Imagine you\'re a little girl in the 1930s and \'40s. What do you play? Dolls, house, cooking in the kitchen with Mom? Not Babe Didrikson. As a little girl, she was playing basketball, softball, baseball, and other sports. In her life, she played basketball, baseball, softball, tennis, track and fie...

Overpaid Athletes Being a professional athlete comes with many perks that go far beyond the sport itself. Players in the fields of basketball, baseball, hockey, and many more, have been known to make a lot of money. Some probably make more in one year than many of us will ever make in our entire ...

Sports in America What does the word sports mean to Americans? To one person it could mean a since of togetherness while sitting in the stands with their father, watching their favorite baseball team hit home runs. To another, looking up to their favorite basketball player as a role model type, ...

How Does Your Child Act? First of all I think that in the back of every parents mind are questions concerning their child's future. Like will it be a doctor, a lawyer, or the next president of the United States. But with these questions there are also more questions that are not di...

Going to a Cardinals game is an experience that combines a number of appeals for the attendee. Some of the most enjoyable parts of the experience are intangible-the thrill of the game, being part of a huge crowd that is rooting for your team, and the vicarious excitement of being part of the action...

Fit or Not Fit Everyone knows the importance of being fit. Even with this knowledge most people today don't get as much exercise as they should. Studies show students from grade school on get far less exercise than they did 20 years ago. Most of them cannot do five sit-ups, run three laps...

One of the biggest problems I have with our society today is in sports. Don't get me wrong, I love sports. I love to watch the competition and seeing these men doing seemingly superhuman feats. The problem I have with sports is the over-commercialization and over-hyping of athletes by their a...

Heroism What is a hero? A hero is a person who shows great courage and nobility. A hero may be a parent, an athlete, a politician, a war veteran, or maybe even a teacher. The term hero is probably overused, but the person the term describes probably appreciates it. I'm sure people don&a...

Today, every one of us is spending more of his leisure time watching TV. The shows on the TV influence our decision process According to the established sense in the society, femininity and masculinity are tightly bound to gender. Men are supposed to be masculine. They are expected to be strong, r...

Baseball, the American pastime, is one of if not the most difficult sports to play successfully. In contrast, playing basketball involves shooting a ball into a stationary opening its size. Further, golf takes enough skill to hit a small ball from the ground at point A to the hole in the green a...

Pole Vaulting is a sport that is not a very well known one in the sports world of today. It is not as publicized as basketball, baseball, football, or even any of the other track and field events. But what people don't know is it has a full and rich history with many exciting events throughout its e...

Although alcohol sometimes causes rapid poisoning, frequently leads to long-term addiction, and alwqays treatens self-control. our society encourages drinking. Many parents, by their example, give children the impression that alcohol is an essential ingredient of social gatherings. peer pressure t...

"Hey beer man another beer please" yells a fan. I look to my friend and say, "This is only his third beer and is already drunk and using foul language." Many parents with kids have left because he is getting more obnoxious by the minuite. My friends turns to me and says, &qu...

Dietary supplements: Beneficial or Hazardous? On any given day, a student athlete could walk into a trainers or coaches office holding up a bottle and ask "Hey coach, does this stuff work?" This young athlete, playing three sports a year, is referring to the dietary supplement called ...

Millions of people watch sports contests such as baseball, basketball, and football every day. None of those millions want to see an unfair game. Letting athletes take the easy way out and not making them work hard to reach their peak performance is hurting the athlete and letting those who watch th...

1. Common a. Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint b. Having no special designation, status, or rank Antonym: uncommon Synonym: surface a. When it comes to wining, Pensacola high school is the most common team wining all their games, and that's why they go to the f...

Economic Effects of the NBA Lockout The National Basketball Players Association lockout greatly affected the United States economy. Greedy team owners and greedy players fighting over large amounts of money caused the lockout. In March of 1998, team owners felt that they were paying players t...

Steroids And Athletes What kind of role model is Mark McGwire? Many people are familiar with his seventy homeruns in one season, but do they know that he has been using androstenedione, a type of steroid that boosts testosterone levels? While it is perfectly legal in the Unit...

Great teams are made through many hours of hard work in the gym. I can tell about my experience last year playing basketball for Trinity Valley Community College, winning the NJCAA National tournament in 2004, being undefeated the whole season, 36-0. For all this happened wasn\'t an easy job. Let me...

Present Technology Straps that held the bottom part of the shoe to your foot used to be the way that shoes were made. They sure have come a long way, considering that they now have different brands and styles. These days, shoes are so advanced that they even have roller blading shoes. They did ...

A coach receives little to no respect because it is hard to understand what it is a coach goes through everyday. One must only understand the barriers, obstacles, or blind spots that are in the way that hide the answers from view. This is where coaches and coaching comes in. With their assistance...

My Grandfather, My MentorThe black clouds that floated in the air would simply put the worst thoughts in anybody's mind. Walking down what seemed to be a never ending hallway, the air was still and the sound of a pin drop could be heard from a mile away. As I walked down the old sterile tiled hallwa...

In 1891, Dr. James Naismith, professor at Springfield College in Massachusetts, came up with a different kind of sport called basketball. He was asked to invent a game that could be played indoors between the baseball and football seasons. Through the use of the YMCA, Naismith was able to ma...

My Philosophy of Coaching The philosophy of coaching that I want to express to my players is that playing sports is a gift. I believe all athletes should approach sports that way. Sports were made to give normal people ways to have fun, and that is the way sports should be continually looked...

The philosophy of coaching that I want to express to my players is that playing sports is a gift. I believe all athletes should approach sports that way. Sports were made to give normal people ways to have fun, and that is the way sports should be continually looked at. I value all sports and I valu...