Literature Review On Life After Football

A Review of the Literature on “Pay-for-Play” in Intercollegiate Athletics by Sara J. Singleton EDU 7253 Legal Environment of Higher Education June 21, 2015 Abstract In light of recent court cases such as O’Bannon v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the issue of whether intercollegiate student-athletes should be compensated for their athletic appearances on behalf of colleges has been featured in the news and been the subject of much scholarly writing. Some of the major streams

masculinity holds the contexts of aggression among players and how it can be encouraged by the sport. Card and Dahl (2011) regard aggressive behavior as a means of developing a feeling of being masculine in an orderly way. Within the culture of American football, a positive character among the trainers and peers as well can be attained by showing a character of aggressiveness, and a strong will to fight and be violent which will guarantee a win (Benedict & Keteyian, 2013; Harper and Harris, 2010)). For footballers

with another topic, football. The high school is more often known for having one of the most successful football programs in the state of Virginia. Virginia High School League name Phoebus as the #1 football program of this century. Since 2001 Phoebus has won 7 state football championships with the later four coming in back to back. Little boys dreamed of playing football for Phoebus and parents had strategic plans on how to ensure their sons would play for Phoebus. Being a football player for Phoebus

story must have. Explain to students that many countries have their own Cinderella Stories. Today we will read a Cinderella story about an Indian Girl. We will look at the differences and similarities compared to the Traditional Cinderella. 2. Review story elements using the Cinderella chart. 3. Read aloud: The Rough Faced Girl. 4. As a class add The Rough-Faced Girl story elements and information to the class Cinderella Chart 5. Locate Ontario Canada on the world map and place a map

Career Readiness of Community College Football Players Student athletes choose careers that are sport-related, remaining in their identity of athletes. Athletes who consider only the sport-related careers, and no other careers exhibit identity foreclosure (Linnemeyer & Brown, 2010). In this present paper, the identity of student athletes and the effect on their career choices is investigated. It is hypothesized that student athletes base their identity on athletics rather than academics, thus narrowing

Football hooliganism is a description of a football related violent behaviours and actions from aggressive and fanatic football supporters. It is a very widely spread and transitional phenomena in many parts of Europe, Latin America, and recently in north Africa. Hundreds of incidents have happened, many people have died, thousands of fans have injured, several stadiums were ruined, and many squares were turned into battlefields just because of football hooligans who exploit the game of football

the National Football League Draft A recent article in the Wall Street Journal written in March 2014 discusses why underclassmen were suddenly leaving in droves for the NFL draft. A picture on the front depicts Johnny Manziel—who decided to leave Texas A&M after his redshirt sophomore season. The article states, “Throughout the offices and film rooms of NFL teams, the whispers are building: This may be the deepest NFL draft ever. It also may be the one that ruins college football” (Clark, 2014)

qualities, people are turning out to be progressively more unknowingly blinded by their activities, not understanding the damaging impact it has on others. This Literature Review specifically focuses on athletes but should be noted that this issue can be generalized to the entire population, as well as be seen in other forms of discrimination. Lit Review: There are racial inequalities within sports throughout America. If more people were educated on issues, such as diversity, oppression (though racism and

Kristine Deitrich Seminole State College After the suicide of NFL player Junior Seau last May and the murder-suicide of Kansas City Cheifs player Jovan Belcher, the issue of head trauma and the long term effects it has on players in the NFL has become a very hot topic in the sports and medical field. While the cause of Belcher’s depression has not been diagnosed as caused by any specific disease, the official diagnosis of what made Seau end his life has been cited as CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy)

away. Troy's hypocrisy leads to infidelity towards Rose and a damaged football career for his ambitious son Cory. Fences demonstrate the various struggles of the Maxsons in their zeal to overcome both the psychological and metaphorical barriers which they have erected in their flawed lives. People naturally erect fences around their properties as a form of barrier to keep evil out. Troy on the other hand is blinded it by his life experiences. He has this virtual fence that is keeping him from becoming