Are football’s reward-for-play programs inherently dangerous to other athletes or detrimental to the integrity of the league and the safety of the players? As society becomes increasingly more aware of brain injuries, concussions, and the results from these high impact sports especially football. Football has become heavily scrutinized in regards to brain injuries and has come to the forefront as post NFL career suicides are on the rise. These activities have shined a light on the reward for play programs that have always been around for ages. Not only have they shined a light on these programs, but they have actually put these programs under the microscope, ethically and morally.
There are varying theories relating to personality, with each theory giving a different viewpoint on how personality affects sporting performance. One of these theories is the Trait Theory (Eysenck) which originally stated that there were only two personality types (introvert and extrovert) but over time realised that this limited the theory and introduced two more personality traits (stable and neurotic). Each one of these personality types has its own unique affect on a sports performance. An introvert for example is seen to be shy and tends to choose a solo sport, and this sport is likely to be one that contains small muscle movements such as darts. This personality trait would affect sporting performance if the performer was performing in a team game, the lack of confidence may put them off their game or they may not even get involved.
1 Essay 3- Topic #4 Violence and Competition are Everywhere Whether it be through news stations, videogames, TV shows, movies, or sports, Americans are constantly being exposed to violence. Especially in sports, not only is there often verbal violence among the fans, but there’s even physical violence when it comes to the competitive aspect between the players themselves. For this reason, the youth anxious to become part of a team have been converted into spectators rather than participators. Author Michael Kinahan’s satirical email entitled “Losing is for Losers,” discusses this topic of violence and competition and has the reader believe that America is noncompetitive because competition often involves violence. Chris Jones’ essay “In Defense of the Fistfight,” also revolves around the topics violence and competition, but takes a different perspective.
This benefit allowed tactics such as the ‘wedge’ to be executed as more soldiers could reinforce the wedge from behind, which would consequently break the enemies’ formation (Roman Empire.net 2012). As a result of these tactics many battles were won in favour of Rome. These victories can be appreciated as it too aided the faith in the Emperors. In comparison; Emperors used this power among society to increase their popularity. Instances in which this can be seen would be the gladiator games.
Steroids and legal muscle enhancers today have had a big impact on people, sports, the Olympics and other activities. Steroids are illegal substances, which increase your muscle size, and increase your body physically to perform at top notch level. The most known steroid issue to date is in baseball, with Barry Bonds. The reason Bonds is such a big deal right now is because of the records he is chasing and the records he has already broken. Barry Bonds and other athletes have been accused of using illegal steroids to help themselves boost their statistics, and ability to play the game better.
He explained with the point with the idea that sport is about creating extraordinary moments and drug taking would simply be cheating. He explained that drugs have long term effects and can cause excessive damage to the body. Olivier then stated a very good point for the argument against drug taking for sports: that sports will be all about money and not talent. The richest individuals will be better than the ones who cannot afford it. Both debaters used imagery to convey characters demonstrating either sides of the argument.
Performance Enhancing Drugs Verses Technology Cheryl Spink COM/156 December 20, 2013 Valentine C. Angell Performance Enhancing Drugs Verses Technology Great athletes, such as, Lance Armstrong, Sammy Sosa, Chris Benoit and Arnold Schwarzenegger abused performance enhancing drugs. These were men idolized by people young and old, which have created an inappropriate effect on the youth of today. Athletes abusing performance enhancing drugs causes long-term side effects and inappropriate role modeling to others. Some argue if there is a moral difference in performance enhancing drugs or performance enhancing technologies (7). There are many types of performance enhancing drugs and technologically advanced equipment.
Aggression in Sport Aggression can be defined as ‘intent to harm outside the laws of the game’ and revolves around behavioural misconduct. This can have a negative or positive effect on a performer depending on the individual, but when the aggression is considered to be channelled for a positive purpose it becomes assertion. However the distinction between whether conduct is aggressive or assertive can be difficult to distinguish in some cases. The causes of aggression can be divided into nature or nurture. Nature is suggested in the instinct theory where aggression is a characteristic shared by all humans as an innate biological drive which is expressed through sport.
And, the younger we are the more easily we are affected by the actions of others, so when are we most affected by athlete’s actions? It’s when we’re young, when we all dream of being a famous professional athlete at any sport. This means unfortunately for athletes, their actions are even more influence. Of course we have to be fair in how we judge, and what responsibility levels we demand. Nick D’Arcy and Kenrick Monk recently attracted controversy with photos on Facebook of them posing in a gun store.
Many people attribute the increase in violent youth to the increase of violence in the media. There is a common belief that television, films and video games are to be blamed for making children deem that violence is not only acceptable, but a necessary way of solving conflict. Some blockbuster movies that top the charts tend to be action-packed, such as the Terminator in 1984 or films about superheroes that save the day by destroying the villains. Superman, Batman and Spiderman are the perfect examples. The youth are then influenced by observing these behaviours and mimicking the actions of these so-called heroes.