Tennis/Children's Participation
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A 4 page research paper that discusses the risk of repetitive stress fractures in children, with a focus on playing tennis. The writer discusses stress fractures, stress fractures as they occur in tennis, and coaching philosophy to ensure that the sport is safe for children's participation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The Performance Profile Is Perfect
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6 pages in length. Knowing one's limitations is completely different from setting one's limitations, a concept brought forth and examined by the aspect of performance profiling. The reason an athlete succeeds or fails in his attempt to reach a certain goal is bound within myriad physiological and psychological elements; a coach trying to understand the reason for an athlete's inability to complete a task he believes the individual is completely able to do must look more toward the athlete's own restrictive introspection when there is no obvious cause for failure. This is where performance profiling helps to provide the reason why some people's self-perception is the single aspect holding them back from success. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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The Philosophic Process in Sports, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
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An 8 page overview of the philosophic process as it applies to such aspects of our daily lives as sports, ethics, and social responsibility. Defines the philosophic process as a quest for knowledge and ethical and moral justification in the choices we make in life. The author contends that it is a process which is, in fact, applicable to ever aspect of our lives. In sports, for example, we seek fitness, knowledge, the enhancement of motor skills, and even pleasure. In our jobs we seek competency and professionality. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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The Role of Goal Setting in Sports
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This 5 page sports psychology paper considers the role of goal setting in sports, and the way that goals should support and create motivation. The writer looks at the role of competitive goals and mastery goals and considers the common pitfalls which may be seen when goal setting is undertaken. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
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The Role of the Sports Psychologist
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This 5 page paper considers the different roles that may be taken on by a sports psychologist, how they vary and the overall aims. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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THEO EPSTEIN, THE BOSTON RED SOX AND SUCCESS
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This 8-page paper focuses on general manager Theo Epstein of the Boston Red Sox baseball club, what he did to turn the Sox into a World Series winning team, and how he did it. Also under discussion is whether or not Epstein can continue the winning trend. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Under-Representation of Minorities in Sports Leadership Positions
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This 3 page paper speculates on reasons why ethnic minorities are under-represented in sports leadership positions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Vince Lombardi
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A 10 page biographical paper of the legendary football coach. Vince Lombardi is commonly assumed to have been a rigid autocrat determined that everyone associated with him conform to his way of thinking, but in reality Lombardi sought to encourage the view of order, rules and discipline as providing the true path to real freedom. He demanded the best of everyone, which is what he gave of himself. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Vince Lombardi, Jr.: Leadership
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6 pages in length. Revered as one of the most influential sports leaders of all time, Vince Lombardi Jr. understood what it required to be number one, whether that meant on the football field or in life. Having completely turned around one of the worst teams in football – the Green Bay Packers – into a juggernaut that ultimately earned a combined five NFL and Super Bowl titles, Lombardi implemented an entirely new approach to the aspect of winning. His credo of self-knowledge, character and integrity helped to formulate a method of leadership that has transcended the sports world to be fully embraced by every nuance of organizational existence. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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“Energy systems and training programmes in baseball”
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An eight page paper which looks at the specific requirements of baseball with regard to the training and fitness programmes undergone by athletes and the way in which the management and balance of energy systems for baseball players is different from that of athletes who participate in other sports. Bibliography lists 6 sources
Filename: JLBaseball.rtf

“Friday Night Lights : A Town, a Team, a Dream”: A Review of the Book by H.G. Bissinger
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A 5 page discussion of the underlying philosophy of win-win at any costs which author Bissinger exposes has resulted in significant social problems in Odessa Texas, the home of the Permian Panthers. At the same time, however, this philosophy is not unique to Odessa. It permeates high school sports across the nation and has the potential for phenomenal societal costs. No additional sources are listed.
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