The topic of this research paper is: “Romantic Relationship and Athlete Performance”.

Find the positive and nagative implications of romantic relationships regarding the peak performance in athletes.

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The paper needs to be a minimum of 12 pages and a maximum of 15 pages. The Title Page and References do not count in this number.

Outline:

The basic outline of your paper should be as follows:

1.Title Page

• Introduction
• Statement of Problem/Issue
  • Tell me why this is an important issue.
  • Have other studied this before? If so, why is it important to do further research? If not, how is the issue important?!
  • Research Question or Hypothesis
• Literature Review
  • This will be the bulk of your paper.
  • You are reviewing and summarizing the literature/cases on your given topic.
  • You should be discussing a lot of journal articles here that you have researched and read.
  • Talk about other research in this area. What have other scholars found?
• Discussion
  • This is where your opinion starts to come into play. For example, don’t just tell me that sport has a dark side; tell me why it does and what other factors influence it.
• Conclusion
  • Potential answers to solve the issue based on the lit Review.
• References
  • Need to be in APA format
  • You must include at least 5 peer-reviewed sources (i.e., journal articles) and at least 5 other sources(cases, other articles, books, etc.). DO NOTplan on writing most of your paper off of website information or Sports Illustratedarticles.
  • WIKIPEDIA IS NOT A SOURCE!!!
  • Your book cannotcount toward your source total, but you can use it as a source. There are articles cited in the book chapters – pull them and use them.