Sports Museums and Halls of Fame Sports museum: “Its collection may contain artefacts‚ documents and relics relating to ordinary mortals as well as the famous or even the infamous” (Redmond‚ 1973:p43) Hall of fame: Are attractions which specifically venerate the famous‚ the gifted or the exceptional. (Gammon‚ 2002) “Sports museums and halls of fame provide a different example of passive sport tourism likely to attract the connoisseur” (Standeven & De Knop‚ 1999:115). Halls of fame and
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affects the performance of a tennis ball. When it comes to the game of tennis it is very serious. So before going out onto the court everything has to be perfect. So many people have wondered if it is good to heat or cool a tennis ball. Well that decision is up to the player. Some of the effects of heating the tennis ball is the increase of air flow. The reason this happens is because when the temperature rises so does the pressurized air inside of the tennis ball. Which just boils down
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Is playing tennis fun? I think playing tennis is fun. Tennis is one of my favorite type of sports. Since I started playing tennis‚ I never get hurt‚ unlike other kind of sport games; I find it too physical and prone to different kind of injuries and sometimes fatal. First time I played tennis‚ I was nervous because I didn`t know how to play. My brother and some of his friends who play tennis taught and showed me how to play the game. I asked myself once again‚ “why tennis?” Then I came
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The Desire to be a Tennis Player Sports analysts consider tennis to be the most physically demanding sport. Since most sports require team work‚ physical conditioning is not that strict. In tennis‚ the player is forced to run for each ball during the entire match with no other help possible. Also‚ tennis does not have a time limit; it ends when someone wins two sets. In fact‚ the longest match records twelve hours duration. The skills for becoming a good tennis player are complicated
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Tennis The history of tennis is said to date back several of thousands of years. The game was created by European monks. It began as a game for “entertainment purposes during religious ceremonies. To begin the game of tennis one was too hit the ball with their hand‚ soon the leather glove came into existence. This now replaced ones hand with a more effective way to hit and serve the ball‚ and so the first “racquet” was created. With a new way to hit the tennis balls‚ then the ball went under reconstruction
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Tennis Racket Table content History …………………………………………………………………………………....3 History of Tennis………………….………………………………………………......3 History of Tennis Racke………………………………………………………..……..4 Tennis Racket and Biomechanics...………………………………………………………7 Modern Tennis Racket………………………………………………………………....7 Strings………………………………………………………………………………….7 Biomachnicas…………………………………………………………………………..9 Injuries and Future Development……………….………………………………………..13 Injuries…………………………………………………………………………………
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Bottom of Form TABLE TENNIS scoring A match is played best 3 of 5 games (or 4/7 or 5/9). For each game‚ the first player to reach 11 points wins that game‚ however a game must be won by at least a two point margin. A point is scored after each ball is put into play (not just when the server wins the point as in volleyball). The edges of the table are part of the legal table surface‚ but not the sides. Flow of the Match Each player serves two points in a row and then switch server. However
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THE HISTORY OF TENNIS The sport of tennis has been played for hundreds of years‚ but the game as it is known today is about 130 years old. By the 1850’s different versions of the game appeared. The eairlier version of the game was called "Sphairistike" invented by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield and first played by him on a grass court in Wales. It was called "Sticky" at first and in books about history of tennis and in popular usage came to be known as "lawn tennis". Eventually the game was played
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life I’ve played tennis. I played tennis in kindergarten‚ middle school‚ high school‚ and still playing it now. However‚ to some people‚ tennis isn’t the most appealing sport; they view tennis as boring‚ easy‚ two players hitting a ball around a court‚ and grunting very loudly. I don’t see these stereotypical characteristics as negative but perceive them differently and as a challenge. Gribben 2 Tennis‚ to me‚ is a sport that requires quick thinking‚ predicting the tennis ball’s placement
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people and grow as a person? The only answer to this is tennis. Yes‚ T-E-N-N-I-S! Tennis is the best sport for all people to play‚ no matter age‚ gender‚ level‚ fitness. It has great‚ varying health and physical benefits‚ provides mental and emotional training and has many opportunities for people. The health benefits associated with playing tennis are endless‚ making it the ideal sport to maintain fitness and reduce health issues. Firstly‚ tennis greatly improves your aerobic capacity‚ constantly running
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There are several different aspects of playing and improving your tennis game. Different strokes‚ rules‚ boundaries and many other aspects make up the game of tennis. Over the next few pages‚ I will do my best to explain the forehand and backhand stroke‚ the serve and volley‚ the rules of tennis‚ and without a doubt the grandslam. The forehand stroke is the most popular in tennis. Stand facing the net‚ knees slightly bent‚ weight evenly distributed and forward on the balls of your feet. The racket
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to motion‚ so the tennis biomechanics is essentially the science mechanics tennis technique. Tennis is a game in which two or more players hit the ball with rackets over a low net that is stretched across a court which is usually artificial surface. The tennis serve begins from the feet hitting the ground then continues up through the torso to the shoulders‚ then moves to the arm and then wrist. It continues right to the point when the ball hits the racquet. The objective of tennis is to hit the ball
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output of a particular process or procedure‚ then modifying the process or procedure to increase the output‚ increase efficiency‚ or increase the effectiveness of the process or procedure. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance_improvement. Having tennis as our performance improvement programme we had to adapt to the sport and have direct goals in order to achieve our desired outcome. The most effective method for training was creating an executive programme for 4 different shots and the combination
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from this‚ the International Lawn Tennis Federation (as it is first known) evolves. March‚ 1923 The Annual General Meeting in Paris draws up the official ILTF Rules of Tennis which are implemented from 1 January‚ 1924. The United States joins the ILTF‚ making the organisation truly international. March‚ 1923 The Annual General Meeting in Paris draws up the official ILTF Rules of Tennis which are implemented from 1 January
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Rules‚ regulation and scoring systems for one individual sport Table tennis [pic] ADDING UP THE POINTS • The winner of a match is the one who wins the first THREE or FOUR games (according to the competition) • A game consists of 11 points • There must be a gap of at least two points between opponents • If the score is 10-10‚ the game goes in to extra play until one of the players has gained a lead of 2 points • The point goes to the player who successfully ends a
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Introduction For my Personal Exercise Programme coursework I have chosen Badminton as my sport‚ the reason behind this is I enjoy playing it with my friends in sport centres as well as watching the sport. This sport is a fast moving energetic game where a lot of thinking is required. In order to play this game you need 2-4 players. This is a game where a net is required which is used for the shuttlecock to be returned over the net. History The exact origin of the game‚ tracing back to ancient
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Tennis "I think about that sometimes learning to play in a parking lot‚ stringing nets between cars. I learned to play by hitting against a brick wall‚ not a ball machine or other players. And my father was my coach teaching me from a 20 year old book. When I hear people say that you can’t make it in tennis if you don’t have a lot of money‚ I know they are wrong. We didn’t have much money. But I loved the sport and that was enough" Monica Seles is a great example of someone who didn’t have
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Badminton vs. Tennis Sports are considered to be an extremely important part of our lives today‚ they are essential to our health‚ entertainment and relaxation. Even though some sports are alike in ways‚ many people still prefer to choose one over the other. This is because even though there are some similarities between them‚ they are still completely different when compared properly‚ like in the case of racquet-based sports. Two racket sports that are played worldwide are badminton and tennis. Both are
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Tennis is a sport played between two players (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent’s court. The modern game of tennis was born in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century. Then it was called “lawn tennis”. Tennis soon became popular among the upper- class English-speaking population. Then it began to be played around the world. Tennis is an Olympic sport
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Jack Wilcox This picture was taken at the Gonzaga tennis courts. The picture depicts a tennis player in the motion of serving the ball. The purpose of the serve is to get the ball from the baseline‚ where the server stands‚ to the crosscourt service box. The goal of the server is to strike the ball in a way that makes it difficult for the opposing player to return it after one bounce in the opposite service box. The difficulty of the serve return can be increased through a combination of spin
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