How To Be A Good Baseball Coach
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7 pages on the psychology of coaching baseball. The paper, which describes what is involved in being a good coach today, is broken into five subsection. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Bcoach.wps
Paper Title: How To Be A Good Baseball Coach

Issues In Coaching / Interscholastic Competition & The Student Athlete
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A 6 page paper on competitive interscholastic sports in which the writer looks at specific programs, the importance of good academic standing, certification of coaches, and whether or not we're doing a 'good job'-- of ensuring that school athletes also do well in their studies. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Skoolspo.wps
Paper Title: Issues In Coaching / Interscholastic Competition & The Student Athlete

Paul 'Bear' Bryant / The Ultimate Football Coach
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This 8 page paper provides biographical information on a man who some say was the greatest coach who ever lived. A portrait of this football giant shows a picture of man immersed in the sport. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Paper Title: Paul 'Bear' Bryant / The Ultimate Football Coach

The Media's Responsibility In Covering Sports # 2
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In this well-reasoned 6 page essay, the writer discusses what the media's ethical responsibilities should be in covering sports-related issues & events and how these measure up with reality. It is argued that the media spends too much time influencing the opinions of fans while it should really be providing objective news. Ultimately, the media's poor coverage of sports helps ruin the private lives of athletes, creates dishonesty among players & coaches, and in the specific case of college sports,-- helps draw the spotlight away from education itself. Recommended ideas about what the media should be doing are presented. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Paper Title: The Media's Responsibility In Covering Sports # 2

Sports Law, Title IX, and Unfulfilled Promises
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This 5 page report discusses chapter IX of the 1972 Educational Amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights Act which deals with the issues of gender equality in sports. Elementary and secondary education programs are often in violation of Title IX. As a result, the judicial system has, of necessity, become involved. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Paper Title: Sports Law, Title IX, and Unfulfilled Promises

A Sociological View of Violence in Hockey
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This 7 page paper discusses the sociological aspects of the violence in hockey. Issues of social approval, aggressive play, opinions of fellow team members, and public response are outlined in terms of their roles in the continuation and validation of violence in hockey. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Paper Title: A Sociological View of Violence in Hockey

Athlete Motivation and the Correlation between Motivation & Performance
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One of the most difficult aspects of physical education is developing motivational tools for athletes, and educators have struggled to promote self- and group-directed motivational programming and assessments to improve the performance of student athletes. This 25 page paper considers the problem of motivation within the scope of physical education programming and provides an overview of the commonly applied motivational models. This study also provides some suggestions and recommendations for educators, and links motivation to performance in an effective discussion about competitive performance in team sports programs. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Motperf.wps
Paper Title: Athlete Motivation and the Correlation between Motivation & Performance

Dick Vitale/Sportscaster
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A 5 page research paper on the sportscaster Dick Vitale. Bibliograhy lists 4 sources.
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Paper Title: Dick Vitale/Sportscaster

Exercise Behavior
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This 5 page paper reviews a 1997 journal article by Bradley J. Cardinal in respect to motivation and exercise. The author’s study focuses on stages of behavior change with the utilization of the Transtheoretical Model. No additional sources cited.
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Paper Title: Exercise Behavior

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.
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Paper Title: Golf Is . . .