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    The explanation of Sports development has been difficult to explain as it could either mean sports being developed or sport developing society which it can be seen in both way. For example sports development as ‘institutionalised competition that involves vigorous physical exertion or the use of relatively complex physical skills by individuals whose participation is motivated by a combination of intrinsic and extrinsic factors’ Coakley(1994) even though there are other views such as Girginov (2009)

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    1. Introduction Playing sports is becoming more and more necessary and important in our lives nowadays. More and more people practice and play at least one sport. Acording to the Active People Survey in England, there are approximately 15.6 millions people playing sports over 16 seconds in a week from April 2013 to April 2014, an icrease of 180000 in the last six months and 1.7 millions more than 2005. Helen Grant, Minister for Sport in England, said that it was really encouraging that more and

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    Sports Persuasive Speech

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    soccer, football, and lacrosse these are few of the many sports you can play to prolong your life. You all probably look upon sports merely as fun and games but they are much more than just that. In the next few minutes I will prove to you that sports will extend your life with these three points .One sports will reduce stress. Two playing sports help end depression. And. Three sports will prevent heart diseases and diabetes. Sports reduce stress. They do this by releasing a chemical called

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    Sports in Pop Culture

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    Abstract Gender, race, and competitiveness in youth sports have been controversial beginning on the very first day of sports broadening its boundaries (Granderson, 2012). From Brent Barry to Kristy Yamaguchi to Tiger Woods, one of the youngest golf champions ever, sports has always been "one way.” Different people of different backgrounds, ethnic groups, and social classes, and ages have shown that he or she can do anything if they have the will to accomplish the task (Granderson, 2012). Tiger

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    Why Is Gaming A Sport

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    Gaming Sports? Do you think gaming is a sport? Oh sure, it involves skill, practice, entertainment, and teamwork on occasion. But there is one reason it should not be a sport. Physical exertion, and that is all. There is only one reason people argue that gaming cannot be a sport. But there may be a way to change that. When you think of a sport, what do you think? Just take basketball, for example. Does it not take skill and practice? Well, video games you need those skills as well. Bunch of practicing

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    While examining the qualitative and quantitative aspects of sport, there are many conversations surrounding gender, race/ethnicity, and social class. However, the discontinuity in each category has heightened the inequality within sports, despite the continuous effort to eliminate negative social barriers. The large array of genders, race/ethnicity, and social classes illuminated through sport have birthed common perceptions, groupthink, and conformity; ultimately suggesting why individuals protest

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    Ufc Is A Sport Essay

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    What defines a sport? What makes a sport “dangerous”? Well, a sport is defined as “An athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature...”(“Sport”). So, a sport requires skill or physical prowess and is often competitive, this means that sports such as soccer, football, baseball, etc are classified as sports. What about the UFC? The UFC or Ultimate Fighting Championship is arguably a sport which has two contestants use mixed martial to have the other person

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    Sports Industry Analysis

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    Sports Industry Overview Sporting is a multi-dollar industry in the United States that employs millions of people both directly and indirectly. There are distinctive categories of products and services that are offered in the industry, including sports clothes, balls, sports boots, advertising platform, sport wagering services, insurance coverage among several others. Sports clothes are sold to both the general public and by various companies such as Nike, Puma and Adidas. Such companies additionally

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    Why Cheer Is A Sport

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    answer is yes, you understand the stress of a sport. You would also understand the passion of the sport, and the respect and equality you know you deserve. Sports come with all kinds of stress, enjoyment, building muscles, being sore, and it can shape you as a person. As people, we love sports. People often argue what makes a sport a sport. Whether or not cheer is a sport is often argued and questioned. It is usually thought of as a support team for other sports. “Along with cheering on the sidelines at

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    Women's Sports Report

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    included women’s sports. The event was the olympics while every other event was a men's events, (“Top 10”). Similarly, “SportsCenter, ESPN’s flagship program, dedicated just 2% of its airtime to women’s sports in 2014”(“SportsCenter’s Shameful”). However, most people tune into watch men’s sports more often than women’s because they are more interesting and the provide more entertainment for the viewer. Nonetheless, the media should cover women’s sports proportionately to men’s sports because increased

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