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children in sport
adults in sport
teenagers
positive impacts it can have on older people
issues in elite athletes
injury side of sport
focusing on the physical side of sport

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Substance abuse can destroy an Elite athletes career as numerous drug tests are taken before a major competition or randomly. Although sport organisations and government bodies have attempted to examine the extent of drug use, while providing increasingly harsh penalties it has not been effective as many young elite athletes are still taking the risk  (Anshel, 1991).

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Cousins’ battle with methamphetamines, which destroyed his football career
Cousins is awarded almost every honour during his playing career at the Eagles including a Brownlow Medal in 2005, an AFL premiership the following year, captaincy of the West Coast Eagles from 2001 to 2005 and six All-Australian jumpers.

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https://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/nutrition/latest_research
R.L Jones, N. Glintmeyer, A. McKenzie september 1, 2005
Slim Bodies, Eating Disorders and the Coach-Athlete Relationship
A Tale of Identity Creation and Disruption
R. L. Jones, N. Glintmeyer, A. McKenzie
First Published September 1, 2005

Eating Disorders in Adolescent Athletes
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Dilip R. Patel, Donald E. Greydanus, Helen D. Pratt, ...
First Published May 1, 2003 Other

The mental health of Australian elite athletes Amelia Gullivera,∗, Kathleen M. Griffithsa, Andrew Mackinnonb,
Philip J. Batterhama, Rosanna Stanimirovicc 2014

June 1990, Volume 9, Issue 6, pp 323–329 | Cite as
Exercise and Mental Health
Beneficial and Detrimental Effects
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* John S. Raglin

Subst Abuse Rehabil. 2014; 5: 95–105.
Published online 2014 Aug 14. doi:  10.2147/SAR.S53784
PMCID: PMC4140700
Drug abuse in athletes
Claudia L Reardon and Shane Creado

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The use of pharmacological agents by modem athletes to improve performance is an expected outcome of the availability of powerful new drugs and the social acceptance of self-medication. To the athlete, the benefits of drug abuse outweigh the perceived risks.
Athletic competition frequently results in overexertion or injuries. These can have a major impact on performance levels. The availability of drugs that can mask injuries and allow the athlete to continue to perform will provide a short-term solution to the problem of overcoming an injury.
Drug Abuse in Athletes

Nancy A. Nuzzo

Donald P. Waller

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sport is very important to people as it creates opportunities to be fit and healthy where as an elite athlete is constantly pushed to be perfect. 46.4% of elite athletes have experienced or are experiencing symptoms of at least one mental health issue (

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In general, perfectionism has been defined as the setting of unrealistic, excessively high standards in relation to one’s goals and expectations

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although sport is important, elite athletes suffer from eating disorders, mental health issues and social anxiety.

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The search yielded a total of 2279 records. Following double screening, 60 studies were included. The findings suggested that elite athletes experience a broadly comparable risk of high-prevalence mental disorders (i.e. anxiety, depression) relative to the general population. Evidence regarding other mental health domains (i.e. eating disorders, substance use, stress and coping) is less consistent.

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AFL star Barry Hall retired in 2011, ending his career with the Western Bulldogs after a seven-year stint with the Sydney Swans, and said he struggled mentally with the lack of routine that comes with the life of an ex-athlete in retirement. "I chose to retire, I wanted to retire. I got the feeling that when I went to training every day that I didn't want to train anymore," he said."I didn't want to prepare to the best of my ability to perform on the weekend. I think at that stage that's the time to give up the game. Did I struggle after the sport finished? Absolutely.
"I had two or three months... that I really struggled. I didn't get out of bed. I didn't answer mates' phone calls, I was eating terribly, drinking heavily. A tough time. And look, I didn't know at that stage it was a form of depression."

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supporting biographies/ athletes coming out with mental issues  

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supporting biographies/ athletes coming out with mental issues  

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ex-Sydney Swans captain Barry Hall and former Olympians Lauren Jackson, Libby Trickett, Matthew Mitcham and Jana Pittman all detailed the difficulties they experienced with understanding who they were without sport.

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46.4% of athletes were experiencing symptoms of at least one of the mental health problems assessed. Percentages meeting criteria for mental disorders were similar to previous epidemiological studies of both international athlete and community samples: depression (27.2%), eating disorder (22.8%), general psychological distress (16.5%), social anxiety (14.7%), generalised anxiety disorder (7.1%), and panic disorder

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-kids characteristics and morals are formed through FairPlay
-playing sport enables people to create friendships they may not have made
-sport brings people from all over the world together for example the olympics
-benefits of social interactions with different types of people
-getting yourself outside your comfort zone
-you can learn from your success and failure through completion in sport
- you learn to respect authority
-sports help kids form positive self esteem
-can be a helpful way of reducing stress
https://novakdjokovicfoundation.org/the-importance-of-sports-for-children/

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write an analytical essay on the importance of sport on an individuals health and wellbeing

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Today increasingly more people think of the necessity to engage in sport activity to be able to lead a healthy and active life. We can have a healthy mind only when we have a healthy body. Great achievements are more attainable only when we maintain our physical and mental well-being. Write an analytical essay on the importance of sport on an individual’s health and well-being. Your essay needs to demonstrate evidence of scholarly research.