Hurling

Hurling is believed to be the worlds oldest and fastest paced sport in history. Its roots have prehistoric origins and have been played for over 3,000 years, even older than recorded history of Ireland, which is its national game of play. The history itself of hurling is longer than the Bible and often unclear. Nonetheless hurling is an incredible sport full of rich history and a truly rigorous sport. Since hurling is not a well-known sport to us Americans, I’m going to give a brief background of

These days, there is too much pressure on children who participate in organized sports because of the unnecessary parental involvement they experience. A growing concern amongst those involved in youth sports is that certain aspects of parental involvement become detrimental to the development and experiences of young athletes. Early emphasis on winning, making money, and the disruption of education can exceedingly affect ones desire to further participate in a sport later on in his/her life.

Sports have been more commercialised today. The media promote the commercialisation of sports. They provide needed publicity and create and maintain spectator interest among large numbers of people. There are many forms of media to show sports such as social media, radio, TV and newspapers. Radio was the first form to show sports and now TV is the most powerful form for spectator to access for sports and events all over the world. The Internet has also provided an advanced way of communicating

When looking back at historical sporting moments, the impact ESPN has made on sports, sports media and the sports industry as a whole can’t be overlooked. On September 7th 1979 ESPN launched their flagship show, SportsCenter. This moment in sports media history was a game changer for the way fans consume sports. It is amazing that back in 1979, the concept of watching highlights and footage of games when they were happening or just completed was unfathomable for most people. The moment SportsCenter

Youth Sports Have you ever seen 7-year old’s play soccer? Some leagues have them play three on three. What can you expect from a kid playing that young? You have heard coaches yelling commands at the kids to keep them on track. During the same time, you probably have heard the coach during a time out or a break in the game raising his voice; what they should be doing and what they are doing wrong. This has brought up the debates over the past years involving youth sports and whether you should let

Sports, a very popular past time today, have been around since ancient times.  Greek Olympic Games featured events from chariot races, javelin throws, to wrestling.  In addition, a game similar to soccer was played in China by the second century BC.  In England, a violent rugby type game was even played to settle feuds between villages.  With the development of the industrial revolution and the creation of the first public schools, sports decreased in violence and were played more recreationally

Sporting events have become a major source of economic, infrastructural and social development in numerous countries around the world. This is because of the economic benefits associated with hosting a sporting event. Economic impact in sporting events can be defined as the net change in an economy resulting from a sport event. The change is caused by activity involving the acquisition, operation, development, and use of sport facilities and services (Lieber & Alton, 1983). The net change here refers

Irish recreation and sports. It first concerned itself with the athletics. The association set up competitions at local parishes and other places throughout the counties. This renewed a sensation of pride for the disturbed Irish people. Once after a hurling match in 1885, approximately fifteen thousand people attended a meeting by the Gaelic Athletic Association in support of the athletics which was a significant success for the association. Not long after, the first ALL-Ireland finals were held in

America’s baseball diamonds, soccer fields, hockey rinks, and basketball courts have never been so busy with children. The number of kids involved in an organized sport is not what is so groundbreaking. It’s the way in which children are playing or how their parents are arranging for them to play that may be cause for concern (Ferguson). Much controversy surrounds youth sports with the biggest disagreements coming over parental involvement and the intensity of play. Although there are many benefits

There has been a lot of debate over the past years involving youth sports, whether you should let your child play or not. Tee ball, soccer, football, volleyball, basketball are among the sports parents contemplate to sign their child up for. Some of that debate as well is what is the perfect age they should start playing sports. However, if your child is under 10 years old you should not put your child in youth sports because; there is a lot of bad coaches, parents interfering with the coaches and