New Competitive Sport Text Set-Based on Subtopics
Articles:
1. Listening to Wisdom From a 10-year-old son about his head injury
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/sports/football/29cohen.html#
2. Pushing too hard too young: Take away the fun factor in sports and kids can burn out
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4556235/#.Upteg5E0_ol
3. Why I Don’t Want My Kids to Play Team Sports
http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-78042
4. Sports: The Benefits of Competitive Athletic Sports Participation in Today’s Sports Climate
http://www.chicagonow.com/the-athletes-sports-experience-making-a-difference/2012/10/sports-the-benefitsof-competitive-athletic-sports-participation-in-todays-sports-climate/
5. What are the benefits of competitive sports for youth?
http://www.livestrong.com/article/134568-what-are-benefits-competitive-sportsyouth/
6. Sports Promote Healthy Weight in Teenagers
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/17/sports-promote-healthy-weight-in-teenagers/?_r=0
7. High Cost of Youth Sports
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/visualnewscom/high-cost-of-youthsports_b_3469012.html
Videos
1. Katie Couric’s Notebook: Kids and Sports
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=3683084n
-OR -
http://readingandwritingproject.com/public/themes/rwproject/resources/assessments/performance/2012-2013/Fall%202012%20Performance%20Assessment%20Information/8th%20Grade%20Performance%20Assessments//8th%20Grade%20Assessment%20Video%201.mp4
2. Competitive Sports—News Segment by Adrienne Bankert KCRW.com
http://readingandwritingproject.com/public/themes/rwproject/resources/assessments/performance/2012-2013/Fall%202012%20Performance%20Assessment%20Information/8th%20Grade%20Performance%20Assessments//8th%20Grade%20Assessment%20Video%202.mp4
Data:
1. Hey, data data—swing!
http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/9469252/hidden-demographics-youth-sports-espn-magazine
2. Pros and Cons of Sports Competition at High School Level
http://www.publicschoolreview.com/articles/67
Injuries
3. Seeds of Innovation: Bringing a Game Changing-Helmet to Market
http://news.riddell.com/backgrounders/seeds-of-innovation:-bringing-a-game-changing-helmet-to-market
4. Study: No Helmet Brand Can Save Football Players from Concussion Risk
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-concussion-high-schoolfootball-helmet-mouthguards-20131028,0,7936827.story#axzz2mpoMHfw8
5. Post-concussion return to learning also a tough decision
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-concussion-kidsschool-20131028,0,735895.story#axzz2mpoMHfw8
6. Sports Injury Statistics
http://www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/orthopaedics/stats.html
7. Total Female Emergency Room Visits by Sport
https://www.google.com/searchq=charts+about+competitive+sports&espv=210&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=QZWwUvTwNKbKsQTH0YLADA&ved=0CCsQsAQ&biw=1440&bih=790#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=NWNJPc7PR2r0-M%3A%3B4u50F_jO8zucDM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.cheersafety.org%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2012%252F10%252FER-visits.png%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.cheersafe. org%252Fsafety-studies%252Frecent-cheerleading-safety-studies-show-cheerinjury-rates-low-major-injuries-drastically-reduced%3B622%3B455
Pay to Play 2:
8. High Cost of Youth Sports
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/visualnewscom/high-cost-of-youthsports_b_3469012.html
9. Will ‘Pay to play’ Become a Permanent Part of School Sports?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook/2012/08/22/will-pay-to-play-become-a-permanent-part-of-school-sports/
Tryouts:
10.Cutting in Sports
https://www.competitivedge.com/cutting-sports
11. Getting Cut From a Sports Team: Ten Reasons to Re-Examine Cuts Below High School Varsity
http://www.momsteam.com/health-safety/emotional-injuries/cut-from-sports-team/re-examine-cuts-below-high-school-varsity?page=0%2C0
12. How Can Coaches Handle Tryouts and Cuts?
http://www.positivecoach.org/our-tools/ask-pca/ask-pca-question/?id=116
Pressure:
13. The Case Against Competition
http://www.alfiekohn.org/parenting/tcac.htm
14. For Children in Sports, a Breaking Point
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/health/25brod.html?_r=1&
15. For children, pressure vs. fun in sports is balancing act
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=199731
16. Facts for Families: Children and Sports
http://www.aacap.org/App_Themes/AACAP/docs/facts_for_families/61_children_and_sports.pdf
Articles:
1. Listening to Wisdom From a 10-year-old son about his head injury
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/sports/football/29cohen.html#
2. Pushing too hard too young: Take away the fun factor in sports and kids can burn out
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4556235/#.Upteg5E0_ol
3. Why I Don’t Want My Kids to Play Team Sports
http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-78042
4. Sports: The Benefits of Competitive Athletic Sports Participation in Today’s Sports Climate
http://www.chicagonow.com/the-athletes-sports-experience-making-a-difference/2012/10/sports-the-benefitsof-competitive-athletic-sports-participation-in-todays-sports-climate/
5. What are the benefits of competitive sports for youth?
http://www.livestrong.com/article/134568-what-are-benefits-competitive-sportsyouth/
6. Sports Promote Healthy Weight in Teenagers
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/17/sports-promote-healthy-weight-in-teenagers/?_r=0
7. High Cost of Youth Sports
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/visualnewscom/high-cost-of-youthsports_b_3469012.html
Videos
1. Katie Couric’s Notebook: Kids and Sports
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=3683084n
-OR -
http://readingandwritingproject.com/public/themes/rwproject/resources/assessments/performance/2012-2013/Fall%202012%20Performance%20Assessment%20Information/8th%20Grade%20Performance%20Assessments//8th%20Grade%20Assessment%20Video%201.mp4
2. Competitive Sports—News Segment by Adrienne Bankert KCRW.com
http://readingandwritingproject.com/public/themes/rwproject/resources/assessments/performance/2012-2013/Fall%202012%20Performance%20Assessment%20Information/8th%20Grade%20Performance%20Assessments//8th%20Grade%20Assessment%20Video%202.mp4
Data:
1. Hey, data data—swing!
http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/9469252/hidden-demographics-youth-sports-espn-magazine
2. Pros and Cons of Sports Competition at High School Level
http://www.publicschoolreview.com/articles/67
Injuries
3. Seeds of Innovation: Bringing a Game Changing-Helmet to Market
http://news.riddell.com/backgrounders/seeds-of-innovation:-bringing-a-game-changing-helmet-to-market
4. Study: No Helmet Brand Can Save Football Players from Concussion Risk
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-concussion-high-schoolfootball-helmet-mouthguards-20131028,0,7936827.story#axzz2mpoMHfw8
5. Post-concussion return to learning also a tough decision
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-concussion-kidsschool-20131028,0,735895.story#axzz2mpoMHfw8
6. Sports Injury Statistics
http://www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/orthopaedics/stats.html
7. Total Female Emergency Room Visits by Sport
https://www.google.com/searchq=charts+about+competitive+sports&espv=210&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=QZWwUvTwNKbKsQTH0YLADA&ved=0CCsQsAQ&biw=1440&bih=790#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=NWNJPc7PR2r0-M%3A%3B4u50F_jO8zucDM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.cheersafety.org%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2012%252F10%252FER-visits.png%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.cheersafe. org%252Fsafety-studies%252Frecent-cheerleading-safety-studies-show-cheerinjury-rates-low-major-injuries-drastically-reduced%3B622%3B455
Pay to Play 2:
8. High Cost of Youth Sports
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/visualnewscom/high-cost-of-youthsports_b_3469012.html
9. Will ‘Pay to play’ Become a Permanent Part of School Sports?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook/2012/08/22/will-pay-to-play-become-a-permanent-part-of-school-sports/
Tryouts:
10.Cutting in Sports
https://www.competitivedge.com/cutting-sports
11. Getting Cut From a Sports Team: Ten Reasons to Re-Examine Cuts Below High School Varsity
http://www.momsteam.com/health-safety/emotional-injuries/cut-from-sports-team/re-examine-cuts-below-high-school-varsity?page=0%2C0
12. How Can Coaches Handle Tryouts and Cuts?
http://www.positivecoach.org/our-tools/ask-pca/ask-pca-question/?id=116
Pressure:
13. The Case Against Competition
http://www.alfiekohn.org/parenting/tcac.htm
14. For Children in Sports, a Breaking Point
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/health/25brod.html?_r=1&
15. For children, pressure vs. fun in sports is balancing act
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=199731
16. Facts for Families: Children and Sports
http://www.aacap.org/App_Themes/AACAP/docs/facts_for_families/61_children_and_sports.pdf