Many people believe cheerleading is not a sport, but I happen to disagree. Acording to Wikipedia, the definition of a sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. Now I will admit that school cheering, when just cheering for another sport, is not a sport. Although competitive cheerleading is a sport, many people believe that it is not. (The Women's Sport Foundation has narrowed the field to the…
– as of 2013 . $25.4 billion US dollars is spent on average per annum on professional sports in its various forms . Competitive sport, undeniably, has a strong vice-grip on today’s society in the United States and all across the world; and inequality is an issue that has plagued society from the past, and despite continuous efforts to reduce its presence, has yet to be eradicated. Equality in competitive sport is arguably crucial according to many; there should be no institutional barriers of…
Sports play a vital role in ones personality development. It is considered to be a human activity involving physical skills governed by a set of rules and regulations. Participation in sports is not only beneficial for physical health, but it also has a positive impact on the mental health as well. Hence engaging in sports results in an increased intensity of concentration, reduction of stress and strain, and boosts self confidence, which in turn would assist students to achieve academic success…
Effects of Sports in the 1920’s Athletes, money, gambling and corruption all have one thing in common, sports. This is displayed in 1919 when “ The Greatest Scandal in Sports History” took place and astonished many people who looked up to some of the world’s most popular athletes. The Chicago White Sox players took money, or a bribe, to play poorly and lose the world series. The aforementioned players were banned from baseball forever, for their conduct, but weren’t convicted of gambling in…
“Stay in sports because I know you’re good enough to get a scholarship”. This is what my dad told me every day of my life. I was always contemplating on whether to staying in sports was a good choice or not. As a b kid sports was my life; It revolved around the sport that I was in during that particular season. I was in basketball, base ball and shot put. The sport I was the best at was shot-put. 5 time national champ and has won 4 years IN a row. During baseball season the best accomplishments…
Youth Sport Dangers Despite youth involvement in sports teams creates friendships, studies show it’s best to wait for sports participation. First of all, starting sports at too young of an age can be very dangerous. Although parents believe they need to put their young kids in sports early so they are familiar with the sport and not lost if they join later as they grow up, they may be putting their kids at risk because most of the body of a young kid is barely developed at such a young age. For…
essay I will explain why I think participating in sport teams leave a positive effect on athletes. Ill start off by mentioning what I think are some the positives. Players first and foremost are able to learn how to be 'team players' (work as a team), recieve leadership skills, stay healthy, and last but not least learn to become their own person,or simply gain character. Being a team player is the most important part of being apart of a sports team. Without working as a team there…
“Typically, sport is seen to promote psychological well-being, reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, improve physical development, diminish risky behaviors, strengthen communities, and decrease government health expenditure. However, these claims are also linked to the belief that participation in sport is worth pursuing because it cultivates the sort of personal values and moral code that inhibit cheating drug use” (Stewart, B, and Smith, A, C.T, 2008). International athletic association and…
There are many ways for a child to be hurt or seriously injured in a sport. Every year there are millions of children that get sent to the hospital due to sport related injuries. Luckily, there are many ways to prevent such injuries. First, stretching out muscles is a good way to prevent cramps and other muscle pains. Stretching the wrong way will do nothing but make a child look like they do not know what they are doing. Stretching the right or wrong way determines how the child will…
practices of any sport, there should be no contact so it would be less likely for them to get a concussion. It would be greatly beneficial to all athletes if helmets were improved to limit concussions when wearing them. It should be mandatory for a player to rest for at least two weeks after a brain injury so the brain can have adequate time to heal. Training videos on the causes of brain injuries, symptoms of, and treatment should be shown to all athletes of high risk sports. If new rules,…