Erythropoietin and Athletes Steven D. Jackson Student‚ American Military University Abstract Erythropoietin (EPO) use as a performance enhancing agent in sport carries both significant and detrimental risks to go along with its suggested benefits. As such‚ it was banned by the International Olympic Committee in 1990. Shortly thereafter‚ successful and reliable testing methods have been developed to test athletes for its potential use. Despite widespread knowledge of its potential adverse
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someone in professional sports gets paid 20 million a year all of a sudden‚ they work for it. Athletes aren’t overpaid with all the expenses and health risk that they take for our entertainment. To begin with athletes aren’t overpaid in their careers. Athletes work hard‚ almost every day they travel to different cities for games which means a lot of nights in hotels‚ so they are always on the road. Athletes use spare time they have to practice for games‚ so they are always busy. Athletes don’t get
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Running Head: ENDORSEMENT OF ATHLETES 1 Corporate Sponsors Satisfying Their Marketing Objectives by Endorsing Professional Athletes American Public University System ENDORSEMENT OF ATHLETES 2 Corporate Sponsors Satisfying Their Marketing Objectives by Endorsing Professional Athletes Companies pursue the endorsement of professional athletes to increase sales and enhance its product image‚ which are
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opinion‚ professional athletes deserve their salaries because of their talent‚ the huge revenue they draw‚ the demands of their job‚ and society’s emphasis on sports and entertainment. Irreplaceable In order to be a professional athlete you have to be “the best of the best” (figuratively). To become “the best of the best” requires hours and hours of practice. These athletes are born with amazing athletic abilities and then must develop and fine tune those abilities to become professional; those
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Athlete Motivation Introduction Motivation is one of the biggest ways in which great coaches have developed winning programs throughout the centuries. There are many ways to motivate athletes but what are the best? Has motivating athletes changed with each generation? In sports athletes are often asked to raise their level of play in order to be successfully and understanding how to motivate any athlete will enable a coach to not only ask for more out of his team or player but to also
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Is Drinking Among Athletes Socially Accepted? As an athlete‚ achieving optimal performance involves practicing hard‚ hitting the weight room and being on top of your game both mentally and physically. However many athletes tend to underestimate the way in which alcohol use‚ even a few drink‚ nullifies one’s hard work by erasing the effects of workouts‚ reducing endurance‚ and compromising the mental game. The goal of any athlete is to be at the peak of performance. Alcohol is socially accepted
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a Student-athlete. I am a student-athlete. Although many are called by this name‚ few are actually both. I pride myself on being able to call myself a true student-athlete. It has not been easy and it will only get more difficult‚ but the sense of accomplishment that comes with it is worth the struggle. This is due to the fact that in today’s high school sports venue‚ being a true student-athlete has become a very cumbersome task. I guess I’m not what you would call a “star” athlete. I’m the guy
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The Olympic Athlete I always have respected Olympic athletes‚ for they spend all their time training. Victorious athletes were professionals in the sense that they lived off the glory of their achievement ever afterwards. Their hometowns might reward them with: free meals for the rest of their lives‚ honorary appointments‚ or leadership positions in the community. The victors were memorialized in statues and also in victory songs‚ and commissioned from famous poets. Today‚ the Olympic Games are
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lawyers also makes for a potentially sticky situation as the athlete becomes older. As a young‚ collegiate athlete focused on sports‚ the student potentially misses out on opportunities to build their resume with employment and skills. They also might not take advantage of other aspects of the university‚ such as internships in their major or classes on interviewing. The reason behind this is potentially two-fold: university athletes do not have the time or focus to devote to skills that will extend past
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Athlete Compensation The idea of paying college athletes has been an ongoing debate since the early 1900s. With current television revenue resulting from NCAA football bowl games and March Madness in basketball‚ there is now a commotion for compensating both football and basketball players beyond that of an athletic scholarship. Because of the title “Student-athlete”‚ college athletes have the obligation to be a student first‚ and an athlete second and should not be paid to play. There have been
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