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    Self-Serving Biases

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    different scenario studying the self-serving bias. In a study that surveyed hockey players from different teams, they noted that the self-serving bias pointed in a negative direction to where the hockey players, instead of blaming others for the team’s failures, and taking credit for their success, they blamed themselves for the failure of the group, but took a limited amount of credit for successes that the team had. The players from the survey conveyed that they would take the blame for failure rather

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    Paying College Athletes For over a decade, there has been an ongoing debate for and against paying college athletes. Those in favor quickly point out the benefits to players. Those against this practice concentrate on the possible detriment to both the educational and athletic systems currently in place at institutions of higher learning. Merit can be found in both arguments; however, the changes that would be necessary to put the payment practice into place would take years to implement. Many

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    essential to shooting success. Dobovicnik L., et al., stated (2015) “In modern- day basketball it is important to deliver a quick and efficient shot. Besides the length of the throw, the shooting time also depends on speed ” (p. 5). The players were put through a series of three point shots. Using a ball that had internal monitors, data was monitored from the ball to a computer where the final statistics were tabulated. The data that collected was release time in seconds, entry angle

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    survey conducted by students of “National Institute of Physical Education” in Lleida, Spain, individual and collective defence practice is generally occupying less than 15 % of all training sessions (Wein, 2004). It is not surprising to see that the players who win individual awards at the end of every season is either a goal scoring machine or a midfield maestro. Although there have been few exceptions (Fabio Cannavaro, Franz Beckenbauer, Lev Yashin), the trend of goal scorers or goal makers being valued

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    According to ESPN NBA Senior Writer Ramona Shelburne, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver plans to address the "significant issue" of teams resting players. Silver has informed all teams that this issue will be a top priority in the NBA Board of Governors meeting on April 6th in New York. He also made it clear that teams that don't abide by the league's rules there will be "significant penalties." The main team that have made this an ongoing issue at least as of late has been the Cleveland Cavaliers. A

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    I would host daily events to entertain the players. I was nice and the community enjoyed me as a person. I also really enjoyed my moderation there, the community got to know me and respected me. I treated the community the best I could, and that's what I want to do with Faithful. Faithful is my #1

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    enhance one’s life. The game of basketball was intended to condition young athletes. It started as a basic game, and as the years progressed, officials added rules that made the game how it is today. The game is played with no more than five players from each team at a time. This allows you to have team mates but not have too many people playing at one time. The engine was invented to make life and transportation easier. Over the years engines have become more complex and powerful which allows

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    remember where he had parked (Becker). Players would not know if he had the brain disease because the disease can not be detected until the death of that person. Garner says he only suffered from a handful of diagnosed concussions, when looking back as his NFL career and talking to a concussion expert. He now believes that he has had at least a dozen concussions every season for his eleven season career (Becker). Some concussions are undetectable because most players play through them and do not show

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    talking; you don't just fight to fight. After the trash talking one of the two players gets mad enough to drop the gloves and throw down. Going back to the quote about hockey being a "Gentleman's

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    concussions were not treated properly and the league did not educate the players on how to self-diagnose concussions. If this player’s concussions were treated properly, he and his innocent girlfriend would likely still be alive today. Like elderly people, younger NFL players “may benefit from supportive care similar to that of people with dementia” (Mayo Clinic Staff). The NFL does not have the resources to treat everyone of their players that have health issues. They cannot pay families the time they lose

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