Pat Summitt’s Legacy Have you ever met the best coach in NCAA basketball? Do you even know who she is? “I’m someone who will push you beyond all reasonable limits. Someone who will ask you not to just fulfill your potential but to exceed it. Someone who will expect more from you than you may believe you are capable of.” Pat Summitt was the best of the best. Many girls played for her and many girls came out a new person. She was not only a coach to them but a mom‚ best friend‚ and mentor (Reader)
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“COACH K” -Mike Krzyzewski is a very prestigious‚ well known college basketball coach. He currently coaches at Duke University. Place of Birth? When? Parents? (1947)-Born in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ the son of Polish American‚ Catholic parents Emily and William Krzyzewski - His father was an elevator operator‚ his mother a cleaning woman. The family shared a two-story home with relatives. -Grandparents moved from Poland to the states (Pennsylvania) EARLY LIFE? HOW DID IT SHAPE HIM? - Visited
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Should College Athletes be Paid? Maybe it was the annual spectacle of March Madness and the fact that UCONN came out of nowhere as an underdog to win their 3rd national NCAA men’s basketball title. Maybe it was the excitement of watching the UCONN football team playing in its first ever BCS Bowl against Oklahoma last year. Whatever he reason‚ the media and sports critics always ignite a fresh debate over the merits of paying college athletes for their services to the schools. Over the past few
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Imagine a star of a college basketball team. They take their team to the championship game and win the game. Their jerseys are selling like crazy and their school is bringing in millions of dollars off of their work. In any other situation they would be a millionaire with a fancy house and car. But not if they are a college athlete because they don’t get paid. Even though their school made a lot of money off their blood‚ sweat‚ and tears they still don’t get paid one penny. There is no doubt that
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1: A Tale of Two Coaches Pamela White Grand Canyon University: LDR-600 December 19‚ 2012 Bobby Knight is an American college basketball coach. He has the most coaching victories in NCAA men ’s basketball history. His 1975–76 Indiana University team had a perfect 32–0 record and went on to win the NCAA championship. He was the coach for the U.S. men ’s basketball team in 1984 and led them to Olympic gold. His temper was legendary and in 2000 he was fired from Indiana. (Bobby Knight Biography
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college basketball in terms of notoriety and success. Anyone can reference a stat book and realize how successful these two coaches have been‚ according to the numbers‚ but comparing their leadership styles and approach to the game is a whole other story. While the two coaches have completely different leadership styles‚ Coach K and Coach Knight have more in common than just developing future NBA All-Stars‚ winning NCAA championships‚ and becoming a legend in the sport of college basketball. It so
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exciting months of the year‚ especially for people who love basketball. St. Patrick’s Day arrives‚ the warmth is just starting to come back; but that is not the best part‚ it’s all the March Madness. The NCAA Basketball Tournament brings happiness‚ laughter and upsets to some people and teams. Every Division 1 Basketball team in the country plays to eventually make it to the Sweet Sixteen on the bracket‚ in hopes of being the new NCAA Basketball Champions. Some teams struggle‚ while others come out on
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styles. One shows a softer side to coaching‚ while the other believes in tough love. They both have very successful careers‚ illustrated by many wins in college basketball. But these different coaching styles lead one to ask‚ which is the most effective? Mike Kryzewski (aka Coach K) has been the head coach of the Duke University’s basketball team since 1980. During this time he has lead his team with trust‚ respect‚ and close ties. He takes the time to understand his players‚ where they are coming
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club is the adventure club. The adventure club goes to many different location near UCLA and they basically camp out and stay the night there. Either they do that or they go hiking on a trail that leads into a forest or something interesting. The club i just for people that are bored being normal o they want to go places. A fourth club is the men’s rugby club. The men’s rugby club practices rugby just like a real rugby team. The original club was created in 1934. Since the club is so old most people
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When fans watch these student athletes play there is a major profit in money that the NCAA gets from the millions of people watching. Also‚ the students are the one playing the sport; so paying them would seem reasonable. To make it fair there are multiple ways that students could get paid and the NCAA could regulate the amount each student gets paid. Student athletes deserved to be paid in some way because the NCAA gets large amounts of money from fans watching it‚ it would cut down on players receiving
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