Sport (AIS): The Australian Institute Of Sport

Playing a sport with a team is arguably one of the most fun and rewarding, experiences available, but what if doing so actually hampered one's education? Researchers Chun Cheng Chuan, Aminuddin Yusof, and Parilah Mohd Shah were intrigued by the matter and published, “Sports Involvement and Academic Achievement: A Study of Malaysian University Athletes”. These authors theorized that “sport involvement, despite boosting social skills, leads to a decrease in academic success among students” (12). They are credible due to their credentials as well as their appeal to ethos and logos. The authors’ substantial appeal to ethos strengthens their article immensely, and one main appeal to pathos makes the article especially strong in an emotional sense.

Following the Civil War in the United States, African-Americans still faced extreme forms of racism and troubles all the way up until the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. African-Americans were excluded from nearly all forms of participating in society including the ability to participate in professional sports and be paid at the same level as white athletes. The segregation of sports in this country was never declared by law, however it is something that our culture refused to accept (Reese). The eventual integration of sports in the United States, beginning with baseball and boxing, played a major role in the Civil Rights Movement and had a lasting impact on

The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, which is only 45 minutes from Detroit, is a public higher learning institution that was founded in 1817. The University of Michigan is considered to be one of the best colleges in the country.

Throughout Introduction to the Philosophy of Sport by Heather Reid, many issues have been discussed ranging from how mind and body interact in sports, virtues learned in sports and now how sport and education are related. The reading this week seemed to bring many of these ideas together with the discussion of “Sport and Education” in Chapter 12. What caught my attention the most was the viewpoint of philosophers like Plato and Pythagoras who believed, “that students who show character in the pursuit of athletic excellence have the potential to excel in academics” (Reid, 147). Although the stereotype of the “dumb-jock” exists in today’s society, I will argue that Plato and Pythagoras are, in fact, correct in seeing the potential for a positive

Whether you love or loath sport, there is no denying that sport is an integral part of the Australian culture and what makes this great nation. The pride of place that sport has in the Australian culture is far from a myth.

Mpact Sports is a gymnastics center that is located in Franklin, Tennessee. Mpact Sports offers gymnastics/ tumbling classes and martial arts classes. Their martial arts classes include little dragon taekwondo for ages 4 - 5 years, white belt for ages 6 and up, yellow belt for ages 6 and up, green belt for ages 6 and up, blue belt for ages 6 and up, red and black belt for ages 6 and up, home school for ages 6 and up, and weapons class for ages 6 and up. Mpact Sports holds the summer camp and birthday

Did you know that there is more to sports teams than just scoring goals, touchdowns and runs? Sport management is a field concerning the business and education part of sports and recreation. It includes the front office system in professional sports, college sports, and recreation. Some examples of sport managers are: recreational sport managers, sport marketing, event management, facility management, sport economics, sport finance and sport information. Sport management can be seen as an easy job, but in reality it is complex and challenging.

The Australian Imperial Force, later known as the AIF, was the main expeditionary military force of the Australian Army during World War I. (Awm.gov.au, 2015) The raising of the ‘first’ AIF was in the later months of 1914, after the outburst of war on the 5th of August 1914. () Throught the First World War 416,809 men enlisted, between ages 20 and 35, into the AIF. Of those, 60,000 were killed and 156,000 were wounded, gassed or taken prisoner. () Corporal John Robert Cowan Kelly was one of many who enlisted into the ‘First’ AIF. He served in the 30th Infantry Battalion during the Great War. Throughout Kelly’s service, he was promoted to sergeant and fought in two campaigns. Digger John Kelly, personified the spirit of the ANZAC legend.

Drive through any town in America on a Saturday morning and I am sure that you can find a park or school field that has a practice or games going on. It is estimated that 36 million youth between the ages of five and eighteen will participate in one or more organized sports each year (statistic brain). That is more than the entire population of Texas and most of Oklahoma. What is it that brings all of them, and their families out to line the fields throughout the United States? By the numbers, one can see the impact of athletics in America, if it is positive or negative is the real question. Many believe that this is part of growing up and that it will build character. Others are worried about the effects of competition and risks of injury to the young athletes.

The end of World War II, Australia had started to change such as the technology and many more. Sport was one the many big changes in Australia after the WWII, sport have been a part of Australian culture since the first fleet. From around the 1945’s till present Australia has achieved many achievements and had thrived on all types of sporting activities. The history of the Australian Sport is a journey covering more than one hundred and twenty years of sport. Sport is a very important part of Australia. Early sports that were played in Australia were cricket, Rugby League, Football, AUS rules football, Rugby, horse racing and netball. Sport evolved with Australian identity through events like Phar Lap. Sport came to Australia in the 1810’s

Australia, arguably one of the most sporting intense countries in the world. If there is a sport being played competitively or socially somewhere around the world, the bet is there that Australia is playing that sport at some level as well. According to a report done by the Football Federation of Australia nearly 2 million Australians were participating in football (soccer for the true Australian’s out there) as a coach, manager or player. Australians also partake in very large numbers in Australian Rules Football (AFL) and cricket, and although there is no international competition for AFL there is still an extremely large amount of pride and

‘ANZAC’ is an acronym for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Bruce, 1997).It is a day to reflect on the awfulness, death, destruction, horror and futility war brings (Bruce, 1997).On this day the nation comes together to commemorate all the lives that were lost and everything these men sacrificed to fight for their country. Every year since 1916, On the 25th April Anzac Day is commemorated all across Australia (Australian War Memorial, 2017). Australians recognize this day as a day of national remembrance.

Everything changes. It may change for the better or it may change for the worse, but it will change. This is in undeniable and indisputable fact of life. Over the last century we, as humans, have seen more change than ever before. Technology has flourished, morals have mutated and style has been reformed. The world as we knew it is no more. Many changes that have taken place, such as forms of communication, were profoundly crucial for our society today; while others were not. One of these subordinate changes was the progression of sports and the mechanics of these sports. They are now more calculated and more confined.

Australian sports law is grounded in the principles of "Natural Justice" to ensure procedural fairness. Nevertheless, the sports tribunals' ability to hold hearings and make determinations without allowing athletes the benefit of legal counsel is troublesome. Clearly, the process often involves valuable rights which should be asserted and preserved by knowledgeable, zealous legal counsel at the first opportunity. The single difference between the Waverley and Nagle cases shows how issues that are vitally important to an individual can turn on a single fact; consequently, while Waverley and Nagle did not involve sports tribunals, they do show the importance of paying careful attention to facts, which also applies to sports tribunals. Finally, the inclusion of women in sports, particularly Golf, is a natural outgrowth of anti-discrimination laws and progressive Australian attitudes create fertile ground for further attempts by women to compete with men.

Sport sociology examines sports as a part of cultural and social life, and adds a different dimension and perspective to the study of sport and exercise. More specifically, sport sociology examines the relationship between sports and society and seeks answers to many issues and questions regarding sport and culture. Sociology of sport poses critical and controversial issues; additionally, sports are considered a microcosm of society, the same social issues that exist in larger society also exist in sport culture. I have chosen eight peer-reviewed Sociological Journals to expand upon the understanding of this topic that I found to be the most relevant and offer diverse yet complete perspectives on sports.