The history of high school and college basketball is a complex but amazing journey until now. College sports began in the late 1850’s but high school basketball began in 1898. Here are the big questions, are student athletes being paid and should they be allowed to reclass? Reclassifying is registering with a graduating class later […]
Female participation in the labour market was once seen as a huge success—the ability to rely on none-other than women themselves rather struck the stereotype of gender-reliance in the face as women emerged into the workforce. However, while the presence of female bodies in differentiating fields of work was seen as a huge win for […]
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Get startedThere is a clear gender bias in professional level sports in the United States. This bias can be perceived in three different and unique ways. One way that this bias can be observed is in the workplace surrounding the professional sports industry. Women that are in jobs that relate to sports are discriminated against in […]
For many years, the use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) was thought to be absurd, impractical and somewhat bizarre. While there are currently no professional sports that allow the use of performance enhancing drugs, recently arguments on whether they should be used or not have sparked some controversy in the sports world. An ethical argument […]
I grew up on the Caribbean island of St Lucia and attended school at Plain View Combined School when I was seven years old. My defective eyes and name made me an easy target at school. Both my classmates and other schoolmates bullied me by being given names such as “lolish” which in English had […]
The famous football coach Johan Cruff once said : ”Football is a game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins.”Football played by young and old is the most popular type of sport around the world. Some people play it in the open air , others prefer to play it on a PC. Having experienced […]
Growing up as a cheerleader I learned that not everyone believes cheerleading is a sport nor is it actually considered one. Throughout my school years, almost everyone I encountered would argue with me about cheer being a sport. Whether someone was just messing around and antagonizing me about the subject or they were completely serious, […]
Have you ever wondered if different surfaces affect the way a soccer ball bounces? Three types of turf (or surface) will be used to test the bounciness of a soccer ball. Energy and physics will be examined. Kentucky bluegrass, sand and artificial turf will be used to find out which surface allows the ball to […]
Is the NCAA president scamming players, do you think NCAA players should get paid? Patrick Hruby says College football has the money to pay players, the playoffs proves it. (December 30, 2017).Is it true that the NCAA is ripping of the athletes? Being a college student-athlete is a full-time job, bouncing between the weight room, […]
Kobe Bryant is and was an influential African American in everyday society. Kobe was looked up to as a superhero for many children, but for adults he was a superstar. Kobe was a philanthropist, donating to a number of charities and organizations to help those in need. Unlike a large amount of wealthy people who […]
College and professional sports associations have many players on their rosters. Most people on college teams are looking to advance their careers into the pros. In professional sports associations like the NFL, the MLS, or the MLB players make a contract with the team that they are participating or playing with. When a player signs […]
10,800,000,000. Ten point eight billion dollars. I had to write it both ways because I had trouble reading that number out loud, and you probably will too. Think about the amount of zeros in that number. With that amount of money you can buy 74 Bugatti hyper-cars, stay 5,731 nights in the United States America’s […]
Imagine being a student-athlete, it’s a full time job, bouncing between weight rooms, the court/field, classes, and film sessions. College athletics are extracurricular activities, but the schedules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournaments require an extended period in which student-athletes must miss school. Not only do they miss class, but they are absent […]
There are many positives and negatives to play on a baseball team.The game of baseball has an unique way of scoring.There are many positive things about being on a baseball team such as challenging yourself,working as a team,and making multiple strategies that fit your team.There could be a couple of negative things considering on your […]
The film 42 was released in 2013, it is a sports film written and directed by Brian Helgeland about the race segregation and the first African American baseball player Jackie Robinson. It is the PG-13 film. In the paper, I will analyse how film 42 depicts the racial difficulties Jackie Robinson faced during the baseball […]
The 1920s was one of the golden decades of history in America. Many aspects of American life were making changes, advancements, or simply getting more and more popular. All these changes and increases of popularity were happening so fast that the 1920s came to be known as the “Roaring Twenties.” One of the aspects of […]
Coming up Lebron James did not live a typical life many others did but that never stirred him in the wrong direction or affected him negatively. James became great at a young age and this help build him into the person he is today. The life most athletes are living at the age 20,21,22, James […]
College athletes should be paid to play for many reasons. First of all, college athletes aren’t allowed to work. How are they going to pay for all the necessary expenses if they come from poor families? This also leads to players accepting illegal money, cars, clothes, etc. College athletes bring in millions of dollars through […]
Should college athletes be paid? Many have different opinions on this subject. Some feel that a fully paid scholarship is enough for these talented individuals. But for the athletes its not enough Allen Sack, a former football player said: No matter their economic circumstances, college scholarship athletes, almost universally agree that there needs to be […]
At the time when NCAA was formed, it committed itself in salary to learners who participated in its operations. With time, NCAA was no longer recognizable as before. Nowadays, the organization has reverted in taking full advantage of emerging trends in sports e.g. new media. As per today’s figures, sports draw up to $11 billion […]
The purpose of this paper will be to show you why college athletes should be paid Participation in college sports should be considered a profession and athletes compensated for their work. Paying college athletes is not about being fair, but it is a start. The NCAA rules are so binding, fairness is many years and […]
According to new research led by Michele Musto, a doctoral student at the University of Southern California found that new segments on women’s sports are shorter, including fewer interviews and less entertaining commentary. And coverage of women’s sports features matter-of-fact reactions which make female athletes seem less exciting (SWNS 2017). The study went on to […]
Discrimination has been a big factor in the world historically, whether it be because of one’s race, religion, gender, or simply anything that makes a person different from what is accepted by society. Society emphasizes that we are all indeed “equal,” but we all know that’s certainly not the case because we are all different, […]
