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  TRAINING  Sports training is a special process of preparation of sports persons based on scientific principles aimed at improving and maintaining higher performance capacity in different sports activities.  It is a particular type of training designed to improve fitness and abilities to perform in a given sport. Effects of training Training allows the body to gradually build up strength and endurance It improves skill levels. Training builds motivation, ambition and confidence.  Training also allows athletes to gain more knowledge of their sport. It helps in enabling athletes to learn about the importance of having a healthy mind and body. Adequate training enhance performance. OVERTRAINING   Overtraining occurs when an athlete doesn't adequately recover after repetitive intense training. This is seen when the workload is not balanced with enough recovery period. Effects of overtraining   Decline in performance Unusual feeling of heaviness Excessive sweat...

 The chain of infection is a set of 6 intertwined links that allow for communicable diseases to spread. Each step of the chain is required to effectively transmit infectious illness. Infectious agent (pathogen) Reservoir (the normal location of the pathogen) Portal of exit from the reservoir Mode of transmission Portal of entry into a host Susceptible host Infectious Agents Infectious agents (pathogens) include not only bacteria but also viruses, fungi, and parasites. The virulence of these pathogens depends on their number, their potency, their ability to enter and survive in the body, and the susceptibility of the host. For example, the smallpox virus is particularly virulent, infecting almost all people exposed. In contrast, the tuberculosis bacillus infects only a small number of people, usually people with weakened immune function, or those who are undernourished and living in crowded conditions. Reservoir A reservoir is any person, animal, arthropod, plant, soil or substance...

 DISEASE ENDEMIC EPIDEMIC PANDEMIC EPIDEMIOLOGY CONTAGIOUS VECTOR FOMITE QUARANTINE INCUBATION PERIOD HOST INFECTION PATHOGENS SIGNS SYMPTOMS 

In basketball, tactics play an important role because they often decide whether a team wins or loses the game. Tactics in basketball is understood to be all arrangements a team makes to achieve their set objectives. Strategies are the ways the team adopt to interpret the tactics. Tactics and strategies in basketball involves two things which are ; ==> Defense and ==> Offense Defensive Plays in Basketball involves everything you do when the team is not in possession of the ball.  In basketball, the goal of the defense is to gain possession of the ball by stealing the ball or getting a defensive rebound . Their task is to prevent the opponent from scoring. Basketball players do this by blocking and stealing the ball. In basketball there are different defense strategies to choose from. The best known moves in defense are usually man-on-man defense and zone defense. Man-on-Man Defense In man-on-man defense or one-man defense - as the name suggests - each attacker is assigned an i...

Ice hockey and field hockey require dedication and strong hand-eye coordination. The foundation of both sports is quite similar: work with your team to score a goal against the opponent. Yet, several aspects of the game divide the two. If you want to know more about the differences between field and ice hockey, continue reading below! Where Do They Play? The first difference between the two sports involves the different types of terrain they play on. Ice hockey plays on the ice at a skating rink, and professionals almost always play it indoors. The standard dimensions for ice hockey rinks are 200 feet by 85 feet, which is much smaller than where field hockey teams play. Field hockey occurs on either artificial turf or grass field. The field is 100 yards long and 60 yards wide, which is equivalent to the dimensions of football and soccer fields. While the dimensions of an ice hockey rink are significantly smaller than the dimensions of a field hockey field, each player exerts an immense...

 Hockey and its Origins The roots of hockey are buried deep in antiquity. Historical records show that a crude form of the game was played in Egypt 4,000 years ago and in Ethiopia around 1,000BC, whilst an ancient form of the game was also played in Iran in around 2,000BC.  Various museums offer evidence that a form of the game was played by the Romans and Greeks as well as by the Aztecs several centuries before Columbus arrived in the New World. The modern game of hockey emerged in England in the mid-18th century and is largely attributed to the growth of public schools, such as Eton. The first Hockey Association was formed in the UK in 1876 and drew up the first formal set of rules. The original association survived for just six years but, in 1886, it was revived by nine founding member clubs. Hockey and the Olympics The inaugural Olympic Hockey Competition for men was held in London in 1908 with England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales competing separately. With the addition of...

 INTRODUCTION Table tennis is a very popular recreational and competitive team game played by either individuals (1 v 1) or pairs (2 v 2). The game requires a purpose built table (court) and net, with players aiming to hit the ball continuously over the net and into their opponent’s side of the table to force their opponent(s) to either not return the ball back over the net or to land the ball off the table (out of bounds). It is widely acknowledged that table tennis is the most popular racket sport and the game can be so fast that a ball can travel as fast as 100 mph. ORIGINS OF TABLE TENNIS Table tennis originated in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century. The first generation of table tennis players belonged to middle-class Victorian society, which was inspired to create the game after watching lawn tennis (now known as just tennis). The first game was played using a champagne cork as the ball, cigar boxes as paddles, and a stack of books to make a net. At this point, the ...