Sport (or, primarily in North America, sports) is all forms of competitivephysical activity which,[1] through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability and provide entertainment to participants.[2] Hundreds of sports exist, from those requiring only two participants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. Sport is generally recognised as activities which are based in physicalathleticism or
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Sports & Education Promotion Trust (SEPT) was established to promote sports development in India with focus on football. Started in 2004 and based in Calicut, the trust has set up 41 centers called "football nurseries" spread across 11 districts in Kerala. SEPT identifies talented children from rural, tribal and coastal areas in difficult living conditions with targeted sport initiatives. Sport as a tool for development and peace – building process that offers the ideal framework and general
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Games and sports keep one physically and mentally fit. They keep one away from diseases relating to heart, obesity, mental stress an sleeplessness. They instill in the player a spirit of self-confidence, self-reliance, discipline, justice, fair play and patriotism. games provide us with recreation and enjoyment. Games are very essential for students but they are neglected in schools. Even parents do not have high opinion about games and they want their children to devote more time to studies.
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Sports Reporting: The Passionate Age versus The Information Age There was time when there was no Facebook, no Twitter, and no ESPN.com. Most people had to deal with the 3-4 channels television provided. The newspaper sports page was filled with useful information and statistics. Then once the information age hit, sports became an instant gratification topic. The people who were reported the sports news were well qualified journalists that attended games and did research. In today's sports reporting
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Article: Pregnant women playing sport It was our grand final in netball we had to win this last game to make it to nationals, it was the game we had all been waiting for and most of the team relying on me the ‘goal shooter’. Pumped ready to start the game with an adrenaline rush rushing through my body, I was ready I was ready to win this game. Until that is when the reff does his usual uniform check I was fine no jewellery no long nails hair was tied back and then he asks a question, words that
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people enjoy amazing sports. Two of most exciting and common sports to participate andappreciate are basketball and soccer. People can not only watch both of them on television, but they can also playthem for recreation and health. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the differences and similaritiesbetween these two sports. There are three aspects of these two sports: athletes, popularity, and equipment. The most noticeable difference between these two kinds of sports is their requirement
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encouraging and sometimes pushing their children into participating in organized sports. The problem is this same violence in creeping its way into baseball, football, soccer, basketball, and hockey. The violence is shown by the parents’ and coaches’ poor conduct and rage. This violent behavior on the part of parents and coaches must be curbed and we must bring back the learning of the rules and skills of the sport and a sense of good sportsmanship and values. Some parents are losing sight of why
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Journal of Event Management Research Volume 6, Number 1, 2011 www.ijemr.org VOLUNTEER SATISFACTION AND INTENT TO REMAIN: AN ANALYSIS OF CONTRIBUTING FACTORS AMONG PROFESSIONAL GOLF EVENT VOLUNTEERS Gina Pauline Syracuse University ABSTRACT Sport events are increasingly reliant on episodic volunteers for the successful delivery of an event. As there continues to exist a surge in the organization of sporting events coupled with the demand for volunteers, event organizers must concern themselves
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comprehensive marketing plan for Burlington Sporting Goods, located in Alamance County, NC. Burlington Sporting Goods (BSG) is Alamance County’s oldest sporting goods store. Since the store opened in October 1947, BSG has offered a wide variety of sport related products and services to the people of Burlington and Graham. Along with retail sporting goods and apparel, BSG offers corporate screen-printing for team uniforms, a basketball facility and an indoor batting facility. The batting facility features
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Wealth and power have a large impact on sports. Athletes seem to need great power and strength when it comes to competing. The salaries of the athletes are over the top outrageous. This causes some of them to begin to care more about the money and less about the sport. This often leads to bad behavior like gambling and other illegal acts and they soon become bad role models to the people who idol them. Sports started off as an innocent form of physical form of physical recreation and has been
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