...The future of football In our society today football is the most popular sport and is one that people can’t wait until it starts every year. Players and fans start to get ready once summer starts to come to an end. Players are practicing while their loyal fans are buying gear, getting the grill ready, taking days off of work in advance and buying tickets to their favorite college or pro teams or maybe even high school. Even though the fans show so much support for their sport they don’t know first hand how much of a toll this sport takes on the players bodies with injuries. Many injuries can be fixed and heal but others like concussions which could cause problems to theses players later on in life. Sports analysts and doctors have talked about the future of football because of the risks that result from years of head blows and concussions. To many concussions and head blows can result in serious medical problems for ex-players later on in life like not being able to walk or memory loss. Over the next decade it could be possible that football could be no more because of how serious players futures are affected by these injuries. In this ill give my opinion on the future of football, will it decline and should it be number one. Is football in jeopardy of not being a sport anymore or even so protected by fines and rules that it’s not fun to watch or even play anymore? No it’s not in any kind of trouble of loosing its fans, players or popularity anytime soon. Player’s love...
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...High school Football is not safe enough to play because concussions are too much of a problem and a risk to life. Concussions in american high school football is a very serious injury and can be career ending and even fatal. Concussions are the main reason people today are talking about that football is not safe enough to play. What is a concussion? The Merriam Webster definition of concussions is, “a stunning, damaging, or shattering effect from a hard blow; especially : a jarring injury of the brain resulting in disturbance of cerebral function.” Based on this definition concussions doesn't sound so bad but it's a very complicated injury. Even the pros (NFL) has suffered from concussions. Concussions is subject to be the cause of Chronic...
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...On October 31, 2013, Chad Stover died while playing football after receiving a concussion. Stover’s head made contact with another player’s thigh in the midst of a tackle, resulting in a concussion. Concussions are one of many injuries that are possible when playing football. Aside from all of the injuries, there are many helpful characteristics of the sport (football). Football aids in the development of children and young adults. From work ethic to relieving of stress football has many beneficial facets. Football is one of the many sports that provides Psychological increase in youth. The pros outweigh the cons, the cons are injuries while the pros are community building and a better psychological outlook. During a football game in October, Leshawn Williams received an injury to his knee thinking it was a type of ligament damage. Later over the...
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...King, Peter. "Concussions The Hits That Are Changing Football." Sports Illustrated. 01 11 2010: Web. 13 Sep. 2012. Dr. Ann McKee an associate professor of neurology and pathology at Boston University who has been studying the brains of deceased football players, wanted to illustrate the damage that repeated hits to the helmet can cause. When she slipped a slide of a cross section of a human male brain into the microscope it showed hundreds of tiny brownish triangular bits of a toxic protein called tau which chokes off cellular life in the brain. The slide of the cross section was 10-year NFL offensive lineman Lou Creekmur. “You can see that there are hardly any areas untouched by the damage, I would call it incredible chaos in the brain, Lou was demented when he died” said McKee. Over the past three years McKee has been given the brains of sixteen former NFL players, some of whom suffered dementia and ALS of severe depression. The families of the players wondered whether there was a link between football and the psychological, physical or behavioral problems that afflict some older players. Testing has been completed on fourteen of the brains; thirteen were diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in athletes (and others) with a history of repetitive brain trauma, including concussions as well as hits to the head. A film was showed to all 32 teams about the hits and...
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...Concussions in Pro Sports Concussions are quite prevalent among the professional sports players. Many of the players will or have suffered from a concussion at some point in their sport carer. With having a concussion comes other complications. Therefo all players should be educated on the long term effects of having a concussion. Profesional sports players need to be educated on the risk of having a concussion. Players need to know what the effects are of having a concussion. According to Andrew Walters in the article Professional Sports Associations Should Protect Athletes from Concussions, “Concussions don’t only last hours and days after they are suffered but also potentially for years afterward.”(Walters). Not all concussions are cured in a few days some can take up to a few years to be completely over it. Even then there’s still the long term effects of brain damage. The players need to know that with a concusion comes a long recovery time....
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...are so closely observed and mimicked by the youth it makes you ask the question should they really be considered role models? Athletes throughout history have always been considered role models for young children with a gift for sports. There have been many misdeeds that have occurred that makes us question whether athletes deserve to be considered role models. Conversely, athletes make good role models for several reasons such as promoting physical fitness, educational success, self-confidence, and a strong work ethic. The role of being an athlete is a good goal to reach in itself especially with the obesity epidemic that we are currently having in America. Athletes must have a strong work ethic and devote a large portion of their personal time to training in order to become a professional. Athletes also need to display a high degree of self confidence in order to be successful. With the exception of a very small few most athletes do go to college, and are expected to be successful, which promotes children to seek further education (Williams, 2011 ). A current example of an athlete who makes a good role model is Olympic gold medalist gymnast Gabby Douglas. She not only was a participant in the 2012 Olympics but she has shown a high degree of class and respect as she has gained fame. Unfortunately, there are many examples of bad role models within the athletic community. A recent case that is in the news concerns professional football player...
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...Chris Berryman Sport in Modern Society Concussions in Sport: An Analytical Discussion “I had no idea what a nickel was (Kevin Kolb, The Concussion Blog).” NFL quarterback Kevin Kolb has suffered three major concussions since 2010 (Galliford, Buffalorumblings). His most recent one just this past August effectively ended his football career. This is just one example of the many in which multiple or severe concussions have cut short careers in sports. The issue of player safety in sport has become a topic of controversy and debate in recent years. Many professional leagues such as the NFL and the NHL have adopted strict concussion test protocols and procedures for its players. Player safety has no doubt become a major concern in contact sports. The problem is, many of these regulations have yet to address what happens after playing careers are over. What happens to former players’ mental and physical health after they retire? How do players whom have suffered multiple concussions playing contact sports live their lives as opposed to players whom have played non-contact sports such as golf or baseball? What will be questioned in this analysis is do known players that have suffered multiple and/or severe concussions throughout their playing careers due to playing a contact sport develop abnormally high levels of mental and physical health problems at an early age? Previous history on the attempts to lower the frequency of severe injury...
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...Personnel plan………………………………………………………………...….15 7.0 Financial Plan………………………………………………………………….…….....16 8.13 Important Assumptions…………………………………………………..........…16 8.14 Break-even Analysis…………………………………………………………..…17 8.15 Projected Profit and Loss…………………………………………………...……18 8.16 Projected Cash Flow……………………………………………………..………23 8.17 Projected Balance Sheet…………………………………………………………27 8.18 Business Ratios.…………………………………………………………….……29 8.0 Conclusion………………………………………………………………….…….……33 9.0 References……………………………………………………………………….……..33 1.0 Executive Summary Introduction Reva Sports Agency, LLC (REVA SPORTS) is a sports company in the Cyberjaya area. It is the mission of REVA SPORTS to provide sports services in the newly established Bandar Baru Bangi, located within Selangor, Kuala Lumpur. REVA SPORTS is a full service sports, athlete...
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...Present Garden City, Kansas Marketing Manager/Sports ♦ Started at KIUL without a client list, to this point I have created $6,500 a month in new sales for the station. ♦The voice of the Scott City Beavers. ♦Have served as Play-By-Play commentator, Color Analyst, Sideline Reporter, Hosted a coach’s show for the Garden City Community College, Garden City High School, and Scott City High School. ♦Currently have produced 25 new clients on the air through making client relationships in Scott City and Garden City. ♦Helped run staff since GM’s departure the last month and a half. KSDB 91.9 RadioSeptember 2003 to May 2008Manhattan, Kansas Assistant Sports Director, Play-by-Play Announcer & Color Analyst, Talk Show Host & Talent ♦ Play by Play and Color Announcer of KSU Mens and Womens Basketball, Football and Baseball ♦ Host and Talent of “Sports Talk” ♦ Assisted in the management of a staff of 18 employees ♦ Assisted in the management of game assignments, road games, bowl games, Big 12 tournament games, and NCAA tournament ♦ Produced game SPA’s in Abode Audition ♦ Facilitated and orchestrated the Board’s to provide games on Air through Scott’s Studio ♦ Conducted interviews with Kansas State University Coaches and players ♦ Assisted and Sport’s Anchored Channel 8 “Manhattan Matters”. Conducted interviews with Powercat Illustrateds, Tim Fitzgerald ♦ Assisted and conducted a Host Spot for “Sports Talk” at Willies Sports Bar and Grill JUNCTION CITY GENERALSMay 2007...
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...You will never find superman or batman heading out on a mission without their costume or James Bond without his gun. So, why would you think of playing a contact sport without right protection? High speed and frequent collision during roller derby makes it very important that you have right set of roller gears. Let us have a look at some must-have roller gears: Knee Pads Properties to look for in a knee cap: ‚¬ Replaceable knee caps. If your knee pad is cracked during an impact, all you need to replace is the knee cap instead of purchasing a new set. Nowadays, most of the top brands manufacture knee pads with replaceable caps and their spare parts are easily available online. ‚¬ Butterfly closure. The open design of a butterfly closure knee...
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...PROJ598—Contract and Procurement Management TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS Jones Sports Incorporated will start the process of accepting bids from contractors starting November 23, 2014 to build a new baseball field located at 5424 Rolling Meadows Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76124.Jones Sports will accept proposals for the construction of a practice baseball field, a small parking lot and a clubhouse. 6 1.1. General Description of Work Jones Sports has purchased 20 acres of land for their semi pro baseball team to conduct practice. On this land Jones Sports has plans to build a practice field, a 50 space parking lot and a small clubhouse. These facilities will be designed for the use of the team and coaches only and does not require seating for spectators. The outcome of the project would have the construction of a practice field with artificial turf, a 4,000 square foot clubhouse that will consist of a locker room with restrooms and showers, a meeting room with a projector screen and projector, a lounge, a small room for storage and a 50 car parking lot where each space will hold a mid-size vehicle. The project will also consist of lighting for the baseball field and parking lot as well.as utilities. There will be no seating for spectators as part of this project. The layout of the practice field, clubhouse and parking lot will created by the winning contractor with the plans being approved before construction begins. A study has been done and it has shown...
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...Teenagers are taught to do what their parents tell them to, especially when it comes to sports. Even though parents claim that it for their kid, are parents the cause of many sports related injuries? Parents push their kids to specialize in the sport the parents want to see them in warranting injury because of overuse of the same muscles and ligaments. Parents add camps, trips to batting cages and summer sports to the wear and tear of their kids body. The number of student athlete injuries would decrease if parents would decrease the amount they push their children. “1.35 million youths a year have serious sports injuries” (USA Today). Varying anywhere from strains and sprains to concussions and lacerations. 9% of the 1.35 million are knee injuries just like I suffered myself. 14% suffered head trauma, such as concussions. These injuries are mostly related to the sport of football. Bo Jackson, one of the best football players ever to have career cut short by injury stated,...
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...over which sport actually ranks as America’s national pastime is as enduring and intense as American sports themselves. Each and every week millions of Americans tune in to watch their favorite sports. Over the years baseball has traditionally been known as the national pastime among all sports, but the rich tradition and history behind baseball is almost certainly being slowly replaced by the glamour of football season. Although baseball is still referred to as America’s national pastime, football is by far the most popular sport in this country today. This can be attributed to many factors including a superior television product, more controlled violence, and legalized gambling with fantasy football. Keywords: national, pastime, football, baseball, sports, television, violence, gambling Move over Baseball, Football is America’s New National Pastime Each and every week millions of Americans tune in to watch their favorite sports. Basketball, baseball, football, golf, soccer, and racing all have a place and a market with the sports fans in America. Over the years baseball has traditionally been known as the national pastime among all sports, but the rich tradition and history behind baseball is being slowly replaced by the glamour of football season. Over the past two decades, baseball has been left behind while football has become America’s new national pastime (Gramling, 2010, p. 48, para. 1). According to Steve Rushin, a respected writer for Sports Illustrated...
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...Concussions in Football Paul Kowalczyk Lakeside High School 5th Period In this paper I am going to be talking about concussions in Football. I wanted to research this topic because I did not know how easy it is to get a concussion in sports. I also chose this topic because it can relate to the news today. The National Football League has just recently passed a rule that fines any player that tackles another player and creates head-to-head contact. I really wanted to know more about this new rule, and how this is going to affect the game. A concussion is a mild brain injury that happens when the brain quickly moves back and forth in the skull. Concussions are a short loss of normal brain function that is usually caused by sports injuries or by a blow to the head. American Football is one of the easiest ways to receive a concussion. Even though the players wear helmets they can still get a concussion. Researchers have found that out of 17,549 college football players, 888 players have received concussions and out of those 888 players 131 received another concussion that same season. Researchers at Virginia Tech, using sensors attached to the helmet of a college player, recorded more than 3,300 hits to the head during 10 games and 35 practice sessions in 2003 (Kuwana, 2004). They found that players receive an average of 50 hits to the head every game, and with an average force of 40 times...
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...has become a more expensive sport to play over the last years, and families can barely afford to keep their children in hockey anymore. People wonder why this is but there is a logical reason behind it. New technologies to improve the equipment have been invented, inflation on other things such as utilities, gas, food and salaries is the main reason for this problem. It has come to the point that families discourage their children to play ice hockey in favor of other, cheaper, sports. To buy new skates, a family is looking to invest between $500.00-$950.00 dollars, depending on the quality. Other popular sports that competes with hockey for practitioners have an massive advantage by being so much cheaper. This is a massive problem, and it has led to talented youngsters having to quit the sport they love because of their family’s financial situation. By doing research and comparing different options there might be a solution to...
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