Olympic sports

black and white; both figuratively and literally. The norms of skating are a strict binary: there are boy’s positions, and there are girl’s positions. There is nothing in between, there is no mix-and-match, there is no trading. What you come into the sport as is what you stay. Even the clothing is almost strictly binary. Only boys can wear black skates, but never white. Only girls can wear white or colored skates, but never black. In formal competition, you will almost never see a boy out of a…

The modern ballet performance The Deep End exert 'swimming' is about Australians love for water. The piece is made of both modern ballet and contemporary. The dance could be interpreted in a couple of ways, either swimming in the beach or in a pool. The deep end was performed in 1996 by the Australian ballet and choreographed by Meryl Tankard. Meryl Tankard is one of Australia's greatest and most controversial choreographers. One particular move in section A of The Deep End was the circular…

When I was younger, I did trampoline and tumbling for seven years! Trampoline and tumbling is similar to gymnastics, however, the events were different. The events for trampoline and tumbling are trampoline, rod floor, as well as the double mini. Rod floor is about the width of a bed, and the length of at least 500 feet. In the middle of the floor is a straight line that you are required to stay on. A double mini is similar to vault however, rather than leather, it is a trampoline. I performed…

4:45pm Isiah Level 6 (Incomplete) Isiah, you showed up to every class with enthusiasm and a smile! You sucessfully demonstrated your elementary backstroke to Level 6 standard. Contiune working on your fluter kick for both your front and back stroke. Make sure you are kicking continously from your hips with your feet near the surface of the water. For your front crawl, ensure you are extending your arms in front of your head as they enter the water. For your back crawl, make sure you are…

I gave for missing was simply "I did not want to go." My parents never wanted to push the issue because they felt as if it would make me hate the sport and they wanted me to like swimming for me. The thing about swimming is practice does not only make a swimmer faster but it also makes them swim legally. There are a lot of technicalities in the sport of swimming. For example, when swimming the breastroke there is a certain order that the underwater pullout has to be done. If the pull out is…

focused. Ted is my every hero because he keeps me motivated everyday to keep doing what I love even through the crummy times. To me and everyday hero is someone who repeatedly does exceptional work. Swimming is an extremely physically demanding sport and only some people are able to do it. When going to practice everyday it can seem very repetitive and sometimes boring. My swim coach Ted does an amazing job of keeping me busy and interested in coming to practice everyday. He always pushes me…

The Jamaican Bobsled team became famous in 1988 Olympics when they represented Jamaica which is a tropical place that doesn’t get any snow and is always the right temperature. They were seen as an underdog in a winter sport. The team struggled in the 1992 Olympics in France. In the 1994 Olympics the team stunned the world by landing in 14th place ahead of the United State, Russia, And France. Since then, Jamaica has expanded their team and now competes with both talented men and women in the…

Physics in Gymnastics Gymnastics is a sport practiced by both men and women. It involves the graceful performance of acrobatic moves maintaining control of the body. This movements include tumbling, running and the use of different gymnastic equipment. . Gymnastics was used by the ancient Greeks to prepare for war. Running, jumping and activities like boxing were used. These activities helped develop the muscles needed for hand-to-hand combat. Gymnastic equipment was first created…

Kids from all over the world like to swim. So why don't we make it to where there are more sports for them to play while they are in the swimming pool? We could do surfing in the pool, basketball, football. The schools that have swimming as a sport should make it to where they can be able to play sports while swimming because they can get more people to join, get fit, and that the kids may get too competitive. Altho it would probably be hard to do football in the pool, we could get way more…

Dancing: A World Wide Sport If you’re a dancer, you’ve had people ask you what sport you play. Obviously you respond by saying, “I’m in dance.” Or, you hear people state that dance is not a sport. That just trips your trigger. You automatically want to defend yourself, but you don’t know what to say. I’m here today to help you defend the world of dancers! There are multiple reasons why dance is a sport but here a few of my favorites, you have less of a chance to get osteoporosis, it helps…