Sport specialization is the age or time in development of a child’s life where training and competition is focused and limited to one sport. There has been much debate and controversy whether specialization or diversification is the best way to achieve “elite” status. Many famous elite athletes who were specialized to one sport lend credible support to specialization. However‚ in the sports sciences community‚ there has been growing support for diversification. A consensus statement suggests that
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Wrong Thinking Practicing sports allows people to reap a variety of benefits. Participating in sports helps you maintain a healthy lifestyle by getting the exercise your body needs and can also serve as a stress reliever. Some people take sports more seriously than others and want to pursue a career as professional athletes. Many athletes push themselves to work towards perfection in an attempt to reach this dream. However‚ along the way many athletes lose sight not only of what they are working
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When mentally unstable people interact with the world‚ many tend to put on a mask in order to cover up their true feelings while having an inclination to distance themselves from the stigma that society has constructed and associated with mental illness. Firstly‚ the health of an individual is not limited to the physical aspects which others can interpret and comment on‚ but rather a larger part of an individual’s health is provided by cognitive process derived from one’s mental health. This is reiterated
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“Dance isn’t a sport. It’s not in the olympics!” People constantly say. On the contrary‚ dance is a sport. Competitive dance requires hard work‚ dedication‚ determination‚ perseverance‚ endurance‚ and confidence‚ just like any other sport‚ for example‚ football. Found in the Random House Webster’s College Dictionary‚ its states‚ “sport-an athletic activity requiring skill or physical and often of a competitive nature. Dance takes a lot mentally and physically. Dance is a sport. Dance takes hard
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Over the last few years there has been a lot of arguments about how cheerleading is not a sport. Some people would disagree that cheerleading is not a sport people think this because they have never done cheerleading before. Cheerleading is not easy it takes a lot out of work‚ people have to ready to work because people are not alone you have a team that counts on you. People think that it is easy because you are just in quote “Lifting people in the air.” it is not that easy. Cheerleading is not
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Over the past decade‚ soccer has been becoming an even more popular sport than it once was. With this popularity though‚ comes a greater chance for injury. Most soccer-related injuries include ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) tears or meniscus tears‚ but there is a much more dangerous injury making up “22% of the total injuries in football” (Al-Kashmiri 189). Note‚ that in this instance‚ and many more‚ “football” is referring to the non-American term for soccer. A concussion‚ defined by Monica E
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of golf we think of it as a boring sport that doesn’t have it’s peaks. But in fact golf is a very interesting sport. The science of swing‚ club face‚ alignment‚ etc. is key to being a good player in golf. Of course after this you might still think that golf is still not important. But with a few facts i’m sure I can get you to agree with a few of my statements. Here is why you should think golf is sport. Why isn’t Golf a sport? Golf isn’t considered a sport for many reasons. The first most used
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famous‚ and finest sport in today’s society what sport makes the cut and comes to mind? In today’s America‚ the most beloved sport is American football. Across the United States‚ football is known through live broadcasting‚ news‚ well known medias‚ the renowned super bowl‚ college sporting events‚ and the National Football League (NFL)‚ and a tad more. Over the course of time things started and have drastically gotten different. In the period of the 1920’s the standout sport wasn’t football‚ but
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Sports Medicine Sports medicine is a lot more than people think it is. It is not just running out on the football field when someone gets injured and walking them to the sidelines and making sure they are okay‚ it is not just telling someone not to play a sport for a certain amount of time so that they can let their body take a rest. It is looking into the body and figuring out which muscles and bones cannot handle as much pressure and pain as the others. It is surgery and sometimes crushing people’s
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cheerleading a sport?” is mentioned. Cheerleaders put a lot of time and effort into cheerleading‚ so when someone says it isn’t a sport‚ it is very frustrating. People act like it is easy‚ and no one seems to understand how much strength and endurance it takes. Allstar cheerleading is a sport because the athletes require exceptional physical ability‚ and they engage in difficult‚ point-based competitions. To determine whether or not cheerleading is a sport‚ we should first establish what a sport actually
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