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75 percent of athletes' parents let their child skip exams for a game
Aug 25, 2008 |
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Three quarters of parents of young athletes let their child forgo an exam for an important game, a new study conducted at the University of Haifa has found. In comparison, only 47% of parents of young musicians will agree ...
Spring training for Parents? Youth sport programs would benefit
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 18, 2008 |
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As cries of “play ball” ring out this spring, they undoubtedly will be followed by complaints of anxiety and stress from young athletes wanting to quit sports.
Sports Leagues Not Efficiently Structured, Scientists Say
Aug 30, 2007 |
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According to a pair of statistical physicists, sports leagues as they are typically set up – with each team playing an equal number of games and the one with the most wins declared league champion – too often allow a weak ...
Race Remains 'Flashpoint of Controversy' in American Sports, Cultural Anthropologist Says
May 03, 2007 |
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A new study about bias in NBA refereeing -- and the angry reaction of the league commissioner -- makes clear that race remains a flashpoint of controversy in American sports, says a Duke University cultural anthropologist ...
Play at your own risk
Oct 29, 2008 |
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Taking up bowling or tennis is an excellent way to stay fit. But if you're not careful, you might find that these amateur sports can have unexpected long-term health risks.
Coaches can shape young athletes' definition of success
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Young athletes' achievement goals can change in a healthy way over the course of a season when their coaches create a mastery motivational climate rather than an ego orientation, University of Washington sport psychologists ...
Web site allows fans to relive history
May 03, 2006 |
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It is the bottom of the ninth inning, the ballgame is tied, the bases are loaded, and Randy Johnson is on the mound. Johnson readies his next pitch, and Babe Ruth steps up to the plate and hits the game-winning homerun.
Social anxiety disorder a real issue in major league baseball
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 19, 2009 |
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In 18 years as the Mets' team psychiatrist, Dr. Allan Lans witnessed player insecurities, depressions and griefs "all the time." But this recent wave of major-leaguers becoming so stressed that they have been assigned to ...
Children are not the only ones in the game when it comes to sports
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Parents who sign their children up for sports as part of an educational experience and to learn about teamwork may be learning some of the same lessons themselves, according to new research from Purdue University.
Scientists describe technique for extracting hierarchical structure of networks
May 01, 2008 |
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Networks -- used throughout the sciences in the study of biological, technological, and social complexity -- can often be too complex to visualize or understand.
Probing Question: Does baseball still reflect America?
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Ah, the pleasures of spring. Blooming tulips and singing robins herald the rebirth of nature -- and baseball. Across the country, the season's first official pitches are thrown and the crack of ball against bat is heard. ...
High school football, wrestling athletes suffer highest rate of severe injuries
Sep 02, 2009 |
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High school football and wrestling athletes experienced the highest rate of severe injuries, according to the first study to examine severe injuries - injuries that caused high school athletes to miss more than 21 days of ...
Sports go mad for online pastime Twitter
May 01, 2009 |
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Yes, mark Washington Huskies basketball star Jon Brockman as one of the 69 "tweeters" keeping me from writing.
Researchers studying fantasy baseball and 'competitive fandom'
Jul 13, 2007 |
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Erica and Rich Halverson aren't just spending the summer running their fantasy baseball teams. The University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professors are also studying fantasy leagues, including their own, ...
Prevent Injuries by Preparing Kids to Get Back in the Game
Sep 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With the beginning of school comes the beginning of school sports seasons. This fall, make sure children and teenagers are prepared to get back in the game with an awareness of the risks and ...
