AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Close
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
<a href="http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-6770213_ITM" title="Facts and information about Teens and sports: the perfect combination?(Brief Article)">Teens and sports: the perfect combination?(Brief Article)</a>
Close
Set up an RSS feed that alerts you when new articles from Better Nutrition are available.
Frequently asked questions about RSS feeds
Teens and sports: the perfect combination?(Brief Article)
Participation in sports is often seen as a good thing by most parents. In addition to offering children a chance to exercise, organized sports also give children the opportunity to socialize and take an active role in their health and self-image. But are sports really the be-all and end-all that some parents think?
The results are mixed, according to The Women's, Sports Foundation Report: "Health Risks and the Teen Athlete." Following are some of the findings:
1. Athletes are less likely to use illicit drugs. Female athletes were less likely than female non-athletes to use marijuana, cocaine or other drugs such as LSD, PCP or heroin.
2. ...
Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
For more facts and information, see all results
- Ballerinas, female athletes share same health risks.
- News wire article from: Asian News International May 31, 2009 700+ words
Byline: ANI Washington, May 31 (ANI): Ballerinas face the same health risks as young female athletes when they don't eat enough to offset the energy they spend, and stop menstruating as a consequence, says a new study. The...
- Some health problems common among young female athletes.(Originated from...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Engberg, Karen January 28, 1997 700+ words
...another problem among female athletes. Although the reasons...high numbers among female athletes include eating disorders...osteoporosis among young female athletes is now well recognized...educate them about health risks and encourage sound...
- Health risk taking and human immunodeficiency virus risk in collegiate female...
- Magazine article from: Journal of American College Health Kokotailo, Patricia K. Koscik, Rebecca E. Henry, Bill C. Fleming, Michael F. Landry, Gregory L. May 1, 1998 700+ words
...Words: athletes, females, health risks, HIV, risk taking The...gender, and the number of female athletes included in the sample was...the analyses considered female athletes or sexual risk-taking...paucity of research examining female athletes, we chose a two-tailed...
- Health Risks for Teenage Athletes.(Women's Sports Foundation study)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: USA Today (Magazine) August 1, 2001 700+ words
...promote certain health risks and negative...binge drink. * Female athletes were more likely...Highly involved female athletes were nearly...nonathletes. * Female athletes and highly involved...sports and reduce health risks. These include...
- Gender role conflict in middle school and college female athletes and...
- Magazine article from: Physical Educator Miller, Jessica L. Heinrich, Myra September 22, 2001 700+ words
...middle school aged and 34 college aged female athletes and 65 middle school aged and 46 college...conflict than athletes. As predicted, female athletes rated themselves as significantly...attributes than female non-athletes. Female athletes also had a significantly more positive...
- What do female athletes look like in Taiwan? A study of collegiate students'...
- Magazine article from: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport Hsu, Shan-Hui Wu, Cheng Hong Chan, Yaslan Yea, Miao San Chan, Chia Wei February 1, 2007 700+ words
The beauty of female athletes and the associated images of...researches have shown the fact that female athletes were "less visible" than the...to and perceived the images of female athletes in Taiwan in a framework of female...
- Blood, sweat, and jeers: the impact of the media's heterosexist portrayals on...
- Magazine article from: Journal of Sport Behavior Knight, Jennifer L. Giuliano, Traci A. September 1, 2003 700+ words
...sporting leagues have begun to propel female athletes into mainstream culture, there is...role of homosexuality in sport), female athletes continue to be confronted with the...encourage homosexuality or even convert female athletes into lesbians and prevent them from...
- Why female athletes quit: Implications for coach education. (Research...
- Magazine article from: JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance Sherman, Nestor W. Hume, Donald February 1, 2002 700+ words
...play in encouraging or discouraging female athletes' continued participation in sport...terminating involvement in sport among female athletes. Stewart and Taylor (2000) examined...they play and why they quit) of 221 female athletes from a rural high school. They also...
