"One who plays a sport fairly and loses gracefully" is how The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines sportsmanship. What is a sportsman? The definition seems to have undergone a big change over the years. If children follow the example set by today’s athletes‚ the definition would equal a sore loser. High school sports should be a fun way to physically express yourself as an athlete‚ but at the same time learn some of life’s lessons‚ like sportsmanship‚ discipline‚ and respect. In today’s society
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processing program or print the page. (You will need to add the necessary rows to the table below until you have a total of 360 minutes of physical activity.) Student Name: Do you typically do physical activity alone or with others? Participating in sports‚ running a 5K‚ playing games‚ or even going to the gym with other people is a great way to add fun to your routine. Using the weekend section of your local newspaper‚ a calendar of events from a local website‚ or other resources‚ you will identify
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Street Hockey Street hockey is a game that requires strength‚ energy‚ stickhandling skill‚ accuracy‚ and sportsmanship. The goal of the game is to shoot the hockey puck into the opponents’ net. The game is started by a face-off. There are two types of face-offs: the standard face-off and the stick-to-stick face-off. The standard face-off is when the opponents face each other in the center‚ and the referee drops the puck in the middle to begin the game. The stick-to-stick face-off is when two opponents
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Sportsmanship? Sportsmanship (conduct as fairness‚ respect for one’s opponent‚ and graciousness in winning or losing‚ becoming to one participating in a sport) is that many seek out to find their own definition. Is it making sure you wish your opponent a good game? Maybe it is even applauding an opponent for their achievements. Is it truly as simple as treating you opponent as a person and not a terrorist. I believe sportsmanship should show respect for your opponent‚ you love for the game and
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Sport is all forms of competitive physical activity which‚ through casual or organised participation‚ aim to use‚ maintain or improve physical ability and provide entertainment to participants.[ Hundreds of sports exist‚ from those requiring only two participants‚ through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants‚ either in teams or competing as individuals. Sport is generally recognised as activities which are based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity‚ with the largest major
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physical fitness games and sports are essential. All young men and women inschools‚ colleges‚ universities and training institutions should play games.Even business executives and others engaged in serious and very responsible activities should play some game in their spare time. It is necessary for their good health‚ physical fitness andmental alertness.A proper balance should be maintained between work and games. Work would become burden it there are no games and sports. A fair amount of physical
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Sports Day Speech by Chairman Ian Henney 2013 Honorable guest of honors‚ ministers‚ parents‚ friends‚ and students‚ l would like to welcome you to Borrowdale Brooke Academy Sports day. School sports day is a red letter day on the calendar. It is a day when students are freed from their classrooms to jump and run around‚ freed from the fetters of learning. It is a day for mothers to wear their summary best and fathers to cheer on their sons. It’s a day when children who may struggle with academic
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Research Focus: Sports & Fair Play Dilemma: Pragmatism versus idealism Understanding the current reality 1. What are the ideas of fair play in sports? a) What principles and/or value lie behind the ideals of fair play? ’Fair play’ is usually understood to mean using only tactics that are in accord with the spirit of the sport. In ethics‚ the concept of fairness involves treating everyone equally and impartially. It is complex notion that comprises and embodies a number of values
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Sports can be taken as a part of education‚ for they seek to develop three sides of one’s nature-physical‚ mental and moral. Sports make the body strong and active‚ and some particular games train the intellect and develop the sense of morality‚ too. They provide sufficient exercise to the body‚ and the rules guiding a particular game make the players disciplined‚ while they play it. A right player in the right place can discover the weak points of the opponents and can take advantage of them. Thus
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Sports Programs The idea of cutting sports programs from colleges to save money is‚ and has been‚ a very debatable and touchy subject for many years; whether you are for or against it. While the titans will forever clash on this subject‚ I am here to persuade you that it is not easy to choose just one side of the argument. There are just too many deciding factors to simplistically pick one side. Like many others I too was‚ and quite frankly still am‚ a little unsure of what side of this sinuous
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