History of sport

basketball was being played with peach baskets and soccer balls, today basketball is well known all around the world having billions of followers and it’s one of the most popular sports in history. Origin of the Sport It was the 891st year of the 2nd millennium and the 91st year of the 19th century, when a physical educator, and sports innovator James Naismith invented the game of basketball. He first called it “peach basketball”, it came to him when he needed to find a game his students…

Baseball’s Future Baseball is the greatest sport in human history, and that is not debatable. Baseball is most commonly referred to as America’s pastime baseball was established in 1839, ever since it has captured the minds of young boys and men with one goal in mind… that goal is being the best to play the game and making it to the major leagues. The best in history include: Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, Cy Young, Bo Jackson, Ken Griffey, Ken Griffey Jr, Willie Mays, Jackie Robinson, Chipper Jones,…

what the dictionary would say, but the accompanying picture would show the 1980 USA Men’s Olympic hockey team with their gloves in the air celebrating their impossible victory over the powerhouse USSR. Widely considered as the greatest moment in sports history, the “Miracle On Ice” saw a group of college kids defeat arguably the greatest international hockey team of all time, the 1980 USSR team, en route to a gold medal. The main reasons why I wish I could have experienced in person include the…

Throughout history, sports have grown tremendously. Sports have been able to get points across whether that be through the sport itself, the athletes or the media. It is seen as an outlet for athletes to speak on agendas they feel are necessarily to shed light on. Sports has allowed businesses to form and give individuals something to bond over. Sports has also influenced our society and what we make of it. Generally, the physical culture of sports is seen as a form of domination and empowerment…

fought for a chance to play sports, including basketball. These women were finally able to play the sports, but the audience thought the games to be too rough, so the rules changed. Although rule makers adapted the guidelines when women’s basketball first began, the sport gave women an outlet in sports. Women’s role in society limited their opportunities to play sports. Because the ladies of this time were busy doing the housework, there was not any time to be involved in sports. Basketball…

The violence and cruelty in Sports One of my favorite memories from childhood is sneaking outside to play soccer with my friends instead of doing my homework. No matter how many times my mom caught me, and no matter the punishment, I still snuck out as often as I could to play soccer with my friends. For most of us, sport is a fun entertainment and a social activity with physical benefits. Professionals, who dedicate themselves to their sport of choice, consider it a passion to compete against…

“In what way did organized youth or college sports play a role in your life and your relationship to sports today? How do you think those experiences would be different if you were trying to play sports in a Gilded Age? Why?” I love that we had to compare the Gilded Age to youth or college sports we played in our life and how it affected our life. I don’t think I could handle living in the Gilded age. I am not the type…

time whether cheerleading is a sport or not has been a debatable topic. Many people will argue that cheerleading is not a sport. Cheerleaders is competitive just like any other sport.-----------` Cheerleading has been around many years. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a cheerleader is “a person who is a member of a group (typically a group of young women) who shout out special songs or chants to encourage the team and entertain the crowd during a game in sports like American football…

James S. Olson. This book touches on the impact that the period after the second world war had upon the sports industry as a whole, and the issues that plagued the sporting industry. How the sports industry changed exponentially during the post war era, how these games were meant to be fun for the people playing them the core reason people played sports not for money or glory but to have fun. How sports went from something to be enjoyed by the people to forget that hardships of their daily lives…

program in U.S. history with over 114 million viewers, The World Cup is the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world, and the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight was the most-watched “pay per view” event of all time. As you can see sports are one of the few things that people all around the world can communicate with without having any sort of barrier. So when the debate comes up about whether or not sports should be regulated, it's almost natural to ask why? Why should sports need…