Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association

As a student athlete at a NCAA Division II university in 2017, I have personally experienced the recruiting process and can honestly state that I would not willingly do it again. The sales pitches, tours of different facilities, paperwork, FAFSA’s, and compliance forms just to name a few definitely gave me my fill of the college admittance experience for a lifetime and then some. In Mark Edmundson’s piece, “Why Teach,” the aspects of what a true education is supposed to be is defended.…

of intercollegiate athletics, this section will begin with an analysis of the commercial vs. collegiate models. Following will be a discussion on Sack’s three conceptual models of commercialism. Commercial vs. collegiate athletic model. According to Vanover and DeBowes…

What would happen if we replaced the classic characters of Romeo and Juliet? What if we made them athletes in the golden state of California? I decided to make Romeo and Juliet rivals on a college track team the Capulets attend Stanford while the Montagues attend UC Berkeley. The Capulets, have all gone to Stanford, therefore, they are deeply loyal to their college. The Montagues are also loyal to their college. At the same college as Juliet is Romeo’s fierce competitor; Paris. Paris is the best…

Summary In the informative essay “Lavar Ball says he’s Withdrawing Suspended Son from UCLA” written by Frank Miles, he describes the reasons behind the newfound marketing mogul’s decision of pulling his middle son out of college after being suspended from the team recently. Miles noted that Lavar Ball’s main reason for taking his son LiAngelo because he worries about the suspension handed down by the school without out any set end date. LiAngelo Ball was suspended from UCLA’s basketball team…

Momma told me to come here...the scavenger hunt. It’s of course because of the money, but she doesn’t care if I win or not. It doesn’t matter if I lose, this scavenger hunt is a viral TV show meant for entertainment. Entertainment meaning even if I don’t find that mone- the reward, I sti- we still get paid. I tried to explain to my mother that entering this show is dangerous, last episode a thirteen year old girl was caught on fire, and she passed away. The sad part about it is that she…

Due to NCAA rules, athletes have not been allowed compensation for their participation in college athletics. This rule has caused a great divide and debate within the collegiate sport world, especially with the recent exponential growth of college athletics. For instance, college sports critics Val Ackerman and Larry Scott argue “that college is ultimately about getting a degree and getting ready for life long after their playing days are over” supporting their claim that college athletes should…

Should college athletes be paid for playing? No, they should not because they are already getting scholarships, the colleges might not be able to afford to pay them, and because playing the sport is not a job. Athletes are already getting scholarships, do they really need or deserve to get paid as well? They only play for one season a year, but the scholarships help them all year round, so why do they deserve even more money during the season. Besides, they are not only getting to play a sport…

My Journey into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu began when I would go watch my husband, Mike Harmeling, train. He started in August of 2011. Every evening I would spend 2-3 hours watching him train. I would watch and learn the different techniques like takedowns, open and closed guard, sweeps, passes and the best part, submissions. My knowledge began to develop that I eventually became his sideline coach. In participating in Brazilian Jiu Jistu, tournaments are held to test an athlete’s skill. Some of these…

First of all I want to go into college and study Sports Management and more specifically the job I would like to become is an agent for soccer players and if I can expand more, I would also like to help kids get into college soccer teams, if they want to continue playing the game after high school. To be more in depth, I want to be an agent because I believe there are a lot of good soccer players in the world that do not have the proper help for them to go professional and to get paid to play…

Three times more players get hurt in games then in a practice. Of these injures 65% of them are in the lower limb. Cleats are one of the type of shoes you will need for a lot of sports and they help you run better like if the field is slippy it will help u not slip as much. The mouthguard is to protect your chin lips teeth from getting hurt. The shin guards are to protect your lower leg area from getting hurt or damaged. Major league soccer player make about 50,000 a year. Over 45% of the…