Doesn't Age Matter? Young Stars Shine in Pro Sports. Tom Reed.
by Reed, Tom; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 52Institutions. Publisher: Akron Beacon Journal, 2004ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Adu, Freddy | Age and sports | James, LeBron | Professional sports | Song, Aree | Teenagers | Wie, MichelleDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Whoever said 'youth is wasted on the young' might want to rethink that statement. Everywhere you turn, it seems another teenager is making an impact on the professional sports scene. There always have been sports prodigies....But can you recall a time when so many teens in so many sports were challenging the preconceived notion of what is too young?" (AKRON BEACON JOURNAL) This article reveals how young athletes, "lured by the promise of big paydays, seduced by media coverage paid to phenoms and supplemented by specialized instruction and additional games," are reshaping pro sports.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Doesn't Age Matter? Young Stars Shine in Pro Sports, April 6, 2004; pp. n.p..
"Whoever said 'youth is wasted on the young' might want to rethink that statement. Everywhere you turn, it seems another teenager is making an impact on the professional sports scene. There always have been sports prodigies....But can you recall a time when so many teens in so many sports were challenging the preconceived notion of what is too young?" (AKRON BEACON JOURNAL) This article reveals how young athletes, "lured by the promise of big paydays, seduced by media coverage paid to phenoms and supplemented by specialized instruction and additional games," are reshaping pro sports.
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