BOXING: World's Favorite Sport

Many people enjoy watching boxing because they were really entertained by this sport. We can see that it's not only in the US but even all over the world people from different race love to watch this game and they even train their own player to join in this sport. As we try to look at it, we can say that boxing is “World's Favorite Sport”.

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Boxing is a combat sport and martial art in which two people fight using their fists. Boxing is typically supervised by a referee engage in during a series of one-to-three-minute intervals called rounds, and boxers generally of similar weight. There are three ways to win; if the opponent is knocked out and unable to get up before the referee counts to ten seconds (a knockout or KO) or if the opponent is deemed to injure to continue (a technical knockout or TKO). If there is no stoppage of fight before an agreed number of rounds, a winner is determined either by the referee's decision or by judges' scorecard.


What is in the sport called boxing that almost of the people really enjoy watching it and they love to see their best player playing inside the ring. Like Manny Pacquiao, many people love to watch him play in the ring, not only his fellow Filipino but even people from different races became his fan and always watch him play. We know that he is the first WBO boxing Champion who got many winning titles. Maybe that's the reason why people like him. But not too much with that, my point of view is that, boxing is really a sport that attracts the peoples' attention and make them entertained and enjoyed.

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Many player wants to win the game. They are trying to do their best and even finding ways and means in their training. Studying the opponents tactics and finding ideas on how to knockout the opponent. Their coach try to do all the best coaching he can in order for his player to win.


People who watch the game even just in television screen did not even notice that their feelings and emotion goes with the game. Some died in heart attack because of too much joy when their player wins, and become sad when their player is defeated.


How about you, is this your favorite sport? If so, just be careful not to get bad feelings whatever the result is. It may harm your health....


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SPORTS COACHING

Sport is defined as an organized, competitive,and skillful physical activity requiring commitment. It is governed by set of rules or customs. In a sport the factors are the physical capabilities and skills of the competitor when determining the outcome (winning or losing). Here, coaching plays a very important part. In every sport there is always a coach who coaches the team or players.

In sports, a coach or manager is an individual who gives direction, instruction and training of the operations of a players or of individual sportspeople. This type of coach gets involved in all the aspects of the sport,including physical and mental player development.

WHAT IS COACHING

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Coaching is the art and practice of inspiring, energizing, and facilatating the performance, learning and development of the player.(Myles Downey)

Coaching helps the player to unlock his or her potential through raising awareness, giving new ideas and encouraging creativity.

Coaching is about energizing the player through effective athletic attitude, ideas, and building a can-do attitude. It should implies of the player's capability to have an insight or idea and to think something about himself.

Anything a coach says or does he should be driven by the intention to improve performance, to achieve greater or efficiency of the player.

Sports coaching is not an easy task because it requires a very special person with special skills to do it.

WHAT A COACH DOES

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Sport coaches train, develop and mentor the athletes to become better at the physical components of the game. The coach should have more knowledge about the game, he should know more about the sport, and have more previous experience and knowledge. The coach's job is to transfer as much of his knowledge and experience to the player to develop the most skilled athletes. Combining these aspects of the sport, the coach is the accountable for the overall performance and results of the team player. The coach should observe and make sure that the players aim is true and his actions congruent.

Help the player set up goals and organized themselves to reach or attain their goals.

Helps and motivate the player in reaching their goals.

THE GOAL OF COACHING

The goal of coaching is to guide, to open up the mind of every player to establish a decision, and empower the one being coached- the player- through establishing a firmer connection with his or her inner authority.

BENEFITS OF COACHING

A Good and Effective coaching brings achievements and happiness to the individual and the group whatever the organization benefits.

Sources: Coach(sport)

                 Wikipedia


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SOCCER: WORLD'S FAMOUS SPORT

Soccer is the world's most popular sport. It is played between two teams of eleven players.

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The game is being played in a rectangular field of grass or in a green artificial stuff. The goal is in the center of each of the short ends. The object of the game is to score by driving the ball into the opposing goal. In general play, the goalkeeper is the only player allowed to touch the ball with his hand or arm while the field players use their feet to kick the ball into position, by using their torso or head to intercept a ball in mid air. The team that scores the most by the end of the match wins. If there is a tie between team at the end of the game,their should be a draw declared or the game should have an extra time or a penalty shootout, it depends upon the format of the competition.

GAME PROPER

Each team is led by the captain. The player other than the goalkeeper may not deliberately handle the ball with their hands or arms during the play though they do use their hands during a throw in restart. Although players usually use their feet to move the ball around, they may use any part of their bodies other than their hands or arms. With normal play, all players are free to play the ball in any direction and move throughout the pitch, though the ball cannot be receive in an offside position.

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In typical game, players attempt to create goal-scoring opportunities through individual control of the ball, such as by dribbling, passing the ball to a teammate, and taking shots at the goal. The goal is being guarded by the opposing goalkeeper. Opposing player will try to regain control of the ball by intercepting a pass or through tacking the opponent in possession of the ball; however, physical contact between opponents is restricted. Football is a free-flowing game, with play stopping only when the ball has left the field of play or when play is stopped by the referee. After a stoppage, a play recommences with a specific restart.

Watching soccer/football is so entertaining and enjoyable kind of recreation.

Sources:Association Football

Wikipedia


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Behind the Triumphs of Ed Thomas

ED THOMAS- (July 17,1950-June 24,2009) 59 yrs.old, a high school football coach of Aplington-Parkersburg High School, Parkerburg, Iowa. He was shot at the football teams

weight room. He was killed by Mark Becker, 2004 Aplington-Parkersburg graduate, and a

former player. Thomas was the coach who triumphed in his field.

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He coached Aplington-Parkersburg Falcon for 37 years, won 2 state titles, many winning sessions and national recognitions. He was credited with having coached four current NFL players which is the most per capita of any high school in the nation. Aaron Kampman (Jacksonville Jaguars), Brad Meester (Jacksonville Jaguars), Jared De Vries (Detroit Lions), and Casey Weigman (Denver Broncos). In 2005, Thomas won the prestigious NFL High School Coach of the year. Landon Schrage was signed in 2006 as a long snapper for the (Baltimore Ravens) making him the 5^th player coached by Thomas to reach the NFL.

In the night of his death,  2,500 mourners gathered for a candle vigil. He was featured on the July 6, 2009 Sports Illustrated. On August 28, 2009, the national cable network ESPN televised Aplington-Parkersburg first high school football game of the year in honor of Coach Thomas.

A great man in the history of Sports, Coach Ed Thomas, what was behind his triumph and achievements?

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COMPASSION

Terry DeGroote, 42 one of the former player of Aplington, when asked what he remembers most about CoachThomas, DeGroote answered without any hesitation. “COMPASSION” He had compassion for anybody, everybody—whether it was football,  whether it was school, whether it was in town.

LEADERSHIP

On May 2008, tornado devastated Parkersburg, he was instrumental in leading the town back from that disaster with his actions and his optimistic atitude.

FAITH and LEGACY

"His (LEGACY) for many will be associated with his tremendous success as a football coach," said Green Bay Packers linebacker Aaron Kampman. " However, I believe his greatest legacy comes not in how many football games he won or lost but in the fact that he was a COMMITTED FOLLOWER OF JESUS CHRIST."

It's just the stuff that he taught every one of us, stuff that I'll never forget, Meester said in a statement, "The VALUE of HARDWORK, PRIDE in what you DO and just CARING about the guy beside you and that's what he did."

These are but just little things behind Coach Ed Thomas triumph but became great when he put it into practice.

Source: en. Wikipedia.org
             Goldman, Tom, "Emotional  Game Honors Slain Coach in Iowa"

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