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    High School Sports Research Paper

    Essay 1 Rough Draft Competitive sports can have many positive effects such as health, fitness, and learning positive values such as sportsmanship, but should competitive sports be mandatory within our school systems, i think not. Competitive sports have been around for centuries. From the Roman empire with wrestling or the Native Americans with games such as Stick Ball or Winchishkin. Competitive sports can have positive effects such as fitness and personal health, but are those effects not also

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    Personal Narrative Analysis

    Growing up as a recurrent participant in team sports has shepherded me to the conclusion that enforced competition ends only in unhealthy circumstances. Not academic competition, which leads to innovation and evolution of knowledge, but physical. Soccer stole my heart as a child. I played hard and fast, not the best on my team, but the most dedicated, the most determined. For years I eagerly anticipated every practice and every game, however, this changed upon entering high school. I soon realized

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    Why Hockey Is Important To Me

    Sports expectation is probably the highest out of all the categories and is mostly in cross country, hockey, and racquetball. This effects me in a good way because it makes me try harder. In cross county Coby, my coach, expects that I do the most miles on the team and at the fastest rate. He pusheds me to do better and made me a much better runner. The team would often do four miles for practice, he would expect me to do five miles, or sometimes more. This expectation is a good one because it helps

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    Argumentative Essay: Should School Sports Be Paid?

    Do you believe school sports can affect a student's grades, or that sports may cause unnecessary injuries to a student-athlete? I believe that sports should not be removed from schools because they have a positive impact on students. Sports give students something to look forward to, a lot of health benefits, and a chance to improve their social lives. Without sports, many students would have more stress and have less social skills to help them communicate in the future. The most important reason

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    Pros And Cons Of Participation Trophies Good

    against participation trophies. There are many reasons why I am against participation trophies. One of them being you don’t need to be rewarded for everything you do. The article Jonathan Fader Ph.D. wrote states that you are more committed by doing a sport out of passion than focusing on results. Instead of a trophy tell them what they did well and what they can improve on. Jonathan Fader also said if you give them stuff for winning it can be harder to deal with a loss. James Harrison from the Pittsburgh

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    Should Kids Be Able To Play Competitive Sports

    think kids should be able to play competitive sports? Studies have proven that sports help kids mentally. Sports also are beneficial to the health of kids. finally, sports help kids do better in school. My first reason to why I think kids should be able to play competitive sports is it helps them mentally. According to Marianne Engle, sports psychologist and clinical assistant professor, with the New York University Child Study Center, “Kids playing sports may have reduced anxiety and depression. Children

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    Have Youth Sports Become Too Intense Analysis

    Children who participate in sports are much more likely to succeed in life than those who don’t. In the article, "Have Youth Sports Become Too Intense?," the issue of how intensity of sports can affect a child is debated. Participating in intense physical activity comes with it's obstacles. Though, as seen in the text, "Bored, frustrated, or lonely kids join our league and become dedicated, confident, self-disciplined athletes ready for the world beyond school," these sport commitments sound like a

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    How Sports Changed My Life

    I was just four years old when my father first put me into sports. I started with baseball and slowly picked up basketball. Sports have helped me become who I am by making me have good grades, teaching me how to be a part of a team and how to be lionhearted. Growing up my father was very strict and good grades were everything to him. In order to play sports or do anything I couldn’t get anything lower than a C. I remember one time specifically in middle school I had a

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    Why Is Teamwork Beneficial To Children Playing Sports

    There are many reasons why teamwork is beneficial to children playing sports. “Cooperation means putting differences aside for the greater good of the team.” says Kent Mcgroarty from Az Central. For example, members of a football team need to cooperate to successfully perform a play, whether it be a running play or a passing play. Without all involved in the play working together, the other team could wind up with the ball and your team could lose. Another useful reason would be socialization, explain

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    The Weak Shall Inherit The Gym Logo Analysis

    the ball hitting your face when someone hits you? Well, there could be more serious problems. In the informational texts,”The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym. “ by: Rick Reilly,”Position on dodgeball in physical education” by: National association for sport and physical education. “KYA social media post” by KYA and “Freaks and Geeks” by: Paul Feig, the techniques used in each of the sources are bloated words, appeal to health, pathos and logos.     The first persuasive technique that was used was loaded

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