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The origin of lacrosse begins with Native American Indians and was originally called stickball. The game was played at St. Lawrence Valley and could last several days. They were played on large areas of land between villages, trees, and other natural resources were used as goals, these goals could range from 500 yards apart to several miles apart. There was no limit to how many players were allowed to play, It is estimated that there were 100 to 1,000 players in the game. Players were not…

The game of Lacrosse and the Mastermind behind Lacrosse Camps, Jon Urbana Lacrosse is a team sport that is played using a lacrosse stick. The first intercollegiate lacrosse game in the US was played on November 22, 1877 between Manhattan College and New York University. This was after the game was introduced in upstate New York in the 1860’s. One organization that has been at the forefront of promoting lacrosse across the state of Colorado in recent years is the Next Level Lacrosse Camp (NLLC).…

local example of how Australian's have embraced wrestling was the formation of the Wrestling Australia, which started as a part a plan by the Australian Institute Of Sport to expand wrestling, it was originally formed in 1986. It has since spread across Australia. In total 3 athletes from the Australia Wrestling company qualified for the olympics, Ivan Popov, Sahit Prizreni, Talgat Ilyasov. This shows how the people have embraced wrestle into our culture. Australian Wrestling now has…

Do you think athletes deserve tremendous amounts of dollars? Should athletes be paid less? Athletes are overpaid millions more than “regular people” in an entire lifetime. Many people have decided whether or not pro athletes are overpaid, but have you? Your decision will be the one that counts the most in this debate between what might be good, or bad. Surprisingly, not even the President of the United States makes as much as professional athletes do in a yearly income. Although he runs…

It took me by surprise when they said that many college student's debts are exceeding $100,000 quite frequently. I would never imagine having to pay that amount of money just to pursue a good paying career that can provide for your entire life. Although, I have not paid for my college these past 2 years due to having a full ride scholarship for softball, I am glad that I can actually not have to worry about that particular thing just yet. I have been fortunate enough for my coaches to pay for my…

Athletes are such an attraction. What a talent!... but if that’s a talent than can saving a life be known as a talent? I ask this question because doctors, nurses, and so much more, do this for a living. So aren’t these “life savers” whose job is to save lives, the real talent? The thing conflict here is that athletes are paid a great sum of money while our life savers are not even close. What does it say about our society when we pay our athletes more than our life savers? And yes, athletes do…

When Disney announced their numbers for its fourth quarterly earnings in 2015, we saw a massive decline in revenue and subscribers from ESPN, a whopping 3.2 million subscribers in 2015 and a cumulative of 7 million subscribers within the span of two years, reported Nielsen. This major decline resulted from the acts of ‘cord shaving’ and ‘cord cutting, which is respectively when consumers opt in for ‘skinny bundles’ that does not include expensive programming and when they decide to cut their…

There are two sides to this argument; one side believes that athletes are being paid too much and are not worthy of being glorified as role models and an additional side where people believe athletes can be great role models and earn the money they receive. The following argument will give evidence of how athletes can be great role models and how they earn their money. The amount of money received by athletes is looked down upon, but being a professional athlete is not only a job, but also a…

The majority of Americans acquire anxiety over college; however, it is not selecting the university that causes the bulk of stress, it is paying for college that is nerve-racking. Even though compensating the expensive loans can hinder the financial aspect, students can earn money through scholarships that compensate all college expenses. Excelling in sports, obtaining flawless grades, and applying for school-specific scholarships are ways students can earn a full ride to college.…

In the course of recent decades, college sports increase in fame over the United States. Whether it be football or basketball, following the time when the century's turn, intercollegiate athletics acquire an overflow of income to their separate universities, and expand the college's name. Undergrad athletes are vital towards colleges as they are behind the athletic program's surplus in income (Nocera 1). These competitors are set to play which results in obtaining revenue to the university, yet…