P. E.: The Role Of Sport In The US

Abstract: Society is affected every day by many different kinds of sports.  These sports often govern society's way of life.  People all over the nation turn their TVs to sporting events, such as golf, during the weekends.   Scott Stossel states that "more than six million Americans enjoy watching golf on the weekends."  Parents  use sports as a teaching tool for their children.  Kids learn teamwork and discipline from team sports programs and  sports have also helped many students with their grades.  Kids who want to compete in school sports are taught to keep their grades up or they won't be able to play, but the greedy coaches and schools often look around grades to keep their "star athletes" in the games.  Adults have

It is undeniable that in today 's society, the sports industry is booming and has become more and more successful within the past sixty years. With the average professional athletes ' income soaring to higher levels, most visibly in sports such as football, basketball, and baseball, it is easy to see that American citizens are more than obsessed with sports. Basis for this paper is based off of one particular online article titled, “Not Just a Game: The Impact of Sports on U.S. Economy”. A brief summary of this particular article will follow this introduction. Although I do agree with the main premiss of this article, there are a few points which do need to be questioned. With this continuously growing obsession of the sports

Amanda Ripley, in an article for The Atlantic, “The Case Against High-School Sports” (2013 by The Atlantic Monthly Group), claims that high-school athletics are encroaching upon students’ education, questions the effect that the sports have on academic progress in the United States, and “wonder[s] about the trade-offs we make.” Ripley supports her thesis with multiple points of argument, including international academic ranking statistics that reveal the United States’ inadequacies, relevant stories and history illustrating athletics’ effect on students, and a paragraph in which she implores the reader to “[i]magine, for a moment, if Americans transferred our obsessive intensity about high-school sports...to high school academics.” The author’s

In this article, Amanda Ripley discusses how sports are becoming increasingly important in high school. She shares the view from exchange students and what they see when they come to the United States. She gives an example of Premont, Texas, where the superintendent wanted to eliminate sports. His main reason for doing this was budget problems. They tried this in one school, and that school’s enrollment numbers dropped.

Perhaps no subject in the world has sparked so much controversies as the necessity of sport time. Some individuals believe that time spent on sport is totally a waste of time; nevertheless, others have another point of view and claim that it is beneficial for students. In this essay I will explore both views.

Andrew is a third year chemical engineering student at the University of Louisville. He grew up in Hodgenville, KY. Which is a small town just south east of Elizabethtown. He lives in an apartment with one other student also attending the University of Louisville and myself. This apartment is where the interview took place.

Amanda Ripley, in her article “The Case Against High School Sports,” describes how she believes high school sports is a detriment to the education of America’s children. Ripley compares American academic performance to that of other countries, and explains how American schools place focus on athletics that other countries’ schools do not. Ripley’s argument against high school sports has many inconsistencies, but produces a valid argument in spite of that. Because sports are a priority in the U.S. and not so much in other countries, Ripley implies sports are the reason why other countries have a higher score on a test regarding critical thinking in math. Ripley acknowledges the benefits of sports very briefly.

As a student, I have intimate knowledge of the subject as I engage with education frequently. I experience how athletics affect students’ lives and what the alternative to athletic participation results

Schools everywhere give students opportunities to participate in sports by participating in athletic programs. With budget cuts, the administration is considering the possibility of eliminating all athletic programs. Admittedly, eliminating all athletic programs would save Lexington some money, but, on the other hand, it opens up opportunities for students who might not have a chance elsewhere. In fact, it has been proven that students who were involved in sports as teenagers are healthier as adults. Furthermore, school sports help kids bond and, moreover, show school spirit. The fact remains, athletic programs continuously show improvement in students more than weaknesses in the school. Athletic programs create opportunities for

Sports are America’s past, present and future. Most everybody can come together and enjoy sporting events. By saying “everybody”, that includes all races: white, black, Hispanic, Asian, and so on. Among athletes, what race is represented most predominately in the majority of sports? African Americans. Knowing this, it takes the population back to the 1700 and 1800s when slavery was most prevalent. In that time period, slaves were bred to do difficult, physical labor. Therefore, they were tall and strong. African Americans still display a similar build today, making them prime athletes. With there being so many black athletes, why are there so few blacks that are coaches? Coaches face many

Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Tom Brady, LeBron James, and Serena Williams are just a few of the names that have dominated the sports world within the past century. These people mastered their craft in ways that many before them could not achieve and carved the way for the future generations of athletes to follow in hopes to be just as successful as them. On top of that, millions of dollars are attached just to their name because of how successful they are playing sports. However, if it were not for sports, they would be normal people living normal lives and not regular household names and glorified celebrities. So the question is, how did they gain such popularity and fame? Sports in America have gained popularity

Sports provide people with an opportunity to showcase their abilities, work hard, and provide a surge of entertainment into our lives. America’s passion for sports has crafted an atmosphere in which sports have become a major part of culture, and television viewership supports this claim. Although the American population's love for sports is well documented, there are aspects of the games we love that go unnoticed. Although it is a not a defining factor of American sports, racial discrimination is still common. In the NBA, the sheer presence of white players changes the types of people in the viewership as well as the selection of advertisements shown. Money is the primary motivating factor of every business around the world, and the nature

There has been amplified debate on the treatment, education, training of the college athlete. To avoid exploitation of athletes, “The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), formed in 1905, set bylaws requiring college student-athletes to be amateurs in order to be eligible for intercollegiate athletics competition” (Schneider n.p.). Intercollegiate athletics have dramatically changed over the last several decades. Currently, intercollegiate athletics generate tremendous amounts of revenue, remarkably in football and basketball. College sports in America is a

In the Foundation of P.E. segment, Dr. Steve Estes, Prof. of Exercise & Sports Science, discusses about Puritan and Protest ideas and perspectives on physical education. Plato, during the antiquity, published The Republic, a book about his views and ideas on P.E. Plato was an Athenian but was very influenced by Sparta. He believed that a person with good behaviors and habits would fit in the position of a soldier. This expresses that people’s character can grow. The Athenians and the Romans appreciated the human body and its aesthetics. Competition during the Middle Ages arose, which resulted implemented that ideas of ethical sport behavior, such as integrity and fairness. The Romans, Greeks, and Plato believed that games and activities needed

During the twentieth century, the United States adopted industrialization, which resulted in mass production of different products. The increased number of products made the companies find new ways to make consumers increase their buying capacities. This fact compelled the advertisers in the United States to come up with a sense of arousing the desires of consumers to purchase the products. Nowadays, marketing in the United States has also involved the use of a technique of targeting a certain group so as to enhance their buying interests (Sivulka, 2012). The tools through which the general information about a product launch is conveyed to the common people are known as commercials and the process is called the commercialisation. The