Cordillera judokas reap 15 medals in ISM judo tour
JUDOKAS from the Cordillera Judo Association representing Baguio City reaped four gold medals aside from six silver medals and five bronze medals outstripping rival counterparts in the recently concluded annual International School Manila National Judo tournament held on May 12, at the ISM, Fort...
Vinluan: Children’s spotlight; a time to play
BONDING is said to produce a strong emotional attachment between parent and child and friends making people more alert and able to respond physically and psychologically. Thus, the existence of a sensitive period among individuals which needs a specific time frame in which bonding is most likely...
Vinluan: What sports training should be
WHEN you think you want to indulge yourself into sports, don’t overlook what benefits it can provide you aside from the physical aspiration that is commonly associated with it. Although sports enthusiasts have different reasons why they indulge in sports activities is a personal thing, however...
Vinluan: Ill effects of computer gaming on children
THE world has changed since the inception of the microchip. It has changed man; it provided an easy access to almost everything and its features inevitably inviting. To most of the youth today, these microchips run gadgets, like the cell phone, iPods, and computer and has not only became a fad...
Vinluan: Altercasting kids from computers to sports
KIDS today differ strikingly in the extent to which they observe and control their self-preservation. They pay less attention to the behavioral cues provided by parents and others who are concerned of their well being which makes monitoring and control of their behavior and attitude to a lesser...
Vinluan: Role playing
“ALL the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and entrances: And one man in his time plays many parts”. (William Shakespeare).
From Shakespeare’s writings to the contemporary psychologists, the analogy of human behavior and the theater has often...
Vinluan: Smooth transitions
ATHLETES, who venture into other sports aside from what they already play, find that success depends not on training and know how alone because it hinges on the poise and efficiency with which you handle the transition. Like other sports and events, they have rules that are set up with two...
Vinluan: Train now to peak later
THE slogan, “The future is now,” might inspire athletes to achieve glory. But for young athletes fresh from seeking the appropriate sport and proper training, this would mean some ten to twenty years in the future.
Vinluan: Tackling body image issues
HAVE you ever been relieved to know you’re not the only person who has had problems with body image? Like it or not, we are built in different sizes and shapes and a few have the “universal” body promoted by media.
The use of human personalities in commodity acceptance is educational in...
Vinluan: The finish line
HAVE you ever read a newspaper account of revelations, or a sports speech which lasts for an hour and think to yourself, “Well, it’s about time somebody did something about that.” Perhaps, people in different ways try to change or remind you of something, which affects you personally.
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1st Panagbenga judo championships held
THE YMCA Judo and Kaitagi Judo Clubs, in cooperation with the Scout Barrio Barangay, sponsored a judo tournament dubbed “1st Panagbenga Judo Championship” at the Scout Barrio Barangay covered court last March 4.
Students from the different colleges and universities in the city and Benguet...
Vinluan: The role of sports for individuals and society
PEOPLE undertake an immense variety of voluntary activities to fill up their free time. Although voluntary activities can be sedentary as to watching television, or playing computer games which consumes more time than any other single activity, these activities however has not eliminated all...
Vinluan: Man versus wild
THINK you’re fairly fast, aren’t you? Odds are, you are – for a human. However human endurance performance pales in comparison to animals. If the men’s record for the marathon is a brisk 2:06 for instance, the wild kingdoms’ pronghorn antelope, perhaps the greatest endurance athlete could...
Vinluan: Getting on with a new timeline
IT WAS a triumphant battle at 122 lbs. as Nonito Donaire’s hands brought the first knock down punch in his 12 round bout against his Puerto Rican opponent proving he is now ready to move on to a new timeline. Inspired by Manny Pacquiao, Donaire’s gaudy punches might just do the rest to achieve...
Vinluan: Nutritional cornucopia
“AN APPLE a day keeps the doctor away” a rhyme that made children to love fruits. Bite a piece of fresh fruit, and your taste buds are flooded with seductive flavors. Eating a wide variety of fruits as possible can provide the benefits of nutrition, like in Greek mythology, even the Gods eat the...
Vinluan: Gender sensitivity and women in sports
EVER since women in sports hit the limelight, they, too, perspired and spat and swore, and often more proficiently than men. However, in sports history books you’ll find women trained separately from men. Needless to say, their skills and capabilities were confined to themselves.
Vinluan: Ekiden, an alternative marathon race
FRENCHMAN Baron Piere de Coubertin founded and modeled the modern Olympics in 1896 after the ancient Olympics that began in 776 BC. Since then the modern games began to get bigger and more complicated. Such were the new sports introduced in the games that made it a fellowship of nations, as the...
Vinluan: Comparable paradox
LAST year, Philippine sports kicked-off with a big leap because of our athletes’ sterling performances in national competitions, and we hope when the first starter’s gun goes off in any of the sports discipline in 2012 our athletes don’t come crumbling down. This year is the...
Vinluan: From an athlete’s viewpoint
WHEN asked about failing to qualify in a competition, it is a sign to train more say some athletes, but when hopes are high for an athlete to qualify in a national or international event and when the much sought-after berth is eluded, there is no hint of unhappiness in an athlete’s smile because...
Vinluan: Cultivating knowledge and morals
MANY has been done for sports development, the advancement of sports technology and developmental training methods, to the expressway of information (the internet), and methods of instruction either from a formal schooling or from a personal instructor.
Thanks to the modernization of the...
Vinluan: Christmas sports ideas
“WE WORHSIP not the fire, but Him of whom it is the chosen symbol, because it is the purest of all created things”. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR AHEAD OF US.
The holiday season signals a break for the busy time we had this year, it welcomes the sumptuous meals suggested to...
Vinluan: Busting fitness myths for a healthier you
GOOD thing, in this day and age, the information you need to know is readily available. But what’s accepted as fact can now be challenged by some breakthroughs next month. A wise decision in keeping your body in top condition now and the future is needed.
Vinluan: Cross training benefits
LIKE most sports enthusiasts, we derive considerable benefits from cross-training. Cross-training is mixing training programs from single sport training, or an alternate training besides your own sport. Most athletes do cross-training programs to improve more their physical capacities or a...
Vinluan: Coaching: Ethics misconstrued
IMAGINE a game stopped because of emotional chaos, because of something like a referee’s bad call. Coaches, players and game officials must realize that certain situations or friendly words and actions could be misinterpreted not only by the performers, but also by outsiders, motivated by...
Vinluan: A hard day’s fight
IF YOU were not contented on how the “Pacman” fought in his recent fight against Marquez, how much more if you were in his shoe? Much that people were happy for his win, a barrage of articulated comments filled the internet, pay per view venues and even television viewers in their homes.
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