Baseball: Korean Influence
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4 pages in length. Baseball, America's hometown sport, has experienced a metamorphosis of cultural infusion since the early 1980s when a very large, very talented Mexican by the name of Fernando Valenzuela joined up as a pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers. After shutting out the Houston Astros in his first major league game, the country was swept with "Fernandomania," a grand reception for a foreign-born baseball player who single-handedly opened the door for all other international players to follow. Korean Pitcher Chan Ho Park, like his predecessor two decades before, also signed with the Dodgers but without benefit of any past professional experience. This critical detail did not impose upon Parks' ability to make a tremendous impression on the owners and the crowd alike, inasmuch as he inevitably made his first appearance on the season's opening day, 1994, a distinction that also cast him as major league's first Korean player. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCKorBBall.rtf

Basketball From Start to Finish
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This six-page-paper presents a discussion on the history of basketball. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: CWbasket.wps

Bicycle Helmet Laws: Impact on Safety and Reduction of Injuries
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A 6 page reviews of the history and impact of laws mandating the use of helmets for bicyclists. Bicycle helmet laws are quite controversial not only within the U.S. but also in other areas of the world (especially in Australia, Canada, Finland, Iceland, and New Zealand) where they have been implemented. Many debate the quest of just how effective they are in improving safety and reducing injuries. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPhelmet.rtf

BILL GOLDBERG:OVERVIEW
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This 3 page paper discusses the life and times of Bill Goldberg, former NFL star turned wrestler. Quotes cited from autobiography. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MBgberg.rtf

Biomechanics of a Soccer Kick
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A 13 page paper discussing the components of a soccer kick. Running and kicking are the two primary activities that individual players must master in the game of soccer. Each has been studied extensively in terms of biomechanics, and each has application in other sports. The purpose here is to provide a qualitative biomechanical analysis of the soccer kick in terms of force, velocity, acceleration, angular velocity, moment of inertia and angle of release. Includes 4 diagrams. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSbiomSocrKck.rtf

Biomechanics of the Tennis Forehand Stroke
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A 5 page paper discussing the kinesiology and the mechanics of the forehand swing in tennis. The kinesiology of the tennis forehand ground stroke must be understood within the context of an assessment of the musculature and an understanding of rotation and acceleration and deceleration, while the mechanics of the swing, once understood, can be used to achieve a more powerful swing. It is crucial that the player combines understanding of the two aspects of the swing to achieve the greatest results possible. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSbioTenFore.rtf

Biomechanics of the Tennis Serve
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A 4 page paper discussing the kinesiology and the mechanics of the tennis serve, with particular attention given to the muscles used and their type of contraction during use; as well as prevention of injury. The paper discusses positioning of the trunk prior to impact as an effective means of avoiding shoulder injury. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSbioTenSrvs.rtf