Alcohol Change In Sports

According to a study conducted by Wakefield and Wann, not all dysfunctional behavior is caused from drinking alcohol. Some of this dysfunctional behavior can be caused because of how highly identified a fan may be with a team (2006).

On Thursday, October 6, I was able to attend the UC Davis women’s soccer game on our home field against Cal State Fullerton. I arrived to the game with 2 other classmates about 30 minutes prior to the start of the game. The setting and environment prior to the game was calm and relaxed with music playing on the speakers. The weather was hot, with a slight breeze and many people brought hats and sunglasses since they would be sitting in the heat throughout the game. Everyone who was there early was talkative and smiling whether they were fellow students or family members, they all seemed to be supportive and ready to watch the game.

Overman and Terry (1991) compared the patterns of use and attitudes toward alcohol by college athletes and non-athletes. There was no significant difference between the drinking behaviors of athletes and non-athletes, though athletes did report drinking more beer. Athletes tended to limit drinking to weekends and special occasions, and seemed to think of it more as a celebration.

The groups of people I noticed were the OSU marching band, the OSU fans, the cheerleaders, the coaches, and the opposing fans. I could tell a distinction between each of the different groups. The second concept I observed was the different racial groups of people in the stadium. The racial groups I saw were mostly of the Caucasian race but there were African Americans, Chinese, and Japanese people there to watch the football game. My family sat behind a few fans that were for the opposing team, the West Virginia Mountaineers.

How can alcohol influence someone at a college football game? Does alcohol give someone a good reputation or regrets? Alcohol can make you act a certain way. Football games should be fun and enjoyable to watch without trying. In my opinion, alcohol at college football games can cause bad decisions, foul language, and effects on others to and from.

According to Frye et al. (2010), the Social Norm Theory is a reason why student athletes drink more alcohol than non-athletes. The social norm theory indicates individuals’ behavior relates by false perceptions of how other individuals think and behave in the social environment (Perkins, 2002). An example of the social theory applied to alcohol consumption is athletes might misinterpret the amount of alcohol other peers consume. Therefore, because of the misinterpretation, athletes might consume more alcoholic beverages to become socially accepted among fellow peers. Nevertheless, being part of an athletic team creates close relationships between team members. Hence, according to the

Guests will be treated in a consistent, professional and courteous manner by all arena and team personnel.

A soccer supporter is all about commitment and faith to his club. In addition, this particular community shares the central idea of open masculinity, which helps strengthen the members’ image of their community. Although there are lots of female fans, there is a strong sense of masculinity within the soccer supporters community because soccer is a rough sport, every game is a battle, and most of men leave their heart out supporting their team by chanting most of the game, using foul language and be willing to defend their colors if anyone disrespects them. This acceptance of what might otherwise be considered uncivilized, mannish action is a key belief that soccer fans share (Feig, “Hazards of the Soccer Fan Base”).

Since the creation of Gatorade in 1987 sports drinks have become a staple of American athletics. Every major sports league, including the NBA, NHL, MLB, NFL and NASCAR, are sponsored by and use Gatorade Thirst Quencher. All Sport and Powerade, two other smaller market sports drinks, have limited sponsorships of smaller sports leagues including the NCAA. The question is, how effective is Gatorade and other sports drinks in doing what it they're advertised to do? One has to wonder if the wide use of Gatorade is merely due to billions of dollars of advertising pumped in by the company or if it actually does provide some benefits to athletes. The majority of the internet research to determine the effectiveness of sports drinks will center

What are the health and performance effects of alcohol use by intercollegiate / Varsity athletes?

Nowadays the exposition to alcohol consumption is becoming very common among adults and teenagers. Alcoholic addiction is developed in social environment such as living around heavy drinkers, people often are tempted to the taste of alcohol which then becomes an addiction. Either it is a party or a celebration, alcohol is most of the times available; however, there are concerns in society, since the consumption of this drug can bring dangerous consequences. An individual’s health is extremely exposed by alcoholic beverages, since they affect several areas of our brain, liver, heart and several other parts of our bodies. Along with health problems, the cognitive control is potentially affected;

Today, sports drinks are very popular. Kids drink them all too much. Everyday, you see someone with Gatorade in their hand. I would only want a sports drink in my diet when I am sick and losing electrolytes. Besides that, I would never have a sports drink in my hand. Sports drinks are just like soda, full of calories and no good for you!

The question that was answered in this experiment was “ How does drinking different beverages affect exercise performance?” The hypothesis was “If a person that drinks liquid other than water before a run, then there will be an increase in performance.” Some control variables that were used in the experiment were, the amount of liquid per person, the same brands of beverages for each test, and the distance run. The independent is the beverage consumed and the dependent variable was each participant's performance. The control group was water, because it is most widely used and the experimental groups were the other liquids, milk and powerade. To test the participants, each participant is given 8 ounces of the beverage given, then

When I step into a college party, the first thing I see around me is alcohol. I often notice underage adolescents drinking and I also distinguish how they become different people when intoxicated by alcohol. They begin to walk funny and they tend to slur their words, making it hard to comprehend anything they are saying. I have watched family members who were so inebriated that they could not even spell their own name or even pinpoint who they were. The questions I always ask myself when I see these drunk college kids is “Do these kids know the effects of alcoholism?”

Throughout history, society has engaged in taking substances such as alcohol, that alter our physical being or our psychological state of mind. There are many experiences and pressures that force people to feel like they have to drink in order to cope with life, but for many alcohol is a part of everyday life, just like any other beverage. Alcohol is introduced to us in many ways, through our family, television, movies, and friends’. These “sociocultural variants are at least as important as physiological and psychological variants when we are trying to understand the interrelations of alcohol and human behavior”#. How we perceive drinking and continue drinking can be determined by the drinking habits we see, either by who we drink with,