An upcoming popular field in India
Go back to the times when you eagerly waited for the games period, leaving books and bags behind. The sports period was and continue to be the most awaited period in schools.
From the time when the community used to hear the commentary of a cricket match on a radio to the present day where sports matches can be streamed live or recorded from anywhere at any time, sports have undergone a transformation from how they are being played to how they are being showcased.
But the irony is while this generation has made advancements in sports at the same time it deals with lifestyle diseases like Blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis, obesity and is also facing mental health issues like depression, anxiety and other disorders. The rise in these issues are alarming and have been noted.
The solution to all these problems came out by making more number of individuals opt for exercise and sports, which are further optimised for the benefit of sportspersons and laymen by integrating it with sciences. This led to the emergence of “Sports sciences” as a discipline and a professional field.
Sports science in the simplest ways can be explained as the study processes and mechanisms the body systems of an individual undergoes while doing any exercise and playing a sport.
These studies include nutrition, biochemistry, physiology, anatomy, psychology, etc. These studies are then utilised to enhance the performance of sportspersons to the optimal level and to help laymen to either recover from the above-mentioned diseases or to avoid them.
Planning diets, planning of training, psychological training, monitoring of body system functioning to research papers being published all of these add up together to form “sports sciences”.
In India, sports sciences is still in its nascent stage with physical education being its pioneer. Nations like the USA, UK and Australia have created a hub of sports sciences, which is clearly evident by their dominance in the Olympics medal tally.
As an emerging discipline, sports sciences is slowly gaining momentum in India, while nations like the USA, UK and Australia have already gained success in establishing it as a professional field.
Conclusion:
With a generation that is more aware and vigilant towards the benefits of playing sports and doing exercise, sports sciences is sure to become one of the most popular upcoming professional fields in India.