Authors : Mardikar M .
Page Nos : 75-78
Description :
“Sports, by their very nature are enjoyable, challenging, all absorbing albeit requiring certain
amount of skill and physical conditions. With the rapid development of sports into a highly organized and
intensely competitive social phenomenon, there is a c
lear
-
cut classification of sports on the basis of
intensity and level of participation namely the recreation sports, health and conditioning sports and
competitive sports. Competitive sports are again ranked according to the level of intensity of competitio
n
involved. The highest level of competition in which the intensity of play raises the pulse rate of the player
to approximately 180 beats per minute is designated as top sports. The sports have developed in to
distinct scientific discipline in it selfas ea
ch nation is varying with other to produce top class players to
win laurels in international competitions. Considerable research is devoted to identify the factors those
will be predictive of achieving high level of skill in a given sports with proper coac
hing. It is rather very
difficult if not impossible for everyone to achieve the height of world fame. However, if one is destined to
achieve such heights, it will become evident in early stage itselfthat the athlete, person or players is born
with certain
attributes and gifts, without which a real great success is not probable or possible.
