debate over the public financing of sports stadiums has been going on for decades between team owners‚ fans‚ local authorities‚ and taxpayers. While sports teams and their owners argue that new stadiums help spur economic growth‚ many taxpayers oppose their tax dollars going towards stadiums. Stadiums are expensive‚ often costing hundreds of millions of dollars‚ if not billions. The average cost of an NFL stadium from 1997-2011 was over $525 million.
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When people looked at sports‚ they can generally delineate what sports are considered male and female. This is called gendering‚ and gendering can happen anywhere. I chose the Dr. Pepper Star Center ice rink‚ where I personally figure skate‚ because skating is generally seen as a female sport. I wanted to understand three major geographic questions. These are questions such as‚ what areas are gendered more female than male‚ or visa versa? What might the gendering of certain spaces mean? If certain
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“Is golf a sport?” I get this question all the time. People say is that you just stroll around swinging a club at a ball. A real golfer goes to the course every single day no matter the weather. They work harder than anybody‚ golfers walk miles a day dealing with every kind of weather. What do other sports do? When the weather is awful‚ practice is canceled or takes place indoors. Golf may seem straightforward but it’s not‚ there are 34 clear-cut rules. The rules can be as simple as a player may
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After watching the video “Big Hits‚ Broken Dreams‚” it opened my eyes tremendously to the risks of playing contact sports at a young age. The debate question that I feel is the biggest question to ask is‚ do the risks outweigh the benefits to young people playing contact sports? I think that this is the question that most parents ask themselves when their son decides to play a sport like football. After watching the video‚ it showed how high schools in North Carolina prior to the death of Jaquan
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Anna Hill Mr. Haney English & 201 May 25‚ 2015 Snow Sports Encroachment on Wildlife in the Western United States and Canada The world of snow sports has become a popular following these days from skiing and snowboarding to snowshoeing and snowmobiling. The issue that many will argue against these sports is their affect on the environment. With the ever-growing industry‚ regulars are finding a new need to go out of bounds and discover what they would like to consider the “unknown”‚ or “gems of life”
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The sport of gymnastics consists of sweat‚ sore muscles‚ torn up‚ burning skin‚ and various injuries. In order to pursue this sport‚ you are required to have the qualities of strength and power mixed with the qualities of elegance and flexibility. Maybe this is why they say “if gymnastics were easy‚ it would be called football.” To the untrained eye‚ gymnastics may seem difficult to understand and just plain difficult overall. However‚ in the eyes of a former gymnast‚ this sport contributes to the
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inequality. Even after laws were passed against gender inequality in school‚ more than 4‚500 public schools still have it. If the inequality is intentional or not is unknown. Schools are being forced to provide proof that the low amount of girls in sports is simply not enough interest. This task is quite hard to complete. They need to show that girls were not interested in participating‚ if not‚ these school will be violating Title IX. Title IX is a law stating that girls had to have equal rights as
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Sports Trainer Athletic Trainers help prevent and treat injuries for people of all ages during exercise. Athletic Trainers work with people to treat existing injuries using a variety of methods. This can include application of heat‚ cold‚ massages‚ stretching techniques‚ whirlpools‚ and a variety of other techniques. To become an Athletic Trainer you will need to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree from one of the 343 universities accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
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national championship revenues earmarked to provide increased scholarship benefits and athletic injury insurance for all college athletes. Just as the Congress replaced a dysfunctional AAU in 1978‚ it should act now to repair a failed college sports model whose leadership has repeatedly demonstrated incapacity to secure educational primacy or welfare for the athletes it serves. Rather than using a cattle prod to stir NCAA reform‚ perhaps Congress should put them out of their misery and start
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Sportsmanship? Sportsmanship (conduct as fairness‚ respect for one’s opponent‚ and graciousness in winning or losing‚ becoming to one participating in a sport) is that many seek out to find their own definition. Is it making sure you wish your opponent a good game? Maybe it is even applauding an opponent for their achievements. Is it truly as simple as treating you opponent as a person and not a terrorist. I believe sportsmanship should show respect for your opponent‚ you love for the game and
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