Cricket is a popular team sport played at international level

A team sport includes any sport which involves players working together towards a shared objective.

A team sport is an activity in which a group of individuals, on the same team, work together to accomplish an ultimate goal which is usually to win. This can be done in a number of ways such as outscoring the opposing team. Team members set goals, make decisions, communicate, manage conflict, and solve problems in a supportive, trusting atmosphere in order to accomplish their objectives. This can be seen in sports such as hockey, football, American football, baseball, association football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, water polo, lacrosse, rugby league, rugby union, cricket, and many others.

Every team sport is different. Some team sports are practiced between opposing teams, where the players interact directly and simultaneously between them to achieve an objective. The objective generally involves teammates facilitating the movement of a ball or similar item in accordance with a set of rules, in order to score points. This usually involves careful strategic planning, good preparation, and a mental and physical toughness of each individual that is part of the team. Team sports rely on all of the players working together equally in order to succeed at the task at hand. Being part of a team sport requires that each athlete has patience and perseverance since the goals put forth to accomplish might take some time to meet. This involves a good deal of dedication, hard work, and good leadership over that span of time.

However, other types of team sports do not involve teammates facilitating the movement of a ball or similar item in accordance with a set of rules, in order to score points. For example, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Dragon Boat Racing, Track and Field among others are also team sports. In other types of team sports there may not be an opposing team or point scoring, for example, Mountaineering. Instead of points scored against an opposing team, the relative difficulty of the climb or walk is the measure of the achievement.

Olympic team sports[link]

Team sports and individuals sports have been around since the ancient times. Athletes from all of the world gather in one place to showcase their skills and represent their respected country. Some team sports include but are not limited to: water polo, badminton, canoeing, football, field hockey, handball, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, etc. Six team sports are currently on the program of the Summer Olympics out of a total of 33 sports.^[1] A seventh team sport, rugby union, will return to the Olympics in 2016. Cricket may or may not be included in 2020 Olympics, which depends on the decision of International Cricket Council and its members.^[2]

Ice hockey, Bobsleigh, and curling are the only team sports at the Winter Olympics.

Kiprusoff making a save

All Olympic team sports now include competitions for both men and women.

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References[link]

• Filppu, Lucy, The Benefits of Team Sports, http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Ed_Benefits_Team_Sports/, retrieved 13 November 2010 

• Dyer, William; Dyer Jr., William; Dyer, Jeffrey (2007). Team Building: Proven Strategies for Improving Team Performance. San Francisco, Ca.: Jossey-Bass. ISBN 978-0-7879-8893-7. 

• Hanlon, Thomas (2009). The Sports Rules Book: Essential Rules, Terms, and Procedures for 54 Sports. Champaign, Il: Human Kinetics. ISBN 0880118075. 

• Metzl, Jordan; Shookhoff, Carol, Personal Benefits, http://www.enotalone.com/article/22181.html, retrieved 13 November 2010 

• Oak, Manali, List of Olympic Sports, http://www.buzzle.com/articles/list-of-olympic-sports.html, retrieved 14 November 2010 

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Kenneth L. Shropshire (born February 27, 1955) is an African American author, attorney, consultant, educator, and the David W. Hauck Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Shropshire is also the Director of the Wharton Sports Business Initiative and a past president of the Sports Lawyers Association.

External links[link]

• Official website
• University profile

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Bruce William McAvaney OAM (born 22 June 1953 in Ferryden Park, South Australia) is an Australian sports broadcaster with the Seven Network, well known for his commentary of Australian rules football matches as well as covering every Summer Olympic Games from Moscow 1980 until Beijing 2008.

Early years[link]

The son of an Adelaide accountant, McAvaney developed an early interest in sport and race calling.^[1] After attending Woodville High School^[1] (and failing Year 12)^[2] he spent five years as a Telecom clerk.^[3] Then in 1976 during a day off work, McAvaney travelled to Kilmore, Victoria to bet on some races. There, he met Kevin Hillier, an Adelaide race caller, who suggested McAvaney help him out back in Adelaide.^[3] This launched his career in the sports media, joining Adelaide radio station 5DN, calling horse races and later hosting a sports show.^[1][3]

Television career[link]

McAvaney moved to television in 1978,^[1] when he joined Adelaide station ADS-7 to read sport news and produce the weekly Racetrack program. His career received a boost when colleague Sandy Roberts covered the 1980 Moscow Olympics for Seven,^[4] and Bruce was chosen to host the Adelaide end of the telecast for the station.^[5]

In 1983 he moved to Melbourne and joined Ten Melbourne to read sport news.^[1] The following year he was the secondary host and commentated track and field events at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics for the Ten Network.^[5]

Between 1985 and 1988, McAvaney also called the Melbourne Cup and hosted various major sporting telecasts for Ten, including the 1986 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games,^[1] the 1987 World Athletics Championships in Rome^[1] and the 1988 Grand Prix athletics in Berlin. McAvaney went on to co-host Ten's telecast of the 1988 Seoul Olympics,^[5] a role which won him significant acclaim.^[1]

In 1989, McAvaney negotiated a two-year premature end to his contract with Ten, and returned to the Seven Network on the condition that he could cover the 1992 Olympics.^[1]

Since his return to Seven, McAvaney has hosted and called a broad range of the network's sports coverage, including the Melbourne Cup, World Athletics Championships, Motor Racing, the Australian Open Tennis, Australian Masters Golf and all Summer Olympic Games from Barcelona 1992 to Beijing 2008. His extensive history covering Olympic Games has led to the nickname "Mr Olympics".^[6]

Awards[link]

He was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2002 for service to sports broadcasting, and to the community through charitable and sporting organisations.^[7]

Personal life[link]

McAvaney's first marriage, to Merry,^[2] lasted from 1983 to 1991.^[1] He met his second wife Anne Johnson, a television journalist and producer, in 1993 while making the show Seasons.^[1] With her, he had two children, Sam and Alexandra.^[7] He moved his family from Melbourne back to his home town of Adelaide in 1999.^[8]

References[link]

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} Aisbett, Norman (1998-02-07). "Run, Bruce, Run". The West Australian: p. 1. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Hunt, Nigel (2006-05-21). "Bruce McAvaney: Hedging his bets". Sunday Mail (News Limited): p. 46. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Le Grand, Chip (2000-08-17). "Patriot Games". The Australian. 
4. ^ McAvaney, Bruce (1993-09-19). "Calling the games". Sun Herald: p. 27. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} Maguire, Tory (2008-08-11). "Spruce Bruce brings the Olympics to life". The Daily Telegraph (News Limited): p. 24. 
6. ^ Browne, Rachel (1999-08-01). "Bruce's Babes". Sun-Herald: p. 9. 
7. ^ ^{a b} Jameson, Neil (2008-07-26). "The call guy". Newcastle Herald: p. 12. 
8. ^ Vickery, Colin (2008-08-06). "The ultimate in 'special'". Herald Sun (News Limited): p. 8.