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In the United States and Canada, a jock is a stereotype of an athlete, or someone who is consumed by sports and sports culture, and does not take much interest in intellectual pursuits or other activities. [1] [2] It is generally applied mostly to high school and college athletics participants who form a distinct youth subculture.
Most documented cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy have occurred in many athletes involved in contact sports such as boxing, American football, professional wrestling, ice hockey, mixed martial arts, rugby and soccer. [1] [2] Other risk factors include being in the military, prior domestic violence, and repeated banging of the head. [1]
[7] [10] However, only 1% of US high school athletes win a sports scholarship. [6] The motivations for young athletes include believing what they have heard from adults about the necessity of early sports specialization, but they may also participate out of a desire to please these adults or be praised by them.
Current college athletes can gain a lot from their schools' sports programs, but they aren't supposed to benefit from sports memorabilia. That didn't stop members of the Ohio State football team ...
Five student-athletes have died by suicide recently, putting the onus on the NCAA to better treat mental health among its athletes. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The Longest Yard is a 2005 American sports comedy film directed by Peter Segal and written by Sheldon Turner.A remake of 1974's movie of the same name, it stars Adam Sandler as a washed-up former professional American football quarterback who goes to prison and is forced to assemble a team to play against the guards.
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The Panthers, now in their sixth season, haven’t given fans much reason to celebrate. In the 2013 and 2014 seasons, competing at the highest level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the team recorded just a single victory. Average attendance last year was among the 10 worst in the NCAA’s top level.