Football: Yesterday and Today
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A 7 page paper which discuses the differences between football in history and football today. Subjects covered include attitudes, lifestyles, and pay. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAfootball.wps

Foreign players in English football
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A paper which considers the changing way in which foreign players in English football have been perceived since the 1930s and the impact which the influx of foreign players has had upon the game in the past few decades. Bibliography lists 5 sources
Filename: JLengfoot.rtf

Fred Fiedler’s Comprehensive Contingency Model: Applications in Sports, Ethics, Social Responsibility, and Everyday Life
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A 7 page discussion of Fiedler’s contingency model of leadership, a model which postulates that leadership effectiveness is based on “situational contingency”, i.e. that in order to be most effective the situation had to be favorable to the leadership style being utilized. The author contests some writers’ interpretation that Fiedler is contending that the leader himself cannot change. This criticism is unjust in may respects. Fiedler’s model recognizes, of course, that not all situations will be favorable and either the situation or the leadership style must be changed in order to correspond with one another. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPleader.rtf

Free Weights Vs Weight Machines
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6 pages in length. One of the many debates within the world of exercise is whether free weights are superior over weight machines when it comes to overall outcome. Clearly, there is no easy answer to this issue, inasmuch as there exist a number of variables the need to be addressed in order to make an informed and effective decision. While one method may work well for one person, it might not be at all productive for another based upon such aspects as physical condition, time constraints and fitness goals. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCweigt.rtf

Frequency of Upper Extremity Injuries Verses Lower Extremity Injuries in Athletes (A Review of the Literature)
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This 12 page paper provides a literature review for injuries sustained by athletes. Different types of injuries are discussed and those involving the lower extremities versus the upper extremities are compared. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: SA317low.rtf

Friday Night Lights/High School Football
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A 6 page essay that draws on the book Friday Night Lights, the 1990 bestseller by H.G. Bissinger that describes a high school football program in Odessa, a small town in Texas. Bissinger quotes one of the supporters of this high school football team as saying "Life really wouldn't be worth livin' if you didn't have a high school football team to support" (Bissinger, "Friday" 20). Considering the extensive cultural and historical background that Bissinger offers in this text concerning the town of Odessa, this statement is understandable, but the degree of fanaticism that it indicates is not defensible. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khfrilit.rtf

Functional Analysis of a Forehand Ground Stroke in Tennis
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The forehand ground stroke in tennis requires the coordination of more than 130 muscles in the legs, back, shoulder and arm for the approach, the back swing (initiation), the forward swing and the contact, and the deceleration. This 20 page paper provides a functional analysis of the forehand ground stroke in tennis by evaluating the connection between skeletal and muscular components in evaluating elements like range of motion, the phases of the swing, and the desired effect (hitting the ball) that come into play in determining the physical motion of the swing. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: Tenstr.wps

Gambling in College Sports:
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This 3 page paper offers an overview of gambling in regards to college sports. Furthermore, this paper explores some of the controversy which surrounds this topic. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: GSGamblg.rtf

Gender constructs in sport: cheerleading
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A paper which looks at gender constructs in sport, with specific reference to masculinities and femininities in football cheerleading squads. Bibliography lists 1 source
Filename: JLcheer.rtf

Gender Issues Concerning Anabolic Steroids in the Field of Sports
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A 14 page paper which discusses various gender concerns with relationship to anabolic steroid use in sports. The paper presents information concerning the supposed benefits and realistic side effects of steroids. It also breaks down the gender concerns and illustrates how the anabolic steroids effect men and women, as well as adolescents. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: RAanastrd.wps

Gender Issues in Sports
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This 3 page paper examines six articles about the issue of gender differences in sports. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVSexSpt

Gender Stratification Through The Study Of Sports
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In this 4 page research paper, the writer discusses what we can learn about gender stratification, roles, stereotypes in society, etc.;--through the study of sports. Just as certain social classes are associated with certain sports, each gender is more commonly associated with specific sports as well. Cultural reasons for the exclusion of women from certain key sports are analyzed. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Sportgen.wps

Genetic Predisposition and Physical Performance: Height as It Relates to Performance in the NBA
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An 8 page exploration of whether genetic predisposition affects physical performance. The author utilizes statistics from the NBA to demonstrate that height is largely irrelevant in regard to the relative performance of six specific NBA players. Summaries of field goals and free throws attempted verses those completed and average rebound points per game are discussed for Kevin Garnet (Minnesota Timberwolves), Dirk Nowitz (Dallas Mavericks), Shaquille O'Neil (Miami Heat), Zach Randolph (Portland Trailblazers), Elton Brand (Los Angeles Clippers) and Shawn Marion (Phoenix Suns). These summaries are then presented in tabular and graphic format and conclusions made as to the importance of height as it relates to these players' performance. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPgenHgt.rtf

Genetic Predisposition and Physical Performance: Height as It Relates to Performance in the NBA
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A 12 page exploration of whether genetic predisposition affects physical performance. The author utilizes statistics from the NBA to demonstrate that height is largely irrelevant in regard to the relative performance of six specific NBA players. Summaries of field goals and free throws attempted verses those completed and average rebound points per game are discussed for Kevin Garnet (Minnesota Timberwolves), Dirk Nowitz (Dallas Mavericks), Shaquille O'Neil (Miami Heat), Zach Randolph (Portland Trailblazers), Elton Brand (Los Angeles Clippers) and Shawn Marion (Phoenix Suns). These summaries are then presented in tabular and graphic format and conclusions made as to the importance of height as it relates to these players' performance. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPgenHg2.rtf

Golf Is . . .
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This 6 page report discusses the game of golf, why people love/hate it, its role in business, its popularity, its ability to both reduce and increase stress. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Golfis.wps

Golf Safety
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A 5 page paper discussing dangers on the golf course other than lightning, ones generally not recognized or otherwise not sufficiently addressed. Cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death on the golf course, and there are a growing number of reports of fairway robbery, and even fire ants have become an increasing problem as they work their way northward and more inland. The purpose here is to evaluate the relative risks and frequency of non-golf events on the golf course to develop a safety checklist and to assess what levels of supervision can be viewed as being adequate. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KSgolfSafe.wps

Golf Today
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A 5 page paper discussing the current trends in golf and the general condition of the sport. Special attention is given to the development of golf through the past which has led to the current level of involvement this sport demonstrates today. What was once a sport designed to involve only the rich elite enthusiasts is now a sport that nearly everyone can relate to. It has become a sport that is, perhaps, as American as apple pie. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Golftody.wps