If you ever played in competitive sports as a child‚ then what I am about to tell you about will sound very familiar. Have you ever been pressured by your parents‚ friends or coaches to do extremely well in any sport or activity you did? Growing up in the late 90’s and into the future‚ the way parents and coaches act towards their children and players has changed a lot. I have been playing basketball since I was five years old. Luckily for me my parents have never pressured me or pushed me too far
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Argument by Definition Is Dancing a Sport? I’ve been dancing since I was two years old. Starting as a ballerina‚ jazz‚ tap dance‚ and hip hop dancer‚ I’ve been practicing‚ improving‚ and dedicating myself to what I call my sport for pretty much my entire life. But to some people‚ just moving rhythmically to music does not fit the characteristics by which a sport is defined‚ and instead dancing is identified as more of an art. As a dancer myself‚ dance being recognized as a form of art is a
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Sports Equipment and Technology (http://facebook.com/USSportsAcademy) Refereed Sports Journal‚ Published by the United (http://twitter.com/USSportsAcademy) (http://plus.google.com/101970477709539701295) States Sports Academy February 13‚ 2008 (http://thesportjournal.org/article/sports-equipment-and-technology/) ISSN: 1543-9518 (http://youtube.com/user/USSportsAcademy) Abstract PAGES Archive (http://thesportjournal.org/arc hive/) INTRODUCTION Editorial Board and Mission
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how cheerleading isn’t a sport or shouldn’t be considered one. Cheerleading is the fastest growing girls sport‚ yet more than half of Americans do not believe it is a sport. In addition‚ they fail to distinguish between sideline cheerleaders and competitive ones. A real cheerleader doesn’t stand on the side; they are performing‚ working hard to be the best of the best. You have to be physically and mentally prepared to take on competitive cheer. Cheerleading should be a sport because it requires physical
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The Olympic Games first started at Olympia in Greece in 776 BC. At that time‚ the games held were organized into festivals. There was a peace agreement called the scared truce between the city-states of Elis and Pisa. The reasons for hosting the Olympic Games at that time fall into three obvious aspects —— the honour of competing‚ the opportunity for trade and also‚ for peace. The reason why cities bid to hold the Olympics now are more complicated than in ancient time. But the main reasons remain
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Sports and games Sports can be generally divided into indoor and outdoor sports. Gymnastics is a typical indoor sport which includes apparatus training on uneven bars‚ horizontal bar‚ balance beam‚ mat‚ spring-board or rings. Athletics‚ a typical outdoor sport‚ includes track amd field events (the Marathon race‚ long-distance run‚ cross-country run‚ relay-race) and sprinting events ( a hundred metre sprint‚ hurdle-race). Jumping (high jjump‚ long jump‚ triple jump‚ pole jump) and throwing (hammer
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Sport has always entertained and influenced our lives. It creates dreams for children and goals for adults. However‚ many fans are oblivious to the millions they pocket each year. It is without doubt that our sports stars are grossly overpaid. Their annual earnings exceed those we make in a lifetime‚ even when compared to highly qualified professions. Despite the money factor‚ we sometimes question the values that are emphasized. Sports stars earn substantial incomes compared to an average Australian
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‘Discuss the difference(s) between development of sport‚ and development through sport.’ Sports development is the extension of opportunities in participating in sport. As stated by the Sports Council (1993) sports development is about ensuring the pathways and structures are in place to enable individuals to learn basic skills‚ participate in sports of their choice‚ allowing individuals to develop their competence and performance to reach excellence. “Its assessment of the need to promote
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WHAT AILS INDIAN SPORTS ? Sports; a passtime for students‚ a passion for players‚ a fitness solution for the middle aged‚ perhaps life for aficionados and more recently lucre for businessmen; has an equal significance for the country as a whole. It is a mirror to the professionalism of a country’s citizens‚ their dedication and the facilities provided to them by the government. Sports serve as a portrayal of the teamspirit among the
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business as usual. Reform of the Australian sports system – both at elite and community level – can be put off no longer. Over the past decade there have been many reports into sport – the Oakley report‚ the Senate’s inquiry into women in sport‚ a review of the ASC act‚ an unreleased plan for disabled sport – and yet very few of the recommendations have been acted upon. It is clear that we need new directions
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