against the Seattle Seahawks‚ thus requiring surgery. This devastating injury is rarely heard in the world of football. Lisfranc fracture got the spotlight when Ryan Kalil‚ a very promising athlete sustained this injury. Kalil who is a three-time Pro Bowl selection and one of the best centers in the world of football was placed on injured reserve. Football is a very rough game and the foot is subject to this kind of injury. This injury happens when the front of the foot is twisted against the back of
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Pediatric Points Winter Sports Safety Well‚ with the turkey gobbled up‚ the holiday lights being hauled down from the attic and (for better or worse) snow on the way‚ at least in my neck of the woods‚ the time seems about right to talk about winter sports safety. Whether your kids are boarders or skiers‚ sledders or skaters‚ there are measures you can take to ensure their sport stays fun and minimize the occurrence of injury. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that a total of
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participate in sport‚ whereas children with high perceptions of their competence participate and persist. 2. Sport-specific dropouts: withdraw from a particular program but enter into other sports. 3. Sport-general dropouts: withdraw from all sport participation and they are a special concern. 4. Affiliation motive: a major motive that children have for sport participation. Review Questions 1. Why is it important for people who work with young athletes to know sport psychology? It’s because sport psychology
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The world of sports is vast and fun for the whole family. Sports provides entertainment for everyone‚ from little Johnny who plays baseball‚ to weird uncle Phil who is an arm chair quarterback. Few realize that sports help people in ways they can’t imagine. From Pakistan to the USA‚ people use sports to do things that may be more difficult to do in any other way. Building the self-esteem of both children and adults along with the building of social skills‚ bonding‚ making friends and other lifelong
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Corruption in sports has often been big news. Whether related to match-fixing in soccer‚ involving referees‚ goalies or other players — be them in Italy‚ Germany‚ Kenya‚ Brazil‚ China‚ or elsewhere —‚ or in cricket‚ or in other sports. Or buying the votes of some members of the International Olympics Committee (IOC)‚ so to give the award to the the briber’s city. Or judges making backroom deals in figure skating. While such cases of corruption have taken place‚ it is not clear that it is a systemic
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Youth sports programs have become the focal point of many family-oriented communities nationwide. Little League‚ sponsored sports programs and T-ball‚ are just three programs among thousands available for families and their children. The increased national interest in sports over the past two decades has promoted the increased endorsement of these programs‚ as well as developed interest on the part of families to encourage partaking by their children. Many of the programs developed to encourage healthy
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children all over the world are involved in competitive sports. This has resulted in many enthusiastically argued debates. Some claim that competitive sports teach children many important life lessons. Others may argue that sports can lead to not only physical damage‚ but also emotional damage. The reality of the situation is that competitive sports are inappropriate and unsuitable for children of adolescence or younger. First and foremost‚ sports can be physically and mentally damaging to students
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When participating in a sport‚ there is always the likelihood of physical contact‚ and with that‚ comes the potential for injury. Of course‚ this is especially true in contact sports such as Football‚ Rugby‚ Hockey‚ Lacrosse‚ and rather frequently‚ Basketball and Baseball/Softball. Some rare cases involving injury as a result of violent acts in sports have resulted in court cases‚ and subsequent cases have produced largely inconclusive results‚ with some cases ending in criminal convictions‚ some
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ing sports‚ but h igh school athletes account for an estimated two million injuries each year‚ having major effects on high school athletes futures. Today‚ many BHHS freshmen athletes are feeling the effects of sports injuries being hit with sports injuries early in their high school sports careers. As a result‚ many freshmen feel there are positive and negative effects of sports injuries based on how serious the injury is. Bridget Paulon‚ BHHS 9th grader sustained a soccer injury last fall that required
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Introduction Sports are a very popular activity around the world. There are all different kinds of sports. You got basketball‚ football‚ baseball‚ soccer‚ and many more‚ but those are just the mail four that are played in America or at least televised. If you look at sports they all have something in common. Either it is trying to score more points than the other team‚ and all of them require some sort of round shaped object. Also‚ sports require a team and you work together as a team. Although
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