People all over the world like to watch sports, but is it worth the money and entertainment it provides if the athletes die for it? Wrestling is one of the sports where athletes inflict self harm through extreme weight loss. What motivates these athletes attempt such a life-threatening weight loss technique, a spot on their college wrestling team. This prompts athletes to go on an extreme workout plan that put their lives at risk. Why is the NCAA allowing this to happen? Three athletes have already lost their lives through extreme dieting, how many more have to die before the NCAA does something about this? If this continues, wrestling shouldn't even be a sport anymore. The NCAA needs to ban all extreme weight loss techniques. One of the wrestlers,
Reese, attempted to lose 17lbs in 3 days to get a spot on the 150lbs weight class;This cost him his life. He spent those last days in a plastic suit exercising without food or water. The coaches are supposed their to make sure they are working out correctly, but they do quite the opposite, they encourage it. David Fleming, a former college wrestler, claims that after his trip to the hospital for extreme weight loss techniques, his coach decided to put him on the "Jesus Christ" diet. Forty days and forty nights of no food or water. The NCAA is keeping quiet about this major issue, are they scared to do something, or do they just not care? This makes them look cowardly, and ignorant. If they want to make a good impression, then they have to ban all extreme weight loss diets. If they want to save this sport, they need to prohibit all extreme weight loss techniques. What I want to know is, do the coaches know what they're doing, do they know how dangerous it is to lose so much weight in a short period of time? Why did the NCAA do nothing after the first death? All these questions shouldn't even be asked, this issue should've been solved as soon as they noticed the extreme weight loss techniques. The NCAA doing absolutely nothing shows that they don't care about the health of the students, and their inability to provide a proper place for wrestlers to wrestle without worries of not being able to be on the team the next meet, because of their weight. The NCAA should weigh the athletes at the beginning of the season, this would keep the athletes in the same weight class no matter what happens during the season. They should also monitor the coaching staff and see how they are preparing the athletes. And to make sure they should have urine tests to see how dehydrated an athlete is. If they did all this it would provide a healthier place for athletes to compete.
To better understand the original question put forth, we must first define a few key terms. The NCAA is the National Collegiate Athletics Association. The NCAA has the final ruling in all matters of conduct in college sports. In short, it controls almost every aspect of athletics in college sports. The word sanction means: to penalize, especially by way of discipline. When the NCAA puts sanctions on a program, they do one of many things, such as, take away scholarships, take away championships, or just make the school’s program shut down all together. When a program is shut down all together, it is called the “Death Penalty”. In many instances in today’s time, the “Death Penalty” just forces teams to not play in bowl games, but in 1986, it was a different story, it meant two whole seasons forfeited by one of the best teams in college football.
Hockey is the game played with the curved stick and it is found in every culture. It has been a part of the Canadian and North American culture for over a hundred years. Hockey has developed from the original six to thirty teams, and many leagues. One thing that is prominent in hockey is the hit on the opposing player when he has the puck. Checking can be defined as using physical force to either gain possession of the puck or to disrupt the opposition’s play without breaking the rules. Checking has been a part of hockey since the beginning. Recently, there has been much controversy over whether or not checking in hockey should be banned. In the year 2005 and 2006 there were many rules and regulations added to checking that were not penalized before. Checking has made the hockey game more interesting game and also has given the opportunity to players to play more with minimal stoppage. I believe that checking should not be banned because medical science has gotten the ability to heal all injuries that occur in sports, players know in advance that there is high risk in the activity, and it allows a fan to sublimate his aggressive tendency.
Watching this documentary made me sympathize for players and their lack of knowledge of themselves (their bodies and nutrition). Being a former athlete, I remember how I was always told to keep pushing regardless of my pain or injury; athletes are conditioned to believe the negative affects of the body are normal or okay. On the contrary, players tend to try to deceive coaches, or fight doctors to continue playing in their specialized sport. This documentary shows how willing corporations are to make a dollar than protecting the people behind making the money for
Smacking has become a controversial debate in today’s society as a group of doctors tried to make a smacking of children illegal (Browne 2013). Similarly, smacking caused numerous deaths of children (Browne 2013). Smacking is a physical punishment which was a typical way that parents used to guide their children in past. Moreover, they believe that smacking is more effective and it is acceptable. Physical punishment is illegal in 33 countries, whereas in some states and territories physical punishment by parents is legal as long as it is “reasonable” such as Australia, United State, Britain and Canada (Why smacking should be regarded as a crime 2013). There are several reasons that smacking should be illegal in Australia. Physical punishment leads to aggressive and antisocial behaviour. Furthermore, Australian children have right of protection from violation. Finally, smacking children may lead to death.
What are you willing to risk in order to lose weight? Giving up soda, candy, and other treats is an extremely minimal task compared to what most wrestlers go through. Are you willing to starve yourself, cut out liquids, or work your body to extreme levels of pain? Are you willing to risk your life for that final weigh in goal? Losing weight is a common goal for many citizens in the United States and in many other countries as well. The people who are looking to lose weight are generally overweight and want to become healthier and stronger in the process of losing weight. Wrestlers, on the other hand, are losing weight to qualify for a lower weight class. 78% of wrestlers are already in great shape, yet also have unrealistic weight goals placed on them. Why should they be punished to lose weight when they are strong, fit, and ready to compete all year round? Nine out of ten wrestlers at West Salem High School give up sweets or soda constantly to be the best athlete they can be during all of their sports. Adding water to the list of things they cannot consume is a horrible consequence for losing that final pound because water is a huge factor in losing or gaining weight. Dieting and dehydration can lead athletes to more extreme habits like anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. Most wrestlers use dangerous techniques to lose weight rapidly. The use of saunas, harsh diets, deliberate dehydration, and induced vomiting are just a few strategies for wrestlers use to compete at a lower weight class. The dangers with cutting weight are very serious and can cause a lot of damage to the body. Many of these strategies can cause death in extreme cases. Cutting weight should be eliminated from wrestling because it hurts both the ...
Over the past 20 years, there has been a major increase in the popularity of college athletes. From 1989 to 2004, there was a 27% increase in ticket revenue (Brown). Despite the rigorous schedules the athletes had, they are still considered just a student. The NCAA cannot continue to allow these schools to work the athletes as much as they do without giving the athletes what they deserve. This is a horrible oppressive system that must be fixed.
I believe that college sports should be considered a profession. Athletes deserve to be paid for their work. College athletics are a critical part of America’s culture and economy. At the present time, student-athletes are considered amateurs. College is a stepping-stone to the professional leagues. The NCAA is exploiting the student- athlete. Big-time schools are running a national entertainment business that controls the compensation rate of the players like a monopoly (Byers 1).
College athletes are manipulated every day. Student athletes are working day in and day out to meet academic standards and to keep their level of play competitive. These athletes need to be rewarded and credited for their achievements. Not only are these athletes not being rewarded but they are also living with no money. Because the athletes are living off of no money they are very vulnerable to taking money from boosters and others that are willing to help them out. The problem with this is that the athletes are not only getting themselves in trouble but their athletic departments as well.
Young athletes put in danger by the competition, aggressiveness, and intensity of sports. Kids everyday are being pushed past limits by coaches parents and fans. The intensity of sports has become so high they are causing mental and physical exhaustion. Sports like wrestling has kids eat different to either lose gain weight. Football player, Baseball player, and even cheerleader have to work out in extreme temperatures. Some kids involved in competitive sports have been taking weight lifting classes and even just conditioning. The youth are being put in danger due to how competitive, aggressive, and intense youth sports have become.
Wrestling is more than just a sport; it is a way of life. And for those who enjoy its opportunities, it is something that takes the mind off of all of life’s troubling times, and puts one man against another to get their hand raised. Competition makes everything evolve, and there is no other sport that epitomizes what competition truly is. Wrestling spans the entire globe, and although it incorporates several different styles and many National and World events, remains overlooked by most.
To head, or not to head, that is the question In today’s world, the benefits of sports are huge. Sports are a way of teaching key skills that parents can’t such as sportsmanship, social values and many more. One of the most popular sports all over the world is soccer; hence soccer is the first sport that many children play and later on love. Within the past couple years, controversies have arisen over whether or not children should be heading the soccer ball while playing.
With a growing interest in weight training younger children are beginning to lift weights. Which brings about questions about when children should be allowed to start lifting and what degree of difficulty should they be allowed to attempt. This topic has sparked a debate about whether or not a person under the age of eighteen should be allowed to competitively lift weights in the Olympics. Many believe that the risk of injuring children is not worth the opportunity for them to succeed in the Olympics. The risk is not as enormous as it is made out to be. Anyone who has a fully mature body and is over the age of thirteen should be allowed to participate in Olympic weightlifting. If done correctly lifting weights is a great way to stay active and healthy for a person of any age.
Banning Boxing Last year half the world stood still for one of the biggest spectacles in sport - a championship-boxing match. In May 2002, Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson stepped in the ring to settle a yearlong grudge by fighting each other. For the event, both men were flown to Las Vegas, Nevada, where they trained for weeks and prepared themselves for the bout. The revenue created from stadium seats, advertising and pay-per-view television (arranged by Don King of course) amounted to over 100 million dollars, all leading up to a bout that, in all possibility, could have been over in the first round. Months of preparation and millions of dollars in investment would climax in a 3-minute event.
Eating disorders are especially common among athletes because the pressure of the sport environment frequently precipitates the onset of these problems. In this population, certain compulsive behaviors such as excessive exercise and restricted eating patterns are seen as acceptable, and pathogenic methods of weight control are often introduced. In addition, concern about body size and shape is increased because of the "social influence for thinness [from coaches and peers], anxiety about athletic performance, and negative self-appraisal of athletic achievement" (Williamson et al. 1995). Finally, the competitive nature of sports reinforces characteristics such as "perfectionism, high achievement motivation, obsessive behavior, control of physique, and attention to detail" (Ludwig 1996). Most successful athletes are more determined and more disciplined than the average individual. They often set very high goals for themselves and work extra hours each day to reach them. These same attributes, however, can lead to eating disorders and are often found in anorexic and bulimic patients.
Participating in sports offer many benefits, such as enhance learning accountability, dedication, leadership, and encouragement for individuals to remain active throughout their lives. However, athletes are the most vulnerable. Competing in sport related events can cause an athlete to become psychological and physiological stressed, furthermore, this increases the risk of an athlete to develop an eating disorder. Eating disorders in athletes is more common than in non-athletes. Eating Disorders can effect an athlete’s performance in their specific sport. Athletes feel they have an image to uphold. While most athletes believe they are helping increase their performance they are actually damaging and draining their bodies of the