Table Tennis, Discus, Running, Long Jump, Javelin

Table Tennis

Table tennis, or ping pong, originated in 19th-century England. Initially played informally with books as rackets and a dining table as the surface, it gained structure in the 1880s through social clubs, leading to the formation of the English Table Tennis Association in 1902. The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was established in 1926 in Berlin, marking its global regulation. Today, it’s an official Olympic sport with widespread popularity.

Marks and Dimensions

Key dimensions

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Soccer Training: Enhance Skills and Physical Fitness

Developing Expressive Qualities of the Body

1) Understanding and Developing Body Awareness:

  • Develop a working knowledge of our corporeality (body awareness).
  • Enhance the development of our social relations and creativity.
  • Improve skills with geometric figures, mirrors, imaginary objects, imitation, statues, slow motion, changes of pace, controlled and uncontrolled falls, greetings, facial expressions, and sounds.

Key Physical Attributes for Soccer

2) Essential Physical Qualities:

  • Resistance: Needed to
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Understanding Physical Fitness and Training Methods

Physical Condition

Physical Condition: The ability to perform daily work with force and efficiency, delaying the onset of fatigue, minimizing energy expenditure, and preventing injuries. It depends on several factors: the individual’s age, the condition of their organs, nervous system function, individual personality, and training history.

Training Systems

1. Natural System

Performing physical activities in nature, taking advantage of the physical characteristics of the environment (roads, inclines,

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Classification of Sports and Ball Techniques

Classification of Sports

Sports can be classified based on the interaction between athletes:

  • Sports without Cooperation or Opposition: The athlete participates alone, aiming to surpass personal bests or records set by others, rather than direct competition. Examples include athletics races and skiing.
  • Sports with Opposition without Cooperation: The athlete competes directly against a single opponent. Examples include wrestling and tennis.
  • Sports with Cooperation without Opposition: A group of athletes
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Joints, Ligaments, and Bone Anatomy: A Comprehensive Review

Joint Types

Joint Types:

  1. Synarthrosis: Exhibits minimal mobility due to dense fibrous tissue. Example: skull sutures.
  2. Amphiarthrosis: Allows limited movement and elasticity due to a higher fiber content. Movement depends on the fiber arrangement. Example: intervertebral discs.
  3. Diarthro-Amphiarthrosis: Permits slight mobility and fixation. Example: sacroiliac joint (sacrum and innominate).
  4. Diarthrosis: Highly mobile joints with liquefied tissue and a fibrous joint capsule. Example: knee joint, containing
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Archaic and Classical Greek Sculpture: Evolution

Archaic Period

The Archaic Period is one of the first moments that characterized Greek sculpture. It shows a style relating to the Oriental representative systems:

  • Figures adopt closed forms, and geometry dominates. Frontalism, statism, symmetry, and stiffness are present.
  • Movement is limited to one leg forward, and forms are unnatural and angular.
  • Simplification is rigid and geometric. Hair forms almond shapes, and eyes are parallel lines.
  • Faces are inexpressive and without individualization, with
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