Sport

For ten years now hockey fans in the cities of Quebec and Winnipeg have not had chance to watch a hockey match involving a hockey team from either of the cities. However, now the same fans have a reason to smile since soon they will enjoy the excitement they bused to ten years ago. This good news for the city fans culminates from the decision by the National hockey league plan to bring back hockey franchise to the two cities. The move is expected to revive hockey excitement and enthusiasm as it...

In any sports-related event, it is important that one takes care not to incur an injury. However, this is not possible all the time because this is an unavoidable part of all sports. A personal safety training, even if well-monitored is still not the best move for an injured athlete. The athlete needs to deal with the emotional turmoil that accompanies any injury that is not at all expected. It is inevitable that an athlete will feel worthless and depressed because he will not be able to play for...

The research attempts to focus on the benefits of Sport events for people. In this regard, the study focuses on the investigation of sports as an activity that promotes social inclusion.The purpose of this study is to explore athletes perceptions regarding social exclusion and inclusion among the sports that they play and the perceived benefits of social inclusion among athletes.  This study is twofold.  An earlier qualitative interview was conducted to explore the athletes perception...

Training for athletes is a fundamental activity because its what keeps them in shape and competitive therefore, training should be undertaken with dedication. Furthermore, annual training is critical in ensuring that an athlete is well prepared and at all times. Having an annual plan plays a very big role in the preparation of athletes. First, it helps identify the type of job to be done second, how it should or will be done and this involves setting goals finally, it gives a plan and timeframe...

The recent past has experienced changes in the lifestyle of a number of Americans and other people around the world.  Economy has been doing poorly leading to the great disappointments in the Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange. This led to numerous meetings in the White House aimed at marshalling the rank and identifying proper steps to be undertaken.   The management of sports is analogous to any form of business management and even surpasses it to some extent.  It...

Should student athletes be required to maintain a certain grade point average to participate in college sportsOne of the oldest traditions associated with higher education is the integration of athletics with the education system. Most of the higher education institutions have eventually formed intercollegiate athletic programs. Extra-curricular activities have the nature of being too involving, especially with tight travel schedules. It makes it difficult for the student-athletes to make effective...

An Overview of Sport MarketingThe book covers the general concepts of sports marketing. It identifies the marketing opportunities, processes and the general understanding of the sport consumer. T addresses key marketing arenas like segmentation, identifying target market and also positioning within markets. It also addresses issues like how to price and place sports facilities. It also directly looks into advertising as a way of sports marketing. The book further looks at ways of enhancing promotion...

Womens participation in sport has a long history. It is a history marked by division and discrimination but also one filled with major accomplishments by female athletes and important advances for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.Boxing has for a very long time been known to be a sport for men only. Even though some records show that girls were training as far back as in the 1920s, the girls and womens interest in the sport were not taken noticed of till the 1990stheir acceptance...

The world is inhabited by people of different racial background. Racism has been one of the problems facing the world, especially, as it regards treatment of minority groups.  For a long time, people of African and Asian origin and other minority groups have faced systematic racial discrimination all over the world. In almost all countries, minority groups face discrimination in different spheres of life. Racial discrimination is a major problem that is faced by blacks and other racial minority...