... both men's and women's sports, thus making the argument of money and participation moot because there would be no other sports to participate in. By eliminating football from monetary aspect all other sports balance each other out. It is only fair to spend an equal amount of money and a men's and women's ... basketball, or soccer team. Also, football is a unique sport in the fact that it requires a lot of players to be played at a high level. Unlike the professionals, colleges and high schools ... tries they immediately demonize as a sexist. That is one of the reasons that so few politic...

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... to run the "Texas lap" in the field behind the school that connected San Carlos Elementary and JFK; the field mammoth - the length of two professional football fields. As one of my classmates and I were walking out to start the Texas lap he says to me while we stretched "I bet you that I ... to develop real muscle strength, had a lot of energy and was always looking forward to my next meal. I learned how to play basketball, soccer, and football through athletics. Football was the first sport I joined because our school didn't have enough members to make a weightlifting team. I always thou...

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... and women athletics. In most schools, there are more women sports than men sports and I believe the following is why: because of college institutions with football programs. Football teams, many times, carry up to 80-90 football players, most of them of which are there on athletic aid (scholarships). Since scholarships are to be equal for men and women athletes, and since women ... 's football does not exist, all those scholarships have to be accounted for in other women's sports to equal the amount of scholarships offered to men sports. So basically ... , football eats up most of the ma...

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... men's opportunities in athletics by dropping many men's sports, such as wrestling, men's gymnastics, and men's swimming, some have gone as far as cutting football programs. Since 1991, 20,800 male sports have been eliminated while only 5,800 women's sports have been added. Title IX has now turned into a ... by cutting its championship men's baseball, soccer, and swimming (5). Another big problem with the gender quotas is football, it has an exceptionaly large all-male roster without any female counterpart. It takes up to three or four female teams to offset ... what happens to the march...

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... not promising. Scholarships become worthless promises if they do not result in a certificate. According to Louis Barbash, a television producer, 3 out of 10 basketball players graduate, while 4 out of 10 football players graduate. Many athletes emerge from college illiterate, without a degree, and without a professional athletic career. The system is cheating these individuals. It is a known fact that 44% of all African ... stress this point in their essays supporting professional zing college athletics. Athletes make nothing, but colleges make a bundle. The major conferences have a 900...

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... feelings are hurt because of the embarrassment they received. If the media thinks that hazing is bad, they should report a story about a high school football camp. "Bear- camp, as the coach called it, was one of the hardest three days of my life. Although it was brutal both physically ... and mentally, it helped my football team complete the first undefeated season that my high school had ever had. That season of greatness also brought my community closer together, which is ... origin of the word seniority. "At the pro level, rookies are sometimes required to sing their college's fight s...

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... with the notion that involvement in sports is necessary to portray a masculine image. Woolf describes the importance that is placed on male-related activites by noting that while " football and sport are "important"; the worship of fashion, the buying of clothes "trivial"..." (p.74). Men have this masculine importance drilled into their heads from and early age ... . From the baseballs and basketballs embrodered on their baby blankets, to the pressure of highschool football tryouts and the fear of rejection by their peers, men are brought up with the notion that sports are an important pa...

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... . It is time for the Valley community to recognize the valuable contributions club athletes make to Umass. Whether it's the fault of title IX and its demanding quotas or the football team sucking up every single last dollar the athletic department has, Club teams get the shaft. I witnessed the wrestling club almost get muscled out of the wrestling room by the ... ground without a major alumni contribution. What if these cuts happened to the major sports or even worse, other departments in the Umass system? "Due to budget cuts the hockey and football teams are cut starting in the fall of ...

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... if it is a result of having to try and support their scholastic costs. Athletes bring in millions of dollars and feel they should be compensated for more than just tuition. Football and basketball are two major sports that result millions of dollars being directed to the school as a whole with only a small percentage going to athletics. College ... football programs across the USA average over 50, 000 tickets, not to mention the multi-million dollar broadcasting rights, and still the players don't ever see a cent of their hard work. ... An example of how college athletes struggle finan...

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... something I had to get used to. One thing I liked about starting middle school was the option to play football. I took part in the football athletics program my 7th grade year. It was fun travelling to different schools and playing for my school. I enjoyed playing football my 7th grade year, but decided not to play in 8th grade. We had our first school dances ... ...

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... work. Athletics has also taught me how to be a leader and a better friend. In my high school career, I was captain of both my football and wrestling team. I was also asked to be a guest speaker at the Rutherford Junior Football banquet. The league consisted of children from the ages of 7 to 13 years old. Part of my speech was to reinforce the great ... principles football will instill in these young athletes. I found that the younger athletes began to look up to me. Not only was I the team leader, but I developed into somewhat of a role model. ... ...

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... . It is time for the Valley community to recognize the valuable contributions club athletes make to Umass. Whether it's the fault of title IX and its demanding quotas or the football team sucking up every single last dollar the athletic department has, Club teams get the shaft. I witnessed the wrestling club almost get muscled out of the wrestling room by the ... ground without a major alumni contribution. What if these cuts happened to the major sports or even worse, other departments in the Umass system? "Due to budget cuts the hockey and football teams are cut starting in the fall of ...

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... a year-round drug-testing program to deter the use of performance enhancing drugs on a year-round basis. According to the NCAA Web site: "All students competing in Division I and II football and Division I men's and women's track and field are subject to NCAA random on-campus testing from August through June."" The NCAA drug-testing program was created "so that no ... collection and laboratory analyses, for these substances on the list. Studies have shown that since the drug-testing program began there has been a significant decrease in steroid use in college football. Recently the NCAA...

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... athletics and parties. The people one encounters in these types of settings may be very close to them, but only within the boundaries of a club. For example, two people on a football team may shed blood, sweat, and tears for each other, but not necessarily be the best of friends after the season. In sports, the time spent with each other is ... between teammates stays within the boundaries of the particular sport in which they are participating. Likewise, dependability is not required for purposes other than those related to athletics. For example, a football player can depend on his te...

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... verbally. As I got older I got better at communicating with others, and they also looked up to me more. In my freshman and sophomore years of basketball and football I think I was a leader by example. This football season during the first game of the year I was encountered with a situation that showed how my leadership abilities have grown. We were winning by 13 points with ... ...

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... , and pay all of the coaches. Paying all college athletes to play would be very expensive. They have discussed just paying athletes who play the four major sports (basketball, baseball, football, and hockey). By doing this they could offend many other athletes. It could make them think their sports aren't good enough. This would make those four sports superior to all ... sports. By paying college sports not only do we take away from the tradition to the game but we also take away the amateurism of the sports. College basketball and football are still some of the highest rated TV in Ameri...

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... , facilities, and coaches.(The Capital Times by Rob Zaleski). Big sports Division I athletes typically receive up to four years of tuition, room, and board. Many universities allow athletes (especially in football and basketball) to spend those four years on campus while barely cracking a book. In these sports, universities keep the considerable revenue that the athlete's talents have generated, while too often ... the player ends up with no meaningful education. Education and sports can be combined. Schools such as Notre Dame and Penn State field exciting and moneymaking football teams,...

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... thousands of women who got college degrees that they might not have been able to get absent scholarship funds. And unlike many of the male scholarship athletes who are in football and basketball, most of these women got real degrees and planned throughout to enter "real" jobs. While there are some professional opportunities for women in a few sports, that will give ... ...

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... always teach me how to be a team player and also right from wrong. That is why today I have such a good work ethic, and without it I don't think I would be playing football still. My godfather was a firefighter back in Rhode Island when I was a little boy. When the World Trade center tragedy happened, I started thinking of my godfather. He meant a lot to me ... ...

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... Administration degree from the University of Houston, I would like to pursue a career in coaching at any level. My father was a coach, and I would like to influence and help further develop football/track athletes. I know that my father left a lasting effect on many of his former athletes" minds for years down the road. I would like to learn from the experiences that Kevin ... ...

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... . It constitutes 10 to 28 percent of all sports related injuries (Bellew 32). Ankle injuries are most common in sports requiring jumping and landing on one foot, such as basketball, football, and cross-country running. If a person is a strength athlete or spends a lot of time in the gym pumping iron, the chance of an ankle injury is much less. Ankle injuries ... ...

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... . It constitutes 10 to 28 percent of all sports related injuries (Bellew 32). Ankle injuries are most common in sports requiring jumping and landing on one foot, such as basketball, football, and cross-country running. If a person is a strength athlete or spends a lot of time in the gym pumping iron, the chance of an ankle injury is much less. Ankle injuries ... ...

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... , a more recent popular performance enhancer, came about when Mark Mcguire was found using it the year he hit 70 homeruns. This drug is legal in baseball but is illegal in football. When young college athletes see a professional athlete like Mark Mcguire use a drug like this, it makes them want to go out and use it. In many cases these kids don ... ...

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... to do with physical fitness, improvement of skills and performance, and much more to do with the social aspects of participating". (Nelsen, 2002, pg 80) Try to name a captain of a football team who didn't have a date to the prom or a star athlete who failed out of University. Success in athletics, contributes to social success and in many cases success in school ... ...

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... limited in the number of hours they can work at an outside job during a week. Because of these limitations, some athletes are forced to live near poverty. I remember hearing about a football player who did not even own a shirt and tie to wear to his team's athletic banquet. This is only one example of many instances where these athletes are forced to ... ...

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