Disabled sports

boys and girls should not play on the same team. Such being that some players may have an advantage on the field and that it’s simply less comfortable for boys and girls to play on the same team. Among the many issues that arise with mixed gender sports teams one is that boys may stand an advantage when on the field. Boys and girls of the same age likely have different skill levels. Boys are usually taller and stronger than girls, which can give them…

required to take. Sports is one of those added on ones. Although sports are not educational, many do join sports every year. As said in article “School Should Be About Learning, Not Sports’’, “Here, school is about learning, but it is all about training to compete in games that the majority of kids will never get paid to play. It’s about pep rallies, booster clubs, trophy cases and cheerleaders decorating football players’ lockers after they fill them with brownies.’’ Sports are not…

that could change the game. For example, streaming services have limited the number of viewers who have cable and created a desire for zero commercials. Relocating, another method of increasing profits, sometimes results in a loss of fans for the sport and instead turn to other professional teams in the area. The article states that if the league continues on this path for greed, they…

When you are in a sport should you get a trophy for just being in that sport or should you just get one as a team? Well, when you are growing up people may think that to be fair all the kids should get a trophy but as they get older there should be a trophy for the entire team. Giving kids that confidence boost is good but also showing them that working as a team could be just as important. Children need to learn to be individuals and to work with a team as a team. Trophies should represent you…

underprivileged and underfunded children in the school system idolize sports and sports stars and aspire to follow in their footsteps. Unfortunately this can lead to said children abandoning all other aspects of their lives and academic careers to chase dreams promoted and promised by coaches who see them as money trains. Coaches for renowned high schools often visit inner city schools looking for untapped potential and promising talent in sports like basketball. However these coaches aren't…

SPORT AND THE DEMISE OF AMERICAN DREAM Sports have been a big part of achieving the American dream because its has the power to be widely accessible to a lot of people. You can go to the YMCA and there are many teams you can join from youth all the way through college to train hard and work towards achieving the American dream. There are many examples of this throughout the years. One example, of this, is a man called Freddy Gomez. After his fourth year at Guilford, he achieved the American…

Picking a thesis that encompasses all of America’s sport history, or any aspect of America for that matter, is extremely difficult. One thing that is hard to argue against is an athlete’s power in addressing the general public whether they want to or not. Athletes are constantly under the magnifying glass of America, if they choose to promote a certain issue everyone will know about it. On the flip-side, if an athlete can be seen representing an issue just by being a part of something bigger…

As far as student athletes are concerned, the RC hockey team sets out every game to be well rounded Christians competing in a sport they love. Some of these athletes, after further observation, are very talented. Unfortunately, I was unable to speak with them. Yet, I was able to see them to be much like Liddell’s character from the film Chariots of Fire. Personally, I see a lot…

The golden question for sports parents to answer is, “How involved is too involved?” Although the answer to that question can be quite opinionated, I feel as though it is based on the individual child. As a parent, you have to ask yourself the question, “Is my child having fun playing sports?” If the answer is, “No”, then ask, “Is it because of me?” If parents answered honestly, there would be many that would say no to the first question and yes to the second. Although this is common, there…

In the article from David Bernhardt et al. "Organized Sports for Children and Preadolescents," the authors discuss how a child who starts sports too early in life can have a negative impact if demands exceed the readiness of the children's age. Furthermore they discuss how the nature of organizations now has goals which are not child oriented. With children beginning sports at such a young age there is increasing concern with the negative consequences on maturation and natural growth.…