has become an area where some feel that the violent acts such as the

hitting and fighting that occurs should be eliminated. It is very difficult

to change the way that a game is played because people have been

playing it that way for years. The violence in sports needs to be

eliminated because of the extreme cases that continue to haunt many of

the leagues and the players themselves. In today's society, sports

figures are the heroes of our youth. Seeing a sports figure get away

with a slap on the for violence gives our children the impression that

There are many theories to why there is so much violence in sports

today. One of them is because the athletes today are able to get away

with more when they are young. For example, if a high school athlete

who had a scholarship to a high profile school were to get in trouble

before graduation, the faculty of the school might let it slide. Where as

if another non-athletetic student had done the same thing, they would

have a higher price to pay. So from an early age these athletes learn

that they are more important then other students. Many professional

him under his wing and helped him along the way. Maybe the NFL

where two men were stabbed and killed. Ray Lewis claims that he did

sport like hockey, there are some players whose only role on the team

needs a program in which the veterans can take the young troubled

large fine financially or if it is a longer suspension of games. Either way

recently is that teams need to take a harder look into someone's off-

should the league allow the players who don't change and continue to

violence, but drug abuse as well. However, most of the bad news

all the leagues, teams, and players have to take a look at who and what

Indiana Universities men's basketball coach Bobby Knight. Coach

Bowl party that he was attending turned into a fight outside the bar

suspended by the NFL for breaking the leagues anti-crime policy, which

field activities. Many players have violent pasts and they need to be

There are many ways that the NHL can eliminate or, at least, cut

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