… twenty some-odd players on a single team. Only five are allowed on the court during time of play. Each position is structured differently, although, they can be similar in some ways, depending on a team's strategy. The five positions on a basketball…

… bodybuilding and lifting weights is becoming more popular among our citizens. In the last decade, exercise has become an increasingly important way of life for many individuals. In a sense, it has taken America by storm. Some people exercise for beaut…

… are being treated like cattle. It is very hard to think of a sports team or event that hasn't been branded by some major corporation. Facilities, events, teams and players are all used by corporations to get their name out there and market themselves…

… since the trait personality approach at the turn of the century. Early theories on coaching/ leadership styles lacked situational specificity, but recent studies have emphasised both personality traits and situational variables, as stated…

… This is the Olympic motto and really that of any athlete involved in competition. Athletes work day and night for years to transform their bodies into finely tuned machines ready to perform whatever task their sport calls for. Athletes have also been…

… some parts of the male and female body are different. So do we all know that men and women react and respond differently to changes in their body? Some people do, but most of us don't. One specific change people can make for their bodies is to increas…

… franchise as the best wide receiver ever, it seemed only right that Jerry Rice leave the up and coming Terrell Owens to be his protégé. Terrell Owens was able to distinguish himself as one of the top receivers within…

… they require athletic ability, positive competitiveness, leadership building and most of all, fun. These sports are traditional games in which all can enjoy and benefit of the many positives that these "athletic competitions" require. Many athletes…

… tide of its mass growth in popularity has always been intensely covered in the press but now sportsmen and in particular footballers are under scrutiny like never before. Every look, step, night out and relationship is portrayed through a journalist's…

… 8, 1946 in Hertford, North Carolina. He was the youngest of eight children born to Abbott and Millie Hunter, who were sharecroppers. As a boy Jim enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing baseball with his brothers. While attending Perquimans High School,…