...today, from the ages of 9 to 90 is why is physical education important? Physical education is important for a number of reasons, one of the biggest reasons being that if someone is physical fit and participates in physical activity daily, the chances are, their going to live a longer, healthier life than one who is not physical fit and does not participate in physical activity on a daily basis. Another big reason is physical education and athletics help define a person and shape them and people can learn a lot about themselves by participating in activities, such as how well they handle situations, anger problems, and maturity. These reasons, among several other reasons which will be covered is why physical education is important and should be essential to everyone’s life. First of all, physical education is an educational process that uses physical activity as a means to help people acquire skills, fitness, knowledge and attitudes that contribute to their optimal development and well-being. Physical education should be introduced to children from the time their communication skills with the parents develops, although most children don’t experience what physical education is until they enter school, with which physical education is being taught in school. It’s important for parents to communicate to their children before they enter school on why physical activity is important because America is on the incline with obesity rates and children should know that being well fit...
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...Let Them Play! : Benefits of Sports Briana B. Western Governors University WGU Student ID #: ************ Let Them Play! Childhood sports have been proven to provide multiple developmental benefits to all children involved in such programs. The best way for kids to reap all the benefits of sports participation is to submerse them into a program which offers a positive environment with encouraging coaches who instruct with constructive criticism and work to “minimize negative experiences” (Seefeldt & Ewing, 1996, p.3). Research has shown that children who participate in frequent physical activity, such as sports, experience improved academics, have better mental health, and are less likely to take part in risky health behaviors than their less active counterparts. Dr. Daniels, author of “Interscholastic Sports and the Middle School Student”, finds six main points of interest pertaining to the benefits of and liabilities for children who get involved in sports. Out of the six, four are beneficial, and only two are considered to be liabilities. The four positive characteristics of sports are scholastic achievement, competency, fitness, and self-esteem. Whereas the two negative characteristics are sports injuries, stress and anxiety (as cited by Daniels, 1999, p.2). Although Dr. Daniels doesn’t talk about it in her dissertation, one more benefit of kids getting active is their likelihood to avoid the appearance of evil, in other words they are unlikely...
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...Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility in Professional Sports Eric Watson Washburn University With the social issues that are present today, we look to our leaders to take a stand on the problems. We associate their success as a means to justify why their ideas are some of the best. We also look to them to be the leading innovators when it comes to making the world a better place. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is just that, the capability to improve the lives of every community the company is able to reach. Over the last century, philanthropy amongst major companies has increased dramatically. This improves the society and is also great for the public image of the organization. The MLB, NBA and NFL are the most valued professional sports organizations in America. Professional sports have a unique characteristic that most businesses do not possess, and that is meshing different cultural backgrounds together and the power to make aware of the problems we face today and giving us the strength to know that we do not have to face them alone. This sole attribute alone is essential for professional sports leagues and their teams to have a prominent grip on corporate social responsibility within their organization. Let’s take a step back and not just look at corporate social responsibility from a professional sports point of view but from a business point of view as well. The professional sports industry, like the big business industry, has its pros and cons. Some...
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... Volleyball…………………….………………………………………………………………………………………………….………….14 Floor Hockey………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……16 Softball………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...18 Section 4 --Discussion Model…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….19 Obesity…………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………….19 Bullying…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………26 Section 5 --Personal / Social Responsibility and Participation Model………………………..27 Section 6 --Drugs and Alcohol……………………………………………………………………………………….…………………..28 Section 7 --Positive Impact of Athletics……………………………………………………………………………………….29 Section 8 – Program Consent Form………………………………………………………………………………………………..31 Section 9 – Curriculum…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….32 *Section 10 –Youth Athletic Stats Pg. 29 *Section 11 – Participant Assessment Special needs Mission Statement GET FIT-Youth Athletic Program provides the youth with the skills, knowledge and disposition needed to...
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...summarizes the entire report by reiterating the key elements of both home and public schooling, and will allow you the audience to make a decision that would be beneficial to your specific needs. I would like to say special thanks to Professor Amanda Richey for granting me the opportunity to research a topic that is of personal interest and I hope that you will all enjoy reading my report. Yours Truly, Cadien Vaccianna Table of Content Title Page 1 Letter of Transmittal 2 Table of Content 3 Abstract 4 Introduction 5 Literature review 6 Importance of Home school vs Public school 8 Home school environment vs Public school 9 Socialization 10 Conclusion 11 References 13 Abstract Making the best choice for your child’s education is a crucial step that will determine his or her future direction and instill discipline, values and beliefs that will help the...
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...to mind an image of kids influencing other kids to do risky things like smoke, drink alcohol, or shoplift. But it can also be a force for good, exposing kids to positive new ideas and role models. Help your students explore the benefits and pitfalls of peer pressure with these activities. Related KidsHealth Links Articles for Kids: Dealing With Peer Pressure KidsHealth.org/kid/feeling/friend/peer_pressure.html How Cliques Make Kids Feel Left Out KidsHealth.org/kid/feeling/friend/clique.html Standards This guide correlates with the following National Health Education Standards: Students will: • Comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health. • Analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors. • Demonstrate the ability to access valid information and products and services to enhance health. • Demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks. • Demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health. • Demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health. • Demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks. • Demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health. The Story on Self-Esteem KidsHealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/self_esteem.html Alcohol KidsHealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/body/alcohol...
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...`WHAT MAKES A GREAT SPORT LEADER? Page 1 GENUINE EFFECTIVE SPORT LEADERS OR JUST LAZY, INEXPERIENCE SCUMS! The good Sports leaders must have four essential Qualities in order to be effective in what they do, if a Sport Leader does not have these skills, this automatically means they are FAKE shams of an effective sports leader. Having only some of these skill qualities result in ineffective Sport Leaders, who are too lazy to acknowledge these advance skills to succeed. Sports leaders who don’t have these skills should not have honour to have LEADER in their profession. The First quality that is vital in being effective in sports leadership is the Knowledge of Sports Skills, so in this case meaning the Sports Leader must have a good knowledge of the participant’s skill development, technical ability and technical demands in order to carry out the session correctly and successful. This will thus help the sports leader make a decision on what specific, simple skill is require to help the participant succeed in the activity and enjoy it at the same time. This will then make the sessions fun and not too difficult. Moreover, these factors are very important to know. For example, one of my close friends was a former sports leader, and I came along to one of his session to watch him performs in his sports leadership sessions; he did a football session with the kids. I watched the session and he turned a difficult football session into a fun one for the children...
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...RESEARCH QUESTION: Analyze a partnership between two (max. three) named organizations that focuses on a social inclusion issue using a sports initiative Abstract: “Positive Futures is a joint partnership project between Sport England, the youth justice board and the UK Anti-Drugs Coordination Unit. The aim of the initiative is to use sport to reduce anti-social behavior, crime and drug use among 10-16 year olds within local neighborhoods” (Sport England Positive Futures, 2002, p.1). The aim of the essay is to analyze the joint partnership between the three organizations and how they work together to tackle social inclusion issues using a sports initiative. The essay will also give you a detailed analysis of the aims and objectives of the individual organizations and also for their joint Partnership. “Sport England’s main initiative goal is to find out why do some people play sport, and why do some simply not want to join in. The main aim of Sport England is to promote the interests of sport at various levels such as regional, sub- regional and local levels” (Sport England, 2011). Sport England wants the people to succeed in their respective sport and they create opportunities for them starting right from the grassroots levels. They work in partnerships with UK sport (elite level sports) and youth sport trust (school level sport). “The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) is an executive non-departmental public body. The Secretary of State for Justice appoints...
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...behavior just to name a few. Kids, typically boys, love the games that blast and shoot things. These are just some examples of the conversation...
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...various consequences of child pageant participations, they still look back at their childhood and have some good memories of fun. Some even enter their own children into these pageants. Unfortunately, however, the damage is still the same and the cycle continues. Child beauty pageants are detrimental to the psyche of young children because these pageants promote sexualization far beyond their years and lack regulations to govern the actions within these contests. Because these children are being pushed into time-consuming, grueling preparation for these pageants, and because their performances are considered to be far beyond their years leading to self-objectification or sexualization, and the lack of regulations within these pageants there should be some boundaries set to minimize the psychological effects of participation within these contests. As we approach the Christmas holiday this year there are many who remember the horrific murder mystery of JonBenet Ramsey, a former child pageant star, and wonder if her participation in the beauty pageant world is what ended her short life. It’s been 17 years since her body was found in the basement of her parents’ home and her face was plastered all over the news. When the name JonBenet Ramsey is heard doll-like images flash through our heads from her pageant photos. Would she still be alive today had she not been displayed so adult-like? That is a mystery that may never be solved. Her murder stirred the pot of controversy as everyone...
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...Sports, Youth and Character: A Critical Survey Robert K. Fullinwider* Institute for Philosophy & Public Policy University of Maryland * rkf@umd.edu CIRCLE WORKING PAPER 44 FEBRUARY 2006 CIRCLE Working Paper 44: February 2006 Sports, Youth and Character: A Critical Survey TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION....................................... 3 a. methodological limitations..................... 4 b. conceptual and theoretical infelicities...... 5 II. THE LESSONS OF SPORT......................... 5 III. BASICS................................................ 6 a. too much too early?.............................. 8 b. competition’s role understood ............... 11 c. competition, participation, and fun......... 12 d. not enough?........................................ 14 IV. WHAT CAN WE CONCLUDE?.................... 15 V. THE MICROWORLD OF PARTICIPATION...... 17 VI. APPENDIX A......................................... 19 a. Shields and Bredemeier...................... 19 a.1. moral maturity: what are psychologists looking for?............ 22 a.2. game thinking............................. 24 a.3. moral confusion........................... 25 b. Stoll, Lumpkin, Beller, and Hahm.............. 27 It has been recognized for centuries that sport can contribute to education values that make for the development of character and right social relations . . . . [Within this contribution] there are many intertwined and interwoven threads of influences...
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...Norwegian University of Science and Technology Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management Department of Sociology and Political Science Master’s thesis in Sport Science Trondheim, January 2012 Terese Wilhelmsen PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF CHILDREN Exploring how intergenerational transfer of habitus frame boys and girls opportunity to generate and negotiate physical activity within their everyday life. Master in Sport Science Department of Sociology and Political Science Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU Trondheim, Norway. 1 ABSTRACT Several indicators of social background and gender expectations are found to have an important impact on children’s physical activity patterns, yet few studies have explored intergenerational transfer of habitus through the use of triangulation of methods. The aim of this study is to explore how intergenerational transfer of habitus frames children’s opportunit to generate and negotiate physical activity in their everyday life. This is done by examining the relationship between children’s physical activity pattern’s and: parental capital, parental perception of gender appropriate sport, gender expectations, children’s housing, and children’s own experience with sports and physical activity in their everyday life. The empirical material is drawn from a one-year fieldwork conducted at a public elementary school located in Metro Manila...
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...CHILDREN`S STUDY HABITS AND PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT TIFFANY YOUNG Department of Psychology Missouri Western State University Sponsored by: BRIAN CRONK (cronk@missouriwestern.edu) ABSTRACT Children`s study habits have been related to parental involvement for many years. Parental involvement includes many different situational factors, such as, how much time a parent studies with their child, how much time a parent allows a child to watch television, and if the parents smoke. In this study fourth grade children were given a survey about situational factors in relationship to their parents. The demographic information that was included was their age and gender. There were some significant differences of situational factors parents participate in compared to the study habits a child retains. INTRODUCTION Children’s study habits and the degree of parental involvement in studying seem to show differences in how they learn and how serious they are about learning. Some examples of what can influence children and their scholastic achievement are if their parents study with them, how much television they watch, and if they even like school. Luster and McAdoo (1996) believe that parents influence what a child brings to school and how well a child acquires school related skill throughout the school years such as working with a child on homework and this can influence other behaviors such as study habits that will affect the child’s achievement. Parent training interventions are...
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...media entertainment lines, Disney also operates dominant media channels ABC and ESPN. These are two channels that carry with them a strong loyal following. Sports have always been America’s past time and it’s unlikely to see them ever declining or the viewership that goes along with it. People have always poured capital into sports and will continue to for many centuries to come. Aside from Disney’s ventures, investors focus and confidence should be in the trademark of Disney. Characters such as Mickey Mouse and Buzz Light-year are icons that will never be lost in the pages of time. Kids and adults alike will always want to participate in the next big thing the company has to offer and these kinds of expectations will always lead to Disney having a stable stock price and even unstable in the positive manner because the growth potential is limitless for this company. You can see that limitless with the many franchises Disney has under its wing. For example, the company has a pretty expansive retail line whether it is Pirates of the Caribbean or High School Musical or any of the other hundreds of brands they own and they only receive 6% of overall revenue from their retail lines, but that 6% is the equivalence to $30 billion according to Standard & Poor’s corporate overview of the company. Branding is the reason why Disney is so...
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...Running head: POLITICAL ASPECT OF THE MASS MEDIA The mass media separating the world. Joseph jreige Notre Dane University-louaize ENL 110-C The mass media separating the world. The society accommodates three authorities which are the Legislative, Judiciary, and executive supremacy. After the intervention of the technology into our life there were many historical revolutions caused by political, economical, or religious issues about this technology. For the mass media, it went away from the revolutions to take advantage of this technical progress. It has been chasing a benevolent evolution to reach a point where it took a real capability to be the forth mastery in our society today. Using its power, the media is dividing the world into three parts: USA, Europe, and Asia with Africa, giving each its own characteristics. First the media using its power is giving the USA its own characteristics. One of these characteristics is that the people of USA are worthy of richness. They are the people who can use their money to produce a progress for their own society and sometimes for the whole world. We can see that America has been giving the world from its discovery till today many proofs to insure that it is the country that would give betterment to the world. Anholt, Hildreth, &Jeremy(May, 2011) orate "Putting a man on the moon may not have been intended as an advertisement for American technology, but it certainly worked as one, and...
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