Ageism

  If you research ageism in sports, you find that the average age that athletes are said to hit their physical peak is far earlier than your   average work employee   is stereotyped to peak. That means that athletes on average will suffer from the effects of ageism earlier than the general population who is impacted by ageism stereotypes only when they show physical attributes of age. Athletes who find themselves dealing with ageism in their line of work can still look the same as they did years ago, but their age, the number, is defining how they are being treated in the world of athletics. It’s said that athletes who can beat ageism in their sport are an anomaly, they are rare in the industry, and aren’t the norm. However, could it be the case that many other athletes could also be in this spectrum, but they aren’t given the choice because they are pushed to the sidelines as soon as they reach a milestone birthday that sets them over the prime age of players in their sp...