Dawn

Up your game with sport psychology

It’s the start of the new year and many of you will have new year resolutions of achieving success in your sport and in your studies. There is usually one thing in common among those who achieve success: they are mentally strong. ...

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Getting serious about Singapore sports education

A sporting nation is built on the bedrock of both mass participation and talent development. That's why Red Sports was excited by Minister of State for Education Lui Tuck Yew's speech yesterday, which gave a fillip to both. First, MOS Lui announced extensions to the Sports Education Programme (SEP). Up to now, SEP has encouraged sporting interest by endorsing and funding events and courses at the introducto ...

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Picture of the Year 2007 – Behind The Screens

We at Red Sports were completely taken aback by the response to the Picture of the Year contest, especially in the final two days, and the dying hours of the contest. Over 1,300 votes were cast for the top two pictures alone, a number that speaks of support well beyond individual families and friends. ...

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Are video games sport? Wii evaluated.

It's the Christmas season and Nintendo Wiis are flying off the shelves. Many reasons have been cited for the Wii's phenomenal success, and one of them is the radical overhaul that Nintendo gave its game controllers. Wii controllers are wireless, motion-sensitive, and a whole lot more fun than their button/joystick-based predecessors. ...

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World records – the end is near?

It was reported this week that experts at the French institute of sport IRMES predicted that after 2060, there would be no new sporting records. That's because humans would have reached their physiological limits. The study was based on an analysis of world records, focusing on five sports - athletics, cycling, weightlifting, swimming, and speed skating. ...

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Copyright or wrong?

Hi athletes and sports fans, This is Dawn. I've just joined the Red Sports team and this is my first post - woohoo! My subject is a serious one though. A few days ago, it came to our attention that a teacher had taken pictures from Red Sports for use in a school publication. If someone were to come into your school, take a picture off the wall, and bring it home without asking, what would you call it? Preci ...

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