and Orthotics International December 2009; 33(4): 356–367 Participation in sports by lower limb amputees in the Province of Drenthe‚ The Netherlands COJANNE KARS1‚ MARIANNE HOFMAN1‚ JAN H. B. GEERTZEN2‚3‚ GERT-JAN PEPPING1‚4‚ & RIENK DEKKER2‚3 Department of Human Movement Sciences and 2SHARE‚ Graduate School for Health Research‚ University of Groningen‚ Groningen‚ and 3Center for Rehabilitation and 4Center for Sport‚ Exercise and Health‚ University Medical Center Groningen‚ Groningen‚ The Netherlands
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Playing Sports Beneficial to Overall Health Ever since I started playing tennis‚ I noticed that I have been less aggravated and also a feeling of “calm” after each game. Whatever was bothering me that day becomes a faint memory. Have you been looking for a way to relieve stress‚ get some exercise‚ and make some new friends? Then try playing a sport. It does not matter if you are a child or an adult. Becoming involved in sports is an excellent way to stay fit and relieve stress. You can get out
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SPORTS JOURNALISM Sports journalism focuses on reporting amateur and professional sporting news and events. Sports journalists work in all media‚ including print‚ television broadcasting and the Internet. Sports journalists write about and report on amateur and professional sports. As a sports journalist‚ you can expect a variety of job duties such as reporting game statistics‚ interviewing coaches and players and offering game commentary. You can work in a variety of media‚ including radio‚ television
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As an avid sports fan‚ there is nothing more exciting than going to a sporting event of my favorite team. To be surrounded by other sports fans who are rooting for the same team as you brings a sense of togetherness. The feeling of "this is our team" and "if they win I win" brings all sports fans together. However‚ even with this togetherness bond between sports fans‚ they can be classified into four distinct categories. The first category and the most common is the casual sports fan. The casual
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Section A- Competitive sports 1. In the text”Competitive sport for children at heart of Olympics legacy” from 2012‚ released just after the Olympic Games in London the Prime Minister David Cameron announced that competitive and individual sports will be in much more focus. Competitive sports will be a permanent part of the new primary school curriculum which will require every child in primary school to join competitive team sport. The government’s aim is to for all schools to take part of the
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Vignir Amanda Kaufman English Composition 1020 12.01.12 Sport Taboo: Society should not hide from the truth but embrace it The sport taboo of why black athletes are better than white athletes in some sports is a subject that many people believe is fueled by racism; however‚ many scientists and researchers would argue this statement. Scientists and researchers would argue “There is a difference between describing different heritable differences‚ or different phenotypic or body-type differences‚ and
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Dance: The Art Inside A Sport For many years there has been the great debate of dancing and whether or not it is a sport. Most athletes look at dance and say “That’s not a sport. Anyone can dance.”(Is Dance A Sport? para 1). Dance to the majority of the population is considered to be an art and no more. I’ve heard countless times where people would say “Dancers aren’t athletes” and this paper is dedicated to proving those people wrong. Although dance is a performing art‚ there are other attributes
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Sports serve as an excellent physical exercise. Those who play sports have a more positive body image than those who do not. Playing sports often involves physical activities like running‚ jumping and stretching and moreover a constructive expenditure of energy. Playing sports since an early age strengthens the bones and muscles and tones one’s body. Thus sports provide the bodywithacompleteexercise. Playing sports improves the Math skills in children. It develops leadership qualities and fosters
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Why Playing Sports Keeps High School Teens Out of Trouble There are a lot of benefits that a teen may experience from playing sports. When teens participate in sports‚ it is a fact that their chances of being involved in trouble are minimized. Teens who participate in sports acquire a lot of life skills overtime that help them become better people. One skill that a teen may learn from playing a sport can be as simple as how to become a better team player. Also playing sports help teens build self
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argument “… why women ’s [sport] will never be as successful as men ’s‚ that is it isn ’t as fast‚ and is therefore less exciting”. (Female athletes want equality in all sports) Traditionally the women were seen as being passive and obedient to males‚ as well as appearing an attractive object and sport was not always conductive to this. Generally‚ men have dominated sport (Women in Sport) and will continue to through the lack of support for women sport. 4.0 GENDER ISSUES IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
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