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    couple of important sports that aren’t played at MTMS and would like you to consider adding them. Sports are not only enjoyable, but they help us work towards a scholarship, learn important life lessons, and show kids how to have a better attitude. WIth the better attitude students will have outstanding friendships. Multiple students at Monticello Trails Middle School who play sports have superior grades, compared to the students who don’t play any sports. If you play a sport it increases your

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    eighteen of those years have been wrapped firmly around sports. From a young age, I was able to experience a vast range of sporting events. Whether I participated or just spectated, sports such as football, basketball, baseball, and golf, have sculpted and driven my life since I was a young toddler, to now potentially having a career in the sports industry. As my knowledge and understanding in the world of sports has grown over the years, one sport began to stand out among the rest in terms of level

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    My understanding of sport has changed dramatically as a result of my interaction with this course. Even though I am an avid fan of sport and even coach athletes there is much about sport I have learned from this class that I previously had no idea about pertaining to the capitalism of sport. My understand of sport and my attitude towards it has changed greatly as a result of this course, the exploitation of athletes, and the way sport evolves and spreads due to the soft power of larger countries

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    from a small country town in Australia and is a part of a family that values sport, because of these circumstances there are various barriers and enablers that change her participating in sport. Barriers are obstacles that prevents access so in the case of Karen and her access to sport there are numerous barriers. Karen’s town doesn’t have as many sports compared to the cities meaning the options are limited, travel for sport is much farther than those that live in a city, coaches for sporting clubs

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    Fulfillment of the Requirements of PE 582 Seminar in Professional Literature in Physical Education and Sport Clinton Tremelling Azusa Pacific University September 2017 Boyst, J. P. (2009). An Examination of Sport Commitment in Collegiate Athletes (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro. In this study, the author took an in depth look at sport commitment at the collegiate level. The majority of studies has been done previously focused on

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    variety of sports in hopes that one sport will be the right fit. During my parents’ generation, it was normal to play three different sports. It gave young adults the opportunity to develop new skills and to cross train their body to help prevent injuries from repeated overuse. Although within new generations, the “new” thing is to specialize in one sport in hopes to gain a scholarship or become the best on the team. There has been an increased emphasis on specializing in a single sport which could

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    injured in a soft sport even though you shouldn’t? In a non-rough sport like basketball you can get injured by landing wrong, tripping, and when someone passes you the ball without you noticing. There are some games where it could be very rough and you could get injured, but that is why there is a ref to stop it from getting out of control. There are also dangerous sports out there like football, soccer, boxing, lacrosse, and even scuba diving. You can get hurt in pretty much any sport in the world,

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    strong, and incredibly hard, but is it a sport? Sure, it demonstrates grace, strength, and athleticism, but some would argue that dance is not a sport because of reasons varying from not including sporting equipment, to not burning enough calories when performed. Although it may not involve a ball, dance is a sport, because it requires athleticism, grace, harsh training, and physical effort. So what defines a sport? According to Dictionary.com, a sport is “An athletic activity requiring skill or

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    When I was younger my dad would always tell me “If you do more than one sport in high school you won’t have to get a job.” This lead to me being a multi-sport athlete ever since I was in kindergarten. I signed up for wrestling in 1st grade and football soon after that. I finished high school being successful in both wrestling and football all while having a summer job. I was able to do it all because of the support system that I had from the community and most importantly my parents. Participating

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    to play some type of sport, but was to scared to step up to the plate? This is why playing sports should be required for children. If all kids are required, they don’t have to make the tough decision to join, on their own. Children can benefit socially while having fun. If you want to be a part of a team, try sports like soccer, baseball, football or even lacrosse. However, if children prefer independent challenges, they can try running, golf, swimming or biking. These sports give you a way to challenge

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