Why participate sports

Why participate sports?

We expect sport to feature strongly, to raise the sports bar, as one of the Best Value agenda of social authorities and in the works of new Spiritual Development Agencies. This page is aimed at those who see health, economic, social and environmental regeneration, as a national, regional and local mandate.

Sport is part of the culture of this country as well as most countries. Whether we are participants, spectators or volunteers, sports touches us all. Even our quality of life is significantly enhanced by sports. sports and recreation is our ticket to a harmonious life. Sports has helped the educated man illustrate a balanced development of all his powers, it has created improvements in medicine, nutrition and social life.

We are entertained by sports:
* it enables us to stretch ourselves mentally and physically;
* it teaches us how to win and the value of what it means to lose;
* it gives us the opportunity for self-expression;
* it provides us with a sense of camaraderie and friendship;
* it helps us to appreciate the value our natural environment.

Sports demonstrate these tangible benefits to individuals, communities and the nation as a whole, as it compete with many other worthy causes for a share of the public's interest.

There is evidence to show that sport has the ability to overcome social barriers while it empower individuals. It has been used to help to reduce social exclusion, promote lifelong learning, and provide opportunities for engagement in community life through voluntary work.

Thus The Value of Sport and the challenge: Why participate in sport?

Drawing on the best scientific evidence available, combined with local examples of good practice, sports has demonstrated that it can make a difference in people's lives and to the communities in which we live. It shows that sport generate multiple returns in many areas in terms of, improved health for the individual and less demand on the health service by those of middle and older age, reduced criminal behaviour among young people, and economic regeneration and improved employment opportunities.

 

The Value of Sport: summary

Sport makes a significant contribution to our environment, our economy and our society as a whole.

 

"The evidence supporting sports participation for young people is overwhelming...It has the power to combat everything from racism to low self-image, to the high-school drop-out rate." (Sue Castle, Executive Producer of PBS Sports: Get in the Game)

 

Social Exclusion
Sport is one way in which social exclusion can be tackled. Evidence suggest people's sense of integration into their local community increases when they have the opportunity of participating in sporting activities.

 

Community Safety
From across the country, sports is credited with reducing the chances of young people slipping into lives of crime. And it reduces the risk of a person re-offending if he can be encouraged to participate in sport.

 

More Employment
Sport fields provide green plants for our towns and cities, and new facilities regenerate previously derelict land. This is a benefit for our lungs. Many sports such as canoeing, sailing and mountaineering, contribute to health and sustainability of the rural economy.

 

Life's Lesson
Sports help children learn lessons that will benefit them for the rest of their lives. It teaches people the benefits of self discipline, team work, mutual respect and fair play; and enables young people to use their leisure time in a constructive way. Sports enables youngsters, in particular, to channel their energy, competitiveness and aggression in a personally and socially beneficial way.

 

Health
Sport can be viewed as a form of preventative medicine significantly reducing the burdens on the National Health Service by keeping people fit and healthy.

 

Urban Regeneration
Improving sports facilities and hosting sporting events can help modernise an area's image and improve local self esteem.

 

In summary, sport directly benefit millions through active participation and should be important to everyone.

 

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BasketBall

Basketball, in General, is a sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules.

The ball is advanced on the court by either the bouncing of the ball up and down while moving (known as dribbling) or by passing it between teammates. Dribbling was not part of the original game except for the "bounce pass" to teammates. Passing the ball was the primary means of ball movement. Dribbling was eventually introduced but limited by the asymmetric shape of early balls. Dribbling only became a major part of the game around the 1950s as manufacturing improved the ball shape.

Disruptive physical contact is called a foul and is not permitted. There are also restrictions on how the ball can be handled, misshandling result in violations. Points are scored by passing the ball through the basket from above the rim. The team with more points at the end of the game wins. Two (2) points for a normal shot, one (1) point for "free throw" and three (3) points out side the "three point line.

The history of basketball dates to early December 1891. Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physical education student and instructor at YMCA Training School (today, Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, sought a vigorous indoor game to keep his students occupied and at proper levels of fitness during the long New England winters. After rejecting other ideas as either too rough or poorly suited to walled-in gymnasiums, he wrote the basic rules and nailed a peach basket onto a 10-foot (3.05 m) elevated track. In contrast with modern basketball nets, this peach basket retained its bottom, so balls scored into the basket had to be poked out with a long dowel each time. A soccer ball was used to shoot goals. Whenever a person got it in the basket, they would give their team a point. Whoever got the most points, they would win the game.

Competition basketball is played indoors to limit the effects of weather involved in the game, such as wind or rain. Although competitive basketball is primarily an indoor sport, played on a basketball court, less regulated variations have become exceedingly popular as an outdoor sport among both inner city and rural groups.

NBA History

NBA is an acronym for the National Basketball Association. The NBA is an American professional men's basketball league, comprised of 30 teams. The NBA is one of the four major North American professional sports leagues, which also includes the NHL, the NFL and MLB. It is an active member of USA Basketball, which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation as the National Governing Body for basketball in the United States.

The NBA league was founded in New York City, on June 6, 1946 as the Basketball Association of America. It adopted the name National Basketball Association in the autumn of 1949 after merging with the rival National Basketball League. NBA Entertainment and NBA TV studios are directed out of offices located in Secaucus, New Jersey. However, the league has several international as well as individual team offices directed out of its head offices located in the Olympic Tower at 645 Fifth Avenue in New York City.

The Basketball Association of America was founded by the owners of the major ice hockey arenas in the Northeastern United States and Canada and Midwest United States. On November 1, 1946, in Toronto, Canada, the Toronto Huskies hosted the New York Knickerbockers which the NBA now regards as the first game played in the league's history.

On August 3, 1949, the BAA agreed to merge with the NBL, expanding the National Basketball Association to seventeen franchises located in a mix of large and small cities, as well as large arenas and smaller gymnasiums and armories. In 1950, the NBA consolidated to eleven franchises, a process that continued until 1954, when the league reached its smallest size of eight franchises, all of which are still in the league (the Knicks, Celtics, Warriors, Lakers, Royals/Kings, Pistons, Hawks, and Nationals/76ers).

 

American football - the Game

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for its physical roughness despite being a highly strategic game. The object of the game is to score points by advancing the football into the opposing team's end zone. The ball can be advanced by carrying it, throwing it, or by handing it from one teammate to the other. Points can be scored in a variety of ways, including carrying the ball over the goal line, throwing the ball to another player past the goal line or kicking it through the goal posts on the opposing side. The winner is the team with the most points when the time expires and the last play ends.

Starting the game

Except at the beginning of halves and after scores, the ball is always put into play by a snap. Offensive players line up facing defensive players at the line of scrimmage (the position on the field where the play begins). One offensive player, the center, then passes (or "snaps") the ball between his legs to a teammate, usually the quarterback.

Advancing the ball

Advancing the ball in American football resembles the six-tackle rule and the play-the-ball in rugby league. The team that takes possession of the ball (the offense) has four attempts, called downs, to advance the ball 10 yards towards their opponent's (the defense's) end zone. When the offense gains 10 yards, it gets a first down, which means the team has another set of four downs to gain yet another 10 yards or score with. If the offense fails to gain a first down (10 yards) after 4 downs, possession of the ball is given to the opposing team.

Plays

Players can then advance the ball in two ways: By running with the ball, also known as rushing. One ball-carrier can hand the ball to another; this is known as a handoff. OR; By throwing the ball to a teammate, known as a forward pass or as passing the football. The forward pass is a key factor distinguishing American and Canadian football from other football sports. The offense can throw the ball forward only once on a play and only from behind the line of scrimmage. The ball can be thrown, pitched, or tossed sideways or backwards at any time. This last type of pass is known as a lateral and is less common.

Length of Game

A standard football game consists of four 15-minute (typically 12 minutes in high-school football) quarters, with a half-time intermission after the second quarter. The clock stops after certain plays; therefore, a game can last considerably longer (often more than three hours in real time). If an NFL game is tied after four quarters, the teams play an additional period lasting up to 15 minutes. In an NFL overtime game, the first team that scores wins, even if the other team does not get a possession; this is referred to as sudden death. In a regular-season NFL game, if neither team scores in overtime, the game is a tie. In an NFL playoff game, additional overtime periods are played, as needed, to determine a winner. College overtime rules are more complicated.

Scoring

Scoring in Football

• Touchdown (TD): A TD is scored when a player catches a pass in the opponents end zone or runs with the football into the end zone. A TD is worth 6 points.

• Field Goal: A team may kick the football through the goal posts for 3 points.

• Safety: When the defense tackles an offensive player with the football in the offensive teams end zone. A safety is worth 2 points.

• Extra Point or Two-Point Conversion: Upon scoring a touchdown the scoring team can either attempt to kick the ball through the goal posts for 1 extra point or can run/pass the football into the end zone for 2 extra points.

 

BaseBall - the Basic Concept

The basic contest is always between the pitcher for the fielding team, and a batter. The pitcher throws (pitches) the ball towards home plate, where the catcher for the fielding team waits (in a crouched stance) to receive it.

The Teams

Baseball is a sport played between two teams of nine players each. There are two versions of the game - is referred to as hardball in contrast to the very similar game of softball.

Modern version of the game

The modern version of the game was developed in North America beginning in the eighteenth century. Baseball, both the professional and amateur levels, is popular in North America, Central America, parts of South America, parts of the Caribbean, and East Asia. It evolved from earlier bat-and-ball games, such as rounders, brought to the continent by British and Irish immigrants.

Although there has been general agreement that modern baseball is a North American development from the older game rounders, the distinct evolution of baseball from among the various bat-and-ball games is difficult to trace.

The game

Baseball is played between two teams of nine players each on a baseball field, under the authority of one or more officials, called umpires. There are usually four umpires in major league games; up to six (and as few as one) may officiate depending on the league and the importance of the game. There are four bases. Numbered counter-clockwise, first, second and third bases are cushions (sometimes informally referred to as bags) shaped as 15 in (38 cm) squares which are raised a short distance above the ground; together with home plate, the fourth "base," they form a square with sides of 90 ft (27.4 m) called the diamond. Home base (plate) is a pentagonal rubber slab known as simply home.

The game is played in nine innings (although it can be played with fewer, such as it is in little league games) in which each team gets one turn to bat and try to score runs while the other pitches and defends in the field. An inning is broken up into two halves in which the away team bats in the top (first) half, and the home team bats in the bottom (second) half. In baseball, the defense always has the ball a fact that differentiates it from most other team sports. The teams switch every time the defending team gets three players of the batting team out. The winner is the team with the most runs after nine innings.

 

Gulf - The Game

Golf is a sport in which a player, using several types of clubs including a driver and a putter, hits a ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes. Golf is one of the few ball games that does not use a standardized playing area; rather, the game is played on golf "courses", each one of which has a unique design and typically consists of either 9 or 18 holes. Golf is defined in the Rules of Golf as "playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules."

Golf competition may be played as stroke play, in which the individual with the lowest number of strokes is declared the winner, stableford points play (as devised in 1931 by Dr. Frank Stableford of the Wallasey & Royal Liverpool Golf Clubs), in which the individual with the highest points score is declared the winner or as match play with the winner determined by whichever individual or team posts the lower score on the most individual holes during a complete round. In addition, team events such as fourball have been introduced, and these can be played using either the stroke, stableford or matchplay format. Alternative ways to play golf have also been introduced, such as miniature golf, sholf and disc golf.

Golf has gained World popularity

In 2005 Golf Digest calculated that there were nearly 32,000 golf courses in the world, approximately half of them in the United States. The countries with most golf courses in relation to population, starting with the best endowed were: Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Canada, Wales, United States, Sweden, and England (countries with fewer than 500,000 people were excluded). Apart from Sweden, all of these countries have English as the majority language, but the number of courses in new territories is increasing rapidly. For example the first golf course in the People's Republic of China opened in the mid-1980s, but by 2005 there were 200 courses in that country.

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods (born Eldrick Tont Woods, December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Currently the World No. 1, Woods was the highest-paid professional athlete in 2007, having earned an estimated $122 million from winnings and endorsements. According to Golf Digest, Woods made $769,440,709 from 1996 to 2007, and the magazine predicts that by 2010, Woods will become the world's first athlete to pass one billion dollars in earnings.

Woods has won fourteen professional major golf championships, the second highest of any male player, and 65 PGA Tour events, third all time. He has more career major wins and career PGA Tour wins than any other active golfer. He is the youngest player to achieve the career Grand Slam, and the youngest and fastest to win 50 tournaments on tour.

Woods has held the number one position in the world rankings for the most consecutive weeks and for the greatest total number of weeks. He has been awarded PGA Player of the Year a record nine times, the Byron Nelson Award for lowest adjusted scoring average a record eight times, and has tied Jack Nicklaus' record of leading the money list in eight different seasons. He has been named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year a record-tying four times, and is the only person to be named Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year more than once.

Woods, who is multiracial, is credited with prompting a major surge of interest in the game of golf. Woods dramatically increased attendance and TV ratings and generated interest among a multicultural audience in a game that used to be considered insular and elitist.

 

Sports, meditation and spirituality

Our existence is more than just a biochemical reaction in our brain, it is the wholelistic yet subtle interaction between spiritual, mental/emotional and the physical aspects of ourselves.

The Spirituality of Sports

If you knowingly or unknowingly feel drawn to the natural beauty of the outdoors, or if the spiritual aspects of Sports matter to you; If you seek that special harmony of body-mind synchronization or enjoy playing games just for the fun of it, then you have connected with the spiritual aspect of sports.

The spirituallity of sports takes us beyond just winning, it goes within ourselves to the "inner game", the area of that special connection of spirit, mind and body, the concernes of mindfulness.

History teaches us that Sports evolved from a fight for survival. Today it is an art of the expansion of consciousness and discovery for the unlimited potential within ourselves.

In the present fragmented society, many have lost touch with their deepest need to grow emotionally and spiritually. We need to restore the traditional "rites of passage" from youth to adulthood but in a new way, different from the ancient days. This is the task of "Spiritual Warriors".

 

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Warrior Spirit and Sports; or Spiritual Warrior

The Spiritual Warrior is a person who challenges the dreams of fear, lies, false beliefs, and judgments that create suffering and unhappiness in his or her life. It is a war that takes place in the mind and heart of a man or woman. To be a true warrior, one must fight all kinds of distractions, personal weaknesses, fear and lethargy ( a lowered level of consciousness, with drowsiness, listlessness, and apathy - a condition of indifference ).

Hebrew: Spiritual Warrior

There are two words for warrior in Hebrew: So'en and Lochem. By adding either a 'Yah' of 'El' to the end of the name, we derive - Soenya, Soenel, Lochemya, and Lochemel. Gibor is the Hebrew term for hero, it is the source of the name Gavriel or Gabriel.

The modern Hebrew word for soldier is chayal, it was coined by Eliezer Ben Yehuda, although the biblical term for solider is ish tzavah, a man of the army (eg Numbers 31:21). Ch-y-l has several related meanings such as: strength, wealth and an army of fighters. King David, as a young man, is described as doing "chayil defeating the Amalekites" (I Samuel 14:48). In this scripture, Chayil denotes strength, success, and military might.

Spiritual Warrior, from the Jewish perspective, is to dedicate ourselves to find meaning in our everyday lives. Being a Hebrew spiritual warrior is accomplished by applying the the rich teachings and sacred traditions of the Israelites as taught in the Tanakh (Hebrew: תַּנַ"ךְ‎) and "Jewish" writings.

"A warrior is one who enters the battlefield with a healthy dose of fear and a larger dose of love. He fights for a principle, or for his country, or for his king, and his love for these outweighs the fear he feels for his own safety. He requires courage and skill, for he risks his very life. ... The battlefield brings forth from the warrior capabilities and potentials that he didn’t even know existed within himself. And so, as he fights, he is in a constant state of self-discovery." Spiritual Warrior - On Being Jewish - By Jay Litvin

The Essense of the Warrior!

A warrior is a person who, through struggle and great effort, has come to know that the application of vigor and the fight for nobel causes are enjoyable and a part of our nature as mature human beings. To be a true adult, one must fight all kinds of distractions, personal weaknesses, fear and lethargy. Therefore, inner peace is a result of sometimes intense struggle.

Warrior

The main characteristic of this struggle is spiritual and represents human vigor. Living life with intensity and purpose is leading the life of a "warrior". To be a "warrior" however, do not necessarily implicate waging a "war". The title "warrior" is also an honorary title in many tribal societies. It discribe the character of a man or woman as being endowed with courage and compassion.

Spiritual

The inner most core of ourselves are intrinsically one and the same with that of the universe. The effort to reach to one's inner nucleus and find a balance in this world is essentially spiritual. Therefore, to be spiritual means manifesting and radiating harmony of spirit, mind and body and constantly improving on that harmony.

A spiritual warrior is someone who pursues spirituality with a certain amount of vigor and determination. We are neither spiritual nor a warrior without taking the attitude that we are "in training" at any level all the time. The humbleness of "in training" is an essential trait of a true aspirant as well as the master / teacher. WE have witnessed in history, the utmost height of foolishness in the name of religion such as the destroying of life and property. These have nothing to do with spirituality nor warriorship.

Buddhism: Spiritual Warrior

The 'spiritual warrior' is one who combats the 'universal enemy' of self-ignorance (avidya). According to Buddhist philosophy, avidya or self-ignorance is the ultimate source of suffering. This is different from other spiritual paths which focus on individual salvation. In Buddhism, the spiritual warrior's only complete and right practice is that which compassionately helps other beings with wisdom. This is the Bodhisattva ideal. Bodhisattva is the "Buddha-in-waiting", a being that compassionately refrains from entering nirvana in order to save others.

In Buddhism, Bodhisattva is one who seeks awakening (bodhi)—hence, an individual on the path to becoming a buddha. The bodhisattva (the renowned ideal of Mahayana Buddhism), is not a god or deity but a way of being that we all can aspire to.

The spiritual warrior provides a healthy direction by helping to constructively answer questions about aggression and competition. This is accomplished by being in touch with the joy, the sadness, the expansiveness of the heart, and being able to share and give it to others. The warrior knows about death and seizes the moment (Live in the Now). Buddha said: "Do not pursue the past. Do not lose yourself in the future. The past no longer is. The future has not yet come.

The spiritual warrior seeks to change others with rational and compassionate decision-making in service of a higher goal. The warrior commits to becoming a creative being, growing the heart and soul. The spiritual warrior has learned forgiveness (to let go) and avoid chasing others in revenge. The warrior serves in love of strangers and gives generously while giving to themselves.

 

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Martial Arts: Mind and Body

Martial art such as Kung-Fu and Tai-chi teaches us that the Mind, Body and Spirit are interlinked and about the vital points and channels in the human body.

When we engage in practicing martial arts, we find balance, strength and harmony and we learn to synchronize with the Supreme Spirit, the spirit that moves all things or as some know it, Supreme Consciousness.

When Bodhidharma travelled from India to China he gave more in-depth knowledge about breathing techniques and meditation as practiced in Yoga. He enhanced their performance, but most importantly he gave it a spiritual dimension as practiced today as the only authentic and practical form of Tantra Yoga and taught by Ananda Marga monks and nuns.

What is today known as "Zen" was earlier "Chan" and originally "Dhyan" in Sanskrit. It means "Ideation on the Supreme", a higher form of meditation taught in the 6th. lesson of Ananda Marga.

 

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Sports touches us all

"It is the unique role of quality physical education programs to develop the health-related fitness, physical competence, and cognitive understanding about physical activity for all students so that they can adopt healthy and physically active lifestyles." The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)

Sport and physical education

Sport and physical education can provide unique opportunities to contribute to our quality of life. The Surgeon General's Report (Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General [SGR], 1996); outlines the health benefits of physical activity on Health for all ages. The development of a physically active lifestyle behaviors can lower the risk of chronic diseases and have a great impact on one's personal health, financial status, and the health care costs of a nation. In the U.S., high health care costs has been associated with diseases as related to a physically inactive lifestyle. These include cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes, obesity, psychological health, arthritis, and osteoporosis.

Be part of a team

Learning to be part of a team means learning the team functions best when no one worries about whos getting credit for it. Thats so true of baseball, basketball, football, college sports, hockey and soccer. It is also a good attitude for tennis, golf, horse racing, motor sports, and boxing. Athletes should learn to only be concerned about what they can control and to develop their own sense of satisfaction in a job, well done.

Sport as part of the Culture

Sport is part of the culture of this country as well as most countries. Whether we are participants, spectators or volunteers, sports touches us all. Even our quality of life is significantly enhanced by sports. sports and recreation is our ticket to a harmonious life. Sports has helped the educated man illustrate a balanced development of all his powers, it has created improvements in medicine, nutrition and social life.

 

Extreme Sports! Action and Adventure Sports!

An extreme sport is also called action sport and adventure sport.

The Rush or High associated extreme sports

The rush or high associated with these activities may not be due to adrenaline being released as a response to fear, but, more-so due to increased levels of dopamine, endorphins and serotonin because of the high level of physical exertion. The potential of various extraordinary human experiences, many of which parallel those found in activities such as meditation, may also be an important part of the extreme sport experience.

Exercises and Physical fitness

Exercises and Physical fitness plays a big part in a lot of extreme sports. Here is a list of equipment that can help you get into shape and stay in shape:

Sports & Fitness
Strength Training Equipment
Exercise Bikes
Core Strength & Abdominal Trainers
Elliptical Training Machines
Exercise & Fitness Home Gyms
Physical Therapy Leg Exercisers
Physical Therapy Arm Exercisers

Extreme Sports / Traditional Sports

In a traditional sporting event, athletes compete against each other under controlled circumstances. However, extreme sports differ from traditional sports due to the higher number of inherently uncontrollable variables.

Extreme sports can take place in the air, on land, and in the water

Air

Air extreme sports are such sports as: BASE jumping, bungee jumping, gliding, hang gliding, high wire, ski jumping, sky diving, sky surfing, and sky flying.

Land

Land extreme sports are such sports as: indoor climbing, adventure racing, aggressive inline skating, BMX, caving, extreme motocross, extreme skiing, freestyle skiing, land and ice yachting, mountain biking, mountain boarding, outdoor climbing, sandboarding, skateboarding, snowboarding, snowmobiling, speed biking, speed skiing, scootering and street luge.

Water

Water extreme sports are such sports as: barefoot water skiing, cliff diving, free-diving, jet skiing, open water swimming, powerboat racing, round the world yacht racing, scuba diving, snorkeling, speed sailing, surfing, wakeboarding, whitewater kayaking, windsurfing.

Air - BASE jumping

BASE jumping (also written as B.A.S.E jumping), is an activity that employs a parachute to jump from fixed objects. BASE or B.A.S.E. is an acronym that stands for the four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump. B - buildings, A - antennae, S - spans such as bridges, and E - earth such as cliffs.

Air - Bungee jumping

Bungee jumping or "Bungy" jumping is an activity that involves jumping from a tall structure while connected to a large elastic cord (a factory-produced braided shock cord). When the person jumps, the cord stretches, as the cord snaps back, the jumper flies upwards again and continues to oscillate up and down until all the energy is dissipated from the cord.

Air - Hang gliding

Hang gliding is an air sport in which a pilot flies an unmotorized, light foot-launchable aircraft called a hang glider. The hang gliders, also known as Delta plane or Deltaplane, are usually made of an aluminium alloy or composite-framed fabric wing. The pilot is suspended in a harness from the airframe, and exercises control by shifting body weight in opposition to a control frame. However, some may include modern aircraft flight control systems.

 

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