Track and field athletics

Close to 7,000,000 high school students around the U.S. participate in an organized sports program sometime during the school year. Young athletes that participate in a high school sport should have more conditioning time during their practices because of how many injuries are accounted each year. Two many students are getting hurt during a school year because of sports. The U.S. Centers of Disease Control (CDC), estimated that high school athletes account for about 2 million injuries and…

increased the demand for sports apparel. Worldwide developing countries are experiencing an increase in income and standard of living. This is causing more people to have money to spend on this type of apparel, which will only continue to increase. The athletic footwear is key in this industry, with many different types of shoes including running, basketball, cleats and many…

brothers and sisters in commerce and industry. One notable company was the Jackie Robinson’s Construction Company, which was designed to build housing for low-income families. Furthermore Mr. Robinson became a well-liked spokesperson for civil rights, athletic, and for other causes. Without Robinson's pioneering ways, America would be a different…

Annual Hoosiers Outrun Cancer was a huge success this year and has been for the past 17 years. I had the opportunity be one of over 400 volunteers for the event, which allowed me to gain skills for my potential future in the field of sport management, and possibly, other related fields. The volunteer sport organization, or the organization that provided the opportunity for the community was the Bloomington Hospital Foundation, which is an organization that creates events and fundraisers in order…

Most cushioned natural ride—featuring the Men’s Nike Free 5.0. Ideal for runners new to natural running, with the cushioning and support of a traditional shoe. Low-profile cushioning and a rounded heel encourage a natural footstrike. It’s the year 2016, and Nike is still advertising junk on their website. On average, these high-end shoes cost over $100, but these pricey shoes are not the only detriment to our runners, but also injuries. In the non-fictional narrative, Born to Run, journalist…

modern Olympics is the amount of events. The ancient Olympics consisted of a few field events and only one running event. The first running event, won by a cook named Corebus, was a 192 meter sprint (“Olympic Games”). The current Olympics include 24 track and field events for the men and 23 for the women. Some of these events include the 100 meter sprint, 200 meter sprint , 400 meter sprint and 1500 meter run (“Athletics”). In the ancient Olympics one of the biggest attractions was…

Olympics may never had been created. Certainly the ancient Olympics, first foot races need far more attention than they receive. A large part of the Greek education was a healthy body and a competitive spirit and so that organized one of the first athletic competitions. The Greeks played a key role in the establishment of distance running races at the Olympics. The diaulos, dolicho and stadion foot races were the first events added to the Games overtime. These ancient Olympic races have many…

So, in this his Senior year, Tony had a secret pledge to himself: To fuck-the-shit-out of any willing jock ass that crossed his path on the playing field. This quarterback had screwed his fair share of jock asses unbeknownst to Coach Sullivan and his Father, and to his teammates. Incredibly handsome, olive-skinned muscles, and a natural on the field, Tony Cazzo was used to getting what he wanted. Even when it meant fucking his rival opponents asses, their mascot or hunky marching band…

The American Association for the Advancement of Physical Education was formed in 1885 and the Amateur Athletic Union was founded three years later. A conference on physical training was held in Boston in 1889. Three years later Ohio passed a mandatory physical education law, to be followed by Wisconsin (1897), North Dakota (1899), Pennsylvania (1901), Michigan…

ever seen before. Jackson and Jordan both displayed crazy statistics over and over again throughout their career but physically watching them helps to truly understand their greatness. Besides being great athletes, they also found success off the field and court starring in numerous commercials and having their own clothing lines. Jackson and Jordan both possessed insane talents and capabilities and had overall the best high school, college, and professional careers in history. Bo Jackson…