IN THE NEWS "Crying Wolf" during football game

I have seen this in soccer plenty of times where a player would go down intentionally to stop the play of the game. Im not sure how popular it is in football but it has obviously occured enough to make an article about it. Two NFL player are accused of faking injuries against their opponent in order to take away their momentum. The players state that this is part of the game, what do you think?

As an athletic trainer student, I feel that this is very dangerous. An athletic trainer is always concerned with the well being of all their athletes. For players to treat a serious and potentially life threatening situation as a way to get an edge over an opponent is highly inappropriate. An athletic trainer must always react to every injury as a serious one and for football players to be doing this can greatly effect the athletic trainers work. Please read the article an tell me what you think.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/More-fallout-from-8220-Flopgate-8221-8212-?urn=nfl-wp7833

Tough Love in the Gym

    

 Im sure many of you have seen the movie 300. The warriors in this movie were not all professional body builders. They trained hard to get into shape for the big screen. These difficult workout sessions have been publicized throughout the media and has also been reviewed in Mens Health Magazine.  How would you like to work out with the creator of the 300 workout? Well, recieving a membership to this gym isnt as simple as paying a monthly fee. If fact, its quite difficult to get in. Members of this ffacility must be interviewed and pass certain pyhsical screenings in order to be a member of the gym. "We choose clents, they dont choose us" Wasnt the whole purpose of going to the gym to get into shape? Not only are the members of this gym in shape but before they become official members of the gym they are considered "warned". They are not at all sympathetic for tears, sweat, or limping. "You were free to choose and you did. Now lie in it." Pretty intense huh? Please read through this article and tell me what you think?

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/11/fashion/gym-jones-preaches-the-cult-of-physicality.html?ref=nutrition

Cafetaria foods becomes healthier, why arent the students?

  Documentaries such as "Super Size Me" has brought attention to the unhealthy eating habits young children and teens partake in during and after school. The obesity rate has increased drammatically among the young population. It has gone to the point where childen as young as 7 years old are being diagnosed with diabetes. This article addresses the changes done with school cafetaria foods and its effect. This article proves that it is not the food offered to these sugar hungry children in schools that may be the cause of this problem. Although schools are providing healthier home cooked meals to there students, they still find a way to have there ice cream, chips, and soda during lunch time.
  In my opinion, healthy eating habits start at home. I feel that it is up to the parents to teach there children how to eat properly rather than to blame schools and fast food restuarant advertisements. I also believe that obesity is not from food alone but also results from no exercise and lack of sleep. I can go on forever about this topic. Im curious to know what others think about unhealthy eating amoongst young children and teens.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/11/us/11bcfoodtrucks.html?ref=nutrition

How far is to far?

http://www.highschoolsports.net/sports/preps/football/2011-09-13-football-player-claims-he-was-hurt-by-coachs-punishment.htm

Athletics even at the high school level require dicipline. In order for an athlete to achieve goals and perform at the best of his or her ability, coaches tend to dicipline there athletes. I personally think that there is absolutely nothing wrong with discipline. It will not only help the athlete on the fields and courts but also in school and later on in life.
Coaches today have different point of views when it comes to dicipline. Some coaches will have a player "run laps" as a form of discipline while other coaches would argue that running is a privilege and should not be given to athletes as a form of punishment, I agree with this opinion. Some coaches may punish their athletes with more exercise, while others may suspend the athlete for a certain amount of time. The big question with discipline is "How far is to far?".
In the link above reads the story of an athlete that was disciplined to the point of near death. Read this article and please share your thoughts.