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  • 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: 1,784 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: January 12, 2009 By: Jon
  • Economic Impact of a Sports Facility

    Economic Impact of a Sports Facility

    Feasibility Study Before a facility's economic impact can be determined, a feasibility study should be done to excite the community members about the facility. The purpose of a feasibility study is to "provide research information about the community, special interest groups, and its use as a decision making tool in the community" (Farmer, Montgomery, Ammon, Jr. 12). In essence, this study is done to assure the community that building a sports facility is right for

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    Essay Length: 1,043 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: March 11, 2009 By: Bred
  • Crazed Sports Fans

    Crazed Sports Fans

    Crazed Sports Fans Football has been around for a very long time. It evolved from rugby in the 12th century. Lets take a minute to think about this, what else has been around since the 12th century? That's right fans, fans of the game. I believe that there are three different types of fans, team supporter, team fan, and team fanatic. A typical Oklahoma State University or OSU football supporter is someone who goes to

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    Essay Length: 622 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Mike
  • Sports Psychology: Team Psychology: The Body

    Sports Psychology: Team Psychology: The Body

    Team Psychology and Its Effects and Causes Introduction Sports psychology is a field of psychology which emphasizes on “performance enhancement through the use of psychological skills training”, “Issues that are specific to the psychological well-being of athletes”, “working with the organizations and systems that are present in sport settings”, and “social and developmental factors that influence sport participation.” Sport psychology is recognized as a field of study within the kinesiology and physical education departments. Sports

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    Essay Length: 937 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Anna
  • The Sport of Powerlifting

    The Sport of Powerlifting

    In any sport, many things are needed to achieve. The sport that asks a person to literally go beyond what they can do is powerlifting. To do this, a person has to know the sport called powerlifting. He or she must learn to adapt a new way of physical and mental training, breathing, and way of life. Since the first professional competition in 1964, powerlifting has shown great feats of strength, power, legends and dreams

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    Essay Length: 2,041 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Edward
  • A View of Sports

    A View of Sports

    A View of Sports What are sports? They basically consist of doing some physical activity that is completely useless except for increasing our strength; improve our fitness and providing "fun." While I consider the former to be the major real value of sports. As I said, sports increase strength, and that was pretty much the purpose of them to begin with. This actually has positive real-life side effects, like increased life-span, being able to work

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    Essay Length: 323 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Sports, Politics, and Advancements in Science in 1979

    Sports, Politics, and Advancements in Science in 1979

    Sports, Politics, and Advancements in Science in 1979 The year 1979 was an important year for many reasons. One reason was because of the world of sports. This helped keep the world entertained during the year 1979. Another important area in 1979 was the area of politics. This area caused both happiness and grief, especially in the United States. The third area that was influential in 1979 was the area of science. There were many

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    Essay Length: 959 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Edward
  • Hockey Is the Greatest Sport

    Hockey Is the Greatest Sport

    Hockey and its modern roots date back to the late nineteenth century. Interestingly, one of the considered fathers of hockey, Lord Stanley, came to Canada and showed great interest in the amazing sport. He then donated a steel mug of his to the sport which was to become The Stanley Cup. It is the oldest trophy in all of sports. Hockey is the sport of all sports and there is not a quality of another

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    Essay Length: 372 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Mike
  • Leading Change: Good Sport

    Leading Change: Good Sport

    Leading Change: Good Sport University of Phoenix Leading Change: Good Sport In the Good Sport simulation, the use of power and politics demonstrated the effectiveness of transformational leadership. While Good Sport is an organization with the common mission of providing a superior exercise product, unique cultural and structural characteristics that could easily hinder their future success. This is not an uncommon finding within an organization, and is naturally occurring as organizations divide tasks into distinct

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    Essay Length: 1,511 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • Sports Tourism

    Sports Tourism

    How many times have you been in a Subway restaurant in Minot or a local gas station and you see a group of kids in the same sports uniform? How many times have you asked yourself, “What are these kids doing in town?”? Well, if you’re anything like me, then this has happened to you several times. Did you ever think that there may be more questions to ask yourself than just “What are

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    Essay Length: 985 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Edward
  • Are Sports Stars Grossly Overpaid?

    Are Sports Stars Grossly Overpaid?

    Sport has always entertained and influenced our lives. It creates dreams for children and goals for adults. However, many fans are oblivious to the millions they pocket each year. It is without doubt that our sports stars are grossly overpaid. Their annual earnings exceed those we make in a lifetime, even when compared to highly qualified professions. Despite the money factor, we sometimes question the values that are emphasized. Sports stars earn substantial incomes compared

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    Essay Length: 399 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Lack of Funding of Sports Programs

    Lack of Funding of Sports Programs

    Lack of Funding Of Sports Programs Lack of Funding in Sports Programs is causing schools and after school programs to drop sports all together. Sports is good in not only helping individuals cope with problems, but learn to interact with others and the importance of team work. Educational departments are cutting funding for these programs and this is hurting children for many reasons. This paper will help people understand how important sports are and what

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    Essay Length: 798 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Victor
  • The Sport of Wrestling

    The Sport of Wrestling

    The Sport of Wrestling Many people think that wrestlers are dumb and don't really care about how they treat their body, but little do they know to be successful in the sport of wrestling, it requires a lot of skills including: the ability to be confident, have knowledge of moves, and being able to think quickly. Along with those skills, speed and strength play a big factor in not only wrestling, but being a winner

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    Essay Length: 1,576 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Steve
  • It and Sports

    It and Sports

    Executive Summary The evolving sports industry is facing increasing demand for information as well increased pressure to implement technology by consumers (fans) and shareholders. Information technology in particular is finding its way into the sports industry via video, online-streaming, and RFID systems. These systems are being used to track athlete performance, aid in advertising and merchandising, expand event broadcasting accessibility, and ultimately increase franchise profits. Data-mining software in particular has found many applications in the

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    Essay Length: 5,528 Words / 23 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Yan
  • Steroids in Sports

    Steroids in Sports

    Steroids in sports When it comes to sports and non-prescribed anabolic steroids there has been an ongoing controversy between numerous of the professional sports players, professional sports leagues, their fans, and the government and congress. The controversy thrives from the professional sports player’s use of anabolic steroids to improve their game statistics, their body size, and their athletic abilities. The professional players use these illegal steroids or performance-enhancing drugs to increase muscle mass and

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    Essay Length: 1,497 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Prayer at Sporting Events

    Prayer at Sporting Events

    Prayer in Sporting Events The Government is too preoccupied with pleasing a select few by removing prayer from sporting events than they are with running the country. This is a problem that can be fixed and should be. The reason for student led prayers at sporting events is for a God they believe in to grant the safety of the players on the field and the fans going home. After all, Christians are in

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    Essay Length: 573 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The Sport of Paintball

    The Sport of Paintball

    The Sport of Paintball There you are. You're hiding behind a hastily constructed bunker made to protect yourself from enemy fire. You can hear the enemy firing on your position, and you can feel the shots screaming above your head. The firing ceases for a moment. You pop out, fire off a few rounds, and duck back in; but as you are going back in the shots start up again, and you feel the rounds

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    Essay Length: 2,528 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Top
  • 1st Sports Memory

    1st Sports Memory

    As far back as I can recall my first sports memory was when I was about sox years old. Before this time I only have seen sports on TV and my older brothers taking me to the park to play. At the age of six my mother enrolled me in little league baseball. The league I was in was called Kingsbridge little league and I was in the clinic because this was for little kids

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    Essay Length: 452 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Spectator Violence at Sporting Events

    Spectator Violence at Sporting Events

    Spectator Violence at Sporting Events Throughout the entire nation we as Americans are obsessed with winning, whether it be in a war, NFL, Olympics, we must win at all costs. This attitude is even being carried over by parents onto little league fields, and junior hockey games. Many parents take the games much too serious, and often become violent towards coaches, referees, and even their own players. One instance in Reading, Mass., two parents got

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    Essay Length: 535 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Jack
  • Sports Booster Clubs

    Sports Booster Clubs

    In this essay, I will give my opinion over Booster Clubs. I feel booster clubs can be very beneficial. Most booster clubs are organized at the University and High School level. I think they are even the biggest at the High School level, where funding for athletic teams are not as great as the funding at the collegiate level. The actual definition of a booster club is an organization that is formed to contribute money

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    Essay Length: 440 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Sports Related Injuries

    Sports Related Injuries

    Sports are a very popular part of today’s society. Whether people are engaged in sports for exercise, for fun, or by cheering on their favorite team, they are a very important part of today’s culture. Although sports can be very good for your body and health, they can also be harmful to you. There are many sports-related injuries that are unfortunately very common today. For these many injuries, there are also many precautions and treatments

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    Essay Length: 2,000 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Why Youth Sports Are Good Forkids

    Why Youth Sports Are Good Forkids

    Many parents wonder how their children are spending time after school. They are concerned about what they are doing at home, at the mall, with their friends, or during time spent alone. Others worry about their children’s health or their tendency to be overweight, something that can cause them to be the object of ridicule. There is one good solution to many of their concerns, and it involves physical activity that is the result of

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    Essay Length: 2,349 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Janna
  • Good Sport Leadership Change

    Good Sport Leadership Change

    Founded by former basketball player and Chairman of the Board Jason Poole, Good Sport is a fitness equipment manufacturing company in its 15th year of business. Currently the company is in its prime years of business and with the leadership of CEO Marvin Wallace, has been successful enough to market its products to residential homes, gyms, clubs and hospitals. Moreover, the company has extended its products to neighboring states such as Georgia and the Carolinas.

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    Essay Length: 2,340 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Steve
  • Traveling Sports

    Traveling Sports

    There is a growing controversy in the United States over the belief that traveling sports teams for adolescents are causing family problems and also problems with the children in general, who play so much it does not seem like a game anymore. Many parents apposing single sports being played all year round have persuaded local officials to make rules against what is going on. These protests have been successful in some areas where now there

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    Essay Length: 288 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Problem Solution: Lawrence Sports

    Problem Solution: Lawrence Sports

    Problem Solution: Lawrence Sports Inc. The significance of developing a working capital policy that allows a company to prepare for long-term opportunities is extremely important in today’s ultra-competitive business world. The scenario facing Lawrence Sports is one that emphasizes the need to secure a firm's optimal cash balance to help cover emergency costs. The scenario also places emphasis on the importance of having adequate collection policies and payment terms. By developing metrics to monitor working

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    Essay Length: 663 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Max

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