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Kids Health: Dealing With Sports Injuries

For Students 9th - 10th
Injuries resulting from overexertion while participating in sports are inevitable. However, by understanding how they can be prevented, cared for, and their recovery time, you can become better prepared. Links to related articles are...
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History.com: 7 Bizarre Sports Curses

For Students 9th - 10th
Superstitions and sports are inseparable, but a few sports franchises and athletes have endured runs of such poor fortune that they seemingly can only be explained by the supernatural. Hexes such as the Curse of the Bambino and Curse of...
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Kids Health: I Don't Like Sports, So How Can I Stay Fit?

For Students 9th - 10th
This online resource is for kids who aren't inclined to playing sports but who want to stay in good physical shape. Here, read about various fun activities, chores, and games that will help keep your muscles strong and your heart and...
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Olympics: Science of the Sporting Life

For Students 9th - 10th
When the Winter Olympics begin we can study the science of sports: biomechanics, figure skating, high jumping, mental preparation, alcohol and athletes, sports doctors, staleness, and training in the ancient Olympics.
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Kids Health: Preventing Children's Sports Injuries

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about how to prevent children's sports injuries.
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Kids Health: Five Ways to Avoid Sports Injuries

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource addresses sports safety and discusses the precautions you should take before taking your place on the field. Learn about protective gear and proper warm-up techniques. Also includes advice for helping sports injuries heal...
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History.com: How Jim Thorpe Became America's First Multi Sport Star

For Students 9th - 10th
Decades before Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders starred in baseball and football, Jim Thorpe was America's original multi-sport athlete. A two-time college football All-American and charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Thorpe...
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History.com: 8 Athletes Who Excelled at Two Sports

For Students 9th - 10th
The odds of becoming a professional athlete are long. The odds of playing more than one sport well against elite competition are astronomical. Here are athletes who were blessed with the skill to excel - some even just briefly - in...
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Kids Health: Sports and Exercise Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
Injuries are inevitable in some sports, but they are preventable. Through the use of equipment and caution these injuries can be understood and avoided. Links to related sites are also available.
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Akron Children's Hospital

Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Can Kids With Asthma Play Sports?

For Students 3rd - 8th
If you have asthma you can still play sports. Find out how to do it safely in this article for kids.
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Kids Health: How to Be a Good Sport

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learning to be a good sport and staying competitive at the same time is an important part of teaming. This site explains how to develop this balance and be a good team mate. 10 ways to achieve this are provided at the bottom of the page.
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Boston University

Boston University: John Stuart Mill and the Ends of Sport

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by the Boston University. Author retrieves J.S. Mill's philosophy of higher and lower pleasures and applies it to contemporary sports education. An interesting look at philosophy of sport.
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Boston University: Sport, Education, and the Meaning of Victory

For Students 9th - 10th
Author links ancient Greek philosophy to the place of sports in contemporary education. An interesting example of philosophy of sport.
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Kids Health: Eating for Sports

For Students 3rd - 5th
Know what foods you need to eat in order to stay competitive. This website offers suggestion for kids who are active in sports and includes hints for eating healthy and staying hydrated.
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Iehs: Eladio Bobadilla, "It's Giving Back to the Community"

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on race issues and sports players. It discusses the when then San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem in to protest police brutality, racism, and "a country that...
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Sports Rec: Importance of Sports in Our Lives

For Students 9th - 10th
This article shares facts about the positive correlation between sports and children's involvement in them.
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Siteseen: American Historama: American Sports in the 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview with detailed facts about the history of sports in the 1920s, a time when sporting events were broadcast live across the nation and sports stars were idolized. Provides a list of famous athletes.
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Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Bats in Sports: [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
This article discusses the uses, shapes, and materials to make bats used in sports including baseball, cricket, and table tennis. FYI for Kids: volume 3, issue 3. PDF.
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Top End Sports: Hydration for Athletes

For Students 9th - 10th
Find brief articles that will teach you about the importance of hydration and how to stay hydrated during sports and physical activity. Learn about choosing drinks, drinking enough water, and checking yourself for hydration and...
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Common Lit: "Teen Brain Takes Biggest Sports Hits" by Katherine Harmon

For Students 6th - 8th
In this informational text, Katherine Harmon discusses the effects that head injuries can have on the teenage brain. As you read, take notes on what happens to an athlete as a result of a head injury and the additional effect it can have...
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Sports Health: Achilles Tendon Injections and Surgery to Treat Pain

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the Achilles tendon and treatment for an injured one. Provides animations of Achilles injuries.
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Kids Health: A Guide to Eating for Sports

For Students 9th - 10th
Television ads and magazines are littered with new sports drinks and supplements that claim to enhance performance for athletes. Are these claims proven to be true or just cunning marketing schemes? This article delves into the hype and...
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Sports Illustrated:fred Hoiberg Says He Wants to Finish His Career at Iowa State

For Students 9th - 10th
April 11, 2014 Sports Illustrated article about Iowa State University men's basketball coach, Fred Hoiberg and his future at Iowa State.
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Sports News You Can Use: Moving From Competition to Sportscasting

For Students 9th - 10th
This article gives a list of strategies for moving form the field of competition to a career in sportscasting.

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