Did you ever realize that in most of the cases numerous of athletes never graduate? It is sad to see young student athletes setting for much less education than they deserve. Neil H.Petrie in his essay is expressing himself against the attitude toward student athletes‚ and collegiate system. Petrie said "the system uses and then discards after the final buzzer." I found it true because there is so much pressure on athletes that it compromises their potential and academic careers. Petrie addresses
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Student Athletes and Gym Class Lets be honest‚ who wants to participate in gym class? Even the teachers put in the minimum effort. “Get dressed!” “Work-out day!” “Start running!” This was the daily routine that has been given to me every single year. So why should student athletes waste their time and energy to this over-rated class? Not only do students not take it seriously‚ the goals of gym class are fulfilled in the after-school sport‚ and gym interferes with the athlete’s training schedule
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Students late to the party may ultimately desire attending college‚ but face an uphill climb replete with unacceptable academic credentials‚ whether it’s poor performance in the classroom‚ deficiencies with college entrance examinations or some combination. For the chosen few alluded to earlier‚ universities will waive their standard requirements for scholarship athletes – no matter what they say. However‚ even the superstar athlete occasionally presents too many red flags and corresponding academic
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Pay to Play For a while now there has been a heated debate on whether to play college athletes or not. Some people believe that a scholarship should be enough. A thing to point out‚ a scholarship can be easily worth 15‚000 to 25‚000 dollars or more per year depending on what school he goes to or how many years he decides to stay in school. Additionally students receive all kinds of perks while they are in college‚ being the big man on-campus for some people‚ the ladies‚ staying at fancy hotels
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pleasure to work for Marvin from 2007 to 2012 while in undergrad. As I observed how much passion Marvin had for his career and the impact he left on students inspired me to obtain my Master’s Degree in order to join the team permanently. Marvin’s position as an Assistant Athletic Director of Academic Service‚ consists of welcoming incoming athletes and making sure they get with the right staff member in their selected sport section. He then keeps the staff updated on NCAA rules and regulations in
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loses. To succeed athletes must become part of the team by interacting with team mates and learning cooperation. Sheed explains the relationship between coaches and athletes‚ and the classroom and playing field. The tactics and respect an athlete gains from their coaches are reflected into their academic lives as well. Teachers felt sports increasingly interfered with other lessons that must be learned. “Yet sports don’t have to be the teachers enemy‚ at least the young athletes learned discipline
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The female athlete triad is made up of three medical conditions that are becoming increasingly common in active teen girls: Eating disorders‚ Amenorrhea or lack of menstrual periods and Osteoporosis or low bone mass. Low-calorie diets are usually the first sign of eating disorders. Along with diets‚ excessive exercise or obsession with exercising can also be another sign of the Female athlete triad. Teenage girls that are lower weight but exercise constantly are the individuals with the higher risk
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The female athlete triad is a health condition in which active women experience three inter-related disorders due to unhealthy body weight and eating habits. In the case of the triad‚ the word active refers to females who display moderate to high intensity levels of performance. The rate of performance must be high in order to counterbalance the decrease in calorie intake. Females who perform at a high intensity are at risk for the triad since they do not take in enough calories to fulfill the
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1 Prapassara Songpim Professor Zardinejad Eng 122 MWF 16 September 2013 Summary of “Athletes and Education” In “Athletes and Education”‚ Neil Petrie states that colleges give the smallest amount of assignments for student athletes ‚ and they receive the special compassion from the teacher. He takes mercy for student athletes by let them do their tasks and became famous college. The important thing to loose focus on the academic are the mental and physical energy by using the whole
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college athletes or not. Several studies have been done along with articles from various sources. This has been on the rise especially since “March Madness” is coming up. “March Madness” may only consist of three weekends‚ however‚ an 11 billion dollar deal is made to televise the games (Wilbon). This is when you have to take the time to sit back and contemplate whether these college athletes really are getting the fair end of the stick. Under NCAA laws it is forbidden to pay these athletes for their
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