"Sports do not build character. They reveal it" (John Wooden‚ member of the Basketball Hall of Fame). This simple seven word quote explains exactly what many coaches and athletes all over the world at any level already know. But sports have more than just the benefit of discovering one-self. Many children enroll in various team sports each year and continue to do so‚ and for good reasons. Not only is being physically active beneficial for children in the present and in the future‚ but playing
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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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Sport at school should NOT be compulsory. Sports training and PE take up time that could be better spent learning other subjects‚ and PE and Sport are not as important as other subjects like maths‚ science etc. It is also my belief that it students should have the right to choose whether or not we do sport/PE‚ because we are allowed to choose the subjects that are more important‚ so why are we not allowed to choose whether or not we do sport?<br><br>Every year in PE‚ we do the same sports and the
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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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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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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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Violence In Sports CLN 4UI John Diefenbaker Secondary School From: Daniel Bennett To: Ms. Beattie Date: Tuesday‚ January 16‚ 2007 As long as there have been sports‚ there has been violence in them. This violence affects our culture on multiple levels; it affects the development of youths‚ the general acceptance of violence and even has‚ on occasion‚ affected our systems of government. Violence is an escalating problem in sports and disciplinary changes need to be made to reach a
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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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