Sports agents

The thirst for a win, the hunger to become number one, the desire to be known and talked about long after the game is over, craving the opportunity for bragging rights. Whether they are playing in little league, high school, college, or nationally this is what consumes the thoughts of boys and girls who participate in athletics. They have practiced hard and studied the plays. Now as a coach, it is their job to lead these athletes and teams down victory lane. It is now the coaches’…

I selected the article Keeping Perspective in Youth Sport as it related to Chapter 3: Sports for Children in our Kinesiology textbook. In this chapter, I learned about the relationship between sports and children and found it very interesting. As I read this AASP article, I noticed how the author included similar topics that were related to the textbook’s chapter. Additionally, I personally felt connected to them since I participated in basketball as a leisurely activity during the weekends as a…

Everybody has a favorite sport. Sports are very educational. For one football is educational because it teaches you to be fit and live a healthy lifestyle. Second, when you are playing Volleyball you are learning how to be part of a team. When you are playing soccer it is teaching you feet eye coordination. You could enjoy these sports but you can also learn something from them. To begin with, football is the third in the ranking of the most athletic sport. It would be better if you were…

Fans cheering from wall to wall in a home game, your player hearing the chats which magnifies their intensity, you are calling plays from the huddle and discussing bad call with the referee. This the overall goal of what being a athletic coach is being all about, needless to say many people do not see or are not concerned with the detail that it takes for any athletic coach to get to that point. In addition to the demanding work at practice that are put in, there are off the coach obligations…

Introduction Governments validate large investments in elite sports by emphasising the benefits that are generated by elite athlete success and the hosting of international events. Sporting events are frequently associated with increased tourism, new facilities and infrastructure development as well as intangible outcomes, such as national identity, civic pride, diplomatic recognition and sports development at both elite and mass participation levels (Preuss 2007). The ‘Trickle Down Effect’ is a…

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…

considered as a sport? Gaming is a worldwide phenomenon now that keeps getting bigger and bigger every day on multiple consoles or computers. But now everyone is thinking is it going to be considered a sport. Well in some parts of the country and outside our country it is already considered one. Sports are a physical activity that is engaged in for pleasure (“Sport.” Merriam-Webster.com.) Its other definition is a particular activity (such as an athletic game) so engaged in (“Sport.”…

Parkour is a relatively new sport that in the recent years have grown to become quite popular among young people around the world. Youth engage into this kind of physical activity, because it is active, interesting and provides a magnitude of landscapes to practice and acquire new skills. However, it is considered to be high-risk sport, as a lot of movements involve jumping from heights and interacting with new environments, so a traceur or traceuse are not able to identify for sure what is…

assessment and investigation of these components is completed, we will be able to recognize whether psychological intervention positively influence athlete’s everyday lives and limit their impact in social exclusion. We expect to analyze our data across sports and genders. Additionally, this research will help distinguish how to propose a modified psychological intervention program for athletes who have suffered injuries, combining various methods for personal success. Since our efforts from aim…

When we think about the word sport, should we think that it’s about physical involvement, athletes, teams, skill, or a goal? However, should it always have a physical activity in it or, does it have to be in the Olympics to be called a sport? Sports should not be thought to be only physical activities, but mind and skill as well. In seeing the training that goes on into any type of sport can be stressful, even in chess, and the effects of stress can exhaust a person, even when they aren’t doing…