National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA)

Lets start with benefit points, young people need another activity , and they can do it in their free time because they have a long summer vacation every year, and they should take sport courses, or other. On good illustration, BMX biking, it is one of the hardest sport for children, but they will challenge themselves to be as someone they admire. One the other hand, When they young they have chances to train a lot

As a member of the NSANYS Board of Directors there are many goals I would aspire to accomplish. It is one of my hopes to provide NSNA members with greater access to opportunities to serve the community, particularly as it relates to health and wellness. During my time as a member of the Board of Directors I would seek to promote involvement in these activities. First, I would create a discussion through the NSANYS social media platforms to establish which types of volunteer programs NSNA members are most interested in. Additionally, through collaboration with the community health director and other NSANYS board members, I would reach out to NSNA school chapters to partner on upcoming community projects and share information on volunteer opportunities.

Teens, and even adults develop a bad habit of being on technology 24/7, in which is hard to break, the article Health Experts Concerned Tech Habits May Threaten Speech, Language & Hearing as Communication ‘Time Bomb’ Looms by PR Newswire mentions this, saying, “New polling from ASHA finds that informing parents and teens of the potential risks that overuse of personal technology devices poses to speech and language development as well as to hearing health prompts an overwhelming unwillingness to change usage habits.” Our society has been so attached to technology that we can’t give it up, no matter what damage it causes. In fact, it is shown that technology has had a negative effect on relationships, the article Mobile Devices Are Detrimental to Personal Relationships states “While some analysts have argued that cell phones open up new possibilities of communication, fostering instant text messaging and social media connections that expand an individual’s personal relationships, some psychologists and sociologists have suggested that this type of communication and connectivity is both less meaningful and less developmentally beneficial than face-to-face and traditional communication.” People in relationships have relied too heavily on technology and consequently has torn their relationships apart. In addition, overuse of technology can affect your communication skills as well as speech. To demonstrate, in the article Overexposure to Media and Technology Deprives Children of Healthy Outdoor Recreation by Castaldy, Daniel, Collins, and Linda Rice, states, “Social interaction for adolescents is now largely achieved via text messages, Facebook posts, and tweets, while interpersonal interaction that typically accompanies outdoor recreation is on a decline… As a result, they don’t fully develop the interpersonal communication skills they need to interact successfully in

Today children are exposed to a different world than the one their parents grew up in. Consumerism plays a significant influence in children’s lives, including technology. This has led to over usage of technology as a reason for increased health issues in children, and basic building blocks of healthy development being ignored. Children are no longer interested in creative play, which is vital to problem-solving, learning, imagining and thinking. Instead, children can often be found sitting in front of a television, for up to seven hours a day, with their back hunched over and in an almost zombie like state of mind.

Every day, the Generation Z/Boomlets, those born after 2001, are starting to interact more and more with technological devices. This can cause very serious consequences and it can affect their development, such as irregular sleeping pattern, lack empathy, social and language skills and health issues. The Common Sense organization did some research and discovered that 10 percent of one year olds have used a technology device. They also found out that 38 percent of children between two and four years old have used mobile devices like iPhone, tablets or Kindles and more than fifty percent between ages five to eight years old also use mobile devices. How can kids have this much access to technological devices at such a young age? I remember I didn’t have my first phone until the ninth grade and it was a flip phone; I received my first iPhone in my senior year of high school. Kids these days are growing up too fast and interacting more and more early with technology and besides affecting their development, this will come back to affect our future.

Some families do not have the resources to sustain these certain lifestyles that come with participating in any sport. You also must consider the single-parent families as well. She also concludes that we should also study families as the direct context in which sports participation is started and cultivated. Wheeler believe that people with low income could not be able to sustain the life-style when it comes to participating in a sport. It becomes difficult for that child to stay committed to that sport or can even be able to participate in several sports as well. Her research shows in order of beginning and remaining in a sport is closely related in which sport participation is funded. Furthermore, she discussed about how communities based programs sport that are presented to them are less likely to stay in them. She believes that structural and cultural factors. The structural factors are the availability of sports facility, equipment, financial support, coaching, and competition opportunities. The cultural factor include race, age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, and (dis)ability involved to the meaning of being an

Not only teenagers and middle-aged adults, but even young children are addicted to staring down at a blue screen. How many times during the past year have you walked by a playground and heard the contagious laughter of young children playing? I bet that this number is very small. When I was nine years old, I remember what my favorite thing to do after school was. It was to play. Similar to every other child at the time, running around an open field or zipping down a slide was all I wanted. But today, the hushed silence I experience as I walk past the devoid park gives me chills as I watch the swings and slides wait to give joy to laughing children that used to frolic here everyday, but now remain quiet in their secluded houses. Not because it’s cold outside, but because nine-year-olds today are copying our technological obsession. Did you know that on average, children get their first cellphones at age eight? Our generation is becoming the most antisocial generation yet. Although many people disagree and believe that using technology, especially cell phones, make them more social, I don’t understand how sitting at home on a Friday night, texting or blogging, is more social than hanging out with your friends and enjoying the company of others. Although numerous people disagree with me, stating that technology is making people more social, I remain committed to my belief. For people who

Our main points are to help younger children in inner cities, help schools put programs together, and help structure kids’ lives. The way we will do this is to have after school sport programs. We also would help raise money and try to teach children the fundamentals of being an adult through sports.

Following on from the success of the 5x60 progamme a similar project was established on a local level in 2014 where Neighbourhood Sport Coordinators (NSC’s) were appointed across Cardiff. The role of these NSC’s is to, “ensure that local sports clubs are linked to schools, and that they make sure that children of all areas are able to ‘access high quality sporting opportunities within their local community’ (School sport Programme, 2016). Funded by Cardiff Council, in partnership with Cardiff Metropolitan University, ‘Sport Cardiff’ as an organisation works with 95 schools in Cardiff, including all 19 secondary schools. This allows young people to participate in traditional and non traditional sports, through clubs run in schools (Sport Cardiff annual review, 2016) The

Getting kids involved in sports from a young matters to me. This is particularly true for less advantaged children from urban areas who have less access to fields and open spaces. At a time when obesity and diabetes are rising not only in the older population but in our youth as well it is critical to get young people involved with physical activity. Sports teaches young people to value healthy habits in order to compete effectively. Athletes quickly learn that exercise makes us feel good in a way that video games can’t. And importantly sports helps keep our youth from looking to other things like drinking and drugs in order to “feel” better or ease pain.

Although cell phones unify the online world, they cause teens to be distracted and unable to focus on what’s going on around them. Teens are attached to their phones, they never leave their sides and are constantly being checked for new notifications. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat keeps teens involved in the online world. Teens are interested in what’s going on around them and want to stay informed. Cell phone have a way of connecting today’s youth but have become extremely distracting. This attachment is causing teens to suffer without knowing. The daily lives of today’s youth are being interfered due to the constant use of cell phones.

More than 285 million Americans use some sort of cell phone (Parenting | ParentingSavvy). Walking around downtown in a big city, or even in a small town, seeing people walking and talking on a cellular device is not unusual. In fact it may seem very odd if at least one passer by is not on one. In today’s world having a cellphone becomes a want instead of need. People got along just fine without one a century ago, even fifty years ago. They do not become a major issue until the child starts using it while being face-to-face with someone who is trying to have a conversation with them and wants their full attention. While talking to an adult and messaging someone at the same time takes away their full attention to the task at hand. They can also make the child feel “invincible” in a way that could be harmful for not only them but also for others. They are used to share photos, comments and videos on about every social media to thousands of people. They risk putting themselves out there with just the push of the send button. Parents have resorted to taking cell phones away from their children as a form of punishment. Cell phones are very convenient for everyday lives but are an issue when it comes to socializing with

For the average adult, forty-five percent of the day is spent using electronics. Teens spend more than nine hours out of a typical fifteen-hour day on a laptop, IPad or cell phone. Technology is so often used; it has become a very large issue. Screen time to this extent is unhealthy for children because they lack social skills, struggle in academics, and it can also affect the physical being of children and adults. People in America spend so much time on these devices that they have become unable to function effectively without them; thus beginning to crave them much like a heroin addict craves heroin.

Mountain biking is enjoyed by millions of people throughout the year, and is attracting more and more people everyday. Physics plays a vital role in this sport and without it, mountain biking would have no challenges and would cease to exist. The concept of mountain biking is simple. Just take your primitive bike riding skills, and ride trails found off the beaten path. From this notion of riding a bike, an Olympic sport has evolved and many people have found meaning and joy in their lives.

However, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations, there is still lack of support from the public when it comes to supporting high school sports and activities programs. This is due to the belief that these activities only undermine the educational missions of schools and are a waste of money. However, extra-curricular or co-curricular activities are an extension of school educational programs, meaning they benefit students and curriculum. It has also been shown that schools that have better athletic programs have overall higher test scores, lower dropout rates, and higher graduation rates. This in turn, leads to success later in life. Whether it is having a higher grade point average, test scores, or merely having better attendance, it has been shown that participation in sports and interscholastic activities improves academic performance and achievement.