Steroids in sports is an epidemic among players trying to gain an edge, which leads to increased usage of steroids. ... Sports like baseball have had a long history of rampant steroid use and have taken effective action since they first discovered the problem. However, because of their ineffective testing NCAA football unlike most sports, has not yet discovered the full extent of their steroid problem. ... I believe that steroid use is clearly wrong in sports, and is an easy way to gain an unfair advantage over the competition. ... Steroids have been an issue that has been uncovered in other ...

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In 2014, the NCAA set a record high of a $989 Million in net-revenue. ... Bush was paid by boosters to attend USC, which went against NCAA rules. ... They want to know how the NCAA could make it a fair system. Would the NCAA only pay Division 1 Schools? ... A third reason that athletes should be compensated is the effect that playing sports can have on a person's body.There are inherent risks in playing contact sports, especially for no pay. ...

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The most controversial example of universities and the NCAA using the images of athletes to make money is with video games, most notably EA Sports's popular NCAA Football franchise. In 2009, former Arizona State quarterback Sam Keller filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, EA Sports, and the Collegiate Licensing Company claiming that it was an exploitation of student athletes. ... EA Sports is so intent on the accuracy of player likenesses that they, "Send detailed questionnaires to NCAA team equipment managers to glean precisely the idiosyncratic individual player details." ... When the...

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In the same study, "It is a myth that the growth of women's sports has been responsible for the elimination of men's sports," says Donna Lopiano executive director of the Women's Sports Foundation. ... Here are some facts and figures: • Women's teams received $1 out of every $4 spent on recruiting in the NCAA. ... • Female athletes received $142 million less in scholarship aid than men on NCAA teams. • In Division 1-A, the head coaches of NCAA women's teams made 63 cents for every $1 paid to head coaches of men's teams. (Women's Sports Fo...

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The points on each side of the debate are valid, college sports are designed for amateur student athletes. ... The business of college sports becomes part of the pivotal policy making decisions of the regulatory bodies who legislate college sports and ultimately its participants- athletes and coaches, especially when it comes to football and basketball. ... "By the 1980s, intercollegiate basketball was one of the favorite sports in the nation. ... The NCAA, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, governing body of big time college sports is caught in its own web of tangled contradictions...

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A college student-athlete is defined as a participant in an organized competitive sport sponsored by the NCAA and the member institution at Division I, II, or III. ... The feeling of isolation and lack of involvement outside of athletics is a recent concern for the NCAA. ... The NCAA has passed some regulations regarding housing to better integrate student-athletes and have restricted the hour athletes may practice. In 1991, the NCAA set limits on the time commitment for all sports to 20 hours per week; this includes required practice and competition (NCAA, 2007). ... Once an athlete begins ...

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Many colleges are lowering their academic standards in order to recruit new athletes and to maintain their previous athletes eligible to play for the various sports that their schools offer. ... An internal committee has found at least 12 violations of National Collegiate Athletic Association rules at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; who's trustees were publicly rebuked for their sports policies on last month by the state's governor (Lederman 412). There were 12 NCAA violations found in these two colleges alone, and these are not the only colleges that are not p...

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I believe that affirmative action is justified to some extent, however these days it's more appropriate to provide affirmative action based on socio-economic class more than race. I say this because there are many well privileged minorities these days who are getting affirmative action even though t...

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At first I did not know who the professor of the class was supposed to be, but when I saw Kevin Fite was teaching it, I knew I would learn a lot because of his experience as a successful administrator with the NCAA and the University of Houston. ... I would like to learn some more fundamental knowledge of administrative practices of sports at the high school, collegiate and professional sport levels. I want to be able to identify and implement managerial strategies utilized with sports programs, analyze and discuss philosophies and issues involved in the management of sports programs, acquai...

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The team's roster consisted of thirteen players whom were all attending the university on fully paid sports scholarship. In 1997 the team won the collegiate sports highest award, the Division One Basketball Tournament Championship. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is beginning to realize the massiveness of this problem, and, as of recently, discussions are being presented in regard to compensating college athletes monetarily. ... (The majority of schools have established an academic average of 2.00 as suitable for participation in sports programs.) ... The NCAA and ...

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He goes on to talk about how he witnessed and endured some of the struggles in dealing with the severe rules of the NCAA. ... For example, in 2010, "Duke basketball players were valued at nearly a million dollars while the players were living just $732 above the poverty line and a scholarship shortfall of $1,995" ("The Price of Poverty in Big Time College Sports"). ... NCAA prides itself on all student-athletes are students first and athletes second, however, it seems that more popular athletes leave early for the pros. ... The truth is that many college athletes are alre...

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Within sports, heroes are made, goals are set and dreams are lived. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) did not offer athletic scholarship for female athletes nor did they hold championships for women's sports. ... Women's sports continue to receive and substantially less amount of news coverage and airtime than men's sports. ... Unlike men's sports, women's sports are often played during the afternoon, a time that prevents many spectators from attending and sends a message that women's sports are less important than males. ... The overall lack...

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The Legalities of Performance Enhancing Drugs In Sports Introduction Though there exist numerous positive aspects and elements to sports, like everything there exists negative aspects as well. ... The IOC established a Medical Commission to fight against doping in sports. ... NCAA Regulation Anti-doping laws have also been modified to fit and better suit intercollegiate sports. ... This consent form also covers the anti-doping laws and regulations, and grants access to the NCAA to conduct drug tests. The NCAA established its own drug testing program separate and different from that of any oth...

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Many men and women alike love sports, and to discriminate against a certain sex by not providing them with the opportunity to participate in the sport(s) that they are interested in is wrong. ... (Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to the 1964 Civil Rights Act) This law has done wonderful things in the promotion of women's sports and is a great law in its original intent; however, the enforcement of this law has terribly perverted its spirit. ... The court sited numerous cases in which the elimination of men's sports opportunity was permitted (TheMat.com). ... According...

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Since the beginning of college sports, athletes have not been financially rewarded for their efforts. ... The money that colleges and universities acquire from ticket sales alone, exceed that of many professional sports leagues in the United States. ... Although bribes, cash and gift of this sort are prohibited, by NCAA rules colleges sometimes resort to these measures to persuade top performing athletes to stay. ... Even though some say that the scholarships are enough, paying players would cut out the illegal contact between recruiters, agents, boosters, and players, and eliminate an already...

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I have had a very long meandering road to get where I am in being in the last quarter of my Masters of Sports Leadership with Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. ... As an undergraduate student, I began my studies in sports administration and studied business administration as a minor. During my college experience I did more than take classes and tests, I immersed myself in the workings of Intercollegiate Athletics and the NCAA by working different jobs and internships within the athletic program. ... My dream statement concerning my career in sports is a part of my overall life ...

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Sports are one of the factors that lead to eating disorders. ... There are many other sports where athletes have eating disorders. Some examples are track, swimming, cross-country, youth football and other weight class sports. According to a Sports Illustrated article in January 22 issue, a recent anonymous survey of college Division I athletes was taken. ... "I think the whole issue of nutrition and eating patterns, it would be fair to say, is a major concern among athletes," stated the NCAA director of sports sciences. ...

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Before it came to life there were many barriers keeping females from fully participating in activities, unlike education, sports especially highlighted this. ... This seen prominently in the 1960s defined what made a girl a "girl" in a sense, and those not to be defined by that, which meant the girls who played sports left them to be outsiders. ... The problem of inequality has been around for quite some time, the first time it was seen in sports was in the mid-1920s, when "a group of women physical educators destroyed girl's chances to participate in competitive sports, t...

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Despite his success at North Carolina, Jordan elected to forego a fourth year at North Carolina, having decided that winning an NCAA championship already cemented his legacy as a Tarheel. ... Nowadays, there are many superstars in the NBA such as LeBron James and Kobe Bryant that are trying to emulate Jordan's personality and his impact, but to no avail, as his impact may never be rivaled by any athlete in any of the four major sports....

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