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    Recruiting Youth Athletes

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    Affects of Early Recruiting on Youth Athletes Molly Sanders was beyond upset. She was confused‚ disappointed‚ and above all else‚ felt more worthless than she had once believed possible. She felt a vibration in her pocket‚ but angrily tossed her phone across the table. She knew it was just her mom or dad‚ and frankly‚ she didn’t want to see her friends‚ her family‚ or even her once safe haven: the lacrosse field. The Starbucks employees all awkwardly looked up from their work as Molly burst out into

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    Why Athletes Be Paid

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    is‚ and always will be‚ superior to themselves. All over the world‚ mainly in America‚ athletes are paid millions of dollars more than the median individual‚ and all for the fact of our societal calibers. Accordingly‚ numerous people in this homeland will not care if people save sentient creations‚ they only care about people if they can intercept a ball‚ or even run at supersonic speeds. That is why athletes all over the United States of America‚ the land of the unobstructed‚ are being paid astronomical

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    Being A College Athlete

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    I will be raising some differences and some similarities between college athletics and professional athletics and show how each pertains to social and individual obligations. I would like to first talk about some advantages of being a college athlete. First of all‚ there are no trade possibilities. Depending on the performance in the games‚ one may be set back to a non-starter role‚ but will still be part of the same team as long as the academic GPA is at‚ or above‚ the passing level. If not

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    against the norms and changing the course of history. In an article by Greenhaven Press many athletes prove that anything is possible‚ even if it is not the norm‚ “Courageous athletes are challenging social boundaries and giving hope: female auto racer Danica Patrick has risen to prominence in a traditionally male-dominated sport‚ and NBA player Jason Collins became the first male athlete gay.” These athletes did not care what other people thought of themselves‚ they did the things they loved. Obviously

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    As much as we love our athletes‚ we also know that these people have their homes too‚ and that makes us curious about 10 of the most expensive homes of these top athletes. This list will amaze you! Number Ten: Derek Jeter Derek is among the highest performing athletes with a good earning potential. In fact‚ his home costs about $12 million. That should get anyone’s eyes popping! Number Nine: Chris Bosh With a home costing as much as $12.5 million‚ this guy isn’t poor. Judging from the preferred

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    Athletes and Gym Class

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    chosen sport. Yet‚ all they get for their dedication is a pat on the back. This should not be the case. All student athletes that play a sport for their school should earn credits toward graduation for the sports they play. The credits student athletes would earn could be used with a quarter year of a health class in place of their PE classes. However‚ since many athletes enjoy the break from schoolwork that PE can be‚ they would be able to continue taking the class if they so wished. If a

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    College Athletes Struggles

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    College Athletes: The Struggles of Black Student Athletes College athletics provide a way for a lot of students to pay for a college education. These athletes work hard at their selected sport in order to keep the scholarships. Regardless of all this hard work‚ these athletes have nothing to show for it. A percentage of the athletes are black and come from poor inner city community where their families struggle to keep the bills paid and to keep food on the table. These black athletes are being

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    Kinesio Tape for Athletes

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    Kinesio Tape for Athletes: A big help‚ or just a trend? Student Name: Yung Sze Pak Student ID: 14024623D Institute of Textiles and Clothing The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 14024623D@connect.polyu.hk Introduction They’ve been hard to miss at this year’s Olympic Games: Strips of brightly colored tape adorning the arms‚ legs‚ and torsos of many top athletes. Many athletes believe it has medical benefits. But does it give a big help to Athletes‚ or just a fashion trend? The Kinesio tape is one

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    Paying College Athletes

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    college athletes or not. Several studies have been done along with articles from various sources. This has been on the rise especially since “March Madness” is coming up. “March Madness” may only consist of three weekends‚ however‚ an 11 billion dollar deal is made to televise the games (Wilbon). This is when you have to take the time to sit back and contemplate whether these college athletes really are getting the fair end of the stick. Under NCAA laws it is forbidden to pay these athletes for their

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    Athletes Should Be Paid

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    Athletes Should Not be paid Student Athletes should not be paid to play sports for colleges. If college athletes were paid to play sports it would take away from pros getting paid to play. Pro Athletes also would not think it is fair because when they were in college they didn’t get paid and they were good enough to go pro so they should have gotten paid before anybody. If college athletes were paid it would take away from being at school to study. College should be a place to study first and then

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