National Coaching Conference Analysis

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will, and a lack to change”-Vince Lombardi. Central Dewitt’s football program usually has a tradition of great success and excellent morals. Unfortunately, in the 2014 and 2015 football season they have a combined record of 5-13, which does not live up to the standards of the DeWitt community. There are many problems circulating the football program, but most involve the lack of experience in coaching. Central Dewitt ‘s losing football record for the past two seasons can be solved by coaches properly developing their athletes, incorporating new offensive and defensive strategies, and increasing player participation.

Eating disorders have become very common today, not only with women but men too (Bordo 2). This fixation with being skinny can be seen most often with modeling. Men and women both are required to be a certain weight if they want to be accepted to a modeling agency. Failure to stay under the weight limit will most likely terminate their contract with that agency. Not only do we see this in modeling or fashion but professional sports. I will never forget watching the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders show a few years ago and watching how big of a deal that the cheerleaders stay within their set weight limit. One of the cheerleaders was five pounds over that limit and was called in for a warning or she would be kicked off the team. Her response, “I guess I’ll have to cut out my favorite snack, PB and J’s.” That moment forever stuck out to me, and made me realize I would never wish to be put under a weight limit for sports, jobs, etc. People often forget starving your body of nutrients is another form of an eating disorder. Bordo claims that, “Eating disorders are also linked to the contradictions of consumer culture, which is continually encouraging us to binge on our desires at the same time as it glamorizes self-discipline and scorns fat as a symbol of laziness and lack of willpower.” (Bordo 2). With the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders as just an example, it goes to show also how much of an effect

What are eating disorders? Are eating disorders a reality for cheerleaders? Is cheerleading a sport that causes females to develop eating disorders? Ron Thompson explains in his book Eating Disorders in Sport that, “Eating disorders are not simply disorders of eating. Also, they are not simply a misguided attempt to be thin; nor are they simply a sport participant’s means to reduce body weight or body fat in an effort to enhance sport performance. They are mental disorders that manifest themselves in a variety of eating and weight-related signs and symptoms” (7-8). I believe that eating disorders are a true and tough reality for cheerleaders especially females. Cheerleading is known as an aesthetic sport, such sport has a higher risk factor to develop eating disorders. Cheerleaders are judged for appearance and wear revealing clothing causing them to

It is important to distinguish between normal eating and the behaviors that typify eating disorders or disordered eating. Even among those attempting to lose weight or maintain a lower percentage of body fat, normal eating is “flexible and not obsessive.” (Dunford and Doyle 455). Although athletes have a stricter nutrition plan versus the general population, their eating should actively support training through moderate levels of restraint yet should still allow for healthy eating patterns such as eating when hungry, not feeling the need to punish oneself after an indulgence through excessive caloric restriction or exercise, and the ability to participate in social events. Dunford and Doyle term this as “discipline, not…obsession” (456). While the eating disorders of anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge eating all have clear-cut clinical definitions, disordered eating is a more nebulous term that can define a wider array of

Every year thousands of students are recruited to be student athletes at colleges and every year approximately 8 million individuals suffer from eating disorders. According to Psychology Applied to Modern Life, eating disorders are defined as “severe disturbances in eating behavior characterized by preoccupation with weight and unhealthy efforts to control weight (Weiten, Dunn, Hammer, 2011, p. 470).” Eating disorders can include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder. With risk factors such as low self esteem, pressure from family, friends and coaches and access to unlimited to food it is no wonder that collegiate athletes have higher rates of eating disorders than regular

As a future educator of physical education, I feel that our nation’s weight problem is an issue that needs to be addressed. I feel that it is and will be my job to educate students about the importance of taking care of your body because “fat kids have a 92% chance of becoming fat adults” (www.amp.com). The leading cause of death in the United States, for men and women, is heart disease. “The United States alone the estimated annual number of deaths attributable to obesity is about 280,000.”

Numerous studies have shown that athletes are more prone to developing eating disorders than nonathletes, as well as female athletes being more at risk than their male counterparts. Disordered eating is seen in athletes of all sports. (Johnson, 1994). The prevalence of eating disorders in the female athletic population ranges from anywhere between one and forty percent, depending on the athletes questioned, and the methodology used (Sundgot-Borgen, 1994). Rosen and Hough (1988) found that 32 percent of athletes practiced at least one pathogenic weight-control technique(141). A study done by Sundgot-Borgen, in 1994, controlled for the possibility that self-report data could be unreliable in numerous ways, including not informing coaches of their intentions, and assuring 100 percent confidentiality to the athletes who participated. It found that the risk for eating disorders is increased if an athlete's dieting is unsupervised, if there is an early start to sport-specific training, and/or extreme exercise (Sundgot-Borgen, 418).

The NCAA creates and regulates thousands of perplexing playing rules, amateurism standards, academic requirements on eligibility standards, regulations concerning recruitment of student athletes, and countless others. The primary and sole purpose of the NCAA is to maintain intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of a member institution’s overall educational program (NCAA). Whether that statement is true is left to be seen. Where the NCAA stands and the motives behind what they do are constantly in question because of its

According to Peter Jacobs’s article "Here 's the Insane Amount of Time Student-Athletes Spend on Practice,” the NCAA restricts schools into only allowing athletes to train up to 20 hours a week; however, athletes estimate they spend, on average, 40 hours a week training on and off the field which is almost a full-time work week for a regular employee. This is possible because the 20-hour rule has its loopholes. According to the NCAA, game days count as three out of the 20 hours for the week, but it does not include when athletes have to leave school a day early to travel and pre-and post-game meetings. “Mandatory participation with the team such as Administrative meetings, weight-lifting, conditioning, film study, and activities incidental to participation, such as taping, visits to the trainer, and rehabilitation, do not count towards the 20-hour limit,” and they influence the time spent in their sport greatly (Jacobs). Coaches can require their players to attend “voluntary practices.” At these practices, the coach is not permitted be present, but the team still has to engage in a rigorous practice lead by the captains. Because athletes can spend almost 45 hours a week on their sport, they are at a major disadvantage with their peers with the quality of their studies and education received. Many student athletes struggle to handle the work for a full course load. Jacobs discovered that many university coaches work with counselors to

Article goes into depth about the disruption of the existing conference alignment which created a non-public Football Conference. This will essentially change the format of the New Jersey State Football Interscholastic Athletic Association. Having the opportunity to increase the chance of playing higher-profile games within the conference team and the ability to gain out if state competition. Although the change would cause many issues throughout the football system, the benefits of the recruiting athletes and transferring rules play a significant part in the process in figuring out the non-football conference format.

Eating disorders have been a topic of controversy for numerous years. I myself have struggled with an eating disorder for three years, not only as an individual but as an athlete. Being a competitive cheerleader for fourteen years has opened my eyes to many different experiences and primarily developing an eating disorder. The last three years, I was apart of one of the most prestigious all-star cheerleading teams in the world. My team was known for winning numerous national championship titles and four world championship titles. My team was raised on a pedestal by other coaches, teams, athletes, and judges; therefore, my teammates and I were expected to reach a certain expectation. I am known as a flyer, the one who gets thrown in the air,

The “Dying to be Thin” video increased my knowledge of the historical and scientific aspects of these eating disorders. It followed the common theme of how our culture contributes to the increasing number of girls and woman affected by AN and BN. As an athlete I could relate to the struggles of the ballet dancers to conform to the weight requirements of the profession. I was told to lose weight by my tennis coaches at every stage of my professional development. My sister who is also a tennis professional struggled with anorexia. I was particularity interested in the scientific research revealed in the “Dying to be Thin” video. It reinforced my belief that further studies of the brain will reveal previously unknown aspects of eating disorders and could lead to a cure. Scientist have found that elevated levels of serotonin are a marker for eating disorders. Increased serotonin levels reduces appetite. People with

What this article is about is the ticket sales and the secondary prices in two of college football postseason games. The two games that they are focused on is the 2014 Rose bowl which was the game between Stanford and Michigan State and the BCS Championship game between Auburn and Florida State. In between one week worth of action the Rose Bowl and the BCS Championship game was played. The main things in this article that they were looking for is distance traveled and sightlines for seating can raise the ticket prices for a college football game. In the introduction of this article they talk about inelastic ticket pricing and how behavior is not counted for maximizing profit. This is before the 4 team playoff system started so, they talk about how BCS selected teams for the bowl games and the BCS

In my research, I explored the world of eating disorders. I wanted to see if there was anything specifically encouraging eating disorders and if there was a way to stop it. Eating disorders affect the community greatly because often times, they go unchecked or unrecognized. As a recovered anorexic, I feel it’s very important to address this issue. It’s a very big problem that is often not addressed at all, or is seen as normal, like counting calories. I hoped to find a way to improve the way that eating disorders are viewed and explain to people about what defines an eating disorder, because many people will never know if it is not explicitly explained to them. My study’s purpose is to bring light into the dark world of eating disorders

The overall goal of this program is to reduce the occurrence of eating disorders with minimal person-based resources, allowing the program to be easily disseminated across campus and reach more students. Implementation of the Healthy Body Image program took place at two different universities between 2011 and 2012. University A advertised the program to all undergraduate students, graduate and professional students, and postdoctoral scholars, while University B advertised the program to all incoming first-year students. Within both studies, students completed the “Stanford-Washington University Eating Disorder Screen” and based on results, received either an email recommending an intervention or a clinical referral. The clinical referral included links to campus resources and contact information for campus clinical liaisons (Jones et al., 2014).