Extreme Sports

EXTREME SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS HAVE TO BEAR ALL EXPENSES TO SEA GAMES

2011-03-08T03:26:00.001-08:00

EXTREME SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS HAVE TO BEAR ALL EXPENSES TO SEA GAMES

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 01:41 AM PST

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) - Extreme sports athletes can compete at Indonesia SEA Games on condition that all expenses are borne by their associations, said Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) honorary secretary Datuk Sieh Kok Chi.

The games in Nov offer extreme sports like paragliding, rollersports, sports climbing and water skiing, not a major sport in the country while some associations are not affiliated members of OCM.

"However, we give them the chance to see action in Indonesia but at their own expense. OCM will not refund the expenses even if the athletes win medals.

"We already have Category A and B and should create a Category C," he told Bernama here today. Indonesia has dropped several routine sports and replaced them with extreme sports, traditional boat race, kempo and vovinam (martial arts from Japan and Vietnam).

--MORE

SPORTS-SEA games (EXTREME) 2 (LAST) KUALA LUMPUR Category A athletes are for athkletes who meet qualification while Category B are for athletes who do not qualify and their expenses are borne by the associations.

"However, if Category B athletes return from the games with at least a silver medal, OCM will refund some of the expenses."

Sieh said Category C may have to be created where associations will bear all expenses incurred by their athletes whether they win or not. "The Chinese chess team which competed at Guangzhou Asian Games was sent by their association and can be put into Category C," he added.

Meawnhile, National Sports Council (NSC) athlete division director Ahmad Shapawi Ismail said extreme sports athletes and associations are not under its programme.

"This means that the cost of training athletes and the equipments used should be borne by the associations. Eligibility to participate in SEA Games is left to OCM," he added.

--BERNAMA ZAS AKT ZUB

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Extreme Sports Associations Have To Bear All Expenses To Sea Games

2011-03-07T03:34:00.001-08:00

Extreme Sports Associations Have To Bear All Expenses To Sea Games

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 02:17 AM PST

March 04, 2011 18:00 PM

Extreme Sports Associations Have To Bear All Expenses To Sea Games

The games in Nov offer extreme sports like paragliding, rollersports, sports climbing and water skiing, not a major sport in the country while some associations are not affiliated members of OCM.

"However, we give them the chance to see action in Indonesia but at their own expense. OCM will not refund the expenses even if the athletes win medals.

"We already have Category A and B and should create a Category C," he told Bernama here Friday.

Indonesia has dropped several routine sports and replaced them with extreme sports, traditional boat race, kempo and vovinam (martial arts from Japan and Vietnam).

Category A athletes are for athletes who meet qualification while Category B are for athletes who do not qualify and their expenses are borne by the associations.

"However, if Category B athletes return from the games with at least a silver medal, OCM will refund some of the expenses."

Sieh said Category C may have to be created where associations will bear all expenses incurred by their athletes whether they win or not.

"The Chinese chess team which competed at Guangzhou Asian Games was sent by their association and can be put into Category C," he added.

Meanwhile, National Sports Council (NSC) athlete division director Ahmad Shapawi Ismail said extreme sports athletes and associations are not under its programme.

"This means that the cost of training athletes and the equipments used should be borne by the associations. Eligibility to participate in SEA Games is left to OCM," he added.

-- BERNAMA

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Straight Talk: Teens enjoy the thrill of stress

2011-03-06T03:31:00.001-08:00

Straight Talk: Teens enjoy the thrill of stress

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:00 AM PST

Dear Straight Talk: If I could ask young people anything, I'd like to know what the fascination is with extreme sports. What is this fixation all about?

— Melody, Monterey

Elise, 19, Fair Oaks: I recently went sky diving and it was AMAZING! I have always wanted to do it, but never thought I actually would. I wish I had an intense, deep reason, but why I and many others do extreme sports is for the adrenaline rush. It is something young people enjoy.

Jessie, 18, Eugene, Ore.: I've never participated in extreme sports, but from what I understand, it's the adrenaline rush that draws people.

Jesse, 18, Brockport, N.Y.: I do downhill mountain biking, a very extreme sport. I love the adrenaline rush. Plus it gets you outside and releases your mind from stressful situations with family or school. Another reason I love it is because you don't think, you just do.

Katelyn, 16, Huntington Beach: Extreme sports are exciting, exhilarating, and fill you with adrenaline. You can show off to your friends, have a thrill, and find release from darker emotions like anger or depression. A lot of times people face their fears or weaknesses through extreme sports. Sometimes it's even a way of rebelling.

Mark, 24, Laguna Niguel: I love living and have done some really crazy stuff. And that's the point: extreme sports are crazy. But is crazy good? No. And here's even more honesty: This is not sport, this is business. Extreme sports are a byproduct of our teaching of hate. We are taught to hate Jews if we are Arabic, to hate blacks if we are Hispanic, to hate the "other" if the "other" hates us. If love was profitable, we would be taught to love. But it is not. And businesses operate on profits.

Enter extreme sports. Witness two testosterone-driven males beating each other to a pulp. The community enjoys the entertainment. Owners love the money. Corporations lust for product placement. The corporate sponsors of skateboarders, snowboarders, sky divers, etcetera, all grow from the same grain.

Dear Melody: I hope the panel shed some light on your question. It's interesting that the same time frame that brought us hover-parenting brought us extreme sports. Apparently, the safer the world, the more we invented risk. But why? I believe risk-attraction is driven by early childhood stress. For an athletic person, the more his childhood stress creates emotional logjams, the more likely he (or she) will engage in extreme sports. Extreme sports are one of the "stress Band-Aids" we talked about in a recent column.

Extreme sports raise dopamine levels in the brain just like caffeine, nicotine, cocaine, meth, Adderal, Ritalin, promiscuity and workaholism. Dopamine is the brain chemical involved in incentive and motivation. Dr. Gabor Maté's research with addicts shows that stress in infancy and early childhood causes the brain to develop a weak dopamine-endorphin system. These individuals then seek other ways to manufacture these chemicals — one of these ways being extreme sports.

Like Mark says, extreme sports are "crazy." (Search "wingsuit flying" on the Internet and watch people jumping off cliffs like flying squirrels if you don't believe me.) Until we give infants and young children stress-free lives up until age 8 or 9 (which implies happy, non-stressed mothers, a rarer and rarer occurrence), risk-attraction will beckon.

Mark also has a point about the big business of extreme sports. They are crawling with sponsors like Red Bull and other bodybuilding/energy supplement companies. Anabolic steroids are a concern with any competitive sport today. Half a million high schools students knowingly use anabolic steroids. Forty percent say they are "very easy" to buy. Many others take steroids unwittingly. According to studies, 20 percent of over-the-counter bodybuilding/energy supplements contain illegal steroids.

—Lauren

For more discussion, to ask a question, or inquire about being a youth panelist, visit http://www.straighttalkTNT.com or write POB 963 Fair Oaks, CA 95628.

“EXTREME SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS HAVE TO BEAR ALL EXPENSES TO SEA GAMES” plus 1 more

2011-03-05T03:15:00.001-08:00

“EXTREME SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS HAVE TO BEAR ALL EXPENSES TO SEA GAMES” plus 1 more

EXTREME SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS HAVE TO BEAR ALL EXPENSES TO SEA GAMES

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 01:41 AM PST

The games in Nov offer extreme sports like paragliding, rollersports, sports climbing and water skiing, not a major sport in the country while some associations are not affiliated members of OCM.

"However, we give them the chance to see action in Indonesia but at their own expense. OCM will not refund the expenses even if the athletes win medals.

--MORE

"However, if Category B athletes return from the games with at least a silver medal, OCM will refund some of the expenses."

Meawnhile, National Sports Council (NSC) athlete division director Ahmad Shapawi Ismail said extreme sports athletes and associations are not under its programme.

"This means that the cost of training athletes and the equipments used should be borne by the associations. Eligibility to participate in SEA Games is left to OCM," he added.

--BERNAMA ZAS AKT ZUB

You’re on your own, OCM tells extreme sports bodies

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 05:52 PM PST

Posted on March 5, 2011, Saturday

KUALA LUMPUR: Extreme sports athletes can compete at Indonesia SEA Games on condition that all expenses are borne by their associations, said Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) honorary secretary Datuk Sieh Kok Chi.

The Games in November offer extreme sports like paragliding, rollersports, sports climbing and water skiing, not a major sport in the country while some associations are not affiliated members of OCM.

"However, we give them the chance to see action in Indonesia but at their own expense. OCM will not refund the expenses even if the athletes win medals.

"We already have Category A and B and should create a Category C," he told Bernama here yesterday.

Indonesia has dropped several routine sports and replaced them with extreme sports, traditional boat race, kempo and vovinam (martial arts from Japan and Vietnam).

Category A athletes are for athletes who meet qualification while Category B are for athletes who do not qualify and their expenses are borne by the associations.

"However, if Category B athletes return from the games with at least a silver medal, OCM will refund some of the expenses."

Sieh said Category C may have to be created where associations will bear all expenses incurred by their athletes whether they win or not.

"The Chinese chess team which competed at Guangzhou Asian Games was sent by their association and can be put into Category C," he added.

Meanwhile, National Sports Council (NSC) athlete division director Ahmad Shapawi Ismail said extreme sports athletes and associations are not under its programme. — Bernama

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