At first there were only a few members centered mostly in colleges and universities. ... For a student to become certified they must first get a four year college education with a bachelor's degree. ... One could work in a private or public high school or work for a college or university. ... Some of the major topics in the field right now are: the long term effects from concussions on soccer players, overworking the shoulder in baseball, long term effects from chest injuries in football, reoccurring oankle sprains, and ACL and MCL injuries to female athletes. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This drug is legal in baseball but is illegal in football. When young college athletes see a professional athlete like Mark Mcguire use a drug like this, it makes them want to go out and use it. ... The most recent drug that has everyone talking about among college athletes is a drug called Creatine. This is a illegal drug in NCAA certified college sports. ...

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Imagine playing in front of three thousand screaming fans just waiting for you to do something spectacular. Imagine being swarmed by the media after stepping out of your thirty two thousand dollar car, leaving practice to go to a photo shoot for the cover of Sports Illustrated. This mu...

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What separates college and professional athletes? ... College athletes spend the almost the same amount of time practicing, working out, and playing games as professionals do, but college players also have to manage going to class and completing their school work. ... Although this sounds desirable, signing up for less classes delays one's time in college. ... For the majority of football, basketball, and baseball players, the only reason they go to college and play is because it is a rule. ... They would stay in college, finish their schoolwork, and get a degree. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Football is a way of life." This excerpt taken from the beginning of Varsity Blues, which premiered in 1998, shows the way of life for high school football players. ... In society today, high school sports have a great influence on the future of students, whether they will or where they go to college. ...

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One path is to get a college degree in Business or sports management or even both. ... Especially today when the NCAA has implemented a 1 year minimum eligibility for college in basketball and also 3 years to play for college football. ...

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Although the big money in sports has turned everybody a little crazy, as for instance, with the flood of college freshman and sophomores and even high school players declaring themselves for the NBA draft eater to cash in right now. ... If an athlete doesn't sign a contract, and if football players earn $30,000 a year like the rest of the American workers, the only people profiting would be billionaire workers. ...

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• Grade Level: High School