The importance of sports and games is being increasingly recognised in India‚ from both the educational and social points of view. More and more funds are being allocated for encouraging sports in schools‚ colleges and universities; in fact‚ sports have become an essential part of the curricula. Time was when only a few students‚ who were fond of games like hockey‚ football‚ cricket or tennis‚ were allowed special facilities. But now regular programmes are drawn up in all educational institutions
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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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A sports team is an expression of a fan’s sense of identity‚ pride and belonging. This reaches deeper into Noam Chomsky’s idea that “there exists a psychological phenomenon that occurs in sports‚ where fans have a sense of irrational loyalty to a meaningless community.” One can begin to speculate on his argument that spectator sports are just a distraction for the masses: “a form of propaganda designed to divert society’s attention from things that matter.” (Chomsky). “Friendly” sports can actually
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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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In the last several years I developed an area of focus to sport medicine. Sports medicine is a multidisciplinary clinical and academic specialty provides continues care on and off the field‚ extending that care beyond diagnosing and treating injuries to include health promotion‚ rehabilitation and injury prevention not only to elite athletes but to any participants of physical activities in almost all age groups. My short experience in iron man events and the exposure I got during my training‚ I
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What role do sports play in your life? “An athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature” To the typical person this is what a sport is; however I have a different interpretation of the word. Throughout the years of my life sports have transformed from an extra curricular activity to a way of life. What sport you play defines who you are as a person and enhances your credibility in a social setting. Also it demonstrates certain traits that you have acquired
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