An argument has arisen on the idea if competitive sports are positive for adolescents. One side on the debate believes that competitive sports show many positive impacts on youth‚ ranging from health benefits to social skills. The other side‚ who disagrees and believes competitive sports are dangerous for juveniles‚ argue the risk of injury and missing out on enjoying being a care free child. Regardless of what others ideas might be‚ ensuring safety is important in society’s children and making the
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“So‚ what sports are you involved in?” “Oh‚ well I dance.” “That doesn’t count‚ dance isn’t even a sport.” “Um. . . actually‚ yeah‚ it is. So. . .” To any dancer‚ this has most likely happened numerous times‚ not to mention the occasional interruption of conversations in the school halls to say dance isn’t a sport. “I mean‚ it doesn’t it doesn’t even use a ball‚ so it can’t be a sport‚ right?” “It’s not even similar to other sports‚ so it can’t be one.” But‚ it is. By definition‚ actually
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Career in sports: India Today Close Career in sports DEVIKA JEET | September 1‚ 2011 | 15:34 The India-Pakistan cricket match during the T20 world cup this year brought the country to a stand still. Work came to a halt and all people could talk about was the match. A few days later when the Indian team lifted the world cup‚ there was a sense of euphoria and victory in the nation. Celebrations went on for days and it felt like we had won a war. Such is the importance of sports in our country
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Week 1 Q1. What’s my understanding of the Sport Pyramid? Give examples. Sports pyramid shows the Structure of Sporting Organization‚ Government Systems in Sports and‚ explain what is sports/sport management. One example to explain the Sport Pyramid is the 2013 Sundown Marathon. It all start from the HiVelocity Events Pte Ltd. HiVelocity is responsible organizer to manage the 2013 Sundown Marathon. But without a corporate sport support they could not run and start to plan the event. So somehow
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an organized sport — a total of about 45 million kids. Participation in sports is extremely important‚ and should be encouraged much more. Kids should play competitive sports because it provides them with a variety of fitness and teamwork opportunities. There are plenty of positive things that associates with competitive sports‚ rather than the bad. Nevertheless‚ competitive sports offer enrichment beyond what can be taught in the classroom or at home. Even though playing sports is fun‚ there
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the word "athlete"‚ you think of the sports that an athlete may play. These sports include football‚ basketball‚ soccer‚ and baseball‚ just to name a few. When in a game‚ athletes usually come to the dilemma of trying to conquer the opponent‚ and being the best they can be. However‚ these athletes can face a threat. In sports‚ they can face the danger of being injured or concussed. It is estimated by The Centers for Disease that there are more than 300‚000 sports-related concussions that occur each
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Sports implement many growth aspects all around. No matter what age‚ they help teach valuable and lifelong lessons that can be used throughout life. The younger a person begins participating in team events‚ the sooner their minds are opened to new things. Getting involved in sports as a child can only help in a positive way. Participating in more than one sport while growing up can help develop many skills‚ create diversity from experiences‚ and help avoid the risk of overuse injuries and the potential
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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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Are Travel Sports Worth It? An issue that is defied about a lot is whether kids should be allowed to play travel sports or not. Many people think kids should not play travel sports because there are more risks to injuries than rec league. When kids play travel sports they have fun and learn new stuff‚ so why should people take away that privilege. Because people think rec sports are better for their kids they are wrong because there are many more pros than there are cons. Kids should play travel
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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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