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    I’ve never been interested in sports. I was a fast runner in my Physical Education classes, but I couldn’t kick a ball without falling. My parents signed me up for the local swim team, but after one year I quit. I never thought that not having athletic ability would help me. I’m part of Riverside’s 4th district Youth Advisory Council. The council enhances the community by identifying issues related to the public and working closely with government supervisors. We worked at one event called Baseball

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    The Figueroa's Framework

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    Sport Equity is about fairness; creating equality of access by recognising inequalities and acting to address them. It is about changing the culture and structures of sport to ensure that it becomes equally accessible to all members of society, whatever their age, ability, gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, or social economic status (Lancashire Sport, 2017). Action plans to address sport equity and access matters are often linked to Figueroa’s framework (Amezdroz, G., Dickens, S., Hosford, G., Stewart

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    To anyone who dedicates their life to sports, especially athletes, any injury could be career ending. However, no matter the injury, the athlete refuses to take “no” for an answer when it comes to their active sport dreams. Full Out is a 2015 dramatic biography of gymnast Ariana Berlin who dreamt of winning gold in the Olympics and attending University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), home of many strong Olympic gymnasts. Nonetheless, after enduring a car accident that left her with a broken

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    Kids benefit from organized activity I would like to say that in the article that i read on the benefits of organized activities, that i agree with what was said. I also in personal experience have been part of many organized sports and clubs growing up. Although "creative play" is important i was always able to find some time as a kid to go play outside and do as i wanted with friends, even with all of the organized activities i was involved in. Looking back now on boy scouts for example

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    of strength and conditioning knowledge has transitioned American Football into a game in which success is dependent on speed and explosiveness. “Running speed over short distances would appear fundamental to success in a number of field and court sports” (2). Coaches spend large quantities of time assessing players and their athletic qualities that underlie playing ability. Strength qualities athletes are highly variable, and are the determinant of their acceleration capabilities. Acceleration demands

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    Is Golf A Sport Essay

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    wondering if golf is a sport,and the answer is yes.This is true for three reasons.Pro golfers are considered athletes by many people,physical training helps with a golfers performance,and golf requires coordinated muscle use.All these things make a golfer an athlete,and an athlete is someone who plays some sort of sport so that technically makes golf a sport.Now lets get into some detail to why golf should be considered a real sport. The first reason why golf should be considered a sport is because many

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    think of? Perhaps you said sports. Sports have long been a source of entertainment, competition, and even exercise. This idea of sport first entered this world over 3,500 years ago in ancient Mesoamerican. It was the center of culture, politics, and social lives for the whole civilization. It solved political problems or it was just a way to have fun. It has evolved and modernized into one of the most profitable and loved things in the world. We now have hundreds of sports that involve teams, rules

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    Up until the day after Thanksgiving weekend this year, I had never done any sport beside softball (Well, beside soccer and dance, but that only lasted until I was 6 or 7). Don’t get me wrong, I was not inactive or anything, I just had only done one organized sport. I loved softball and I felt really comfortable playing because I knew exactly what was going on. Also, I am not one to try out new things all the time. But I decided to try winter track out. I felt decently comfortable running and I knew

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    Pastimes and Games Having had done some research on Anglo-Saxon sports I can say we have come a long way. Sports today have taken a different toll than it did back then, regardless they still had their own version of sports and pastimes. Since a lot of their time was spent outside, sports made it so that their leisure time was enhanced. And because boys will be boys they had great joy in participating in rough and boisterous sports such as wrestling, weight-lifting, horse-racing, and swimming.

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    Teens everywhere like to play sports. Sports are everywhere you might be playing on a local team or your school team. But the teams they play on they have an issue of not getting enough playing time in games they might be involved in practice but when it comes to games they don’t see the court or field for a whole season. The issue is should coaches give equal playing time to all their player. Absolutely if a player is good enough to play the sport and be a team player and have enough skill to help

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