… an NBA franchise, the team was faced with a very unique challenge. How can a team, which plays a winter sport, effectively market itself in a hockey-crazed country? Although basketball was popular in small pockets around the province despite the…

… in professional rodeo, one may think they all look the same. Of course, after further investigation, the intricacies of rodeo can unmistakably be discovered. When all the facts of rodeo are examined, one can easily say that not all events in profession…

… years after World War II, American servicemen stationed in Okinawa trained in the traditional art of Okinawan Karate. Most of these servicemen were in Okinawa long enough to gain only a very basic understanding of the art. Upon returning home, these…

… grow up playing them before they can even tie their own shoe. They are glorified, taught and fed to us. We are taught from a very early age to pick a sport and pursue it. Most kids pick a sport to play with world famous players such as Wayne Gretzky,…

… The current institutional structure of intercollegiate athletics is attempting to maximize educational quality and athletic excellence simultaneously. Each of which will inevitably impinge on one another. Universities claim that their athletes are amateu…

… to realize how challenging a job it is. Technical skills are required in order to teach players the proper way to play the game and interpersonal skills are necessary to have a close relationship with your players. This independent study has enabled…

… simple and satisfying machine. In fact, bicycling is so addictively pleasant that it is synonymous with fun, exercise, and good times. However, head injuries on a bicycle are not fun. It is very serious, and the challenge to an individual to find…

… League and Drug Abuse It’s nothing new for the National Football League’s players to be abusing anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing drugs. Drug abuse in the league has recently focused around recreational drugs such as marijuana,…

… a key role in football. One must have confidence to not be intimidated. If a player lacks confidence, or is unsure of himself, then he will hesitate when it is his time to make the play. If a player hesitates at a key point in a play, it will result…

… accomplish? The are learning skills. A skill and be defined as the quality of a persons performance. As a coach, teaching a skill, you must know what the athletes previous knowledge is. The slight modification for that is with the exceptional athlete…