Sports Archive: Challenges Facing in Sports
Sports Archive: Challenges Facing in Sports: Sport in all countries is changing with the times, but not uniformly for all. The gap in resources between wealthy and poorer count...
Violence in Sports
Normally sport is non-violent. Every
day in every country in the world, thousands of athletes contest take place and
thousands of games are played without a hint of violence with very friendly environment. However, violence,
when it does occur, is a threat to sport. The occurrence of violence must be
treated very seriously.
Generally speaking, performers
have been left to make their own decisions on what risks to take. Some have
died as a result of their decisions in sports, others have suffered long term
disability, but hazards of self-inflicted injury have generally been accepted
as reasonable. What is unreasonable is for coaches and teachers, anxious to enhance
their own reputation, to encourage athletes to risk life or limb against their
inclination, anxious to enhance their own reputation, to encourage athletes to
risk life or limb against their inclinations and better judgments.
In games and sports where body contact is not supposed to occur, for example track racing, violent contact may nevertheless happen. Judges then have to decide who was responsible and whether it was deliberate and intentional. Judging " intend" is perhaps the most difficult task which an official has to perform during a game.
In games and sports where body contact is not supposed to occur, for example track racing, violent contact may nevertheless happen. Judges then have to decide who was responsible and whether it was deliberate and intentional. Judging " intend" is perhaps the most difficult task which an official has to perform during a game.
Challenges Facing in Sports
The advances in technology are available to those countries
with resources and not to others. A good example is in cycling, where research
and quality material combine to create bicycles that are lighter and faster than
others.In Maldives we do not have enough resources and technology to face problems we are facing in the development of sport.
Quality athletes in sports like football and volleyball may
leave a country to receive better training and competition and greater resources
elsewhere, if so the athlete is not directly available to help develop sport in
the particular country. In Maldives too we are facing many elite athletes are always busy with their training abroad.
There is no question that the availability of quality
facilities is necessary for proper training and where there do not exist, it
becomes more difficult to excel. In Maldives we do not have sports facilities
access in many islands.
Other main factor is preventing injuries to athletes.
Preventing injury or the rehabilitation from injuries is enormously enhance
with quality care, including diagnostic and medical related equipment.
Sports in Maldives
The Maldives has a young population and there is an
inherent understanding of the social benefits and development potential to be
derived from sports. As such sport is given a prominent place in the
Government’s National Framework for Development with an emphasis on the
philosophy of “Sport for All”. For the
benefits of sports to reach all sectors of society broad- community
participation is important. To create lifelong habits of sports participation,
as well as providing opportunities for talented athletes to progress elite
levels, concentration on youth is very essential.
There are currently over 23 sports played in the Maldives.
This includes international and traditional sports. They are governed by
independent sporting associations which receive Government support financially.
The most popular team sports are football, volleyball and
basketball (men and women), netball and cricket, while the most popular
individual sports are athletics, badminton and swimming. Water sports such as
surfing is becoming popular and beach sports is going to be a future
attraction.
Streching makes us healthy
Regular
stretching can have a very beneficial effect on our bodies and can actually
prevent injuries – and that means that each player need to make stretching a
priority – even when we are not having practice or a match.
The key
advantages you will gain from regular stretching are Improved Circulation,
Decreased Muscle tension, Increased Joint ROM (range of motion), Better
Coordination, Improved Speed Performance, Faster recovery after exercise.
Stretching also
lead to the improved functioning of the body in general. For example,
stretching first thing in the morning will not only help circulate blood around
the body but help hormones get flowing and your lymphatic system to kick into
gear.
Basic Stretching
Basic Stretching
Being a leader
Being in a position of leadership does not make anyone a leader.
Experience, trial and error, personal growth and development all contribute to
the process of becoming a leader; it just doesn’t happen overnight. There are
countless opportunities in sport for people to use their leadership abilities and skills–
as athletes, spectators, judges and technicians, organizers, health
professionals, educators and coaches.
Effective leaders are those whose
group members feel their needs are getting satisfied and the leaders themselves
feel they are getting their own needs met, i.e. there is an equitable exchange.
In order to do this, leaders need to
develop the skills specific to their particular responsibilities in sport and
to feel comfortable applying those skills in difficult as well as pleasant
situations.
This means that to be effective, a
leader must be “task oriented” or able to get the job done, as well as “process
oriented” or focused on creating healthy interpersonal relationships.
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