What is a sport?: Defending Dodgeball Defining something as a "sport" is not always as easy as you might think. This is because there really aren’t any official guidelines as to what makes a sport a sport. Personally‚ I believe that a true sport should consist of team effort toward a goal‚ physical fitness and activity‚ and some form of formal scoring system. Dodgeball is considered a recreational activity by most people’s standards‚ and I know that dodgeball is usually just associated
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Progressivism of Sport from 1900-1950 It has been highly debated and discussed among scholars and enthusiasts for years regarding whether organized sport in the first half of the twentieth century in the United States should be regarded as primarily conservative or as progressive. During this time many sports figures made their mark on American culture and created moments on and off the field that will forever change the way Americans view sports. The business of sports became a force that is a
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In the world of sports‚ there are many substances and methods of increasing performance on the field. Most competitive sports test for these performance enhancing drugs and methods to make sure that it is an even playing field but many do not test for recreational drugs or for other substances. They should test for these substances because it could negatively impact the player’s performance on field‚ if the players are using these drugs and substances it could be breaking their contract and many
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Playing sports is one of the favorite activities of most of us. Sports play a vital role in the enhancement of one’s personality by being a source of exercise and entertainment. Let us look at the benefits of playing sports. Benefits of Playing Sports ----------------------------------- Sports serve as an excellent physical exercise. Playing sports often involves physical activities like running‚ jumping and stretching and moreover a constructive expenditure of energy. Playing
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Sports have been around since the beginning of man‚ even if they weren’t classified as a sport yet‚ but maybe just a way to pass time. It’s always a sensible subject when someone starts talking about what they believe is and what isn’t a sport because no one wants to work so hard for something and have others take that away from them because what they’re doing is not a “sport”. Although it seems easy to differentiate between what is and what isn’t a sport‚ there are many arguments today trying to
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The Impact of Sport in Australian People’s Lives today As Australian society became more commercialised and globalised‚ so did our sport. From an amateur‚ locally-based pastime‚ sport in Australia gradually evolved into a professional‚ highly lucrative industry with international scope. The development of sport in Australia also reflects the gradual movement of our culture away from its British roots‚ towards a more Americanised‚ yet distinctly Australian cultural hybrid. While sports like cricket
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should play competitive sports‚ but some doctors say that sports are bad for children. Although some researchers say that youth competitive sports cause too many injuries‚ there are multiple reasons why they help kids develop life skills. They should play youth competitive sports because it helps them have good self-esteem‚ and teaches them good sportsmanship. First‚ youth competitive sports help kids have good self-esteem. In the article “What are the Benefits of Competitive Sports
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Are school sports the cause of many students failing academically? Some schools prefer to not have sports because they believe that sports are a cause of academic failure. Many believe that schools are putting too much attention to sports than they should be. Should sports be excluded from schools and no longer have in-school sports? School sports are not essential in-school‚ but they do help students achieve goals in themselves throughout the school year. In‚(“High- School Sports Aren’t Killing
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be allowed to play on boys’ sports teams when there isn’t a girls’ team available. Girls‚ if their skill level is equivalent to that of the boys on the team‚ should be given the opportunity to participate in the sport of their choosing. By doing so‚ a girl has the ability to showcase her talent‚ learn to associate and work with the other gender‚ and help eliminate many stereotypes that run rampant through society today. First of all‚ by being able to compete in a sport not typically offered for females
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It’s inescapable‚ it’s everywhere‚ (click) the t.v‚ (click) magazines‚ (click) public transport‚ (click) music‚ (click) sports‚ (click) games and (click) most devastatingly it has penetrated the minds of our generation. (click) Behind every great man‚ there’s a great woman. If you agree with this‚ think to yourself‚ why are we behind the men? Why does being a great woman have anything to do with having and supporting a male companion? This attitude is very popular‚ yet it is (click) the subtle lie
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