Anatomy Of The Shoulder
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A detailed, 11 page look at the shoulder's anatomy, and some of the injuries that can occur from common activities such as throwing and general overextension. Techniques for treatment and care of the shoulder are presented. Also useful to those studying sports & sports medicine. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Are Baseball Players Paid More Than They are Worth?
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This paper evaluates the question of a player’s worth from the perspective that this is a capitalist country and that baseball is big business and it pays its players what it is assumed they are worth. In other words baseball salaries are a product of supply and demand. The very fact that baseball players are paid such tremendously high salaries supports the contention that they are paid what they are worth. The author also looks to the open market to evaluate the price of baseball paraphernalia such as logo clothing and even collector cards in order to substantiate player worth. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Athletes as Role Models
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A six page paper which considers the way in which professional athletes have become perceived by society as role models, and the extent to which this has a detrimental effect on the attitudes and behaviour of young people. The paper looks at how far athletes themselves accept or reject their adulation by children, and whether they make a conscious effort to amend their own public behaviour in order to make a positive impact on young people’s thinking. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Athletes, Drug Taking Behavior and Self-Esteem
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This 5 page paper looks at several aspects of athletics. Drug taking, particularly as it respects steroids and cold medications, is discussed. Self-esteem is looked at as a positive force that might discourage untoward behavior in athletes. A questionnaire to weed out problematic athletes is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA143ath.rtf

Athletic Director: Occupational Stress
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6 pages in length. The demands and levels of occupational stress that are place upon division one, two and three athletic directors can be overwhelming. Inasmuch as they typically have to address budgeting, hiring, public relations, legislative regulations, licensing, external funding, as well as organizational and administrational duties, there exists a significant amount of pressure associated with the job. One might readily argue that there is much more to the position of division one, two and three athletic directors than what meets the eye. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Babe Ruth's Story Encapsulated
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This 5 page review of a 1994 U.S. News & World Report article on Babe Ruth looks at the information given on the baseball great but also discusses how many neglect some of the Babe's long-term contributions to the game.
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Ballroom Dancing/Olympic Sport
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A 5 page research paper that examines the arguments behind making ballroom dancing an Olympic event. The writer discusses the obstacles involved in becoming an Olympic events and argues in favor of ballroom dancing as an athletic sport requiring a high degree of skill. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Barriers Faced by African-Americans In Professional Sports Management
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This 15 page paper looks at the barriers that have Blacks have faced and continue to face in working in management roles in professional sports. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Baseball and Baseball Promotional Activities at the Game
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This 24 page report discusses the fact that any baseball organization's front office staff of any baseball club must be well aware of the factors that motivate people to attend a baseball game. It is equally important to plan promotional events and special giveaway nights with those specific motivators in mind. Giveaways attract a wide range of people who would not normally consider themselves baseball fans and that is just the point. Marketing and promotion specialists must be willing to take some risks in order to have truly significant results. Bibliography lists 12 sources. BWbbpro.wps
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Baseball During The American Civil War
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5 pages in length. Baseball during the American Civil War represented everything that the war did not: It was a way in which soldiers and ranking commanders could return being just men as much as it was critical time spent regaining one's mental and emotional balance amidst overwhelming conflict. Albert Doubleday – a name synonymous with baseball – was a Civil War General who, historians have determined, was not the original founder of America's most popular sporting game. That notwithstanding, Doubleday's involvement in baseball's Civil War presence is what has come to represent the start of a national tradition. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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