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  • How to Be a "good Sport"

    How to Be a "good Sport"

    1. Strategy In this paper, I will be listing strategies for encouraging sport participation and good sportsmanship in our youth as proposed by Dr. Darrell J. Burnett. Dr. Burnett has written many books, pamphlets, and audio tapes regarding youth sport participation. He has also been a coach himself. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and a certified sports psychologist, specializing in youth sports. The specific strategies I will cite were found from his articles and

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    Essay Length: 1,365 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: David
  • Gender Roles and Homosexuality in Sports

    Gender Roles and Homosexuality in Sports

    Gender Roles & Homosexuality in Athletics As society progresses, homosexuality becomes more prevalent and people become more comfortable with the subject of sexuality. Homosexuality is something that has dated back to Greek times, but just in the past 50-100 years has become more common; not that homosexuality did not exist, just that more people are becoming more comfortable and coming out. Gay and Lesbian people are all around us, weather it be the work place,

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    Essay Length: 1,739 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Are Poeple Who Excel in Sports More Likely to Be Given a Break?

    Are Poeple Who Excel in Sports More Likely to Be Given a Break?

    Are Poeple who excel in sports more likely to be given a break? When looking at a topic such as this one. You need to ask yourself the following questions: Are athletes given special privileges? Do those with more power than the players affect the outcome of an athlete? Over time, athletes have been helped but there also has been people that were not helped, chosen to take the fall. Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden

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    Essay Length: 580 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Victor
  • Applying Psychological Thinking to Sports

    Applying Psychological Thinking to Sports

    "Sports is by far one of the fastest growing pass times in the United States" (Rainer 1987). Even if people don't take it to the professional level, sporting events are happening in our backyards, and at all of our local schools around the country. With the growing popularity and the increasing competitiveness of the sports, it will take more than just a physical advantage to compete at the highest level. This is where the psychology

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    Essay Length: 1,787 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Drugs and Sports - Athletes on Steroids

    Drugs and Sports - Athletes on Steroids

    Drugs and Sports - Athletes on Steroids As the use of performance enhancing drugs is becoming more popular among athletes, many of them don't understand the risks involved in taking these drugs. Many people are looking for a quick way to build muscle, or to get stronger the fastest way possible. Using these performance aids may very well be a quick fix for many athletes, but taking these supplements is unethical and dangerous. Using special

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    Essay Length: 1,567 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Is Cheerleading a Sport?

    Is Cheerleading a Sport?

    Stephanie A. Brown Professor Urie Composition 2 7 March 2006 Cheerleading…To be or Not To be…A Sport? Cheerleading is a nationally recognized activity. Some people do not see it as a sport. But people who are in the so called activity consider themselves to be a athlete. Although schools and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) do not consider cheerleaders as athletes, but make them go by the same rules and safety guidelines of all

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    Essay Length: 683 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Steve
  • Lawrence Sports Working Capital Policy

    Lawrence Sports Working Capital Policy

    Running head: LAWRENCE SPORTS WORKING CAPITAL POLICY Lawrence Sports Working Capital Policy Paper Your Name University of Phoenix Lawrence Sports Working Capital Policy Paper Lawrence Sports, also referred to as L.S. is a manufacturing and distribution company. L.S. makes and distributes equipment and protective gear for baseball, football, basketball, and volleyball. L.S. purchases its materials from Gartner Products and Murray Leather Works. L.S. also distributes 95% of its products to Mayo Stores and has revenues

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    Essay Length: 2,331 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Steve
  • Sports Marketing

    Sports Marketing

    The business of sports is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. All over the globe, many people participate as players and spectators in a variety of sporting activities, creating opportunities for the marketing of a company’s goods and services. An important part of the business of sports is sports marketing, which revolves around understanding consumer behaviour and motivating target markets to purchase goods and services. Sports marketing is simply any sales or

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    Essay Length: 295 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Mike
  • Scenario one Problem Solution: Lawrence Sports

    Scenario one Problem Solution: Lawrence Sports

    Scenario One Problem Solution: Lawrence Sports Abstract Lawrence Sports (LS) is a $20 million revenue manufacturer and distributor of protective sports gear who sources material from two primary vendors, Gartner Products and Murray Leather Works (MLW). Gartner supplies LS with 70% of its raw materials. Mayo Stores is the world’s leading retailer and accounts for 95% of LS’s sales. In recent weeks, Mayo has defaulted on 80% of its outstanding payments and LS suspects

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    Essay Length: 4,525 Words / 19 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Max
  • Ryan Air Case Study

    Ryan Air Case Study

    Ryanair has been operating in a very competitive airline industry. Their operating profit has been fluctuating from 1985 to 1987; however, from 1987 to 1991, Ryanair has been facing major losses. The strategy of Ryanair was to be all things to all people offering the lowest fare to its passengers with the highest customer service. Ryanair operated in a very complex and initially government regulated environment. However, its strategy did not hold in front of

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    Essay Length: 772 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Jon
  • Steroids in Sports in Unethical

    Steroids in Sports in Unethical

    When you were a kid, didn’t you want to play a professional sport? What would you give to be one of the best athletes in the world? Would you risk your reputation? Your health? Would you be willing to die? Although many studies have come out saying that steroids diminish one’s health, people still take them hoping to be the best. Imagine if you were a 28 year old who left college early because

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    Essay Length: 1,291 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Top
  • Ryan Air Pestle

    Ryan Air Pestle

    Politically, there are operating restrictions, (timing, rotations and slots), which airlines have to work within. The benefits in joining an alliance, is that it makes otherwise unreachable routes, a reality. This also ties with slots, as each national carrier in their home cities, has the monopoly. Another political benefit is the joint route agreements, which all members of an alliance can utilise. Economic Capacity in Europe exceeds demand, which leads to rate wars, equalling lower

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    Essay Length: 902 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Violence in Sports

    Violence in Sports

    There is no doubt violence exists in sports, famous acts of violence in sports include Mike Tyson biting off Evander Holyfield’s ear in their rematch, and the brawl which had Ron Artest going into the stands and punching spectators. However, depending on the person, I believe that violence plays somewhat a role in sports. I believe violence can be used as an advantage or an outlet for aggression in sports. Sports such as wrestling, football

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    Essay Length: 410 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Deprecation at Delta Airlines and Singapore Air Lines

    Deprecation at Delta Airlines and Singapore Air Lines

    Deprecation at Delta Airlines and Singapore Air lines Depreciation helps match the expense of using long lived assets with the revenues the assets helped to produce> what means is that Delta ns Singapore pole Air line depreciates one of its airplanes, it is trying to match the cost of air flight to the revenue that air craft helped to produce. Because air crafts can be an item used for more than one income statement period,

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    Essay Length: 727 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Janna
  • Air Masses

    Air Masses

    Air Masses There are many components when it comes to understanding different types of weather systems. When it comes to weather, many vital parts such as air masses are very important to understand. One might ask, what is an air mass? An air mass is a large body of air that has similar temperature and moisture properties (ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu). When there are similar characteristics and temperature and humidity within an air mass this is called

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    Essay Length: 954 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Lawrence Sports

    Lawrence Sports

    Situation Analysis and Problem Statement Lawrence Sports is an manufacturing and distribution company of sporting goods. Currently, the company is facing several situations that offer opportunities as well as problems that need to be evaluated with a critical outlook. The basis of this paper is to examine Lawrence’s’ current situation and evaluate whether there are suitable goals that can be met by the organization and its stakeholders. One can take a look at the nine-step

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    Essay Length: 917 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Sports Agency Business

    Sports Agency Business

    Introduction It all started forty years ago between one of the greatest golfers of all time and a successful international entrepreneur (1). Mark Hume McCormick and golf great Arnold Palmer sealed a deal with a gentleman’s agreement, a handshake, and never looked back. Mark McCormick has single handedly developed the sports management industry into the industry we know today. His company, IMG, is now one of the leaders in the sports management industry and controls

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    Essay Length: 2,692 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Jack
  • Steroids and Sports

    Steroids and Sports

    Ever since their introduction into sports in the later 1950's the use of anabolic steroids has been a controversial issue. Much debate has arisen dealing with whether steroids should be allowed for performance enhancement. If you're not familiar with them, The 1994 Merrian-Webster Dictionary defines an anabolic steroid as, "any of a group of synthetic hormones sometimes taken by athletes in training to increase temporarily the size of their muscles." However, it's not just the

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    Essay Length: 888 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Pitfalls of High School Sports

    The Pitfalls of High School Sports

    Children are often exposed to sports at an early age. As they get older and start school they often participate in sports as a way to both make now friends and be active. As the children grow older, progressing into their teenage years, they become more specialized in their sports. The sports that the young people continue with grow in their favor. When the child reaches the high school level, sports take center stage. The

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    Essay Length: 1,494 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Sports of the 1920s

    Sports of the 1920s

    The 1920’s was the heroic era of American Sports. A heightened interest in sports started growing in the public a sudden emergence for them was arose. The major athletes in this decade were Babe Ruth, the greatest baseball player who ever lived, Red Grange, known as the �Galloping Ghost’, and Paavo Nurmi, a record-breaking olympic track runner. Babe Ruth is known as the greatest baseball player who ever lived. In 1920, the New York Yankees

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    Essay Length: 465 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Monika
  • 1st Block Keyboarding Sports

    1st Block Keyboarding Sports

    Buford, Jeremiah Mr. Lindquist 1st Block Keyboarding April 28, 2006 MLA Report Lesson-119C (SPORTS) "When I grow up, I'm going to be just like Albert Pujols and be the 1st baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals." "I'm going to be just like Frank Thomas and play for the Chicago White Sox when I grow up." "When I grow up, I'm going to be a famous female figure skater, just like Tara Lipinski or Michelle Kwan.

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    Essay Length: 476 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Mike
  • My Two Favorite Sports

    My Two Favorite Sports

    My Two Favorite Sports By Myles Moris I have always played basketball and football. Ever since I was a young one my favorite sports to watch and play has been basketball and football. I like them both because they both take different but similar skills to excel at. If I had to choose between the two I would choose basketball. I like basketball more because I’m better at it then I am at football and

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    Essay Length: 655 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports

    Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports

    Performance enhancing drugs should be eliminated from all sports because they create an unfair competitive advantage. I am against the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs in sports because it is a worldwide problem that takes the integrity out of the game. There are so many people involved from trainers, players and coaches. In the past athletes played for love of the game, today however, the players have so much more at stake then just being

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    Essay Length: 1,588 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Air and Water Pollution Plan in Valparaiso, Indiana

    Air and Water Pollution Plan in Valparaiso, Indiana

    The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that more than 120 million Americans live in areas where the air is unhealthy. The Bush administration developed a plan called the Clear Skies initiative and submitted it to Congress in February 2003 as a proposal to amend the Clean Air Act, which is the primary federal law governing air quality. But "Clear Skies" is a clear misnomer, because if Congress passes the Clear Skies bill, the result will be

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    Essay Length: 1,001 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Mike
  • An Overview of Children's Sports Psychology

    An Overview of Children's Sports Psychology

    An Overview of Children’s Sports Psychology According to the authors of The Handbook of Sport Psychology the problems in sports are on the rise, but the number of athletes is diminishing (Siner, 2001). Are these problems the barrier and reason to why parents do not send their children in sports? Or are the children choosing not to play based on lack interest or since they too see the problems? Despite the “dark sides” of sports,

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    Essay Length: 2,737 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Tasha

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