The importance of sports and games is being increasingly recognised in India‚ from both the educational and social points of view. More and more funds are being allocated for encouraging sports in schools‚ colleges and universities; in fact‚ sports have become an essential part of the curricula. Time was when only a few students‚ who were fond of games like hockey‚ football‚ cricket or tennis‚ were allowed special facilities. But now regular programmes are drawn up in all educational institutions
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effects of parents becoming too involved with youth sports. Parents should always involve themselves in youth sports‚ encourage their children‚ and remain supportive‚ however in some extreme cases this can have a negative impact on the child. Increased parental pressure on young athletes has detrimental effects such as increased injuries‚ emotional distress‚ and more youth quitting sports. In recent years the way parents intervene in youth sports has become a rising issue. When parents put too much
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What defines a sport? There has been a controversy‚ whether or not golf should be considered a sport. If old men‚ injured athletes‚ and people of all backgrounds and athletic ability can play this sport‚ can you really consider it a sport? The Oxford dictionary states that a sport is‚ “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.” Golf can be considered a sport by the definition alone‚ plus golf is supported
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player/team but who the sports broadcaster is going for. This is known as sports analysis‚ a sports analyst provides expert discussion of sports-related topics before‚ during‚ or after a sporting event. Sports analysts are frequently former athletes who participated in the sport being analyzed. A sports analyst is different from a the sports broadcaster in that broadcasters provide a running commentary regarding a sporting event while the event is taking place‚ whereas sports analysts usually provides
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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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pressure. Parental pressure does affect student athletics because some feel like failures others get burnout by the time college comes around. Parental pressure is why many kids don’t play anymore. According to Hyman‚ “By age 13 most kids are done with sports because of the pressure from parents‚ and are frustrated by the extra hard leagues or the coach and parents who put winning first” (Hyman). Parents don’t think we do our best but we
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importance of money in sports. There is a saying that money makes the world go round. This could not have been truer for the sports industry. Some of the most successful sporting franchises are backed by owners with seemingly unlimited financial resources. Their financial backing has been used to develop the sport and publicise it around the world‚ which results in a successful sport supported by fans worldwide. Therefore‚ it is easily said that money is crucial to sports‚ in several‚ if not all
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In the last several years I developed an area of focus to sport medicine. Sports medicine is a multidisciplinary clinical and academic specialty provides continues care on and off the field‚ extending that care beyond diagnosing and treating injuries to include health promotion‚ rehabilitation and injury prevention not only to elite athletes but to any participants of physical activities in almost all age groups. My short experience in iron man events and the exposure I got during my training‚ I
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2015 Is it more beneficial for today’s youth to be involved in individual sports‚ team sports‚ or both? "Psychological and Social Benefits of Playing True Sport." TrueSport. Web. 27 Feb. 2015. The article elaborates on how youth sport participation allows for the development of lifelong skills at a young age. True Sport continues in their article by explaining the different types of benefits that come with playing sports in adolescent years describing benefits beyond physical ones—academic‚ social
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1. According to the twelfth edition of Sports in Society by Jay Coakley‚ “"Generalizing about high school and college sport programs is difficult because programs and the conditions under which participation occurs are so diverse” (Coakley‚ 476). However‚ there are definitely some broad‚ widespread issues that are found within the majority of high school sports programs. The textbook offers a plethora of claims against interscholastic sports‚ and one that stood out to was the claim that highlighted
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