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Citation: Houston, Megan N et al. “Health-Related Quality of Life in Athletes: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.”  Journal of athletic training  vol. 51,6 (2016): 442-53. doi:10.4085/1062-6050-51.7.03 Summary:                     Participation in both, interscholastic and intercollegiate sports, is on the rise. When anyone experiences an injury, doctors assess the patient ’ s strength and range of motion, but not so much the psychological effects of the injury. Sports medicine and orthopedic organizations press the importance to incorporate patient-based assessments to take note of the patient ’ s experiences. The outcome of these patient-reported outcomes (PRO) focus on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL). HRQOLs take into account the social, physical, and psychological health components of patients. The article brings together the research findings of the authors ’ searches...

The picture shows a scale weighing out sports and money against, what I believe to symbolize, education. This graphic is relevant to my paper because it is weighing sports against education. The money on the scale does not necessarily stand for real money, but, stands for a cost. This visual perfectly illustrates the cost of college sports, weighed against an education. Many athletes sacrifice their studies for the "good of the team." Many athletes cannot afford to forego athletics, if they wish to gain a higher education, due to the scholarships they receive.

Citation: “Sport-Related Concussion Reporting and Coach-Athlete Attachment Among Collegiate Student-Athletes.” Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, vol. 12, no. 2, 2018. Summary:                      This article displays the findings from a study regarding coach-athlete attachment and help-seeking behavior relative to concussion reporting. The study shows that as increased coach-athlete anxiousness leads to an increase in not reporting injuries; while coach-athlete secureness increases, not reporting is less likely.             According to the article, a “concussion is a subset of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused either by a direct blow to the head, face, neck, or elsewhere on the body with a force diffused to the head.” This trauma can result in neurocognitive impairment, sensory-motor difficulties, somatic symptoms, as well as a...

Working Title The Real Cost of College Sports Topic             I will examine the real cost of college sports; from the athlete perspective. Many college athletes are forced to put their education on the back-burner for their demanding training schedules, sacrificing the path to success after college. Institutions are using athletic programs to earn revenue and alumni support at the cost of its’ athletes’ health. My research will take an inside look at the industry of college sports. Research Question             What is the real cost of college sports; who is truly benefitting?  How does the “big business” of college sports contribute to athlete exploitation? How can the culture within athletic programs affect injury reporting?  Are athletes really gaining enough to justify the sacrifices or are they being exploited for economic gain? Theoretical Frame ...

My research questions focus on what college sports means for athletes. What is the real cost of college sports? How do athletes benefit and how do they suffer? How does the “big business” of college sports contribute to athlete exploitation? How does team/athletic program culture lend into injury reporting? Are athletes really gaining enough to justify the sacrifices or are they being exploited for economic gain? Academic Sources: “At Risk: Are Unpaid College Athletes Exploited While Others Reap Millions?.” Knowledge@Wharton . The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 19 March, 2014. Web. 26 February, 2020 < https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/risk-unpaid-college-athletes-exploited-others-reap-millions/ > Carson II, Loftus C., and Michelle A. Rinehart. “The Big Business of College Game Day.”  Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law , vol. 12, no. 1, Fall 2010, pp.1-12.< EBSCOhost ,search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&A...

Citation: Geier, David.  That's Gotta Hurt: The Injuries That Changed Sports Forever . ForeEdge, 2017. Summary:              The beginning of Chapter 7 discusses, Dave Duerson, a talented NFL player and rising politician, who endured quality-of-life altering injuries, during his time playing football. Dave Duerson was a defensive back for the Chicago Bears, a position notorious for head trauma. He experienced countless blows to the head, as well as, concussions, throughout his entire football career. Tragically, Dave Duerson killed himself, but not before he told his ex-wife to “get my brain to the NFL. ” During the inspection of Dave Duerson ’ s brain it was discovered that he suffered from brain trauma, known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also known as CTE. CTE is brought on from subconcussive hits to the head and has personality-changing affects; loss of memory, irrational behavior, lack of impulse contro...