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Although programs and actions began to come into play in the 1950s, many professional sports organizations have only taken marginal action to limit the number of concussions. It was not until the 2011-12 season that the NBA became the final league out of the Big Four (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL) to issue an official concussion policy, and in the years after, countless questions have been raised by the medical community over each of the specific policies and their resolve to avoid the problem. The…

An issue that is hotly debated is whether competitive sports are beneficial for adolescents. From the literature review, it's clear overall sports are beneficial for young people. Evidence that supports this claim is that sports open up opportunities, teaches life skills, and has health benefits for children. One reason competitive sports benefits kids are that sports can teach you life skills. For example, “Creating and setting goals is an integral part of being an athlete”(Mango 2). Athletes…

The early 1980s was a time of change and innovation throughout the United States. Technological advances and cultural changes allowed the average American to experience a new way of life, that they had never had the opportunity to experience before. During the 1980s many new inventions changed the world forever, including the personal computer and the Space Shuttle. During this time there were also many spectacular moments in sports history, including the miraculous U.S. hockey team from 1980…

and you're probably blaming it on everyone but yourself (Kollar 2016). Tilting can be as severe as a losing streak for an NFL team, an NHL team, or an NBA team. Esports pro teams have hired psychologists to help with players getting tilted in between games. One of the most iconic moments for a psychologist in esports was getting a team with semi-finals tilt to win their first championship ("Drackie" 2017). Astralis was the team who was tilted and was helped by their psychologist to win the whole…

Just a month before school ended a friend of mine sent me an email about an internship at a sports media company called Mandalay Sports Media. After doing some research about the company and its background I was excited and eager to find out about the opportunity. I received an email address and sent an email about my interest. A few weeks later I was told I would be able to join the Mandalay team as a summer intern. Sports has always been my passion and learning a new facet about the sports…

paid in full. In men’s and women 's basketball there are roughly 345 D1 schools. 28,000-32,000 men and women get the chance to play at the collegiate level and only a handful of them have the opportunity to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The recruiting process for…

Rucker Park Setup Reflection Growing up in Harlem, it’s every kids dream to win the Rucker Park tournament held every summer. What’s so great about this court, people may ask. Well it’s where NBA and street legends like, Wilt Chamberlain, Dr. J, The Goat, and The Helicopter made their starts. Therefore, best friends, Mackey and J.R, want to participate in the tournament, after years of riding the bench. Little do they know on the day of the game, J.R. is fatally stabbed and Mackey feels…

Trevor DeYoung Mrs. Laughlin American Literature 24 May 2017 Final Essay - Trevor DeYoung Books can have impacts on people’s lives. They can relate, make people feel good, and help them escape from the world in many ways. There’s a type of book anyone can find and enjoy, have it be horror, mystery, comedy, or anything inbetween. In this case, books can connect us to our own personal lives. We can also find connections between other books that relate to each other, finding a bridge between two…

The game of basketball was invented in 1891, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Basketball was created by a physical education teacher, James Naismith. The game was created as a safer game to play with his class of eighteen students. Throughout the years the game of basketball has changed little by little. There are many differences to the way basketball was played then and now, but there are also many similarities. For example, basketball was originally played with nine players on each team, to fit…

According to the article “Under Pressure; How Stress Affects Performance” which quotes a study done by Art Markman at the University of Texas says that “the NBA average average from the free-throw line drops to 72 percent when the shooter’s team is down by two points in the final minute, compared to a 76 percent average when the game doesn’t hinge on free throws. When players are down by one point the percentage drops to 69 percent(Szewczyk).” If these athletes who…