Boxing, sport or legalised fighting?
Boxing, sport or legalised fighting? I am going to discuss whether boxing is a sport of if it is just legalised fighting, there are a lot of people who argue that it is wrong and isn't a sport and should be banned however others argue that it is a sport and that it should be continued as so many people enjoy watching and taking part.. Boxing is a sport that has history dating back to centuries ago. Boxing can be defined as a sport that is merely a legalised way of attacking another person. It is indefinitely a sport, which takes out the worst in not only the boxer himself or herself but also the spectators. A large, majority of boxers were once young, aggressive juveniles who built up for themselves reputations of being accomplished street fighters, and therefore were in this way noticed by local professional talent scouts. These scouts brought these juveniles into a world where the golden rule is that the harder you throw the punches, the further you get in the way of a career. These young boxers are conned into believing that the more aggressive they are in the ring, the more respect they will gain in the boxing community, they are conned into a sense of belonging within this community. When really they are being exploited in all ways imaginable by their managers and fight promoters. For instance once a boxer reaches the age of 18, a manager can now take a cut of 25% of
Local and National Provision in Hockey
Local and National Provision of Hockey The purpose of this assignment is to examine, what is available for the sport of hockey locally and nationally, from picking up a Hockey stick, to playing for England. Hockey is very popular sport among men and women in many countries around the world. Hockey has several regular and prestigious international tournaments for both sexes. These events include the Olympic Games, the quadrennial World Hockey Cups, the annual Champions Trophies, and World Cups for juniors. The national governing body for England is called "England Hockey". This body is seen to be the 'guardian' of the sport as it works in co-operation with both the national and continental organisations to ensure consistency and unity in hockey nationally and around the world. At grassroots level, my local club "Spencer" offers approximately 25 training sessions and matches from September to the beginning of the Easter holidays for juniors (ages 7-18). This comes at a price of £69 for the entire season, the only things that these children need to bring along to sessions and matches are mouth and shin guards as well as wearing the appropriate clothing. Matches and training sessions are on Sundays which means that children who play matches on Saturday with their schools are still able to play on Sundays too. The aims of Spencer are to provide a safe and fun environment for
Local and National Provision for Rugby Union - Dorset
Local and National Provision for Rugby The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the rugby union governing body in England it founded in 1871. It's responsible for conferences, organising international matches, and educating and training players and officials. The national team is called England Rugby. The Rugby Football Union and Premier Rugby Limited (PRL) are partners in a joint venture called England Rugby Limited (ERL) created to manage the elite professional game in England. Up until 1885, the RFU decided on rules and regulations, however due to a disputed try in 1885 the Scottish, Irish and Welsh unions joined to form the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB). England after originally refusing to join became a member in 1890. This became known as the International Rugby Board (IRB) in 1997. Rugby is firstly introduced to children at primary school, in the form of tag rugby. A tackle is recreated by pulling a Velcro tag from your opponent's belt, making it a non contact version of the full fifteen aside game. Tag rugby incorporates many of the skills used in rugby union, such as passing, running and evasion. However it doesn't contain scrums, lineouts or kicking. In 2003/4 the RFU introduced "mini tag" into its junior development plan called "The Three Stages of the Rugby Continuum". This form of tag rugby is the only allowed type according to the RFU, for under 7's and
Do Professional Footballers Get Paid Too Much
Do Professional Footballers Get Paid Too Much? I think that question has been heard most probably by a lot of you im sure... The other day I saw on the news a club chief executive moaning about the wages the club pays to the players at the club, I can't remember who he was but it just annoyed me. There he was smoking a big cigar, driving a brand new Bentley, doing nothing for the club, but taking a big fat pay packet of his own while not actually getting out on the pitch and making a difference for the club. Now don't get me wrong I think he had a point. There are players at every club that just because they are being paid at all means they are receiving too much. But it's the fact that the people that are telling us players get too much are the ones that are taking money away from the game that makes me think that maybe players are not getting paid too much. Though having said that a lot do get riches beyond the amount their ability deserves. A few examples spring to mind immediately: Didier DROGBA, Ok a good player but is he really that good, that he is able to afford to drive a Ferrari?... Not in my eyes he's not. He is far too busy play acting for my liking. However, when you see the likes of Gianfranco Zola, Thierry Henry, John Terry, Pavel Nedved and Ronaldinho. These are players that make a match worth watching just to see them, it doesn't matter what team they
Outdoor and Adventurous Activities - risks, percieved and actual
Outdoor and Adventurous Activities Situation 1 . How would the children be feeling as the day progresses? At the beginning of the day my guess would be that the children would be feeling fairly anxious or nervous at the fact at what they were about to experience, but they would find comfort in the fact that their teacher is experienced in hiking and they will also be feeling excited. As the day progresses they will grow in confidence in both their hiking and knowing their surroundings, I think that their anxiety and nervousness will have dissolved and by the end of the day they will have full confidence that they can hike the walk again, knowing they'd be safe. 2. Would their pre-trip preparations have increased or decreased their feelings of fear, danger and apprehension? In my opinion the group's pre-trip preparations could have both increased or decreased their fear or apprehension. It may have increased or decrease it because it gives the group an insight of what they will be taking part in, this could frighten the group and because they don't know exactly what it may be like, they could perceive the risk and danger to be greater than the actual risk. It also could work the other way because when it gives an insight of the hike, they may get more excited and more confident in being able to do the hike which will decrease their perceived risk and will increase their
Local and National Provision for Hockey.
Local and National Provision for Hockey People play hockey first in school P.E lessons, these are usually once a week during the hockey season every year. For those who like the game or have a talent for it there would be a school hockey cub at lunchtime or after school. From this club in most schools a hockey team is formed. School hockey teams all have a marked grass pitch to play on, only a few have the better surface Astroturf to play on. In Suffolk very few have Astroturf to play on Keggs and Culford do. The Keggs Astroturf at Bury is available for other schools and organisations to use if booked. From school level hockey teachers can recommend players train with their local club, from this they may be selected for their county, if they are of good standard they can be invited to national training and be selected for their country. Locally, players can participate voluntarily in programmes for all abilities such as Champion Coaching, and be selected for things like the Suffolk Youth Games, these are a mixture of training, matches and tournaments. Sportsmatch is a government funded charity helping sports, in England it receives money through grant aid from Sport England . Sportsmatch encourages the business sector to invest money in sport at the grass roots level. Priority areas for funding are schools, young people disability sport and community sports. There is now
"Sport, in contemporary British society, is primarily a means of reinforcing national or local identity". Discuss with relation to one or more specific examples of its contemporary presentation in one or more media forms.
"Sport, in contemporary British society, is primarily a means of reinforcing national or local identity". Discuss with relation to one or more specific examples of its contemporary presentation in one or more media forms. Sport can be seen as a means of fitness and endurance, where athletes strive to win and is also continually being regarded as a typical means of nation building. It produces records for the nation and makes it possible to find one's place in the International World of competition. This is just one reason for people forming a national identity. It is characterized by competition and result, and what comes out of this is an identity of production. By linking identification to results, the competitive encounter in sports stirs up feelings of connection and togetherness. Out-comes and records of sport are regarded as representative, and as collective results. It is also the media and their representation of sport that leads us to create our own national identities. After the England versus Germany match of September, 2001, the words "Five-one to us" could be heard nationwide, after they were mass printed in British tabloid papers. The result released strong emotions and a collective National identity. Sport makes people wave the national flag and sing the national anthem in the case of victory. Sport produces successful athletes who are then proclaimed as
Local and national provision for tennis.
Local and national provision for tennis Every popular sport has to be provided for at different levels, from absolute beginner, to international excellence. At each level, there are different coaching and training procedures, as well as the consideration of the disabled to cater for. My essay will try to explain how the management of tennis is controlled within the UK, including: > How the facilities and coaches are funded. > The path of how to become one of the select few associated with national excellence, and the steps up to it. > The issues faced by participants and providers. > Recent history of tennis. "Over 2,300 Tennis Clubs Affiliate to the LTA Most affiliated clubs offer coaching programmes and welcome newcomers to tennis" (Quotations taken from the L.T.A. website) Recent History: Before England had two male players ranked in the top twenty of the ATP world tennis rankings little was said or heard about the sport, in the UK, when Wimbledon was not on, and what interest did we have in seeing the sport being dominated by overseas players, Pete Sampras for example. When we see people representing our country at any sport it is inspirational, without this inspiration we will not get the same ability through from younger generations, therefore it is very hard to pick the sport back up. An example of this is when Greg Rusedski chose to play for England rather
Motivation is one of the most important aspects of a competitive performance.
Motivation is one of the most important aspects of a competitive performance. Motivation is being inspired to do something; this can be intrinsic or extrinsic. Extrinsic motivation comes from the outside environment; this can be money, medals, prizes or fame. You are motivated to do it because you get a material reward. Intrinsic motivation comes from within the performer. The performer gets personal enjoyment from the sport, even if they have no ability, if they enjoy it and have fun then they will be motivated to carry on with the sport, it doesn't matter if they have natural ability or not. Motivation whether it is intrinsic or extrinsic has different effects on an athlete including whether or not they continue with their sport. An athletes motivation usually predicts their attendance to that particular sport for example an intrinsically motivated boxer (Lennox Lewis) trains very hard and his fights must be painful, so what motivates him to continually push his body physically? Because he gains personal enjoyment, whereas a boxer who fights for extrinsic reasons would be someone who continues their sport to become better at it solely to win medals. Elite performers who are millionaires still contribute to their sports but not for the money so they must be intrinsically motivated. Ian Thorpe is a good example of this, Even though he knew he wasn't going to win the
TaeKwonDo: A Sport, A Culture,
TaeKwonDo: A Sport, A Culture, A Way of Life, Although many people who are unfamiliar with taekwondo believe it to be a blood-thirsty and violent sport, those who are involved in taekwondo know that it is more than a sport, but an art and a way of life which teaches non-violence and a strict code of moral conduct. TaeKwonDo: A Sport, A Culture, A Way of Life, I. Whether People Practice Taekwondo For¡K. II. History of Taekwondo A. Koryo Dynasty (918-1392) B. Choson Dynasty (1392-1910) C. Contemporary Period III. Taekwondo Mind and Its Effects A. Taekwondo Mind B. Meaning and Effects of Training C. Cloth Belts IV. Taekwondo Organizations A. Kukkiwon B. International Taekwondo Federation V. How Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism Have Influenced Taekwondo A. Confucianism B. Taoism C. Buddhism D. Implementing the Philosophies V. A Better World and Taekwondo Whether people practice taekwondo for sport, recreation, art, or just for a hobby, there are five tenets that govern the practitioner's life. Those five tenets are: Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self Control, and Indomitable Spirit. For thousands of years, regardless of what their purpose might be for practicing taekwondo, it cannot help but have a positive effect both physically and mentally on the individual. History of Tae Kwon Do All people are equipped with an instinct to defend