Salary caps are used in all pro sports and can impact any team. Caps are imposed limits on the money a team can spend on their players salaries. Salaries in pro sports are becoming out of control and reaching 100 million dollars. Teams are becoming unbalanced and are losing profits. Salary caps should be used in pro sports. Did you know that Michael Vick now makes nearly 100 million dollars a year? He is even making this much after missing over two years of football and being thrown in
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ACADEMICS OR SPORT Dear Mr Palmer‚ In my opinion‚ sports are in the way. Yes‚ children’s obesity rates are increasing in England but this isn’t an excuse to ruin their future career. Therefore‚ I am writing to you in order to hopefully persuade you to take into more consideration about where the bursaries are being allocated. The fact that most athletes spend more time participating in sporting activities rather than focusing on their education may ultimately have a negative impact on their
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Sports players being held to an alternate standard? Throughout history‚ sports players have been in the public eye. They’re much thought of as the heroic figures to those who desire a career in the league or even the “die hard” fans who are dedicated. When thinking of the stereotypical traits of a heroic figure as someone who’s trustworthy‚ honesty and viewed to be an untouchable individual. But as we all know not every story is what some may call “picture perfect”. People fail to realize that their
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Youth Sport Participation: Beneficial or Destructive? Many children today enjoy various types of sports. Participation in youth sports has steadily been on the rise. Millions of children across the country take part in one or more youth sports throughout the year. It is not unheard of for children as young as four or five years old to be participating in youth sports. But is youth participation in these sports destructive or beneficial towards children? And at what level of sport intensity may this
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The role of professional athletes as role models for the youth is a debatable topic. Should they be the people your children look up to and try to be like? Or are they just popular people who have let fame get to their head and influence them to make poor choices? While there are many people who believe that they should be responsible for setting good examples for the millions of children in the world‚ there are equally as many that believe they should not be put under that kind of pressure on top
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Professional athletes get paid millions of dollars to play a game. Do you think they really deserve that much money for tossing a ball around? The money that pays the athletes for a game we all play competitively can be used for someone who actually shapes the future and fights for our country. For instance‚ Floyd Mayweather is the top paid athlete in the world for boxing‚ earning a total of three hundred million dollars. Do we really need to promote a dangerous sport by paying someone three hundred
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Jcurley819@gmail.com March 6‚ 2012 Mayor R.T. Rybak 350 South 5th St. Minneapolis‚ MN 55415 Re: Stop public funding for construction of stadiums for professional sports teams Dear Mayor Rybak: Recently it was announced that the city of Minneapolis agreed to a deal with the Minnesota Vikings‚ a franchise in the National Football League‚ to help fund the construction of a new stadium for the team to play in. While this will be deemed as great news by local fans of the team‚ I believe that using
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9 June 2013 The Declining Integrity of Sports INTRODUCTION Athletics have shaped the American society for centuries. While whites previously dominated a majority of sports‚ now members of all races and ethnicities have equal opportunity to succeed in the sports world. With this increase in athletes‚ also arises a heightened level of competition. Numerous athletes are now relying on performance enhancing drugs to better themselves in their sports. Many athletes use these drugs to increase their
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Competitive Advantage and Pro Sports William Brown MGT/488 STRATEGIC BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING February 5‚ 2010 Dr. Bob Amason Competitive Advantage and Pro Sports Are they Valuable? Yes‚ Pete Carol has been valuable to the brand in the past. He is a brand in himself. This year the Trojans have suffered without him‚ his philosophy‚ and his charm. One may highlight that he fled to avoid the NCAA -scandal so perhaps the team is better but a prominent coach adds sparkle to the
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eyes of many sports fans there is no straight answer to the question “do drugs ruin sports”; Some fans might say yes because it morally wrong‚ other fans say no because faster stronger players are more fun to watch. In professional sports the best players are paid the best and there is a lot of competition out there to be the best; some people believe hard work and dedication is the way to get to the top while others believe there are shortcuts to get there. Most professional sport organization
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