History of sport

Seneca Valley School District has been awarded with a great achievement. They received the WPIAL Sportsmanship Award for the first time in school history on the 12th of November. All the sports teams of Seneca Valley showed good sportsmanship during the year of 2014-2015, that’s why they were honored with the award. “The award is a great reflection on student athletes, coaches and the community,” Athletic Director Heather Lewis said “The student’s reaction is that they take pride in what they…

Football is a dangerous sport for kids to participate in. You can die from playing football or end up having a seriously injury. Football is also something that children can play to get all of their anger out. With playing a sport like football you are also putting yourself and other football athletes in danger. I don’t think football is something you should let your child play. Have your child in a sport to where it isn't so dangerous for them to play but can still have fun while playing.…

There are several different types of sports fans and how they act during a game varies on how much they know or care about the sport they are cheering for. Specifically there are three types of fans that seem to be the most common; obsessive, “band wagon” and the part-time fan. The first type of fan that I mentioned is an obsessive fan otherwise known as the die-hard fan. These are the fans that have a favorite team and truly care about how the team will do throughout the entire season. When…

Scenario in sport influenced by psychological factors Sports Psychology Assignment 1 Samuel M C H Shum There are a many factors that can be attributed with the success or the failure of an athlete during a sporting event. One of the most common argument that supports the success or failure of the athlete is the being the natural or nuchter theory. The theory argues what has a greater impact upon an individual's upbringing and other factors such as personality and physical…

Have you ever wondered How the choices we make impact or shape our identity? There have been many people that have made the choices to become the great people they are today. One example of this are athletes of the past and present. Another comes from the poem called “The road not taken”. The final example comes from another poem called “Choices”. As said before, many athletes of the past and present have made miraculous choices to become the legends that they will always be known as. One man…

By the day, a growing number of industries are tackling the issues of climate change and the sports industry is no exception. As you may know, Sports Authority Field Game Plan Green, the stadium’s s strategic path toward sustainability, outlines broad goals to promote green products and consider green energy options but little action has been taken to make these goals a reality. By setting measurable goals they will become more clear and achievable. The following recommendations can be…

A. Sport as a unifier Question 1 1. Yes I do believe that sporting events contribute to unifying a nation. When it comes to sport there is no right side to support or wrong side to support. Everyone is equal and everyone strives for the same goal-to win! Sport is a universal language. It has the potential to bring people together, no matter what their origin, background, religious beliefs or economic status and in doing so it also establishes a shared bond between people, helping to unify those…

While playing sports there is always a high risk of injuries, but that still doesn’t stop athletes from playing in games and getting paid. About thirty million teenagers and children play in sports, this increases the statistics about injuries in young athletes. When professional athletes train, practice or even when they play they are risking an injury. Getting hurt has always been part of playing sports but injuries are now more important than at any time in sports history. Professional…

Effects of Sports in the 1920’s Athletes, money, gambling and corruption all have one thing in common, sports. This is displayed in 1919 when “ The Greatest Scandal in Sports History” took place and astonished many people who looked up to some of the world’s most popular athletes. The Chicago White Sox players took money, or a bribe, to play poorly and lose the world series. The aforementioned players were banned from baseball forever, for their conduct, but weren’t convicted of gambling in…

quite a bit since that class two years ago. One instance was when we learned about the digestive tract and how that functions in relation to different foods. I began to notice my sister getting sick frequently and did a little digging into her food history and when approximately she began to feel queasy. After some…