Persuasive Essay: The Use Of Professional Athletes As Role Models

"But over 120 of our clients established scholarship funds or retrofitted athletic equipment or helped their church or Boy’s and Girl’s Club at the community they grew up in" (Steinberg). Athletes leave a positive influence on the society when they commit actions like this because it shows their humble and caring side. "They retrace their roots. A number of players like Troy Aikman and Eric Karros at UCLA, Edgerrin James at U of Miami, Kerry Collins at Penn St, have endowed scholarships at their colleges–setting an example for younger players and staying linked to that college community" (Steinberg). These professional athletes help pave a way for future athletes, and also set an example for not only young players, but also society in

This program also brings families together and allows the whole family to be involved in all activates. Many of the athletes have been involved in the special Olympics since elementary school and other who have not it’s very easy to join. The special Olympics allow these young people with disabilities the opportunity to show they too are champions and can compete in numerous sports in a county, state and worldwide games. With every strength, there must be some form of weakness. when it comes to weakness there are few.

Coaches are usually heroes in the eyes of young athletes. In “Psychology of Heroism,” one researcher explained that an attribute of heroes is that they do what they do out of freewill (Cherry, “Psychology of Heroism”). Trevor volunteers a couple places; he offered to work at the Salvation Army and at Denver’s weight room. He supervised their weight room occasionally in the summer. That is a huge part of what keeps their athletics going.

“Sports are a tool to learn life’s great lessons” or “a coach 's job is to learn how to love his/her athlete equally” are great examples/ goals to achieve, but sometimes these are the hardest things to do and it doesn’t work out as well as you expect it to be. Some athlete seriously considers to quit a sport that they are really talented in and could make a living out of, because of their most closest people like their parents or coaches. While I was reading through “The Power of a Coach” section of the book what I noticed was that some of the events that happened in the book, happened to me and my close friends as well. Some of the events happened during my soccer practices and some happened to me during track practices. The first time I felt a connection while I was reading this book was when the author was talking about the genders and how it can affect the athlete and the sports environment and how the coach said these discouraging yet words or behavior that a coach shouldn 't do .

These are the very qualities, however, that make youth sports so valuable to those who participate.” This is entirely true, as many of the values athletes learn from youth sports comes from their competitive nature. Claims that youth sports are too intense are completely false, as many of the social benefits and life skills that adolescents benefit from come from the intensity of their sport. Youth sports are beneficial to young athletes, as they have many benefits in all aspects of life. Youth sports help to promote an active lifestyle as well as teach young athletes important life skills and values they need to succeed in life. So, although youth sports are very demanding, and place large amounts of pressure on the shoulders of young athletes, they still have many benefits to children who participate in them.

During World War 2 there is a large group of unsung hero 's that are still around today, these unsung hero 's are known as The Boy Scouts of America. The boy scouts at that time were a group of some 1,600,000 kids who would help with their community doing different things that would help the community. But during the World War 2 era they served as helpers for the war. They were working for the federal government and the Office of War Information. They would help by distributing posters around town to help keep the public informed and it proved to be a very smart decision.

I feel like kids shouldn’t feel like they are separated, but a team player. This way it will be a good example for he kids to help and interact with each other and show great sportsmanship. All and all, there are many positive and negative situations that occur in youth sports. We as adults should be a better example for the children. The most important thing is to teach them whether you win or lose the game, if you had fun in the end we are all winners.If this mentality occurs more often maybe more kids will love to participate and be

People who watch the World Cup are “under the impression” (Parrillo, 2016) that their team is the best out of them all. Everyone shows their support and pride by making signs, wearing jerseys, and waving flags associated with their team of choice (Parrillo, 2016). I think that is expected of all sports fans though, they want their team to win, so they represent their team of choice. Even though social distance and ethnocentrism bring out some negative aspects, they are how we have been doing things for so many years, and I don’t see it changing anytime soon. I do think we could make personal minor changes, by breaking out of our comfort zone and strike up conversations with more people that may or may not have the same

There are countless more athletes that could be mentioned and even more that have been suspected of use. Most of these athletes went for some time before being caught, being praised and rewarded for their astounding accomplishments. The popularity of performance enhancing drugs in professional sports causes a question of validity to professional sport itself. Attitude is something obvious that kids see and notice about elite athletes, but what people do not realize is that kids are picking up on these athletes’ characters off the field as well. Two of the major issues that display the athletes’ character is their promiscuity and breaking the law.

I have spent many hours volunteering at local festivals and school activities, such as Chautauqua, Scare on the Square, Christmas on the Square, Memorial Day Donations, or Kindergarten Splash Night for school. In addition to volunteering, during the summer of 2017 I worked as a lifeguard at the city pool. This was a major responsibility, because you are in charge of others and not just yourself. I really had to hold myself accountable to be sure that nothing went wrong, or if it did that I could react quickly and efficiently. Since I am so active, this scholarship would really help my parents financially.

The athletic department markets games in a unique way in attempt to draw an average crowd to the games on a regular basis. They advertise the weekly games by having billboards, radio shows, and increased campus signage to let students know to come out and support the team. For families, the cost of attending the game is far less than any other sports attraction in west Michigan for a family of four. The cost of attending a Grand Valley game is far less than going to see Western Michigan, or Michigan State football. The lure of it being only 20 minutes away from downtown GR is also an important factor when it comes to fans deciding to attend the game.

As Jeter is pretty much a well known celebrity because of his prominent position in sports. He uses this fame as an advantage to help children in need. In 1996, he created something called the Turn 2 Foundation. This was created to encourage young people to be healthy and academically successful. After Jeter’s retirement, he announced he was going to launch a website called “The Players’ Tribune.”This site would be used as a place for fans to interact with their sports heroes.

While student’s dedication and commitment are vested in our athletic program, many of our players come from low-income families, and they cannot afford to purchase the items needed to participate in our program. Our organization is reaching out to you for assistance. We would like you to play a role in our athletic program, by providing a small donation or sponsoring one of our student-athletes. Your contribution will not only encourage students to continue in a positive path, but it will change the lives of these young men. All proceeds will go towards football equipment, uniforms, summer camps, academic tutors, S.A.T., and A.C.T.

In high school, I was involved in the National Honor Society allowing me to serve my community on a regular basis. We participated in everything from picking up trash on the side of the road to raising money to support our local library. During college, I have been able to volunteer and participate in student-led research programs. I also enjoy getting to volunteer my time at my local elementary school as a teaching assistant. However, my favorite volunteering experience was getting to be a “Buddy for Special Olympics”.

I was able to learn how to work with students on their running, and the students were able to learn how to be healthy and active while having fun. It was an amazing experience to see them all improve their times with each session and having fun while doing it. Obesity is such a wide spread problem across our nation, so I am very thankful to have a positive impact on our students, and show them that being active and staying healthy can be something fun they can do with their family and friends. From this experience, I would like to see all of our schools in the district have a running club in place. We modeled ours club after Miano Elementary Schools Running Club.