes do not make it into the pros.Many athletes that did not complete college or high school have made it into the pros‚ but statistics show that only a small percentile actually
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Lorenza Ross November 15‚ 2011 ENGLD-110 Ms. Jamie Jones Should college athletes be paid for playing sports? College athletes today are competing in sports at high level. Athletes today feel as though they should get a payment for the sport they compete in. Paying athletes would be difficult for certain schools because there would be an issue involving money. If the student athlete can find a way‚ he or she should be able to endorse products or make money off their jersey if people want to
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Athletes should be drug tested because it can cause many problems for example. Bryan Berard was caught using steroids when playing in the NHL. Steroids can cause health problems. For example‚ “ Aggression‚ hostility‚ and depression are known side effects of steroid use.”Steroids can cause many health problems at a young age. Use of steroids can ruin your life. If you have a family your family will leave you. If you have a job you can lose your job. If you play a sport you can be kicked out of your
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Paper According to the NCAA‚ student-athletes are students first and athletes second. However over the last decade there have been many questions raised about what the actual definition of what a student-athlete really is. This is because of the millions of dollars generated by institutions that broadcasting and promoting these “student-first” athletes. The main question that arises from this is should the NCAA and or institutions/ conferences be paying athletes for their services? By looking at the
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College athletes come after school and during school everyday for practice. College athletes also travel from place to place and they have to play games every week and sometimes there games are on weekend. Some athletes that play dangerous sports like football and baseball could get hurt for playing their sport. I believe that athletes should get paid for playing for many different reasons. College athletes should be paid for playing because they put their bodies on the line when they play in their
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