White Privilege Sports Are Dying Out

By Toni Vang


Everyone should try and do some or other form of sport as it not only keeps one healthy but also teaches how to interact with other people. It also helps many to accept how to be gracious when winning or losing. There are some people that still ask if there are any white privilege sports left but irrespective of color it is a sport where many still make friends no matter what the race might be.

Many years ago in all races it was the norm for the whites to have a leg up over the blacks in regard to having jobs, housing as well as schooling. It meant that the whites were given an advantage of having a head start. In some cases this might still be true. A survey was taken in the United States of America asking the population if there were certain benefits in today's society to being white. The poles came back with fifty three percent saying yes, forty two saying no, and three percent saying they don't know.

If one is willing to work hard and not rely on others in order to survive one will become a respected citizen irrespective of race. The same applies in sports. Working hard for what one believes in will always secure success no matter what field it may be.

Many experts say that a minimum of thirty minutes a day of moderate activity will suffice but try to include some vigorous activity as well. Having someone to do the exercises with is a great idea as the time will fly by and before one knows it an hour has past. If there is no one then take headphones and listen to all ones favorite songs.

When it comes to the National Football League it is said that there are more than sixty eight percent of the players that are African American. There are six positions that are thought to be more for the white players then the blacks. These are the quarterbacks, tight ends, long snapper as well as the center and the placekickers.

The censor also says that out of the one hundred and seventy five corner backs, one hundred and seventy are black. At the running back position one hundred and seven out of one hundred and twenty players of African American. The decision for recruiting these players could very well be because of their height, weight as well as their skill and has nothing to do with their color.

There seems to also be a higher percentage of blacks than whites when it comes to athletics. This could be because they have acquired these qualities through either environmental or hereditary factors. They seem to have more of an inborn physical skill when it comes to running as well as wanting to succeed.

The freestyle is the oldest style and was very popular in the nineteen sixties and then again in the nineteen nineties. This is best done when there is music and during the years the flat surfaces have fallen away to having steps as well as banisters to ride on. The slalom is when the riders go down a hill weaving through a course of plastic cones.




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