Association of Volleyball Professionals

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I had the opportunity to conduct a phone interview with Christina Scribner the owner of Encompass Nutrition located in Littleton, Colorado. The purpose of this interview was to further my knowledge on managing a nutrition related health practice. Christina is a registered dietitian and certified specialist in sports dietetics and eating disorders. She has a master’s degree in human nutrition and a minor in exercise physiology and pharmacology. I chose to interview Christina because of her…

As the world of athletics has grown over the past decade, the financial means for athletes and each establishment associated with sport has become more complex than ever. From determining the payroll in professional sports, to figuring out what amount of money is budgeted for each sport at a high school or collegiate institution, has opened doors and become a new field of opportunity in itself. This paper will examine and explain the business of sport and recreation by analyzing the economic…

superstars on television. The children who grew up like me dream to be an all-American college athlete and become that superstar in the big leagues. The NCAA has been around since 1910 and regulates 1,259 schools/institutions, conferences, or any other association(NCAA.org). The NCAA organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. The great part is it helps more the 460,000-college…

Brock University is an open examination school arranged in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is the fundamental school in Canada that is arranged in an UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, arranged at the point of convergence of Canada's Niagara Peninsula on the Niagara Escarpment. The school bears the name of Maj.- General Sir Isaac Brock, who was accountable for protecting Upper Canada against the United States in the midst of the War of 1812. Brock offers a broad assortment of ventures at the…

experience, resulting in gender injustice (Briton, 2013, p. 4). When gender is perceived from a position of professional sport, it seems as though there is a dissimilarity in how females and males are regarded. Over time women have established universal expectations; consequently, in the sporting domain, these assumptions about women are recognized first before athletic capability, however, male professional athletes do not face the same scrutiny (Trolan, 2013, p. 216). As mentioned by O’Reilly…

was unnatural. When Title IX was put into action in the 1970s, this event opened doors to many women athletes and, as a result more female reporters were reporting on minor sports events. Later on, women began covering major sports events such as professional…

According to the American Physical Therapy Association, “physical therapists are health care professionals who diagnose and treat individuals of all ages, from newborns to the very oldest, who have medical problems or other health-related conditions that limit their abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives”. Physical therapy is focused on improving range of motion, decreasing pain levels, and formulating the patient’s plan of care. As a physical therapist there is…

“Mathematics as an expression of the human mind reflects the active will, the contemplative reason, and the desire for aesthetic perfection. Its basic elements are logic and intuition, analysis and construction, generality and individuality.” By Richard Courant. Mathematics is not just a mere subject which only consists of numbers but a universal language. Mathematics can be defined as “the study of relationships among quantities, magnitudes and properties, and the logical operations by which…

specialized treatment centers in South-East Asia, the US, and Europe reflects the growing need for professional help” (Internet and Computer Addiction 2015). Internet Gaming Addiction is a modern-day psychological disorder that experts say is becoming more and more popular. Although Internet Gaming Disorder is listed as a “Condition for Further Study” in the DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association, 2013), one could argue that due to it having the same effect as gambling addiction, Gaming…