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Arguing Against Compensation of Collegiate Athletes

attend (Vera). Finally, "some analysts believe student-athletes should receive payment because they do not receive a quality educ...

Steroid Usage in College Male Athletes

among college athletes is well documented. Ever since steroid use in competitive sports came to national attention in the professi...

Vegetarian Athletes/Nutritional Needs

products, such as eggs or milk, or plant sources of protein have to be combined so that their protein content is complementary, th...

Media Representation of Black Professional Athletes

openly voicing their dislike for the player. Some writers even speculated that a new Bonds record would only benefit the game beca...

Hurdles Faced by Female Athletes Over Forty

healthy levels of physical activity" (Coe PG). Under the category of physiological aspects, one might readily apply the ele...

Women and Hamstring Injuries

strains are graded 1 - 3, depending on the severity of the strain. "A grade 1 might consist of small micro tears in the muscle. A...

LeBron James, Psychological and Ethical Moral Egoism

was receiving a congratulatory gift for his academic achievements, specifically, his 3.5 grade point average (Kansas City Star, 20...

Athletes and College Athletics in Division I

sports and were paid for their services (Putnam, p. 4). This practice continued throughout the first portion of the twentieth cen...

Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan

Ali or Jordan who bestows upon his admirers the importance of making positive contributions to self and society. II. FAMILY BACKG...

Performance of Black Sprinters

In a literature review consisting of fifteen pages the thesis that physiological differences that are racially specific is present...

U.S. Major League Baseball and Desegregation

the United States and Canada. But it wasnt necessarily an amiable situation; far from it -- some white players refused to play aga...

Baseball's Color Barrier and Jackie Robinson

Astonishingly, he stole 40 bases and scored 113 runs (Olsen, 1974). From the beginning, Jackie Robinson proved himself not only ...

Asthma and Exercis

lives. This is unnecessary, since there are effective medications on the market, along with other training guidelines that can he...

Running Speed and Muscle Strength

In twenty two pages this paper examines a 50 meter sprint run by nonprofessional athletes and the connection increased speed of ru...

Muscular Massage and Russian Electro Stimulation

In five pages this paper discusses how athletes as well as nonathletes can benefit from the muscle massage known as Russian Electr...

Women in Athletics

In nine pages a proposed study involving women participants in athletics is presented with the hypothesis being that in terms of a...

College Athletes and Their Preferential Treatment

In six pages this paper considers why college athletes receive preferential treatment. There is the inclusion of a bibliography....

College Sports and Gambling

In eleven pages this paper discusses college sports gambling issues as it affects the NCAA, teams, and athletes. Ten sources are ...

High School Sports and Drug Testing of Athletes

In nine pages this paper presents the argument against blanket drug testing of high school athletes. Seven sources are cited in t...

Physiological Pros and Cons of High Altitude Athletic Training

In fifteen pages this paper examines the benefits and detriments to athletes who train in high altitudes in a pro and con discussi...

Secondary and High Schools' Emergency Plans

In six pages various emergency plans are examined at the secondary and high school levels and include athlete physical examination...

Hero Worship

In eleven pages this paper examines the societal pros and cons of hero worship with professional athletes including OJ Simpson, Dw...

Athletics, Self Esteem, and Drugs

drugs will enhance performance while others will deteriorate performance. Performance-enhancing drugs have been used by athletes i...

High School Athletics and Steroids

approaches. The growing field of sports psychology offers us this opportunity. Sports psychology can be used to more effectively...

Athletes and Drug Use

the overwhelming pressure to succeed. With the understanding that such reasons inevitably fall under the headings of cheating and...

'Obscene' Salaries of Professional Sports' Celebrities

the fact that they are ostensibly playing a game for pay and that their talents are unique in all the world, the fact remains that...

Sports Coaches and the Impact of Using Tobacco

34(9): 42. A surprising look at the number of runners that continue to smoke in spite of the fact they are competitive runners an...

Sports and SCD

In ten pages this paper discusses Sudden Cardiac Death as it involves sports athletes. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

Laws and Athletes

In twenty three pages this paper examines whether or not laws ensure that there is an equal 'playing field' for athletes regardles...

Society and Sports Law

In twenty five pages this paper discusses how athletes are protected by the law in a consideration of various jurisdictions, case ...