In 1776 this country, the United States of America, was established. That is a long time - 238 years to be exact. Now, with that leading sentence you make think that this essay is going to be about my belief in our great country, which I do believe in, but that is not what I'm going to write about and support. What this is going to be about is the power of sports. The reason I incorporated my first sentence into this intro was because we all know that fact, and sports have been around much longer. For example, there is the belief that Hercules, a son of Zeus, had started the ancient Olympic Games. If you don't believe this myth, which you have the right to since it is a myth, we have records from Olympics that took place in 776 BCE. These Olympics were performed naked and the only events were sprints and long distance running. To put our country's age in perspective to how long sports have been recorded, it's about nine times longer. Sports have been a constant for as long as the human race has been around and has in my opinion, provided a base for people who are active to become the best person they can be and has helped many reach their full potential.
As long as I have been able to walk I've been playing sports. Whether it be my dad throwing baseballs to me and having me throw them back to him or right now as a college student athlete. Sports take a lot out of a person. However, some of the stuff that it takes away is to the benefit of the athlete. Exercise has been scientifically proven to relax the brain and take stress off of the mind. It make take time away from you, but it also allows for you to relax and take your mind off of the stresses around you. For myself, I have always had better grades when I am in season. This might be because of the stress it takes off of me or it could be helped out by another point I will make in this next paragraph. The time you spend exercising takes everything around you away and makes you focus on the task at hand.
The Benefits of Sports Are sports beneficial to those who participate? ... Participation in sports brings on many physical and psychological benefits. What are some of the psychological benefits of sports? ... Sports also have many social benefits to those that participate. ... Sports also have many physical benefits to children and teens. ...
Introduction It is a well-acknowledged and accepted belief that physical activity brings benefits to psychosocial health, functional ability and quality of life in general (Janssen & LeBlanc, 2010, p. 2). ... Auxter et al. (2010) and Rimmer and Rowland (2007) are of the view that for children with disabilities, participation in sports and PE is hindered by inaccessible facilities and equipment and staff without appropriate training. ... Alongside the factor of lack of awareness of opportunities that can be provided to young disabled people in schools, the attitude of others is one of the most ...
Introduction It is a well-acknowledged and accepted belief that physical activity brings benefits to psychosocial health, functional ability and quality of life in general (Janssen & LeBlanc, 2010, p. 2). ... Auxter et al. (2010) and Rimmer and Rowland (2007) are of the view that for children with disabilities, participation in sports and PE is hindered by inaccessible facilities and equipment and staff without appropriate training. ... Alongside the factor of lack of awareness of opportunities that can be provided to young disabled people in schools, the attitude of others is one of the most ...
Based on the findings, it is argue that participation in combat sports can distance individuals from nonstructural risk factors in behavioral, community/social and economic spheres. ... Combat Sports as a Crime Reduction Tool This paper focuses on sports, which surround a regular and unavoidable engagement in interpersonal violence, aggression and contact, like in combat sports. ... Wright's (2006) in-depth approach has provided the most comprehensive list of benefits, in this case, for boxing training participants. The positive benefits of combat sports are also found in Fletcher's ...
Title IX is a federal law that states, "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." ... The ACLU of Hawaii article quoted that "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.... Participation: does not requir...
Since sports, such as cheerleading, do not have the same competition as male sports, they should not be counted in Title IX participation numbers (The Next Generation of Title IX: Athletics). ... In the 1900's women's collegiate sports started to increase (Sexism In Sports). Participation did not begin to increase until the introduction of women's basketball in college sports (Sexism In Sports). ... While sports did improve, the gender discrimination continued (Sexism In Sports). ... When women are not provided with the same chances as men, it is denying health and academic ben...
As part of the civil rights act, Title IX stated, "No person.... shall on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of or be subject to discrimination" (ncaa.org). ... First is participation. ... Title IX requires that male and female athletes receive scholarships that are equal to their participation in that sport. ... If the attention given were the only indicator of female's participation in sports it would appear as if Title IX had never even happened. ... The self-sexualization of female athletes is in many ways motivated by the fact that women&...
This essay will look at three broad sports categories and the merits of participating in sports that are part of each category, in special consideration of middle age participation. The categories are: water sports, racquet sports, and snow sports. ... When the category of water sports is considered for middle age participation, swimming and windsurfing are great examples. ... A benefit of playing squash is that a person can get a great cardiovascular workout, in much less time than other racquet sports. Another benefit of squash is that one is able to play it year round, because ...
Title IX states: No person in the United States shall, on the bias of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education programme or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. ... Nothing was really going in favour of upping women's participation and opportunity in sports. ... Colleges, universities and high schools were now forced to publish their expenses on male sports and female sports. ... Participation and scholarships are becoming more and more equal for males and females all of the time. ... These s...