TITLE PAGE

YEAR OF EXAMINATION: 2023

SUBJECT: ENGLISH A

CANDIDATE NUMBER: 1600430640

CANDIDATE NAME: NIKHIL NANAN

TITLE OF PROJECT: SAFETY IN SPORTS

SUPERVISING TEACHER: MS. MICHELLE POLIAH

Plan of Investigation 4

Artefact 1 5

Artefact 2 7

Artefact 3 9

Reflection 1 11

Reflection 2 12

Reflection 3 13

Group Written Report 14

Group Written Report Artefact 1 16

Group Written Report Artefact 2 24

Group Written Report Artefact 3 27

Plan For Oral Presentation 29

Bibliography 30
PLAN OF INVESTIGATION

The general topic is Sports and the subtopic is Safety in Sports. This topic was chosen

because of its relevance along with the fact that I participate in automobile racing.

The benefits of doing this SBA to the English students are improved vocabulary,

summary writing and expository writing.

While researching I will use articles, international safety standards and video transcripts

that will be sourced from various reputable websites and articles.

My vocabulary, summary writing and expository writing will be developed in the

Reflections, Plan of Investigation and Written Report. All of these things combined will enhance

the diversity of the SBA.

FIA SAFETY STANDARDS (extract)

October 15th 2021 (updated version)

These homologation regulations have been compiled under the auspices of the FIA Sport
Department in consultation with the Equipment Approvals Group.
This document provides guidelines for interested parties wishing to apply for an FIA safety
equipment homologation by submitting a homologation application dossier.
Any manufacturer applying for homologation agrees (i) to comply with the corresponding FIA
Standard, the Homologation Agreement and the Homologation Regulations for Safety
Equipment, and any other regulations related to the safety equipment as may be issued by the
FIA from time to time; (ii) to sign the Homologation Agreement.

1. HOMOLOGATION APPLICATION DOSSIER

In order to apply for FIA homologation, the ASN shall send an application dossier to the FIA
Secretariat at the following address:
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
Safety Department
Att : Homologations
2 Chemin de Blandonnet
1215 Geneva
Switzerland
Facsimile: +41 22 544 4450
Email: safety.homologations@fia.com
The homologation application dossier shall include the homologation application template (file
available on request) and all the documents requested in this template for the product for which
homologation is sought. Neither the The test report date nor the date of the test shall not be older
than 1 year after the date of the submission of the dossier to the FIA.
2. HOMOLOGATION APPLICATION PROCEDURE

TEST HOUSE
A certain model of the product to be homologated shall be tested by an FIA approved test house
related with the safety equipment for which homologation is sought and listed in one of the
Technical Lists published on the FIA website www.fia.com. The manufacturer shall submit the
model of the product to the FIA approved test house that will carry out tests in accordance with
the FIA Standard. The test house shall issue a test report on the result of the test performed on
the product in accordance with the template provided by the FIA. The test report shall be signed
and stamped by the test house and the ASN. For certain models of products, the manufacturer
shall fill out the technical dossier in accordance with the template provided by the FIA and this
shall then be certified by the test house.
For certain models of product, a sample shall be sent to the FIA where required by the FIA
standard. The sample shall be certified by the FIA-approved test house and sent directly from the
approved test house to the FIA. The test house shall report back to the manufacturer on the state
of the sample.
THE ASN
The ASN (National Sporting Authority) acts as the intermediary between the FIA and the
manufacturer and liaises with the manufacturer regarding the status of the homologation request.
Before sending the homologation application dossier to the FIA, ASNs must verify that it
complies with these regulations and that it is complete. The ASN shall use its best efforts to send
the homologation application within two weeks of receiving all the documentation from the
manufacturer. The manufacturer shall send the homologation application dossier to the ASN of
the country where the manufacturer is located. The ASN shall sign and stamp the test report and
the homologation application template and submit the homologation application dossier to the
FIA on behalf of the manufacturer.

The FIA also publishes the FIA Bulletin, which is distributed to ASNs from time to time,
and which provides useful information and updates on FIA Standards, Technical Lists and on
homologations generally. All information can also be found online on the FIA website,
www.fia.com
ARTEFACT 2 – CARICOM SPORTS AND HUMAN WELLNESS (Online Article)

September 10th 2009

The Health of the Region

From the late 1980s to the early 1990s, Physical Education (P.E) and sport was ‘eroded’ in

schools throughout the Region. One sports official stated that “the Region is still light years

behind in understanding what it means to move sport forward. This may be the result of our

history, because we have never put heavy investment into sport.” Research has revealed that the

population had become sedentary. Adults and children were weightier and there was a tendency

to co-morbidity. Alarmingly, the Region spends close to US$400 million on direct and indirect

treatment and care of diabetes alone. Should this trend continue, our human resources, the wealth

of the nation, would be tragically, lost

In the year 2002, Professor the Honourable Sir George Alleyne, Chancellor of the University of

the West Indies, spearheaded the Caribbean Commission on Health and Development, which

investigated the status of health of people in the Region and the impact on Regional economies.

The findings were presented to the CARICOM Council for Human and Social Development in

2005.

“Prior to this,” CARICOM Sports Administrator, John Campbell said, “during the late 1990s a

call was made for an investigation into the exercise, structure and function of Physical Education

and Sport programmes in schools. An Advisory Committee on Physical Education revealed the

alarming facts.” It was discovered that in the few schools where P.E. remained on the curriculum

there was no adequate training programmes in place for teachers and instructors.
Quite recently, on 26th July, 2006, the Barbados Nation Newspaper quoted the country’s acting

Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Licorish as saying that in Barbados, obesity was the single

largest preventable cause of death.

“Yet inflated by runaway obesity, more than half this island’s population run the risk of dying

prematurely due to an unpleasant and untimely chronic illness-related disease… 64 percent

of

Barbadian women and 56 per cent of men now were either overweight or obese. There was more

bad news. The World Health Organization (WHO) is predicting that diabetes, which affects

about 17 per cent of the population throughout the Caribbean, ‘will double by 2025’. That means

that some 34 per cent of the people in the Caribbean will have diabetes.”
ARTEFACT 3 – UW MEDICINE (Video Transcript)

November 17th 2015

The best medicine is safe sports, it decreases the tide of obesity and heart disease not to mention

that those young people do better psychologically and actually better in school but we have an

obligation to mitigate the risks associated with that Madison Garcia is my granddaughter she was

in a ski accident both femurs a broken fracture and she was in a coma she was going to die she

didn't get car right away everyone said how do you everyone said hard at Harborview Medical

Center we have probably the busiest neuro trauma center in the country the UW Medicine sports

concussion program with our partners at Children's Hospital is a well established clinical sports

concussion program seeing all kinds of active people and athletes quite frankly life is a

concussion sport all of us are exposed to risks every day and our patients our student-athletes

elite athletes young kids and our goal is to make the world a little bit safer for them a coalition

formed the state of Washington to help pass the first youth concussion law of this nature and led

by Richard Adler and the brain injury alliance of Washington and we know rules work kids are

safer now that the lifestyle law is out there and the live staff family really have served as an

inspiration for us they are true heroes and it's the least that we can do to honor their commitment

to do our very best for education advocacy research and clinical care dr. Ellen bogan said there's

no promise about the progress it'll probably be slow and it was it took about two and a half years

for her to be back when I saw her last you couldn't stop laughing and she graduated a year ago

it's a new little girl not so little anymore we realize we can't do this alone philanthropy gives us

an opportunity to take this incredible foundation and really move this to really stand out as the

place to go for all spell aspects of sports health and safety we have all the components of robust

sports concussion and brain injury program not to mention they wanted to find us brain injury
services so if all the pieces all the components and now we have the opportunity and the first

opportunity we have is to educate it's very confusing for parents out there what we hope to

accomplish with our goal of 10.5 million dollars is to not only continue to elevate our robust

concussion work but move into the areas of education advocacy and research around many

other equally important sports health and safety issues prevention of sudden cardiac arrest heat

and hydration mental health there's a whole list of things so the more money we receive the

more issues we can focus on with the same intensity we have in concussion this institute should

have an international reputation as being feed leader in helping to keep sports safe for

everybody health food safety in sports is important in the best place to do this as at UW

Medicine and if we can do this we will serve the university's mission of improving the health of

the public what bigger statement can you make you.

I started researching the SBA with the concept that safety in sports was understood, but I

was proven wrong by my research. I found that there are international safety standards that have

been published.

As we can see in the FIA Safety Standards there are courses of action that manufacturers

must follow in order to be internationally recognized as a certified safety gear manufacturer. I

learned that there are extensive measures to become a certified safety gear manufacturer.

In the article CARICOM produced in 2009, the Physical Education programs have begun

the process of re-implementing themselves in schools across the Caribbean. I learnt that Physical

education courses show students the proper aspects of safety in sports

The YouTube video transcript by UW Medicine published in November 2015 shows that

legal measures are being taken to protect sports players. This has taught me how governments

are developing ways to reduce injuries.

The FIA International Safety standards is a solution to the problem of motorsport being

unsafe. It states that manufacturers of safety gear must follow strict protocols in order to be

internationally recognized as a safety gear manufacturer. If the FIA safety standard were not a

thing, any organization could make “safety gear” and refer to it as lifesaving, when in reality it is

not.

Caricom's article on Sports and Human Wellness uses statistics to show that hundreds of

millions of dollars are being spent on diabetes treatment and more than half of the population of

Barbados is overweight. The world health organization (WHO) predicts that the number of

people in the Caribbean with diabetes will double by the year 2025.

The YouTube transcript shows that solutions are being implemented to reduce unsafe

activities in sports. Therefore laws are being created to reduce the number of injuries that occur

in sports.
REFLECTION 3

Being an individual whose life has been saved by the implementation of safety measures

in sport, it can be said that others need to realize that safety saves lives. While doing this SBA,

my knowledge has expanded because of the research that was done.

While writing the SBA, I would say that working in a group was a pleasant exposure as it

enlightened me as to what teamwork really is. all the minds being put together to accomplish a

distinct goal. Firstly there were some challenges of understanding exactly what was required to

be written but with the support of the group, I realized what was being done incorrectly.

The information that was accessed for this sba was primarily sourced from the internet.

Using these resources to guide me in my pursuit to write the perfect English SBA, I would say

that my writing has significantly improved from the past.

Our group theme was “sports” which is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which

an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. Our group researched

the various aspects of sports including finances in sports, safety in sports and the impact of sports

in youths.

Meetings were held via Discord to discuss which artefacts fit our theme the best and were

suitable for our investigation. In total our group had twelve(12) artefacts and we chose a video,

“How playing sports benefits your body ... and your brain - Leah Lagos and Jaspal Ricky Singh”,

and two articles, “Ricky Skerritt: Caribbean Cricket - Entertainment or Sport?” and, “FIA

HOMOLOGATION REGULATIONS FOR SAFETY EQUIPMENT” which all showed the

different aspects of sports. Finding these artefacts as a group, showed to be very easy as sports

has become a very prevalent issue in society.

The article, FIA HOMOLOGATION REGULATIONS FOR SAFETY EQUIPMENT shows the

extensive measures that Safety gear manufacturers must follow in order to be internationally

certified to make safety gear. This article is mainly to ensure that persons participating in sports

have the assurance that the gear that they are using can save their life in an accident

The video, “How playing sports benefits your body ... and your brain - Leah Lagos and Jaspal

Ricky Singh”, shows that sports can not only improve your health and physical fitness but also

improves mood and academics. Additionally, playing sports can build teamwork skills one will

need in the world of work as well as other important traits such as sportsmanship.
In the article, “Ricky Skerritt: Caribbean Cricket - Entertainment or Sport?”

There are three main categories of benefits that are usually measured in economic impact

assessment terms. Transportation and accommodation are usually the two biggest visitor

spending areas, but money is also spent by visitors in several other areas such as entertainment,

food and beverage, and gift-shopping. In 2017 CPL tourists spent more than US $20 Million as a

result of traveling to and within the region for the wider 6 week CPL tournament. Whilst there

has been no study on the overall annual impact of West all Indies cricket in the region, we know

that the wider socio-economic impact of cricket is significant throughout the region in that

hundreds of small and medium sized business benefits from contracts supplying Cricket West

Indies, local Territorial Boards, local cricket clubs and the CPL Cricket creates demand in major

industries such as hotels Cricket creates careers for cricketers, but also for those employed in

administration, marketing, logistics, coaching, umpiring, sports-medicine, pitch and turf

management, and stadium management. Cricket coaches and players perform roles as heroes,

mentors and role models for young West Indian children Cricket provides an international shop

window to promote the Caribbean to potential tourists, and Cricket can be an export platform for

Caribbean businesses to position their products and services to overseas markets. We also know

that, of the US $40M that Cricket West Indies (CWI) itself spends around the region annually,

$11M goes directly into the pockets of more than 105 players.
GROUP WRITTEN REPORT ARTEFACT 1

Caribbean Cricket – Entertainment or Sport?(extract)

(Presented by Ricky Skerritt at the St Vincent Cricket association annual awards Gala – Saturday

December 1st, 2018)

Director of Sports and other Govt officials

St Vincent Cricket Administrators

Award winners and other local and international cricketers

Ladies and Gentlemen

I want to begin by thanking President Dr Kishore Shallow for his invitation and for the kind

hospitality I have been receiving since my arrival yesterday. Over the past couple of years I have

developed a very high regard for Kishore’s strong commitment and passion for improving both

local and regional cricket. From what I have seen, he clearly has the ability and competence to

lead at the highest levels of Windwards and West Indies Cricket. Young, bright, visionary cricket

lovers like Dr Shallow are urgently needed in West Indies cricket administration.

I recall that I first came to St Vincent as a youth to play Soccer. That was a very long time ago in

1974 when I kept goal for St Kitts in the Cable & Wireless regional U18 Soccer tournament. We

came up against St Vincent right here at Arnos Vale on a very hot Sunday afternoon. St Kitts was

leading 2 nil at half time when the coach substituted me because of a pre-existing groin injury

which I had aggravated. The coach said he was saving me for the next match. Unfortunately

there was to be no next match. We lost 4-2 and that was the end of St. Kitts in what was a

knockout tournament. The old adage of ‘don’t count your chickens before they hatch’ certainly

applied then. Sometimes even the most subtle intervention, especially if it is timed badly, can
upset the confidence or equilibrium of the team dynamics. Too many of our cricket selectors,

coaches and administrators are still struggling to learn that lesson.

As it turned out, 1974 was also an important year in Windward and Leeward Islands cricket. It

was the final year that our U19 youth cricket team competed as ‘The Combined Islands’. The

senior Combined team had been split up previously, but the WICB Board had mandated that

from 1975 onwards there would be no more Combined Islands cricket teams at any age level.

Next year, 2019, will therefore mark 45 years since the Windwards and Leewards have been

competing as separate entities in all forms of regional cricket. Perhaps we can use next year’s

anniversary as good reason for OECS cricket stakeholders to come together to reflect on the

experiences and learnings of Windwards and Leewards cricket over the past 45 years. Perhaps

we should use the occasion to identify the threats and opportunities that lie ahead for the growth

and development of cricket in the OECS as both a sport and business. I shouldn’t need to remind

you that many Millions of dollars have been invested in building and maintaining cricket

stadiums across our sub-region, including here at Arnos Vale. This Arnos Vale stadium today is

completely different to what it was when I played football here 44 years ago. And local cricket

boards and their partners struggle every year to meet the high costs of travel and accommodation

expenses for teams to participate in the several inter-island cricket tournaments annually. Has all

this money been well spent? Is St Vincent and Windward Islands cricket producing better results

today than they did 45 years ago? How much more investment is needed to get our

cricket-related results to the promised land? Mr. President, perhaps your association might

consider developing this idea of “a gathering”. Maybe you might even consider inviting your

Government and the OECS Secretariat to partner with you to jointly host such a conference.
Over the years I connected with several Vincentian cricketers, some of whom I worked with

when I was West Indies team manager. For example, I had the privilege to manage Dawnley

Joseph as a member of the WI U19 team in a successful home series against England where

Dawnley was one of the leading batsmen. I also met Ian Allen when I was with the Leewards

team. Although I had previously interacted with Mike Findlay when we were both journalists

with Radio Antilles, I got to know him quite well later on when he was WICB chairman of

selectors. As team Manager I enjoyed working closely with Mike and he was missed very badly

when his term expired as a selector in 2002. But the two Vincentian international cricketers who

I spent most time with were Cameron Cuffy and Nixon McClean, both of whom were regular

West Indies squad members during my tenure as Manager.

I have been back here to St Vincent for various business or leisure reasons since I ended my

tenure as West Indies team manager 14 years ago, but this is the first time that I have landed at

your impressive new international airport. Allow me to take this opportunity to congratulate the

Honourable Prime Minister, and all who worked so long and so hard to raise the funding to

design and build out this phenomenal Argyle Airport project. From what I could see, it clearly

was well worth the long wait and the high cost.

Just like the tremendous hurdles we now face in our cricket, the vision to literally move

mountains and create a new Argyle airport must have seemed hopeless at the beginning. But,

even if you may not yet be seeing all the signs, my experience tells me that the launch of your

new airport has opened a new chapter in the economic and social history of your country. In this

regard the Argyle International Airport has created a potent stimulus that has the potential to

bring together public and private sector concerns to seriously explore some big ideas as a tourism

destination. The airlift and hotel development interests that I expect that your Government is
already pursuing, would be prerequisites for ushering in a new era of tourism entertainment

events here. The equation basically sounds like this: New International Airport, plus Increased

Airlift, plus an increased number of hotel rooms, plus big event ideas, plus investment dollars,

equals an exciting future for the Government and people of St Vincent and the Grenadines. My

point is, that investing so heavily in the Argyle airport was just the start of an exciting tourism

entertainment wave which will have to be fueled by additional public and private sector

investment until it can become self-sustaining.

It is therefore up to President Kishore and his team to ensure that the next investment wave will

include some impactful cricket-related entertainment. But you would need to get in early on the

conversations which I expect must already be taking place at the highest levels of Government

and potential investors. Well-structured and well-funded Public/private partnerships can achieve

good returns for your country. But it won’t happen by accident. You and your Government must

make it happen – together.

One of the more obvious cricket entertainment opportunities that you might want to explore is to

start a T20 CPL franchise. Obviously, there are costs and benefits that would have to be

examined closely before making such a move. But the good news is that the economic impact

research from past CPL tournaments suggest that the return on investment for a host country can

be quite good.

For such cricket events, there are three main categories of benefits that are usually measured in

economic impact assessment terms:

by the organisers, suppliers, and sponsors who are responsible for actually putting on the

event.

2. The second category of expenditure is the ‘Visitor spend’. That is the total spending by

regional and foreign spectators. Transportation and accommodation are usually the two

biggest visitor spending areas, but money is also spent by visitors in several other areas

such as entertainment, food and beverage, and gift-shopping.

3. For a Tourism-oriented destination, the biggest event impact category is usually the

derived media value. This impact can be quite high as long as TV, radio and digital

broadcasting arrangements are significant. Media value to the destination comes directly

from the destination brand exposure which can be achieved during broadcasts in global

markets, which would normally be quite costly for the destination to reach. The

picture-postcard type exposure obtained from specially selected camera shots of the

island, and the verbal mentions by popular broadcasters, can be quite effective in

attracting future regional and international visitor interest.

Allow me to list some of the 2017 CPL impact data for St. Kitts & Nevis, the smallest country

that currently hosts a CPL franchise:

● The total economic impact was estimated at US $16.8M.

● 272 jobs were created

● Visitors to St Kitts filled 4,447 hotel room nights.

visitors who arrived specifically for the event.

– The total expenditure by visitors was US $3.1 Million.

– Meanwhile, 21 Million cumulative viewers looked at CPL matches which were

broadcast from Warner Park in St Kitts.

– The largest percentage of viewers originated from India and Pakistan. But many were

Asians living in America, Canada or London, three key markets for St Kitts tourism.

– In 2017 CPL tourists spent more than US $20 Million as a result of travelling to and

within the region for the wider 6 week CPL tournament.

My main message to you tonight therefore is that there are emerging opportunities for St Vincent

to claim a bigger market share in the global industry of cricket tourism. And we must be

prepared to do whatever it takes so that we are not left behind. Although our West Indies teams

are not winning and pleasing local stakeholders as much as we would all like, our exciting style

of cricket is still very much in demand by global audiences. That is why our best individual

talent is still able to benefit from the growing cricket industry. There is no question that our

domestic and regional cricket performance standards need significant work. Winning regularly

would not only make West Indian fans happy, but it would also create greater commercial value

in the global broadcast rights market. Lifting our cricket performance upwards is itself a subject

for another speech on another day.

Finally, whilst there has been no study on the overall annual impact of West all Indies cricket in

the region, we know that the wider socio-economic impact of cricket is significant throughout

the region in that:

West Indies, local Territorial Boards, local cricket clubs and the CPL

● Cricket creates demand in major industries such as hotels

● Cricket creates careers for cricketers, but also for those employed in administration,

marketing, logistics, coaching, umpiring, sports-medicine, pitch and turf management,

and stadium management.

● Salaries from cricket-related careers boost local economies and increase living standards

for cricketers and their families.

● Active participants in cricket benefit from healthier lifestyles and combat challenges such

as obesity and diabetes.

● Cricket coaches and players perform roles as heroes, mentors and role models for young

West Indian children

● Cricket provides an international shop window to promote the Caribbean to potential

tourists, and

● Cricket can be an export platform for Caribbean businesses to position their products and

services to overseas markets.

We also know that, of the US $40M that Cricket West Indies (CWI) itself spends around the

region annually, $11M goes directly into the pockets of more than 105 players. $16 Million is

spent on tours and tournaments, and $5M is spent on salaries for admin and professional staff.

During the 2015 England test tour to the region the estimated spend per match day amounted to

US $5.6 Million . The actual spend in the three host nations were: US $22M in Antigua, $21.9M
in Grenada and $19.5M in Barbados. That was an Average of $21.1M dollars spent in each host

nation. You can therefore assume that it is not by accident that the Sandals hotel chain has

recently re-entered into the international cricket sponsorship market.

In short, the impact of regional cricket is significant for national economies and local businesses

alike. In order to optimize and grow these economic benefits, local cricket Boards, Cricket West

Indies (CWI), Caribbean Governments, and all stakeholders need to work as partners if we are to

optimize both commercial and talent development results.

In closing, let me again say what a pleasure and honour it has been for me to be your guest

tonight. And let me again congratulate President Kishore and his team for putting on such an

outstanding awards gala and dinner event. Every aspect of it has been impressive. And it seems

that your Association has been doing good things for local and regional cricket. But I implore

you not to stay in your comfort zone with a ‘business as usual’ attitude. There is clearly plenty of

work still to be done if we are to realise the full potential that cricket has for growth here and in

our region, both as a sport and as a business. Now is therefore the perfect time for you to bring

your cricket stakeholders together to explore some big tourism-entertainment ideas and to

stimulate an upsurge in cricket interest and results. Ladies and gentlemen, now is the time for St

Vincent and the Grenadines to step up to the next level in your quest to be leaders in Windwards

and West Indies cricket. Thank you.

FIA Saftey Standards (extract)

October 15th 2021 (updated version)

These homologation regulations have been compiled under the auspices of the FIA Sport
Department in consultation with the Equipment Approvals Group.
This document provides guidelines for interested parties wishing to apply for an FIA safety
equipment homologation by submitting a homologation application dossier.
Any manufacturer applying for homologation agrees (i) to comply with the corresponding FIA
Standard, the Homologation Agreement and the Homologation Regulations for Safety
Equipment, and any other regulations related to the safety equipment as may be issued by the
FIA from time to time; (ii) to sign the Homologation Agreement.

1. HOMOLOGATION APPLICATION DOSSIER

In order to apply for FIA homologation, the ASN shall send an application dossier to the FIA
Secretariat at the following address:
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
Safety Department
Att : Homologations
2 Chemin de Blandonnet
1215 Geneva
Switzerland
Facsimile: +41 22 544 4450
Email: safety.homologations@fia.com
The homologation application dossier shall include the homologation application template (file
available on request) and all the documents requested in this template for the product for which
homologation is sought. Neither the The test report date nor the date of the test shall not be older
than 1 year after the date of the submission of the dossier to the FIA.
2. HOMOLOGATION APPLICATION PROCEDURE

TEST HOUSE
A certain model of the product to be homologated shall be tested by an FIA approved test house
related with the safety equipment for which homologation is sought and listed in one of the
Technical Lists published on the FIA website www.fia.com. The manufacturer shall submit the
model of the product to the FIA approved test house that will carry out tests in accordance with
the FIA Standard. The test house shall issue a test report on the result of the test performed on
the product in accordance with the template provided by the FIA. The test report shall be signed
and stamped by the test house and the ASN. For certain models of products, the manufacturer
shall fill out the technical dossier in accordance with the template provided by the FIA and this
shall then be certified by the test house.
For certain models of product, a sample shall be sent to the FIA where required by the FIA
standard. The sample shall be certified by the FIA-approved test house and sent directly from the
approved test house to the FIA. The test house shall report back to the manufacturer on the state
of the sample.
THE ASN
The ASN (National Sporting Authority) acts as the intermediary between the FIA and the
manufacturer and liaises with the manufacturer regarding the status of the homologation request.
Before sending the homologation application dossier to the FIA, ASNs must verify that it
complies with these regulations and that it is complete. The ASN shall use its best efforts to send
the homologation application within two weeks of receiving all the documentation from the
manufacturer. The manufacturer shall send the homologation application dossier to the ASN of
the country where the manufacturer is located. The ASN shall sign and stamp the test report and
the homologation application template and submit the homologation application dossier to the
FIA on behalf of the manufacturer.

The FIA also publishes the FIA Bulletin, which is distributed to ASNs from time to time,
and which provides useful information and updates on FIA Standards, Technical Lists and on
homologations generally. All information can also be found online on the FIA website,
www.fia.com
GROUP WRITTEN REPORT ARTEFACT 3

How playing sports benefits your body … and your brian - Leah Lagos and Jaspal Ricky Singh”

TED-Ed, June 2016

The victory of the underdog over the favored team. The last minute penalty shot that wins the

tournament. The high-energy training montages. Many people love to glorify victory on the

playing field,cheer for favorite teams,and play sports. But here's a question: Should we be so

obsessed with sports? Is playing sports actually as good for us as we make it out to be, or just a

fun and entertaining pastime? What does science have to say? First of all, it's well accepted that

exercise is good for our bodies and minds, and that's definitely true.Exercising, especially when

we're young, has all sorts of health benefits, like strengthening our bones, clearing out bad

cholesterol from our arteries, and decreasing the risk of stroke, high blood pressure, and diabetes.

Our brains also release a number of chemicals when we workout, including endorphins. These

natural hormones, which control pain and pleasure responses in the central nervous system, can

lead to feelings of euphoria, or, what's often called, a runner's high.

Increased endorphins and consistent physical activity in general can sharpen your focus and

improve your mood and memory. So does that mean we get just as much benefit going to the

gym five days a week as we would joining a team and competing? Well, here's where it gets

interesting: because it turns out that if you can find a sport and a team you like, studies show that

there are all sorts of benefits that go beyond the physical and mental benefits of exercise alone.

Some of the most significant are psychological benefits, both in the short and long term. Some of

those come from the communal experience of being on a team, for instance, learning to trust and

depend on others, to accept help, to give help, and to work together towards a common goal. In
addition, commitment to a team and doing something fun can also make it easier to establish a

regular habit of exercise. School sport participation has also been shown to reduce the risk of

suffering from depression for up to four years. Meanwhile, your self-esteem and confidence can

get a big boost. There are a few reasons for that. One is found in training. Just by working and

working at skills, especially with a good coach, you reinforce a growth mindset within yourself.

That's when you say, "Even if I can't do something today, I can improve myself through practice

and achieve it eventually." That mindset is useful in all walks of life. And then there's learning

through failure, one of the most transformative, long-term benefits of playing sports. The

experience of coming to terms with defeat can build the resilience and self-awareness necessary

to manage academic, social, and physical hurdles. So even if your team isn't winning all the time,

or at all, there's a real benefit to your experience. Now, not everyone will enjoy every sport.

Perhaps one team is too competitive, or not competitive enough. It can also take time to find a

sport that plays to your strengths. That's completely okay. But if you spend some time looking,

you'll be able to find a sport that fits your individual needs, and if you do, there are so many

benefits. You'll be a part of a supportive community, you'll be building your confidence, you'll be

exercising your body, and you'll be nurturing your mind, not to mention having fun.
PLAN FOR ORAL PRESENTATION

Topic: Sports

Subtopic: Safety in Sports

Genre: Speech

Source: Original Piece

Language: Standard English

Reason for selecting genre: Delivering a speech provides me with the opportunity to express my

views in a comprehensive manner, without the limitations of written language. This allows me to

fully express my thoughts and opinions without being restricted by the structure of my writing.
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