Athlete Classification

Whether male or female, a true athlete must possess some mandated qualities: passion, determination, and unwavering discipline. Most athletes face hurdles and hardships on the road to realizing their dreams; the true athlete overcomes those hurdles and succeeds in rising to the top. Dora Ratjen ignored a cruel trick Nature played on him and instead, channeled his dreams and energy to become an Olympian.

This athlete will want to stay in front of the media and perhaps hire a publicist to assist him to accomplish his goal. This young man may try to create his own attention to get noticed; he may try endorsements or display a certain behavior, seeking the media interest, be it good or bad.

Athletics has played an instrumental role promoting success in all branches of life impacting my performance in school, work and other life facets. Involvement in athletics taught me the value of commitment allowing me to play in Division 1 Women’s Soccer while attending the University of Washington. As a former student athlete, I have been winning and losing my entire life developing my own resilience and tremendous work ethic to work with others toward a common goal. My drive spills over into my professional interactions and career aspirations allowing me to connect

I will inspire athletes to demonstrate good character. Sports do not have an influence on one’s character; however, coaches can strongly impact athletes’ character, both negatively and positively. For this reason, I will work to coach in ways that support the growth of athletes’ character and create learning opportunities and situations in which athletes can practice and learn from. As a coach, I will lead by example and demonstrate good character because actions speak louder than words. I will do this by embodying sportsmanship and respecting athletes, opponents, other coaches, and referees. I will also show this to athletes by respecting, caring, and being trustworthy. I will also lead by example by staying

The concept of athletics is based primarily on a single prospect; that those who are the best, greater than the great, will receive widespread attention and fame, and will also be marked as role models. Any individual who aspires to be something similar to these renown athletes will mindfully watch the athletes’ every move, and chances are, they will become emotionally attached to that person’s opinion and thoughts. But sometimes these situations become somewhat tense, for both the all-time fans and the sportsperson themselves. That being said, athletes’ opinions and viewpoints should be critical when trying to interpret a major occurrence.

Again, professional, elite, collegiate, and high school sports are immensely popular in the United States. However, the aforementioned information highlighted some of the difficulties that may accompany an athlete’s retirement from sport. Moreover, research established that one of the major difficulties experienced by retired athletes is the loss of athletic identity (Hurley, 2014, Taylor, Ogilvie, & Lavalle, 2005). Therefore, a comprehensive review detailing the role of athletic identity will be conducted here.

All of the publicity that is attained by success, and the possibility of this success, places a great deal of pressure and stress on these young single-sport athletes. This stress and pressure takes the fun out of some sports. Youth sports are becoming serious and based more on winning than on having a great time and learning good sportsmanship. Adu points out the winning mindset of athletes in this day and age when he says, “Teams will do anything to win the game. My coach told me to expect that going in and that is exactly how it was. . .I felt like everybody was out to get me” (Goodall, 2003). This

The Olympic Games hold a special place in the global consciousness. Every four years, billions of viewers around the world tune in to watch the Summer Olympics on television. Witnessing athletes being the very best in the world at their sport appeals to the masses. However, with thousands of athletes competing in the Games, it is difficult for competitors to stand out from the crowd. Sage Donnelly needs to leverage her impressive competitive accomplishments and position herself as an exceptional teenage athlete who has achieved success in spite of having to deal with three potentially life-threatening diseases.

Every elite athlete makes it look easy. Splashing through the water or striding gracefully down the track making it look effortless. Some people assume they are “naturals,” that their perfect DNA sequence is what has brought them to this level. Others argue that hard work and drive is what has made the difference, separating the elite from the average. These thoughts are the ones that give rise to the age-old nature vs. nurture debate. Countless hours of studies and research has concluded: it’s both. High performance sports consultant Ross Tucker puts it this way, “The science of success is about the coming together of dozens, perhaps hundreds of factors” (1). The relationship of such factors, including genetics, types and lengths of

In sports, just like in any other profession, there are individuals who deserve to be role models and those who do

An important role of a sports coach is to be a motivator. A motivator is someone who encourages and creates an incentive for someone, such as a performer, to do well. A motivator may prompt a performer by emphasising their progress in a positive way such as praising them on a good performance therefore inspiring them to want to do well again. An example of a motivator would be Kelly Holmes. Not only has she achieved gold in both the 1400m and the 800m in the 2004 Athens Olympics but she has set up the ‘Dame Kelly Holmes Trust’ which engages with more than 3,000 vulnerable young people aged between 16 and 25 and provide them with a stepping stone into community sport.

Athletes are the sports stars we all dream to be whether it's in Baseball, Football, or any other professional sport;

THESIS: The media must take significant strides towards reforming the way they portray sports to change the current system of altering the ideals of athletes and diminishing the prestige of modern sports.

For High Performance athletes, there can be a lot riding on their results and performance in competition. If athletes develop an over-reliance on sporting success as a source of self-worth and identity, it can lead to serious emotional issues if things do not go as desired. Athletes often identify their self-worth with their ability to perform, and performance failure has been significantly associated with depression (Taylor, 2015 pg.11; Troijan, 2016, pg. 137) Athletes face many struggles and when something goes wrong it can leave them not knowing where to turn for help. They can be left with they feelings that they are nothing, undeserving, and alone. This may also exacerbate their feelings of seclusion, depression, or grief. Most athletes

You can spot this kind of athlete by the way she walks into the gym, just says hi to the coach, then goes straight into the locker room and starts getting dressed. She refuses to let anything break her concentration. When someone in the locker room tries to speak to her she completely ignores them and continues getting dressed. She is normally the one that comes out of the locker room directly after the butt kisser with a serious look on her face, depicting to everyone around her that she’s ready to do whatever it takes to get better. When practice starts, she’s the first one in every line to start off a drill. She doesn’t let mistakes get the best of her. When she messes up, she immediately shakes it off and moves on to the next play. She doesn’t waste her breath trying to give the coach an excuse or give the coach a compliment to make up for her mistake. She is normally silent at practice unless the drill requires her to speak. These kinds of volleyball players aspire to do their best every chance they get. I am sure of this because the hard worker on my team is my best friend and she always encourages me to give one hundred and ten percent all the time because one day my dedication will pay off. The hard working volleyball players don't irritate me at all because they know that in order to become an amazing competitor, they’re going to have to work for