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    Today‚ I heard about a participation argument over trophies being gave for participating in sports. They get a trophy for playing the sport when they did not earn it. Parents don’t realize what they are doing to their kids by just giving them things without and work or earning it. I myself am against the idea of trophies for playing a sport or something unless you or your team did earn it. By personal experience my parents haven’t gave me anything if I asked for it. They made me go out and earn

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    playing sports doesn’t make a difference in the way teenagers or adolescents behave. Many studies show several affects on children’s behavior when they are involved in sports. Different characters such as manners‚ leadership‚ social skills‚ and others are proven to be developed over time within participation in sports. I have found two articles arguing why kids should participate in sports and how it affects their behavior in a positive way. The first article argues First Article: Youth problem

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    if they should have after school sports. According to Amanda Ripley‚ there was a school that has banned all sports because of how low the kid’s grades are (10). In many schools‚ entrenched that no one realizes their actual cost (Ripley 10).According to most school districts‚ there has been a decrease in grade for students that participate in physical activities. Therefore‚ schools should not have sports to prevent injuries‚ save money. Most kids put their sports in front of all of their school work

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    Should we allow drug use in sports such as steroids‚ and other enhancements drugs. These drugs can be dangerous to you and everybody around you. These drugs also can make you get out of control. When you take these kind of drugs you become a cheater and a loser in life. Enhancements drugs have been used since Ancient Greeks in the original Olympic Games. They would use juices to enhance their abilities to become better athlete. Even Adolf hitler would use Enhancements drugs to test on his prisoners

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    Selected personal attributes and sports participation of CAS students in Silliman University in the Intramurals Table of Contents Page List of Tables……………………………………………………………………………. iii List of Figures…………………………………………………………………………… iv ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………….. v Chapter I INTRODUCTION……...………………………………………………. 1 Review of Related Literature……………………………………………. 2 Theoretical Framework………………………………………………….. 6 Conceptual Framework…………………………………………………... 8 Statement of the

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    Sports Participation and Academic Success Kurtis Arnold Grand Valley State University As an increasingly relevant part of society‚ sports seem to find a way into many parts of our everyday lives from the global stage to our own individual experiences and feelings towards them. Not only are sports and athletic competition used for the purpose of entertaining‚ but the core values of athletic competition are reflected also in the mainstream cultural values in society (Snyder & Spreitzer‚ 1974)

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    Are participation trophies effecting young athletes? According to the Trophies For All policy‚ young athletes are being given an award for participating. Will this affect young athletes in a bad way or a good way? Simply giving out an award for showing up is a tantamount of child abuse. Receiving participation trophies can effect the young athlete’s future in a bad result. There are some good results ‚but there are a lot of bad results as well. This can hurt ‚not just the athletes ‚but the programs

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    What are the social values and life lessons learned through youth sport participation? Social values and life lessons develop “character.” Character is associated with a host of sport values such as teamwork‚ loyalty‚ self sacrifice‚ perseverance‚ work ethic‚ and mental toughness. Two sets of values define character; social values and moral values. Social values are usually defined by coaches‚ administrators‚ and players. North American society seems to associate character more with social

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    Joel Flores Competition in Youth Sports When children enter a sport for the first time in their life‚ one main goal is to have fun and to meet new friends. They do not have a care in the world‚ and are just there to learn about the sport they are learning. Being in a sport brings many positive aspects to a child’s psychological growth. It is only later in their involvement in sports that they find out how competitive it can be and how there is more added pressure from not only their coaches‚

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    National level 3 Unit 6 - Sports Development L.0.2 - Barriers to participation-Mr. Davies.   Introduction. In sport we have to take in a range of different performers‚ who come from various different backgrounds cultures and beliefs‚ each of these has its own demands and regulations for participation in sport and so it is the job of different organisations and sporting parties to overcome this‚ finding ways to include and allow everyone to participate in sport. The sports Development / Performance

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