referring to athletes as “jocks”‚ which is thought of as a student who can do a lot on the sports field‚ but not as much as the rest of the student body in the classroom. As athletes move on to college sports it is considered to be even more true that to college athletes‚ academic success comes second to their athletic success. This is a false perception that may be true for bigger (division one) schools but the stereotype is the complete opposite for division three athletics. Division III athletes are‚
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Student Athletes Promoted Sports are highly beneficial to youth and will continue to improve their futures due to all of the positive effects of participating in school or other organization sports. A RWJF/Harvard/NPR survey in 2015 showed that parents claim sports have helped their children by: improvement of physical health‚ gives their child something to do‚ teaches discipline and dedication‚ how to get along with others‚ mental health‚ social health‚ skills to help in future schooling and in
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This paper evaluates the dynamic stress levels of high school student athletes. Researchers surveyed subjects participating in spring sports (N=77). Subjects answered questions about their stress levels on a scale of 1 to 10‚ 1 being not stressed and 10 being extremely stressed‚ The relation between student athletes and psychological stress‚ has commonly been recognized as a rising struggle in the lives of high schoolers. Student athletes nowadays are playing multiple sports year round. In addition
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Athlete Drug Use The organization should test athletes for drug use‚ so we can get rid of the guys who use drugs‚ we don’t need athletes who use drugs. Their then would be fans and kids who see all those drug use athletes doing the wrong thing and thinking its right for them to also do it. Why should they get money for using drugs to win? How do we know that they aren’t really actually good at that sport? That is called cheating. To use drugs just to make a win or himself as a champ and not using
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different. College sports provide a huge source of universities’ income. The school takes in money from ticket sales‚ television contracts‚ and sport-related merchandise‚ just to name a few. With these sources of great revenue‚ comes the feeling of a “professionalization” of college athletics and in turn college athletes. The line between college athletes as Student-Athletes and college athletes as Athlete-Students has continued to blur‚ causing some major issues to arise with regards to athletics
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on many teams. The life of a young athlete is great‚ however‚ it can become very stressful. At all ages an athlete is forced to cope with school‚ sports‚ and a social life. Along with all of that‚ athletes are expected to deal with extra stress and even stricter rules. Over the years I have realized all student-athletes are treated differently and are held to a higher standard. (1) Why are standards higher for student-athletes a person might ask? One way athletes are held to a higher standard is through
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might know. Being a student athlete is honestly very difficult for young men and women to live up to. Even though it is a difficult task‚ it comes with its benefits. Young men and women learn a variety of things that they can use in life. Student athletes learn things like dedication‚ time management‚ responsibility‚ and social skills‚ just to name a couple. More than likely responsibility is what student athletes learn the most from sports. Like everything in life‚ students have to be responsible
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being paid at the end of the month. College athletes‚ however‚ go to practice every day‚ knowing they will not receive any pay for their work. Everyone expects them to play for the fun of the game‚ but in this capitalistic world today‚ is that really enough? Even though college athletes are considered amateur student athletes‚ they already earn scholarships‚ and colleges might have a few problems with money‚ colleges should pay athletes because the athletes earn the colleges billions of dollars‚ others
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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) requires student athletes to maintain a 2.5 grade point average in at least nine academic credits to be eligible to compete in their respective sport (NCAA‚ 2011). A study conducted in 2004 found academic performance to be the leading cause of stress amongst university students (DeBerard‚ Spielmans‚ & Julka‚ 2004). According to Anderson and Williams’ (1988) stress injury model‚ athletes experience more physical injuries during periods of high stress
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Voting is a necessary obligation of a U.S. citizen because by voting you are voicing your opinion about who you believe should be the leader of our nation. By voting you are expressing your hard earned rights as an American. You are also letting the government know what your thoughts and opinions are when it comes to the matter you are voting on because the government looks to you as an individual when it comes to electing the next leader of our country. Not all people have always had the privileges
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