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    Sports development 3 Task one There are many methods used in measuring quality in sports development. One method is attendances at sporting activities or local participation levels. These methods have not provided consistency across some methods to do so. As a result of this‚ and to gain benefits from the scheme‚ a many number of schemes have been developed to measure quality in sports development. The main idea of this scheme is to Measure characteristics and attributes of a programme

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    Trevor Chalew 9/13/12 Period:3 Ancient Greece had a big influence on the world and how it is today. Greece lies at the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula‚ where the Mediterranean Sea is. In the region‚ mountain terrain made it so farming was limited because of the land. Because of that they turned to the Sea and became fishers‚ sailors‚ and traders to survive. The Greeks have influenced western civilizations in many areas such as government and sports. Government

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    Importance of Sports

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    picture of the virtues of sports and games. The value of sports and games can be over-emphasized because of its paramount importance in a man’s life. As early as 796 B.C.‚ the Greeks recognized the importance of sports and founded the Olympics. Today‚ Olympics form a major world event. Each and every sport or game provides a very healthy mean of recreation. Many of us work for long hours during the day. A lot of the work involved is sedentary in nature. A game at the end of such a day provides a

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    Championships(“Steve Prefontaine”). Only beaten twice during his college career(“Steve Prefontaine”). In 1972 Steve entered the Munich olympics where he finished third. during his fourth year he ran three times in the mile and got beat every time(“Steve Prefontaine”). 1976 Steve trained and set american records in every 2k and 10k he ran(“Steve Prefontaine”). planning on entering the 1976 olympics sadly he died in a car accident on the way home from a party(“Steve

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    Table Tennis

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    gaining attention in the United States. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net. Except for the initial serve‚ players must allow a ball played toward them only one bounce on their side of the table and must return it so that it bounces on the opposite side. Points are scored when a player fails to return the ball within the rules. A game shall be won by the player first scoring 11 points unless both players score 10 points‚ when the game shall be won by the first player subsequently

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    Steroids

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    performance and the soldiers quickly increased their muscle mass. After experiments on the WWII soldiers‚ steroids spread throughout Germany. In the 1936 Olympic Games‚ some German athletes were speculated to be using steroids. That year‚ Germany took home 33 gold medals‚ the most out of any country competing in the Games. After the 1936 Olympic Games‚ many countries were jealous‚ wanting their own steroids and arguing it was not a fair advantage. Soon after‚ steroids were spread throughout Europe‚ mostly

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    Argumentative Essay Australian Swimmers and Bodysuits: should they be worn in competition? An issue that has been debated lately is weather or not the Olympic athletes should be able to wear the full bodysuits. This debate started in May this year‚ just before the trials for the swimming team‚ who were to compete in the upcoming Sydney Olympic games. The bodysuits are being produced by Speedo and Adidas. They are made out of mainly Lycra‚ blended with a number of other materials. Nothing that could

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    an over the head pass. Now you use the forearm pass all the time to get the ball to the setter or over the net. Another thing that changed was what number you played to. At first they would play to 21‚ then it got changed to 15. But now volleyball games are played to 25 unless you are going for a tie breaker match which is then played to 15. Another thing that has changed over the years is the court’s dimensions. It used to be 25 by 50 feet long‚ now it is 30 by 60 feet long and centerlines were also

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    Sports Development Unit 6

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    a range of strategies and initiatives to try and encourage us all to lead a healthier and physically active lifestyle. There are also a range of issues that can affect an individual’s participation in sport; the sports legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games‚ the role of the media‚ race and economic influences can all affect participation. Sports development will tackle some of these issues and the impact they have on individuals. The first part of the unit gives learners the opportunity

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    D1 - evaluate how external factors‚ over a specified future period‚ may impact on the business activities‚ strategy‚ internal structures‚ functional activities and stakeholders of a specified organisation. Using the following headings evaluate how the external factors‚ over a specified future period (the next 5 to 10 years)‚ may affect Thorpe Park and Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club in terms of their:- • specified business activities (including ownership) • their strategy (aims and objectives)

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