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Sports and Society
How much influence does a coach have?
Are sports an excuse not to study?
Do we allow sports to teach our children respect and accountability?
At what age do we begin allowing our children to start playing sports that sets them up for success?
Does society help promote certain sports versus others due to attendance and watching on television?
Sports and Race Boundaries
Do sports bring differing races together?
Sports and Gender Boundaries
Can women and men coexist in the same sport?
Do we profile the success of a sport based on gender playing?
Sports and Poverty
Are some athletes doomed for post stardom failure due to outside influences?
Does a lack of money and/or parental support growing up set up athletes for failure once they do make it in a major sports league?
Is an athlete more successful in life because they earned $1 million or a college degree?
Should college athletes be paid to play?