of being injured when playing a sport is very high for anyone. The higher division one plays in‚ the higher the risk of obtaining a serious injury. For professional teams such as The National Football League (NFL) and The National Hockey League (NHL)‚ the chances of getting a life altering injury is exceedingly high. Professional athletes are mature enough to understand the repercussions of obtaining a life-altering injury when they play for a professional sports team‚ and for the salary they make
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Media on Sports I. Media and Sports Introduction A. John Wooden Quote B. The tendencies of the media THESIS: The media must take significant strides towards reforming the way they portray sports to change the current system of altering the ideals of athletes and diminishing the prestige of modern sports. II. History of media in sports III. Publication of shameful actions A. Celebrations B. Commercials C. XFL IV. Multimedia A. Cable Networks B. League and team-owned
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Youth Sports Myth: Fact or Fiction Common mythology in America holds that participating in youth sports builds better people. Participation in youth sports is seen as a character-building exercise; that sports build moral fiber. However‚ there are many reasons to believe this is not the case. There are numerous studies that show the opposite‚ that youth athletes are more prone to antisocial behavior than their non-athletic peers. This paper will explore the myths surrounding youth sports along
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The advantages and disadvantages of being a professional sportsman Being a professional sportsman requires much effort and devotion. Treating sports as an occupation has its advantages and disadvantages‚ as every job does. Firstly‚ the main advantage of being a professional sportsman is money‚ and therefore‚ fame. In some disciplines‚ like football or tennis‚ the amount of the income earned is enormous. If he reaches performance‚ money coming from sponsoring and advertising give the sportsman
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provides great insight on hypermasculinity and modern sport in her book‚ The Rites of Men: Manhood‚ Politics and the Culture of Sports. In this book‚ Burstyn asserts that performance enhancing drugs have become institutionalized as part of the “hypermasculinization” in sports and society. Athletes use performance-enhancing drugs to receive an energy boost as a means of playing through the pain endured during a sporting event. Especially in modern sports‚ competition has increased dramatically and athletes
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acceptable part of the game. In order to continue allowing sports with higher than average amounts of concussions applied ethics needs to be implemented. The decision of whether to play or not to play changes based on the level. For instance a coach “has a duty to provide for the safety of those under his or her charge and even more so in youth sports. At the professional level‚ players have access to doctors‚ agents‚ teams‚ unions and leagues that monitor safety issues” (Thornton‚ Champion Jr.‚ & Ruddell
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thoughts on sports media is that the media in general is taking over everything and everyone. In sports the media always criticizing other players instead of saying anything positive about other players. Not a lot of players can handle negative feedback towards their game and or what type of player they really are. Sports Media has such a big impact on all sports because‚ it keeps sports fans inform about what is going on about a team‚ a player‚ a player personal life‚ facilities and coaches. Sports media
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United States‚ both college and professional sports have been put on a pedestal in our culture. Whether you or a family member are involved in a local recreational team‚ or you’re at home on Sundays to watch your favorite professional team score‚ majority of us have all one way or another contributed to the glorification of the industry. Although similar‚ there are many more differences between collegiate athletics and professional sports. While some athletes play the sport strictly for fun other athletes
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Do professional athletes get paid enough? Yes‚ they do‚ and for many different reasons. Athletes have to deal with large commitments‚ the danger of playing sports‚ and common life expenses. Often‚ professional athletes are offered contracts by a certain team or sponsor. Some of these contracts can be for a long period of time too. Next‚ playing sports has a very large risk for injury. These athletes never know when they will have a career ending injury. Lastly‚ athletes still have to pay for common
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Imagine a job where you can play and get paid millions of dollars! Does this job really exist? To the few privileged athletes in the world of professional sports it does. Everybody knows that the salaries in professional sports are outrageous. Does every good athlete think they’re really worth that much money? I know this is professional sports‚ but let’s face it‚ it is still just a game. For some athletes‚ these salaries go right to their heads‚ and they become conceited. The athletes forget
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