Thursday, June 23, 2011

Sport Science and Management


SPORT…
What is the meaning of the term SPORT???  
We feel sport as a physical activity & implies according to rules & regulation in a special playing area. There are many definitions of SPORT…
“Sport is a part of every culture past & present… But every culture has its own definition of sport. In most useful definition is relationship of sports can clarify to three parts…
Play, Games, Contest”
        
You know SPORT can make mentally, physically, spiritually balance person.

Why do you do SPORT?
     Most of yours final intension of being sporty is having PLEASURE. Through sports you can get more things additionally to the pleasure. These are like developing muscle bulk, be healthy, be competitive, being physically fit, developing mental balance, managing stress, take right & quick decisions…
     We can classify sports in many ways, but commonly all sports have a certain framework & several qualities.
     The Worlds biggest greatest sports festival is OLYMPICs. It provides & adding several precious values for sports. Olympics’ appreciate participation more than victory.

          So what’s the meaning of SPORT SCIENCE?
     It is a discipline that uses specific methods to find new wisdom by applying of scientific theories, modules, principles, & techniques with the aim of improving sporting performance.
There are many scientific areas such as physiology, psychology, sociology, bio-mechanics, bio-chemistry, sport nutrition, anatomy, sport technology, research & evaluation science, statistics, performance analysis, anthropometry…

There are many scientific areas such as physiology, psychology, sociology, bio-mechanics, bio-chemistry, sport nutrition, anatomy, sport technology, research & evaluation science, statistics, performance analysis, anthropometry…Through the study of science of sport, scientist and many researches
have developed a greater understanding on how the human body reacts to exercise, training & to the different environments & many other stimulus as well as realizing how the body adapts to exercise & training…. And what should do & what should not?

When we consider SPORT MANAGEMENT,
It is really important essential part of SPORTS. If any team has not better management, that team could not be existence.
     Sport management is any combination of skill related to planning, organizing, controlling and leading within the sports/ physical recreation organization. Sports organization has to deal with both internal & external environment. Internal & external environment include lot of parts so management should keep balance development in both environment. And also it has to manage their physical, human, financial &other resources. Also management should be knowledgeable and have to make actions about alterations &fluctuations in relating bodies.

     Sport management means not only development of team or maintenance of internal & external environments. But also it includes various types of management ways. Simply, sport management includes financial management, human resource management, facility management, talent management, risk management…So it shows wide variety of fields.
     In modernize world sport science & management is demanding module of world. Also it has number of key figures, which have influenced the field in to what it is today.
          So I think I am very lucky person to be a member of first batch in sport science & management degree in Sri Lanka.
     This is becoming increasingly popular with many countries that received sport science & management degrees, diplomas and included as subject in higher education as an academic discipline. At last, I trust we can see tremendous development in sport science and management field on this decade.  

Finally I would like to ask little question from you…
Ø  Do you really like sports?
Ø  Which is the best way do you feel sports?
Ø  What will you expect from sport science as well as sport management?
Ø  Which is the prefer way do you like sports development?