... compared to other games like running and gladiatorial combat. We are able to see how it has evolved from something great to something wonderful. The game of basketball was invented by a physical education teacher by the name of Dr. James Naismith. The doctor did not have an epiphany about a sport ... east coast. The popularity among colleges took a little longer to catch on, but nevertheless, it did. On April 24, 1896 the first intercollegiate game was play between the Minnesota State School of Agriculture and Hamline College, the score was nine to three. By 1908 the focus of power house...

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... know when you are going to see a big hit, or a game winning touchdown. Baseball, too, can be exciting, but usually not until the end of the game. Baseball, unlike football, has a slow pace. There are a lot of times when the final score is 2-0, or 4-2. Fans don't like low scoring games. ... They like the high scoring shootouts like when a football game ends 56-49. The pace of the game of football is not slow, ... but moves at a good rate. This makes watching a football game more exciting because unlike baseball, ... loved to watch the fearless gladiators battle until death. Football play...

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... One of the most recent electrifying events that shows women expressing their love for the game, regardless of which game, is when Brandi Chastain tore her jersey off after the United States women's soccer team won the Women's World Cup final. After this incredible display of victory, the media put Ms. Chastain's face all ... president of the United States, Bill Clinton, enjoyed the USA victory at the World Cup. The women's World Cup victory had more fans watching than Game 7 of the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals. With 90,000 fans present for the event and another 657,000 tuned in on ESPN at home...

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... and motivation. But coaches let campers -- who range in age from five to 13 -- choose teams and make lineups. No one keeps score until the final day of each weekly session. And every day the staff turns over one hour after lunch to free-form play. "They play a lot of pickle and ... tells kids that this is serious stuff. No child misses the message." Remarkably, a child might still be able to override that message. After a recent youth soccer game in which he failed to make a critical save, 10-year-old Adam Weinberger of Bethesda, Md., was approached by the father of a teammate. "He said,...

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... if there was a smoke screen between the athletic and non-athletic, and what your parents did for a living could not clear the dark cloud. In my final years of elementary I played for a little league football team. Here I met new friends that did not attend the same school as me. They came from several ... school. In Middle school, teenagers started noticing the other sex quite a bit more. It was not uncommon to see a group of girls at a football game. They began to enjoy the sport and showed more and more support for the team as the season went on. Athletes became very popular in school...

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... most complicated aspect. Therefore, communication is a major part of the coaching profession. Communication skills are needed when the coach is conducting practice, motivating the athletes, or giving instruction during the game. This communication could be done on a one on one level, or in a team setting (Flannery, 1999). The coach must be able to use verbal as well as non verbal communication ... aware of all the procedures that need to be taken to ensure that their athletes are safe. This will prevent injuries, and ensure the athlete of a pleasant sporting experience. The final aspect...

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... qualities, and they are married six weeks after they meet. Once comfortably married, Hazel begins showing other emotions. "She had not realized how tired she was. It was a delight, a new game, a holiday, to give up being a good sport." She finds joy in crying and in sadness. "To her who had laughed so much, crying was delicious. All sorrows became her sorrows ... her, and then suffer from the melancholy that was sure to follow. It was a vicious cycle that Hazel finds no escape from. Even suicide, which is supposed to be the final ending, fails her. She finds no solace in the end of the ...

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• Grade Level: High School