A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury that causes a disturbance in cerebral function (BIAA 1). Rates have tripled over the course of seven years in teens (CDC 1). There are a variety of ways the injury can be prevented. Similarly‚ if one is thought to have a concussion there are several ways to evaluate and treat it. Not only does injury to the brain affect student-athletes physically‚ many students are affected mentally as well. Teachers should be aware of the aftermath students experience
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Whether it be a Professional Athlete or a high school track runner‚ drugs are common within their members. The term drugs loosely correlates with three meanings: those that enhance performance (amphetamines‚ ephedrine‚ and cocaine)‚ beta-blockers used to slow heart rate and reduce tremor‚ and the ones used in bodybuilding (human growth hormones‚ anabolic-steroids‚ and diuretics). The use of drugs in athletics reaches far beyond the professional leagues‚ many high school athletes get into the use
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Concussions in University Athletes By Presented to Dr. K. Brebner in Psychology 100 Introduction to Psychology Department of Psychology St. Francis Xavier University November 6‚ 2012 Concussions can go unnoticed or untreated in athletes by team coaches and doctors‚ this is not their fault or a result of poor training. Athletes tend to try to hide their symptoms from a coach or trainer in order to keep playing. An athlete may feel an obligation to his or her teammates to stay
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money generated by these two sports has increased nearly 300%. The student-athletes who participate in these programs are part of the reason why these schools stand to make such handsome profits: through ticket sales‚ endorsement deals‚ broadcasting deals‚ and jersey sales. Does it make sense for an academic institution to run a multimillion dollar entertainment business‚ which is what college football and college basketball have become? (Meshefejian) College football and basketball generate more than
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Gold medal‚ Gold behavior Every four years‚ our country sends hundreds of athletes to represent our country in the olympic games. An athlete who has the privilege of representing our country should be a leader‚ respectful‚ courageous‚ have sportsmanship and set an example. Professional swimmers Ryan Lochte and Lilly king did not demonstrate those qualities as well as women’s soccer goalkeeper Hope solo. After what happened this year I think we should be be more cautious on who is able to represent
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Behind every teacher is a student‚ behind every coach is an athlete‚ and behind every student-athlete is potential. One might believe that there are two sides to what is deemed student-athlete potential; a negative side that may lead to struggling academically and a positive side that increases academic achievements. As stated in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ (n.d. para. 1) potential is defined as‚ “Existing in possibility; capable of development into actuality.” It can be concluded that potential
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Argument for Paying College Athletes Stephen Elting Mercy College Have you ever heard of a business that made billions of dollars‚ yet did not pay their employees? Seems pretty remarkable doesn’t it? Well this business is known as the NCAA. According to an article in the New York Times‚ the NCAA made $770 million from just the three-week Men’s Basketball Tournament‚ but how much did the athletes who participated in said tournament receive? If you said zero
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becoming far too dominated by big market teams‚ and a salary cap should be put in place. The lack of a salary cap is simply bad for baseball. The Yankees‚ for example‚ buy all of the big-time star players. This upgrades their roster‚ and makes them win championships way too frequently. This happens because they have a lot more money than other teams‚ and aren’t afraid to spend it. This isn’t even close to being fair to the smaller market teams. A salary cap is more likely to even the playing field throughout
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Should NCAA athletes be paid? The NCAA makes six billion dollars annually(Frederick). Davis points out the SEC recently surpassed the $1 billion mark for football receipts. The Big Ten is close behind at $905 million. He reminds us that the football programs at Texas‚ Florida‚ Georgia‚ Michigan and Penn State earn between $40 million and $80 million each year in profits. The NCAA received $771 million from CBS and Turner to broadcast last year’s basketball tournament (Davis). The athletes get none of
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The purpose of physical education is to keep kids active and healthy. For athletes‚ these classes just add one more unnecessary subject to their school day. On average‚ a student athlete exercises for twelve hours in a normal week‚ whereas regular students whom have P.E. every other day may exercise for four hours. Student athletes should not have to participate in physical education classes. Typical P.E. classes are held every other day‚ commonly alternating with a study hall. For kids with full
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