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F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., (Jim), represents the Fifth Congressional District of Wisconsin. The Fifth District includes parts of Jefferson, Milwaukee, and Waukesha counties, and all of Ozaukee and Washington counties.

Jim was born in Chicago and later moved to Wisconsin with his family. He graduated from the Milwaukee Country Day School and did his undergraduate studies at Stanford University, where he majored in political science. He then earned his law degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1968.

After serving ten years in the Wisconsin State Legislature, Jim ran for a U.S. House seat and was elected in November, 1978. He has been reelected since 1980.

Jim’s current committee assignments include serving on the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Science and Technology. He also serves as the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, as well as the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.

He is the former Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and as a long-serving committee member, Jim has established a strong record on crime, intellectual property and constitutional issues. Previously, Jim also served as Chairman of the House Committee on Science, where he solidified his reputation as an independent leader on science issues, as well as oversight.

Throughout his public life, Jim has been at the forefront of efforts to preserve the sanctity of life, eliminate wasteful government spending and protect the interests of American taxpayers. He has regularly been cited by the National Taxpayers Union as one of the most fiscally responsible House Members and is well known for completing his financial disclosure forms down the penny.

Jim is proud of his many legislative achievements that have helped improve the lives of many during his tenure in Congress.

Shortly after the attacks of September 11, Jim introduced the Patriot Act in the House as a method to help keep America safe by enhancing the tools our law enforcement officials could use to thwart another terrorist attack. He was proud to watch President Bush sign the Act into law.

He was instrumental in the passing of the Child Abduction Prevention Act, which President Bush signed into law in 2003. This law enhanced the AMBER Alert system, strengthened penalties against kidnappers and aids law enforcement in protecting children.

He also introduced the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act. This Act, which is now law, expanded coverage of the national sex offender registry, mandates the collection of DNA from sex offenders and forces states to comply with strict requirements to keep the information of sex offenders current.

To ensure that the gains made by minorities during the Civil Rights Movement were not jeopardized, Jim introduced legislation to extend the Voting Rights Act for 25 years, which was later signed into law.

In 1977, Jim married Cheryl Warren, of Green Bay, Wisconsin a staunch advocate for the rights of the disabled. They have two adult children, Frank and Bob. In his free time, Jim enjoys traveling, reading and spending time with the family dog. “

“ Some people tell me that we professional players are soccer slaves. Well, if this is slavery, give me a life sentence,” stated Bobby Charlton. I agree with Bobby Charlton, I am willing to become a slave. For centuries, many people have engaged in playing soccer, and today, it still is a professional sport that requires training and provides many benefits to its professional players that outweigh the negatives. Soccer is a very popular sport as almost anyone can play from toddlers to senior citizens. Soccer only requires a ball and open space. The goal of soccer is to kick a ball into the opponent’s goal.. Only the goalie can use hands. There are five different size balls. Professional soccer uses a size 5 which is about 14 to 16 ounces and has a circumference of 27 to 28 inches. There are various size playing fields and a professional soccer field is about 100 yards wide and 130 yards long. The goal is 24 feet by 8 feet. Soccer has existed for over 4000 years. The earliest soccer appeared 2000 B.C. in Greece. It was called episkyros. Balls for episkyros were made of inflated pig bladders wrapped tight in leather deerskin. The Romans adopted episkyros and called it Harpastum. Harpastum was played with a small ball on a rectangular field with a center line. The object was to get the ball across the opponent’s boundary line. The Romans brought it to England in the 8th century B.C. In 1863, when English Football split into rugby football and association football, modern football or soccer was born. Soccer also existed in the 2nd century B.C. in China. The description appeared in a military manual for the Han Dynasty. It was called Tsu’ Chu. Players kicked a leather ball, about thirty to forty centimeters wide, filled with feathers and hairs into a net held by bamboo poles. Soccer was also played Japan in 300 A.D. Professional soccer is a career where one plays soccer and gets paid to play. Professional soccer started in Europe. There are over one-hundred professional teams in Europe, fifty in North America, and twenty in South America. I interviewed Sinisa Angelovski. He was born on December 7, 1975 in Belgrade, Serbia. He played professional soccer for thirteen years from 1990 to 2003. He played for five different clubs; Partizan from Belgrade Serbia, Liteks from Bulgaria, Hercules from Spain, Obilic from Belgrade, Serbia and the Rampage from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I also interviewed Coach Hayden Knight. He was born on March 17, 1957 in Trinidad and Tobaggo, West Indies. He started his professional soccer career in 1981 and ended in 1991, a total of ten years. He started with the Edmonton Drillers and played for five other teams, Atlanta Chiefs, U.S. National Team, San Jose, Chicago Sting, Dallas Sidekicks, and the Milwaukee Wave. According to Coach Sinisa, to play professional soccer “requires talent and lots of it.” (Angelovski) Coach Sinisa also said professional soccer takes much determination and a passion for the game. (Angelovski) Coach Knight agreed that soccer requires a passion for the game. It also requires discipline and much time beyond the regular practice. A professional soccer player needs to “fall in love with his ball.” (Knight) To prepare for a career in professional soccer, requires “practice.” (Angelovski) Coach Knight feels a good solid soccer and academic education are necessities. A player needs to be able to practice by himself, “to play when no one else is playing.” (Knight) There are many benefits to professional soccer according to Coach Sinisa and Coach Knight.Players can meet lots of good people and develop friendships for life. They lead a healthy life and stay out of trouble. Most important they become a better person. (Angelovski) “You get to do something you really love,” exclaimed Coach Knight. The money is good and players get to travel a lot. Players sometimes get to meet interesting and famous people. Coach Knight met Ronald Reagan, Muhammad Ali, and Walter Payton. (Knight) The biggest drawback to professional soccer, according to Coach Sinisa, is that it is a team sport and players rely on the coach. A coach can reject a player and the player will not make the team. Another drawback is that players can incur a lifetime injury, such as an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) or a broken leg. (Angelovski) Nothing is for sure as players can be cut from a team and not get an offer from another team. (Knight) Typical days for professional soccer players can be divided into pre-season and game season. Pre-season runs for two to three weeks every winter and spring. During pre-season, players wake at 6:30 AM and take light jog. Breakfast is at 7:45 with practice from 9 to 11. Lunch is at 12:30 with a mandatory rest from 1 to 3. Practice is from 4 to 6. Dinner is at 6:30.Practice, usually strengthening such as sit-ups and push-ups, runs from 7:30 to 8:30. After this, players are so exhausted, they go to bed. (Angelovski) Pre-season for Coach Knight is similar with a daily schedule as follows; a two hour soccer practice, a two hour workout of strength, conditioning, or aerobics, and rest periods. (Knight) During game season, players practice twice on Monday and Tuesday. One practice is usually soccer and the other might be conditioning or weight training. There is one practice on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and it is usually soccer.There is one game a week and it is played on either Saturday or Sunday. The day before the game there is practice and all the players stay in a hotel together, even if it’s a home game. (Angelovski) Coach Knight stated that there were usually two games per week. On game day, there would be a two hour practice in the morning with a free afternoon. Players had to arrive at the stadium by 5:00 PM. (Knight) Coach Sinisa declared that professional soccer is not usually a career for life. Players quit for several reasons. They do not make enough money. They get injured or they get too old, which is usually about age thirty-six. (Angelovski) Coach Knight agreed that soccer is not a career for life. (Knight) Coach Sinisa retired from soccer in 2003. He pulled a muscle in his right quadricep at age twenty-two. He played for years with the injury, receiving shots for the pain. Finally, the shots did not help and it was too painful to play anymore. Since 2002, he has been a coach for the Mequon Soccer Club and the Director of Camps and Clinics for the club. (Angelovski) Coach Knight retired from soccer in 1991 after ten years in the pros. He was tired of the travel and wanted to spend more time with his family. Currently, he is a social studies teacher at Cedarburg High School and Director of Coerver Clinics for Mequon Soccer Club. (Knight) Salaries for professional soccer players are much greater in Europe than in the Americas. The average salary in 2007 for European players was about $1,100,00. The average American salary was about $90,000.The highest paid player of all times was David Beckham at $32,000,000 for Real Madrid. “In conclusion, it seems that to play professional soccer, players need a variety of exceptional qualities.” (Soccerperformance) The most important are training, practice, determination, and the willingness to learn. These positive skills outweigh the negatives of team play and injury.

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