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    the Olympics. The Olympics started back in 776 B.C.E. and where held for all the city and states of Greece. The games where held in Olympia. The games where so significant that during times of war there was a sacred truce declared for all could see the games in safety. The games where so important that the Greek people calculated time with the coming of the Olympics. There was a athlete that came to Sparta during the Olympic games and said to him that he could no longer compete in the games for

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    Martin began Ali working out in Louisville’s Columbia Gym‚ and Ali turned out to be energetically dedicated to the game. With the assistance of a dark mentor named Fred Stoner‚ who taught Ali the procedures of boxing and to move with the beauty of an artist‚ Ali turned into an extremely talented and dangerous contender. Somewhere around 1955 and 1960‚ Ali had taken an interest in 108 sessions‚ in which he won six Kentucky Golden Glove titles‚ two National Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) titles‚ two

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    Hunter Peterson 3/4/13 Per. 3 AP English Felton Video Game Essay In the process of media reform and editing‚ is it appropriate to limit video games? Nonthreatening things like games should not be banned by our fears‚ but we should look at the facts. Violent video games should not be banned for their content because no means of art or communication should be banned. Our first amendment is our sacred rite of passage that should be upheld with all of our power. We can benefit from these

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    Mini Soccer A Study by the Sports University of Cologne What Game Format and Development Model is Best? Copyright‚ 1996 © Dale Carnegie & The Study. • Conducted by the German Football Association‚ in conjunction with Sports University of Cologne on 6-10 year olds. • 1992 - 11v11 on 68x95 yard fields • 1994 - 4v4 and 7v7 on 40x30 and 50x70 yard fields respectively • 1995 - 6v6 and 7v7 Games on 40x36yard and 36x55 yard fields respectively • 2 x 5 yard wide goals used in all cases 11v11

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    Video games are very popular with children all over the world‚ they keep kids occupied and entertained. A lot of parents are concerned about how these video games are affecting their children. Are these video games good or bad for our children? Video gaming has both positive and negative effects on children. Video games are not only entertaining but also educational; they create challenges for children to take on in order to proceed to new levels. Video gaming is also very influential with a child

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    Nehru once said ’plays the game with the spirit of the game’. Life is full of failures and success. When we play a game too‚ we may either win or lose. "Sportsman spirit" is the spirit of accepting one’s success with humility. One of the main advantages of playing any sport is that it teaches us to cope with these failures and disappointments that come our way and to make renewed efforts to achieve success next time. After being defeated in a game repeatedly one begins to learn to fight better and

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    “limber-down”. Draw a diagram of Circuit Training & Explain its benefits. 2+2+6=10 3. Specify role of sociology in sports. What do you understand by leadership? Explain in brief the qualities of a leader in Games & Sports. 2+2+6=10 OR What is Olympic Mott? What do you understand by Modern Olympics? Justify “Games & Sports as Man’s Cultural Heritage”. 2+2+6=10 4. Describe the following: 2×5=10 a. Sports environment. b. Essential elements of sports environment. c. Role of individual in improving sports environment

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    demonstrating the game when a spectator said it included a lot of "volleying" therefore it was renamed Volleyball. e. What year does the volleyball introduce in the philippines The history of volleyball in the Philippines dates back to 1910. The Physical Director of the YMCA‚ Elwood S. Brown‚ first introduced volleyball to the Philippines that year. f. What year and place volleyball officially played in olympics? Indoor volleyball has been an official Olympic event since the 1964 Games in Tokyo

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    Series It was described as “the goal heard around the world.” Paul Henderson scored to make the score 6-5 with 34 seconds remaining in game 8 of the 1972 Summit Series. This goal sealed the comeback victory for Canada after falling behind the USSR hockey team 3 games to 1. The 8 game series is considered by some as a huge defining moment in Canadian history with repercussions beyond sports. The series had an impact on Canadian politics‚ the economy and the

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    The Big Game Football has always been a big part of my life. As a young boy I would day dream of making insane touchdowns‚ making tackles that would leave man stuck in the ground‚ and even winning the heisman trophy. In 7th grade I had begged my mother endlessly to sign me up for pee wee football because she would always worry about the risks of football. After finally getting her to sign me up‚ we went straight into the season. I chose to play running back because as a 12-year-old I was remarkably

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