Essays on Sports

Nutrition plays an essential role in bodybuilding despite it being very simple. It, therefore, becomes necessary to understand how to build an effective bodybuilding plan. Various people in society take a nutrition plan applied in bodybuilding from different perspectives. The research focused on a nutrition plan for bodybuilding as the genre of interest. An effective nutrition plan is essential for bodybuilding in human beings. Fitness is a topic that may or may not be of importance depending upon who you…...

“Football is God’s gift to humanity.” From the age of three, the tactical, physical, and elegant game of soccer has been a part of my life. When people meet me, one of the first thing’s they learn about me is my love for soccer. Over the past decade Saturdays and Sundays have always been filled with countless soccer games and tournaments, and the game has brought me and my family across the country. I started out playing for local recreational…...

My name is Mieana Lum, and I have a passion that allows me to feel stronger, free calm, and relaxed in a mental way. My passion is Track and Field or just running in general. I got my passion from my earliest childhood because when I was little, I always loved to run and just be wild outside and active. I just always loved running. But I didn't realize that it was going to become my passion until I was…...

This is for a bachelors degree for future colleges for athletic training. The better choice is the university of Florida because it cheaper. Another reason Florida is better is because it is warmer than Michigan. Florida has a smaller class so you can get more one-on- one time with your teacher. The ranking was the top 10 in the nation. If you go to the university of Florida you will be a Florida gator. They are wanting to move up…...

In this essay, war is the sport. Man vs. Man. Team vs. Team. Fairness is questioned in sports when one side has an advantage that the other player or team can’t get. I believe that it would be fair in sports, if all players are allowed to use PEDs (Performance Enhancing Drugs). The definition of a Performance Enhancing Drug is: “ Any drug taken to improve athletic performance. Athletes taking performance enhancing drugs have always been trying to hide or…...

The first part of the following text is about Gianluigi Buffons achievements and why he is a great sportsman. After the description of Buffon, the text tries to explain what personal criteria makes a sportsman/sportswoman great. Gianluigi, also called “Gigi”, Buffon, born 28 January 1978, is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Juventus Turin. He is one of the greatest goalkeeper all of the time. He was the runner–up for the Ballon d’O (given to the…...

Description Many people go to the gym to lose weight and achieve their fitness goals. Find out how you can maximize your gym time and do just that in this article. In order to shed some pounds, you need to make the right food and lifestyle choices. This involves the mastery of the basics: Have a well-balanced diet, get adequate hours of sleep, and do some form of physical exercise. Many people want to accelerate their weight loss, and more…...

Introduction to the Article Gretchen Reynolds in his July 2018 article “Exercise Makes the Aging Heart More Youthful” as published by the New York Times attempts to present his argument on the need for the old adults to practice physical fitness during the middle and old age. Old people usually face many challenges which include heart problems, and it requires special attention from individuals nursing them. The author has, therefore, mentioned the importance of daily exercises to reduce heart failure.…...

Broken bones are taken very seriously in today’s world, but what about injuries people cannot see? Traumatic brain injuries are currently becoming increasingly common, with a majority of them being caused by sports. Both professional and high school athletes suffer from traumatic brain injuries, one of the most common ones being a concussion. Concussions are unable to be seen and can be caused by a hit to the head or an impact that is absorbed by the head. They have…...

Imagine sitting down on the couch on a Sunday in early February, but instead of turning on the Super Bowl, you are stuck watching reality TV. Without Ancient Greece’s influence in sport games, there would not be sports like there are in modern times. That’s right; say goodbye to the beloved World Series, March Madness and definitely the Summer and Winter Olympics. From the span of 800 B.C. to around 100 B.C., the emergence of sports occurred in the city-states…...

In his Anacharsis, the rhetorician Lucian described the value that the ancient Greeks placed on athletics. He claimed that various athletic competitions in Ancient Greece were fundamental in training men to become good citizens and preparing them for both times of peace and war, thereby benefiting the “chief good of the public and the supreme felicity of the state.” In addition to this belief, the ancient Greeks also held the views that victory in athletics allowed individuals to gain and…...

The article 'Get Football Out Of Our Universities' by Steven Salzberg is very effective. It employs multiple rhetorical strategies which include exemplification, logos, and strong diction. Throughout the paper, Salzberg uses all three rhetorical strategies. The first example deals with exemplification and states, 'At the University of Maryland last year, the football coach fell out of favor with the athletic director, who wanted to replace him'(Salzberg, pg.2). ('This despite the fact that the coach was very successful, with an overall…...

Chess is a solution-based game that has a positive impact on children’s cognitive skills, encourages inventive solutions and promotes imagination and creativity.1 Introduction An estimated 600,000,000 people play chess in the world2, with some countries like Armenia even making chess a compulsory school subject3. Researchers have been delving into the empirical merits of chess since the 70’s4 and there is renewed excitement as teachers and policymakers turn their attention to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), and are using chess…...

I believe in Chess. “Did you know that there are more combinations in chess than all of the atoms in the universe?” This is the quote that led me to chess exactly a decade ago. When that quote came up to me from my teacher, I dragged my mom with me to the chess tournament which happened to be the first match that day. I arrived a few minutes before the game, so right after I took a seat, the…...

My assignment was to write an essay about a famous athlete. I chose an athlete from the eighties, Bo Jackson. The reason I chose this athlete did not only do he have so many accomplishments over the years, but also because he is my dad’s favorite Raider player of all time. I also decided to choose him because of how many people he has inspired, he is a really good athletic role model. You can see what he has done…...

Football is a very intense game. It’s a very tough and physical sport with a lot of big collisions. With that comes bruises, bumps, blood, broken bones, fractures, and a bunch of other things. People say that if it were an easy sport, everyone would play it. To play football you have to be ready to give and receive hits. Especially big ones. It’s a game of physical and mental toughness. Not only does it consist of mental toughness, but…...

Some people say there’s no such thing as in good pain, but if you love football there is. Football is my favorite sport and even though it is demanding mentally and physically I would never spot playing it. The way football came to be was through another sport called rugby. Because of rugby, the Football Association in England was formed, becoming the sport's first governing body (profootballhof.com). There are many rules when it comes to playing football and the actual…...

Everyone knows that exercise helps your physical health and can help you lose weight, but is that the most important part of exercise? The more research that is done on overall health we are finding that exercise doesn’t just help your physical health, but also can help release stress, help your immune system, improve mental health, and help impact the body in almost every way. There is more to it than just going out and running or lifting weights and…...

Football is considered the American pastime and has created a name across the globe. However, this “great” organization has a controversial background. The NFL claimed to not be aware of the distinct correlation between concussions and the sport of football. They related concussions on the same level as “an everyday football injury and mentioned in the same stories as broken bones and pulled muscles”. They feared that the game of football would gain a dangerous reputation would would cause them…...

One team just got blindsided and is now lying on the ground unconscious. He clearly has a concussion, but what will be the effects of that concussion? The impact of concussions and their relationship to playing football has become a major topic of public health concern. Recent studies have attempted to identify the lasting effects of concussions, determine the link between concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), ways to adapt the rules of football to limit the number of concussions,…...

Sword Fights were once a matter of life or death. This sport started changing from military training to a sport in the 14th or 15th century. Italy and Germany claimed it’s origins. German fencing masters were the first guilds in the 15th century. Guilds are various medieval associations, as of merchants, artisans organized to maintain standards and to protect the interest of its members, and that sometimes creates a local governing body. Fencing is one of the four sports to…...

The lights are bright, the room is filled with noise from over a thousand competitors, parents running around trying to figure out where their fencer needs to be, and coaches giving the final pep talks. Your nerves set in a week before you arrived and have been on overdrive since last night. Pools are called and strips are assigned, you gather your weapons and mask and make your way over to your area. Your name is called to fence first,…...

Many people in America are becoming obese. According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, “An estimated 160 million Americans are either obese or overweight,” (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation). An amazing way to change this is by exercising. There are many benefits from exercising, and many ways to do so. However, there are also many disadvantages of not exercising. Exercising regularly has many advantages for your body. One thing that exercising does for your body is giving…...

Football may be the favorite and most popular sport among Americans, but, professional NFL players usually should cope with the physical toll that the game may withstand them. The health risks associated with participation in American football have gotten more attention over the past several years. The focus has been on concussions and also the association of recurrent head trauma with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). CTE often tops the list of football-conscious fear factors. Unfortunately, we do not know much…...

“If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person's life in a positive light, and that's what I want to do. That's what it's all about” - Tiger Woods. The influence of globally known, iconic, Asian and Asian American sports stars such as Tiger Woods, Yao Ming, Ichiro Suzuki, Manny Pacquiao, Dat Nguyen and Jeremy Lin have on the lives and culture of Asian Americans…...

There are many different characteristics of basketball that a player needs to be good at the sport. This includes awareness. This characteristic involves a player understanding the game a lot better, this doesn’t mean that the only point is to put the ball in the basket, it is way more than that. Awareness is about knowing where you are meant to be and having good spatial awareness which falls into this characteristic. Another characteristic that basketball players have to have…...

In the last one hundred years, women have made gigantic advances in many aspects of life. Of that, there can be little uncertainty. Women may now hold employment, claim property and take an interest in professional athletics. Nevertheless, even today women in games are not portrayed in a similar light as their male counter parts. Gender inequality in sports is a critical issue all over the world and yet overlooked in many countries, including the United States. Women who play…...

Executive summary As a result of the survey that has been conducted to analyze responders’ observations regarding to fitness centers. A problem of high cost memberships and maldistribution of gyms have been proved. In order to solve these issues, we suggested to apply fixed memberships’ fees and place gyms in neglected districts. The recommended changes will improve citizens’ life-style, along with meeting the healthy aspects of Saudi vision of 2030. Introduction We as humans have different perspectives in accordance to…...

The dictionary describes conformity as a harmony of the established practice. In other words, conform simply means to change one’s thoughts in order to comply with rules, or general customs. Altering our behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs to match those people around us, and adjusting one’s behavior to coincide with a group standard. People tend to conform to different reasons. They may want to belong to a particular group, or they may feel the need to conform because of a lack…...

Expanding financial globalization and difficulties has prodded the development of universal organizations and has additionally expanded the working class moving over the globe. Global organizations are hoping to locate qualified professionals, the possibility to oversee and work in the abroad business by expanding the business to remain ahead in the business (Dowling & Welch, 2005). True to form exile assignments are not constantly effective and the percent of disappointment ranges from 16% - 40% (Tung, 1981, Black, 1988; Employee Benefit…...

By definition, a sport is “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment (Roenigk, 38).” Although cheerleading fits the criteria of being a sport, there had been a large debate over deciding if cheerleading is a sport or not. The topic has been a controversial one for decades, however, cheerleading has proved to be not only a sport but one the most dangerous sport known to man. Cheerleading…...

Hunting can be defined as the practice of trapping or killing animals. These animals are pursued otherwise, or the hunters track them with the same ideas. The hunting of wildlife and untamed animals is done by humans for sport, food, trade, and to have as pets or get rid of them that are dangerous to humans. But as years passed by, humans are hunting excessively and without remorse. Therefore, in my opinion, hunting should be banned permanently because it is…...

Undoubtedly, professional athletes are overpaid for their contribution to society. Professional athletes simply chase a ball down a field, hit a ball with a stick, or throw balls in hoops, none of which help our country in the least. They are poor role models for children, they are selfish, and they do not contribute to society at all. So why are we paying them millions of dollars each year? Why do the youth aspire to be like them? What about…...

Just imagine being an athlete a part of an association that produces nearly Eleven Billion dollars each year and receiving none of it, that is exactly what every NCAA athlete faces. College sports highly increase the popularity of a College. In fact, most high-ranking Division One Colleges are known for their basketball, football, baseball team...Etc. According to NCAA rules, “You are not eligible for participation in a sport if you have ever: Taken pay, or the promise of pay, for…...

Abstract The purpose of this study is to gain information and insight into the effects that brain injuries have on football athletes. As well as, the safety measures that have been placed to help lower those harmful injuries on the field and their effectiveness. For this study, the Mesquite Independent School District’s 5 high school football teams will be examined during a football season. Players will be between the ages of 14 to 18 years of age. Programs should do…...

Why is the football one of the most beloved sports in the United States? That is because Football is one of the most exciting sports due to all the violence that happens during every game. Everyone loves and lives for those vicious hits between players but this of course has its consequences of leaving some of the players very badly injured permanently or even dead in some major cases. Even though the football players are aware of the dangers and…...

Each year thousands of students across U.S. schools are being injured while participating in school sport programs. It is reported that seven million high school athletes participate in high school sports thus making them the largest group of athletes at risk for suffering concussions and their related consequences (Doucette 503). An astonishing forty-six percent of emergency room visits are for sports-related concussions for adolescents ages 14-19 (Valovich 131). Even though it is not life-threatening, adolescents who are suffering from concussions…...

For the purpose of this essay, the topic I have chosen to discuss is head injuries, specifically concussions, obtained while playing sport. Within this topic, I will discuss the long-term effect, short-term effects, and the dangers of returning to play after such injuries. “Concussion is an injury associated with sports and is most often identified with boxing, football, ice hockey, and the martial arts” (Powell,2001). With that said, a study carried out by McCrory et al (2013) has suggested that…...

Alex Pompez, a Cuban-American, established a link among organized baseball, black baseball, and Latin America. On February 27, 2006, he was welcomed into baseball’s Hall of Fame for his many contributions to the sport; he was a Negro-league team owner, a major-league scout, and a Negro National League (NNL) vice president. Throughout his years with the sport, he was the first of very few to have exclusive rights over a baseball field, experienced the transition of segregation to integration period,…...

The national basketball association is the professional basketball league in North America consisting of teams 30 teams across the United States, apart from one team located in Toronto, Canada. In the 2017-18 season, the 30 teams generated revenue of $7.4 billion USD which was an increase of 25% from the 2017 season (Forbes, 2018). Revenue streams and Business Model The NBA generates a significant portion of their revenue through basketball-related income. This would include broadcasting rights, advertising, merchandising, and concessions.…...