Football hooliganism

Over time, athletics have become a major factor in the culture of universities across the united states. For generations, education and athletics have been associated with each other as the culture of sports has become a part of the academic culture from elementary level all the way up through graduate school level. As the role of college athletics grew, so did the argument that athletes are as competent in the classroom as non-student, and they don’t take advantage of the education they are…

Sammy Edmonds Mrs. Hernandez English 5-6 12 March 2017 D1 College Football Players Should Not Get Paid The NCAA, coaches, players and fans are debating whether or not D1 College football players should be paid for playing their sport. Division 1 football is the highest level of play for intercollegiate athletics authorized by the NCAA. The NCAA stands for the National Collegiate Athletic Association and governs hundreds of colleges and thousands of athletes. There has been an…

I think it’s not cool to use PEDs in sports. Even though it has been shown that taking these drugs improves performance. I remember an old Gatorade commercial where it talks about how Gatorade originated with the Florida Gator football team. Toward the end the narrator says” those boys drank that stuff and they became a second-half team.” Gatorade helps with endurance but it’s not a drug. It replaces fluids and electrolytes during physical activity. It’s legal. It doesn’t make you bigger,…

As Phil Jackson (basketball executive, former coach and player) once said, “Good teams become great ones, when the members trust each other enough to surrender the “me” for the “we”.” This quote proves that when teammates work together as one team, they achieve more than they would working alone, by themselves. Participating in team sports does help to build character. In the article, “Team Sport Build Character” by JuniorC, it shows great examples and reasons of why team sports build up…

Professional athletes are some of the most famous people in our country, and on top of that, they get payed a lot too. From NBA superstars like Lebron James to NFL superstars like Peyton Manning, they are idolized by many. People pay lots of money to watch them and spend lots of their time watching them as well. The question is -- are they paid and idolized too much? The answer is no, they are not. They are important to American culture, they worked extremely hard to get where they are, and they…

The Tiger Effect Golf is defined simply as a game where wooden or metal clubs are used to hit a small, white ball into a hole. One of the oldest structured games in existence, golf traces its roots back to Scotland in the 1400’s. Throughout centuries, golf has been a game enjoyed almost exclusively by affluent white males, largely because club memberships are expensive and restrictive. That all changed in 1996, when a young African American prodigy erupted on the scene, changing the…

In the article “College Football: Don’t Pander to Bettors,” the Christian Science Monitor editorial board argues that ESPN should have its coverage of college football cater less to those who might be gambling on the games. The article foolishly notes that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) stands against betting on college sports, but that despite this stance ESPN has begun to provide “cover alerts” and other betting-related information during its broadcasts of college games.…

sports team would be beneficial to the city of Birmingham, Alabama. A professional sports team could boost the city’s tourism substantially and possibly grow its population. The team would need to be from one of the country’s 5 biggest sports: Football, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, or Hockey. There are reasons why Birmingham never had a professional sports team. The State of Alabama has always been dominated by the two college sports programs, Alabama and Auburn. These two college’s sports…

The NCAA is a multi-billion-dollar company. There are many sports fans that enjoy watching college athletics compared to a professional sport. The NCAA knows that millions of people are willing to pay absurd amounts of money for tickets, merchandise, etc. In 2015 at the NCAA Men’s Final Four the least expensive seat in the house was $1,151.98, per CBS Detroit and TiqIQ (Peebles). This was the least expensive seat among a crowd of 143,387 people. (Peebles). The Final game was watched by more…

Five Great Extracurricular Activities for Sports Management Students Five Great Extracurricular Activities for Sports Management Students Great career possibilities develop for those students who earn sports management degrees. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, agents and managers of athletes earn salaries that average $97,560. The BLS 2014-15 Occupational Outlook Handbook states that marketing managers for sports teams can earn salaries higher than $100,000 while entry-level coaches…