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    Analysis of Jeb Golinkin’s “Why Parents Should Let Their Kids Play Dangerous Sports” “Why Parents Should Let Their Kids Play Dangerous Sports” is a persuasive essay written by Jeb Golinkin expressing the risks and injuries that occur in many sports. However, Golinkin also expresses the necessity of sports and how they help teach teamwork, sportsmanship, toughness, and competiveness only learned from collective team sports. “…Powerful athletic enterprises has very real costs for the participants who

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    As Kobe Bryant said; “Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they taught me: commodity, humility, and how to resolve differences”. (Kobe Bryant).  Sports are all over the world and range from many activities such as hockey, basketball, football, cricket, swimming, and bowling. I as a youth participated in many different sports including volleyball, basketball, soccer, golf, tennis, and gymnastics and with all of these sports I  was able to grow my confidence, determination, and leadership

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    year? Do you sometimes wanna play sports that your parents won't let you play? Then these days are for you, welcome to Game Day, where you can play any sport you want, have fun, and get extremely hyped up about everything. First of all, you might think to yourself, days? What days are Game Day celebrated? Well, this holiday is celebrated on every Saturday and Sunday of the year. During these two days you can watch any game in any sport, and you can play any sport on these two days. Also during these

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    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. Sports cannot always be completely free due to issues outside the realm of sport, but it should be as inexpensive as possible to participate. Fees

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    BE PAID MORE THAT FEMALE ATHLETES? Toady sports is viewed by fans all around the world rather it being basketball, football, or baseball. Sports has become more of a gender controversial topic than simply enjoying the excitement of the players doing what they love to do so well. Women athletes are generally under paid compared to the men’s salaries in various sports do to the lack of viewers. Women sports doesn’t generate enough revenue, so the leagues can’t afford to pay

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    cultural influences and barriers that affect participants in sports I am employed by the borough of Redbridge as a Sports development officer. I have been asked to explain all the different types of sports barriers to participation. I have to also explain which strategies could be used to develop different types of sports. Many individuals have a huge impact on many sporting activates below are the different types of barriers to sports. Time- The loss of time is the main reason when an individual

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    Merdrano never stopped working hard and it lead her to a big prize at the end. The reasons for this is that she was not good at sports first, then she practiced and practised, then it all paid off in the future. In the first little part of the story lupe the main character seems to not be very good at sports. But the thing is she would say to herself “ I will never be good at sports. The first piece of evidence is that she can’t run very fast, for example in the story Marble Champ she would try and try

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    There is a relationship between sport and educational attainment. This relationship has the potential of being both a positive or negative, reason being an individual’s participation and commitment to sports can have a positive or negative influence in their educational attainment. In addition sports and educational attainment have a directly proportional relationship as they have both been discovered to be influential predictors of wellbeing if balanced properly or detrimental predictors of wellbeing

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    Deciding whether or not to go out for high school sports? Well there are so many benefits for playing. High school students should participate in sports because the benefits can improve the quality of life and sports give you extra skills that are useful later in life. A high school student athlete’s personality can be shaped by their involvement in school sports. In most sports you play as a team and you make important friendships. Even the sports where you compete solo, you still practice with

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    Youth Sports: Are They Good or Bad? Each year in the United States, more than 36 million school-aged children participate in an “organized sport” (“Youth Sports Statistics”). Especially over the past few years, many studies have proved or disproved the idea that sports are beneficial for young kids. Those studies have found that youth sports have both positive and negative effects on young children, and research shows parents and coaches have the greatest effect on a child’s experience. Pros of

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