Hannah Ingram Commercialisation In Sport. The media is now more powerful and pervasive than ever before; in today ’s world it ’s impossible to go anywhere or to read a magazine or watch TV without a sports star encouraging you to buy the latest craze item. Whether it ’s trainers‚ clothing‚ perfume or a car a sports personality will endeavour to sell it to you. The advertisement market loves to use sports people to sell their products‚ as they know these people attract an eclectic range of attention
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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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people‚ with what some would call “normal” problems. These can be considered normal. However‚ given the fact that these athletes are represented in the public eye‚ should they carry themselves in a more appropriate manner? Most would say yes. Professional athletes have a responsibility to act professionally in order to keep good standing status in the public eye. Michael Vick‚ Tiger Woods‚ and Alex Rodriguez are three that have shown examples of unprofessionalism. “The NFL suspended former
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Although many people would say or agree that cheerleading isn’t a sport because all you do is be on the sideline or you’re just supporting and not competing for anything‚ cheerleading actually comes with a lot. A lot as in hard work‚ having to pay fees plus the games and activities you are expected to attend just like any other sport. It is true that you’re not competing for anything and you’re just on the sideline being a cheerleader‚ but all the after school practices and conditioning that you
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go on. However‚ after hearing about the proposal to eliminate sports from our high school‚ I came to a heartbreaking realization that these magnificent memories and future memories of mine and for many could be wiped away completely. As tradition at the beginning of varsity football games‚ we begin with an “I believe that we will win” cheer‚ but it is more than just the idea of winning that draws so many fans to the stands for every sport. It is the live experience and ability to show pride to your
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face on cheerleading. Cheerleading in America is no longer a matter of waving pom-poms‚ a cute smile and being overly perky. Calling themselves athletes‚ not eye candy‚ cheerleaders are pushing harder for recognition as participants in an official sport. Today‚ cheerleading involves skills which require the strength of football‚ the grace of dance‚ and the agility of gymnastics. Complex maneuvers are performed which challenge the limits of the body. Safety organizations such as the American Association
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African Americans will continue to dominate in professional sport and triumph. The vast majority of players playing in the NFL are African American. “The first graph chart was created by Mona Chalabi. She evaluated the amount of African American’s that are playing in the NFL which makes up 66%.” At a young age most African American kids tend to get involved into football by playing in little leagues. As the year’s pass they continue to play football but now competitively. They then begin to play
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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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Sports is a huge part of some students lives here at westwood. In the he winter season we have many different sports and teams competing‚ there is boys and girls basketball‚ wrestling‚ competition cheer‚ boys and girls track‚ ice hockey‚ swimming and bowling. Even though it’s only half the season for some and the start to others‚ student athletes here are accomplishing some great things. Boys basketball has already played eight games in their season‚ currently holding a 5-3 record. They have a huge
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Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the United States‚ but that can be prevented. The Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act (STAND UP Act) has been designed to change that statistic. The STAND UP Act is pushing to have all states create a Graduated License System with requirements for new drivers on the road. I believe the STAND UP Act can have a huge impact on new and novice drivers. By voting yes on the approval‚ the number of deaths can be minimized
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