...Explain how risk factors can be minimised by utilisation of preventive measures Helmet: Contact sports usually involve wearing protective head gear, due to the high risk of head injuries and the potential damage such injuries can cause; these sports include rugby and American football, for example. Helmets are almost always worn when there is a risk of head injuries caused by high speed impact or accidents; examples of these sports include cycling, motor racing and bobsleighing. Helmets are also worn by batsmen in cricket to protect the head from the hard ball, which travels extremely fast when it has left the bowler’s hand as the helmet absorbs the shock of the ball and therefore minimises the effect on the batter. Shin pads: Shin pads are worn in many sports to support and protect the shins and ankles; wearing shin pads can help to prevent injuries such as fractures and sprains as well as reducing the likelihood of suffering from bruising and swelling. Shin pads are commonly worn in football, hockey and ice hockey. They minimise the risk of an injury as the plastic gets inbetween the other player and your shin while absorbing some of the shock. Gum shield: A gum shield is extremely important in many physical sports such as rugby and boxing as there is a high chance of the participant getting g hit in the jaw/head, the reason why the gum shield is extremely important when minimising the risk of injuries as gum shields reduce cuts to the lip, mouth and tongue, protect teeth...
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...Sport in England 1. Introduction 3 2. History of Sport in England 3 2.1. Development of Sport in England 3 2.2. Traditions 3 2.2.1. The Royal Shrovetide Football 3 2.2.2. Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake 3 2.2.3. The Boat Race 3 3. Pub Sports 3 3.1. History 3 3.2. Bowls 3 3.3. Skittles 3 3.4. Darts 3 3.5. Cue Sports 3 3.5.1. History 3 3.5.2. 8-Ball 3 3.5.3. Snooker 3 4. England and the Olympic Games 3 4.1. Olympic Triumphs of England/ Great Britain 3 4.2. Olympic Games on English Ground 3 4.2.1. 1908 Summer Olympics in London 3 4.2.2. 1948 Summer Olympics in London 3 4.2.3. London 2012 3 5. Golf 3 5.1. History 3 5.2. Famous English Golf Players 3 5.3. Golf in England Today 3 6. Tennis 3 6.1. History 3 6.2. Great English Tennis Players 3 6.3. Tennis in the English Society Today 3 7. Cricket 3 7.1. History of Cricket 3 7.2. Rules 3 7.3. Cricket Idols 3 8. Rugby 3 8.1. History 3 8.2. The Six Nation Championship 3 8.3. Rugby in England Today 3 9. Football 3 9.1. History 3 9.2. English Football Today 3 9.3. Famous English Football Stadiums 3 9.4. Famous English Football Players 3 9.4.1. Sir Bobby Charlton 3 9.4.2. Sir Geoff Hurst 3 9.4.3. Heroes in the Recent Past 3 10. Conclusion 3 11. References 3 1. Introduction The following paper deals with sport in England. Because of the wide range of this topic, this paper will just go into some interesting subjects of English sport....
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...Colonial past with the sport of cricket to deliver a thoroughly entertaining and insightful piece of cinema. The film depicts the oppression faced by peasants in “Champaner” by its colonial rulers who demanded a higher tax rate from the peasants despite the economic hardships they were facing. To oppose this harsh tax the peasants are challenged to a “winner take all” Cricket match against the British, setting up a true underdog sports story where the inexperienced Indian peasants rise up to face the mighty British empire on a Cricket pitch. Through the lens of a glorified Cricket match between Indian peasants and the British Officer’s Lagaan broaches a wide variety of issues that plagues colonial India. Issues like the economic dependence of peasants on “baarish” to ensure a good crop have been prominently displayed in the film. The film also carefully brings up the subject of segregation based on caste, when the villagers consider the Character “kachra” (which means garbage) as “achoot” ( untouchable) because he belongs to a lowly caste. The film attempts to denounce this notion of segregation by providing “kachra” the support of the protagonist who is able to rise beyond the caste system and include “kachra” to become an integral part of the team. Although the premise of the film is quite improbable, it does well to show the true oppressive and whimsical nature of the British in India. By challenging the peasants to a against the odds cricket match, the film showcases...
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...Introduction: Cricket, pre-IPL was a bit staid and long, engaging generally to young men from the sub-continent. It had lost its spark with the Englishmen and the West Indians apart from some notable exceptions like the Ashes. At the same time post IPL, we have had an altogether new kind of supporters who have grasped the diversion, its numerous contrasts with more and more thronging into stadiums to watch the matches. IPL figured out how to unite cricketers from diverse nationalities, lure them with fat pay checks, roped in enormous publicists who don't reconsider before spending too much on their brands for prime time eye space, got cheer leaders to cheer for teams and made their way into ICC's schedule. In this way, by a wise mixture of dealing with nature's domain almost consummately and organizing fabulous encounters each time a match was played, esteem creation was no more, the right of a solitary element. Rather, different stakeholders met up on a commonly remunerating stage and lavished the cricket cherishing swarms with some positively vital passage. The whole tournament was a runaway hit, with many attributable reasons. Some of them were: 1. India being a cricket crazy nation, anything with cricket sells. 2. By having regional teams for almost all big cities, IPL tackled the regionalist mind-set of Indians 3. With Cricketainment the IPL combined cricket and entertainment giving consumers a two-in one shot 4. Concept of cheer leaders was first for...
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...| Biomechanics of Cricket | | | | | | Cricket is a worldwide sport which incorporates many features of biomechanics at both a competitive and social level. Biomechanics is the area of study which concerns the internal and external forces and the effects produced by these forces. Biomechanics plays a significant role in all aspects of the sport cricket such as of the game such as batting, fielding and bowling. The sport of cricket dates back to the sixteenth century and has developed significantly throughout all aspects of the game. The central theme of biomechanics is based on balance and stability; these factors play an extremely important role in the skills and ability of the wicket keeper. Biomechanics can positively or negatively affect technique development and help reduce injury which must personally be considered by the cricket bowler. Understanding the biomechanics of cricket can aid in equipment design which can improve or weaken how the batsmen strikes the cricket ball. Biomechanics in cricket plays a very important role in the overall quality and complexity of the game. Cricket originated in the sixteenth century and was often enjoyed by people of royalty. It was initially introduced as a game of pleasure, however was soon also played for competition. The first recorded cricket match took place in Kent, United Kingdom in 1646 and, by the late sixteen century fines were often handed out for those missed church to play. In 1706 William Goldwyn...
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...LG ELECTRONICS INDIA Background Based in South Korea, LG Electronics (LGE) had a global turnover of US$ 29.9 billion in 2003. LGE has 50 affiliated companies across the globe, with 300 offices and presence in 120 countries. With over 64,000 employees, it focuses on four main businesses - Electronics and Telecommunications, Services, Finance and Chemicals. LGE has 20 R&D centres worldwide and has subsidiaries in 76 countries. Established in 1997, LG Electronics India (LGEI) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of LG Electronics, South Korea. It is one of the leading companies in consumer electronics, home appliances and computer peripherals in India. It has a turnover of almost US$ 1000 million in India. LGEI’s sales are increasing with a CAGR of 40 per cent over the past five years. LG is the market leader in various segments like colour TVs, microwave ovens, frost-free refrigerators, washing machines and air-conditioners, with market shares of 26.2 per cent, 41.2 per cent, 37.9 per cent, 34.1 per cent and 34 per cent respectively. LG Electronics India received the Occupational Health & Safety Management System OHSAS 18001:1999 certification from the British Standards Institution (BSI), India, for a systematic approach towards Occupational Health and Safety Management System. LGEI exported goods and services worth US$ 40 million in 2003. The major export markets for LGEI are the Middle East, West Africa and Central Asia. India challenges The challenges faced by LG when it entered...
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...Personal Investigation - Resistance training specific to the demands of fast bowling in cricket. SECTION A Introduction and definitions Professional cricket is a team sport played around the World. Cricket consists of three main formats; multiple-day cricket, which is played over three to five days, and one-day cricket played over 50 and 20 overs format. Motion Analysis has established that fast bowlers cover the most ground in all formats (Hulin et al, 2013). Compared to other positions in cricket, fast bowlers covered between 20 and 80% greater distance and exerted two to seven times greater high intensity, (more distance and less recovery time between high-intensity efforts), Peterson et al, (2010) cited in Hulin et al, (2013, p708). In addition to this fast bowlers are required to laterally flex, extend and rotate, whilst absorbing forces as high as eight times their body mass during their delivery stride, (Hulin et al, 2013). A full needs analysis of cricket suggests that elite players need a high aerobic and anaerobic capacity. In addition, there are a number of multi-directional powerful movements and repeated eccentric contractions involved that require a good degree of strength, speed and explosive power for elite performance and injury prevention, (Lee, N. n.d.) This investigation will take into account the demands of fast bowling throughout a county domestic season and evaluate the importance of a planned periodised training schedule to, not only, increase...
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...Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a cricket field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard-long pitchwith a wicket, a set of three wooden stumps sited at each end. One team, designated the batting team, attempts to score as many runs as possible, whilst their opponents field. Each phase of play is called an innings. After either ten batsmen have been dismissed or a set number of overs have been completed, the innings ends and the two teams then swap roles. The winning team is the one that scores the most runs, including any extras gained, during their period batting. At the start of each game, two batsmen and eleven fielders enter the field of play. The play begins when a designating member of the fielding team, known as the bowler, delivers the ball from one end of the pitch to the other, towards a set of wooden stumps, in front of which stands one of the batsmen, known as the striker. The striker's role is to prevent the ball from hitting the stumps through use of his bat, and simultaneously strike it sufficiently well to score runs. The other batsman, known as the non-striker, waits at the opposite end of the pitch by the bowler. The bowler's intention is to both prevent the scoring of runs and to dismiss the batsman, at which point the dismissed batsman has to leave the field and another teammate replaces him at the crease. The most common forms of dismissal are bowled, when the bowler hits the stumps directly with the ball...
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...The purpose of my selected cricket team was to win every game with maximum total points and sustain the team rank as the top team in the ladder and finally win the competition with every single person acquiring the winning trophy and bar tabs. The formation of the team happened in 2008 by a close friend in replacing my founded team when I was struggling managing the team due to difficulties arising gathering players each week for the game. Here comes a week like every week when the team was short in players so I had invited one of my friend to play the game that week and he ended up liking the format, rules, cost and specially intensity, energy and teamwork required to do good in the game. Another thing which is to take in consideration is the cost of the game as Saint Luke’ s indoor sports charges $10 per game which is a reasonable price per game compare to different indoor sports around Auckland where charges are twelve dollars or even more. Subsequently the whole new experience of indoor sports in my friend created interest of playing more games and I found an opportunity to persuade him for being the new regulator and take over the team which also includes the recruitment of the new players. Eight players are required to complete the team. The game is played inside the net which has the twenty two metres carpet pitch. The decision to choose to bat or bowl is based on winning the toss. An inning has sixteen overs and it is dispersed among eight players where two players get...
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...them would make tremendous fathers. My concern, is how exactly parenthood is going to affect their availability to laze around in the field, dropping a red spherical object on the patch of field in an attempt to rearrange the three stumps which the others have been charged with defending. In short, will they still play cricket? They assure me they will, but I have heard similar expressions of confidence from many people I used to play cricket with. This raises an interesting dilemma which amateur cricketers like us face: how to convince our families, significant others, children etc. to let us spend most weekends meandering about on a cricket pitch. I have lost quite a few good cricket mates to the wrath of Venus, and can’t afford any more losses to the family I call team. I have long secured the wrath of numerous sets of parents and lately a few wives for keeping their children/partners away from them on weekends by organizing pointless cricket matches, now with two new souls being added to that list, the guilt is only going to multiply. Sigh! A lot is said and written about the difficulties faced by international cricket players as they try to juggle their sport and domestic lives: how touring is a constant strain on relationships, how unholy temptations may creep into cricketers’ minds due to prolonged absence from loved ones etc. We of the slightly-less-talented cricketing fraternity struggle even graver issues....
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...to be speaking angrily to his wife as he uses the phrase “woman you don’t know how you nearly lose a husband”. We can tell that he is angry because his first statement is “don’t ask no stupid question”, also because of his tone of voice which is loud and by him saying that he is “vex, vex, vex”. He is speaking to her about one of their relatives named Tanti Merle. Tanti Merle is described as a sixty-five (65) year old woman from St. Vincent who is currently visiting Trinidad. It is her (Tanti Merle’s) birthday and the narrator’s wife convinced him to take Tanti Merle with him to the Oval to see a cricket match. The match is being played between Trinidad and the Combined Islands. The latter of which Tanti Merle is a fan. The Oval refers to the Queens Park Oval which has been in existence for one hundred and five (105) years (Besson, 1).[1] Cricket was a growing sport at this time. It was very popular then and still is today. The narrator is showing his regret about taking Tanti Merle to the oval by repeating the word never in regards to not taking anyone to the Oval again. He also says “When I going to the Oval, is me alone and god going”. He then goes on to explain why he regrets taking Tanti Merle to the Oval. The first reason being that Tanti Merle is not a very good time keeper. She delayed their start by taking the...
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...Cricket and me –Change in behavior through each phase of Life I never felt this excited to write an assignment for a course. Organization behavior has become my favorite subject and I thoroughly enjoyed my 15 hours in class. I learnt things which I thought I known all the while but it is been taught in fun and though provoking way. This class helped me to spurred my thoughts and made me understand my behavior over the years. I take this opportunity to pick an event which happened during my life time, recollecting my actions and relate them to the behavior I learnt over the class. Like all Indians I too found no exception in following the popular sport of the country – Cricket. I used to be so mad where I even finished exams half an hour before just for watching a bilateral dead rubber cricket match. The excitement of India playing a match always lingers my thought. In this article I highlighted the path I traveled along with cricket (mainly World cup) over the last 25 odd years, how I saw cricket over these years and also how my behavior also changed these years. Cricket in childhood I still remember the day I started seeing cricket as passion and cricket becomes my religion and close to heart for a very long time. There was still newness about the World Cup in 1992. It was one of the world cups where my elder brother is full of excited and sticks himself to TV always, stopping me to watch my favorite cartoon Jungle book. It was a holiday, newly bought color TV and...
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...Team background: ‘Loyola Lions’ is the school cricket team of, St. Xavier’s High School Loyola Hall, a popular school in Ahmedabad, India. The school participates in various sports events in the city. Mr. Lalit Modi coaches Loyola Lions. The team is on a winning streak lately and is considered among the top school cricket teams in the city. Example: The team is playing in the finals of the inter school cricket tournament. The opening batsman is injured, so the coach pulls up a substitute at the last moment and says to him, “You better play your best. If the team loses, you’re out. Now go and win the match”. The substitute is visibly nervous and replies “ok”. Leadership style: From the above example I conclude that the coach is a low-LPC task-oriented leader, whose main objective is the successful completion of the task at hand. He is unable to change his behavior and leadership style according to the situation. His initiating behavior is useful and somewhat preferred during coaching sessions, to bring out the best in the players. But, to use the same behavior on a substitute player, who has only played during coaching sessions, and that also, during an important match is uncalled for. That not only demotivates him but also puts unnecessary pressure on him, which affects his performance. The leader’s style does not agree with Fiedler’s theory and is totally uncalled for, in the given situation. Leadership situation classification: * Leader/member relation is good...
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...FUTURE OF BANGLADESH FOOTBALL Throughout history, football has been the most popular sport in Bangladesh. As a fan of football when I think about the position of our football it makes me dishearten. Because I think it should be far more better. It is the high time we should think about our football to make it up to the mark. Compared to the past, the standard of Bangladeshi football has degraded due to mismanagement, lack of support and poor investment. An interest in cricket resulting from the nation’s success in Test Cricket and participation in the Cricket World Cup overshadowed the past fame in the nation’s football. But however this did not affect football’s popularity. More football tournaments are organized in and outside Dhaka than of any other sports and football fever grips the nation during every FIFA World Cup. Federation officials and experts are still hopeful about the development of football in the country in the next ten years despite financial obstacles and lack of professionalism. HISTORY History tells us why football is still popular in the country. During the liberation war in 1971, football was the way to create international awareness about the war of independence. The Swadhin Bangla football team was established which played 16 matches in India and was officially received by the BFF in 2009 The period before the 1990s saw national soccer fever in league football, specifically in the Dhaka League, which possessed club teams which were famous both...
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...L.JJ. * Injunction - Jurisdiction to grant - Nuisance - Houses built adjoining village cricket ground - Damage to property and potential danger to occupants - Action by householder for damages for negligence and nuisance and injunction against playing cricket - Liability established - Whether equitable remedy of injunction appropriate where public interest outweighing interest of private individuals Members of a village club played cricket in the evenings and at week-ends in the summer months on a small ground where cricket had been played since about 1905, when it was surrounded by agricultural fields. The ground was leased to the club by the owners, the National Coal Board, which in, 1965 sold part of the adjacent pasture land to the local council who in 1970 sold it to developers. A line of houses was built so sited that it was inevitable that so long as cricket was played on the ground some balls hit beyond the boundary would fall into the rear gardens or on to or against the houses, despite a six-foot concrete boundary fence. In 1972 the plaintiffs bought one of the houses the rear [1977] Q.B. 966 Page 967 garden of which had a boundary with the cricket ground. Soon after taking possession they began to complain of incidents causing actual damage to their house and apprehension of personal injury which interfered with their enjoyment of their house and garden whenever cricket was being played; and though in 1975 the club increased the height of the boundary fence to...
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