e-Sports included in the Asian Games by Han Cilliers (Lola) Posted Wednesday‚ November 21‚ 2012 11:59:18 AM The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)‚ the body which controls all sports in Asia approved the inclusion of e-Sports at the Asian Games. This is a giant leap for cyber athletes; it means that the discipline of e-Sports is being taken serious by a traditional governing body of Sport. The OCA was formed in 1982 and has its permanent headquarters in Kuwait. The main objective of the OCA is to
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The Negative Effect of Steroids in Sports There was a time when athletes were special with just their gifted talents and ability to work hard. Those who took advantage of their gifts went to the professional leagues and even became one of the best in their sports. After the late 1980s though‚ something happened‚ there was the evolution of steroid use in sports. With athletes beginning to use steroids it didn’t matter any more if you were naturally gifted or not because you had substances to give
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the back page‚ I saw a picture of me having a soccer match in school during sports day. Then‚ I started to recollect the incidents on that fateful day. That day was the most significant day of my life. It was the annual sports day! I woke up especially early and did the daily routine before having my breakfast. That day’s breakfast was sumptuous. I had a wholesome of: milk‚ cheese‚ bread and oatmeal. Armed with my sports equipments‚ I opened the door and headed off to school. Upon reaching the
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failed to comply with what was written within the document. Therefore‚ actions will soon take place. Sexism should be stopped in men’s and women’s sports. Women should have the same fairness in the media as men do. Why is it that the media shows more men sports than women’s? Men have normally held power. Therefore‚ they have more control over the sports media. There are many examples of differences in perceived roles between men and women that have led to women being discriminated against. In 1972
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Sport psychology is an interdisciplinary science that draws on knowledge from the fields of Kinesiology and Psychology. It involves the study of how psychological factors affect performance and how participation in sport and exercise affect psychological and physical factors. In addition to instruction and training of psychological skills for performance improvement‚ applied sport psychology may include work with athletes‚ coaches‚ and parents regarding injury‚ rehabilitation‚ communication‚ team
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Drugs and Sports - Athletes on Steroids As the use of performance enhancing drugs is becoming more popular among athletes‚ many of them don ’t understand the risks involved in taking these drugs. Many people are looking for a quick way to build muscle‚ or to get stronger the fastest way possible. Using these performance aids may very well be a quick fix for many athletes‚ but taking these supplements is unethical and dangerous. Using special drugs to boost an athletes performance is degrading
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SAMPLE PAPER YEAR 1. Concepts & Theories in Leisure & Sport TIMED TASK ………….. (30%) INSTRUCTIONS READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE STARTING AND FOLLOW THE ADVICE 1. You cannot bring in pre written answers or notes. 2. You may bring in texts‚ journal articles‚ newspaper articles and web resources. You may also bring Lecture power points but with NO added notes from lectures on them. 3. You may bring in as many texts as you want – but no written comments can be in them.
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Assignment Innovations in Sports Background: Sport is movement and moving. Rules change and new (variants of) sports are invented. Today‚ controversies abound about the use of technology in sports. The rapid advances in sports science‚ prosthetics and artificial materials‚ is a fact. The question of what is legitimate and what gives the user “unfair advantage” is likely to occur with increasing frequency. REQUIREMENTS: In order to form an opinion about any of these changes‚ gaining
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All work and no play make jack a dull boy. Nowadays many schools have forgotten this precious saying. The school sports should be made compulsory for every child as apart from studying we need recreation time to relax and take a break. many students decide they want to show case their talents at an early age. With the proper guidance and teaching‚ there are many benefits of sports like education‚ moral support and responsibility‚ sense of discipline‚ cooperation etc. which a student needs to learn
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As George Orwell said‚ “Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred‚ jealousy‚ boastfulness‚ disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence.” In other words‚ sport isn’t just about game play anymore. The athletes we see in serious sport‚ the people who have acclaimed money and fame‚ usually expect better treatment from everyone else‚ they’re spoiled and therefore behave poorly on the basis they believe they can get away with it. This is why it is
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