Sports and athletics

Miscellaneous manufacturing Manufacture of jewelry, silverware, plated ware, toys, amusement, sporting and athletic goods, costume novelties, buttons, brooms, brushes, signs, advertising displays Metals, glass, plastics, resin, leather, rubber, composition, bone, cloth, straw, adhesives, paints, solvents... 

There are many opportunities for your child to interact with peers through sports and athletics. Some of the more obvious opportunities present themselves in community baseball/softball, basketball, soccer, and football leagues. If your child is too old for these leagues, check into some of the special leagues formed for older children. 

Engineers in the sports industry must have a solid and well-rounded knowledge of materials, equipment, and technology, as well as familiarity with sports and athletics. Interpersonal skills are also a must because the sporting goods industry is a people-oriented business. You must be able to work with people and athletes to ensure that your products meet the needs and requirements of the sport. 

True. Performance-enhancing drugs are used in many sports by athletes who wish to beat their opponents unfairly. Many of these drugs carry serious health risks for the user, and can lead to disqualification and loss of reputation. 

In this competitive world, especially in the sports field, athletes try their best to outperform each other. Unfortunately, some athletes resort to the use of performance-enhancing drugs to attain a competitive edge. Table 11.2 is a list of banned performance-enhancing drugs published by the World Anti-Doping Association (WADA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This list is effective from January 1,2007. 

Gisolfi, C.V. and Duchman, S.M. (1992) Guidelines for optimal replacement beverages for different athletic events. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 24 679-87. 

Despite these issues, creatine remains well-known as a nutritional, performance-enhancing supplement used by athletes to improve high-intensity muscle endurance and performance. Bodybuilders and weightlifters supplement with creatine to bulk up muscles, and athletes involved in team sports train with creatine to increase their energy for sprints and other short and intense muscular tasks. Statistics show that the use of creatine by adolescent and adult athletes is growing. Yet research is still largely inconclusive on exactly how... 

Knapik JJ, Jones BH, Bauman CL, Harris JM. Strength, flexibility and athletic injuries. Sports Med 1992 14 277-288. 

Winget CM, DeRoshia CW, Holly DC. Circadian rhythms and athletic performance. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1985 17 498-516. 

Poor High school athletes shouldn t have to maintain a certain grade-point average to participate in school sports, and the value of sports is often worth the lower academic average. [Again, this essay moves in two different directions.]... 

Marshall LA. Clinical evaluation of amenorrhea in active and athletic women. [Review]. Chn Sports Med 1994 13 371-87. 

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