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    or not contact sports should be banned. Contact sports are sports in which the players come into some sort of bodily contact with one another‚ for example football. Most people say that it should not be banned and a few say it should be. On one website‚ 75% of people said it should not be banned and the other 25% of people said it should be. Some people think that contact sports are very dangerous‚ which to some extent is true‚ so they think it should be banned. Others say that it should not be banned

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    Sports Are a Bad Cause on Young Athletes Do you think that our school district should continue to fund sports? Many teenagers play sports and based on research; many kids get hurt‚ go under a massive amount of pressure‚ and even sometimes slack on grades. These problems support that sports a horrible cause for young athletes. It’s currently a large concern in middle schools as well as high schools. In fact‚ many people are debating on what is the correct thing to do in this situation; however

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    Violence in Sport- Should boxing be Legal? Brain damage‚ broken limbs‚ ruptured organs‚ severe lacerations- these are just some of the possible injuries a boxer may sustain throughout the course of an often short career. In any other circumstances the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) would categorise the infliction of these types of injuries as an assault occasioning actual bodily harm or even grievous bodily harm. Boxing has to date largely maintained its privileged status and thus defied the law. Perhaps

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    Week 8 Final Draft Contact Sports ENG 112 June 21‚ 2012 Contact sports have been a part of school age children’s life for a long time in America. Whether it be football‚ soccer‚ lacrosse‚ wrestling‚ or the recent addition to American sports‚ rugby. Millions of children in middle school or high school have worked hard and enjoyed playing. In recent news articles contact sports have been deemed bad for children. Doctors have been studying the statistics and have come to the conclusion that

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    Introduction: According to the oxford dictionary a “Contact sport” is a sport in which participants necessarily come into bodily contact with one another‚ this includes football‚ rugby‚ hockey and la cross. Children and parents must be warned of the mental‚ physical and social risk factors that are associated with contact sports before being able to participate in them‚ doing so will lead to less children taking unnecessary risk. One factor that parents should be aware of is the increased risk and occurrence

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    Should dangerous sports be banned? Yes! Millions of people play sport every day‚ and‚ inevitably‚ some suffer injury or pain. Most players and spectators accept this risk. However‚ some people would like to see dangerous sports such as boxing banned. This essay will examine some of the reasons for banning certain sports. Some sports are nothing but an excuse for violence. Boxing is a perfect example. The last thing an increasingly violent world needs is more violence on our television. The sight

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    Sheila Sim Mrs. Virginia Link-Pease English 122 02 October 2010 Steroid Use in Sports Should Be Banned Day by day professional athletes are being praised for their ability and accomplishments in their respective sports. The professional athletes that are succeeding the most are generally using performance enhancing drugs‚ other known as anabolic steroids (Mayo Clinic). Anabolic steroids are drugs which imitate the effect of the male sex hormone‚ Testosterone. The cells producing protein increase

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    I say it’s time that all deliberate cruel killing of animals for "sport" be banned by law. There is no excuse for causing immense pain and suffering to these creatures just for the sheer heck of it...for fun and games.  Okay‚ I know animals are killed for meat...but there’s a difference: the animals in that situation CAN be treated humanely right up to the moment they are killed instantly. I’m not saying that’s an ideal situation. There are other objections to killing for meat but what concerns

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    Some people think government should ban dangerous sports‚ others; however‚ believe that people should have the freedom to do whatever sports they choose. Discuss. Today‚ an increasing amount of people take part in dangerous sports and some of them have lost their lives in these sports. It is maintained that Government should forbid people playing them‚ while others think people have a right to involve in sports of their choice. In fact‚ the issue needs some justifications. On the one hand‚

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    intense games where a team is facing elimination‚ body contact is used as a mental and physical intimidation to gain control of the game and increase overall team play. However‚ body contact has proven to be a major risk factor causing injury as it allows players to deliberately and forcefully hit another player. Body contact is defined as an individual defensive method designed to legally block

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