Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
(1) What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a professional sportsperson? Give 5 examples.
Advantages:
* Being a professional sportsperson requires much effort and devotion. * The main advantage of being a professional sportsman is money, and therefore, fame. * In some sports, the amount of the income earned is enormous. If he/she reaches performance, money coming from sponsoring and advertising give the sportsman a chance to improve himself. * A professional sportsman should be fit and healthy. * Sportspersons should do trainings daily and therefore they are in shape and active. * They must follow a strict diet and they must not be in compromising postures.
Disadvantages: * If the sportsperson is injured by the time of training or a game, he might lose his career in sport. * What is more, some sports such as boxing or football are very dangerous. Accidents may have extremely bad repercussions and could bring even death. * Another disadvantage of being a sportsman is the lack of free time. Sportsmen are always on the road for trainings or contests and dedicate all their time and energy in order to achieve performance. * Their family life is often difficult and when their career is over, they find themselves lonely and without a job.
5 examples: * Jim Thorpe * Damon Allen * Ricky Williams * Bo Jackson * Babe Zaharias
(2) List 5 national international governing bodies of sports.
(I)The international Olympic Committee
(II)The International Paralympics Committee
(III) The FIFA Congress
(IV) British American Football Association
(V)Northern Ireland Federation of Sub-Aqua Clubs
(3) Draw a timeline for the Olympic Games.
Ancient Olympic Games 776 BCE - Athens, Greece (1st Olympics) 490 BCE - Greece (1st Marathon) 4240BCE - Greece (Decline) 394 CE - Roman Empire (Olympics banned) 1612 - Cotswold, UK (Cotswold Olympics Games)
Advantages:
* Being a professional sportsperson requires much effort and devotion. * The main advantage of being a professional sportsman is money, and therefore, fame. * In some sports, the amount of the income earned is enormous. If he/she reaches performance, money coming from sponsoring and advertising give the sportsman a chance to improve himself. * A professional sportsman should be fit and healthy. * Sportspersons should do trainings daily and therefore they are in shape and active. * They must follow a strict diet and they must not be in compromising postures.
Disadvantages: * If the sportsperson is injured by the time of training or a game, he might lose his career in sport. * What is more, some sports such as boxing or football are very dangerous. Accidents may have extremely bad repercussions and could bring even death. * Another disadvantage of being a sportsman is the lack of free time. Sportsmen are always on the road for trainings or contests and dedicate all their time and energy in order to achieve performance. * Their family life is often difficult and when their career is over, they find themselves lonely and without a job.
5 examples: * Jim Thorpe * Damon Allen * Ricky Williams * Bo Jackson * Babe Zaharias
(2) List 5 national international governing bodies of sports.
(I)The international Olympic Committee
(II)The International Paralympics Committee
(III) The FIFA Congress
(IV) British American Football Association
(V)Northern Ireland Federation of Sub-Aqua Clubs
(3) Draw a timeline for the Olympic Games.
Ancient Olympic Games 776 BCE - Athens, Greece (1st Olympics) 490 BCE - Greece (1st Marathon) 4240BCE - Greece (Decline) 394 CE - Roman Empire (Olympics banned) 1612 - Cotswold, UK (Cotswold Olympics Games)