St. Ignatius Athletes

Share struggles, triumphs, listen, talk, and gather. This is what Fellowship of Christian Athletes is all about. “‘The purpose of FCA is to bring together student-athletes, as well as non-athletes, who want to grow in their faith and have a support group of other college-age Christians,’ said Lars Murray, a member of FCA.” ("Fellowship of Christian Athletes unite through faith.”). Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a place for Christian current and past athletes gather to share their story with God and discuss the Bible. Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a safe environment for all to gather and share.

Black student-athletes are taught to value sports over academics at a young age because it is seen as the “only way out”. Black student-athletes are heralded for their athletic prowess from middle school up, so they begin to focus less on their education and more on their sport. Unfortunately, so do the teachers. Black student-athletes are more often than not just given passes, as schools value what their athletic abilities could do for them over the academic success of the athlete. Even normal black students can be seen the same way just because of the perception that they might be an athlete. The sad truth is that the athletes that don’t make it to the professional level are left without the education needed to be successful.

They view participation in sport as an aspect that goes along with one’s studies. This mindset is symbolic of collegiate authorities from the late 19th century who strongly worked towards maintaining the academic integrity of the institution that they were a part of. One of the things that makes this topic so special is the fact that millions of dollars are made every second off of collegiate competitions and days continue to pass where a solution is not found to make this fair for everyone.

While Centenary certainly had a successful year on the playing fields and on the court, the Ladies and Gents also made sure they emphasized the student part of student-athlete.

Sports in conjunction with academics are capable of creating a balance that makes for a well rounded citizen and healthy, happy employee. Issues in the mix often come from the balance itself. Many students find themselves overcommitted to sport while others find they are not able to compete. I will examine issues in interscholastic and collegiate sport.

First, I would like to share with all of you what tennis is and what it’s like for the professionals and high school teams, to

The university also participates in many sports competitively, including basketball, swimming, rugby, rowing, soccer, cycling and volleyball.

In popular society, our world’s revolve around sports. About 144 million Americans (forty-five percent) keep up with college sports. Last year, around 29 million people attended a college sporting event.

The stereotyped group that is a problem is African American and black athletes being portrayed as beast like, unintelligent, emotional, dominating, violent, and brutal. The specific sport of focus is the NBA. Black athletes are portrayed as beast and animal like in media images like poster, magazine covers, tee shirts, and game freeze frames. Black players have made many strides in the NBA, nearly 75% of NBA players are black, while only 23% of players are white (The 2015 Racial and Gender Report Card). Although there are many black players the media is still owned and operated by predominantly white gatekeepers. This negative stereotype is because it disregards the hours of hard work that black players complete to play professionally. African Americans feel this cover misrepresents them. Blacks could feel exploited, manipulated, or even subconsciously use it as justification for confirming the negative stereotypes the media feeds society. It is a racist notion that black players are unintelligent and rely on genetics “animal instincts” to be great players. If this stereotypes continues young blacks may see believe that they are unintelligent and slack off in school, believing that they can make it through like based on their athletic ability. It perpetuates a “super model minority”. An excellent example of this stereotype is the visual portrayals of NBA superstar LeBron James in the media. James has been prevalent in sports media dating back to his high school years when

In the Article from Time Magazine, Virtual World, Varsity Sport by Sean Gregory, the author demonstrates about bringing e-sport into college varsity sport. The author starts the article with the facts about e-sport in campus, which Robert Morris University is the first college in America to established e-sport as a college varsity sport. In addition, as well as other college athletes, the high performance gamer can receive athletic scholarship which could worth up to $19,000 per year. This sport also is name The Eagle, which is the name for every college teams. The team has everything support that applied to other team, not even arena. Robert Morris isn't the only school that offering a scholarships for the gamers. The University of Pikeville

College athletes are finally getting attention on the fact that they are not paid. I believe that whether or not it is college or pro sports they deserve a salary. These players put their heart and soul on the field and get nothing in return. In the articles “Athletes New Day” by Paul Marx and “College Athletes Should Not Be Paid” by Warren Hartenstine, the reasons for college athletes to be paid are very evident. No matter the case, if the students move on to pro sports or not after college, they should be entitled to some pay for their contributions. College athletes deserve to be compensated for their playtime in these sports, sales of products with their name on it, and even compensation for their injuries.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! I roll over and shut off my alarm. My body aches from the lack of sleep and yesterday’s workout. I threw on my gym clothes and headed out the door. There was work to be done.

If the athletes on the team The Titans had not gone away to camp at Gettysburg and instead they had football camp in their hometown, it would change the story very much. First off if they had stayed in their hometown, Coach Boone would have never given his speech at the Gettysburg graveyard. This would have changed the story because the players would not realize how important it is for them as different races to get along. They would also never get to see the outcome of people who were also different races and acted like them. Another way staying in their hometown would have changed the story is by the kids parents. Now having the kids parents close enough to monitor what is going on, they could keep their kids from practice if they did not

sports.(“Facts”).Athletic scholarships can be made available for people who cannot afford it.Therefore there is access for all kids to play sports.

American high schools are bound to have plenty of sports for all students to play. So why not pick a sport to play in high school? The reader will learn the many reasons why playing sports is a vital part in a student's life. Highschool sports will allow students to become better educated and get higher grades. By playing sports, students will be able to make more friends and enjoy school more. Lastly, if students were to be able to get a sports scholarship for college, their parents will only have to pay little to no money. High school sports are good for students because they can get a better education, make more friends, and have a better chance at getting into a good college.