Sport psychology

Lacrosse is the best sport to try in the spring or summer because it’s a very engaging activity, it requires a large amount of skill,strength, and cardio. It’s a beautiful sport because I love how it was discovered and the history behind it. I also love the complex rules towards the game. Finally I love interacting with the different people I meet from playing the game of lacrosse. Last year during my last summer as an 8th grader my friends and I went every where we biked, long-boarded, and ran.…

recognition as a sport. One of those activities is marching band. Many people believe that marching band is not a sport and should just be classified as a musical activity. Those beliefs give marching band the general stereotype that it is not an athletic activity and should just be thought of as a part of the music program. Marching band is a sport and therefore should receive recognition and funding as one. There are many reasons as to why marching band should be considered a sport. One of the…

Draftkings has become the official daily fantasy sports website of ESPN, MLB, and the NFL. B.) Credibility: My friends and I use Draftkings fairly often to compete and win money while watching sports, Draft Kings also is partnered with ESPN and the NFL. Thesis: I believe that Draftkings or Fanduel makes watching sports much more entertaining because you are invested more into the game because…

Lewis Lapham says that sports must preserve an illusion of perfect innocence. Sport activities are described as a ¨ritual portrayal of a world in which time stops¨. Lapham is absolutely right when he says this, games are not just games for a lot of spectators. High school sport games are something else, they do not exactly provide hope, but a false or temporary hope. People always know the game is going to have to end, but they still enjoy what they have left. In H.G. Bissinger’s Friday…

Sports and art have been a part of society for thousands of years. Both have adapted and advanced alongside humanity all over the world. To be able to capture the pure essence of a sport through artwork is no easy task, but it exemplifies a true thing of beauty. George Bellows and Thomas Eakins are two outstanding American artist who have done just that. “Stag at Sharkey’s” painted by George Bellows and “The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake” painted by Thomas Eakins are both exceptional…

Is Lacrosse the fastest growing sport? Lacrosse top the list of the fastest growing sports. It is one of the earliest sports in the US, but somehow it went into a long hiatus before the coming out strongly in the 21st century. Many would ask, why the sharp rise in popularity in a sport which was once considered elitist? First, lacrosse is an exciting game, and it is gender-neutral; both boys and girls use the same rules. The sport is flexible on where it can be played. It can adapt to a…

Where does acceptable behavior in sports stop and cheating starts? It is just less than a month now that world renowned tennis superstar Maria Sharapova astonished the world, with an announcement that she has used a banned substance and withdrew from all international tournaments. Stories like this are becoming commonplace, and it is a hotly debated topic, both publicly and in sports psychology. Sport deviance is more easily recognized when negative activities ensue, like criminal behavior,…

into an elite athlete. Introduction: Within the sporting industry today, there is a lot of controversy within elite sports as to whether young athletes require specialising in a single sport at an early again order to play professionally. Early Sports Specialisation (ESS) is an intense, year-round training program in a single sport with the elimination of participating in other sports. While most experts agree that ESS is essential in achieving elite level, there is a major debate as to…

Nowadays, most sports fans are changing their way of expressing their support towards their teams. They spend time and money just to support the teams. This sports fanaticism occurred mostly due to globalization4, which influenced their behavior and spending patterns easily. Some instances to express their unconditional love towards their team include tattooing of their skin with the team flags, spraying of their body with the combination colours of their team flags to singing all the way and…

CC-AASP or sport psychologist. The article has a few engaging fictional stories to guide the reader toward understanding the grey areas or boundary blurring situations that could occur in the world of sport, especially when on the road. The article was both informing yet potentially alarming since the novice sport psychologist justified pushing the ethical boundaries just because “there are things that may trip us up in real world relationship development in applied sport psychology such as…