Importance Of Sports In Our Life

       Importance Of 

                                                 In Our Life 

  Games and sports are a very necessary part of education. As we know the aim of education is all round development — physical, mental and moral of a student. Only a sound body can have a sound mind.                                                                                                           WE must give time to his studies, but he should not neglect games. He should follow a general principle “work, while you work, play, while you play, that is the way to be happy and gay.” In the past there waMind cannot be stronger if the body is weak. A good student must take care of all the things. Hs no provision for games and sports in India schools and colleges. But, now no educational institution is complete without some arrangement for different games and sport.  

       IMPORTANCE

•  Sports are a very important part of our life. It is in      fact the most technical part in giving us our identity.    In this day and age, many people have earned       themselves titles and awards owing from their     performance in different levels of international   sports.

•  Some of the famous sporting activities include football, athletics, tennis, hockey, cricket and many more. Sports are a fundamental part of the lives of millions of men and women all over the world.

Sports helps build talent and hobbies so that the people can be better at delivering them for personal and professional purposes.

Sports also serve as a good leisure activity meant to relieve one from physical and emotional stress hence a healthy living.

It is a means to achieve physical exercise which is good for the body’s growth and development, hence a healthy living as calories and fats are burnt.

Through sports, people have established their careers as professional men and women in particular sports like athletes who are paid for their ability to do well in particular sports.

Sports are also used for promotional purposes where different brands use sports as a platform to market and advertise themselves.

Sports are a country’s brand. Different countries have been known for particular sports like for instance the Republic of India is known for cricket, Brazil for football and Kenya for athletics. Sports are in this way a special kind of signature and this helps in the preservation of the culture of that country.

1.                   1.HOCKEY [ NATIONAL GAME OF INDIA ]

• Field hockey can be played on both a grass surface and an indoor hard court. Players are permitted to play the ball with the flat of the ‘face side’ of their hockey stick, as well as the edges of the head and handle provided the stroke is controlled.
• Outfield players are not permitted to use their feet or hands to help control or play the ball, whilst there are also tight rules on player contact and obstruction, with penalties awarded against teams that break such rules.
• A goalkeeper will traditionally wear additional protective equipment, including gloves and a helmet, due to the more dangerous nature of their inclusion within the game. They do continue to use a stick, but aren't required to make the save using it. 

    HOCKEY HISTORY

• After being included in both the 1908 and 1920 Olympic Games, field hockey has been included at every Olympic competition since 1928. The most successful nation is India, with eight gold medals, whilst Team GB is in fourth place with four.
• India, along with Pakistan, were the dominant force in men’s hockey from the 1920s up until the mid-1980s, but their success has waned in more recent years with more European nations, such as the Netherlands and Germany, tending to be most successful.
• Australia and New Zealand are the main challengers to the European-dominated Women’s hockey events, with the latter finishing fourth in both the 2012 and 2016 Games. Team GB famously took home gold in Rio after defeating the Netherlands on penalties. 

2. CRICKET

• During a standard cricket match each team has a turn at batting, attempting to score runs, and at fielding, attempting to prevent runs being made. The team which has scored the most runs at the end of the game wins.
• Players bat in pairs and attempt to score runs by hitting the ball to the boundary rope or by running between the wickets. They can be given out if the ball hits their wicket, a fielder catches their shot before the ball bounces, or their leg prevents the ball hitting the wicket (knows as LBW or ‘leg before wicket’). 
• The fielding team nominate a bowler to bowl a six-ball over. Once they have completed this then someone else on the team must takeover. An innings will continue until the batting side have lost ten wickets or a set number of overs have been bowled. 

      History OF CRICKE

• The first officially recognised Test match took place in 1877. There are currently twelve nations that play test match cricket, the longest and most traditional form of the game. The most famous match-up is between England and Australia, known as 'The Ashes'.
• The Cricket World Cup, a competition involving one-day matches, first took place in 1975. Australia is the most successful nation with five titles. An even shorter format, the T20 World Cup (involving matches with only 20 overs for each side), was born in 2007.

•  3. FOOTBALL
• A game which involves kicking a ball into a rectangular goal with a net. Players will generally score with their feet, but can actually use any part of their body apart from their hands and arms. The game always starts with a kick off from the centre mark of the pitch
• Each team has a designated goalkeeper, who is permitted to use their hands and arms within a marked area, to try and prevent the opposition team from scoring. 
• Various other rules are in place to prevent foul play or unsportsmanlike conduct, e.g. the offside rule (in 9v9 and 11v11), which prevents attacking players from waiting by the opposition’s goal, so they are best placed to shoot when the ball comes to them.
History
• The FA Cup, England’s national cup competition, is the oldest association football competition in the world. It was first held at the climax of the 1871-72 season, with Wanderers defeating Royal Engineers 1-0 at the Kensington Oval.
• As well as competing in domestic competitions, including the FA Cup and the Premier League and English Football League, the best teams from each country will also compete in continental competitions, such as the Champions League – previously the European Cup.
• Women’s’ football has been played for many years but the game really took off in 2010 when The Women’s Super League was formed, with Liverpool Ladies, Manchester City Ladies, Arsenal Ladies  and Chelsea Ladies all winning the title since its inception.
• An international competition, the World Cup, has also been held for men’s national teams since 1930. Brazil is the competition’s most successful team having won the tournament on five occasions. England has won it once, in 1966.
• Wembley Stadium, London is the National Stadium and St George’s Park, Burton is the National Training Centre, which is home to The FA’s 24 National Sides.



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