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Jan 16

Should Collegiate Athletes Receive Payment for Competing in College Athletics?

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It is a question that has surfaced around college athletics for over twenty years: should college athletes receive pay for play? Colleges and universities generate millions of dollars in revenue and many athletes want a piece of the pie considering they are the ones who help bring in these millions. There are people who side with the athletes, stating college athletics is a tough business and just like professional athletes, they deserve to receive some type of pay for play. Others, such as myself, believe other wise. With scholarship opportunities, it is not a right but a privilege for athletes to compete at the college level, and considering not all college sports generate revenue, collegiate athletes should not receive pay for competing in athletics.

It is no question that athletics are a major form of entertainment in the United States today. College athletics have grown in popularity partly because they don’t feature the drama that comes with overpaid professional athletes, but what many don’t know is that highly talented collegiate athletes bring up the question of pay for play. After playing in National Championships or popular bowl games, or the Final Four, athletes see the millions of dollars the NCAA and their university make after just one game and begin to wonder why they don’t the receive a cut.

High school athletes dream of continuing their athletic careers in college, but many can’t afford to attend college. Each year, talented high school athletes sign a letter of intent to receive scholarships to schools others dream to play at. Many see scholarships as a type of payment to athletes for their athletic talents as well as a free education which gives the athlete options for the future. Many athletes in the big-named sports don’t see the privilege in competing in athletics anymore; they just see dollar signs. Some athletes see college as just a pit stop to the pros and state that many athletes who leave college early would stay if they received a part of the profits. The 2005 Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament generated over $267 million for 43 out of the 50 public school teams in the tournament while scholarships paid out to these 43 schools totaled $12 million. So, where does the other $250+ million go? It goes to pay coaches, administrators and sports that don’t generate a profit. These are the numbers players don’t see.

Besides scholarships, the NCAA offers several programs dedicated to assisting athletes. The total cost

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Jan 16

Tips on Raising Your Athletic Daughter – Part 1

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It wasn’t that many decades ago that sports was a domain reserved mainly for males, but times have certainly changed and female athletes are rightfully taking center stage in sporting events from elementary school to the world stage. The key seems to be to introduce girls to the concept of sports and fitness early in life.

In the past few years many comprehensive studies have shown that if a girl is not introduced to athletics before the age of ten, chances are very slim that sports participation will still be part of her life when she is twenty-five. The key appears to be to plant the seed of athleticism early in life. By no means does the introduction to athletics have to involve team sports as that can always come at a later date.

The pre-school years are instrumental in building an awareness of sports and and for developing the fundamental skills. Without those basic skills, your daughter’s first exposure to athletics at age ten or twelve for example, may easily make her feel out of place and quickly give up on her pursuit of sports. However, if she has already had several years of exposure to kicking, running, catching, and throwing, she will develop a love for sports as she grows older.

Many father’s will roughhouse with their sons, but it’s common that daughters are treated with much more gentleness. Studies have shown that exposure to any form of rough and tumble play, or for that matter, any type of physical play is up to six times less common for a girl as opposed to a boy. If at all possible, father’s should spent just as much time involved with active play with their daughters as they do with their sons. In later years your daughter might develop an interest in hockey or soccer, and both sports involve physical contact. It will be nothing new to her if she grew up with it and chances are she will adapt quite easily into her team sport of choice.

Parents should always let their daughters know of their athletic past and any participation you might have had in team sports themselves. This will help her understand where her own athleticism may have come from. This is especially true if the mother was involved in sports, as often girls will have the misconception that only boys are good at sports. Even if parents are not athletic or don’t have an athletic past, they should avoid restricting their daughters participation in sports.

If parents make fitness of any sort a normal part of family life, their daughters are more likely to embrace fitness themselves. It’s also a huge boost to a girls confidence if her parents support her efforts. This might mean being a chauffeur, a coach, a referee, or simply being her biggest fan. A parent should also treat both their sons and daughters sports with equal enthusiasm.

Many girls drop out of sports in their teens because the messages they received in their earlier years indicated to them that sports is not something for girls. It becomes much easier for a girl to give up sports if society tells her that athletics is a male-only domain. That’s why it’s so important for parents to do all they can to encourage their daughters in their athletic pursuits from the moment they can walk.

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Jan 16

Tips on Raising Your Athletic Daughter – Part 2

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If, you’re the lucky parent of an athletic daughter, you can worry less about her general health and weight, as well as her being involved with drugs. Athletic daughters tend to gain an early understanding of teamwork, fair play, commitment and working for the good of all. So, count your blessings and check out these tips on raising your athletic daughter to be a successful, well adjusted and productive adult.

*Understanding and Encouragement

When athletic girls are very young, they seldom have any problems with their identity, but as they move into puberty, they may notice they are not developing at the same rate as other girls their age and begin to feel different from the norm.

As a parent, you should watch for the signs and talk about it with your daughter. Explain that the norm is not always the best choice and trying to look like everyone else is what people do when they have no self-confidence. Being a carbon copy of someone else will never see her special dreams fulfilled.

Point out to your daughter how the exercise from practicing her favorite sports will help her to maintain her weight and a healthy heart, which in the end means she will age slower, and probably have a longer and healthier life.

Explain to her how counter productive it would be for her to stop her sports activity and do what many women do, which is to join a gym and pound the treadmill to fight weight gain. She will be controlling her weight but doing so while doing something she really enjoys.

*Some Important Dos

If, your athletic daughter seems extremely competitive both on field and off, have a chat with her about it. Explain to her that competitiveness is good in the right context, such as doing your best, and that she can be competitive without turning everything in life into a competition.

Make an effort to introduce her to sports role models who have made it big in their chosen sport so she can see first hand that sports are not unfeminine.

Learn the rules to any sport your daughter is interested in and be able to talk intelligently about it with her.

Get the whole family involved in their own athletic events as well as your daughter’s and get to know her teammates and their Moms.

Caution the males in your family never to act as though women’s sports are less important than men’s sports. Some of the best basketball games ever played were between women’s teams.

Make sure your daughter has a well-rounded and balanced life style. For example, encourage her to take dance lessons, which will improve her coordination and balance as it improves her social graces.

Make sure she understands that though there can only be one first place the only losers are those who are bad sports.

Eventually, even your athletic daughter will bloom and become a woman, but hopeful with your encouragement she will always be a strong athlete who knows what she wants and goes after it. Perhaps these tips on raising your athletic daughter will help.

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Jan 16

Home and Office Accessories in National Collegiate Athletic Association Gear

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The home and office accessories in National Collegiate Athletic Association gear are inspiring pieces of college memorabilia that graduates can look at fondly and remember the good times they had while they were achieving their higher learning goals.

The Florida State Seminoles, offer home and office accessories in National Collegiate Athletic Association gear such as the Graduation Keepsake Box, which is made of solid wood, and has a rosewood finish. The Graduation Keepsake Box purchase will help the Graduate show their support of their favorite team, long after they have left college and started a whole new way of life.

The new Executive that graduated from Florida State University will be proud to display the Florida State Seminoles Desk Set with Pens and Card Holder on their desk at their new work location. This stylish part of the home and office accessories in National Collegiate Athletic Association gear, is a desk organizer that is styled in solid wood, and features a rose wood finish. The desk set is accented with a metal antique brass finished logo, to remind the Executive of his favorite team.

Students at Florida State University can enjoy such home and office accessories in National Collegiate Athletic Association gear as the Florida State Seminoles Zipped Portfolio, which will keep them organized while going to school, and will serve the business Executive well by holding their business cards, pens, and other small items securely with the full zippered closure.

With the home and office accessories in National Collegiate Athletic Association gear, an Executive can coordinate the look of their office with simple pieces that offer so much style. College photos in sizes 4 x 6 and 5 x 7 can create memorable wall displays in very little time. People will know that you went to Florida State, or the school of your choice, because the team logo will be centered on the photo frame borders, and are richly colored in rose wood for a color coordinated office look.

There are marvelous ways for parents to show their support for their child, and some of the ways will bring Florida State University to their front door. The home and office accessories in National Collegiate Athletic Association gear includes a Florida State Seminoles door mat, that is elegantly colored in gold and black, and will tell everyone you are a fan of someone at the college throughout the year.

A truly elegant way to show your support for your Florida State University football team is in the home and office accessories in National Collegiate Athletic Association gear that will adorn the living room of your home. The richness of a wrought iron fireplace screen, emblazoned with a large Florida State University logo in antiqued brass, will make a resounding fashion style statement in any FSU fans home.

The home and office accessories in National Collegiate Athletic Association gear can add glitter and startling reflections on your team pride, when a Florida State Seminoles wall mirror, etched with the team logo accents your home with beauty and style. With a one inch beveled border, the true show of support will be reflected upon everyone who uses the mirror in your home.

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