If we can teach our young people to compete, in the classroom and on
the sports field of play, they will not only learn to deal with loss, but I truly believe they will understand the importance of competing.
Not exact matches
Sports involves the opposite movement, God's withdraw from the
field of play, «enabling the creature to be somehow at a distance in its own integrity.»
Travis Tygart, president
of the USADA, said in a statement, «This is a heartbreaking example
of how the win - at - all - costs culture
of sport, if left unchecked, will overtake fair, safe and honest competition, but for clean athletes, it is a reassuring reminder that there is hope for future generations to compete on a level
playing field without the use
of performance - enhancing drugs»...
One day I was standing on the
sports field of a school for the deaf and I watched the kids at
play.
The overall objective
of the All American
Sports Academy is to support, train, educate, and guide each student athlete towards a successful season, both on and off the
playing field.
Although Lauren is not the biggest
sports fan, my sister considers herself a fan
of soccer and
of women's
sports in particular (she
played field hockey in college).
He argued that travel
sports creates an uneven
playing field for families who can afford thousands
of dollars per year to put their kids onto professionally coached teams, leaving behind kids
of more modest means.
Charles Euchner, author
of Playing the
Field: Why
sports teams move and cities fight to keep them, and Alex Fynn, a British author who has written extensively about Arsenal, separately determined that a pro
sports team provides roughly the same economic benefit to a community as a large supermarket.
In the aftermath
of the tumultuous unwelcome given ex-Oriole Reggie Jackson when the Yankees
played Baltimore at Memorial Stadium last month, Hammen introduced a bill that would prohibit»... any person or persons to toss, throw, fling or project or cause to be tossed, thrown, flung or projected, any missile upon or in the direction
of any person participating in any
sporting event or upon any
playing field or arena during the course
of a
sporting event.»
Langston Rogers, who served as Bull Cyclone's aide - de-camp and is now the
sports information director at Ole Miss, swears that on one occasion when the coach got mad at the officials, he blustered onto the
field between
plays, right up to the line
of scrimmage, and booted the ball 30 yards, soccer style, dead through the uprights.
This is typical
of you, by the way, since you already watch college football, a violent
sport in which the labor is underpaid, management takes exorbitant salaries, and the
playing field is anything but level for most companies.
Increased aerobic capacity will improve the athlete's tolerance to all bio-motor abilities required for
sport performance on and off the
field or court
of play, thus improving their on -
field performance.
In addition, all
of our recognized North Coast Section programs have earned Distinguished Scholastic honors by earning a combined 3.0 GPA or above during their season
of sport, proving that our cougar athletes are as confident in the classroom as they are on the
playing field.
You — by which I mean we, who'll watch whatever game is on beIN
sports — assume that whatever the outcome, regardless
of whether Messi was a part
of the
play or on the
field at all, he had something to do with it.
Meanwhile, Totti admitted that he is missing his time on the
playing field after having taken over in a
sporting director role at San Siro, he added: «I'm scared
of life.
Childhood obesity and Type II diabetes have reached epidemic levels as more and more children abandon the playground or
sports field for the comfort
of their couches and
Play Stations.
«This is a necessary step that can help save lives and reduce the risk
of acute, chronic or fatal outcomes on the
playing field,» says Ron Courson, ATC, PT, NREMT - I, CSCS, associate athletic director
of sports medicine for the University
of Georgia Athletic Association, and author
of the NATA's statement.
I
played football for eight years, soccer for eight years, baseball for three years, bowling for four years, cross country for two years, track and
field for six years, and also
played a wide variety
of other
sports growing up, including street hockey, stickball, curb ball, tennis, hiking, trail running, pool
sports, and ultimate frisbee.
I educated my sons about the dangers
of playing sports during an electrical storm when they were four years old and a 13 - year old neighbor in Virginia was struck by lightning and killed because he did not leave the baseball
field soon enough during a thunderstorm.
If you are involved in a private youth
sports program which
plays on publicly - owned
fields, diamonds, rinks, or courts, or are in local government, you have probably been hearing a lot lately about what is being dubbed the «power
of the permit»: the authority municipalities and towns around the country are using to condition use
of their athletic facilities by private programs on compliance with state concussion safety laws from which they would otherwise be exempt, or, in an increasing number
of instances, to fill gaps in their state's law.
A straightforward, elegantly written, concise, and well - organized 215 pages, Back in the Game stands out in a crowded
field, not just as a primer on concussions for a parent, coach, or athletes, but for its incisive and often pointed criticism
of the way our national conversation about concussions and the long - term effects
of playing contact and collision
sports has been shaped - some would say warped - by a media that too often eschews fact - based reporting in favor
of sensationalism and fear - mongering.
It wouldn't surprise me if the International Olympic Committee took out a copyright on the concept, despite the fact that fairness
plays a very small part in determining winners and losers on the far - from - level
playing field of international
sport.
According to a 2009 position statement from the National Athletic Trainers» Association (NATA), proper management
of acute spinal injuries on the athletic
playing field is crucial, given that
sports participation constitutes the second most common cause
of spinal cord injuries for Americans age 30 and younger.
Not only is it based on the latest thinking in the rapidly evolving
field of concussion evaluation and management and make concussion terminology easy to understand, but, in explaining the short - term and long - term effects
of concussion and the concussion management process, Dr. Meehan arms
sports parents with all the information they need in making informed choices about treatment and when it is safe for their child to return to the
playing field.
Yet they may pale in comparison to a match - up which
plays out daily on the
fields, pitches, courts and gyms
of youth
sports: the rivalry between separated or divorced
sports parents.
In the meantime, if you're trying to get healthier snacks on the
playing fields, another strategy is to write a Letter to the Editor
of your local paper pointing out why fruit & water make more sense than junk food and sugary
sports drinks.
Since our inception we have worked with a variety
of national and regional brands who share our passion and desire to improve
sports and the experience young children have while
playing on the
fields, courts and rinks across the country.
Researching the
sport your child is
playing will give you a better idea
of the action taking place on the
field, court or rink.
Dr Simon Kemp, head
of sports medicine at the Rugby Football Union and a member
of the International Rugby Board's PSCA working group, has revealed that a review
of the first year
of the trial - including the Smith incident - has led to a number
of «refinements» to the trial that was originally introduced in the hope
of creating a more appropriate environment and process for doctors to assess players with suspected concussion and ensure those displaying symptoms
of such an injury were not returned to the
field of play.
Give your child the confidence to
play and enjoy a variety
of sports including track &
field, baseball, basketball, ball hockey, tennis, volleyball, football, soccer!
The
fields will cut down on maintenance costs and provide a safer
playing surface than compacted dirt patches that often plague land used for soccer, one
of the city's most popular
sports, officials said.
Organized
sports groups for children 12 and younger will be the most likely users
of the park's relatively small
playing fields, said the Park District's executive director, Thom Palmer.
why
sport is often not a level
playing field and mirrors many
of the inequalities in society such as racial or gender discrimination;.
«The Town
of Union wanted to develop a
playing field area for their youth
sports, «said Leslie Boulton
of the Broome County Department
of Public Works.
Commenting on this truly unique event, Jon Carter said: «This will be a great social event, providing an opportunity for all
field sports enthusiasts to get together for an evening
of fun that's a little bit different» Simon Hamlyn said: «Bringing people together who have a passion for
field sports is an important role for the Countryside Alliance to
play.
But as new methods
of genetic modification emerge, both the scientific and the
sports communities are becoming increasingly aware that gene therapy — the insertion
of genes into an individual's cells and tissues — will make its way onto the
playing field.
In
sports analytics, real - time pose detection will make it possible for computers not only to track the position
of each player on the
field of play, as is now the case, but to also know what players are doing with their arms, legs and heads at each point in time.
The Hyper Games recognize the hypocrisy
of extolling the «purity
of sport» when modern athletes aggressively seek every advantage they can find, on and off the
playing field.
Along with properly following the rules
of the
sport and wearing the protective equipment, Charyk Stewart suggests, «In
sports, if you have been hit, then just get off the
field immediately and stop
play.
If you
play field or court
sports that involve plenty
of starts and stops, having the ability to reach your top speed quickly — from a standstill or from a jog — can give you an advantage over your opponent.
As an innovator in the
field of strength and conditioning Coach Cavaliere has amassed a diverse and extensive toolkit
of techniques, hacks and strategies for achieving success in the weight room on the
playing field and in the «
sport of life».
But despite the extensive usage
of strength training to improve COD ability for
sports, there is still little agreement regarding which exercises transfer best from the weights room to the
playing field.
I remember
playing baseball and sitting in the middle
of the
field drawing in the sand waiting for the game to be over;
sports is something I wanted no parts
of and still don't.
This Pelican's SnoBall stop is the perfect new addition to our small town and is strategically located between lots
of sports fields where kids
play on the weekends.
easy to get along with
plays sports regularly., concerns the
field of teaching and
playing music s..
I always love to be with my child, go roller skate and also going to the
fields to
play all kinds
of sports.
I'm much more interested in what goes on off the
field and the
playing of the
sport distracts from that throughout.
With the support
of his coach, teammates, and loved ones, Travis learned to maximize his other senses and worked his way back onto the football
field, returning to the
sport no one thought he'd ever
play again.
McFarland, USA Kevin Costner
plays a track coach in a poverty - ridden high school, which combines the usual
sports story with an immersion into the immigrant experience
of Mexican
field workers in California.
So stylishly directed by filmmaker Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond The Pines), the new 60 second spot for Dick's Sporting Goods, gets back to the grit
of sport on the
field of play, not the spectacle surrounding it.