They spend an average of 43.3 hours a week on their sport alone. Most full time jobs are based on a 40 hour work week. This is just the sport but now let’s add the school hours "If a student has 10 hours of class each week and puts in the recommended four hours of study for each hour of class‚ then athletes spend 50 hours each week studying and attending mandatory classes and study halls." (Listland) that adds up to 90 hours of school and sports a week‚ the equivalent to having two full time jobs
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Many parents claim that competitive sports can result in injuries and stress. However there are many positives to this controversial topic. The result of kids participating in competitive sports is the reduction of obesity‚ boosting of self-confidence and it also helps develop social skills. Recent research has suggested that kids who play more sports are less likely to be obese. Child obesity is a common issue in the United States of America. Almost 18% of the children in America are obese. Despite
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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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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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There is a constant problem of cheating in sports nowadays‚ and it continues to get worse Through the history of sports there has always been cheating. Cheating in sports has always been a topic for conversations‚ controversy and debates. It seems that cheating currently is at the highest point‚ and will not go down anytime soon. With the fast development of technology and medical science it seems that drug use in sports will increase. The line between acceptable and unacceptable will be harder
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dealing with athletes. Professional female athletes do not get enough credit and recognition when it comes to their profession; they should be treated and paid equally compared to the men. Stereotypically‚ men’s sports are much more popular than the women’s game‚ across all sports. Now that may have been the case ten years ago‚ however after having the Women’s World Cup this past summer‚ millions of people have engaged in the women’s side of soccer. On the NPR‚ they stated‚ “U.S. women shatter
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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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Persuasive Essay: What sport or activity do you participate in? Convince someone that your sport or activity is worthwhile. A sport or activity that I participate in is basketball. Life in general would be very difficult and stressful without the game. If you want to take basketball seriously there will be a lot of hard work‚ dedication and obstacles to get through along the way. However succeeding through the obstacles will not only pay off your college but it will give you the opportunity
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the path that is taken. The choices made can change futures. A question to ponder is if kids should start thinking about college at a young age? I say that kids should start thinking about college in their freshman and the three reasons why. To start off‚ some of the classes a person takes in high school may affect that person in college. An example would be if a person studies sports medicine. That person will need to know anatomy. If that person knows what they need to study in their freshmen year
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softball team. I’ve been playing since I was big enough to walk and my mom has always been there cheering me on. Yes‚ she may have wanted me to be a cheerleader or a band member and maybe even be on the track team but to me‚ this is me‚ this is MY sport. There are many reasons that softball really pulls me in. First and foremost softball is team friendly‚ you work together but at the same time you still get your chance to shine. Next‚ while playing softball you always have room to improve so it keeps
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