Amateur sports

and not only because my parents were and still are sports fanatics but mainly because I grew up to naturally love the idea of sport itself. Fitness I believe is crucial to one’s daily life and through the experience I’ve had so far, I can’t see why people wouldn’t want to anyways. To this day I’m definitely more of an active outdoor type of person as opposed to a cultural sort of passive person in and outside of school. My true love for sport undeniably started showing in my high school years…

I have grown up watching, playing, and studying many different sports, whether it be football, or baseball, or basketball, or sometimes even soccer. I have always enjoyed playing sports, however, as an athlete, I have a distinct responsibility to practice sportsmanship. Sportsmanship is one of the most important facets of sports today. Sportsmanship allows us athletes to hate the other team for the duration of the game, but respect them at the same time. Sportsmanship is defined as “fair-play,…

The dark side of sports is nothing new to the modern society, in the 1960s drug testing for all sports was born. February 1968 at the Olympic Games, was the first time a drug testing was brought to light. Fans and critics saw how the game of sports was slowly changing in various ways that could possibly affect a player's health while playing sports. Growing up playing sports, a child goes through too many pressure that's being thrown at him all angles such as the parents, the coach, and…

Schools across the nation are cutting sports programs, This is caused by low budget and academic worries. Focusing on countries like South Korea and Finland that have higher education standards without sports may look like a logical reason to cut sports out of the normal American routine, but other countries that do not have sports in school are well behind the American average. “There is no reason to believe that the academic success of students in South Korea or Finland has anything to do with…

“Would I Let My Son Play Football?” There are many sports out there that are both fun and at the same time, very dangerous. One of the most controversial sports is football. There have been parents who have gone against letting their children participate in football because of the heavy injuries that could take place in this sport while others are perfectly fine with letting their children participate in this head-strong sport. The question that has been jumping around is ‘Would I Let My…

player). Like Mike many High School students will have the chance to receive scholarships and grants from different sources just because they were apart of their school’s team.”Football is the number one scholarship sport at the college level with more full-ride scholarship than any other sport.” Playing football can open a variety of options for life after high…

project focuses on figures in professional sports at all levels, including: coaches, players, general managers and owners. The project seeks to understand the importance of leadership as well as proper and improper things leaders do in the hospitality industry. This will be important so I can become a better leader and help grow our industry. The Business of Sports is a multi-billion dollar global industry fueled by enormous consumer demand. The growth in sports closely follows…

Sports activities and interests provide many positive opportunities for children. However, they can also cause some problems. Many parents believe that participation in sports will enhance children’s school accomplishments, while others believe that sports get in the way of their children’s achievement. Sports is an important part of a student’s life. It enhances their physical abilities and capacity. I believe that there isn’t too much emphasis placed on sports but it is a significant and…

Kids who play sports get to have a benefit of having better health than others that do not play sports. Amy Kaminsky ex television producer from livestrong.com states that one way for kids to stay healthy is for them to play sports. Amy Kaminsky Ex Television Producer also states that they learn to have social skills and teamwork. So with that bit of information youth sports are not too intense. Kids get physical fitness, they learn good sportsmanship, and they get stress relief. First of all…

personal satisfaction. High self-esteem is regularly connected with sound conduct, for instance, healthier dietary patterns and inclusion in sport, while low self-esteem is joined with dysfunctional behavior and nonappearance of prosperity (Fox, 1998, 2000a). One of the…