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    “Performance-Enhancing Drugs: Where Should the Line be Drawn and by Whom‚” by one of the country’s most famous sport psychiatrists and well renowned writer Michael Lardon‚ he argues the use of performance enhancing drugs has become universal‚ thus causing a plethora of complex issues for the administrative officials of detail oriented sports. Lardon supports his main argument with an extemporary example when he states‚ “In sports like golf or pistol shooting‚ where a steady hand is critical‚ beta blockers provide a performance-enhancing

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    was born in Florida‚ one of five children to the parents of missionaries who did mission work in the Philippines. He was homeschooled by his mother and was not allowed to play sports in the state of Florida until he was in high school. Florida had just passed a new law‚ allowing homeschooled children to play high school sports in a county school. Tebow was placed in the middle of much controversy while playing football for being a homeschooled student athlete. The controversy only started after he

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    teachers work within professional boundaries and how to work with other professionals who support learners (Part 2) It is important to maintain professional boundaries by knowing where your role as a teacher or trainer stops. Knowing your limits‚ which may be set out by school/college policies‚ as well as government legislation will assist you within your role as a teacher/trainer. Boundaries can usually be defined into Teacher-Learner and as well as working with other professionals. A Teacher must

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    The Impact of Sport in Australian People’s Lives today As Australian society became more commercialised and globalised‚ so did our sport. From an amateur‚ locally-based pastime‚ sport in Australia gradually evolved into a professional‚ highly lucrative industry with international scope. The development of sport in Australia also reflects the gradual movement of our culture away from its British roots‚ towards a more Americanised‚ yet distinctly Australian cultural hybrid. While sports like cricket

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    Yes‚ professional athletes and actors are paid to much. Professional athletes and actors get paid a substantial amount of money for one game‚ or movie. While our men and women in the United States Military are struggling to feed their families. It is a sad commentary on our societal values that these entertainers are taking in seven million dollars a years or more. While teachers‚ police officers‚ and firefighters make less than one percent of the income of some athletes and actors. Even if an

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    athlete were to compete on a professional level were the speed of the action is moving faster than a hurricane‚ that athlete would almost be guaranteed to suffer some sort of injury. Maybe it’s a simple pulled muscle‚ that athlete would be able to come back and compete again. Let’s say the athlete was not so lucky and got hit be someone so hard it appeared that he got ran over by a semi truck going 65. The athlete would not be able to return back to his or her sport. Now what will the athlete do

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    Tradition vs. Extreme Everyone loves sports. People get so into football games as if they were actually playing as an athlete. It’s become a conversation piece for many. Many Americans are big baseball or football fans. If someone walks across the streets of Auburn on a game day‚ they might be greeted with a “war eagle!” If someone walks across the streets of Tuscaloosa they might hear a “roll tide!” It is a tradition in these areas to celebrate their teams. All everyone hears about are how the

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    Both team sports and individual sports are an excellent way to improve our health and our physical condition. Both type of sports have benefits‚ but on a personal level I believe that in terms of social opportunities and skills development‚ the advantages of team sports definitely beat those of individual sports. By playing in a sport team‚ learning how to do a teamwork is the first benefit you get: cooperation skills are strictly required in team sports because all the players have to cooperate

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    . bp3 Why did the salaries change from 1960s-2017? There was a time in history when players earnings were capped ice they were not allowed to earn over a certain amount the most a player could earn was 20 pounds a week jimmy hill campaigned in the 60s to have this rule changed he was successful in doing so and now players can earn whatever they are worth. Jimmy hill was well known player manager coach and practically everything else you could think of in football. He was on a football show called

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    Laws Of Life It takes a lot to make up a good player. In both school‚ and on the field you have to be respectful‚ trustworthy‚ responsible‚ fair‚ caring‚ and overall a good citizen. Sports and schooling/education tie in together with being all the parts of The Laws Of Life. We’re just starting to fly right now as youthful students. Later on through life‚ as we start to grow older‚ and more mature‚ we will have a higher set of expectations. We follow some of these expectations and for the rest

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