Sport

in youth sports programs. It is the largest known organization in America for youth sports. Through this cite you can access several different things. There are several tabs leading to information such as safety, education, events, publications and news. There mission statement is, “The National Council of Youth Sports (NCYS) leads the youth sports industry in promoting the value of participation through advocacy and education”. The vision of NCYS is to be the leading voice for youth sports.…

members of society advocate the benefits of organized sports, many feel that these activities usher in undesireable consequences for the athletes. The sports distract from other, more important, functions of the participants’ lives, as well as acting as a conduit towards physical damage. Participating in sports often requires excessive amounts of time; early mornings, afterschool, and during weekends. The amount of time spent in these sports distracts and hinders teens from engaging…

are paralyzed ! I will not be able to play sports anymore! Actually, you can, due to all of the new wheelchair inventions we have enabled physically chal l enged athletes to play sports. There are all kinds of different wheelchairs for differe n t sports including: football, tennis, basketball, hockey, rugby, and more! These wheelchairs also allow disabled athletes to play in tournaments like the Olympics! All of this is possible because the sports chairs are made of light metals,…

The firmly believe that playing these sports can be bad for a child’s development due to injuries and less time spent on academics. I don’t see it like this. Contrary to belief, athletes on average tend to get better grades and be less lonely than their non-athlete counterparts. These are a few of many reasons why sports are great for children and youth and don’t pose a risk to their development. One of the first arguments you’ll hear from those against sports for youth is how grades are…

everything I do. I want to study Sport Psychology as I know I possess the right skills to further and develop myself in the career of sports. I have the ability to understand others in sports as I also play sports myself. I have been in high pressured sporting situations which I have used my psychological skills to help increase my performance. What interests me in Sport Psychology is that I can make a big difference to not just my life but the lives of people in sport such as rehabilitating…

In Singapore context, youth athletes in Singapore have a variety of pathways and excel in sports as well as to be part of a particular sport. From my point of view, the sports development frame in Singapore gives each and every student an opportunity to pursue sports, whereas for those who are really into sports will be given opportunity to keep fit thru sports. Unlike other countries, Singapore school have compulsory Physical Education lesson. On 25th of May 2010, Minister for Education and…

Many may argue the impact sports can have on many youth lives. They question whether sports are to much or even to overwhelming for the youth ages. However, each individual has a different outlook on the situation. Youth sports impact many lives in many different ways for both the good and the bad. With this being said youth sports are not near to intense for the youth. Despite all the positives sports can contribute to one's life their are some negatives as well including, high cost, limited…

Sports - My Life What is a sport? If you look it up in a dictionary it is defined as “An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.” For me sports is so much more than that. Sport is dedication, determination, teamwork and self discipline, for me sports is life. I guess that if asked I would consider myself athletic, I’ve participated in sports for most of my life. I think that the first sport that I ever…

Introduction: A sport career has always been a favorite choice for a profession. Many people think that a sport career is just a image or a thought. In fact, it is much more than that. Many of the sports career around the world can earn the same or even more money then a actual profession. One of these sports and the most popular in the world, believe it or not, is soccer. A professional soccer must know more about the sport then any ordinary person, have advance level or skill in the sport,…

Sport in Western culture, how can throwing a football around a field define cultural values, well remarkably by either acknowledging its significance or by holding it in distain you have entered a segmented culture dedicated to sharing in and expressing those opinions. One such example of this polarization is the flourishing of sports fans personal blogs, which produces opportunities to built and participate in the media they are using. (McCarthy, 2013:422). This active participation in media,…