“Student” Athlete! Participation in college athletics is a fun and enriching experience for many students. In fact‚ thousands of student athletes participate in athletic games each year‚ and thousands receive scholarships to do so. However‚ the life of an athlete in college is not as great as it seems. Most coaches emphasize on the “student” part of student athlete; however‚ they make it very complicated to actually commit to being a student. With a the massive amounts of time put into your sport
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Athletes: the Good‚ the Bad‚ and the Ugly As a casual reader of the sports section of this newspaper‚ you come across many articles depicting the triumphs of local athletes. However‚ very rarely do these articles describe the actual athlete behind the success. Athletes come in all sorts of sizes and shapes. They range from the incredibly talented to the horribly uncoordinated. Some are great teammates while others would rather be a one man team. Certain athletes seek out attention from the people
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Is Drinking Among Athletes Socially Accepted? As an athlete‚ achieving optimal performance involves practicing hard‚ hitting the weight room and being on top of your game both mentally and physically. However many athletes tend to underestimate the way in which alcohol use‚ even a few drink‚ nullifies one’s hard work by erasing the effects of workouts‚ reducing endurance‚ and compromising the mental game. The goal of any athlete is to be at the peak of performance. Alcohol is socially accepted
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and lawyers also makes for a potentially sticky situation as the athlete becomes older. As a young‚ collegiate athlete focused on sports‚ the student potentially misses out on opportunities to build their resume with employment and skills. They also might not take advantage of other aspects of the university‚ such as internships in their major or classes on interviewing. The reason behind this is potentially two-fold: university athletes do not have the time or focus to devote to skills that will extend
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ENG 4U1 – 11 25 Sept 2013 Professional Athletes Should Not Be Criticized In a world with numerous and various types of occupations‚ it is often difficult to measure the importance of each profession monetarily. Each person‚ society and organization has a different perspective on the significance of certain occupations but it seems that cross-culturally there is a common belief that professional athletes are extremely overpaid. Professional athletes worldwide are often questioned regarding their
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There are many potential downfalls when athletes take the road to sporting achievement. In pursuing excellence‚ athletes take many risks. These risks are often well managed and calculated but non the less they are still risks (Currie & Morse‚ 2005). Researchers have examined the apparent nature of athletes developing eating disorders(ED)‚ acknowledging it to the list of risks that need to be addressed. Athletic competition often increases the prevalence of sports pressure that encourages the visibility
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they work for it. Athletes aren’t overpaid with all the expenses and health risk that they take for our entertainment. To begin with athletes aren’t overpaid in their careers. Athletes work hard‚ almost every day they travel to different cities for games which means a lot of nights in hotels‚ so they are always on the road. Athletes use spare time they have to practice for games‚ so they are always busy. Athletes don’t get paid every day‚ only a every so often. In conclusion‚ athletes get one career
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for years about whether a college athlete should be paid or not and if athletes deserve to be paid for what they do at that level‚ after already being paid to go to school there‚ for most of the players. When athletes go to college they still put themselves in the same physical danger as a professional athlete does. The NCAA alone is a multi-billion dollar industry that generated over 845 billion dollars last year in 2011.Facts have shown that college athletes in the NCAA‚ on an annual salary‚ make
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a Student-athlete. I am a student-athlete. Although many are called by this name‚ few are actually both. I pride myself on being able to call myself a true student-athlete. It has not been easy and it will only get more difficult‚ but the sense of accomplishment that comes with it is worth the struggle. This is due to the fact that in today’s high school sports venue‚ being a true student-athlete has become a very cumbersome task. I guess I’m not what you would call a “star” athlete. I’m the guy
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Are Athletes Overpaid? It gets the wheels turning in your head when you hear that the budget is falling apart and people are losing their jobs on the news. Following that is the sports news where athletes are signing several million dollar contracts and debating player’s performances. We all know that there is a lot of talent out there but should we paying millions of dollars for someone that plays a sport for a living? Can someone that can run fast or throw a ball so good that they deserve
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