There have been arguments proposed that the sport of cheerleading is too dangerous for the human body and can be hazardous to your health. “All injuries resulted from direct trauma‚ 15 injuries were classified as nonfatal‚ resulting in permanent disability‚ 12 were serious and 2 were fatal. Activities most commonly associated with injury were‚ in order pyramid stunts‚ basket tosses and advanced gymnastics stunts.” (Shrier 2004) If taken into precaution‚ cheerleading can be beneficial to your body
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The Olympics‚ everyone has heard of them or even seen them at one point in their lifetime. And in the more recent years the Olympics has added many many new sports to the roster. So today when I was asked to think of a sport to put in the Olympics‚ I thought about what I really wanted to see get recognition that requires a team of people to work together to win. A new phenomenon called Esports emerged out of this desire for a team games get tournament. Now I know you’re thinking‚ what are these Esports
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recognized on a lower scale‚ and many do not even believe cheerleading is a sport. This is an important topic to discuss because all athletes deserve and receive a lot of respect. If a cheerleader is not considered an athlete‚ it is possible that these men and women who cheer could feel degraded or worthless. Cheerleaders are athletes because athletes rigorously train their bodies to get better‚ master the skills that go into their sport‚
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Persuasive Essay Did you know that more than ever NFL players are having more and more serious injuries? A study done over 2000 NFL games shows that NFL players are at more risk than ever. The reason for this surge of injuries is‚ the turf fields. Because of the way turf is designed it tends to be a lot harder than grass We need to get rid of all the turf fields in the NFL to protect players safety. It turns out that players were 77 percent more likely to tear their ACL on turf compared to regular
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When a child is involved in sports‚ he or she is of course subject to fail‚ but also has a very good chance of experiencing many wins. Without the right kind of coaching‚ these kids could end up thinking the wrong things not only about themselves‚ but about others as well. If they have coaches who don’t allow them to lose‚ and only expect wins‚ then everyone on the team could develop an arrogant attitude about life. There also is a chance of them having an issue with their ego. Coaches should not
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favorite season for many people. However‚ for those "in the know" about winter sports‚ winter is an easily tolerated or even favorite time of the year. The cold aspect of this season is easily tolerated by engaging in active winter sports and using the proper gear. You can downhill ski‚ cross-country ski‚ snowshoe‚ ice skate‚ snowmobile‚ or go sledding with your kids. Of course‚ these are just a small sampling of the winter sports available. Ultra Violet Rays: A Universal and Serious Threat to Your
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Olympics. Wrestling was one of the first five sports in the Olympics and the oldest sport
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Sports Injuries Athletes all over the nation get hurt at some point in their career.”High school athletes account for an estimate of 2 million injuries and 500‚000 doctor visits and 30‚000 hospitalizations each year” (“Youth Sports Injuries Statistics”). And think this is only high school students. To decrease these numbers people must educate others‚ teach good form‚ and have proper rules in place to keep them safe. However we can stop the injuries if we know more about them. There are many
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your dizzy you can’t keep your balance. You keep wondering what’s wrong‚ well you have a concussion. Most of the concussions leave you at home for a couple of days and others can leave you with a very very serious mental disease. Football is the sport with the most concussions per year. Children are the most prone to have a concussion because of the fact that there brain is near fully developed. Football has been around for since 1869 and the risk of a concussion has been plaguing the mind of every
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Turkey Persuasive You’re thrown down hard onto an old rotten stump‚ dazed you look up and see a shiny object hurtling down towards your head then‚ *thwack* and the world suddenly turns dark. This is the life for millions of turkeys on Thanksgiving. Every Thanksgiving forty-five million turkeys are mercilessly slaughtered and that’s only on one day and twenty-two million turkeys are killed on Christmas. Turkeys shouldn’t be slaughtered on Thanksgiving or any other time really because even though
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