Colonial Athletic Association

Paying college athletes is a very controversial topic in today’s generation. It has been an ongoing topic since the early 1900s. The idea of this dates back to what was the first collegiate competition between Harvard and Yale in a event called regatta, the racing of boats or yachts. Paying college athletes should be something that colleges take into consideration for the students that give their time to dedicate themselves to their team and coaches to be the best at the sport they play. Paying…

Imagine you are about to go into 9th grade and your all excited to try out for volleyball. You find out from the school website that sports have been discontinued. How would you feel if the one thing that you have been most excited about is discontinued? For some students sports are a stress reliever. When you are stressed you can just forget all about everything and go practice for a while playing your sport. Some schools are thinking about discontinuing school sports just to save money. Some…

The United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA), is a nonprofit with 501 status that organizations and promotes social welfare. The organization made $831,200 in compensation. The CEO got $831,000 out of it. The USSSA has tournaments held and ranks young sports players. The Dallas Cowboys…

their spilling popcorn! Everyone that day has an amazing team spirit, then it is all taken away! No more cheering, no more laughter, and no more sports. “The stress can be so paralyzing,” said Tim O’ Shei. That is why we should invest more in athletic programs. School’s should not get rid of their sports programs because they’re often too expensive, it helps improve kid’s grades, sports relieve stress and teaches them good sportsmanship. Outside sports are often to expensive, most of the…

Have you ever been away from your family for months at a time? Today athletes are always traveling for games and spring training. Athletes are paid fairly because they have to be able to provide for their family while they are away. Athletes are paid fairly and are responsible for being good role models in their community. Everyone thinks that athletes are overpaid, however people don’t understand that most of these athletes have families to provide for. Athlete’s careers are very short…

College students from around the state found themselves on the rugby pitch in a showdown of intercollegiate play to decide which school boasts the strongest rugby 7s team. The UCF rugby team lost 21-12 in a semi-finals match to the University of Miami. UM went on to beat USF in the championship game in the first ever Rugby 7s Tournament hosted on UCF’s rugby pitch on Saturday. The 30 Knights who make up the UCF Rugby club team geared up to play against other university rugby programs, according…

test and found their use of power resulted in a successful outcome. However, even with their success, the on-going argument as to whether athletics can promote social justice, still remains. In the article “Can Athletics Help Promote Social Justice? Let Missouri Show You” authored by Jeff Jacobs, appears to make a credible case for the author’s claim that athletics promote social justice. This can be attributed to Jacob’s believability, emotional appeal and submission of logical examples.…

Leading up to the Denver Broncos third Super Bowl win to take the fiftieth ever nation football championship. You must know that ever since the establishment of the Broncos football organization my dad’s side of the family was involved. And, I don’t mean involved as in, “hey we watch the games.”. I’m meaning involved as in my great grandparents donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the developing team. I’ve personally been to the Mile High Stadium at Sports Authority, in Denver, at least…

Many colleges have adapted honor codes that is used to encourage integrity. Students that attend the college are taught through the honor code to be independent and are expected to follow these principals. Students must learn to distinguish what is morally wrong and right. Therefore, colleges should have honor codes. With the use of honor codes, students attending will succeed in being independent and honesty. Reasons honor codes should be put to use because people spent money on scholarship to…

they should have sports or not. According to research, sports should not be allowed because it leads to academic failures. Therefore, athletics should be eliminated in schools to cut big costs, remove distractions from students and staff, repair classes that are infested with mold. School districts know that they put a large amount of money into athletic programs. In Amanda Ripley's article she says, “New bleachers can cost up to half a million dollars, and maintaining a grass field…