ACCT 3102 EXTERNAL REPORTING ISSUES CASE STUDY: SPORTING CLUBS‚ COMPANIES AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Introduction In 2013‚ the Essendon Football Club was investigated for performance enhancing drugs in their elite sports science programs. News of the initial investigations was met with disbelief by supporters‚ players‚ club administrators and the governing body – the Australian Football League (AFL). What followed was a period of intense and rigorous independent investigation by Australian Sports Anti-Doping
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Human Awareness Essay Should Performance-Enhancing Drugs be Permitted in Professional Sport? Stage 2 SACE Biology Introduction The use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport has become a huge issue in all modern codes of sport. In the recent 2012 Olympic games in London‚ it was suggested that as many as 60% of the athletes were taking illegal drugs. You only have to open the newspaper or turn on the television to discover a new batch of professional athletes that have been caught ‘doping’. Although
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Performance-Enhancing Drugs are Taking over Sports The article "Doping in Sports: Steroids and Supplements" says “The word dope comes from the Dutch word dop‚ which is an alcoholic beverage made from grape skins that the Zulu warriors would think it could enhance their fighting ability.” (World Almanac and Book of Facts’ n.pag.). Unfortunately‚ they were wrong because when there was a fight between the athletes‚ one drank it and the other one didn’t‚ it ended up that the athlete that did not drink
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Performance Enhancing Drugs are used by many athletes‚ bodybuilders and they are even used by the military. Performance Enhancing Drugs are used when you want to enhance your performance. Some types of drugs are Stimulants‚ Nootropics‚ Adaptogens‚ and Pain Killers‚ and even sometime blood boosters. When athletes get caught using the drugs there are almost well known. Some athletes from other countries have come to the United States because it is illegal where they live. Although Performance Enhancing
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Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports Athletes use performance enhancing drugs to boost their game. The professionals who use these drugs are ruining the integrity of the game. Many people don’t understand why professional athletes would go to such extreme measures to be better when they have already proven themselves. Athletes are just taking away from their natural ability by using these dangerous drugs. The risk of using performance enhancing drugs is a lot greater than the reward‚ because an
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general consensus is that performance enhancing drugs should not be allowed in professional sports. Performance-enhancing drugs are against the spirit of sport‚ as it creates an unfair playing field. If professional athletes use drugs‚ it will encourage others to use performance-enhancing drugs and promotes unhealthy and dangerous behaviour. Many different performance-enhancing drugs pose severe health risks and can endanger an athlete’s life. Performance-enhancing drugs should not be allowed in professional
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Performance enhancing drugs are substances used by athletes to improve their performance in sports‚ such as anabolic steroids‚ creatine‚ and testosterone. More and more athletes nowadays are using performance enhancing drugs due to higher competition‚ and even some high school student athletes! Not only is it unfair‚ but it destroys the user’s body. Performance enhancing drugs can be tempting to teens because they will be better and have an edge. Another factor could be that they want a better body
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History of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports: 776 BC - 393 BC Ancient Greeks Use Performance Enhancing Drugs "The use of drugs to enhance performance in sports has certainly occurred since the time of the original Olympic Games [from 776 to 393 BC]. The origin of the word ’doping’ is attributed to the Dutch word ’doop‚’ which is a viscous opium juice‚ the drug of choice of the ancient Greeks." Larry D. Bowers‚ PhD "Athletic Drug Testing‚" Clinics in Sports Medicine‚ Apr. 1‚ 1998 1904-1920
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Legalize Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports The most commonly discussed issue in sports of the 21st century is the use of performance enhancing drugs by professional athletes. Over the past four years‚ it has been nearly impossible to turn on the television without hearing something about athletes and these drugs. From former National League MVP Third Baseman Ken Caminiti’s admission of steroid use in an issue of Sports Illustrated (Verducci‚ 2004) to 2006 Tour de France Champion Floyd Landis
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Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports 1 Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports Angie Holmes Axia College University of Phoenix Effective Persuasive Writing COM 120 Roseanne Robinson 24 September 2006 Performance-Enhancing drugs 2 Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports Although athletes are good enough to play in professional sports‚ many of the players feel pressured into using performance drugs to enhance their athletic skills. Athletes take these drugs believing that it provides
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