Sports

day of 1887, lead to the greatest women’s sport, softball. At the end of the Yale football game, brooms were being used as “bats” to hit boxing gloves that were being thrown. There may be a lot of women’s sports, but what makes softball the best of them all? Is it because it was a sport that generated from one of the manliest sports? Or was it because of how it has changed tremendously throughout the years? Years ago softball was just played as a team sport using a 16” ball. As the years went on…

strain. Each athlete has the ability to learn how to prevent any injury, and they shouldn't wait for one to happen to educate themselves. Sports medicine is a crossover from scientific research into medical procedures. With a basic understanding of it athletes can help prevent many injuries from occurring and hopefully prolong the inevitable from happening. Sports medicine is here to help those athletes who have unfortunately injured themselves nurse their injuries back to full health. From the…

away from the “sports scene” which isn’t fair to the kids who work day and night to achieve their dreams of playing a varsity sport at their high school. Kids can benefit from playing sports by having better relationships and exhibiting personal growth. While it is true that young athletes can get hurt from playing sports, the positive impacts sports can have on a kid is too great to take away. First of all, it is shown that athletes have better relationships from playing sports. They make…

Schools across the nation are cutting sports programs, This is caused by low budget and academic worries. Focusing on countries like South Korea and Finland that have higher education standards without sports may look like a logical reason to cut sports out of the normal American routine, but other countries that do not have sports in school are well behind the American average. “There is no reason to believe that the academic success of students in South Korea or Finland has anything to do with…

often put their children in sports to help them “fit in”, gain self-confidence, and get healthy, but sometimes it has the opposite effect. Competition sports can turn some children into arrogant athletes with no sense of sportsmanship and sometimes sports can make an introverted child more likely to withdraw and feel pressured. Tension and stress are felt by all children who play athletics in some form or another. The point is to know the child’s boundaries and know which sport suits them based…

shape. Are competitive sports the answer? The topic of the youth participating in them is controversial, with sides saying that they should and others saying they shouldn't all participate. I take the side that all kids should participate in competitive sports. Some reasons why is it helps kids stay in shape, It helps kids learn to work as a team and it also helps with goal setting. It will help kids stay in shape. In a country with a high obesity rate, competitive sports can greatly…

play youth sports. Sports gave me something to commit to and overall helped me to grow as an athlete and as a young man. Sports can benefit all children in many ways and help them to grow. Although childhood sports may be played for fun, they build the foundation for children to lead healthy, successful lives. Perhaps the most obvious effect of sports on children is the increase in physical health. It comes as no surprise that children who play sports are generally more fit than those…

very diverse place, even in sports we can find much diversity. Sports diversity often shows as a different opinion in which sport is preferred, usually based upon where the individual grew up. People from the U.S. like our full contact football, where people from Europe like Soccer, or to them, Football. In order to confirm this hypothesis, several people were interviewed. The very first person to be interviewed is one Zach Leatherman. When questioned about what sports he liked, he answered…

Violence in the sports world is best known for intentional acts of violence in which can injure another person such as another player, a coach, a game official, and even another fan. Violence in the sports world is not only known on the field but just as well as in the stands with fans. Although it is more commonly found on the field sports violence mostly begins with the fans. An outstanding result found by Dr. John Cheffers was a strong link between both the fans and athletes. If it is seen…

participation in sports is a way of life. However, in recent years, youth sports participation has declined. One of the primary reason for this decline, is overzealous parents. Parents must reevaluate and reestablish programs that will encourage youth to participate in sports. The effects of overzealous parents on youth sports and athletes will be examined and ways to encourage youth to participate in sports once again will be presented. Effects of overzealous parents on youth sports Sports…