SPORTS IN COLOMBIA

 

Sports necessities in Colombia

Sports in Colombia are very important, with soccer being especially significant. It's the most representative and common sport here. However, most other sports don't receive the same level of support in terms of visibility and funding. On the other hand, this lack of support hinders athletes in other sports from properly preparing for international tournaments. They also lack the financial resources to travel and compete effectively, which means that they don't have enough support from the government.  

SOCTEN

Soccer-Tennis

• A sport that combines soccer and tennis.
• It’s played on a tennis court with a soccer ball.
• Players may use any part of their body to hit the ball, except the hands and arms.
• The game is played as a tennis match, single or double matches.
• Players may not let the ball bounce more than 2 times.
• When a player takes the kickoff to start the match, the ball can’t remain in the mesh.
• To score points players have to pass the ball through places that are difficult for the opponents to reach in order to score a point or the other way around is for the opposing team to drop the ball more than twice.

MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING

This part is extremely important because, basically, the physical and mental wellbeing of the players has a great influence on their performance, because if a player is not well in any of these aspects, he won’t have good results during the game. Another crucial element for players is self-confidence.  Athletes who lack awareness of their strengths and doubt their ability to achieve their goals are more likely to underperform in competitions and struggle on their path to athletic excellence.

Mental health

To have this part as good as possible and in good conditions, I recommend you to have the following habits. For example, if you want to be mentally healthy you can follow these tips:

• Self-confidence 
• Think in a positive way
• Have your goals clear
• Don’t always notice bad things and mistakes, also recognize your strengths and that is normal to make mistakes and lose

Physical health

If you want to have a good physical part, you can follow these tips to be a better athlete. 

• Regular exercise to maintain good physical condition
• Eating healthy
• Sleep well
• Don’t smoke or drink alcohol
• Be disciplined