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The NCAA posted graduation rates that show that their athletes are graduating at record rates this year.

American Advertising Federation. "College Alcohol Advertising." Aaf.org. Apr. 2007. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. The main concern of this article was to prohibit the playing of alcohol promoting commercials during college sporting games. As a government agency, it talks about their stance on the argument of commercials being geared towards minors and what information they have to support their claims. It also explains what issues are raised, what congress and the governmet is doing to stop this, as well as the problems that come with this particular issue.

Sullivan, Philip J., Tammy Whitaker-Campbell, and Mike MacKay. "Physical Literacy in Coaching Education Materials: A Case Study of Canada Basketball." Physical & Health Education Journal 76.1 (2010): 32-35. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. In terms of coaching, there are many different qualities that lead to success. This article connects physical literacy with coaching education. A full understanding of physical literacy is needed to be successful in coaching. Literacy is very important in many different aspects of sport. Knowledge about physical literacy is very important in sports and athletic training.

Ellickson, Phyllis L., et. al. "Does alcohol advertising promote adolescent drinking? Results from a longitudinal assessment." Addiction. Vol. 100 (2005): Issue 2, p. 235 - 246. EBSCOhost. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. This article looked at the relationship between adolescents and alcohol advertisements. There are many forms of alcohol advertising including at sporting events and on television. The advertisements affected the different age groups of teens different. Alcohol advertisement has an impact on the development of adolescents.

Suggs, Welch. "New Grades on Academic Progress Show Widespread Failings Among Teams." Chronicle of Higher Education 51.27 (2005): A40-A42. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010 This article focuses on the NCAA progress rates over a period of years. It was clear that the progress of basketball and football players were relatively low. Also, the impact of the standards of college sports is discussed. Almost half of top level college football and basketball players are not expected to graduate. This staggering statistic raises many questions about the treatment of college athletes.

This paper investigates gender differences in academic performance among university athletes at an NCAA Division I school. Using regression analysis, the findings suggest that background scholastic achievement variables and race influence university academic performance for student athletes, but sport participation measures and race are negatively related to university academic performance for males only. The consequences of inequalities between men's and women's athletic programs are explored. Implications for academic programs are discussed. (Abstract from author as it appears on EBSCO.)

Sharp, Linda A. and Holly K. Sheilley. "The institution's obligations to athletes." New Directions for Higher Education 2008.142 (2008), 103 - 113. This article outlines how colleges can help make college athletes better their education. It also says how colleges do not do enough to help their athletes get a better education. Since some college sports athletes are treated so well and are given so many benefits concerning athletics their education suffers.

Rash, CL, et al. "Nutrition-related knowledge, attitude, and dietary intake of college track athletes." Sport Journal 11.1 (2008): 1-8. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. This article is about research that was conducted on 113 track athletes from two NCAA Division I schools. Each athlete took a questioner on nutritional knowledge. Thy found that the athletes scored high on carbohydrate, vitamins and minerals, and protein questions, while scoring low on vitamins E and C. Overall the mean diet score was 84 ± 10 (M ± SD) of 110 possible. In addition to this the research also looked at the college athletes died. They found high dietary intake scores in vitamins C and A, cholesterol, saturated fat, calcium, and magnesium. They found low mean dietary intake scores were found for vitamin E, fiber, sodium, and potassium

Hoogenboom, Barbara, Jennifer Morris, and Chad Morris. "Nutritional Knowledge and Eating Behaviors of Female, Collegiate Swimmers." North American Journal of Physical Therapy 4.3 (2009): 139-48. Pub Med Central. The Sports Physical Therapy Section of the American Physical Therapy Association, 2009. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. . bababababbababab

Burgess W. E. (1930, May). Communication. The American Journal of Sociology, 35(6) 991-1001. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org This article is an old article but it talks about all the different methods of communication. Even though it is an old article it stills has great ideas on how groups of people can communicate. Good source for the communication between teams.

Zawila, Laurie, Cathy-Sue Steib, and Barbara Hoogenboom. "The Female Collegiate Cross-Country Runner: Nutritional Knowledge and Attitudes." Journal of Athletic Training 38.1 (2003): 67-74. Print.

Tremblay, Mark, and Lloyd, Meghann. "Physical Literacy Measurement -- The Missing Piece." Physical & Health Education Journal 76.1 (2010): 26-30. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. Physical literacy and its understanding are the main topic of this article. The article explains that physical literacy measurement is key to elevating the importance of physical education. It focuses on the importance children having proper physical activity behaviors. The main idea or purpose of this article is to provide a rationale for the measurement of physical literacy.

Garfield, Craig F., Paul J. Chung, and Paul J. Rathouz. "Alcohol Advertising in Magazines and Adolescent Readership." The Journal of the American Medical Association. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. The most important thing about this journal entry is the table showing the age of its readers and the number of alcohol related ads that are in each magazine. While some magazines have very few, others like sports illustrated has one of the highest alcohol advertisement rate between 1997 and 2001. The statistics here are a well layed out mathmatically measured data that supports the argument of how alcohol companies are indeed placing their product in places that will most likely be veiwed by people who are underage.

This focuses on the involvement of media in life today. This article mainly focuses on the involvement of media in young children's lives. It compares the differences of the affects of having media involvement vs. not having media involvement.

Romanello, L. M., Martin, M. (2006, May). Information Literacy in Athletic Training: A Problem-Based Approach. Athletic Therapy Today, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p40 4p. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com This article has to do with informational literacy and athletic training and what they do together. It talks about the literacy that you need to become a succesful athletic trainer, and what you need to know about the job.

Horton Jr., David. "Class and cleats: Community college student athletes and academic success." New Directions for Community Colleges 2009.147 (2009): 15-27. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. This articles talks about the impact of athletic participation on community college students. Since these schools do not profit greatly from sports, their motives are discussed. Community colleges pride themselves in providing access to higher level learning. This is especially true when it come to minorities because it gives them the chance at an education. Clearly, the motives of these schools are very different than those of elite athletic universities.

Temertzoglou, Ted. "Physical Literacy: Teach Them to Fish, Feed Them for Life." Physical & Health Education Journal 76.1 (2010): 36-39. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 10 Nov. 2010. Physical education teachers can use many different teaching methods to effectively inform students about physical literacy. It is explained in the article that quality physical education programs give the best opportunity to develop physically literate students. Students need to gain physical at a young age in order for them to exercise effectively and safely throughout their sporting careers.

Shephard, R.J.,Shek, P.N."Associations Between Physical Activity and Susceptibility to Cancer: Possible Mechanisms."Sports Medicine; Nov1998, Vol. 26 Issue 5, p293-315, 23p, 1 Diagram. EBSCO. November 22, 2010 This article is about how Physical activity is a key part of reducing the risk of all-cause and colonic cancers, and it seems to have a lowered the risk of breast and lung cancer.

Sacheck, Jennifer, Julia Kuder, Christina Economos. "Physical Fitness, Adiposity, and Metabolic Risk Factors in Young College Students." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 42.6 (Jun 2010): 1039-44. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. In this study, the health of college students was measured in several different categories. The article explains the technique for determining the different aspect of the students health.