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https://www.stonebow.leics.sch.uk/page/?title=Tag+Rugby+-+February+2019&pid=2700 | 2022-05-26T17:22:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662619221.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526162749-20220526192749-00164.warc.gz | 0.992986 | 323 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__109542930 | en | Tag Rugby - February 2019
On Thursday 14th February Stonebow Primary were represented at a Year 5/6 Tag Rugby competition. We entered the competition with a few nerves and not the highest confidence level, however, we didn't let this stop us.
Our team went into the first game against Cobden with a brilliant attitude, they took their chances and took an early lead. Cobden were a player short and after a few minutes of the game William stepped up and showed an incredible amount of respect to both the game and the other team by agreeing to play for them to make the teams fair. Stonebow eventually went on to win the game six tries to one.
By the second game the team had gained confidence from the first and it showed in the way they were passing the ball and demonstrating great team work. There were also several obstacles that Stonebow faced during this game that again, as a team, they reacted in the perfect way by working together and working to the rules. Unfortunately we came up against a strong Hathern group that resulted in a loss four tries to two.
In our third and final game the children bounced back remarkably from the close defeat in the last game. Once again they played the great spirit, attitude and respect, with those who were on the side of the pitch shouting words of encouragement at every opportunity. We won our final game five tries to three.
With three very difficult games faced and two of those being heroic victories Stonebow finished in third position overall in the competition and can hold their heads high knowing they did so with respect, perseverance and enthusiasm! | sports |
http://garysollyswimschool.co.uk/ | 2016-12-08T18:05:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-50/segments/1480698542648.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20161202170902-00030-ip-10-31-129-80.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.958886 | 173 | CC-MAIN-2016-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-50__0__184767028 | en | Gary Solly Swim School has been a family run business for over 30 years with Qualified ASA teachers and coaches.
All of our sessions are run with RLSS qualified pool lifeguards, and our courses are spread over 10 week terms working within the schools timetable.
Autumn 2016 News
Welcome back everyone!
A big congratulations to Ryhanna and Emily for passing their Swimming teachers Level 1. They are great confident helpers and now they will be an asset to the swim school as teachers.
The new booking form for the Autumn term is now available to download.
We now have a Facebook page!!
Keep checking back here for regular updates to class schedules, club events, and anything else I think you may find interesting!!
Please note that there will be no swimming on Friday 19th June due to an event that Brune Park are running. | sports |
http://www.slcuk.com/senior-home/sport/sports-coaches | 2018-01-20T11:16:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084889567.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20180120102905-20180120122905-00748.warc.gz | 0.978558 | 2,066 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__96603258 | en | SETH SIMMONS: He is an experienced and well respected cricket coach, who currently plays for Whitstable Cricket Club in Division One. Seth studied Sports Development at the University of Portsmouth where he also represented England and British Universities at cricket.
Throughout his cricketing career he played for both Kent Youth and Hampshire also experiencing 2nd class cricket. He has been awarded many accolades including Kent Young Cricketer of the Year and Kent Batsman of the Season, hitting scores of 156 against Glamorgan and 223 against Somerset. Seth is also the Kent U15 Assistant Coach so knows how to push talented cricketers.
He is a PE and Games teacher as well as being Head of Cricket at St Lawrence College. In 2012 he founded the SLC Cricket Academy which now boasts several Kent Cricket players in their respected age groups.
Seth founded the SLC Sports Excellence Programme in 2014. Seth’s main aim on the Sports Excellence Programme is to develop the players game through creating a structured environment whilst giving every player an opportunity to flourish both as an individual as well as part of a team. His cricket training methods test players both physically and mentally but always provides them with an enjoyable experience that will prepare them as thoroughly as possible.
KWAN BROWNE: Born on the sunny twin island of Trinidad and Tobago, Kwan Browne began his Senior International career at 15. Kwan then went to captain Trinidad and Tobago Senior Men at age 18 for the next 15 years. Kwan is still playing international hockey and is now on 298 international caps.
Kwan's passion is coaching and he started coaching his first senior club at age 19. After captaining his country at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, Kwan was offered a scholarship to study in London, where he completed a Law Degree and Masters in European and International Law. During his studies Kwan coached his university to 2 (BUSA/BUCKS) titles. Kwan then went on to coach East Grinstead and Canterbury Hockey Club in the English Premier League.
Kwan is heavily involved with the England Hockey Single System and has worked with most age groups throughout the years. At the 2013 Indoor European Cup, Kwan was the assistant coach of the England Senior Men. Kwan is currently Hampstead & Westminster HC Men's Head Coach, England U21 Men's Assistant Coach and England Senior Men Development Squad Assistant Coach. One of Kwan's most prestigious awards is being named England Hockey Performance Coach of the Year 2012. However, Kwan's most memorable award was being named Canterbury HC 'Club Man of the Year' 2014, 'this award is not about how good you are as a player or coach, but what you give back'.
ADAM IZZARD: Having been educated at the Royal Hospital School in Suffolk, rugby was always going to play a large part in Mr Izzard's upbringing. County rugby for Suffolk U16's and U18's and then Eastern Counties U18's set him up to play rugby into adulthood. Back home he then played his initial club rugby for Gosport & Fareham 1stXV at the age of 18 as well as Hampshire U19's, most surprisingly on the wing.
He then attended Chichester University, who progressed into the BUSA Premiership, a great achievement for such a small university. He played in his more accustomed position of inside centre. He also represented Sussex U21.
His first teaching job took him to the small market town of Buckingham, where he played out the remainder of his playing days at fly half or inside centre. It was also here that his coaching started, firstly at the local grammar school with much success and then finally onto the role of Director of Rugby for his beloved Buckingham Rugby Club. Having completed this role successfully for 4 years, he made the move south to start his new teaching role at St Lawrence in 2010. Adam is the current Kent U18 Rugby Coach.
SARAH GLYNN-BROOKS: Sarah Glynn-Brooks’ specialism is Netball; she is passionate about all aspects of Netball including playing, officiating and coaching to a high level.
Mrs Glynn-Brooks’ coaching career has seen her coach two county league squads. She is currently half way through her three year Level 3 award which, when successful, will make her one of less than 50 Level 3 netball coaches in the UK.
Head Coach and founder of St Lawrence Serpents Netball Club and St Lawrence Shells Netball Clubs, she was very proud to have secured promotion in their first season in the Thanet adult league. Two teams play in the top two divisions in the league.
Mrs Glynn-Brooks is also a proven scout for England Netball Pathway Academies, actively promoting opportunities at county level to her teams. She is a Coach for the U14 county Academies.
Recently Mrs Glynn-Brooks has pursued high level officiating as a new passion. In April 2016 she gained her B award qualification, and as a result Mrs Glynn-Brooks regularly officiates all over the county and is now a mentor for the beginners umpire award and C award umpires.
HUW STEVENS: Having played and coached in the Premier League for over 13 years, Huw is a highly experienced hockey coach. At the age of 15, Huw first played for Canterbury Hockey Club in the Premier League and continued to play for them for 11 consecutive years. During this time he was awarded Young Player of the Year, represented Canterbury at the Premier League Finals day and played at Wembley Arena in the Super Sixes Indoor Hockey Finals. During his school and club career Huw became National Champion on four occasions. Alongside these commitments Huw also represented Wales from U16 to Senior International level where he played in the European Championships.
Coaching has always been his passion but once his playing career was over, Huw can now focus all his attention on coaching. Firstly assisting Kwan Browne at Canterbury Hockey Club for two years and then moving to fellow Premier League team Hampstead and Westminster HC where he is currently assistant coach. Huw is also involved with England Hockey Single System having been assistant coach to the Saxon Tigers 2016 Futures Cup.
Huw started life at St Lawrence College as a Hockey Coach but has now taken over as Head of Hockey. Huw’s extensive experience at school, club and international level means he has plenty to offer the pupils and the school when it comes to hockey. He hopes to maintain and progress the hockey at St Lawrence College and he is looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead.
KATE STARRE: Leveraging her 25 years of experience in elite sport; as an athlete and with a vast coaching history, Kate Starre is equipped to support the development and growth of individual athletes and to optimally prepare elite teams to optimise their physical capabilities.Kate played for the Australian Women’s Hockey Team from 1990 – 2000 with her world class achievements exemplified by:
- 2 Olympic gold medals 1996, 2000
- 2 World Cup gold medals 1994,1998
- 1 Commonwealth Games gold medal 1998
- 5 Champions Trophy gold medals 1991,1993,1995,1997, 1999
During this period, the Australian Women’s Hockey Team became the most successful team in Australian sporting history. This legacy of success and experience has shaped Kate’s winning attitude and desire to contribute to the future success of today’s athletes.
Kate has international experience in coaching, working at The Ohio State University. This coaching experience exposed her to athletes from a variety of cultures with a range of skill levels; and required her to be creative and tailor programming to meet the needs of individual athletes.
From 2005-2008 Kate was the assistant coach for the Australian Women’s Hockey team. In this role, Kate planned and delivered team and individual training sessions that ensured athletes were continually challenged and motivated in their pursuit of improved performance. Her extensive experience also resulted in her being a leading contributor in areas of; goals setting development, player evaluation and mentorship that served to facilitate and foster an attitude of excellence and accountability.
From 2010 – 2016 Kate was the strength and conditioning coach for Australian Women’s Hockey Team ensuring optimal physical preparation for both individual athletes and the team leading into the London and Rio Olympics. This involved an all-inclusive approach consisting of physical excellence, longevity in the sport, injury prevention and/or management, rehabilitation, load management and sports specific needs. This resulted in the 2016 Olympic team being the best physically prepared Australian team to ever attend an Olympic Games.
More recently Kate has embarked on a Masters of Strength and Conditioning to further her understanding of the theoretical and practical application of elite sports. She will complete this higher degree qualification in 2017. She has also been involved in research programs with the University of Western Australia to further understand how training interventions can reduce sporting injuries.
Kate’s experience and knowledge brings a unique set of skills to the development of individuals and teams designed to optimise performance and create well-rounded athletes.
GERAINT JONES: Having been a professional cricketer with Kent and Gloucestershire for a combined 16 years, Geraint brings a wealth of experience to our cricket programme. As well as playing cricket at over 500 combined first-class, list A and T20 matches, Geraint made 85 appearances for England and 2 for his country of birth - Papua New Guinea. A highlight of his career was the involvement in the 2005 Ashes series and most noticeably for taking the winning catch in the second Test match of that series. Geraint is an ECB level 3 coach. He assists with coaching the Kent age groups and Academy teams.
Since retiring in September 2015, Geraint has been gaining experience in the education sector before joining St Lawrence College as a PSHE and Games teacher in September 2017. He is currently studying for a BSc in Business and Sports Management.
It is great to have Geraint on board at SLC and what a wonderful opportunity for our aspiring cricketers to be coached by such a vastly experienced cricketer. | sports |
https://independenceyouthcycling.org/nica-picl-based-teams-frequently-asked-questions/ | 2024-02-23T21:05:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474445.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223185223-20240223215223-00396.warc.gz | 0.953499 | 3,850 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__179783168 | en | SoMont and Philly Wiss Teams Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Who is eligible to join the SoMont or Philly Wiss teams?
- What are our teams all about?
- Is mountain biking experience required for a student to join the team?
- I live in XYZ township or school district. Can my child be part of a team?
- My child attends a private school or is homeschooled. Can he/she join a team?
- When does the season start and how long does it run?
- Do you have weekly practices? What does a practice consist of?
- Where are practices held?
- Is attendance at every practice required?
- Can a student practice with the team without officially registering and paying the fees?
- What kind of time commitment can parents/caregivers expect?
- Is race attendance required?
- What kind of commitment do race weekends entail?
- How much does it cost to join the team?
- What kind of bike will my child need?
- Will you supply a bike?
- What equipment will my child need to participate on the team?
- What are “NICA” and “PICL”?
- What are the risks? Are you insured?
- Are coaches trained? Do they know what they are doing?
- How do I become a coach?
Who is eligible to join the SoMont or Philly Wiss teams?
Girls and boys in grades 6-12 as of the start of the fall school year are eligible to join a SoMont team or the Philly Wiss teams. Due to league rules, team members must reside the townships of Cheltenham, Abington, Jenkintown, Rockledge, Springfield, Lower Moreland, Upper Moreland, Hatboro-Horsham, Upper Dublin, and Wissahickon to be on a SoMont team, or in NW Philadelphia to be on the Philly Wiss team (see additional answers below for more info). If you do not live in our team area, please contact the state league (PICL) at www.pamtb.org/find-a-team
What are our teams all about?
The goal of our teams is to introduce boys and girls (6th to 12th grade) to the sport of mountain biking through both race and adventure events. We hope to instill kids with the habit of exercise and fitness along with a love for positive living and the outdoors. Additionally, cycling, a sense of self-reliance, and bike maintenance skills learned by the student athletes will remain with them for their lifetime, unlike traditional sports that typically have short athletic windows of time. Our team and coaching philosophy is to use cycling to transport our riders to a sense of adventure, exploration, excitement, friendship and good health. Unlike traditional team sports, EVERY kid on the team has the chance to participate, regardless of skill level. Our motto “No one sits the bench” says it all.
Is mountain biking experience required for a student to join a team?
No! Mountain biking experience is not required, although the student should know how to ride a bicycle without assistance. Any child in grades 6-12 (as of the fall school year) is welcome to participate. Our program includes training on the basics of biking and mountain biking, including proper bike usage (shifting, braking, etc.) as well as more advanced trail-riding skills as the athlete progresses. We’ve seen many kids come as 6th graders with very basic bike skills and progress through the season to become experienced and excited mountain bikers!
I live in XYZ township or school district. Can my child be part of the team?
SoMont’s team area encompasses the townships of Cheltenham, Abington, Jenkintown, Rockledge, Springfield, Lower Moreland, Upper/Lower Moreland, Hatboro-Horsham, Upper Dublin and Wissahickon.
Philly Wiss’s team encompasses all of NW Philadelphia.
The Pennsylvania league also has great teams in nearby areas, including the Lower Bucks County Composite team and Bucks County Composite team. Students should join the team that serves their township and/or school district. If you live on the border of our team area, please contact us to discuss which team you should be working with as there may be some overlap. If you are not in any of these areas, please contact the state league (PICL) at www.pamtb.org/find-a-team
My child attends a private school or is homeschooled. Can he/she join?
Absolutely! We welcome students from all schooling situations in our team area.
When does the season start and how long does it run?
Practice season starts in July and the event season starts at the end of August. Races and adventure weekends take place in August, September, October, and sometimes the first week of November. We usually have a wrap-up celebratory team banquet lunch in early November to end the season.
Do you have weekly practices? What does a practice consist of?
Yes, we have practice 2-3 times a week at local parks (usually Tuesday and Thursday nights, and Saturday morning). Practices may include skills-based instruction and drills, fitness-oriented drills, small or large group rides on local rail trails, easier “double-track” gravel and dirt trails, and more technical “single-track” trails as skills progress. Athletes may be placed in smaller groups depending on skills level for more targeted coaching.
Where do the teams practice?
SoMont primarily practices are at Lorimer Park in Abington or Pennypack Park in NE Philadelphia, near Rockledge/Huntingdon Valley. We also occasionally practice at the new Twining Valley Park bike area.
Philly Wiss primarily practices in Wissahickon Park, starting from either Blue Bell Park, Scout House or Pachelle Fields.
Other locations are occasionally used as well as other local trail networks such as Nox, Neshaminy, Core Creek.
Is attendance at every practice required?
No. While we encourage student-athletes to attend as many practices as possible, we realize there are many other home, school, community, and sports commitments that compete for time. We’re very flexible and don’t want this to be something that keeps a student from joining the team. It is not required to attend every practice, but be aware that if the athlete’s skills have not developed to a certain degree they may not be able to participate in certain rides or races for their own safety. Please talk to the Head Coach if you have questions or concerns about practice attendance.
Can a student practice with the team without officially registering and paying the fees?
Due to insurance regulations from the national organization (NICA), students may only participate in one regular-season practice/ride without officially joining the team. A parent or guardian will need to sign a one-time waiver to allow this to happen. After the “free” practice, the student must be registered through NICA to attend more practices or activities.
What kind of time commitment can parents/caregivers expect?
The time commitments are those of practice time and travel to/from practices and races/events (races/events are optional). Students will be supervised by trained coaches during practice time and races, but due to insurance regulations riders will need to be transported to the practice/race locations by a parent or caregiver. Teams generally practice two nights a week and Saturday mornings for two hours. Fall race season usually has 5-6 races/events across Pennsylvania, ranging from 1.25-6 hours away from the Philadelphia area. See the “Practices” FAQ entry for more details on weekly practices and the “Race Weekend” FAQ below for details on races.
Parents/guardians are not expected to stay for practices, and for insurance and safety reasons are not allowed to join in on team rides unless the adult is at least a NICA-approved coaching assistant (Coach Level 1). Many parents will drop off their kids for practice and then go for their own ride on the nearby rail trail or park trails (or bring a good book and relax and read!). If you are interested in helping out as a volunteer or coach, see the info below.
Is race attendance required?
No. Although NICA/PICL is a youth MTB racing league, athletes are NOT required to go to races. Our primary goal is to get “More kids on bikes” and to teach the lifelong skills of mountain biking while building community and character. Some athletes come to each race, some may only come to one or two, and a few may not come to any at all. But, we highly encourage all athletes and families to at least come visit the first race event even if not planning to race. You have to experience a race weekend in person to fully grasp how cool and energizing it is for the kids (and adults)! Athletes race with kids of similar ages and abilities, so even the most non-competitive kid is likely to have fun at a race.
What kind of commitment do race weekends entail?
Race weekends do require a certain commitment of time and money, and as previously noted you do not have to attend all the races (or any of the races, although we hope you will!). Riders will be supervised by trained coaches and volunteers during practice and races, but riders will need to be transported to the practice/race locations by a parent or caregiver.
Since PICL is a Pennsylvania state league, races are held in locations throughout the state, from the east side (Allentown or Chester County area) to as far as Pittsburgh.
The PICL event calendar can be found here.
Race weekends usually entail a commitment of at least one day. Depending on the particular race, middle schoolers may race on one weekend day and high schoolers on the other. Races are staggered throughout the day based on the group they are in, so students should plan to be there all day from about 7:30 a.m. to later in the afternoon. If possible, we encourage athletes to be there on both days, regardless of the day they are racing, to support the other athletes on the team.
Parents/caregivers must drive their student(s) to the event, and most stay around during the day to cheer on the other racers, help out, and enjoy the community feel and race-day “vibe.” For races farther away, often team families will camp together at a nearby campground or stay at a “team” hotel to foster team community.
How much does it cost to join the SoMont Youth MTB or Philly Wiss teams?
The fee to join the local SoMont or Philly Wiss teams is $100 for 2023. Those fees are collected and administered by our parent non-profit Independence Youth Cycling.
The national/state league base registration fee is $220, which covers insurance, events, coach training, league administration etc.
To participate in events (competitive or adventure) the fee is $45 per event or $100 for a season pass which covers all events. There are six league-wide events this season.
We realize that costs can be a factor in deciding whether to participate in any youth sport. Our club does fundraising to keep our team costs as low as possible, but if the registration costs will be a significant burden on your family please contact the Head Coach privately about our financial aid programs. We also have some loaner bikes for athletes to use if they are in need and cannot afford to purchase one. We want to “Get more kids on bikes” and don’t want cost to be an overriding issue for anyone!
What kind of bike will my child need?
Students should have a properly fitting, good-quality bike in good repair. You do not need to buy a high-end mountain bike for your student to ride successfully, but cheaper department-store style bikes likely will not be up to the task. For new athletes, a SoMont coach will check out their bike before the first practice to make sure it’s safe to ride. Coaches may suggest or make very minor adjustments, but if there are bigger issues we will refer you to one of our sponsoring bike shops (Circle Cycle, Keswick Cycle, Trek Springhouse) for more assistance.
In previous seasons we have had a few of the younger kids riding and racing on bikes with 24″ wheels due to sizing issues, but generally speaking a bike with 26″, 27.5″, or 29″ wheels works better for trail riding. If your child does not yet have a suitable bike of the correct size (a bike that fits properly is important for safety reasons), please contact us before your first practice and we can provide suggestions or possibly arrange for a short-term loaner bike. Some families have had success buying used bikes from Craigslist, local bike shops, and other team families. Again, if you have questions or need help, one of our coaches will be happy to talk with you.
Can SoMont or Philly Wiss supply a bike?
Independence Youth Cycling does maintain a fleet of used bikes and helmets. These bikes can be made available for new riders at “Try It Rides” or other pre-season promotional events. Independence Youth Cycling can also offer used bikes in the fleet to riders as loaner bikes for a period of time. Please contact a Team Director if a bike is needed for a Try It Ride or otherwise.
What equipment will my child need to participate on the team?
Some basic equipment is required for your athlete’s success, well-being, and to handle basic bike repairs on the trail. If you have any questions, please talk with a coach before purchasing any items and we’ll be happy to walk you through this list. Or, visit one of our sponsor bike shops, Circle Cycle in Huntingdon Valley and Keswick Cycle in Glenside.
- [Required] A good-quality bicycle that fits properly and is in good condition (see “What kind of bike will we need” FAQ)
- [Required] Helmet (riding is absolutely not allowed without a helmet)
- [Required] Some way to carry enough water for the practice or event. Water bottle(s) and bike-mounted carrier(s) or Camelbak-style hydration system – equivalent of one bottle for every 45 minutes of anticipated exercise; note that disposable water bottles do NOT work well in bike-mounted cages and usually end up falling out. Most athletes use a hydration backpack of some sort (aka Camelbak).
- Cycling gloves provide protection against falls and trail branches, etc., and better handlebar grip
- [Required] Spare inner-tube that matches the student’s tire size and some way to carry it at all times while riding (seat bag, hydration backpack, etc.)
- Eye protection – basic, clear safety glasses available at most home stores for $10 or so are fine
- Tire levers
- Biking-specific multi tool for basic repairs
- Small bike pump either carried by the rider or mounted to the frame
- Proper clothing: We highly suggest that students wear cycling-specific shorts for comfort, either road-style Lyrca or the baggier mountain-bike style, although that is optional and regular shorts may work fine for shorter rides. Synthetic performance-type shirts work best for practices, especially in the warmer months.
What are “NICA” and “PICL”?
NICA is the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, the national body that sanctions the state leagues. PICL (pronounced “pickle”) is the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Cycling League, our local state chapter under the auspices of NICA. The national league provides insurance, coach training and certification, and other needed services. PICL manages the local races and provides local coach training and other support services.
What are the risks? Are you insured?
As with any youth sports activity, inherent risks are involved. Our trained coaches go to great lengths to keep our riders safe and reduce the risks in our sport. SoMont Youth MTB Team operates under NICA’s national insurance program. Contact one of our coaches for more information.
Are coaches trained? Do they know what they are doing?
Yes, all SoMont coaches have been certified by the national organization (NICA) at one of three levels. In order to work with the student-athletes, all coaches must pass a national and Pennsylvania background check and take yearly online training courses in coaching philosophy, concussion protocol, etc. Higher-level coaches (2-3) must have Advanced First Aid or Wilderness First Aid and CPR certification, attend a yearly coach training weekend, and take advanced mountain bike instruction classes. You can view the requirements for the different coaching levels on NICA’s site. SoMont’s coaching philosophy is fun and character development first, coupled with skills and fitness. Our team “vibe” is fun and encouraging!
How do I become a coach?
Interested in becoming a volunteer youth MTB coach? We’d love to talk with you! Coaches have as much fun as the students! While some biking experience is required, you don’t need to be a hard-core “trail shredder” to be a great coach. Most importantly, you must enjoy working with kids of all skill levels and adhere to our coaching philosophy of fun and character development first. First-year coaches are general volunteers (“Level 1”), and help with rides, practices, etc. All coaches must complete the national NICA coach registration process (also see “Are coaches trained” FAQ) and a background check. The requirements for a general volunteer (Level 1) can be met by taking the required online webinars and undergoing a background check. All adults that work directly with students must be a certified NICA coach level 1-3. Coaches pay a small yearly NICA insurance fee and a background check fee. For more info on becoming a coach, please e-mail us. We also welcome parents/caregivers who want to get involved with team-related activities, but aren’t interested in becoming a coach, to become part of our Parents’ Council. | sports |
http://purepilateschicago.com/?page_id=1745/ | 2017-07-21T12:31:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-30/segments/1500549423774.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20170721122327-20170721142327-00404.warc.gz | 0.855159 | 176 | CC-MAIN-2017-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-30__0__164225433 | en | This 60 minute overall body workout will combine Ballet, Yoga, Pilates and traditional Weight Training along side Cardiovascular Intervals! We will strengthen the body while burning calories providing a workout for ALL LEVELS.
Kym Costa has over 30 years of teaching experience in the Dance and Fitness worlds. Her certifications over the years include: NASM, ACE PT, ACE Instructor, AFAA, N’Stretch, Spinning and Romana’s Pilates Instructor. She is excited to provide an effective class for all level participants allowing each person to get what he/she needs in a supportive community.
COMING BACK IN JANUARY 2017
at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago 1147 West Jackson • Chicago, IL 60607
Cost $96 for the 8 week session or drop in $20/class
Payment taken in the Pilates Studio. | sports |
https://kingsoftheturf.com/1961-mel-schumacher-and-the-infamous-leg-pull-derby/ | 2019-05-25T21:40:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232258451.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20190525204936-20190525230936-00229.warc.gz | 0.980492 | 8,254 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__111099418 | en | Anyone attending early morning trackwork at Randwick racecourse in the late 1980’s might have come upon a kindly little man performing the humble job of gateman. First-time visitors to the course wouldn’t have given the shuffling figure a second glance, but the regulars well knew both his history and his character, which was stamped of nature’s noblest metal. The diminutive individual in question was none other than Thomas Walter Hill, who, before tragedy intervened, had been one of Australia’s leading jockeys and trainers. Even more significantly for our purposes, however, he had been one of the two central characters in perhaps the greatest drama ever played out in a major race in Australia. The race in question was the 1961 A.J.C. Derby.
Born at Mackay in Central Queensland in 1927, Tommy Hill was the son of a successful pony jockey who plied his trade on courses such as Kedron Park. A contemporary of George Moore who was also a native of Mackay, the pair became close friends during childhood and champion junior show riders in the district. It was Moore who was responsible for securing Hill an apprenticeship in the training academy of Jim Shean, who, apart from Moore, also had Neville Sellwood on his books at the time. Although race riding opportunities were initially in short supply in such distinguished company, Hill eventually got his chance when Moore and Sellwood were called up for National Service. Hill rode his first winner, Air Raider, in May 1943 at Albion Park, the only course to operate in Brisbane during the War. At nineteen he became Brisbane’s leading apprentice, but his career, too, was interrupted when he was conscripted into uniform.
Though Tommy Hill won the 1950 Rosehill Guineas for Fred Hood on Careless, his visits to Sydney were very infrequent in the years immediately after the War as he set about establishing himself as a successful Brisbane jockey. His permanent residence in the Harbour City came about directly through his friendship with Moore. Hill and his wife were holidaying with the Moore family in Sydney in August 1953, when one night, trainer Leo O’Sullivan telephoned to engage George for Gay Vista in the Hobartville Stakes. Moore held a prior booking for the Tom Smith trained Castillo, and so suggested to O’Sullivan that Hill, be substituted in his place. Moore provided the riding gear, and Hill the riding talent; as the substitute steered Gay Vista into second placing. O’Sullivan was impressed and offered Hill a position with his stable. It was the beginning of a very successful partnership that over the years would prove to be the scourge of Sydney bookmakers.
Hill’s early victories were largely restricted to the provincial courses, as Leo O’Sullivan retained his first loyalty to his brother-in-law, Bill Cook. Of course, not all Hill’s mounts came on O’Sullivan’s horses. Just two months following upon the holiday with George Moore found Hill aboard Flying East in that notorious Maiden Six at Hawkesbury. It was the race that ultimately saw Moore disqualified for three years in the blackest episode of Moore’s life on the Turf. Gay Vista, Hill’s first mount for O’Sullivan, was to mature into a quality galloper and Hill’s successes on that grand weight carrier were to mark his accession to leading rider for the stable as Cook entered the twilight of his career. The sale of Gay Vista to America, even saw Hill enjoy a brief riding stint over there for Ted Clifford’s stables, to which Gay Vista had gone.
Tommy Hill’s first association with Summer Fair – the horse that would credit both him and Leo O’Sullivan with the 1961 A.J.C. Derby – came on soft ground at Randwick on the first day of July that year when the pair combined to win a two-year-old handicap over seven furlongs easily. The colt, resuming from a six-month spell, was having his first start for O’Sullivan following his transfer from the stables of fellow Rosebery trainer, Sid Nicholls, and landed some good bets after being specked at 14/1 in the ring. How O’Sullivan came to get the horse at all, offers an interesting insight into human nature and how the perceived self-interest of an owner and a trainer can sometimes clash on a racecourse.
Summer Fair, a colt by the imported Precipitation horse, Summertime, from the New Zealand-bred mare Reuter, was purchased at the New Zealand Yearling Sales for 1050 guineas by veteran Kiwi trainer George Walton, who was acting on behalf of Wollongong businessman, Roy Pierce. Pierce, a committeeman on the Kembla Grange Racing Club, had gone into racing after selling out of a large trucking business. At the time Walton selected the colt, Summertime was poised to win the first of his two titles as the leading stallion in New Zealand, while the mare Reuter had produced only one foal before, and that was the Randwick winner Ticker Tape trained by Dick Roden. Pierce hadn’t gone to New Zealand to inspect any prospective yearlings in person but had chosen to place his faith in Walton’s judgement. A couple of years earlier, Roy Pierce had bought a horse called Aggressive, who had been bred in the Dominion by Walton and the horse had won quite a few races in Sid Nicholls’ hands. It wasn’t surprising, therefore, that Pierce was prepared once again to trust Walton with the purchase and Nicholls with the training of this, his latest gamble in bloodstock. Neither man was to let him down.
Sid Nicholls only trained a small team, but Summer Fair was the stable hope from the first moment that he galloped him at Rosebery. His unplaced debut in a midweek maiden at Canterbury Park in November offered no favourable presage to classic success the following season, although it did teach the colt some racecourse etiquette. That he benefited from the lesson was shown when he improved to run minor placings at his next two starts, before Jack Thompson partnered him to win twice at Randwick during December. The son of Summertime was then sent to the spelling paddock to allow him to mature before beginning a Derby preparation in the late autumn. It was while Summer Fair was out of training that Aggressive clashed with his stablemate Sea Hound in a welter handicap at Warwick Farm in March. Owner Roy Pierce had backed Aggressive and saw him go the lead at the half-furlong only to be run down by Sea Hound and another horse near the judge’s box. It wasn’t a result calculated to please all patrons of the Nicholls’ stable. The upshot was that an unhappy Roy Pierce transferred Aggressive to Brisbane while the recumbent Summer Fair went to Nicholls’ fellow Rosebery trainer, Leo O’Sullivan.
Following O’Sullivan’s first up victory with the colt in July, Summer Fair made it four wins on end when, as an odds-on favourite, he ran a race record to land the Macarthur Quality (7f) at Rosehill in the hands of George Moore three weeks later. Such was the improvement in the colt that he was rated at 8 st. 7lb or equal eighth in the Free Handicap. The honour of top weight in the Free Handicap that year at 9 st. 3lb had been accorded another of the progeny of Wilkes owned by Bill Longworth in Young Brolga. Longworth’s colt was rated 3lb better than the ill-fated Columbia Star, the unbeaten juvenile for whom Ian Caldwell had paid the record price of 15,500 guineas at the 1960 Sydney Yearling Sales. None of the leading colts that season was to figure in the Derby the following spring, an increasing trend that was to become a feature of Australian racing in the years ahead. The influx of speed stallions into the country’s leading studs, and the revolution in race programming occasioned by the obscene prize money offered for races such as the Golden Slipper, militated against juveniles of stouter blood ending their first season as leading money winners.
Summer Fair kicked off the new season with a minor placing in the weight-for-age Warwick Stakes behind Sky High and Kilshery, before the colt’s final Derby trial in the Rosehill Guineas. The Guineas that year was run on a dead Rosehill surface and in light rain. It was a race in which a new Derby favourite emerged in the shape of King Brian, who managed to lead all the way after being hard ridden from the barriers. Summer Fair chased the winner throughout the race in second place before marring his performance slightly by racing erratically in the straight. There was a significant change in tradition at the 1961 A.J.C. Spring Meeting with the club transferring the Epsom Handicap to the second day of the fixture, to be run on the same programme as The Metropolitan. Its place on Derby Day was taken with the inaugural running of the rich Daily Telegraph Stakes. For the first time in the club’s history, four £10,000 races were to be run on the same weekend although it was the Derby that remained the showpiece and attracted the greatest crowd. One man in attendance at Randwick on Derby Day and taking more than a cursory interest in the performance of Summer Fair was the colt’s breeder, Bob Miller; he had made a special trip from New Zealand to see him run. Miller had previously negotiated the sale of Summer Fair’s dam, Reuter, for 2000 guineas with fellow Kiwi, Ray Neville, the owner of Dalray, and the sale was contingent upon her son winning the classic.
A feature of the classic that year was that more than half the field had been bred in the Dominion. However, the favourite for the race remained the local horse King Brian, a small but compact bay colt by the newly imported English stallion, Lepidoptic, prepared by Basil Andrews. King Brian, who had cost only 550 guineas as a yearling, had earned his high ranking by his all the way win in the Rosehill Guineas although jockey Keith Smith’s instructions for the Derby were to ride the horse back in the field. The formidable interstate challenge consisted of two fine colts, both bred in the Dominion, in Sometime and Blue Era.
Sometime, like Summer Fair, a well-performed son of the New Zealand based stallion, Summertime, was the first A.J.C. Derby entrant of an emerging young trainer from South Australia named Bart Cummings. Bart was the son of Jim Cummings, who had trained the great Comic Court, and Sometime carried the same colours as that former champion, being also owned by the brothers Bob and Jack Lee. Cummings paid 2300 guineas for the colt at the 1960 New Zealand Yearling Sales because “he was the nicest looking yearling at the sales.” Bart bought shrewdly at those sales, as one of his other purchases was The Dip, a Le Filou horse that won the 1962 A.J.C. Metropolitan. In five starts as a juvenile, Sometime had managed to win three races on the trot culminating in the A.R.C. Adelaide Stakes by six lengths at his final appearance at that age. Before being brought across to Sydney the gelding had registered another hat-trick of victories in the new season, including the prestigious Port Adelaide Guineas. A fast-finishing third in the Hill Stakes at his only Sydney start had seen Sometime heavily supported in Derby betting
Perhaps the most intriguing horse in the Derby, however, was the Victorian representative, Blue Era, a powerfully-built chestnut colt by Blueskin II being prepared by youthful Caulfield trainer Geoff Murphy, just then setting out on his own highly successful training career, having earlier served as stable foreman for Basil Conaghan. Blue Era had been offered as a yearling in New Zealand but a number of buyers had steered clear of the colt because of a swelling on his near foreleg that many thought to be ringbone. Murphy backed his own judgement, however, and found that he was preparing a potential Derby colt in his very first season as a public trainer. Blue Era ran six times as a juvenile winning four races. Despite being highly-strung he proved remarkably adaptable, winning at each of Melbourne’s major metropolitan racecourses, as well as on firm and soft ground. Blue Era first stamped his credentials as a Derby candidate when he scored an impressive victory in the Trenton Stakes (6f) at Caulfield, overwhelming his opponents with a powerful finish after having been seemingly hopelessly pocketed. Although he subsequently failed in the rich Merson Cooper Stakes behind Indian Summer, he underlined his potential at his final appearance as a juvenile by annexing the prestigious Ascot Vale Stakes.
Alas, in his three Sydney appearances thus far in the new season, Blue Era had raced most erratically. The colt had run off the course in the Hobartville Stakes, struck the running rail in the Canterbury Guineas, and then shied badly away from Mel Schumacher’s whip hand in the Rosehill Guineas, when the jockey was resuming that very day after serving a two months’ suspension. Geoff Murphy had experimented with blinkers in a bid to cure the colt’s waywardness in the fortnight after the Rosehill fiasco but abandoned the experiment when Blue Era pulled badly under their influence. Murphy needn’t have bothered. Erratic behaviour would indeed cost Blue Era the classic, but the blame wouldn’t lie with the horse. The powerful Tommy Smith stable had two starters in the Derby in Kilshery and Moviegoer. Kilshery had stylishly won the Canterbury Guineas but had a sprinting pedigree and wasn’t seriously expected to stay the trip. Moviegoer, a strong, well-developed horse, was yet another son of Summertime in the field and carried the famous colours of Chinese millionaire, Runme Shaw.
The 1961 A.J.C. Derby field and race conditions appear in the table below:
Few races have had more drama, both on the course and in the stewards’ room afterwards, than this Derby. Summer Fair had drawn the inside gate in the twelve-horse field, and it probably won him the race. Although the pace was muddling – the first half-mile took 53 seconds – and Summer Fair didn’t always race kindly, Hill had the bay colt nicely placed throughout and never worse than fifth. Emboss led the field to the home turn in front of Blue Era, Kilshery and Sometime; while the favourite, King Brian, who was slowly away from his wide barrier, pulled hard but remained among the last three until the half-mile. Tommy Hill had Summer Fair fourth on the outside and poised to make his challenge as the field entered the straight while Schumacher on Blue Era, who had wanted to hang in for much of the trip, was about to get through on the fence. Coming up the rise, Summer Fair veered out and briefly caused interference to a tiring Kilshery, but remained genuine under Hill’s strong riding as Blue Era challenged on the fence to head him near the post. The camera declared an official margin of a short half-head in favour of the Victorian colt and to the packed crowd in the grandstands, it appeared that Blue Era had merely outstayed Summer Fair.
Upon returning to scale, an ashen-faced Hill lost no time in lodging a protest against the winner; but it was the grounds for the protest that beggared belief in the stewards’ room. Hill alleged that Schumacher, on the inside rail, had reached across with his left arm and grabbed his right leg in the last fifty yards of the race, and hadn’t released it until just on the winning post. Schumacher seemed to be up to the same stunt in the stewards’ room too, this time trying to pull the leg of the chief steward, Jack Bourke, by brazenly denying Hill’s allegation. Schumacher’s explanation of those last fifty yards was that Blue Era was hanging in and he had got desperate and gone for his whip. At least the part about getting desperate was true. The official head-on film footage, however, substantiated Hill’s basic allegation: Schumacher’s arm could be clearly seen reaching across. Having seen the grainy footage, Schumacher maintained that he didn’t ‘grab’ Hill’s leg, but rather clamped his wrist against Hill’s knee to gain an advantage.
It seemed to those watching the patrol footage that the jockey must have stuck some sort of Faustian compact to pass the post first. All too frequently with Schumacher, a blackguard recklessness of temper or impulse had ensued in his conduct on Sydney racecourses that rendered him incapable of turning to account what good the gods had provided. Perhaps the most fortunate aspect of the whole affair was Hill’s restraint when the foul occurred. The stewards wasted little time announcing their decision although sections of the crowd, unaware of the facts, hooted O’Sullivan and Hill during the official presentation of the Derby prize by the State Governor, Sir Eric Woodward.
Schumacher was asked to appear again before the stewards at the close of the day’s proceedings. Judgement came swiftly and unequivocally: the wages of his sin was to be a disqualification for life. There is a famous photograph taken in the waning glory of that spring afternoon as the forlorn figure of the 24-year-old jockey departs Randwick in disgrace dressed in his business suit and carrying bag and baggage. On appeal a fortnight later, the A.J.C. committee reduced the term to ten years. Announcing the committee’s decision, chairman Sir Alan Potter said Schumacher’s record showed “his complete disregard for the rules of racing and the safety of his fellow riders. This was despite a long series of warnings.” Since May 1957 the enfant terrible of Australian racing had incurred eight reprimands, eight suspensions, three warnings and one fine.
There are some moments in history, which, seen in retrospect, seemed to command a wholly disproportionate amount of publicity at the time relative to their real importance. The 1961 ‘Leg-Pull Derby’ is just such a moment. Anybody of an age of consciousness who lived in Australia that spring would have been aware of the incident, and many would have seen the relevant footage of the stewards’ patrol film. The means of such widespread dissemination was, of course, television. And it was the confluence of both television’s introduction and the centrality of horse-racing and gambling in the Australian psyche of the period, which explains the ‘leg-pull’ publicity phenomenon. Remember, 1961 was still an age of innocence in Australia, and the cultural and social revolution that was to come with sex and the pill, Vietnam, illicit drugs, legalised off-course betting et al. were still a few years away. It was also a time when every hotel, barber shop or tobacconist would have race broadcasts blaring from a wireless on a Saturday. Indeed, such broadcasts seemed a de facto national anthem, background music as life unfolded in the suburbs and countryside. For years the sporting public had read about the many and varied nefarious tricks practised on the racecourse, whether through tabloid newspapers or Nat Gould novels. However, reading is one thing, seeing is another. And the wonder of television had broadcast Schumacher’s shenanigans directly into hearths and living rooms throughout the land.
Schumacher was both perpetrator and victim here. What he did within the shadows of the Randwick winning-post on that Saturday afternoon had been done many times on many Saturday afternoons before. Moreover, countless jockeys down the years had been guilty of arguably even more egregious and dangerous sins. Perhaps it was a matter of poking a whip’s butt under the tail of another jockey’s horse or throwing a leg across another jockey’s knee. It might even consist of grabbing the riding breeches of a rival to impede progress, as Darby Munro famously did to the young country jockey, Frank Delaney, in that desperate finish to the 1941 A.J.C. Breeders’ Plate. On that occasion, Munro even had the chutzpah to fire in a protest! The stewards threw it out of course, and the ripped right leg of Delaney’s pants was evidence of a gripping ride. The only difference with Schumacher’s transgression was the recent installation of a head-on camera at the top of the straight. In the impulsiveness of the moment, Mel either forgot about the camera or chose to ignore it.
Although Schumacher wasn’t destined to serve out his full disqualification, it had a devastating impact on his career. He had celebrated his twenty-fourth birthday only a month before, and 1961 had already seen him triumph in the V.R.C. Australian Cup on Dream King; the S.T.C. Golden Slipper Stakes on Magic Night; and the B.A.T.C. Doomben Ten Thousand on Aquanita. He was the most promising young jockey in the country, and the A.J.C. ban cost him the best years of his life. Schumacher later reflected: “I lost the best years in which I would normally have been expected to learn, to become the best. Facing ten years on the outside, I lost any chance I had of reaching the top.” During his disqualification Schumacher worked in the Brisbane markets, carrying fruit and vegetable boxes to keep himself fit. And every six months or so he applied to the A.J.C. for reinstatement. Such applications were rejected with monotonous regularity although he wasn’t alone in his fight.
Many respected sportsmen believed that the A.J.C. stewards and committee had over-reacted in the Schumacher case and some private representations were made to the club on Schumacher’s behalf. However, the incident that lent impetus to these appeals occurred at Warwick Farm on November 12, 1965. It was on that day that George Moore and Des Lake fought out a desperate finish to the five-furlong A.J.C. Maltine Handicap. Lake was on Kentucky Gambler; Moore was on Golden Tod. There was a fierce rivalry between the two men as for a brief time after arriving in Sydney from Victoria Lake appeared a genuine threat to Moore’s dominance on Sydney racecourses. In the aftermath of the race, Moore fired in a protest. When the head-on patrol film was screened in the stewards’ room, the footage revealed the 1961 A.J.C. Derby finish all over again. Moore and Lake appeared to be vigorously jostling each other with their elbows. Jack Bourke observed: “You practically became locked together.” In the spirit of honour among thieves and in their own best interests, Moore and Lake insisted that it looked worse than it was. The stewards demurred and charged both jockeys with misconduct and fined them a derisory £100 each.
The Sydney newspapers, and particularly the afternoon tabloids, the ‘Daily Mirror’ and ‘The Sun’, joined the battle on behalf of Schumacher. If a fine was sufficient penance for Moore and Lake, then Mel should be reinstated immediately went the call. In due course, the vigorous press campaign proved successful but not before a further eighteen months had passed. The A.J.C. committee reviewed the case and announced in the closing weeks of 1966 that The Shoe’s disqualification would be commuted to a suspension from January 1st, 1967 and that his licence would be renewed on March 1st. In total, Schumacher served just five-and-a-half-years of what was initially a lifetime ban. Schumacher resumed riding at Canterbury Park on Wednesday, March 1st, 1967 and for a time became the main jockey for the T. J. Smith stable. Schumacher’s reinstatement happily coincided with George Moore accepting a retainer to ride for the leading English stable of Noel Murless thus opening an opportunity at Tulloch Lodge.
It wasn’t until his twenty-first mount back that Schumacher won a race – on the Smith-trained Redcap at Flemington. For a time the partnership proved successful with wins in some good races such as the 1968 V.R.C. Sires’ Produce Stakes (Flying Fable); 1967 and 1968 A.J.C. George Main Stakes (Regal Rhythm). However, with Moore’s return, Schumacher eventually relocated back to his native Queensland in June 1969, initially as stable jockey for Eric Kirwan in Brisbane, where he continued to ride for many years. In 1974 he won the Doomben Ten Thousand on Charlton Boy for Tom Dawson. Schumacher rarely made forays south of the border but did so in 1984 to partner Goleen to victory in the A.J.C. Flight Stakes and later that spring in the V.A.T.C. One Thousand Guineas as well. He continued to ride successfully for a few years more in Queensland.
Summer Fair was trainer Leo O’Sullivan’s first Derby winner, although 37 years earlier as a young strapper working for Cecil Godby, he had attended Heroic when that horse had taken out the classic. Born in 1902 and raised in Lewisham, an inner suburb of Sydney, he was one of ten brothers to attend the Lewisham Christian Brothers High School. He always remembered the symmetry of his size and weight when a 14-year-old at Lewisham: “I was 4’ 8” tall and 4 stone 9 lb in weight.” O’Sullivan had begun his working life as a cadet journalist covering the Turf for the Sydney Evening News; but as a natural lightweight, it wasn’t long before he had stopped writing about racehorses and began strapping and riding them. Serving his apprenticeship with both Alf Inkpen and Sid Killick at Newcastle, he was a failure in the saddle, although he could at least lay claim to having ridden the great Beauford in trackwork. O’Sullivan took out a training permit in 1933 and based in Stanley St, Randwick, first prepared his horses at Kensington before moving on to both Victoria Park and Rosebery as each course, in turn, was closed down. Unable to attract wealthy clients at the start of his training career, O’Sullivan bought and raced his own horses for modest sums. These were hard times when he had to make twopence do the work of a shilling but he generally managed to square the ledger with successful forays into the betting ring. The critics would say that his horses often ran in and out, but when they won it was generally at a useful price. An element of deceptiveness was part of O’Sullivan’s nature, but then struggling trainers with a stake upon the board are not apt to play with their cards on the table. He may have deceived others, but as a trainer he never deceived himself.
Gilltown was O’Sullivan’s first big race winner with whom he managed to take successive Moonee Valley Cups in 1939 and 1940. After that, the winners began to flow, and other big races to come his way included the 1943 Doncaster (Kingsdale), 1951 Stradbroke (Aqua Regis), and the 1957 Doomben Ten Thousand (Teranyan). There were some near misses on the journey as well, as three successive seconds in the Oakleigh Plate from 1958-60 with the good sprinters New Spec and Gay Port attest. O’Sullivan also enjoyed some luck with older horses acquired from other stables. That good mare Amiable was a fine example. O’Sullivan got her as a six-year-old after a distinguished sprinting career in Melbourne carrying the colours of W. R. Kemball. Despite her age, O’Sullivan trained her to win both a C. W. Cropper Plate and a Frederick Clissold Handicap. Moreover, at stud, she produced Aqua Regis, a horse that is remembered not only for winning the Stradbroke for O’Sullivan, but also for winning two races for him on the same card in October 1949. The horses from his stable were trained to race rather than delight the critics in the paddock, and if they failed the day the money was on, it wasn’t from lack of fitness. Testimony to this fact was the performance of Gay Vista to win a welter at Warwick Farm in June 1956 with 11 st. 1lb. ‘Leo the Silent’ knew how to put it down when he favoured one of his own and rarely did he leave it there.
A curious symmetry was to attend the post-Derby careers of both Summer Fair and Tommy Hill. Taken to Melbourne immediately after the Derby, the colt partnered by Hill, ran third in the Caulfield Guineas, run that year in heavy rain and won by King Brian relishing the shorter trip. O’Sullivan then saddled-up Summer Fair for the Caulfield Cup the following week, although handicapped with only 7 st. 7lb, Hill was unable to make the weight. In his place, O’Sullivan called W. A. Smith into requisition. A lightweight Melbourne hoop, Smith was already compiling an impressive winning record in big races, including the rich Centenary Melbourne Cup the year before on Hi Jinx. Coming with a well-timed run in the straight, Summer Fair won the £10,000 first prize comfortably from Lord Fury and Dhaulagiri. Starting at a lucrative 20/1 for the race, O’Sullivan landed some tidy bets. With the Victoria Derby seemingly at his mercy and the Melbourne Cup a distinct possibility despite a further penalty taking his weight to 7 st. 13lb, Summer Fair developed a splint in his off-foreleg that prevented him from running in either race. Indeed, it kept him away from the racecourse for the balance of the season. In fact, the splint was to plague the horse for the rest of his racing career. As a four-year-old, he managed to face the starter on just three occasions although one of them came in the Craven Plate when he and Tommy Hill again combined for the victory.
It was to be Hill’s last significant triumph in the saddle. Just six months later, Hill’s implacable enemy (well, apart from Mel), the weighing scales, got their man and Hill reluctantly relinquished his jockey’s licence at the conclusion of the 1963 A.J.C. Autumn Meeting. It had been an unequal struggle for a long time. As far back as April 1961, Hill had been embarrassed when he had to forego the winning ride on Fine and Dandy in the Doncaster Handicap less than an hour before the race – indirectly as a result of wasting. In retrospect, the 1961 A.J.C. Spring Meeting came to represent the zenith of Tommy Hill’s fortunes in the pigskin. Two days after the controversial Derby, Tommy had completed the feature double at the meeting by winning The Metropolitan on Waipari.
Upon announcing his retirement from the saddle, Hill applied to the A.J.C. for a trainer’s licence and was immediately granted a No 1 ticket; his very first client was Roy Pierce. Many months before and unbeknownst to O’Sullivan, Pierce had promised to give Hill his old favourite Summer Fair to train. Hill began with just three horses including the Derby winner, and for a time rented a few boxes from William Inglis and Sons before moving into Reg Battersby’s stables. He was uniquely placed to superintend Summer Fair’s return to racing – if a return there was to be. After all, he knew the horse well and with such a small stable could devote the time required to rehabilitate the former champion. By then a rising five-year-old, Summer Fair hadn’t started since the Turnbull Stakes in the spring of 1962, but in his favour, was the fact that he was a workmanlike horse who never carried much flesh, even in the spelling paddock.
It was the saltwater treatment at nearby La Perouse and Brighton that was to get Summer Fair back to the racecourse eventually. After three unplaced runs in unsuitable sprints, Hill nominated the horse for the 1963 weight-for-age Chelmsford Stakes and booked George Moore for the ride. Summer Fair finished second to Maidenhead, but Moore blamed himself for being beaten. Next came the Craven Plate. Moore preferred the mount on Sky High and Hill opted to give the ride on Summer Fair to the apprentice, D. O’Sullivan. The race marked a stunning return to form for Summer Fair, who relegated Sky High and King Brian into the minor placings. It was Tommy Hill’s first win as a trainer and with the very horse that he had ridden to victory in the same race just twelve months before. A few days later Summer Fair won the Colin Stephen Stakes by six lengths in race record time. Despite failing in the City Tattersall’s Gold Cup at his next start when burdened with 9 st. 7lb, Summer Fair was taken to Melbourne for the V.R.C. Spring Meeting. Reunited with George Moore and restricted to the two-main weight-for-age events of the Mackinnon Stakes and C.B. Fisher Plate, the son of Summertime won each with ease after being deliberately held up before producing his sprint. It was the high-water mark of his comeback.
The splint continued to prove troublesome to the horse, but in July the following year, Tommy Hill demonstrated that his time spent observing Leo O’Sullivan lay down betting coups, hadn’t been wasted. In a seemingly unsuitable six-furlong flying handicap at Randwick, and using Fil Allotta’s claiming apprentice, A. Lilley, reducing Summer Fair’s weight to nine stone, the horse was backed in from 33/1 to 12/1 to land the money in the last stride. Testimony to the respect in which the handicappers held the five-year-old came when the weights were released for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups of 1964 and Summer Fair with 9 st. 6lb headed the lists in each of them although he was never destined to take his place in either. Summer Fair only won one more race, the weight-for-age Chelmsford Stakes a couple of months later; he pulled up lame at his next start when beaten a short-head in trying for a hat-trick of wins in the Craven Plate and was immediately retired to Wal Cochram’s Arundel Stud in Victoria. The horse was not a success as a stallion and failed to get the winner of any principal race. Perhaps his greatest claim to fame at stud is as the sire of Arcona, foaled in 1972, and who subsequently became the dam of Durbridge, our Derby hero of 1991.
Summer Fair wasn’t the only Caulfield Cup winner to emerge from that 1961 A.J.C. Derby field. Another son of Summertime in Sometime won the Caulfield Cup as a five-year-old in 1963. Indeed, given Summer Fair’s leg problems, Sometime proved to be the best-credentialled horse to emerge from that 1961 Derby in terms of racecourse achievements. He won a string of good weight-for-age contests from a mile to a mile-and-a-half including the M.V.R.C. Alister Clark Stakes (twice), the V.A.T.C. Caulfield Stakes and the V.R.C. Turnbull Stakes among others. However, Sometime didn’t win those races from the stable of Bart Cummings. Exactly two months after the 1961 A.J.C. Derby, the trainer incurred a 12 months disqualification on December 1, 1961, over the running of a two-year-old named Cilldara. Sometime was then transferred into the stable of Les Patterson (no, not the cultural attache), who had been foreman to his father John before applying for his own licence in the early 1950’s. Given Patterson’s success with the horse, the Lee family remained faithful to him even after Bart’s return. Still, young Bart had taken careful measure of the Le Filou stock and understood the benefits of patience. After serving out his year’s sabbatical, the young man from Adelaide, with an unerring eye for a horse and a yen for the progeny of Le Filou, would return to Australian racecourses with a vengeance!
I began this chapter with Tommy Hill and it is only fitting that I end it the same way. Whatever his shortcomings as a stallion, Summer Fair, the unsound horse whose Derby triumph had given Hill his greatest moment as a jockey, had also assured Hill’s future as a racehorse trainer. In the wake of the horse’s successful comeback in Hill’s hands, a coterie of clients sought out his services and these multiplied over the years. By 1968, when Hill applied for his licence renewal, he had moved into a new stable complex on Randwick racecourse housing twenty boxes, which he christened Summer Fair Lodge. In the years to come, he would train the likes of Cyron and Rajah Sahib, as well as a host of lesser lights such as Kentucky Gambler, Watusi and Scheme.
It is easy to forget just how successful Tommy Hill was in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s when he won races such as the Australian Cup, W.S. Cox Plate and Caulfield Guineas but it ceased almost overnight when during 1973 Hill developed a brain tumour. The problem was an aneurysm or bursting of blood vessels in the brain requiring delicate surgery and extended convalescence. Among the horses that he lost from his stable as a result was Passetreul, who the following year would win the A.J.C. Metropolitan for Tommy Smith. A kindly, gentle soul, Tommy Hill never fully regained his health although he did continue to struggle along training two or three horses in boxes that he rented from the A.J.C. His association with the Sport of Kings ended poignantly in that humble role as an early morning gateman at Randwick. Tragically, Tommy Hill died in July 1989 at the age of sixty-two after failing to recover from head injuries suffered in a motor accident, three months earlier, near his Rosebery home. | sports |
https://survivalry.com/fishing-line-float/ | 2021-12-02T06:16:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964361169.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20211202054457-20211202084457-00482.warc.gz | 0.924109 | 502 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__158420338 | en | During the summer months when the temperature starts to rise, carp and other fish begin to rise up to the water’s surface. Having your fishing line float while surface fishing can give you more control and optimize your chances at catching fish.
While float fishing lines can do the work for you, sometimes you’re caught without one, and need a quick fix.
Thankfully, there is a solution, and you can even make your fishing line float with some common household items!
Store-bought fishing line floatants
The easiest and most reliable way to make your line float is to use a store-bought floatant or line dressing. These are specifically designed for keeping surface fishing or float fishing anglers that want to keep their lines above the water.
Recommended Product: Thames Mucilin Red Can Fly Fishing Line and Fly Floatant Paste Dressing
Mucilin Red only takes a few minutes to apply to your line and works like a charm. Just keep in mind that you will need to clean your line and reapply the paste every once in a while.
I prefer it to Mucilin’s green dressing because, although it works just as well, the container for Mucilin Green popped open and leaked inside of my tackle box.
DIY/Homemade Fishing Line Floatants
While manufactured floatants should always be your first choice, you can still make your fishing line float without a Mucilin pack. These household items may not work quite as reliably, but they can get you out of a pickle.
Vaseline is my go-to replacement for fishing floatant.
To make your fishing line float with vaseline, follow these steps:
- Cast your fishing line out into the water.
- Dig some vaseline onto your thumb and pointer finger.
- Pinch the line as you reel it back in.
- For max effectiveness, reapply every few times out.
The only caveat, though, is that the vaseline may get onto your rod rings. Not a huge deal, but still something that you should keep in mind.
The same method can be applied with several household items; Chapstick, silicon spray (such as WD-40), wax, shoe shine, or furniture polish can all be used as makeshift fishing line floatants.
But before you start coating, learn how to attach a bobber to your fishing line! | sports |
https://www.lhsd.org/post/lhms-softball-information | 2023-09-25T09:33:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233508959.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20230925083430-20230925113430-00709.warc.gz | 0.862382 | 113 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__161672606 | en | LHMS Softball Information
What: Opening Conditioning Aug.7-10
When: 5:30 PM-7 PM
Where: High School Softball Field
FYI: This is open to all players entering their 7th or 8th grade year.
Make-Up physicals- sports fall 2023/spring 2024
Friday, August 11, 2023
8:00 AM-10:30 AM
Laurel Highlands Middle School
Check or Money Order in the amount of $10
No CASH will be accepted. | sports |
https://www.pushys.com.au/giro-radix-mips-mtb-helmet-bright-red-large.html | 2021-06-18T11:41:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487636559.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20210618104405-20210618134405-00401.warc.gz | 0.835376 | 301 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__42135716 | en | The Radix™ MIPS® helmet combines rugged style and durability to meet the demands of core trail riders, with the coverage, light weight, and the ventilation riders need to ride comfortably and confidently all day. The Radix MIPS® helmet is for the rugged adventurer who appreciates a perfect fit, a sun visor, and plenty of ventilation.
Customise Your Fit
The highly adjustable Roc Loc® 5.5 MIPS system allows you to customize the fit and feel of your helmet for enhanced stability and long-range comfort, while providing an added measure of protection from rotational forces in the event of an angled impact. The 4 different shell sizes means you get a slim and stylish fit.
The P.O.V. visor offers 15 degrees of adjustment, and the tough polycarbonate outer shell is fused permanently to the EPS foam liner using Giro’s In-Mould™ construction process, to enhance durability and ventilation without excess bulk.
As with all helmets sold in Australia these meet the Australian Standard AS/NZS 2063:2008
• Full-Wrap In-Mould Polycarbonate Shell with EPS Liner
• Ventilation: 25 wind tunnel vents with internal channelling
• Gender: Men’s
• Fit System: Roc Loc®
• Added Protection: 5.5 MIPS®
• Size: Large 59-62.5cm
• Australian Standard: AS/NZS 2063:2008 | sports |
https://eddiesjerseyroom.com/players/1516_leschyshyn7_al.html | 2023-09-26T06:19:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00628.warc.gz | 0.965653 | 702 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__280330065 | en | 7 Curtis Leschyshyn
2015-2016 Alumni Game
CCM Replica Airknit. Neck tagging XXL.
Colorado Registration No.9516072
This jersey was worn during the first period of the Avalanche Red Wings Alumni game played on February 26, 2016 at Coors Field in Denver. The jersey shows no wear to speak of, aside from a very slight board burn on one sleeve, but still a great souvenir from the event. The fabric is the lighter replica-weight airknit material. The embroidered crest and shoulder patches are heat-pressed to the jersey, and the numbers, nameplate letters, and nameplate are all sewn on. The Alumni patch is affixed to the right chest, and the Colorado game-worn tag is sewn into the rear hem. The jersey is accompanied by the Avalanche COA.
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Born in Thompson, Manitoba, Leschyshyn was a junior standout with the WHL's Saskatoon Blades. He was taken third overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft and became a pillar on the club's defence through some very lean years. He remained a valuable member of the club when it improved after the trading of 1991 First round draft pick, Eric Lindros in 1992.
Leschyshyn remained with the franchise when it relocated to Colorado in 1995-96 and was part of the Stanley Cup celebrations that spring. After the 1996 Stanley Cup victory, the veteran backliner started to become a journeyman. He played a week in Washington then was shipped to the Hartford Whalers for Andrei Nikolishin.
The solid defenceman remained with the franchise when it relocated to Carolina in 1997-98. Leschyshyn was claimed by the Minnesota Wild in the 2000 Expansion Draft where he provided stability and leadership on the young club. Prior to the March deadline he was sent to the Ottawa Senators to add depth to their blueline and has continued his steady play.
During the 2003-04 season, the former first rounder played his 1,000th NHL game and in the summer of 2005 was acquired by the Colorado Avalanche. After taking part in training camp, Leschyshyn announced his retirement a few days prior to the opening of the 2005-06 season.
Defense -- shoots L
Born Sep 21 1969 -- Thompson, MAN
6.01, 205 lbs.
Drafted by Quebec Nordiques - round 1 #3 overall 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Transferred to Colorado after Quebec franchise relcoated, June 21, 1995. Traded to Washington by Colorado with Chris Simon for Keith Jones, Washington's 1st (Scott Parker) and 4th (later traded back to Washington - Washington selected Krys Barch) round choices in 1998 Entry Draft, November 2, 1996. Traded to Hartford by Washington for Andrei Nikolishin, November 9, 1996. Transferred to Carolina after Hartford franchise relocated, June 25, 1997. Claimed by Minnesota from Carolina in Expansion Draft, June 23, 2000. Traded to Ottawa by Minnesota for Ottawa's 3rd round choice (Stephane Veilleux) in 2001 Entry Draft and future considerations, March 13, 2001. Signed as a free agent by Colorado, August 17, 2005. Officially announced his retirement, October 3, 2005.
- WHL East First All-Star Team (1988) | sports |
https://shop.cyclinguk.org/cycling-uk-bib-shorts | 2019-04-22T16:51:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578558125.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20190422155337-20190422181337-00302.warc.gz | 0.900699 | 172 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__155982625 | en | Cycling UK Bib Shorts
Introducing shorts to the Cycling UK kit range to complete your look on the bike. These bib shorts have been designed to not only be comfortable on all-day rides, but perform to incredibly high standards. Available in men's and women's versions.
- Super low profile silicone-backed elastic gripper.
- Specialist Italian fabric.
- Hugely improved breathability while maintaining durability.
- Flatlock stitching.
- Brand new pad with multi-density high impact foam, combined with Airmesh technology.
What size? See our sizing chart.
NOTE: The shorts are designed to be close fitting. If you want a looser fit, it is recommended to order one size larger than usual.
The shorts are made to order so please expect a 3-4 week wait for delivery. | sports |
https://www.surf-dream.com/kiteboarding-lesson-fuerteventura/?s= | 2021-03-01T09:26:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178362481.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20210301090526-20210301120526-00480.warc.gz | 0.903405 | 558 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__163834721 | en | Fuerteventura is a paradise for water sports, dubbed European Hawaii. This island is one of the most popular kiteboarding destinations with great wind conditions . Wind blows here almost all year long, so you can easily choose a term that suits you and enjoy kiteboarding to the maximum.
KITEBOARDING COURSES OFFER:
1 day BEGINNER KITEBOARDING COURSE
The course is designed for complete beginners who want to learn the basics of kiteboarding.
The aim of the course is to prepare students for the upcoming session on the open sea. You will learn safely everything from basic theory, use of security systems to advanced kite control. Thanks to precise dry preparation you can enjoy the boat session to the maximum.
Course duration: 3 hours / beach lesson
Price: 100eur / per person
3 days BEGINNER KITEBOARDING COURSE
The course is designed for complete beginners who want to enjoy the first rides on the water.
Within 3 days you will learn everything from basic theory to the first water starts. The first day of the course takes place on the beach, where you will learn to master the kite perfectly and be ready for a lesson on the water. Day 2 of the kiteboarding course takes place in the open sea with an instructor assisted by a motor boat.
The open sea course has the greatest advantage of having unlimited space for your practice. You can take care of the kite without any worries and try the first starts. The aim of the 3-day course is to acquire a water start, a short ride and a controlled stop. With those experiences, you have a great base to continue on the beginners’ spots on you own, or you can improve your skills with the EXTRA BOARD WORK lessons.
Course duration: 3 days/ 1x beach session + 2x boat session
Price: 365eur / per person
EXTRA BOAT SESSION
Follow-up kiteboarding course for 3-day course graduates at a bargain price.
You will continue with water starts, edging up wind and turning. Thanks to the endless horizon you can just go, go and go.
Price: 115eur / per person
1 day ADVANCED KITEBOARDING COURSE
The course is designed for students who already have basic experience with kiteboarding.
Can you control the kite perfectly? Do you want to improve riding upwind and turns? Do you want to try the first jumps? Do you want to try a kitesurf board? An advanced kiteboarding course is just for you.
Price: 150eur / per person + extra boat session only 100eur per person | sports |
https://gympieathletics.com.au/codes-of-conduct/ | 2022-05-19T08:09:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662526009.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519074217-20220519104217-00648.warc.gz | 0.934406 | 733 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__216739589 | en | Codes of Conduct
PARENT / SPECTATOR
- Condemn all violent acts, no matter who the person is.
- Respect the official’s decisions. Don’t complain or argue about decisions.
- Unsportsmanlike language, harassment or aggressive behaviour will not be tolerated.
- Encourage athletes to play by the rules and to respect opposing athletes and officials.
- Never ridicule or scorn an athlete for making a mistake, respect their efforts.
- Understand that sport is part of life experience, and the benefits of involvement go far beyond the final placing.
- Participate in positive cheering that encourages the athletes in the Centre you are supporting.
- Remember that children participate in Little Athletics for their own enjoyment, not yours!
- Never arrive at a Little Athletics competition under the influence of alcohol or bring alcohol to a competition or training.
- Be impartial! Also, be consistent, objective and courteous.
- Place the safety and welfare of the athletes above all else.
- Accept responsibility for all actions taken.
- Avoid any form of verbal contact with coaches, team officials, parents and spectators during competition.
- Avoid any situation which may lead to a conflict of interest, both on and off the field.
- Condemn all and every instance of unsportsmanlike, foul or unfair play.
- Set a good example by the way you dress, speak and act towards athletes, coaches, officials, parents and spectators.
- Show concern and caution towards sick and injured athletes.
- Officiate to the age and/or experience of the athletes.
- Be a good sport. Respect all good performances whether from your Centre or the opponents.
- Participate for your own enjoyment and benefit.
- Always respect the official’s decision.
- Never become involved in acts of foul play.
- Honour the spirit and intention of the competition rules.
- Never engage in disrespectful conduct of any sort.
- Care for and respect the facilities and equipment made available to you during training and competition.
- Safeguard your health. Don’t use any illegal or unhealthy substances.
- Recognise that officials and coaches are volunteers who give up their time to provide their services. Treat them with the utmost respect.
- Actively discourage foul play and/or unsportsmanlike behaviour by athletes.
- Seek to maximise the participation and enjoyment of all athletes regardless of ability; treat all athletes as equals, regardless of their talent.
- Show concern and caution towards all sick and injured athletes. Follow the advice of a physician and/or sports trainer to the letter when determining when an injured athlete is ready to recommence training or competition.
- Teach athletes that an honest effort and competing to the best of their ability is as important as victory.
- Maintain a thorough knowledge of the rules of competition and keep abreast of current coaching methods.
- Always consider the health, safety and welfare of the athletes.
- Teach young athletes to realise that there is a big gap between their ability and the professional athlete. Do not coach them as if they are professionals.
- Ensure that your coaching reflects the level of the competition being involved with and don’t be a ‘winner at all costs’ coach.
- As coach, conduct yourself at all times, and in all situations, in a manner that shows leadership, respect for the sport of Little Athletics and respect for all those that are involved in the sport. | sports |
https://www.watchonlinesmovie.com/the-harder-they-fall-watch-full-movie-free-online.html | 2018-08-22T02:07:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221219242.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20180822010128-20180822030128-00464.warc.gz | 0.9782 | 611 | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-34__0__78412025 | en | After 17 years as a recognized and respected sports journalist in New York City, Eddie Willis finds himself out of a job when his newspaper folds. He’s approached by a major fight promoter, Nick Benko, to act as a public relations man for his new heavyweight fighter Toro Moreno. Eddie knows the how the fight game works and after watching Toro in the ring, realizes Toro is nothing but a stiff who has no hope of succeeding. Benko offers him a sizable salary and an unlimited expense account and given his financial situation, he agrees. Benko’s strategy to make money is one that has been used time again. Starting in California and moving east, they arrange a series of fights for Toro with stiffs and has-beens. All of the fights are rigged to build up his record and get him a fight with the heavyweight champion, Buddy Brannen, where they will make a sizable profit at the gate. Along the way, one boxer gets killed in the ring and Eddie begins to have serious doubts about what he is doing.
Humphrey Bogart is Eddie Willis an older washed up unemployed sports writer hired by Nick Benko (Rod Steiger) a gangster fight promoter to publicize an unknown hulking South American heavyweight boxer Toro Moreno (Mike Lane). In the sparring session it is obvious that Moreno has no boxing skills. The scheme is to get out of New York and build up Toro against fighters who are being paid to take a dive so Steiger can cash in down the line in a big fight by betting against Toro. Bogart goes along reluctantly for the money but is constantly at odds with Steiger and his crooked henchmen's tactics. Bogarts wife (Jan Sterling) tries to convince him to go back to writing but he has been seduced by the promise of money and his share of the fighter. When one of Toro's opponents is knocked out in the ring and later dies, the fighter's fatal injuries were sustained in a previous fight, Toro wants to go back home. Bogart convinces him to stay and fight one more bout against the champion by leveling with him about his skills and that he couldn't hurt anyone. To prove this he has Toro's sparing partner (Jersey Joe Walcott) knock Toro down in the hotel room. His final opponent, played by real heavyweight fighter Max Baer, vows to hurt Toro to prove he was the one who injured the deceased fighter and administers a brutal beating in the fight to Toro. When Bogart tries to get Toro's share of the purse he is rebuffed by Steiger and his crooked accountant (Nehemiah Persoff) and told the fighter's net share is basically zero. Steiger sells Toro's contract to another lowlife promoter but Bogart spirits Toro to the airport and ends up giving him his share of the fighter's proceeds so Toro won't go home broke. Despite threats from Steiger, Bogart decides to write an expose on the fight game and the crooked promoters and gangsters involved. | sports |
http://www.360athletics.com/floorhockey.html | 2013-06-19T00:41:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707437545/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123037-00096-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.947375 | 650 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__208415932 | en | Floorball, Floor hockey and Street hockey supplies
360 Athletics offers Senior and Junior Floor ball sets, sticks, pucks, rings, and balls. We also have all of your floor hockey needs covered including goalie sticks, goalie starter kit, goalie masks , nets and replacement hockey goal nets . Selection, price and availability always geared to please.
You’re looking for high quality floor hockey equipment with great value and no hassles and whether you’re supplying your gym, outfitting a team or league, 360 Athletics can help.
Floor hockey and street hockey are sports that rely on products that are durable and rugged. All our products, from our hockey sticks, goalie sticks, replacement blades, floor hockey balls, street hockey pucks, felt pucks, Eurohoc floor balls and floor ball sets provide your field hockey players with what they need – safety, reliability and value.
Floor hockey is a fun but serious sport - at 360 Athletics we use only the best materials when designing our equipment because we want our equipment to stand up to the tests your players will put them through. Our goalie equipment provides the utmost protection and quality, from our goalie pads to glove and blocker set – your satisfaction is our priority.
We know how important the quality, durability and reliability of floor hockey and street hockey equipment is. The team at 360 Athletics ensures that all our products are made with top of the line materials and tested to be certain they will perform to our customers’ standards for performance and safety.
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Having been in the sporting equipment game for over 30 years, we understand the specific needs of floor hockey players and teams. You need a variety of equipment and accessories from a trusted source. Our equipment comes in various sizes and price points so you can get the equipment and products you need, the first time.
We make it our business to anticipate athletic training trends and deliver accordingly.
We know finding quantities of high quality floor hockey equipment within a budget can be difficult and we hope to help. If you are working with a budget, the stress comes in while you look for what you need at a price your administrators can handle. Our selection of floor hockey and street hockey equipment fits any budget while meeting your sporting needs.
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Whether you’re buying for a class, team or camp, you want a supplier that stands behind their floor hockey and street hockey equipment and delivers them with unmatched customer service. 360 Athletics has been in business for decades by providing unmatched quality and backing it with the best in customer service. We know that if we make you happy, you will return; so we do our best the first time and our customers are rarely disappointed.
We stand behind our products and know that our customers can see our dedication with every order they place.
If you have any trouble finding what you need, or simply have a question or comment, let us know !
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https://tusculumpioneers.com/sports/wbkb/2018-19/releases/20190119qhwofl?dec=printer-decorator | 2020-09-23T02:38:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400209665.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20200923015227-20200923045227-00390.warc.gz | 0.971455 | 1,422 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__188235086 | en | WINGATE, N.C. --- Tusculum University rallied from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but a late shooting drought allowed Wingate University to come away with a 73-67 victory in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action Saturday afternoon at Cuddy Arena.
The Pioneers' Kendrea Duke led all players with 19 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, but Tusculum (11-4, 4-4 SAC) was held to just two free throws after a three-pointer by Jasmine Williams with 4:26 remaining. Tusculum outshot Wingate in the game, hitting 39.3 percent (24-for-61) from the field, but the Pioneers were 13-for-22 at the foul line while the Bulldogs hit 16-for-20 at the stripe.
Caroline Averette led Wingate (12-4, 7-2 SAC) with 17 points and seven rebounds and Danasia Witherspoon had 12 points and a team-best 11 rebounds. Jo Snow added 15 points, including a key three-pointer with 29 seconds left to give Wingate a 71-67 lead and two free throws with 10 seconds remaining to set the final score. The Bulldogs went 7-for-15 from three-point range against the Pioneers, who were third in Division II in three-point percentage defense (23.8 percent) entering the game.
Duke's 19 points came on 8-for-15 shooting and were one shy of her career high of 20 points set at Belmont Abbey on Nov. 9, while her 17 rebounds easily surpassed her previous career best of 10 rebounds against Catawba on Jan. 27, 2018. Duke, who had nine of her 17 rebounds on the offensive glass, became the first Pioneer with at least 15 rebounds in a game since Kristen McMillion had 16 boards against Wingate on Jan. 30, 2016.
Mia Long, the Division II leader in steals with 4.5 per game, finished with a game-high six steals to go along with 18 points, while Callie Patterson also reached double figures for Tusculum with 14 points. Tusculum was outrebounded 49-36 by Wingate, which had 23 offensive rebounds as a team, and the Pioneers forced a season-low 13 turnovers.
Wingate went out to an early 9-4 lead following a basket by Courtney Robinson with 7:13 left in the first quarter, but a basket by Long and two free throws by Jalia Arnwine enabled the Pioneers to cut the deficit to 9-8. A three-point play by Long tied the game at 11-11 with 4:45 to go in the quarter, and the Pioneers would take their first lead at 16-15 on a layup by Yolizma Cupidan with 2:31 left in the period.
However, Wingate would score six straight points to regain the lead at 21-16 on two foul shots by Jasmine Stephen with 46 seconds left in the quarter. Tusculum would score the final four points of the period, the last three on a three-pointer by Patterson with nine seconds left to bring the Pioneers to within 21-20 after one quarter.
The teams traded the lead four times in the first two minutes of the second quarter, with a basket by Elana Ingram triggering a 6-0 run for Wingate that pushed the Bulldogs to a 30-25 lead with 7:26 left in the first half. Tusculum went back on top 33-32 on a layup by Cupidan with 3:40 remaining in the quarter, but the Pioneers would miss their final five shot attempts as Wingate closed with a 7-0 run to go ahead 39-33 at halftime.
Long and Duke shared the scoring lead for the Pioneers with nine points apiece, with Long adding five steals and Duke grabbing a game-high eight rebounds. Tusculum shot 37.5 percent (12-for-32) from the field and 2-for-13 on three-pointers in the first half, while being outrebounded 23-19 by Wingate. Averette paced the Bulldogs with 13 points on 3-for-4 from three-point range in the half, with six points and six rebounds from Witherspoon and six points by Robinson.
Wingate's lead reached double figures at 44-34 on two foul shots by Averette with 7:08 left in the third quarter. Tusculum made its first basket of the second half on a three-pointer by Patterson with 6:40 to go in the quarter, but Wingate went 3-for-4 from beyond the arc in the quarter to carry a 59-48 lead into the final period.
A Witherspoon layup left the Bulldogs with a 61-50 lead with 8:50 to go, but a three-pointer by Marta Rodrigues and a jumper by Duke brought Tusculum within 61-55 with 7:50 remaining. Back-to-back buckets by Duke and Patterson cut the Wingate lead to 63-59 with 6:12 to go, and a three-point play by Duke made it a 64-62 Wingate advantage with 5:22 left. After a basket by Witherspoon restored the Bulldogs' four-point lead, Williams drilled a three with 4:26 remaining to pull the Pioneers within 66-65.
Tusculum was able to tie the game on a free throw by Cupidan with 3:01 left, but Jordan Quick scored for Wingate at the other end to give the Bulldogs the lead for good at 68-66 with 2:43 left. A free throw by Patterson with 1:56 remaining brought the Pioneers back within a point, but Tusculum missed on a shot for the lead with just under a minute left. Snow then drilled a three-pointer with 29 seconds left for a 71-67 Wingate lead, and added two free throws after a Tusculum turnover to give Wingate the six-point win.
Cupidan finished with seven points, five rebounds and a team-high four assists for the Pioneers in 38 minutes, as four of Tusculum's five starters played 36 minutes or more. Williams had four rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench for the Pioneers.
Quick's go-ahead field goal for Wingate was her only basket of the game, but she went 5-for-6 from the line to finish with seven points along with five rebounds and five assists. Ingram contributed six points and five assists off the bench for the Bulldogs, whose subs outscored the Tusculum bench by a 14-6 margin.
Tusculum will return home to face Newberry on Monday at 2 p.m. at Pioneer Arena in the makeup of a game rescheduled from Dec. 9 due to snow.
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http://crazymassonline.com/winstrol/ | 2019-10-17T23:59:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986677230.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20191017222820-20191018010320-00008.warc.gz | 0.955879 | 914 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__113349430 | en | Winstrol is the most common name for Stanozolol. It is a Dihydrotestosterone anabolic steroid and is very commonly used by most performance enhancing athletes. This steroid is very popular among bodybuilders and all other athletes and is among the few steroids that women can safely use.
Stanozolol is mild as compared to other performance enhancing steroids. If used for the right purpose and in the right manner, Winstrol can be very beneficial. Most people use this steroid for cutting. This is a good steroid for any builder or athlete. Stanozolol has very active hormones, and this is what makes it very popular among bodybuilders. Bodybuilders use the hormones because they are very effective in promoting a hardened physique while athletes use it to increase speed and strength. This steroid, unlike most other steroids, comes in both injectable form and as an oral tablet. Whichever the mode of use, it works equally well.
Winstrol Steroid Facts, Effects And Usage
Stanozolol hormone has been used over the years with very good results. Athletes from different fields have successfully used this steroid ranging from baseball, track and field to football. However, the use of this steroid by track and field athletes greatly lead to the rise in its popularity because it results in increased strength and speed. This enables the athlete to improve his desired sport and train harder. Simply put, athletes that use this steroid are more efficient and effective. What most people fail to understand is that for an athlete to benefit from this steroid, he or she must have been doing fairly good from the beginning. The steroid only enables an athlete to attain his peak.
Using Winstrol will not increase your mass or weight. However, you can experience some slight, but helpful increase in muscle tissue. Unlike other steroids, Winstrol does not lead to water retention. This is why Winstrol is rarely used for bulking purposes. The use of this steroid can also lead to increase in the levels of testosterone in the body. Most athletes that want increased mass can use other steroids but not Winstrol, hence it’s commonly used during the competitive seasons.
Apart from directly impacting on the performance of athletes, the use of this steroid has shown to greatly help bodybuilders who want to attain a leaner, tighter and stronger physique. For those on a diet that restricts the intake of calories, the Stanozolol hormone present in the steroids preserves and strengthens the lean muscle. This means that the muscle that you can hang onto while on a diet can greatly increase your metabolism hence resulting in a better and good looking physique in the end. The end result is a harder and more vascular physique. This is a great steroid for cutting, but will only work best if before you begin using it, you are lean. So if you are obese, do not expect this steroid to work magic on your body.
Most competing bodybuilders use Winstrol mostly when preparing for contests. The use is intensified especially a few weeks to the contest where the dosage is increased. After the vigorous training sessions, the body at this stage usually has very low body fat levels. This makes the physique appear harder when touched or when seen. Bodybuilders who use this steroid together with other physique hardening agents like Trenbolone and Masteron often get that physique that is very hard to beat in a contest.
Only a small amount of Winstrol steroid can lead to great results in women. For an average woman, 10mg each day is just enough to improve her physique. The bodies of women usually react more sensitively to anabolic steroids. This means that the Stanozolol hormone will lead to increase in mass and weight in women within just a short duration. Women, unlike men, can effectively use it during the off-season period and for bulking. Despite this, most women use the steroid to improve their athletic performance during the cutting phase.
However, it should be noted that women that use anabolic androgenic steroids might experience several side effects. Just like other steroids, Winstrol has side effects. The good thing is that if used responsibly, chances of experiencing these side effects are very low. Some women might experience virilization symptoms, but most tend not to experience them provided that the dosage is kept low. For those who experience them, they can easily discontinue the use of the steroid, and within a very short duration, they will be okay. | sports |
http://www.thamebarnscentre.co.uk/activities-groups/body-conditioning-with-sandra | 2017-10-23T20:32:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187826642.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20171023202120-20171023222120-00849.warc.gz | 0.859325 | 161 | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-43__0__288911346 | en | Body Conditioning with Sandra
TOTAL BODY CONDITIONING = MONDAY 9.30 – 10.15am
This class will do exactly what it says – Total Body Conditioning. A variety of different training techniques will be used, but ALL with the same end goal. The class will burn fat, tone your muscles and improve cardiovascular fitness.
NO need to commit to a course – Just turn up. NO need to book for any of the classes. BOTH classes are suitable for ALL fitness levels. BOTH classes are 45 mins and JUST £4.50 per class. (Please note that the classes run during School Term Time only.)
Please contact Sandra Brooks on 07771 800913 or email [email protected] for more information. | sports |
http://www.tumblingnomad.com/blog/surfingtermspart2 | 2018-12-17T20:15:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376829115.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20181217183905-20181217205905-00312.warc.gz | 0.962058 | 827 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__214902864 | en | Time for round two in our journey to get you sounding just like everyone's favorite stereotypical surfer, Mr. Spicoli. Included today, as opposed to part one, are some more technical terms regarding positioning and board type. Shoot us a note if you have any questions.
Aerial - this is a high-performance maneuver where the surfer launches themselves and their board into the air and lands riding the same wave they left. Most often, these acts are reserved for smaller waves but you'll see some pros push the envelope in bigger surf.
A-Frame - a wave that breaks from the middle out so you can ride either direction on it.
Backside - also referred to as "backhand", this is surfing with your back to the wave.
Caught Inside - this is bad positioning that cause a surfer to get swallowed up by a wave. Being too far in front of the wave (nearer to the beach than behind a wave) will prevent the paddler from getting up to speed and get synced with the wave. It can be a painful endeavor and also leave you in the path of others with better positioning.
Fish - this is a short, wide surfboard that has two 'tails' on it. It is a board used by experienced surfers in weak, mushy surf to prevent the need for a long board.
Front-side - also called forehand, this is facing the wave while surfing.
Hang-Five/Ten - the bold and athletic feat of dangling five (or ten) toes off the front of your board. Typically a long boarder's move, stylish short boarders will also do this for style points.
Hybrid - a version of the short board, these are becoming more and more popular due to their versatility in many types of waves. Often, these boards will be shorter, wider and thicker than a short board (see below) but will have multiple fin options and tail shapes unlike a fish.
Long board - as the name suggests, this is a long (typically 8-10 feet) thick surfboard. It serves multiple purposes. Since they are stable, they work best for beginner surfers. Don't be fooled into thinking anyone with a long board is a novice, however. These boards are great when the surf is small or weak but they are also great in long breaking waves. A lot of the most stylish surfers in the water are masters of the long board. With a long board, you can practically surf every single day. Don't be a short board snob just because you see big-name pros on them.
Quad - this is a fin set-up, you guessed it, consisting of 4 fins. This is a very fast arrangement that works well in slow moving, mushy waves as it helps generate speed. There are several variations on this set-up but you'll see that the front two fins are larger with the rear two fins running slightly smaller, and sometimes in a different shape.
Short board - yep, you guessed it, these are short surfboards. Typically these are going to be your 'high performance' boards that allow the surfer to have the most freedom in the water to perform maneuvers. These are the boards that you see mostly in surf vids and competitions. Hard, fast turns. Aerials (see above). Bigger, pumping surf. This is the board for that. This is not a good choice to learn on and you should never be trying to surf to a certain size. Always surf a board that suits your style and don't be afraid to have a little more volume under you. It's time to go smaller when the board is what restricts your surfing.
Thruster - traditional fin set-up on a surfboard consisting of two outside fins and a rear, center fin. This set-up typically sees all 3 fins the same size and is the most common fins arrangement in the water these days.
Best of luck out there. Again, let us know if we can help clarify out there. | sports |
https://toptenbestpicks.com/scaling-new-heights-beginners-guide-to-climbing/ | 2024-04-19T20:48:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817455.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20240419203449-20240419233449-00279.warc.gz | 0.908735 | 1,290 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__168843254 | en | Embarking on a Thrilling Journey: A Beginner’s Guide to Climbing
Are you ready to take on the challenge of climbing? Scaling new heights can be an exhilarating experience, but it requires preparation, knowledge, and the right mindset. Whether you’re a complete novice or have some experience, this beginner’s guide to climbing will equip you with the essential information to start your climbing journey confidently.
Understanding the Basics of Climbing
Before delving into the world of climbing, it’s crucial to grasp the fundamentals. Climbing involves ascending vertical or inclined surfaces using physical strength, technique, and mental focus. There are various types of climbing, including bouldering, sport climbing, trad climbing, and ice climbing, each requiring specific skills and gear.
Essential Gear for Climbing
When gearing up for climbing, having the right equipment is paramount for safety and performance. Here’s a checklist of essential gear every climber should have:
Investing in a good pair of climbing shoes that fit snugly and provide excellent grip is essential. Climbing shoes are designed to offer precision and support while climbing various terrains.
A climbing harness is your lifeline, securing you to the rope and protecting you from falls. Choose a harness that fits comfortably and has sufficient padding for long climbs.
Ropes and Carabiners
Ropes and carabiners form the backbone of climbing safety systems. Be sure to select ropes of appropriate length and thickness for your climbing style and always inspect them for signs of wear.
Protect your head from falling debris and impacts with a sturdy climbing helmet. Safety should always be a top priority, and wearing a helmet can prevent serious injuries in case of accidents.
Opt for breathable, flexible clothing that allows for unrestricted movement while climbing. Layers are essential for regulating body temperature in changing weather conditions.
Learning Climbing Techniques
Climbing isn’t just about physical strength; it also requires mastering various techniques to navigate challenging routes efficiently. Here are some essential climbing techniques for beginners:
Proper footwork is crucial for maintaining balance and stability while climbing. Practice placing your feet precisely on footholds and utilizing the edges of your climbing shoes for maximum grip.
Handholds and Grips
Learn to identify different types of handholds, such as jugs, crimps, and slopers, and how to grip them effectively. Experiment with different grip techniques, including open-handed, crimping, and pinching, to find what works best for you.
Maintaining the right body position is essential for conserving energy and making efficient moves. Keep your hips close to the wall, utilize your legs to push upwards, and engage your core muscles for stability.
Know when to take breaks and how to rest efficiently while climbing. Find comfortable stances or use resting holds to regain energy and assess the next sequence of moves.
Safety Precautions and Risk Management
Safety should always be a top priority when climbing. Here are some essential safety precautions and risk management strategies to keep in mind:
Before starting a climb, perform a thorough partner check to ensure each other’s gear is properly fitted and secured. Double-check knots, harnesses, and belay devices to prevent accidents.
Establish clear communication with your climbing partner throughout the climb. Use verbal cues and signals to indicate when you’re ready to climb, belay, or need assistance.
Master proper belaying techniques to safely manage the rope and protect your climbing partner in case of a fall. Pay attention, stay focused, and never leave your partner unattended while belaying.
Stay informed about weather conditions and be prepared to adjust your plans accordingly. Avoid climbing in extreme weather, such as heavy rain, thunderstorms, or high winds, as it can pose significant risks.
Finding Your Climbing Community
Climbing is not just a solo endeavor; it’s also about building connections and sharing experiences with like-minded individuals. Joining a climbing gym or outdoor climbing club can provide valuable support, guidance, and camaraderie on your climbing journey.
Conclusion ( Beginner’s Guide to Climbing )
Embarking on a climbing adventure can be both thrilling and rewarding for beginners. By understanding the basics, mastering essential techniques, prioritizing safety, and connecting with the climbing community, you’ll be well-equipped to tackle new challenges and scale new heights with confidence.
FAQs ( Beginner’s Guide to Climbing )
- Is climbing suitable for beginners with no prior experience?
Yes, climbing is accessible to beginners of all ages and fitness levels. Start with introductory classes or guided sessions to learn the basics in a safe environment.
- Do I need to be in top physical shape to start climbing?
While climbing does require physical strength and endurance, you don’t need to be an athlete to get started. Climbing is as much about technique and mental focus as it is about physical fitness.
- What if I’m afraid of heights? Can I still learn to climb?
Fear of heights is common among beginners, but it’s something you can overcome with practice and gradual exposure. Climbing in a controlled environment with supportive partners can help build confidence over time.
- How long does it take to become proficient at climbing?
The learning curve varies for each individual, depending on factors such as dedication, practice frequency, and natural aptitude. With consistent practice and guidance, beginners can see significant improvement within a few months.
- Are there age restrictions for climbing?
Climbing can be enjoyed by people of all ages, from young children to seniors. However, children under a certain age may need supervision or special instruction, depending on the climbing facility’s policies.
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https://www.cshpicone.com/gaming/first-impressions/fi-mage-drops | 2023-12-07T22:47:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100705.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207221604-20231208011604-00432.warc.gz | 0.9348 | 405 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__98739743 | en | By Chris Picone, 09 April 2021
Not going to lie, the graphics did not grab me at first. I’m an old grognard at heart so I don’t necessarily need or even want ultra-real AAA graphics– I love anything heavily stylised, as a rule – but I’ve just never been a fan of the “low poly” look. But when I actually loaded the first level, the graphics are fine. They look good, even. This is a golf game, and it looks like a golf game. Suddenly reminiscent of Links (an old golf game from the 90s I used to love), I settled in for the experience.
On that note, aside from being about golf, the game is nothing like Links. The game is strictly 2d so you don’t aim your shot. Power is handled differently, too; you control the trajectory rather than the strength of the swing. But there’s more, and this is where it gets interesting. This isn’t just a golf game, it’s a magical golf game. So while you can’t control the power of your swing, you can magically stop or accelerate the ball while it’s in the air. Also, Mage Drops is more like minigolf so it’s really about trying to get past the obstacles – which are also magical. Some you can control, like moveable platforms, springboards, and bubbles you can blow up to bounce your ball. Others can’t be controlled but move on their own, or can be stuck to or bounced off of.
So, my first impression? It’s an innovative take on the genre that feels like golf but plays more like a puzzle platformer. Very enjoyable so far and I’ve only played the first cup, which means there’s plenty of game ahead of me yet. Curious to see what else the game has to offer. | sports |
https://retrogameup.com/playthrough/nes-10-yard-fight/ | 2023-09-27T05:17:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510259.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927035329-20230927065329-00564.warc.gz | 0.978904 | 606 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__157518783 | en | 10-Yard Fight was part of the 17 launch titles games in North America. It was released on October 18, 1985, several months after the Japanese release on the Famicom. It is based on the arcade game of the same name released by Irem in 1983. An MSX port was also developed in 1986.
The arcade original is the first American Football video game developed by a company outside of the United States (in this case, Irem, which is a Japanese company).
10-Yard Fight is notable to be the only game in the launch title of the NES to be different from the Japanese release. While the former stay closes to the arcade original, the North American and European release was tweaked to be closer to a simulation of the sports.
10-Yard fight offer five difficulty levels and the possibility to play against a second player. The five difficulties are based on the different professional level of the sport: High School, College, Professional, Playoff and Super Bowl. Once the game start, player 1 will always start in defense.
10-Yard fight offer a basic simulation of the game. Just like the real sport, you need to run with the football to the opponent side until you get to the end of it, earning a touchdown or until tackled. With this in mind, the player who scored a touchdown also has an opportunity to kick the ball into the goalpost for an extra point.
First down are implemented, and allow the offensive side to play as much as three down to do at least 10 yards. At the fourth down, they are required to kick the ball.
The offence initially controls three players in tandem. The player in the middle can either throw the football to the left or the right. He also has the ability to throw it as a designated receiver. However, the defense can try to catch it, causing an interception if successful.
There are four ways to score in the game
- Touchdown, which gives 6 points
- Field Goal, which gives 3 points if you successfully kick the ball at the goalpost during a fourth down
- Try for a point, which is the extra point awarded after the touchdown if you successfully kick the ball in the goalpost
- Safety, which gives 2 points if the ball carrier is tackled in his own zone. In 10-yard fight, it is very being to witness unless intentionally done
Each game has two quarter of 30 minutes (about 10 minutes real time).
10-Yard Fight Playthrough
The playthrough use the North American version of 10-Yard Fight. The goal is to win against each difficulty level by having a score of at least 49 points at the end of the match. After the Super Bowl opponent, the game will loop over and over against the same opponent until the player loses, as the original arcade and Famicom version are scoring based instead of being more traditional American Football game.
TAS tools were used in this playthrough. | sports |
http://www.canoemississippi.com/index.php/paddling-skills | 2013-12-19T23:55:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1387345768632/warc/CC-MAIN-20131218054928-00020-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.941302 | 640 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__8268274 | en | Just like anything else paddling a canoe can be easy and fun, but it takes practice to get good at it. Navigating flat waters is the easiest, because about the only thing you really have to worry about is aching arm muscles the next day. Going forward and backward on relatively flat water is pretty easy. Problems arise when wind and waves or rapids come into play. In order to overcome these obstacles you'll need to have several strokes in your arsenal.
There are several different paddling strokes and each one is used at different times depending on the current situation. Using the right stroke at the right time allows you to navigate through the water in the direction you want to go and in a manner that is safe. Often times the basics strokes are combined together or you might have to make a slight adjustment to the basic stroke depending on your skill level and what is needed at the moment. The main objective is to get your skills to the point where you can move the canoe smoothly and efficiently.
By far the easiest stroke is the forward stroke. Basically this stroke is used by the bowman to propel the canoe in a straight line. The paddle blade is put forward and dipped into the water. It is then drawn straight back. This stroke can be used on the right or left side of the boat. It is imperative that the paddle be kept straight when drawn backward or the boat will veer of the straight line.
The J-stroke, so named because it looks like you are writing the letter J in the water, is a stroke used for steering or turning. Starting out as a forward stroke you end the stroke by rotating in the paddle and pushing it away from the boat. This stroke is most commonly used by the bowman when maneuvering the canoe in reverse or backferrying in white water.
There are two strokes used by the stern man, the Superior and the Pry stroke. The Pry stroke can be used from either side of the boat. The paddle is inserted vertically in the water, with the power face outward and the shaft braced against the gunwale. The motion of the stroke is a gentle prying away from the boat and this moves the boat in the opposite direction of the side.
The Superior is the preferred stroke in rough water and is usually used in white water canoing. This is used to steer or guide the canoe and there is a hint of a pry at the end of the motion. This stroke uses the other side of the power surface to steer the canoe.
The best way to learn the basics of canoe paddling is from an expert. There are a lot of other strokes that need to be mastered. These include the push-away stroke, the running pry, the draw stroke, the scull and the reverse skull, the cross-draw stroke and the sweep.
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https://cannabiscomplianceinsider.com/healthiest-sports-2/ | 2023-06-10T05:11:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224656963.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20230610030340-20230610060340-00465.warc.gz | 0.95226 | 1,387 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__28405651 | en | The game advances rivalry and innovativeness and rouses us all to improve; however, not all games have a similar effect on your general health. Along these lines, we have thought of a rundown of the Top Healthiest Sports. We are finished games nuts and care for the prosperity of all overall competitors’ levels. We have just secured “The Fittest Sport,” yet the games on this rundown are available for players of all ages, from learner to proficient. These games are demonstrated to have tremendous physical and psychological health benefits, just as conveying low injury rates.
Running is a game for all ages: individuals who usually run are more averse to encounter bone and muscle misfortune. They get more seasoned contrasted with the individuals who don’t. Through running, bones become more grounded by reacting to physical requests. Running is additionally incredible for mental and generalphysical health. Going for a run causes arrival of endorphins, which makes a notable sensation alluded to generally as “sprinter’s high.”
On the off chance that it’s your heart you’re caring for; there are scarcely any ways preferable to do it over swimming. Ideal for all ages and levels because of its low-stress nature, swimming keeps you at stable body weight, improves lung limit, and constructs muscles, all notwithstanding consuming calories. The best part is that swimming should be possible any season at an indoor pool, and frequently there are clubs to be joined and classes to be taken, which implies the social viewpoint is never a long way behind the health. Away from the pool, ocean swimming is massively mainstream everywhere in the world. With ocean swimming, you get a similar exercise for nothing out of pocket while appreciating theexcellence that encompasses you. Include this up, and swimming is unquestionably perhaps the most beneficial game.
Fortunately, it would be best if you weren’t attempting to win the Tour de France to receive this great game’s benefits. Cycling classes are great fun, a shockingly better exercise, and are accessible all over. Cycling is a low-sway approach to consume a considerable amount of calories. However, it additionally causes you to feel more joyful and causes your cerebrum to perform much better.
Did you realize that one hour of tennis consumes 600 calories? That puts it on the head of the rundown of the best high-impact exercises. All the little runs, rotates, hammers, and serves in tennischannel your quality and expect you to apply vitality in short, however unusual blasts. This sort of movement is unimaginably viable in creating wellness and extending the lung limit. An extraordinary element of tennis off the court is the club viewpoint. Tennis is mainstream worldwide, so regardless of where you are, what level you play, or what age section you have a place with, there are clubs wherever to oblige your necessities.
Climbing outside has many advantages: decent perspectives, natural air, and the sounds and scents of nature. It’s beneficial for you, as well. Climbing is a great cardio exercise that brings down pulse, diminishes the probability of coronary illness, assembles quality in your center muscles, and improves balance.
The renowned magazine has named squash the #1 most good game on the planet for a long time. It consumes calories, increments high-impact wellness, helps adaptability, creates quality and power, and improves agility. Like tennis, squash offers an incredible social scene that further advances mental prosperity and solid rivalry.
The advantages of golf are incredible, and they improve with age. Parity and muscle perseverance in more seasoned individuals are improved, while players of any age improve cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic health. Likewise, hitting the fairway can help the individuals who endured persistent infections, including coronary illness, type 2 diabetes, colon, and bosom malignant growth and stroke, just as diminishing the danger of uneasiness, gloom, and dementia.
Golf players typically consume at least 500 calories more than 18 holes, and those strolling the course could cover four to eight miles . Perhaps the best advantage is its well-famous social scene. Being essential for a golf club implies players can join social orders and play on open occasions, which advance blending in with different players of your level. Clubs are the place companionships are produced, and all appreciate the sport.
Paddling has a close unending rundown of medical advantages, which extends from successful weight reduction, a generally safe injury, and expanded muscle quality. Paddling should be possible inside on a paddling machine or out in nature after some training. Paddling produces ground-breaking results for competitors, everything being equal, and can be occupied with at a movement that suits each separate competitor as well. It’s a great all-around exercise and one which could assist you with remaining sound away into your more established years.
Setting off to the exercise center is extraordinary on account of the classes on offer. Regardless of whether it’s turning, TRX, portable weights, or yoga, the rec center cooks for all ages and capacities so you can feel good in your environmental factors and get a great exercise at whatever point you need it. Because of an ascent in ubiquity, rec centers offer explicit classes for any semblance of fat consuming, muscle conditioning, high-impact practice, and so forth., so there truly is something for everybody. What’s more, going to classes implies you can meet individuals of a similar level and urge each other to maximize your studies, while likewise appre
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http://www.smallhotelmajorca.co.uk/sports-leisure/golf/ | 2019-01-23T00:41:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583879117.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20190123003356-20190123025356-00472.warc.gz | 0.947635 | 506 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__62924295 | en | Golf enthusiasts will be pleased to note that golf is a growing sport in Majorca. Near the hotel there are several excellent golf courses that offer our guests a range of privileges and discounts.
Alcanada Golf Club 6477m Par 72
Two essential requirements for the creation of a top category golf course are a privileged setting and a first rate architect. Both of these exist at Alcanada Golf Club Alcudia
Alcanada boasts a virgin terrain which gently slopes down towards the shore line. A picturesque course with its pine, olive and oak trees and marvellous views of the Island of Alcanada with its lighthouse in the foreground
The mountains of the Sierra de Lavante in the background at Alcanada Golf Club also provide a beautiful scenic view from all parts of the course
The legendary Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Jr have designed a truly magnificent 18 hole golf course that is Alcanada Golf Course will soon become one of Spain’s great courses
To play here is a must for every golfer that visits Majorca
Pollensa Golf Club 2548m Par 35
Pollensa Golf course may be a 9 hole course, but by far the most beautiful course in Majorca
The course at Pollensa was designed by Jose Gancedo.
Protected by the Mountain ‘Puig de Santa Maria’, Golf Pollensa was designed in 1986 on a small hillside in a green valley overlooking the sea.
Pollensa is a very challenging golf course along with its tricky dog legs and difficult greens to approach.
Satisfied golfers consistently repeat these nine holes.
Pula opened in 1995, and is a promising course with an already well-grassed and pleasant playing surface despite its early age. Only slightly hilly, the course is easy to walk, but elevated greens call for controlled high approach shots.
The width of the fairways at Pula gives a pleasant sensation of open space, and will appeal to big hitters, although they should watch out for a number of hazards that are not always clearly visible.
Designer Francisco Lopes Segales has not attempted any sort of exploit in style and has followed a British tradition with intelligence and good taste. At all events, he has succeeded in creating a course such as Pula whose development deserves to be watched closely. It is well suited to players of all abilities, fits in beautifully with the landscape and offers fine panoramas over sea and mountains. | sports |
http://portlandbulldogchallenge.com/ | 2014-03-11T22:33:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-10/segments/1394011335666/warc/CC-MAIN-20140305092215-00013-ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.944648 | 517 | CC-MAIN-2014-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-10__0__3004020 | en | A sincere thank you to all the Portland Bulldog Challenge competitors and race volunteers
Beautiful weather and the efforts of many volunteers and supporters made Saturday, May 18th a great day for the Portland High School Blue and White Club’s inaugural Bulldog Challenge mud and obstacle race held on the grounds and trails surrounding the Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS). This wonderful community event would not have been possible without the support of our many local sponsors as well as numerous volunteers from Portland High’s parent and student community. We had over 150 individuals and teams run, climb and crawl their way through mud, water, culverts and other obstacles all along the way to the finish line.
We deeply appreciate the time and efforts of all the volunteers who donated their time and effort to make this first time event such a resounding success. We have gotten nothing but positive feedback from all participants and we look forward to starting the planning process for the 2014 Portland Bulldog Challenge shortly.
We are very grateful to the following organizations for their generous financial support: Bangor Savings Bank, Seafax, Norton Insurance, Hannaford Supermarkets, St. Joseph’s College and the Portland Dog Wash. A special thanks goes out to Portland Medcu for providing race day coverage for the event as well as Dynamics Fitness for their technical assistance of the race course design and pre-race warm-ups and Pinscher Designs for our website design and support. We also want to acknowledge the following businesses that donated building materials and helped with construction assistance for the course: Rufus Deering Lumber, EJ Prescott Pipe Specialists, Harold Brooks Construction, ProTurf Landscape Company, LA Lawn Care and Oak Hill Ace Hardware. We truly appreciate the wonderful cooperation and assistance of Principal Mike Johnson of PATHS and his staff for allowing us to “share” their school campus with the Portland High Blue and White Club as hosts of this event.
Thank you to the following local businesses for providing refreshments to the runners and fans: Oakhurst Dairy, Amatos and Dunkin Donuts. We also thank National Distributors for supplying BodyArmor sports drinks and bottled water for our runners.
We hope to have photos of the event posted shortly on our website www.portlandbulldogchallenge.com If you have any photos from the event you can share, please send them to [email protected] so we can post your photos as well.
Steven Berg and Greg Gould -- Race Directors, 2013 Portland Bulldog Challenge | sports |
http://www.golfsmartinc.com/the-team/ | 2019-07-21T13:32:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195527000.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20190721123414-20190721145414-00153.warc.gz | 0.950998 | 621 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__159382734 | en | The GolfSmart Team
Master Teaching Professional and Club Fitter
Played collegiately at UT, and professionally for 2 years
Max has taught golf indoors in Houston since 2000 and given more indoor lessons than anyone in Houston
Teaches from beginner to professional level
Has been teaching existing students for over 15 years
Max's students have numerous accomplishments
Over 80 have played Division 1 collegiate golf
State Amateur Champions
State Junior Champion
Houston Amateur Champion
HGA Junior Players of the Year
STPGA Junior Players of the Year
US Amateur Qualifiers
All State, All Regional and All District High School Awards
Club Champions as well as hundreds of other tournament winners
"Max knows golf mechanics. He's got the eye to see what you are doing wrong, high speed video to prove it to you, and the knowledge and tools to improve your game. Instruction doesn't end with your swing either. Max will teach you how to prepare yourself mentally, give great tips about rules, course management, and strategies on how to be prepared for inclement weather. My son is in Max's group lessons. His rapidly improved swing as been recognized by his High School golf coach. We get great returns from time and money spent at Golfsmart."
— Bram W
Senior Teaching Professional and Club Fitter
Played collegiately at Sul Ross University
Assistant Professional at Vista Hill Country Club, El Paso, Texas
Over 10,000 lessons taught
On-course playing lessons
Trained and taught golf with Max Garrett for the past fifteen years
Trained and taught golf at the golf club at Cinco Ranch, Junior Golf Program
Player Assistant at the golf club at Cinco Ranch
Degree in Physical Education and Health
Work with juniors (5-18), adult men and women and seniors
"Ric helped me to get the correct form needed to have a repeatable and consistent swing... After just 6 lessons I managed to finish a game well under my previous best score a handful of times and more importantly, I developed an even greater passion for the game".
- Scott U.
"I play in the senior league at Cinco Ranch. A few months back I lost my swing. I couldn't break 90. It was at this time that I began working with Ric at GolfSmart. Today I am a 13 handicap and for the first time in competition I shot in the 70's!
- Dan M.
“Thank you so much for your love, care and patience with my son. And thank you so much for giving him such a positive learning experience. We are very lucky to have you as his Coach and he loves to learn from you. “
Teaching Professional and Club Fitter
Houston Golf Association Performance Series Player of the Year
Played collegiately at Dallas Baptist University
Former #1 Player and Captain for Stratford High School
All District, All Region High School Player Recognition
Conducted outdoor junior playing lessons for GolfSmart starting 2012
On-Course playing lessons | sports |
https://lappeenrannansoutajat.sporttisaitti.com/in-english/ | 2021-12-01T04:37:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964359082.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20211201022332-20211201052332-00112.warc.gz | 0.926793 | 161 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__40191688 | en | Lappeenrannan Soutajat is a rowing club in the city of Lappeenranta in Finland. Lappeenrannan Soutajat was founded in 1981. We are both recreational and competetive rowing club, the main emphasis is competition. We row mainly with olympic class rowing boats. We also have a recreational churchboat to rent.
From early spring until late autumn we row in the lake Saimaa. Our boatshed is located in Myllysaari. In the wintertime we train indoors.
If you are interested in rowing or have something to ask about us, you can contact us by e-mail: [email protected] | sports |
http://karateconditioning.blogspot.com.au/ | 2017-08-18T08:31:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104631.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818082911-20170818102911-00148.warc.gz | 0.952464 | 1,383 | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-34__0__169291105 | en | I got my answer from Dan John.
[First, a little bit about Dan John - skip to "The Workout" below if you don't care.
Dan John is a strength coach who has gotten quite famous off of seminars, his blog, and his books. It's a little hard to describe his appeal without making him seem simple (which he isn't), but really he has an uncanny knack for getting to the most important bits of whatever he's talking about and looking past the peripheral details. He's the ultimate 'big rocks' kind of guy, which is perfect for 90% of all trainees (basically, if you're an elite athlete, you're going to benefit from some more sophisticated programming, but almost none of us are elite athletes, and Dan John's programs are going to more than do the job.
He's also a hell of a nice guy - I've never met him, but I have listened to him talk for at least 20 hours on various podcasts, and I am a keen judge of character.]
The Workout:In this blog post Dan John recommends a minimalist approach that is surprisingly easy to follow AND effective. If you don't want to read it, here's my summary:
- Warm up.
- For each exercise, pick a load and do 25 total reps (this number is not magical - if you really want to do 23 or 27 you can. But don't; do 25).
- Each set should be hard but not burst a blood vessel hard.
- If you do 25 reps in 2 sets, the weight is too light. If it takes you more than 6, the weight is too heavy. Next workout, respond accordingly (either use more weight or pick a harder version of the exercise).
- If one workout it takes you more sets to get to 25 then the previous, you might need extra rest or to lighten the load a bit. Use your judgment.
That's kind of it.
The Exercises:Which exercises should you pick? Dan didn't address it in that post, but there are some standard ways to pick your exercises. Basically, you're going to pick from a set of categories, and WHICH exercises you pick will depend on what you have access to, equipment-wise, and what you prefer.
Basically, there are 7 categories (different authors organize these differently, but this is the basic idea):
Vertical Push: You push a load above your head. Handstands, handstand pushups, dumbbell overhead presses, kettlebell overhead presses, Barbell military press, jerks, and so forth.
Horizontal Push: You push a load forward from your chest. Bench press, push up, one arm pushup, pushup with weighted vest, Dumbbell bench press, some kind of bench press machine.
Vertical Pull: Pull something overhead towards your body. Pullup, chinup, lat bar pulldown.
Horizontal Pull: Pull something in front of you towards your body. Rows, one arm rows, anything with the word 'row' in it.
Hinge: Lower body exercise where the focus is on movement at the hip, not the knee (the knees often do flex and extend, but they contribute less than in a squat). Deadlift, swing, hip thrust.
Squat: Different from the hinge because more of the work comes from the knees (though the hips do flex and extend). Squats, goblet squats, one legged squats, pistols, leg press... it's a long list.
Beach and accessory exercises: Curls, overhead tricep extensions, crunches. Anything you do to attract the opposite sex, or to hit some specific weakness (I use the hip adductor and abductor machines, but that's for kicking specifically).
Beach exercises are always optional. If you can, pick one exercise from each of the first 6 categories. If you are short on time, pick just one push, one pull, and one hinge/squat. Then, the next workout, switch (so if on Monday you did vertical push, on Thursday do horizontal push, and so on).
The Circuit:There are roughly 2 ways to arrange the exercises. You can do all 25 reps of one exercise before moving on, or you can superset (or complex) the exercises. Suppose you're doing dumbbell presses, pushups, pullups, TRX rows, goblet squats, and kettlebell swings. You could do all the presses, then all the pushups, then all the pullups, and so on. OR you could alternate - either do some presses, then some pullups, then back to presses until both are done, then do the same with pushups and TRX rows, OR even circuit train - do a few reps of each exercise, back to back, then start again with the first one, until you hit 25 on them all.
The more you mix up the exercises, the greater the conditioning demand, the less the strength demand.
If you make a giant circuit out of this, you're going to be breathing very hard and getting very fatigued, and you won't be able to do as much strength work. So if you want some strength gains, and you want to get some conditioning, go right ahead. If you want mostly strength and hypertrophy, DON'T do that. Generally, if you can, do your strength work and conditioning separately, but if you just don't have time for more workouts, you can m ix them like this.
Weekly/Monthly Planning:You should probably try to do this at least twice a week. Three times would be great, once a week is sort of iffy, depending on your training level. If you're squatting 400 lbs. for 25 reps, once a week is plenty. If you're swinging the pink kettlebell, you can go 3/week.
You can get as fancy as you want periodizing this routine, but we're trying to stay minimalist. Every 7th week or so, take a rest week - either use much lighter loads for the same workout, or don't do any weight training (don't do NO movement for a week, light exercise is better than complete rest for recovery). And no, there's nothing magic about every 7th week.
Once you've done this workout a few times, tune it to how you feel that day. If you're really energized, use higher weights. If you're really lagging, use lighter weights. Make sure your workouts are hard more often than not - if you're lagging most of the time, you need to address those issues, not just push light weights. | sports |
https://www.kryderlaw.com/2023-schaumburg-bike-month/ | 2023-09-26T17:02:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510214.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926143354-20230926173354-00533.warc.gz | 0.966477 | 244 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__86277228 | en | The team at The Kryder Law Group, LLC Accident and Injury Lawyers is thrilled to announce that we are sponsoring the city of Schaumburg’s various bike events as part of Bike Month this June! We believe that biking is a fun and healthy way to stay active and promotes a sustainable and eco-friendly way of life. Whether you’re a resident, student, or you’re just passing through, we are dedicated to encouraging people to get outside and enjoy the many benefits of biking, which is why we have partnered with local bike shops to donate biking gear including helmets, lights, and other bicycle safety equipment to the participants of this event.
Our passion for biking and the outdoors runs deep, and we are very excited to be a part of this community-wide celebration of all things biking. We believe that biking can be an amazing opportunity to help build connections and foster a sense of community. As a law firm, we are committed to promoting safety and wellness, and we encourage everyone to participate and explore the world on two wheels. We’re honored to be a part of this event and look forward to seeing everyone out on the roads of Schaumburg during Bike Month! | sports |
http://news.umd.umich.edu/2013/09/lessons-from-the-wilderness/ | 2017-04-27T07:03:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121893.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00113-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.975667 | 616 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__199837516 | en | Becca Carley had led her volleyball teammates on a nearly three-mile hike through the North Manitou Island wilderness. Traversing up and down the rough terrain, their bodies ached from days of hauling 50-pound backpacks and they wondered if they would ever reach their campsite.
Eventually, another hiker pointed them in the direction of a trail marker he had spotted. When they finally approached the marker they recognized it immediately.
They were right back where they started.
It was a defining moment for the team, a team still getting to know each other a month before the season started. Giving up wasn’t an option; they’d be stranded in the woods overnight. They could head back to the base camp where their coaches stayed or they could set out again on the 2.6-mile hike to their camping spot.
They chose the latter.
“We were mentally and physically exhausted. All we wanted to do was sit down and stop hiking,” said Carley, who serves as the team’s captain. “But we really pushed each other to keep going.”
Experiences like these, said coach Mike Gibson, are the reason he has planned team camping trips for the past 30 years. The activities vary by year—backpacking, hiking, canoeing, rock climbing and rafting are favorites. But the goal is the same: Build the team dynamic before the competitive season begins.
“We want this to be one of the most difficult things they’ve done and we want them to have to go through it together,” he said. “Passing a volleyball? That’s easy, especially when you’ve tackled mountains together.”
So the teammates get a lesson in growing together through adversity. They learn to build stoves and set up tents from tarps. They get lost and find their way again. And by the time they’re seniors, they’ve mastered the art of packing lightly.
They also learn a thing a two about each other.
“I was excited to get together with my team somewhere other than a gym,” Carley said. “You get to see someone’s real personality and how they react to fear, anger and tiredness.”
That’s information they’ll take back with them to the court, where the stress of the game manifests itself a lot like the stress of the wilderness. In those moments, they’ll think back on the experiences they had on the island, just as Gibson predicted they would.
“If we can backpack on that island, we can do anything in life and on the court,” Carley said. “This trip shows us that we have to push ourselves in everything we do. We’re very good at encouraging each other. If we use that encouragement to push each other on the court, we will be very effective.” | sports |
https://www.visualitics.it/atp-finals-2023/?lang=en | 2023-12-07T19:49:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100686.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207185656-20231207215656-00638.warc.gz | 0.966358 | 1,013 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__59448280 | en | Eleven months of hard work, effort, and sweat have led to this moment: the Pala Alpitour in Turin. From November 12th to 19th, the year’s top eight tennis players will compete in the Finals, the most significant tournament after the four Grand Slams (Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open). For the third consecutive year, the event will be held in Turin, which will host it until 2025.
The fantastic eight were finalized a few days ago, following the Paris Bercy tournament: Djokovic, Alcaraz, Medvedev, Sinner, Rublev, Tsitsipas, Zverev, and Rune will be the contenders. Among fans, there’s a sense that this year couldn’t be better in terms of line-up, and the Finals are expected to be a spectacular show.
The 2023 Race
Given the exceptional nature of the event, we have been working on a dedicated infographic for the Finals for weeks (viewing is recommended on a PC).
At the top, there’s the progression of the rankings throughout 2023: it is this ranking that designates the participants for the end-of-season tournament. At first glance, two climbs in the ranking stand out: the first is that of Sinner, highly anticipated by the Italian audience, who was still eighth in the Race in August before rising to fourth place thanks to an excellent end of the season (victories in Toronto, Beijing, and Vienna).
The second climb is that of Alexander Zverev: the German tennis player suffered a serious ankle injury in the semifinal against Rafa Nadal at the 2022 Roland Garros and returned to the circuit at the beginning of this year. As is normal in a physically demanding sport like tennis, it took Zverev many months and tournaments before he was truly competitive and feared by his opponents again. In August, he was number 17 in the Race, gradually climbing to reach the number 7 position.
The most important statistics
Scrolling through the infographic, we can see the top 8 players with the option to view their performance throughout the year (from left to right) in 6 key tennis statistics: the percentage of points won on first serve, the percentage of points won on second serve, break points saved, total points won percentage, points won on return against a second serve, and the percentage of break points converted into points (and thus into games won).
By selecting the percentage of points won on the first serve, for example, we see that Sinner reached his seasonal peak in the match at Rome against Kokkinas, winning 96% of the points on his first serve. Djokovic stands out for his consistency, almost always above 80% of points won on the first serve, and so does Sinner, who raised his service performance in the second half of the season. Also of interest are the first matches of the year for Alcaraz: the former world number 1 was the only one among the top 8 to start the season on clay rather than hard court due to an injury, and all of his early matches had below-average service performances.
One on one
In the final part of the infographic, you can see the head-to-head matchups between two tennis players simply by clicking on their images. Taking the world’s top two players as an example, Djokovic and Alcaraz, we see that they are tied with two victories each: one match in 2022 (surprisingly won by Alcaraz in Madrid), then this year’s Roland Garros semifinal (with Djokovic winning, partly due to Alcaraz’s cramps), the famous Wimbledon final (won in five sets by Alcaraz in what might have been the match of the year), and the Cincinnati Masters 1000 final (won after three hours by Djokovic).
The tennis year is almost over (after the Finals there will be the Davis Cup, the most important national team tournament in tennis) but there will be no shortage of excitement at the Turin tournament, which is expected to be a sell-out. The eight will be divided into two groups of four, and the top two from each group will qualify for the semifinals (Saturday 18th) and then the final (Sunday 19th).
Djokovic is the big favorite, having won the year-end tournament six times (as has Federer), but expectations are also high for Sinner, perhaps the most in-form player after the Serbian champion. Who knows, for the first time an Italian might just win the Finals. And doing so at home, in Turin, would send him straight into the annals of sports history.
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https://waltonathletics.com/2017/09/19/2017-mens-golf-all-cobb-county-team/ | 2017-12-15T14:20:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948572676.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20171215133912-20171215155912-00002.warc.gz | 0.973355 | 184 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__201206998 | en | Following the 2017 Walton Men’s Golf Season, freshman Matthew Feste and Tripp Morris were selected as Honorable Mention to the MDJ 2017 All-Cobb County Golf Team.
Matthew and Tripp played well in their first season, trading the #1 and #2 positions during the year.
Tripp had an adjusted scoring average of 81.2, finished in the top 20 of all four 18 hole tournaments, shot a season low 75 in the Area 3 playoffs, and counted 75% of his scores towards the team total.
Matthew had an adjusted scoring average of 79.6, two top 20 finishes in 18 hole tournaments, shot a season low 71 in the Area 3 state qualifying spot, shot 2 under par 34 at Marietta Country Club, and played as an individual at the 7A State Championships.
Congratulations to both players, look forward to three more years at Walton. | sports |
https://www.myiv.com/iv-therapy-in-athletics/ | 2020-04-09T12:44:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585371858664.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20200409122719-20200409153219-00364.warc.gz | 0.952477 | 920 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__152660392 | en | IV therapy is most commonly known as a fast, effective method of delivering fluids and medications to patients. But over the years, there has also been an increase in less-conventional use outside of hospitals such as vitamin infusions, hangover ‘cures’, and athletics.
Learn the main reason why professional sports teams are using IVs and what medical professionals think about this approach.
Why athletes are using IV therapy
IV therapy is often seen in professional sports as a way to quickly hydrate athletes before and during games. In fact, a study found 3 out of 4 teams in the National Football League (NFL) use IVs to hydrate players ahead of games and help minimize muscles cramps.
The NFL isn’t alone – this practice is now common in the NBA and other professional sporting leagues. But while other sports use IVs for this purpose as well, research is limited to support this trend and or popular claim.
According to a 2012 study, “Although anecdotal evidence does exist, at this time there are no high-level studies confirming that IV pre-hydration prevents dehydration or the onset of exercise-associated cramps.”
Is IV therapy allowed in sports?
It’s worth noting that the United States Anti-Doping Agency prohibits Olympic athletes from receiving IV infusions or injections over 100 mL unless the IV is placed for legitimate medical reasons such as in a hospital for surgery or clinical investigations.
But even these guidelines haven’t stopped some athletes from utilizing IVs. United States Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte was suspended just last year after posting a photo of himself receiving an IV infusion that wasn’t pre-approved for therapeutic use.
Do the benefits outweigh the risks?
Whether or not athletes are allowed to use IVs as a method of hydration seems to vary across professional sports. But after photos and video were released of a high school football team hooked up to saline IVs on a bus and in a hallway, many questioned where the line should be drawn.
School officials claim the IVs were prescribed by a doctor ‘to prevent and reduce cramping prior to games’ and that they were monitored by nurses. But medical professionals still voiced concerns about if the benefits truly outweighed the risks.
“If it isn’t put in correctly or it slips out and it is bumped around because they are walking around the hallways with an IV (in) it could pull free,” said Dr. Kevin Murphy with Southeast Orthopedic Specialists. “Then all that fluid you are trying to get into their vein goes into the skin or soft tissue.”
This is known as an IV infiltration, which is just one form of IV failure that can occur during infusions. Infiltration can be caused in a few ways, including the IV being unintentionally pulled out of place.
It’s important to remember that receiving an IV is a medical procedure that comes with benefits and risks. While using IVs for hydration seems to be growing in popularity in sports, the lack of research and concern from medical professionals should be taken into consideration.
Your Recommended Reads:
- Common IV Complications: What Can Go Wrong?
- Is Receiving Medication Through an IV More Effective?
- Infection and IVs: What All Patients Should Know
Intravenous Fluid Use in Athletes – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3435915/
Is it prohibited for athletes to use IV infusions for rehydration and recovery? https://www.usada.org/is-it-prohibited-or-dangerous-for-athletes-using-iv-infusions-for-re-hydration-and-recovery/
Olympic Swimmer Ryan Lochte banned 14 months for IV infusion – https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2018/07/23/olympic-swimmer-ryan-lochte-banned-14-months-iv-infusion/819116002/
Photos show high school athletes getting IV therapy in hallway, on bus – https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/photos-show-high-school-athletes-getting-iv-therapy-in-hallway-on-bus/77-616011556 | sports |
https://www.mimilk.com/mi-milk-messenger/team-chocolate-milk/ | 2024-04-24T16:37:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296819668.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424143432-20240424173432-00830.warc.gz | 0.963713 | 1,385 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__155349158 | en | Combine chocolate with milk and you have one of the best recipes ever created. Add it as a chaser to your workout and now you’re repairing your muscles, building stamina and replacing electrolytes all while enjoying a cold, creamy glass of nature’s most perfect food.
The research has proven that chocolate milk beats sugary sports drinks to a pulp in the arena of recovery. According to the Built with Chocolate Milk website, studies suggest drinking lowfat chocolate milk post workout could help athletes boost power and improve training times in their next bout of exercise later that same day, compared to when they drink a carbohydrate sports drink.
For example, in one study, after an initial exercise and recovery, cyclists were able to cycle 51 percent longer during a second bout of exercise after drinking chocolate milk post workout than after drinking a carbohydrate replacement drink with the same number of calories. As a bonus for the body conformation crowd, milk and milk’s protein has been shown to help athletes gain more lean muscle and lose fat when compared to drinking a carb-only beverage, as part of a regular workout and recovery routine.
In a study of healthy, untrained men, those who consumed fat free milk after exercise gained more muscle and lost more body fat at the end of a 12-week training program than those who drank a soy protein beverage or a carb-only beverage. All three beverages had the same amount of calories.
Armed with this evidence and their own experience, members of United Dairy Industry of Michigan’s Team Chocolate Milk (TCM) couldn’t agree more. Athlete, blogger, dairy farmer, mom and a member of TCM, Ashley Messing-Kennedy is a believer. While she gets plenty of exercise working with her husband on their farm in Ubly, Michigan, she is also passionate about running and chocolate milk is key in her workout regime.
“As an athlete, chocolate milk is an extremely important part of my recovery diet,” she said. “When you finish with a hard workout it is really important to give your body the nutrients it needs within 60 minutes. If you do that your body will recover more efficiently.”
Dairy farmer, blogger, mom and runner from St. Johns, Michigan, Carla Wardin joined in unison, “There is no team I’d rather run for than Team Chocolate Milk! I truly love it as a recovery drink, and it’s the first thing I have after a long run or race. I enjoy how it’s marketed as nature’s sports drink since it has the perfect combination of carbohydrates and protein. Just as importantly, I love the taste.”
Sheryl Lozicki is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with extensive experience in management, wellness and clinical nutrition. She explained her passion for chocolate milk, “I run for Team Chocolate Milk because I truly believe in the recovery power of cow’s milk. I love the fact that it’s the perfect 3:1 carbohydrate: protein ratio, no mixing or measuring powders or buying from specialty stores. It’s refreshing, highly cost effective, tastes great anytime but especially after a long run and it reserves a special status in our family refrigerator.”
Lozicki confessed she was a late bloomer when it came to running. “I was a ‘just-in-time runner’ during my youth. Just in time for prom, just in time for spring break, just in time for the start of swim suit season,” she said. “As I aged, the just-in-time didn’t cut it anymore and I needed to create a healthy habit that kept me fit year-round. As a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, I need to walk the talk and that means balancing a healthy diet with exercise most days of the week, adequate rest and smart stress management. Honestly, running helps me fulfill 3 out of the 4: moving more, a better night’s sleep and a way to detox either going into or after the work day.”
While Kennedy has a financial stake in chocolate milk, her passion for the nutritional benefits exceed her livelihood. “I would definitely use chocolate milk even if I wasn’t a dairy farmer. Like many runners and athletes, I am often fitting in a run before going out to the barn, during lunch or late after I get my daughter in bed. Which means that I need some quick, delicious and complete recovery fuel. Chocolate milk quenches my thirst and hunger quickly and pairs great with whatever I’m grabbing to head back out in the barn.”
Running for TCM is a natural promotional platform for the nutrient packed punch of milk. Kennedy commented, “I love getting to represent my industry, but my favorite part is how much people love you. Since there isn’t a Team Wine or Team Beer you are always a race favorite. It’s a great conversation starter and I have had a lot of discussions about farming and consuming dairy.”
After a race, Kennedy tosses chocolate milk in the spotlight, “I obviously always have my milk after I’m done racing. Combining that with my uniform people usually notice.” She continued, “My big promotion and where I have the best impact comes after the race where I try to post [on social media] about my recovery combination of chocolate milk and electrolytes. I have a really broad range of followers and I think that is where I have the most impact. I practice what I preach and then I share about the farm too!”
Wardin grabs her promotional opportunities during the race, “Other runners love to talk to me about it. They usually start by commenting on my shirt and saying chocolate milk sounds good about right now. If it’s a long race, I talk to them about the team and how I’m a farmer. If it’s a short race, I manage to say, ‘Go dairy!’”
“Part of the agreement to be on the team is that you run four races a year and promote it on social media. So not only do I talk to people about it before, during, and after races, but people ask me about it in real life.” Wardin concluded, “I like to tout the benefits of chocolate milk for all athletes, not just recreational ones like me. I also no longer wonder what to wear to races, ever…Team Chocolate Milk shirt it is!”
This article was originally published in the August 2018 issue of the Michigan Milk Messenger. | sports |
https://vbngtv.com/lionel-messis-move-to-inter-miami-set-to-revolutionize-the-future-of-mls/ | 2024-02-29T05:58:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474784.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20240229035411-20240229065411-00615.warc.gz | 0.968212 | 1,080 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__105043683 | en | In a groundbreaking development that has the potential to reshape Major League Soccer, reports indicate that Lionel Messi has made the decision to join Inter Miami. Although neither Messi nor the club have made an official announcement or disclosed specific details of the agreement, it appears that MLS and Miami have emerged victorious in a fiercely competitive race to secure the services of the world’s greatest player.
The deal is believed to involve lucrative commercial contracts with Apple and Adidas, two prominent partners of MLS, further solidifying Messi’s impact on the league. Additionally, there are indications that Messi may have the option to acquire a minority stake in Inter Miami, a move that would undoubtedly elevate the profile of soccer in the United States.
Following the expiration of his contract with Paris Saint-Germain at the end of June, Messi could potentially make his debut for Miami in either July or August. However, he will face the formidable challenge of revitalizing a struggling franchise that currently languishes at the bottom of the standings and has often grappled with dysfunction.
According to sources close to the player, an intriguing aspect of Lionel Messi’s decision to choose Inter Miami over a lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia was the influence of his wife. Reports suggest that Messi’s wife, who has a strong affinity for the vibrant and cosmopolitan city of Miami, played a pivotal role in steering the family’s preference towards the American destination.
For the past two decades, Messi has been synonymous with Barcelona, achieving remarkable success and becoming an emblem of the club’s triumphs in the 21st century, including four Champions League titles and ten La Liga championships. His departure from Barcelona in 2021, prompted by a financial crisis at the club, was an unfortunate and involuntary turn of events. He subsequently joined PSG, but after two underwhelming seasons, both parties agreed to part ways earlier this year.
As a soon-to-be free agent, Messi had three potential options on the table: an enticing and financially lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia, a creative yet less lucrative proposition from Inter Miami, and a nonexistent offer from Barcelona.
Initial reports suggested that Messi would have preferred to return to Barcelona, as his father and agent, Jorge Messi, stated on Monday that “Leo wants to return to Barca.” However, the club’s ongoing financial woes and the spending restrictions imposed by La Liga hindered the possibility of a reunion. Reports indicate that Barcelona never extended a concrete proposal with guarantees to Messi’s camp, primarily due to their inability to do so. While there were discussions about potentially offloading several players to accommodate Messi within the spending caps, the club essentially asked him to wait until later in the summer for an uncertain opportunity. Messi’s camp reportedly informed Barcelona this week that he would not be returning.
Thus, the decision ultimately came down to Miami, where Messi already owns property and frequently visits, and Saudi Arabia, which has financially supported him through lucrative tourism promotion contracts. Despite still being at the top of his game, Messi did not receive any other lucrative offers from Europe.
In the preceding months, Barcelona dominated the headlines, while Saudi Arabian authorities prepared for Messi’s potential arrival, generating significant media attention. In contrast, Inter Miami and MLS officials, led by majority owners Jorge and Jose Mas, strategically operated in silence. Reports suggest that they presented a final proposal to Messi’s camp last week, keeping their plans under wraps. Behind the scenes, they reportedly surged ahead in the race this week.
Messi was likely enticed by the allure of South Florida’s lifestyle and the vibrant Argentine community in Miami, which will soon be home to an Argentine national soccer training center. The American market also presented enticing opportunities, including collaborations with Apple, which recently announced a documentary featuring Messi, and Silicon Valley, where Messi and his family played a role in launching an investment holding company focused on the intersection of soccer and technology in 2022.
All these factors align with Messi’s previous expressed desire to play in the United States. Now, that long-awaited day is approaching.
His move to the U.S. is expected to mark the conclusion of his European adventure
and his dominance in elite club soccer. While MLS has experienced significant growth, it still operates outside the Euro-centric spotlight and ranks below top-tier domestic competitions in Spain or France.
Meanwhile, Inter Miami currently finds itself at the bottom of the Eastern Conference in MLS, with an interim coach following the recent dismissal of Phil Neville. Speculation has linked Gerardo “Tata” Martino, Messi’s former coach with the Argentina national team, to the vacancy.
Nonetheless, the transition to the American soccer landscape should be less physically demanding compared to the rigorous European club circuit, potentially allowing Messi to extend his illustrious career. He is expected to lead Argentina into the 2024 Copa America, which will be hosted in the U.S. Furthermore, he could set his sights on the 2026 World Cup, which will also be co-hosted by the United States.
Note: The information in this rewritten article is based on the original story from Yahoo Finance. The attribution to Yahoo Finance is maintained, but the content has been rewritten in VBNG style to comply with journalistic standards. | sports |
https://englishheadline.com/index.php/2023/03/17/mark-sears-gets-back-on-track-from-deep-at-ncaa-tournament-mark-sears-track-deep-ncaa-tournament-englishheadline/ | 2023-03-24T18:19:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296945288.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20230324180032-20230324210032-00018.warc.gz | 0.97449 | 782 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__44059047 | en | BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Right before Nimari Burnett got up to leave the stage at the end of his postgame interview on Thursday, he wanted to share a final message.
“Mark (Sears) stays in the gym. He lives in the gym,” Burnett said.
Burnett’s comment got a wry smile out of the Muscle Shoals, Alabama native who was sitting to his right. While it was an acknowledgment of Sears’ work ethic, it was also a proverbial tip of the cap to the fellow guard who finally saw some shots fall at just the right time.
The last five games haven’t been kind to the Ohio transfer as he went 7-for-35 from deep since the beginning of March. That cold spell included a 3-for-22 mark during the SEC Championship Tournament. Despite a rough weekend in Nashville, Sears went right back to work during the team’s off week.
“The previous games, I have been struggling to shoot the ball, and over the break, I just got back in the gym and started from ground zero,” Sears said. “I just trusted my work, just continued to shoot with confidence.
“We won the SEC Tournament Sunday and the following Monday, I went in the gym at 10 a.m., made 300 jump shots, and then at 12 o’clock, got treatment, and I came back in at 7:30 and I got another 300 shots.”
The extra work paid off against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi as Sears finished with 15 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field and a 3-for-4 mark from three. The junior was a major contributor in the team wracking up 15 3-pointers en route to a 96-75 win over the Islanders.
While eight Alabama players scored a basket from deep in the team’s first-round matchup, Alabama head coach Nate Oats made it a point to highlight Sears’ performance.
“I think it’s really big,” Oats said. “He’s been our second-leading scorer all year. Even when he was struggling, we continued to play him heavy minutes because I think he adds a lot to the team, even when he’s not making shots. He’s tough. He’s had games where he’s been one of the scrappiest, toughest, perimeter defenders out there. He adds that to the mix.
“We’re going to have him out there because we know he can score. Other teams know he’s capable of scoring at a high level. Teams can’t sag him. He’s going to give spacing on the floor. So to have him go ahead and make a lot of shots certainly helps because he can be on the floor. I was really happy to see those ones going in.”
Sears made all three of his 3-pointers in three-consectuive possessions giving Alabama commanding 14-point lead that it didn’t relinquish.
The junior’s return to become a consistent offensive threat will be needed as Alabama will face the No. 9-seed Maryland Terapins who are the No. 32 defense, according to KenPom.
“Hopefully, he gets his confidence going and we’ll see more of the same in the second round,” Oats said. “… All of our players expect all their shots to go in, The way he shot it all summer and in the fall, he didn’t miss any open threes. I was happy to see that.” | sports |
http://massmovement.co.uk/nxt-greatest-matches-vol-1-wwe-dvd/ | 2022-05-16T16:24:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662510138.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516140911-20220516170911-00245.warc.gz | 0.969664 | 1,197 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__119123267 | en | It’s only March and I’m sorry to all other wrestling DVDs scheduled to be released in 2016, but I think with NXT Greatest Matches Vol. 1 we already have the 2016 wrestling DVD of the year. This is one of those rare occasions where I can safely say the rest of the words in this review are a waste of time to write and an even greater waste of time to read: you simply need to go out and buy this now. Three discs and not a bad match amongst them, informative video packages in between detailing the genesis and evolution of the NXT brand, and a clear story arc from the humble beginnings of NXT on WWE.com to its eventual “takeover” of the WWE Network. This is literally the perfect wrestling compilation.
But, you know, I do have a word limit to meet, so I guess I am forced to gush some more.
Let’s start with the talent. At one point in the collection, Triple H points out that at Wrestlemania 31, there was NXT alumni in every match on the card except for his own match against Sting. Whether it was former members of the Shield in their respective title matches or main event spots, the Wyatts in high profile positions, Paige in the only Divas match on the card, Rusev riding in on a tank before battling John Cena, Big E and Xavier Woods breaking through as the New Day, or Hideo Itami winning a chance to fight in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, NXT was featured heavily on the “grandest stage of them all”, and NXT Greatest Matches Vol.1 let’s us see these fledgling superstars in their early days, carving out the start of the careers that would take them to the “showcase of the immortals”. So we see Seth Rollins in his days as NXT champion, before he traded it in for WWE World Heavyweight gold. We see Big E back when he still had a surname, a nascent Bray Wyatt back when his nonsense-rambles were still charming and creepy. But the real star of the three disc set has got to be Cesaro. Featuring in no less than three matches (including a fantastic rarity against Neville from the Arnold Classic exhibition: no commentary just raw, live and mind-blowingly awesome), Cesaro demonstrates in each match what makes NXT so great compared to their parent company, WWE. While Cesaro floundered in the mid-card of Raw and Smackdown, his matches against Sami Zayn, William Regal and Neville on NXT allowed him to steal the show, liberating his in-ring performance and showing us what he was really capable of. Indeed, it is surprising to see Jinder Mahal, former Three Man Band alumni, being a genuine competitor for the NXT title after seeing him booked so badly as a joke over on WWE TV; and Tyson Kidd’s resurgence before his injury set-backs was entirely down to reinventing himself on NXT.
The flipside to this is having to watch current WWE mid-carders back in their former glory days, before WWE creative worked their “genius” on them and lost them all credibility. Bo Dallas reminds us that before he was a Social Outcast he was an NXT champion. Neville demonstrates that, before they put him in a cape, he was a serious, hard-hitting competitor. And Tyler Breeze, once upon a time, was clearly the greatest wrestler never to hold the NXT title.
What is made clear throughout, is that NXT is special; that in many respects NXT is simply better than WWE. The perfect encapsulation of this was a quote from one current NXT wrestler who says everyone in NXT is there because they ultimately want to be brought up to the main WWE roster…but no one wants the call to come anytime soon because they’re having too much fun.
The best thing about NXT Greatest Matches Vol.1. though, is how seriously women’s wrestling is taken. The “Divas Revolution” currently trying to transform WWE happened long before, and organically, in NXT, and the women of NXT are well-represented across the collection. Not only do they share equal billing on the cover with the men, but they are the focus of many of the interstitial segments between matches. Then there are the matches themselves: Paige vs Emma, Charlotte Vs Natalya, Charlotte Vs Sasha Banks Vs Becky Lynch Vs Bayley, and Sasha Banks vs Bayley all feature prominently — a marvel in a marketplace where such DVDs used to feature maybe one or two brief “Divas” matches, few of which were worth watching. All of the women’s matches on this collection are show-stealers, and it is great to know that there are so many more awesome women’s matches to come on Volume 2 as the real revolution in women’s wrestling continues to happen week after week on NXT TV.
That’s not to say the men aren’t having great matches too. The astounding title match from Japan between Finn Balor and Kevin Owens is a thing of greatness, as is Owen’s brutal NXT title match against his former friend, Sami Zayn.
All of which is a long way of saying what I already said right at the start: if you are a fan of wrestling and don’t already know NXT you need this in your life. If you are already aware of NXT, you still need this because they have curated a classic compendium here of the first years of this game-changing company that bears repeated viewing. So I’ll say it one more time and then I’ll shut up: this is the wrestling DVD of the year 2016, and you need to go out and buy it now. Dan McKee | sports |
http://www.multiplesources.net/newyorkknicks/2015/10/29/postgame-report-knicks-opening-night/ | 2020-02-20T07:49:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875144708.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20200220070221-20200220100221-00540.warc.gz | 0.981597 | 834 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__41340314 | en | Postgame Report: Knicks Opening Night!
I cried tears of joy tonight knowing that NBA Basketball has returned. Tuesday night was a nice little sip from the glass, but tonight was like shotgunning a beer; the most delicious brand of Knicks Basketball beer ever. I’m probably just hopped up on my basketball adrenaline, but I think tonight was a great night for us in terms of the quality of basketball the Knicks played and the amount we can learn from our own actions on the court.
The Knicks head back to Manhattan with a 1-0 record after rolling over a shorthanded Bucks team. The final score of the night was 122-97 and most of the fourth quarter was making sure that Carmelo Anthony got his minutes mark at 29. The greatest part about the whole night is that Melo did not play a very good game. He finished with 11 points on 4/16 shooting (1/5 from 3pt land) with 6 rebounds and 5 assists. This is definitely nothing to panic about because Milwaukee used their length to D up Carmelo hard. There were constant double teams and a lot lane clogging when Anthony had the ball in his hands, forcing him to throw up contested jumpers, those shots he used to love.
But there were a number of opportunities where he drew the defense to him seemingly with the intention to pass the ball to his teammates for an open look or open lane to the hoop. If he can find his stroke on any given night and play as effective team ball, the Knicks are going to be threat in the East.
Rookie Kristaps Porzingis put on a really nice show for his opening night, getting his NBA career underway. In 24 minutes, KP scored 16 points on a shaky 3/11 shooting but was able to body up down low for 5 rebounds a block, steal and a single assist. There is definitely a lot of room for him to grow, although we saw some flashes of what he can become. He had a nice baseline drive where he didn’t shy away from any contact and put it off the glass for a 3 point play. His defensive presence was apparent, but he lapsed a couple times while under the hoop. He has some things to work and things he will easily be able to point out when watching film, but a solid opening night for the rook. Hopefully his nerves won’t get the best of him in New York tomorrow night.
Far and away the best thing about opening night was the play from our 2nd unit. The cohesion we saw in preseason was in midseason form tonight as the ball was flowing, 3’s were dropping and it looked like an entirely different team from our starters. Backcourt phenom tandem of Grant and Galloway (4/5 from deep) finished the night with a combined 26 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals. It was a great night for the young duo as they are developing some very nice chemistry.
Kyle O’Quinn had a really nice defensive presence and a great night on the glass pulling in 11 rebounds with 2 blocks. His shooting wasn’t a priority as he shot 3/5 for 8 points and air balled a 3 pointer he should have passed off to Derrick Williams, but we’ll let it slide.
Speaking of Mr. Williams, it seems like the structure of the Knicks offense is really helping this guy get his confidence back. That mysterious signing the Knicks made this summer is looking like what Phil envisioned. He is aggressive and agile and can hit an open shot, shooting 47% from the floor and scoring 24 points. He pulled in 7 boards and had a nice block as the Knicks were taking off in the second half. Derrick Williams is playing with so much confidence and energy, he looks to be getting off on the right foot this season.
This Knicks win was capped with a smiling Carmelo Anthony, despite a poor individual performance. His joy in the fact that the rest of the team was able to come away victorious shows just how different this team is. Take a look at the full box score here. | sports |
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Victory will take Crolla back to the top of the division, with the WBC Diamond belt and Ring Magazine strap also at stake, although Linares will be determined to produce another impressive title triumph. | sports |
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Our methods ensure your programming has enough of what you want to achieve your goals, but plenty of what your body needs to actually sustain it! | sports |
https://labandealilian.org/utsa-fiu-2022-football-game-moved-to-friday-for-national-television/ | 2022-08-16T19:23:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572515.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816181215-20220816211215-00583.warc.gz | 0.969157 | 267 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__121636439 | en | The 2022 UTSA Roadrunners football game at the FIU Panthers has been moved to Friday, the two schools have announcement.
The UTSA-FIU Conference USA match, originally scheduled for Saturday, October 15, will now be played on Friday, October 14 at Riccardo Silva Stadium in Miami, Florida. The match was moved to Friday to accommodate a nationally televised broadcast.
The week before their game, UTSA is set to host the WKU Hilltoppers, while FIU is set to host the UConn Huskies, both on Saturday, October 8.
UTSA and CRF first met on the gridiron in 2014 and have faced each other a total of three times. The Roadrunners beat the Panthers in their first meeting of 2014 in San Antonio, Texas, 16-13. FIU then picked up back-to-back wins in 2017 at Miami, 14-7, and 2018 at San Antonio, 45-7.
UTSA is set to open its 2022 schedule on Saturday, September 3 at home at the Alamodome in San Antonio against the Houston Cougars. The FIU is set to open its season two days before Thursday, Sept. 1 at home at Miami’s Riccardo Silva Stadium against the Bryant Bulldogs.
Schedules of football matches | sports |
http://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/starobject.html?oid=30040 | 2013-12-09T20:14:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386163997135/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204133317-00032-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.958597 | 98 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__92405741 | en | Solo tourer bicycle
This solo touring bicycle was hand built by Glasgow-based bike builders, the McNeil Brothers, of 925 Govan Road. The bicycle shop was in business from the 1930s to the 1950s and this model dates somewhere in that latter decade.
The bicycle features a Sturmey Archer 3-speed hub gear and Reynold 531 tubing. Its chrome-plated frame is balanced stylishly with bottom bracket and mudguards finished in Phoenix red. | sports |
https://bladesmansport.en.ecplaza.net/ | 2018-12-15T10:02:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376826842.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20181215083318-20181215105318-00110.warc.gz | 0.773748 | 260 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__53406279 | en | Bladesman Sport is one of the fastest-growing website with its trading office located in Tangxia Town, Dongguan City of Guangdong province in China, which specialized in research, design, manufacture and trade of sporting goods and products. Main product lines includes golf headcovers, golf balls, golf towels, golf tees, golf umbrellas, golf gloves, golf hats, golf apparels, golf bags, on-course accessories and off-course training products.
|Membership:||On ECPlaza since 2015|
|Business Type:||Manufacturer, Agent|
|Product Category:||Golf Balls|
|Main Item / Product:||Golf balls, headcovers, Towels, umbrellas, tees, gloves, hats, belts, apparels|
|Keywords:||golf headcovers, golf tees, golf towels|
|Main Target Region:||World Wide|
|Representative / CEO's Name:||Yu Wong|
|Employees Total:||10 to 19|
Bladesman Sport Co., Ltd.
138th Industrial Zone, Tangxia Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China
Website on ecplaza.net | sports |
https://coachescentral.com/building-a-strong-personal-brand-as-a-coach-enhancing-your-career-prospects/ | 2023-11-28T22:57:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100016.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20231128214805-20231129004805-00458.warc.gz | 0.947151 | 567 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__187489909 | en | In the fast-paced world of college athletics, coaches are not just educators and leaders; they are brand ambassadors who shape the identity of their teams and institutions. As a college athletic coach, your influence goes beyond the field, impacting the lives of athletes and contributing to the legacy of your program. One crucial aspect that can significantly enhance your career prospects is building a robust personal brand. In this article, we’ll explore how crafting a distinct brand identity can empower you and amplify your career growth within the dynamic landscape of collegiate sports.
Before we get into the practical steps of building your brand, let’s think about what constitutes a personal brand for a college athletic coach. Your brand combines your coaching philosophy, leadership style, values, and the attributes that set you apart from other coaches. Ultimately, it’s the impression you leave on athletes, colleagues, and prospective employers.
Every game is a chance to showcase your coaching prowess; cultivating a compelling personal brand is more important than ever. It’s about creating a narrative that resonates with your coaching approach and embodies the essence of your coaching journey.
A strong personal brand isn’t developed in isolation but forged through genuine interactions, relationships, and a consistent online presence. This is where the concept of networking comes into play, and platforms like Coaches Central can provide a facilitating environment.
Coaches Central is a hub for connecting college coaches, athletic trainers, academic counselors, and more. While the platform offers the practical advantage of streamlined communication, it also allows you to showcase elements of your personal brand. Your profile becomes a window into your coaching philosophy, achievements, and vision for the future. There you can share your insights and engage in conversations, thereby reinforcing your personal brand within the collegiate coaching community.
The digital age has democratized personal branding, allowing coaches to tell their own stories and shape their public image. Sharing your experiences, challenges, and triumphs not only humanizes your brand but also creates connections with peers who resonate with your story.
Authentic storytelling establishes an emotional connection that transcends wins and losses. It’s all about showcasing your commitment to athlete development, your coaching principles, and the values that drive you as a coach. Through these stories, you’re not just building a personal brand – you’re fostering a legacy, your legacy.
Building a solid personal brand as a college athletic coach is about defining your coaching identity, fostering meaningful connections, and authentically sharing your story. In the era of networking platforms like Coaches Central, coaches have unprecedented opportunities to amplify their brands and elevate their career prospects. As you embark on this journey, remember that your personal brand reflects your coaching legacy – a legacy that will continue to inspire athletes, your peers and shape the future of college athletics. | sports |
http://www.greencounty.org/events-details/sugar-river-triathlon_1_2/ | 2018-08-20T13:14:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221216453.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820121228-20180820141228-00622.warc.gz | 0.903669 | 127 | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-34__0__56476801 | en | Sugar River Triathlon
- Belleville Community Park, 39 N. River St.
Swim - bike - run. fifth annual Sugar River Triathlon! This sprint triathlon offers participants of all levels a safe race experience, swimming a 1/4 mile in calm Lake Belle View. A 16-mile bike course of rolling hills is followed by a 5K run on gravel trails and quiet neighborhood streets. Each athlete will receive a T-shirt and a safe course with an experienced water safety team on the swim marked by large, highly visible buoys. Pre-race water and post-race refreshments will be served. | sports |
https://devonportphysio.co.nz/pilates-info.php | 2022-05-25T13:43:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662587158.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525120449-20220525150449-00451.warc.gz | 0.948884 | 178 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__41132482 | en | At Devonport Physiotherapy and Pilates we offer reformer and mat Pilates classes throughout the week.
Starting with a one on one consultation is a pre requisite if you are joining a reformer class. A short series of one on ones produces the best outcomes for each individual.
We respect the learning process and that your needs will be individual. Your body needs time to learn movement patterns, develop strength and perfect efficiency.
The beginning of your Pilates journey is guided by a qualified Pilates instructor or Physiotherapist. A highly skilled, caring professional who is passionate about Pilates and providing effective and successful movement training for you. This means you are getting a safe and effective programme tailored to your needs.
Our goal is to make sure you get the most value out of your workout, whatever your objective, and to have a bit of fun along the way! | sports |
https://lynnehartke.com/one-more-mountain-to-climb/ | 2023-06-03T21:02:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224649343.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20230603201228-20230603231228-00670.warc.gz | 0.974655 | 1,285 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__103660300 | en | Four years later, Jim stood at the base of another mountain. Wanting to celebrate his 51st birthday in a big way and also raise money to take a group of kids to the Grand Canyon from Sunshine Acres Children Home, Jim decided to organize a marathon on his favorite mountain in Phoenix, Arizona. A marathon would require eleven trips up and down Camelback Mountain, covering 26.4 miles, with an elevation gain and loss of 27,808 feet.
The city of Phoenix was not interested in sponsoring a formal event, but gave permission to Jim to have a non-advertised event with family and friends. Word spread quickly, however, amongst the hiking community and Jim soon had people calling and emailing him for more information. Most wanted to do four-eight climbs, donating funds for the cause, but of the 101 participants who showed up on February 12, 2010, twenty-four people agreed to attempt the full marathon.
On the morning of the marathon, Jim stood at the trailhead, bending and stretching, trying to loosen his back from the injury that still bothered him. Jim hoped it would not slow him down; he planned a consistent pace, setting a tentative finishing time for under 11 hours for his eleven trips up and down the mountain. On that moonless morning, the racers waited for the clock to reach 6:00 a.m.
Besides Jim, the eclectic group included: Eric Blossey, 29, triathlete; Sean Peters, 34, an experienced rim to rim to rim hiker in the Grand Canyon; David Marcianti, 43, and Steve Venerable, 44, both extreme marathoners, Scott Conner, in his 50’s, who competed in every Rock and Roll Marathon in the country in 2009; Lisa Kravetz, 45, who had hiked Camelback over 4000 times in 13 years, Jimmy Lehnen, 25, who climbed Camelback in under 20 minutes and David Metzler, 40, who was known in this group as the fastest guy down the mountain in under ten minutes (Incredible video, you should watch it!) Most were members of the elite Under Thirty Minutes or Under Twenty-Five Minutes Club for ascending the mountain, a difficult task for the casual hiker.
|Phil stamps Jim’s passport.|
Jim was worried about doing the first ascent in the dark, but was happy when he put in a time of 49 minutes for the first leg, in spite of the darkness. Six of the guys stayed in close contact for the first four legs, with Blossey assuming the first place position as he gradually pulled away from Fowler, Lehnen, Peters, Marcianti and Venerable. Kravetz and Metzler both hit the wall on the sixth climb, causing Metzler to take a 45 minute break, giving his legs and knees a chance to recover.
Lisa Kravetz would later admit that “it was right up there with having my kids; the hardest thing I’ve ever done.” Peters confessed that he found running rim to rim to rim in the Grand Canyon easier than the marathon because there are “enough flats to recover”, compared to this race that was “always up or always down with no in between.” Marcianti said it was “the hardest thing I have ever done.”
For Fowler, the mountain began to extract its revenge on the tenth ascent, when Jim’s hip flexors and knees began to burn. By the time Blossey lapped Jim on the tenth descent, Jim was cramping everywhere, including his arms which he had been using regularly on the steep ascents to save his legs. “My tenth trip down Camelback was a nightmare,” Jim admitted, but the same grit and determination that started Jim swimming 1000 meters daily in the gym just thirteen days after the accident and completing his first hike just one month later in a back brace using poles, would push him forward now. “I kept telling myself, ‘Pain is the body’s way of getting rid of weakness,’” Jim said.
|Sammy, oldest runner, 5th trip.|
After stopping briefly at the aid station, Jim began his last trip up the mountain. He had been running, climbing and going over boulders for over eight and a half hours. Peters caught and passed Jim on the final descent to take over the second place position but Fowler could not push his body to go any faster. Jim finished his eleventh climb in 58:17, with a total time of 9:44:00, well ahead of his projected eleven hour finish. He was met at the finish line by a large group of people, including fourteen members of his family, who had also taken several climbs that day.
|Jim with Sunshine Acres kids at the Grand Canyon|
At the end of the event Jim was excited about raising $7890 to take the Sunshine Acres kids to the Grand Canyon. Not only would it cover all the finances for the trip, it would also outfit all the kids in new hiking gear. Jim hoped the Grand Canyon trip would inspire the next generation of hikers who wouldn’t be afraid to take on a mountain.
This year, on Feb 11, 2011, a group of hikers will hike Camelback for twelve hours, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
If you want more information, contact Jim Fowler at: [email protected].
2 Replies to “One More Mountain to Climb”
WOW! Great story. What became of the Kids Camp?
They took about 12 kids to the Grand Canyon. Spent the night, hiked 15 miles the next day. Spent another night exploring the top and then drove home. Good time was had by all. I have gone other years, but couldn’t manage it this year. The students usually have no trouble with the hike. Now, the adult chaperones, on the other hand….
Sunshine Acres is an incredible Christian ministry with strong ties in the Phoenix area. Our good friends are pastors there.
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https://www.seniorfitness.net/Senior_Fitness_Intern.htm | 2022-05-24T22:53:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662577259.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524203438-20220524233438-00444.warc.gz | 0.918465 | 839 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__128851031 | en | Fitness facility directors: SFA is seeking to expand the internship program and would like to hear from interested directors of quality older adult fitness programs. SFA will be pleased to help facilities develop an internship program that will provide maximum benefit for both the program director and for the intern. SFA is initiating this internship program as a service to SFA educated fitness professionals and does not charge the program director or the participant a fee.
Washington Golf & CC Fitness Center*
Senior Fitness Internship Program
Announcing an exciting opportunity to get "hands-on" older adult fitness experience and to earn SFA approved continuing education credits all at no charge!
Jerry Hart, M.S., SFA’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Coordinator and Fitness Director for Country Club Fitness, Inc., at the prestigious Washington Golf & Country Club in Arlington, VA, will be accepting applications to take part in a 30 to 50 hour senior fitness intern program. Mr. Hart holds numerous fitness credentials (including three SFA certifications) and has over 20 years' experience in the fitness field with a special focus on mature populations. He will lead participants through a structured training program that will include all aspects of successful fitness center supervision and operation. As an intern you will learn to conduct orientations, evaluations, testing, personal training and more. Plus you will receive a special understanding of the lucrative country club fitness environment.
The intent of SFA and of Country Club Fitness (CCF) is to have the participant put real effort into her/his program and produce an actual project or presentation or conduct supervised personal training and group exercise classes. Past experience has shown that trainers who go through a program with some rigor gain a greater depth of knowledge and self confidence.
Mr. Hart also notes that an "obvious and terrific benefit" to CCF is the potential employment of outstanding interns at CCF clubs.
Interns will be expected to demonstrate enthusiasm and competence in all tasks assigned and to discharge all duties as assigned by the fitness director or staff.
Fitness center supervision
Conduct fitness center orientations, fitness evaluations and testing
Paperwork – attendance and appointment tracking
Self-directed project or research
Facility cleaning and maintenance
Bulletin board presentations on topics of interest to seniors
Conduct a self-directed project, case study or research on a senior fitness/wellness issue.
Conduct a member incentive motivational program. Lead a group exercise class for seniors or present a wellness presentation to club members.
With the participants' permission, SFA will feature appropriate projects, programs and photographs in print or on our website.
To help accommodate participant scheduling, Mr. Hart has agreed to offer this special service on an ongoing basis and in several time frames:
One to three month sessions are available for Washington DC area residents.
An intensive one week session is being offered for out of town participants. Out of area participants are also welcome to attend the longer sessions if desired.
Upon Successful Completion
In addition to invaluable "on the job" experience, upon recommendation of the program director, SFA will award interns a special certificate of achievement and 2.0 (20 hours) continuing education credit. Please note that 2.0 (20 hours) CECs is the maximum credit SFA allows any continuing education program during one SFA certification renewal period.
Candidates must be enrolled in or have completed an SFA professional certification program. If your are interested in learning more or applying for internship, please call SFA at 800-243-1478 or e-mail us at [email protected].
Note: This ongoing pilot program is currently only available in the Washington DC area, but plans are in the works to expand it to other Country Club Fitness facilities and to appropriate fitness centers nationwide.
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https://www.maidstoneswimdisabled.co.uk/ | 2021-06-20T12:05:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487662882.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20210620114611-20210620144611-00626.warc.gz | 0.956426 | 461 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__127596026 | en | Helping those with restricted mobility
Swim Club re-starting
Tuesday 20th April 2021 12:30-13:30
Our friendly club offers people with mobility problems the opportunity to benefit from swimming and water-
We welcome anyone who has mobility difficulties including those recovering from more serious issue such as strokes, heart problems, multiple injuries and arthritis.
Meet Our Team
All of our helpers are volunteers and those working directly with members in the pool area have current DBS (ex-CRB) Certificates in place.Read More
Join Us Today
Come and join our friendly club today.The first visit is free. So you can see if our club will work for you.Read More
You are welcome to join us every Tuesday lunchtime
Maidstone Leisure Centre Mote Ave, Maidstone ME15 7RN
Our club meets at Maidstone Leisure Centre from about 11.45 am till 1.30 pm every Tuesday.
We have sole use of half the Fitness pool, the Boom pool and the large Teaching pool between 12.00 and 1.00pm.
There are no formal lessons. Members are given assistance based on their individual needs.
For those who can swim unaided, the Fitness Pool is available to them to swim at their own leisure in an uncrowded environment. However, we have qualified volunteers for those who wish to develop water skills or simply benefit from the freedom of moving in water.
For those in need of a confidence boost try our Boom pool under the watchful eye of our qualified volunteers.
For those needing a little extra support, must be accompanied in the pool with their carer.
An Aqua Aerobics session is held in the Teaching Pool for those with slow or limited mobility, but must be able to stand unaided, otherwise must be accompanied by a carer.
All of the pools will encourage our members to enjoy the many benefits and improve their Health, Well Being and Social Skills in and out of the water.
There is a hoist in all pool areas to assist those with physical disabilities to get in and out of the pools.
We also have a Dipper Pool Hoist Spreader Bar, which can assist members who bring in their own slings. | sports |
https://headforthehills.net.au/contact-us/ | 2018-04-20T12:11:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125937780.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20180420120351-20180420140351-00398.warc.gz | 0.97973 | 1,236 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__116816425 | en | My son is part of the downhill riding coaching course at Scotch College Adelaide run by Tyson Schmidt of Head for the Hills Off Road Cycling. I have been extremely impressed with his professionalism, knowledge and course delivery, he has managed a group of young people with friendliness and firmness. I highly recommend Tyson for any future course instruction and I know my lad is looking forward to the term three 2018 downhill course.
Thank you Tyson for your brilliance in building my boys confidence and skills on their bikes. They are now constantly wanting to get into the park and ride around all weekend. This level of independence seemed so far off just a couple of weeks ago, now they are enjoying the outdoors so much more and having fun at the same time! Now for the next tier of training ;)
I had a great 1st intro to Fox Creek with Tyson and 4 other 'trainees' last weekend at the intermediate training day. Got to say I'm a fan and can't wait to get back and sample more of what Fox has to offer. Especially now I've gained the extra confidence hitting the trails with a more technical mindset and a few more tools to utilise.
Tyson comes across as a very passionate and knowledgeable guy when it comes to MTB and his honest approach to coaching made it a pleasure to listen to his anecdotal training style - he was always on task and on topic. I felt like each participant got all the attention they needed/wanted and it seemed we all got out of the day more than what was expected. We sessioned hard, and it was rewarding.
I'll probably be back for the advanced course in due time and would highly recommend the intermediate course to anyone wanting to improve upon their current abilities - there's always something more we can learn.
What a great experience I had with Tyson and a group of like minded lads. Tyson is very approachable, he explained concepts clearly and simply, gave good demos and led us through the skill sets we were working on....attacking, turning, manualling, dropping, pumping, edging, jumping!
I loved the instant feedback with video replay to show me what I did well and not so well.
Stoked to make it safely over or down a couple of obstacles I’ve never managed before at Fox and I walked away with a better idea of techniques I can continue to work on during my riding.
Thanks Tyson for an informative, professional & action packed Intermediate MTB coaching session. Since taking the session I have actually enjoyed my riding a lot more simply by implementing the skills you taught me. For example I would normally hit berms at full speed, take a bad line into the 2nd berm (or nearly off trail completely) and end up with a slow exit, but now my approach is more conservative, smooth & faster overall. Feeling the need to get airtime on every jump (although fun) but now realising the pump technique is actually just as rewarding. I have more confidence on flat sketchy corners & mid-sized drop-offs. Its amazing how a bit of fine tuning can make such a big difference. Thanks and hope to see you on the trail soon.
My two boys could not stop talking about Tyson and the amazing day that they had with him. They honestly talked all day about it. It was thrilling, exciting a adrenaline rush and just what They needed for the summer holidays we will definitely be back again!!!
You can never learn too many skills and as a more experienced rider Tyson still manages to challenge me and keep me entertained (a challenge in itself - very short attention span!) Tyson does a great job balancing the needs of group to make sure everyone takes something away from the day.
Loved my 3 week training sessions with the Gravity Girls. It was especially beneficial for me as I'm a new rider and set me up with the correct techniques at the beginning so I don't create all those bad habits. Thanks guys ��
Tyson is the best coach I've worked with. Having been to two of his group sessions so far, I've always come away with a huge smile on my face and having learned a whole bunch of new skills to try on the trails. He's got a great way of teaching and is a lot of fun to ride with!
Thank you Tyson for doing some coaching through Gravity Girls. I participated in all 3 sessions which covered everything from body position, cornering and pumping to jumps and tackling technical tracks. As a newbie to the mountain biking I found this super helpful to really focus on using these techniques and putting them into practice whilst having the watchful eye of an experienced coach giving me feedback as we go along. It was also really great to bounce questions as a group and soak up valuable knowledge of an experience biker.
I've been riding for years but it's only been since i went to some skills sessions run by HftH that I've finally picked up some basics and gained the confidence to try new skills. Would recommend without hesitation for professional, thoughtful and individualised coaching for any age of ability.
Thank you Tyson for putting on the clinic 20th April. My kids and their friend thoroughly enjoyed and are keen for more! Not even all that rain have put them off - so glad you went ahead with it. Your video is super impressive as well. Great value for money. Many thanks and look forward to seeing you again :)
I can highly recommend Head for the Hills Cycling and its head coach Tyson. If you're looking for a way to improve technique and get faster on the decents and more efficient on the climbs all I can suggest is to get in touch!
Tyson spent a morning with me working on cornering and weight transfer. The coaching was completely tailored and highly effective. I now feel more confident through the turns and know that my runs are now much faster.
Highly recommend Tyson! Being a very inexperienced rider I was very nervous but he took things step by step with patience & encouragement to have me riding through terrain I thought was impossible. Thank you & look forward to another session soon! Cath | sports |
https://www.caitlinbassett.com.au/about | 2019-10-22T15:15:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570987822098.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20191022132135-20191022155635-00168.warc.gz | 0.979915 | 883 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__79954249 | en | A relative late comer to the sport, I first picked up a netball at age 11 when a teacher at my primary school decided I had potential. At 183cm tall (six feet) in grade six, my height was something I was still getting used to. Having never played a team sport before, I instantly fell in love with the game and the social element of it. Being different to everyone else my age was tough and netball was a place I felt I belonged.
My older sister also played netball and we would spend hours in the backyard after school shooting at our home-made netball post. I spent so much time practicing that one day I plucked up the courage to ask for a move to Goal Shooter (after previously being placed in defence to intimidate opposition) and the rest is history!
I made my first state team as a 14-year-old and it was at a Brisbane tournament that I decided I would do anything and everything possible to become a professional netballer.
After years of hard work and playing in underage state teams I was selected for the Perth Orioles during my final year of high school. I debuted as a 16-year-old against Liz Ellis who was the Australian Goal Keeper and Captain at the time. It was not an easy year as I juggled netball, school and travel, however I had a great support network of family, team mates and teachers who helped me survive.
When I was 20 I was invited to join the Australian Diamonds on tour as an injury replacement and subsequently made my national debut in Newcastle becoming Diamond player #150. A lot of hard work lay ahead and I missed out on Diamonds’ selection for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. The following year I fought my way back into the Australian squad for the World Championships in Singapore where I shot the winning goal against New Zealand in extra time to win the gold medal.
The 2014 Commonwealth Games were an important milestone personally having missed the previous games in India. Winning a gold medal capped off the experience perfectly! The following year was one of my most memorable, collecting gold at the World Cup in Sydney and in the process becoming the first shooter to win the Liz Ellis Diamond.
After 12 years playing netball in Western Australia and notching-up more than 100 consecutive games for West Coast Fever, I decided it was time for a change so I departed for foundation Club, Sunshine Coast Lightning. The move turned out to be the best thing for me and not only did I love living on the Coast, but Lightning managed to win the Suncorp Super Netball title in its debut year.
Netball has taught me plenty both on and off the court and I have been lucky to have been surrounded by some great leaders. One of the proudest moments in my career was being chosen to lead the Australian Diamonds. To have the respect and trust of my team mates means everything to me.
Competing at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast was another dream come true as I got to wear the green and gold in front of a home crowd filled with family and friends. A tough final saw us finish by the narrowest of margins to England and we claimed silver after going down by one goal in the final second.
A huge year of Suncorp Super Netball followed with Lightning claiming its second title in as many years, this one tasting sweet defeating my old team the West Coast Fever in Perth with an MVP performance.
The end of the season saw many changes as I packed up my fur babies and headed to the big smoke to join Giants Netball.
I am passionate about so many things outside of netball I can barely sit still! I am a self-confessed 'crazy animal lady' and alongside my rescue kitten, I am the proud owner of a Bernese Mountain Dog, “Chino” and a giant rabbit. Like most athletes, I love coffee and more often than not you will see me with a cup in hand. I make it my mission where ever I am travelling to find the best spot in town.
In preparation for life after netball I am studying a Communications degree majoring in Broadcast and Journalism. Once university is completed and my netball career wraps up, I hope to get a job in the media and cover not only sport but the environment and news and current affairs. | sports |
http://ethiopiabreakingnews.com/press-release/san-antonio-podiatrist-asks-is-foot-pain-ruining-your-golf-swing~cyZ/ | 2019-01-16T06:14:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583656897.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20190116052151-20190116074151-00329.warc.gz | 0.92668 | 432 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__127407848 | en | February 14, 2018
The barrier to a perfect golf swing could lie in your big toe. Or your heel. Or on the ball of your foot. Eddie Davis, DPM,FACFAS, a member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS), says these are the three areas of your feet most likely to cause pain that can ruin your golf swing.
Behind these pain-prone spots can lie stiff joints, stretched-out tissues and even nerve damage. But pain relief is possible and frequently does not require surgery.
According to Dr. Davis, the three most common painful foot conditions that can ruin your golf swing are heel pain, arthritis and pinched nerves.
Several other painful conditions can also cause instability during your swing. Some athletes and former athletes develop chronic ankle instability from previous ankle sprains that failed to heal properly. Motion-limiting arthritis and Achilles tendonitis can also affect your balance. Ill-fitting golf shoes may cause corns and calluses that make standing uncomfortable.
For the majority of golfers and other patients Dr. Davis recommends simple treatments such as custom orthotic devices (shoe inserts), stretching exercises, changes to your shoes, medications, braces or steroid injections and physical therapy. There are major differences on how foot orthotics are made: However, if these conservative measures fail to provide adequate relief, surgery may be required.
“Foot pain is not normal. With the treatment options available to your foot and ankle surgeon, a pain-free golf swing is clearly in view,” says Davis. “When your feet aren’t in top condition, your golf swing won’t be either.”
For more information on foot and ankle conditions, visit
Eddie Davis DPM PLLC
109 Gallery Circle, Suite 119
San Antonio, TX 78258
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http://fsem2019.com/jessie-barr/ | 2020-07-04T05:49:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655884012.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200704042252-20200704072252-00490.warc.gz | 0.968788 | 200 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__252689778 | en | Jessie Barr, MSc, is currently working at the Sport Ireland Institute as a Performance Psychologist. She predominantly works with athletes in swimming, diving, youth sailing and athletics. She has attended the European Games in Minsk and the European Youth Olympics as the team performance psychologist.
She is also in the final year of her PhD at the University of Limerick researching the stigma towards mental health within Irish sport. She has a special interest in the psychological impact of injury on athletes. She has previously presented a workshop based on a case study of the psychological impact of the timing of injury of Olympic athletes at the IOC World Conference on the Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport in 2017.
Aside from academics, Jessie was an elite athlete, competing internationally in the 400m hurdles. She was a European and World University Games finalist and competed on the 4x400m relay team at the Olympic Games in London in 2012, giving her a unique perspective on the psychological challenges facing high performance athletes. | sports |
https://ihersey.com/2013/01/03/coach-ian/ | 2023-03-22T16:08:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296943845.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20230322145537-20230322175537-00648.warc.gz | 0.957972 | 945 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__81317812 | en | I had a pretty good 2012. Actually, a really good 2012, at least from an athletic perspective:
- Two Ironman finishes, including the infamous 2012 IM St. George
- 3-minute Olympic-distance PR of 2:15:01 at Malibu
- 22-minute Ironman PR of 10:04:24
- Best age group placings ever at Ironman events: 10th at St. George, 7th at Hawaii 70.3, 3rd at Arizona
- Qualified for 2013 Kona at Arizona
- All at age 50 🙂
Ok, turning 50 definitely helped with the placings and the Kona slot, but the rest is pretty unusual, particularly because I’m not a newbie to the sport — I did my first tri in 1983 and have done more than 100, many of which you can’t even find on Athlinks because they predate the WWW (“that’s right, sonny, back in my day we got our race results on paper, mailed weeks or months after the event, and we liked it!”). So what made the difference?
- Emphasis on the bike.
- Measuring almost everything.
Triathlon, especially an event as long as the Ironman, is all about the bike. Well, sort of. You have to get through the swim without losing a ton of time, and of course you have to close the deal with a good run, but like many triathletes I come from a running background. That has always been my strong suit. But the bike is where you can gain the most time and set yourself up for your best run. So I started last year by riding 5-6 days a week, mostly on my trainer. Using, in the beginning, two Spinervals Super 6 programs to establish my base.
Measurement and planning was all thanks to TrainingPeaks, whom I had the pleasure to represent as an ambassador athlete in 2012 and again this year. I have limited training time, like pretty much everyone else, so I have to make it count. Here’s a good picture of 2012 on my TrainingPeaks dashboard:
In the pie charts on the upper right, you can see visually the emphasis on the bike, both in distance (which you would expect) and in duration (which you would also expect, though to a lesser degree). You can also see, in the widget on the bottom right, my two most important metrics: Intensity Factor (“IF”) and Training Stress Score (“TSS”), both of which were invented by the TrainingPeaks folks. What the blue values (TSS per week) show is how I built early on for St. George, then recovered, then built big time in the late summer/early fall for Arizona. All at a fairly steady average IF of above .75 and below .85, which for me at least is a sweet spot for Ironman training.
Along the way last year, I also guided the training of one of my teammates, the infamous Mikey, who shows up in many of my “Garage of Pain” and other key sessions. He had a similarly stellar year relative to normal, other than some bad luck at Arizona, but the point is the program worked — not just for me.
It was such a success, in fact, that we’re rolling it out to the entire Team Sheeper crew of athletes this coming year. We’ll be using TrainingPeaks for early season fitness and strength building, and then for specific programs aimed at goal half Ironman (Wildflower, Hawaii 70.3, Vineman 70.3) and Ironman (Coeur d’Alene, Lake Tahoe, Kona) events. I’m really excited to play a role in combining the team traditions of fun and hard training with a data-driven approach for managing training load within busy lives and professions. I’ve lived it, and continue to live it, and now I get to teach others.
So I guess I’m “Coach Ian.” All I need now are some stretchy coach’s shorts and a whistle.
If you live anywhere near Menlo Park, come and check it out! We don’t bite…much.
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https://www.evolution-modding.net/t1543-944-spec-racing-championship-s2-event-1-mid-ohio | 2023-09-24T11:15:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506632.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924091344-20230924121344-00877.warc.gz | 0.966795 | 333 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__108434355 | en | Hello everyone! In a couple of days we officially kick off season 2 of the 944 Spec Racing Championship at Mid Ohio. In the open test session held at Barber Motorsports Park, we debuted our new server and it performed like a champ, providing us with our best stability to date. Our new gearbox also debuted at the open test in grand fashion with all participants beating their personal best times from last season's races, and 3 of them obliterating the Lap Record that is currently held by dah72094. All of that just over some gears.
Event 1 (rounds 1 & 2) will officially get underway Sunday night with the first official practice session of the season, which will start at 7:30PM. Then Monday night we have Practice 2, then of course, Qualifying and the races. A change was also made to the standard event schedule for each week to shorten the night some. While the target race length will remain the same, we have cut the second qualifying session out of the equation. In all events for season 2 which feature 2 races, the grid for the second race will be set by fastest lap times from race 1. And that is even more important than it sounds, as we had added bonus points into the mix, some of which being for the pole sitter. So even if you have a bad race, you can still score a Pole for race 2 and the bonus points that come with that to help cushion the blow.
We still have a few seats available for the series so feel free to join in the fun! You can view the information thread by CLICKING HERE. Season long commitment not required. | sports |
http://kswofallon.perfectmind.com/ | 2017-04-29T05:24:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917123276.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031203-00231-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.919782 | 302 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__39519008 | en | Welcome to Kuk Sool Won of O'Fallon!
Kuk Sool Won is the most comprehensive martial arts system, emphasizing etiquette and education first! Kuk Sool Won is not a sport, nor is it simply another oriental self defense method. It is a complete martial art system that is dedicated to the cultivation of mental and physical strength and well-being, and to the preservation of traditional Korean Martial Arts.
Only Kuk Sool Won offers ALL of the following: striking and kicking, throwing and grappling, joint-locking and pressure points, animal-style techniques, falling, martial arts gymnastics, traditional Korean forms, body conditioning, traditional martial arts weapons including Korean sword, archery, staff, cane, folding fan, rope, and much, much more.
We "Build confidence through Achievement" and provide a training environment conducive to teamwork, self-discipline, self-confidence, self-respect and a sense of belonging. Kuk Sool Won of O'Fallon offers a variety of Training Programs and family discounts. For more specific information about Kuk Sool Won of O'Fallon, please visit our School Location or School Instructor pages, or just Contact Us.
With so many martial arts to choose from today, it can be overwhelming to find the martial art that works for you. The most important thing to consider when looking for a school is not just the style, but finding the right instructor. The instructor is what makes the difference. | sports |
https://www.equestrianstylist.com/press-release/kent-farrington-claims-second-ssg-riding-gloves-bonus/ | 2018-02-23T06:06:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891814493.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20180223055326-20180223075326-00200.warc.gz | 0.939505 | 552 | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-09__0__6786531 | en | Wellington, Florida –Jennifer Ward of Starting Gate Communications: Two weeks after laying claim to the $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round V, Kent Farrington returned to the winner’s circle to take the title, and another $3,000 bonus from SSG Riding Gloves, in the $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round VII at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida.
The original starting field of 73 entries was narrowed down to 16 for the jump-off. Katie Dinan, 17, had held the lead with a time of 38.27 riding Nougat du Vallet, but it was soon relinquished to Farrington who was clear in a time of 37.87 seconds. Having claimed victory two weeks earlier with Uceko, Farrington was aboard his mount of only a month, Voyeur, for his win in the $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round VII. On both occasions, Farrington was wearing SSG ‘Digital’ Riding Gloves to claim a $3,000 bonus.
“Any kind of rider bonus or rider incentive is great for the sport,” said Farrington of the popular SSG Riding Gloves ‘Go Clean for the Green’ promotion. “There is not a lot of that in the sport, and I applaud SSG for offering rider rewards.”
Asked how he planned to spend the $6,000 in bonus money he has won so far, Farrington answered, “Wisely.”
The SSG Riding Gloves ‘Go Clean for the Green’ promotion offers a bonus of $3,000 each week to the winner of the WEF Challenge Cup Series. In the weekly Junior Jumper High Classic and Amateur-Owner Jumper High Classic, a bonus of $1,000 is offered. Any bonus money not awarded is carried forward to the next week. For week seven, a $1,000 bonus is up for grabs in the Amateur-Owner Jumper High Classic while the bonus has grown to $4,000 for the Junior Jumper High Classic.
SSG ‘Digital’ Riding Gloves are available for purchase at numerous Wellington locations, including Tackeria, as well as on-site at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival show grounds at Running Fox, Beval Saddlery, Hadfield’s Saddlery, Ann K Hubbard’s Tack Shop and Jods.
Please refer to the 2012 WEF Prize List for complete details. For further information, contact Jennifer Ward, Starting Gate Communications, at cell: 613 292-5439 or [email protected]. | sports |
http://www.portroyalspeedway.com/johnnygrum.htm | 2017-04-26T17:28:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121528.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00337-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.980409 | 1,107 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__140532401 | en | by Bryan Householder
year's Past Driver Inductee into the York County Racing Club Hall of Fame has a
long and colorful career on the local ovals. It all started in the western
part of the state, but for the most part Johnny Grum was known as a top driver
on several local circuits.
Grum's interest in auto racing came from watching
his father compete in the western part of the state, and it was sometime around
1950 when he began his own driving career at the Tipton Speedway near his
It wasn't until 1964 that Johnny Grum's name began
to show up regularly on the local tracks. That year he drove a white
number 46 racer, mainly at Selinsgrove, and while he didn't win a race that
season, he did finish seventh in points at Selinsgrove, with a third place
finish being his best effort.
The next year he was back in the number 46, and this
time he won at Selinsgrove on May 22, to begin a long streak of winning seasons.
Later this season, Grum would begin to make his mark at the track where he was
most successful, Port Royal. Grum's first win at the Port came on July 10,
and there were two more wins that year at the Port. He also won twice at
Bedford in 1965.
Things changed for the better in 1966, when Grum
hooked up with a guy named Harry Fletcher, who is already a member of our Hall
of Fame. For that season Fletcher had built a Ford powdered "sidewinder"
Super Modified, and Grum piloted the potent machine mainly at Port Royal and
Hagerstown, along with some appearances elsewhere. Together they won three
races at Hagerstown, including the big Hub City 100 near the end of the season.
Those wins were good enough for the point title that season at Hagerstown.
There were also two wins each at the Port and Bedford.
The "sidewinder" was back again for the 1967 season,
and even more potent than the year before. Although they didn't win a
point title that year, Grum won nine races in the Fletcher machine. There
were five wins at Hagerstown, three at Port Royal and one at Everett.
While the Sprint Cars were beginning to make their
mark on the local circuit in 1968, Grum and the Fletcher team spent one more
season with the "sidewinder" car, and it was nearly as successful as the year
before. Grum won four races eat at Port Royal and Hagerstown.
By the time the 1969 season rolled around, The
Grum/Fletcher team had a Sprint Car, and it was now Chevy powered. While
1969 didn't produce as many wins, it did produce two track titles. Grum
won four races and the point title at Port Royal, and two races and the point
title at Hagerstown.
Then came 1970, the best season for the
Grum/Fletcher team. They did more racing, and showed just how potent they
were all over the area. At Port Royal, Grum won nine times, at Hagerstown
there were three wins, and there was one at Selinsgrove. Grum also won
four times at Williams Grove, including the 150 lap National Open at the end of
In 1971, the wins kept coming to the Grum/Fletcher
team, with three each at Port Royal and Hagerstown, and a single win at
Selinsgrove. While he didn't win a race at Williams Grove, Grum was in
contention for the point title there right up to the final race, but fell just
20 points shy of Kenny Weld in the final total.
In 1972 there were just three wins, one each at
Port, Hagerstown and the Grove. 1973, was a little better, with four wins
at the Port, and one at Hagerstown.
After being shut out of victory lane in 1974, the
Grum/Fletcher team returned with a vengeance in 1975. Racing mainly at
Port Royal, Grum won there eleven times on his way to the point title.
By this time Grum was beginning to wind down his
career as a Sprint Car driver. He won three times at Port Royal in 1976
for his final Sprint Car wins, but his career wasn't over yet.
Over the next five or so years, Johnny Grum switched
his career from Sprint Cars to Late Models, and just kept right on winning.
Over those next several years he won 26 Late Model features, including nine each
at Port Royal and Bedford.
From the time he ventured into the local area,
Johnny Grum won 108 feature races. 82 of those wins came in the Super
Modified/Sprint Car class, and 26 in the Late Models. He won a pair of
point titles at both Hagerstown and Port Royal, and won the biggest race on the
East Coast, the Williams Grove National Open. Johnny Grum's 47 wins in the
Sprint ranks at Port Royal still has him seventh on the all-time list there, and
at Hagerstown his 22 wins show up in third place overall. | sports |
https://indembthimphu.gov.in/Golf/about-us | 2022-09-27T07:19:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030334992.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220927064738-20220927094738-00661.warc.gz | 0.880349 | 287 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__255849311 | en | A nine hole golf course is located within the premises of India House Estate, Embassy of India, Thimphu. India House Golf Club has been playing host to the prestigious India House Golf Tournament since 1995. The tournament, highly popular among the golfing community of Bhutan, has since become an important event in the sports calendar of the country.
The annual tournament commemorates the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth King of Bhutan. A separate category for the juniors was introduced in 2015 coinciding with the Coronation Day Anniversary of His Majesty the King of Bhutan.
The Chief Patron of the India House Golf Club is Shri Sudhakar Dalela, Ambassador of India to Bhutan. The Patron of the Club is Sh. Amit Verma, Counsellor, Embassy of India.
For the smooth functioning of the Golf Course, a 5 member technical committee is in place with the following members:
Mr. Utkarsh, Secretary, IHGC - +975 2 322880
Karma Lobsang Dorji - +975 1711 5627
Karma Yonten - +975 1711 1809
Col Rinzin Dorji - +975 1711 0656
Karma Rangdol - +975 1760 2563
For suggestion/ grievances, please write to [email protected] | sports |
http://physiofitleeds.co.uk/team-beckyw.php | 2018-09-20T18:59:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267156554.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20180920175529-20180920195929-00225.warc.gz | 0.951501 | 299 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__231413888 | en | Becky Walker BSc (Hons) MCSP
- One-to-one Pilates
- Sports massage
- Biomechanical assessments
Becky specialises in
- Sports injuries
- Sports injury rehabilitation
- Pelvic Girdle Pain
Senior Physiotherapist and Pilates Instructor
Becky first qualified as a Sports Scientist in 2000, then went on to qualify as a Sports Rehabilitator in 2003, following this with a Post-graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy in 2010. She has 10 years' experience including working in full time professional sport for 5 years with a professional rugby union team and a premier league ladies football team, as well as her work in private practice.
With this background Becky specialises in the treatment of sports injuries and their rehabilitation. Becky specifically has an interest in the treatment and rehabilitation of the spine, shoulder and knee injuries. She offers kinesiology taping as part of her practice to aid with the kinaesthetic awareness of posture and alignment. Becky has also trained with The Pelvic Partnership to offer treatment for pelvic girdle pain.
Becky offers biomechanical assessments of walking and running which use video analysis to analyse functional movement during activity. She can also develop sports specific rehabilitation programmes after injury, to return the patient to any level of sport or exercise.
Becky qualified as a Modern Pilates Instructor in 2005 and teaches small and large group classes, and specialist ante/postnatal classes. | sports |
http://tacloban.gov.ph/562-complete-city-summer-sports-clinics-2/ | 2018-05-23T05:45:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794865450.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20180523043959-20180523063959-00521.warc.gz | 0.928677 | 356 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__11293124 | en | 562 Complete City Summer Sports Clinics
TACLOBAN CITY – Some 562 participants of the Mayor Cristina G. Romualdez Summer Sports Clinics 2017 received their Certificates of Participation from the City Sports Office, on Thursday, May 18 during its Culmination Program held at the Activity Area of Robinsons Place Tacloban.
The number represented those who completed the 8 programs of the Summer Sports Clinics, namely Badminton, Swimming, Taekwondo, Karatedo, Basketball, Volleyball, Dance Sports and Table Tennis.
City Sports Director Joel R. Bugho reported that the participants had undergone training for more than a month in sports programs subsidized by the local government.
According to Bugho the program is part of the local government’s efforts to instill discipline among young Taclobanons and produce homegrown Sports Talents.
During the Program Atty. Marie Ronette Barreda, Executive Assistant to Mayor Romualdez read a message from the Chief Executive which underscored the importance of Sports Development.
The Mayor said, “…the City Government recognizes character development and values formation in sports.
She added that through sports, “life values such as determination, discipline, teamwork, perseverance, hard work and respect for others…these will not only make them champions in sports, but winners in life.”
The Sports Clinic which started during the time of Former Alfredo “Bejo” Romualdez is a yearly sports program implemented by the City Government to encourage youth to make the best out of their summer vacation by engaging in worthwhile sports activities. – HENRY JAMES G. ROCA/CIO | sports |
http://hansardindex.ontla.on.ca/hansardespeaker/40-2/l029-411.html | 2019-01-19T04:00:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583662124.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20190119034320-20190119060320-00511.warc.gz | 0.986332 | 212 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__165093920 | en | Rosie was born and raised in King City. She started trampoline at the age of seven and began competing internationally at age 11. Since then, she was the Canadian National Women's Champion in 2005, 2009 and again in 2011. This was Rosie's second Olympics, first competing in 2008 in Beijing. She also won the gold in the 2011 Pan Am Games and came in second at the 2011 World Trampoline Championships.
It was in London that Rosie was able to carry on her grandfather's dreams of Olympic gold. Her grandfather, Lorne Patterson, was to compete in the 1940 Olympics as a gymnast, but those Olympics were cancelled because of the Second World War, and thus he was never able to compete for Canada. Sadly, he passed away before his granddaughter brought home the gold.
It's an honour for me to recognize Rosie MacLennan for being named the 2012 Ontario Female Athlete of the Year. I ask all members of this Legislature to join me in extending our heartfelt congratulations.
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https://www.cutterbuck.com.au/ | 2018-07-17T01:44:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676589537.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20180717012034-20180717032034-00321.warc.gz | 0.888279 | 191 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__242378471 | en | Cutter & Buck Australia are proud sponsors and partners of the following organisations, in addition to the 500+ retail stores, golf courses and corporate customers we service throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Kiss the Berry & Emily McLennan
Cutter & Buck Australia partnered with Kiss the Berry this year, who supply CB and Annika Branded apparel to their Brand Ambassador, Emily McLennan.
Cutter & Buck Australia has a dedicated range of products to suit any event, whether it is golf, corporate or lifestyle. James Slipper is a professional Rugby Union Player.
In 2017 Cutter & Buck Australia signed Whitney Hillier as a new Brand Ambassador. Whitney played the 2017 season with amazing success, finishing 6th on the order of merit for the ALPG Tour, and 17th on the order of merit for the Ladies European Tour. We are delighted to continue into 2018 with such a fantastic brand ambassador representing our apparel and headwear brands. | sports |
https://florizelle.com/fifa-soccer | 2024-04-17T06:19:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817144.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417044411-20240417074411-00398.warc.gz | 0.970804 | 518 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__200761859 | en | FIFA Soccer, also known as FIFA Football or FIFA, is a series of association football video games, developed and published by Electronic Arts, and it is the most popular football video game series in the world. FIFA Soccer is a simulation of real-life sport and lets players control the teams of their choice, from club sides to international sides, across a variety of different game modes.
There are three main game modes in FIFA Soccer: Manager Mode, Tournament Mode, and Kick-Off Mode. In Manager Mode, players are responsible for building and managing a team, including signing new players, setting up training regimes, and deciding on team tactics. Tournament Mode sees players competing in a series of tournaments, either solo or with friends, while Kick-Off Mode is a simple mode for players to jump into a match with friends or AI opponents.
FIFA Soccer is a very realistic game, and as such, offers a wide variety of different settings to customize the experience to your liking. You can alter the match length, the number of fouls that can be committed before a card is shown, the weather conditions, and more.
The graphics in FIFA Soccer are some of the best in the business. The players are all realistically modeled after their real-life counterparts, and the stadiums are recreated in stunning detail. The game also features some impressive lighting effects, which make the players look even more realistic.
The controls in FIFA Soccer are very simple and easy to learn. The game uses an on-screen joystick and buttons to control the players, and there are tutorials available to help new players get to grips with the game. There are also a variety of different control schemes to choose from, so players can find the setup that best suits them.
FIFA Soccer is a highly replayable game. There are a variety of different game modes to keep players entertained, and the game's realistic graphics and gameplay ensure that players never get bored. The game also features a wealth of unlockables, which can be earned by completing different challenges in the game.
FIFA Soccer is one of the most popular sports games on the market, and for good reason. It has great graphics and realistic animations that make the game feel incredibly realistic. The gameplay is also engaging and challenging, which keeps players coming back for more. However, the game can be a bit repetitive, which is its only real downside. Overall, FIFA Soccer is an excellent sports game that is sure to please fans of the genre. | sports |
https://www.tangfamily.me/soccer-data-download/ | 2023-12-03T23:59:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100518.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20231203225036-20231204015036-00786.warc.gz | 0.927138 | 300 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__77447136 | en | Free Download Premier League Soccer Data in Excel
New Data Available. Updated on 3/11/2021. Click here to jump to download
I have been collecting soccer data for a while. The goal is to provide soccer data in an Excel format that is easy to read, easy to sort, easy to filter and easy to analyze. We will start with data from the English Premier League 2020-2021 Season. Gradually, we will expand data coverage to other major soccer leagues.
The follow data is included in the spread data:
- Player statistics.
- Team statistics, sorted by teams and sorted by fixture.
- Lineup of every completed league games, sorted by player and sorted by fixture.
- Plays (including goals, cards and subs) of every completed league games, sorted by player and sorted fixture.
- League table
- Comprehensive list of game results and upcoming fixtures.
The Soccer Data Excel Spread Sheet is free for download. The primary source of the data is from the ESPN sports data API. My intention is to update the Soccer Data Excel Spread Sheet on a weekly basis during the soccer season.
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He led South Australia to their first Sheffield Shield final in 20 years and was named the Sheffield Shield Player of the Year, having scored 699 runs at an average of 38.83 before the final, which South Australia lost. After the series he returned to the Sheffield Shield, scoring two more centuries, one against Western Australia to secure another one-wicket win and the other against Tasmania, scoring a career-best 192 to help give South Australia an innings victory in just two days. After his score of 90 in his debut season and his unbeaten 95 against Western Australia in 2012, he made it to the nineties three times in the 2013–14 Sheffield Shield season, against Western Australia twice more and once against Tasmania with scores of 92, 98 and 98 respectively. He made his Test debut for Australia against Pakistan on 7 October 2018. Though he was not dismissed, he ran out of batting partners and was stranded at the crease five runs short of the milestone. He subsequently played a single Twenty20 game for the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League, replacing the injured Kieron Pollard in the team. Travis Head scored his 175 runs off 139 balls at the 3rd wicket with Jack Leaning and broke the highest List A partnership record. Travis Head’s century … This stands as the highest partnership for any wicket for Australia and the second highest opening stand in ODIs. Head then scored 56 runs in the final three overs to score his century and win the match with three balls to spare, hitting Sean Abbott for three consecutive sixes in the last over. Travis Head was born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia on Wednesday, December 29, 1993 (Millennials Generation). Travis Head shrugged off accusations of wastefulness to convert a start into a century before Australia’s bowlers rammed home their advantage over New Zealand on day two at the MCG. After peppering Smith with a series of bouncers on the first day, Wagner finally got the former captain for the third time in three innings with another short delivery. Sydney: Ajinkya Rahane geared up for the much-anticipated four-Test series against Australia with a resolute century, steering India 'A' to 237/8 against Australia 'A' on the opening day of the first warm-up mach here on Sunday. This was due to the unavailability of regular vice-captains, Mitchell Marsh who was omitted from the Test squad and Josh Hazlewood who was unavailable due to an injury. , In November 2020, despite being named in a 17-man squad for the Test series against India, Head was demoted as Australia's Test co vice-captain, with Pat Cummins to solely deputise Tim Paine. Read about our approach to external linking. Travis Head played his first match for Adelaide Strikers in the 2012-13 Big Bash League. Travis Head is touted to be capable of being that man and there is a feeling that he can emerge as one of the country's finest middle-order batsmen in limited-overs cricket. He made a century and was named player of the match in the second Test. New Delhi Travis Head Century Australia vs New Zealand Test: The second match of the three match Test series between Australia and New Zealand is being played in Melbourne, in which the middle order batsman Travis Head of the host Australian team has scored a century. Then, in 2014-15 BBL, he scored his maiden BBL half-century against Brisbane Heat. He was formerly a co vice-captain of the Australian national team in Tests from January 2019 to November 2020.. Travis Head reacts after scoring a century for South Australia at Karen Rolton Oval (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images) Source:Getty Images Travis Head would have heard the hype as Cameron Green sounded a warning to Test selectors that he was ready for a step in to the big time. His fifth first-class century puts pressure on Australia's incumbent middle order batsmen Matthew Wade and Australia A captain Travis Head, who … Travis Head scored a century as Australia took control of the second Test against New Zealand in Melbourne on Friday. From Adelaide, where he played at underage levels for the Craigmore Cricket Club and Trinity College, Head represented South Australia at both under-17 and under-19 level, making his debut in the National Under-19 Championships at the age of 17. In the first match of the season the Redbacks played against New South Wales, whose bowling attack made up the entire Australian bowling attack. Australia dominated proceedings at the Manuka Oval in Canberra as Sri Lanka's bowlers toiled after an impressive start, Head … undefined Travis Head believes his century against New Zealand shows he has matured as a Test batsman and he has hailed Australia captain Tim Paine for his assistance. Strikers captain Travis Head has built a reputation as one of the most devastating batsmen in Australian Cricket. The ball climbed towards Smith's throat and he could only glove to Henry Nicholls at gully. At the beginning of the season he became the third Australian in history to score a double century in a List A m… Directed by Martin Scorsese, Taxi Driver builds to a bloody climax and concludes with a cryptic sequences of events — events that may be in Travis Bickle's head. , In November 2019, he was played against Pakistan in Australia, although he only batted once in the series. Travis became 3rd Australian in history to score a double century (202 runs off 120 balls) for South Australia in List A game and help to chase down 351 runs target with three overs to spare. On Day two Smith and Head start very patiently in first… Head came into the match under pressure after a lean spell, but silenced his critics with his second Test century, reaching three figures off 222 balls. ... had a dismal outing as he was out for nought after being trapped by Travis Head in the 50th over. Domain Test Series v New Zealand. As captain his fortunes continued to improve in the 2015–16 season as he shone in all three formats of the game. He continued to play for Australia consistently in the 2016–17 season, but he was unable to make any big scores. Travis Head hit a century and Australia took two late New Zealand wickets as the hosts continued to dominate the second Test on day two in Melbourne. In December, he was named in Australia's squad for the Test Series against New Zealand. , As Head was part of Australia's squad for their tour of South Africa, he was unable to captain the Redbacks in the Matador Cup. Head did not impress selectors, only scoring totals of 8 and 0, but he bounced back with an impressive, measured half-century against Victoria and a century against Queensland. It's time to get into cricket. Head made 114 - he was one of four wickets for Neil Wagner - as Australia lost their last five wickets for 33 to finish on 467. He made his ODI debut on 13 June 2016 against the West Indies. Despite his strong form in One Day Internationals and in domestic cricket, averaging over 60 in the 2016–17 Sheffield Shield season, Head was not included in Australia's Test squad for the 2017 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, though Australian coach Darren Lehmann said "We expect him in the not-too-distant future to get his chance in Test cricket. He is a left-handed middle-order batsman and a part-time offspinner. His final score was 101 runs off 53 balls with 9 sixes and 4 fours. In July 2019, he was named in Australia's squad for the 2019 Ashes series in England. When interpreted literally, the 1976 film ends with a lonely taxi driver, Travis Bickle, saving an adolescent prostitute by killing her pimps, and then becoming a New York City hero who seemingly fulfilled his destiny. Travis Head’s profile including their story, stats, height, facts and career info ... Head raises the bat for his second Test century. In doing so he helped South Australia to chase down the large target of 351 with three overs to spare. 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Australia's Travis Head celebrates his century against New Zealand on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test. In the two-Test series, across three innings, Head scored 84, 161, and 59 not out to raise his Test match batting average to 51 and set a new Test high score. He showed leadership qualities when he captained South Australia to victory in the 2012–13 National Under-19 Championships, being named Player of the Championship for the second consecutive year. Head … This resulted in Head scoring his maiden ODI century against Pakistan on Australia Day at Adelaide Oval. Australia resumed on 257-4 and, after Steve Smith fell for 85, Head and Tim Paine (79) put on 150. As captain his fortunes continued to improve in the 2015–16 season as he shone in all three formats of the game. Get latest scores and headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online. For Australia's series against Pakistan in January 2017, Head was moved from the middle order to the top order, opening the batting. Travis Head scored a much-needed century after his place in the Australian team looked in jeopardy. , He went on to play 18 under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches for the Australian national team, including at the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Skipper Paine batted superbly and looked set to record his maiden Test century before he was trapped lbw by Wagner after a review. Australia fought back from 28/3 to end the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at 384/4 after Joe Burns and Travis Head stitched together a brisk 308-run partnership, with both players scoring centuries, at the Manuka Oval on Friday, 1 February. , When limited overs opener Aaron Finch returned to form, Head was dropped back to the middle order, though he remained in the Australian side for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. 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https://www.adsuminsights.com/blog/moments-that-transcend-winning | 2020-10-23T23:51:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107881551.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20201023234043-20201024024043-00356.warc.gz | 0.98507 | 1,023 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__70354726 | en | We regularly hear laments about our win-at-all-cost culture. And in fact, a blind spot for many successful executives is an excessive need to compete and win at everything they do, a morale-sapping trait that can lead to a coach being called to help them exorcise it.
This post isn’t a “what’s the world is coming to?” lament because it is not true that "winning is the only thing"…not all the time, at least. This post is a reminder that those moments that transcend winning often create more lasting impressions.
I was living in Tucson about 15 years ago and went to a neighbor’s house for a dinner party. There were a number of people there I hadn’t met before. One was an ex-professional baseball player named Eddie. He wasn’t a star player…more of a journeyman…playing a number of different positions on a number of different teams, including the White Sox, Indians, Yankees and the, at that time, Washington Senators.
I had never had the chance to have an extended exchange with a professional athlete. I wasn’t sure what to ask that wouldn’t seem silly so I just said, “I would love to hear your favorite story of your time in the Majors.” “That’s easy,” he said.
It was the late 1960s. Eddie was playing for the NY Yankees and the Washington Senators were in town. Ted Williams was managing the Senators at that time.
For those who aren’t American sports fans, Ted Williams is widely regarded as the greatest hitter of all time and by many as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. There is no argument over the fact that he is the last player to bat .400 for an entire season, a feat so difficult that even in the era of performance enhancing drugs, the mark has stood for almost 75 years.
Eddie was sitting in the locker room before the game and someone told him Ted Williams wanted to see him. He went to the Senators locker room, and Ted said, “I want you to know that I am going to be trading for you next year,” and asked Eddie what he thought about that. Eddie was delighted and they spent some time discussing how Ted saw him fitting in with the Senators.
As Eddie stood to head back, Ted said to him, “By the way, we keep getting you out on sliders (a kind of pitch in baseball). You’re pulling your front shoulder out too fast. If you keep your shoulder in and down and take the pitch to the opposite field, it won’t be so easy to get you out.”
In the game that night, in his first at bat with two runners on, Eddie was, as usual, getting a steady dose of sliders. He did what Williams told him…kept his shoulder in and down…and ripped a slider into the opposite field gap, scoring both runners and sliding safely into third with a triple.
As he dusted himself off, he looked over at the Senators dugout and Williams was standing on the top step…applauding! Williams’ pitcher looked on in absolute dismay trying to figure out why his manager was cheering a player from the other team who had just knocked in two runs and was 90 feet from home.
For Williams, in that moment, the skill, the art of hitting, and helping someone with it was more important than the score.
I think this is an amazing story. But what is even more amazing about it to me is that an ex-Major leaguer’s favorite story was not about his exploits…his game winning catch or his upper deck home run…or the adoration of the fans. Sure it’s a success story, but it is really a story about moments when teaching something one cares about and developing someone are more important than anything else.
Do you have anything like that? Perhaps it is something you just can’t stop reading about, studying, sharing with others. Maybe you offer internal seminars or brown-bags to help those around you. Is it so important to you that you would teach it to the competition? OK, maybe you don’t travel to their headquarters to share it, but perhaps you write articles in trade journals or you speak about it at conferences or talk at length to people who reach out to you.
If you do, know this: something besides knowledge comes through in those personal exchanges. Not only a love for the thing itself, but also a demonstration that for a moment at least, teaching and helping and caring are more important than who wins or who gets credit.
There is something else here worth noting: what you teach and the way you teach it can have such a profound impact on the other person, so much so, it may one day be their favorite story about their career. | sports |
https://www.lukeberry-sailing.com/hes-off-for-5-days-of-single-handed-sailing | 2022-01-24T06:40:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304515.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220124054039-20220124084039-00554.warc.gz | 0.952663 | 1,049 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__223828009 | en | He's off for 5 days of single-handed sailing!
You’ve missed not having any news of our sailor? It’s true that nearly 2 months have passed since the Class 40 Lamotte Module-Création won the very respectable 5th place in the Normandy Channel Race.
Time flies by, but don’t worry, Luke hasn’t stopped sailing, in fact the opposite!
After a passage up to Saint Malo at the beginning of June to present his boat, the skipper sailed back down to Lorient again for a well defined programme of sailing with sponsors & partners, intensive practical training sessions and classroom study.
Today at 15h he’s on the start-line for the single-handed race - Drheam Cup - Destination Cherbourg en Cotentin, a race that covers 750 miles in the English Channel and Irish Sea. So our skipper is in the starting blocks for this last race of the season that counts as an official dress rehearsal for the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe.
Off over to Ireland again!
This Monday at 15h Luke and the Class 40 Lamotte Module-Création will be at the start of the 2nd edition of the Drheam Cup - Destination Cotentin race. This race, open to all types of sailing boats longer than 6.5 metres offers two separate circuits: the shorter one of 400 miles and the longer one of 700 miles and counts as a qualification race for the Route du Rhum.
It is the final race that the ocean racing Class 40s will participate in before the Route du Rhum in November.
After leaving the start-line in Trinité-sur-Mer the flotilla will head for the mythical Fastnet Rock off the Irish coast, then towards the English coast and Wolf Rock. The competitors will then cross the Channel again to reach Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, the arrival destination port, where they will be expected from Thursday 26th July onwards.
Luke analyses “ The course is technical, with the same waypoints (Fastnet and Wolf Rocks) as the Normandy Channel Race. They are magnificent places but very complex to navigate due to the currents, the rocks and the traffic. You have to be on top of your game and play the right cards to stay in the match and keep up with the leader pack. There will be little wind for the start but it might pick up at night depending on a weather front passing over. It’s the first boat to pick up the south westerly air stream who will have the advantage when heading towards Ireland. We should get some wind heading towards Fastnet. That’s what I’m hoping for anyway and it will help to validate the boat and this guy!”
Dress rehearsal for the Route du Rhum
With more and more Class 40 boats signed up for the races (with the most recent ones fresh out of the boatyards), we’re getting closer to knowing the expected competition in the fleet at the beginning of November in Saint Malo. And even if our skipper has spent more days at sea than on land in the last two months, the level of the class is only going to get higher and once again will undoubtedly provide a lot of top action sport!
“We’ve started the season really well producing some good performances in the first races. I am however really aware of the high standard that will be out there this time, particularly as it’s a single-handed race. In any case, if there is wind and there is an opportunity, I’ll be there to attack and go for it. I feel as though I have progressed in these last months especially due to the number of great training sessions with the coach Tanguy Leglatin. I’ve now got to put it all into practice out on the ocean. I’ve also got to get myself back into “solo sailing” mode, and to continue to manage my energy and my sleep. For a few weeks now I have been working a lot on that. I have also had some sessions at the sleep clinic in Nantes hospital and some sophrology consultations. I am also in contact and getting advice from a nutritionist. All these aspects are very important, even more so for long haul ocean races like the Route du Rhum” Luke confides to us with only a few months to go before the start of the big race.
A little prologue with crew to get in some practice
The festivities started on Saturday with the Drheam Trophy, a prologue race sailed in the Quiberon Bay to which all competitors were invited to participate with crews. Class Lamotte Module-Création finished 12th having made a few strategic mistakes but managed to recover well. “ We spent an enjoyable time on the water and it was essential not to break anything in order to be ready for the main race - so that was a good result. Many thanks to the crew and the Lamotte supporters who shared the day with us!” | sports |
https://www.gbeyeblack.com/product-page/copy-of-gb-mags-sunglasses-black | 2024-04-24T09:03:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296819089.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424080812-20240424110812-00891.warc.gz | 0.830505 | 267 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__202550521 | en | - GB MAGS Professional-Grade Athletic Sunglasses: Elevate your performance with our high-quality GB MAGS sunglasses designed for athletes.
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https://www.designholidaysfortevillage.co.uk/forte-village-tennis/ | 2022-07-05T22:55:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104628307.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220705205356-20220705235356-00589.warc.gz | 0.953419 | 370 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__200722614 | en | By admin | June 18, 2015 | Posted in: Forte Village
Forte Village is a dream for tennis lovers, boasting twelve flood-lit tennis courts, ten of which are clay, one natural grass, and one synthetic grass. Forte Village, world-renowned for its exquisite location and world-class sports facilities, has hosted many of the top tennis tournaments such as the prestigious Future Series, which is part of the ITF circuit. The 2014 season featured 41 tournaments for men and women, each offering a prize of $10,000.
If you want to improve your game, join the Forte Village Tennis Academy where you can learn from world champions and tennis greats such as Pat Cash, Paul Haarhuis, Karel Novacek, Jonas Björkman, Claudio Mezzadri, and Charlie Steeb. The head coach himself is Rocco Loccisano, a former top player and once coach to Wimbledon champion Pat Cash. The Tennis Academy runs from April to October.
Forte Village Tennis Club also offers one-to-one and group tennis courses for players of all skill levels and ages. To enable you to maximise your time at the club, we also offer superior rackets for hire as well as a stringing service and a specialist Babolat and Lotto shop.
As of 2014, Forte Village now also offers paddle tennis, a hot new sport that is both fun to learn and great for the entire family. A combination of tennis, squash, and racquetball, this new sport provides a fun way to get in shape. If you’d like to learn paddle tennis or want to improve your game, Forte Village has a coach who will help you train for this great sport.
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https://g.eu.factoryoutletstore.com/products/garmin-vivoactive-hr-black-x-large | 2020-07-05T14:09:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655887360.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20200705121829-20200705151829-00253.warc.gz | 0.844981 | 1,832 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__182080108 | en | GPS Smartwatch with Wrist-based Heart Rate
- GPS smartwatch with a sunlight-readable, high-resolution colour touchscreen
- Built-in sports apps include GPS-enabled running, biking, swimming and more — no phone connection required
- Customise with free watch face designs, widgets and apps from our Connect IQ™ store
- Receive smart notifications and smart coaching from Garmin Connect™ when paired with your phone
- Up to 8 days battery life in watch/activity tracking³ mode or up to 13 hours using GPS
All Heart, All the Time
With Elevate™ wrist heart rate technology, you can ditch the chest strap and measure heart rate from the wrist for all your sports except swimming, where optical heart rate isn’t available. Using heart rate data, vívoactive HR provides calories burned information and quantifies the intensity of your fitness activities, providing better credit for your efforts.
Keeps Up With All Your Active Moments
Run, bike, swim, golf, ski and more with vívoactive HR. Its GPS-enabled, built-in sports apps track your stats while smart notifications allow you to stay connected — all so you can keep your life in balance. vívoactive HR continues to track activity throughout your day by counting steps and floors climbed as well as monitoring sleep and calculating intensity minutes. With auto activity detection, vivoactive HR even records your activities when you forget to press the start button. You won’t have to worry about this watch keeping up with you. The rechargeable battery lasts up to 8 days in watch/activity tracking mode or up to 13 hours using GPS.
Insights from Garmin Connect
Throughout your day, vívoactive HR automatically syncs to Garmin Connect. Garmin Connect is the only free app that gets to know you and then delivers the insights to help you beat yesterday. These include cues to move if you’re not on track to meet your step goal — or shoutouts when you do hit those milestones. Plus, you’ll get healthy tips from experts that become like virtual coaches.
Hit the Ground Running
Using its built-in accelerometer and GPS, vívoactive HR allows you to run both indoors and out. You can set up vibration alerts for heart rate, pace, run/walk intervals and more. Other training features include Auto Lap® and Auto Pause®. Provides post-run summary with stats such as total mileage, calories, average pace and overall time.
On the Bike
The GPS-enabled cycling app measures time, distance, speed and calories. It’s compatible with sensors, such as speed and cadence, to measure your progress on training rides as well as daily commutes; also compatible with Varia® Lights and Radar for safer riding.
Hit the pool and see detailed stats like total and interval distance, pace, stroke count, stroke type and more. Let the swimming app calculate your efficiency with SWOLF, which adds the time and the number of strokes it takes to swim a pool length. Interval Count lets you seamlessly pause and then resume your workout. At the end of a workout, view your summary data, which includes interval and session averages, overall time and personal records.
Play new courses every day by downloading one of 40,000 plus course maps worldwide from our golf course database. The golfing app can show a simplified view of the green and help you track your score, letting you see if you’re under or over par.
Row, Row, Row
If you like to paddle board and row — indoor or open water — the built-in paddle boarding app tracks and displays all your stats. See pace, overall time, distance and stroke all at a glance when out on the water or in the gym.
On the Slopes
For a day of skiing or snowboarding, vívoactive HR measures your 3-D speed by calculating the speed and distance on an incline versus latitude and longitude. It also provides your splits automatically and gives you the option to turn on Auto Pause, which freezes the timer automatically when you stop or ride the lift.
vívoactive HR gently vibrates to alert you to all the same notifications you receive on your compatible device — from phone calls to social media alerts to other alerts from mobile apps. vívoactive HR also displays weather information, temperature and more. Additionally, it lets you control the music on your phone, locate your phone, remotely control your VIRB® action camera and let your friends and family track your activities in real time with LiveTrack. Personalise vívoactive HR with custom watch faces, data fields, apps and widgets from our Connect IQ™ store.
Wear Your Personality on Your Sleeve
Download the free Garmin Face It™ watch face app to customise your device with any photo from your smartphone. Just download the app, choose an image from your photo library, adjust the style for time and set it as your watch’s face. Whether it’s a scenic view from your last hike or a picture of your new puppy, with Garmin you can add personality to your watch that’s uniquely you.
chemically strengthened glass
30.2 x 57.0 x 13.5 mm
|Display size||28.6 mm x 20.7 mm|
|Display resolution||205 x 148 pixels|
|Display type||sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)|
|Weight||Regular bands: 47.6 g; X-large bands: 48.2 g|
|Battery life||Up to 8 days in smartwatch mode (with 24/7 heart rate monitoring), 13 hrs in GPS mode|
|Water rating||5 ATM|
|Memory/history||7 timed activities, 14 days of activity tracking data|
|Time/date||Time of day (12/24h), calendar (day/date), daily alarm, stop watch, timer|
|GPS time sync|
|Automatic daylight saving time|
|Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor|
|Ambient light sensor|
Daily smart features
|Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)|
|Connectivity||Bluetooth® Smart and ANT+®|
|Controls smartphone music|
|Find my phone|
|Find my watch|
|VIRB® camera remote|
|Smartphone compatibility||iPhone®, Android™|
|Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile|
Safety and tracking features
Activity tracking features
|Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)|
|Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)|
|Sleep monitoring (monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep)|
|Available gym activity profiles||Indoor Rowing|
Training, planning and analysis features
|GPS speed and distance|
|Touch and/or button lock|
|Activity history on watch|
Heart rate features
|HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices)|
|Available run profiles|
Running, Indoor Running
|GPS-based distance, time and pace|
|Foot pod capable|
|Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)|
|Yardage to layups/doglegs|
|Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)||Manual|
Outdoor recreation features
|Available outdoor recreation profiles|
Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing
|Back to start|
|Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)|
|Available cycling profiles|
Biking, Indoor Biking
|Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display)|
|Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar)|
|Compatible with Varia™ lights|
|Speed and cadence sensor support (with sensor)|
|Available swim profiles|
|Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count/rate, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)|
|Basic rest timer (up from 0)|
- vívoactive HR
- Charging/data clip
A newly overhauled (NOH) device has been refurbished to like-new condition by Garmin factory engineers. NOH devices go through extensive testing and are guaranteed to maintain the same high-quality standards as all Garmin products. NOH products come packaged in white boxes and contain all accessories, manuals and a 1-Year Manufacturer Warranty. | sports |
https://ccdesdequenaci.cl/2023/07/12/quinteros-da-la-bienvenida-a-vidal-en-colo-colo-siempre-tendra-las-puertas-abiertas-si-yo-soy-dt/ | 2023-12-01T20:57:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100304.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201183432-20231201213432-00889.warc.gz | 0.965877 | 471 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__314529322 | en | Arturo Vidal has chosen to prematurely terminate his contract with Flamengo, but his destination is not a return to Colo Colo. Instead, he has decided to remain in Brazil and play for Athletico Paranaense, the team where former Colo Colo player Luciano Arriagada currently plays.
During one of his Twitch streams, Vidal sent a message to Blanco y Negro, the parent company of Colo Colo, when asked about a possible return to the club. He said, «Papi, when someone wants someone, they give their all, and those who don’t, lose. We move forward, with God’s favor.»
Colo Colo captain Esteban Pavez expressed disappointment at Vidal’s decision not to return to the club during this transfer window. However, Colo Colo’s head coach, Gustavo Quinteros, shared an optimistic statement about the King: «Arturo is a player of the club, he belongs to Colo Colo. I have no doubt that those who belong to the club and were born here should have the option to return. I have no doubt that he will come back. If I am the coach, he will always have the doors open. I don’t think any coach would not want to have him,» confessed the coach in an interview with Al Aire Libre on Radio Cooperativa.
Quinteros also mentioned that Vidal’s potential return to Colo Colo would need to be part of a competitive project: «If he comes back, hopefully it will be with an ambitious project to aim higher in international tournaments. We are all part of the same project, we feel affection for the institution, and when we experience happiness there, we will always wish the best for the club,» said the Colo Colo coach.
According to the Brazilian press, Arturo Vidal will be with Athletico Paranaense for the next six months, and if he wishes to continue for another season with Furacao, he will need to negotiate a new contract.
Based on Quinteros’ statements, there is a possibility that Vidal could have an opportunity to join Colo Colo starting in January 2024, provided he does not continue with Paranaense and the decision to sign him is made by Colo Colo. | sports |
https://www.uonbes.com/sports | 2023-02-07T15:26:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500619.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230207134453-20230207164453-00616.warc.gz | 0.961238 | 475 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__158523278 | en | BES sporting teams - formerly BML - provide a high standard of competitive play whilst providing members with an opportunity to immerse themselves in a strong team which is a perfect outlet alongside academia. Both the Netball and Football teams are inclusive, supporting the BES' ethos with players from all backgrounds.
The 11-aside Mens Football team compete at Riverside Sports Complex every Wednesday, whilst the 7-aside Ladies Netball team compete at David Ross Sports Village on the indoor courts.
The past year has shown major positive developments in the sports we play, with both the Football and Netball teams achieving status in the top IMS division. Furthermore, off the field team bonding for BES is never segregated, we have held multiple mixed team socials resulting in increased energy and unrivalled team spirit which has been phenomenal. Overall, BML is a must-play-for team and we are excited to see further growth of the team.
Word's from the Sport Secretary
It is an honour to be acting as sports secretary for the BML society this year after the amazing job Max Baugh did previously. Even during this unprecedented time, we aim to build on the success of both the netball and football teams as much as possible. I would like to firstly thank Ryan Baker and Cian Delahunty- who has been working with me throughout the summer to put the plans in place for when term restarts.
Luckily, IMS football and netball have been given the green light to return (at this moment in time). I want to give the opportunity to represent BML sports to as many people as possible. Therefore, we will be introducing a new 7 a side football team to play every Sunday. As well as this, I also want to organise away days to both Manchester and Sheffield universities to compete against their business sports teams (depending on corona). Last year, due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to cancel our tour to Croatia so will be looking to reorganise that for towards the end of the year to give us a chance to compete globally against international universities as well.
Feel free to follow the “uonbmlsports” Instagram page for all the latest updates. I am really looking to the year ahead and seeing what memories we can make as a team. | sports |
https://healthcarecoe.org/tag/chrisvangorder/ | 2024-04-12T17:57:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816045.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20240412163227-20240412193227-00166.warc.gz | 0.97436 | 140 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__59186274 | en | My new book, “The Path to Elite Level Leadership,” is scheduled to be published later this month. We expect to receive the first run shipment in early November. Pre-order your signed copy today to be included in the first run shipments.
Elite leadership is what separates great leaders from good ones. It’s the same thing that separates good athletes from elite athletes. Elite athletes focus on improving their craft by following a regular practice and improvement regimen. Elite athletes are the ones who win championships, most valuable player awards and/or Olympic medals. This approach to improvement is also followed by award winning TV and movie performers, musicians and vocalists, chefs and renowned artists. | sports |
http://www.tsbradley.net/lanvin-tennis-sneakers-tdxrtwbc-shoes.html | 2018-09-21T09:54:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267157028.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20180921092215-20180921112615-00454.warc.gz | 0.776327 | 149 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__156214821 | en | Renowned for their intricate stylings and couture sensibilities, these Tennis sneakers showcase Lanvin’s more modern aesthetic for SS17. Constructed from a strong leather and sat atop a flat rubber sole, these low-top Tennis sneakers are a wardrobe essential built in the image of the classic tennis shoe. Featuring a round toe with an intriguing contrast toe cap, a front lace up detail, a brand embossed tongue, a branded insole, a flat rubber sole and a pull tab at the rear.
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Lanvin Tennis Sneakers TDxRtWbc | sports |
http://cretanadventures.gr/en/act_outdoor_games.html | 2020-04-03T06:27:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370510352.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20200403061648-20200403091648-00505.warc.gz | 0.923748 | 232 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__124492578 | en | Multiple team-building games and events in Crete, aim to entertain and challenge the participant.
The participants take part either individually or in teams to several activities based and inspired from the everlasting Olympic Spirit. The event emphasizes in people's soft skills rather than physical condition.
The idea of the program is to provide the participants with a fulfilling and renovating event while highlighting the group dynamics and the communication of messages concerning team work, active hearing etc.
The program will be based on fun games and activities both competitive in a form of relays and non-competitive.
By using a map and a compass, lead your team as fast as you can to the next station-activity that will give you the clue to continue to the next one until you reach to the end!
A funny and challenging event that demands quick decision-making and reaction in order to win.
A remote adventure park for non-usual outdoor activities such as climbing, flying fox (zip line), rappelling, bungee trampoline, etc.
Minimum group size: 15 participants
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https://muaythaiwellness.com/about/ | 2024-03-03T23:06:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476399.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20240303210414-20240304000414-00777.warc.gz | 0.96825 | 1,530 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__184011248 | en | Sport and martial arts are ideal ways to engage both mind and body in tandem and to be present in the here and now. An added bonus is that this can be accomplished alongside your work colleagues.
Our Muay Thai sessions offer a hugely enjoyable, engaging and dynamic workout that brings colleagues closer together, increases productivity at work and improves physical and mental wellness.
MTW’s mission is to nurture a sense of community, creative thinking, stress relief and physical improvement, thereby enhancing a team’s productivity, teamwork skills and quality of life at work.
We aim to make office workers as happy as we are after a class by sharing with them the many benefits of Muay Thai.
Muay Thai training is a sure way to strengthen work relationships while simultaneously pushing employees’ minds and bodies!
Muay Thai’s variety of techniques target the whole body, along with different planes of motion.
It’s a quick way to master your body, and enhance your strategic and creative thinking.
About Muay Thai
Muay Thai (Thai Kickboxing) has won increasing popularity in recent decades and is practised by both recreational participants and professional athletes worldwide. As a martial art and combat sport, the ‘art of eight limbs’ involves punches, kicks, elbows, knees, sweeps and clinching.
Muay Thai has developed since its creation many centuries ago and is famed for its style, elegance, simplicity and effectiveness. The art also emphasises the values of respect, humility, self-control and compassion. Muay Thai techniques are quickly mastered, and it caters to everyone, regardless of age, gender or fitness level.
The benefits of Muay Thai are multitudinous. A Muay Thai session involves every energy system, improves cardiovascular health, flexibility, coordination, reaction time, mobility, dexterity, strength and proprioception. It also utilises all planes of motion, in a dynamic and enjoyable way.
As well as its physical-health benefits, Muay Thai boosts mental-health in a great number of ways. It is a perfect team-bonding activity, deepening relationships between colleagues, creating a profound sense of community and team culture, and increasing endorphin release throughout the day. The long-lasting revitalisation experienced after a Muay Thai class reduces fatigue and stress, enabling employees to feel more focused, driven and productive.
The academic consensus is unanimous – all scholars cite Muay Thai’s ability to contribute to mental and physical wellness and create an unparalleled company spirit!
The Origins of Muay Thai Wellness
Jed’s upbringing immersed him in the worlds of mental wellness and martial arts, guided by his father’s martial arts expertise and his mother’s psychotherapy background. With a decade-long journey, Jed found in Muay Thai a source of physical and mental balance that transformed his life.
During his corporate career, Jed witnessed Muay Thai’s potential to foster camaraderie, ignite creativity, and enhance well-being. Recognizing its applicability, he, along with his brother Zac, who shares his martial arts enthusiasm, decided to bring the power of Muay Thai to the professional realm.
Their shared mission is to enhance workplace happiness and cohesion through authentic, enjoyable, and expressive experiences, while also sharing the holistic benefits that Muay Thai brings.
Welcome to Muay Thai Wellness – where your team’s vitality and unity take centre stage, inspired by the art of Muay Thai.
The Muay Thai Kick-boxing session run by Jed and Zac presented an amazing opportunity to not only release some pent-up energy and stresses from the week but also enabled me to connect with some of my colleagues, developing relationships and forming new ones. The session involved learning several punching and kicking techniques, with plenty of practice on the pads, with valuable feedback provided from the coaches. The session was a real workout, but we all left feeling energised and excited for the next one!
Had a taster session with Jed and Zac, and absolutely loved every minute. They quickly had us trying techniques which gave everyone quite a sense of accomplishment. We were expertly and patiently guided through a series of moves, culminating in combinations, which was great for an hour-long taster! I know my team loved it as well, and we look forward to going back for more.
I was so pleased with Jed and Zac’s session with my team. It was their first time trying Muay Thai and they absolutely loved it. It really energised the team and made a fantastic break from the typical social activities we try and do. Jed and Zac are also great guys, and I would highly recommend them to anyone.
This was the first time we had ever arranged any kind of Muay Thai coaching and most certainly the first time many of my colleagues and I had any sort of Muay Thai training. Jed & Zac made the session a lot of fun and were extremely patient throughout the session, ensuring everyone was safe, having fun and a great way to relieve stress.
Several colleagues immediately asked when we will be booking more sessions which is a testament to how enjoyable the class was.
This is a great way to stay fit, learn something new and team building with colleagues we normally do no interact with on a day-to-day basis.
Liontrust Asset Management
I really enjoyed practicing again, it was a great way to unwind on a Monday! Both of you gave clear instructions and I liked that we were able to rotate between colleagues as we don’t all work together day to day so it felt really inclusive. I really hope Sweaty Betty books you guys in again!
Emma (Sweaty Betty)
The Muay Thai Wellness session was a very fun way to spend the afternoon with my colleagues. It’s one of the best wellness workshops I’ve experienced throughout my career and Jed was very helpful and encouraging!
The session was really enjoyable and was a great team bonding experience. I felt that I could ask any questions! The exercises were explained really well and felt appropriate for all of our fitness levels. I would definitely recommend the session to anyone interested!
I really enjoyed it, learning and bonding with my colleagues were great. You two are really good at what you do, showing exact points and actually explaining it in simple terms to a beginner is something really hard to find. Thanks to you I am thinking of taking further lessons.
Melis (Onyx Capital)
At Picnic, we’re always looking for ways to bring our team together for interesting and engaging activities to promote collaboration, team bonding, and well-being. Our session with Jed & Zac did just that! It was so fun, full of energy and the team came away buzzing about how and when we could do more! Big thanks to Muay Thai Wellness!
Thank you for an invigorating evening thoroughly enjoyed the experience/class. Look forward to more classes.
Marie (Sweaty Betty)
The classes with Muay Thai Wellness are great! Not only a good way to get a good sweat but to learn the proper punching and kicking techniques. Jed and Zac paid attention to all of us and gave us tips to improve and understand while keeping it very entertaining as a bonding experience with my colleagues. I would highly recommend it if you want to learn, improve and have a great time.
Jordan (Onyx Capital Group) | sports |
https://niallbsramblings.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-stuff-of-legend.html | 2021-03-04T07:13:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178368608.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20210304051942-20210304081942-00264.warc.gz | 0.98161 | 1,144 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__206746560 | en | David Ortiz plays baseball.
He plays baseball for the Boston Red Sox, at their historic stadium, Fenway Park, which is 104 years old this year.
David Ortiz is 40 years old. Not an exceptional age, in the long history of the game but, in the modern era, much more of a rarity.
At the end of the 2016 season, either on 2nd October, or a few days or weeks later, if the Red Sox get to the Post Season, the Play Offs, if you will, David Ortiz will retire.
And a small part of me will die.
David Ortiz signed for the Red Sox in January 2003, as a free agent. He had been released from his contract with the Minnesota Twins, at the end of the 2002 season. This decision has been compared since, with the benefit of hindsight, to Decca Records turning down The Beatles. To be fair to the Twins, Ortiz had suffered lots of injuries in his 5 years with them and, when he did play, had been largely ineffective. The Twins let it be known that he was available for trade (baseball players are effectively swapped, rather than sold) but not one team came in for him. So his contract expired and, at the age of 27, David Ortiz could have easily been an ex-baseball player.
The Boston Red Sox now signed him as a free agent, meaning that they didn't have to give up a player to The Twins in return.
And so started a 13 year adventure.
The Boston Red Sox had not won the World Series for 85 years, having won it 5 times in the first 15 years of organised baseball. This became known as The Curse. The Curse Of The Bambino.
The Bambino, Babe Ruth, the most famous player in the history of baseball, played for the Red Sox. He had carried the team to 3 World Series wins by 1918 when, to help fund a Broadway musical, he was traded, for players plus cash, to the Red Sox biggest rivals, the New York Yankees. So began The Curse. By the time Ortiz arrived, it hadn't lifted for 85 years.
The first draft of this story now had lots of facts and figures about David Ortiz's career. However, since the majority of you will not be baseball fans, they will take a lot of explanation. So I will give you just two. David Ortiz is 6ft 3" tall. He weighs between 230 and 250 pounds (16 1/2 to 17 1/2 stone), depending on which season in the last 12 you measure. He is, officially, a Big Unit. So, when he became a father, fans gave him the name by which he has become known, throughout America.
In 2004, David Ortiz lifted the Boston Red Sox up, placed the club on his back, and carried it, all the way to the World Series. The series before it, the semi-final, they were 3-0 down, in a best of 7 series, against the Yankees. They been crushed in Game 3, in front of their own fans, 19-8. What happened next has gone down in baseball folklore as, inning by inning, game by game, this rag-bag team of misfits, kids and veterans clawed, crawled and crafted their way back.
Did they win? Of course they won!
After that, the World Series itself seemed like destiny. They steamrollered the St Louis Cardinals 4-0. St. Louis did not lead in any game. It was about as one sided as it can get. After 86 years, the 2004 Boston Red Sox had finally lifted The Curse.
So why does David Ortiz move me? Why does this this giant, gentle, bear of a man get me more excited than almost anything else in sport? That's easy. It's because, when the chips are down, when the game is on the line, when lesser players would crumble under the pressure, this slow, loping figure walks to Home Plate, spits on his gloves, claps them together, shuffles his feet in the dirt, points his bat at the Pitcher...and relaxes. I have stood at Fenway Park when this happens. When the crowd are loud, on their feet and yelling. And he delivers. So, so many times, he delivers. When he hits a Home Run, one of those huge ones, into right-field (he's left handed) and it sails over the Red Sox bullpen, into the bleachers....it's the sound. Not the roar of the crowd. No, the split second before that roar, comes the sound of the ball, off his bat. It's a crack, a beautiful, wonderful, CRACK! A sound that echoes back, through the years, back to Ted Williams in the fifties, all the way back to the Babe himself.
On 2nd October 2016, on what could well be the last time Big Papi ever pulls on the Red Sox uniform, my wife and I will be standing at Fenway, once more. I will give thanks that I am there again, in my favourite sporting venue, to witness my beloved Red Sox. I will give thanks that, in the past 13 years, David Ortiz has carried them to not one, not two but three World Series wins. And I will give thanks that I got to witness Big Papi wield a baseball bat, one last time. My voice will roar, my heart will race and my spirit will lift up to the heavens.
And a small part of me will die. | sports |
http://csnj.info-komen.org/site/PageServer/?NONCE_TOKEN=582C64448E5BEC39C8AA3F7184E123F2&pagename=LWR_2021_NewJersey_LAX_about | 2021-09-19T13:11:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780056890.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20210919125659-20210919155659-00661.warc.gz | 0.953516 | 299 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__131627356 | en | To provide a lacrosse experience that empowers student athletes and families to:
Lax For The Cure was founded by Jessica Shoulberg, CFO of STEPS Lacrosse LLC, Former State Champion and Coach of the Year at Mendham High School and member of the Inaugural Women’s Lacrosse team at Notre Dame.
During the summer of 2007 The STEPS Lacrosse club had 3 mothers fighting breast cancer. Jessica’s concept came from the notion that with the growth of girls lacrosse and summer tournament circuit, that an opportunity presented itself to start a tournament that would meet the ideals of players, parents, clubs, and college coaches. The goal was to ultimately find a way to raise funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer.
Jessica’s husband, Charlie Shoulberg, founder and CEO of STEPS Lacrosse, and former Asst. GM of the US Men’s National Team contacted The Susan G. Komen For The Cure Foundation. Komen embraced the idea that one of the fastest growing demographics of well educated, motivated, and pro-active young women are playing lacrosse.
Charlie Shoulberg immediately approached K.C. and Deanna Knobloch of Moorestown High School and South Jersey Select Lacrosse Club. After years of being on field rivals with mutual respect for each other’s programs, K.C. and Charlie have always discussed ways of raising the bar for their respective programs. | sports |
http://sycamorecreekcc.org/club-amenities/golf/pro-shop/ | 2018-01-17T21:52:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084886979.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20180117212700-20180117232700-00244.warc.gz | 0.933287 | 494 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__7312177 | en | Spring is typically the time of year when equipment companies roll out their new line of drivers, fairway woods, irons, wedges, and putters. 2017 is no exception! Callaway, Ping, and Titleist (all lines to be represented in your golf shop this spring) will have new drivers, fairways, and irons. I invite you to stop in and demo the latest clubs
The golf shop at SCCC will make available custom fitting at no charge for our members and a full line of demo clubs from Callaway, Ping, and Titleist. In addition, we will have several demo days throughout the early spring with Trac Man technology available on site for custom fitting. If you can’t make the demo days, the Professional Staff at SCCC can provide a complimentary fitting with launch monitor technology. Fittings should be scheduled in advance. The golf shop at SCCC will also have access to order from the following companies: Taylor Made, Cleveland/Srixon, Cobra, and Mizuno.
Apparel: Fresh and innovative new apparel lines from Cutter & Buck, Adidas, Under Armour, Bobby Jones, EP Pro and Callaway Golf should be arriving soon in the golf shop. All fashion apparel including polos and outerwear for both Men and Women will feature the exclusive SCCC logo.
Shoes: The golf shop at SCCC will stock the full line of ECCO shoes again this year for Men and Women. I am very excited to announce the much-anticipated introduction of the Under Armor shoe line. UA has been making golf shoes for a few years but has limited the distribution. The golf shop will stock the new UA line of shoes that will be introduced this spring. In addition, special orders can be placed for Foot Joy, Adidas, Puma and Nike shoes as well.
GPS & Rangefinders: The golf shop will stock the Bushnell Tour rangefinders with vibration technology! In addition, we will also offer the Bushnell GPS device (worn like a watch) with preloaded courses.
Merchandise Discount Club
Join the “Merchandise Discount Club” and receive substantial discounts on all golf merchandise purchased in the Golf Shop. Discount members qualify for 30% off (25% on shoes) on all merchandise including equipment, apparel, balls, bags, hats, gloves etc. The annual fee is $55/single & $80/family. | sports |
https://mcmfamily.com/mcmillan-rifles-competition.php | 2022-07-07T01:26:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104683020.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220707002618-20220707032618-00452.warc.gz | 0.944496 | 211 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__64607456 | en | Look in the rifle racks of any major national or international match and you’ll find the McMillan name. Whether stocks, actions or complete rifles, McMillan has been associated with countless championships and national records over the years.
McMillan is now introducing the Competition Series of rifles. Each rifle employs the finest components available in the industry, assembled to benchrest tolerances by McMillan master rifle builders, and tuned to impeccable standards. Out of the box, these rifles offer the accuracy you need to win your next major national match.
So just how accurate is a McMillan rifle? The world record for the smallest 100 yard benchrest group was shot nearly a third of a century ago by one of the earliest McMillan rifles. The group is a mere 0.009” center to center and was measured with a 60x microscope for verification. That record still stands today, and that McMillan rifle is still hanging in our museum. | sports |
https://melonoptics.com/blog/2022/10/07/win-with-ride-concepts/?mocs=US | 2023-03-24T19:30:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296945288.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20230324180032-20230324210032-00128.warc.gz | 0.933202 | 218 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__152041898 | en | Autumn’s here and it rocks! Perfect riding temperatures, tacky trails and the beauty of the autumnal colour pallet make for one of our favourite times of the year. So much so that we decided to run a full month of Autumn celebration with some of our favourite brands.
For week one of Awesome Autumn we’ve teamed up with the guys and girls of Ride Concepts who craft some of the best trail footwear in the game.
Ride Concepts launched in 2018 as mountain biking’s only rider-designed and rider-owned footwear company.
Working with some of the biggest names in the game including our own Rob Warner, Ride Concepts have fast become a serious contender when deciding what best way to keep your feet stuck to the pedals.
With the goal to offer a complete range of technically driven and tailored products for men, women and youth, we’re stoked to be able to partner with another rider run brand to bring you the opportunity to gear up for autumn.
Enter the competition here (closes midnight 09.10.22). | sports |
http://clydesdaleharriers.org/daaa-committee-meeting-august-2022-minutes/ | 2024-04-22T04:11:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818072.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20240422020223-20240422050223-00785.warc.gz | 0.938473 | 1,091 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__177966902 | en | DAAA Committee Meeting
Monday 15 August 2022 @ 7pm
Hugh Stevenson (VP), Mark Ashby (VP)
Sharon Taylor, Peter Walsh, Peter Rudzinski, Allen Campbell, Diane McLaughlin, Stuart Irvine
Minutes from Meeting on Monday 11 July 2022
Items for Discussion
Tour of Clydeside Bank Account update
At a zoom call (Monday 25 July) with Richard Leyton and Gerry Gaffney following a West District
League set-up meeting, Gerry advised that Cameron Spence has now become involved in resolving
TofC and RAAA bank accounts that Colin Shields is still holding onto. Colin Sheilds has agreed to hand
over the required cheques to Cameron, one being for the DAAA. I’ve not heard anything since. I will
contact Richard and Gerry and ask for an update.
Tour of North Clydeside Race Series: Monday 29 August to Friday 02
The race series is now live, runners can sign up at https://protay.co.uk/tonc22/
Please have a wee look for yourself, sign-up is easy to navigate, you can click out before payment.
If you’ve not done so already, can you forward this link to your club members.
We advise pre-entry as there will be only limited entry on the day.
The following is from the minutes of 11 July and explains the name change to the race series:
“Following discussions with Richard Leyton (RAAA), DAAA had been advised that RAAA no longer
wish to take part in the Tour of Clydeside Race Series whereas DAAA would like the race series to
The race series will be re-named as The Tour of North Clydeside Race Series. A 2022 edition will
take place in the week beginning Monday 29 August. This year we will hold three races within the
event series, looking to add another in 2023”.
The races are all designed to be flat and fast. details are as follows:
Monday 29 August: The Bowline Bounce – approximately 5 miles from Dalmuir to the Bowline and
back. Race starts and finishes near to Bridge Street. There is s path from the canal to Bridge Street.
Park in Beardmore Street or the Clydebank Industrial Estate at the roundabout.
Wednesday 31 August: The Bandstand Boogie – approximately 5 miles from the bandstand in
ClydebankShopping Centre to Blairdardie and back
Friday 02 September: The Dumbarton Dash – approximately 5 miles from the Pavilion, Dumbarton
East, also an out and back.
Balloch to Clydebank Half Marathon: Sunday 25 September 2022 9am
The B2C has been accurately measured and will have a brand new flat fast finish at Queens
Quay Main Avenue, Clydebank G81 1BS in view of the Titan Landmark.
The sign-up page is now live https://protay.co.uk/b2c22/
A fair amount of discussion did take place with regard to the work that requires to be done
to allow for the B2C to be put on. This will be detailed is a separate document. We will be
looking to clubs to help with marshals and marshalling on the day.
The New Proposed West District League
There are still no definite venues for the first WD League meetings, hopefully by the next meeting on
Monday 05 September this will be resolved.
Dates have been proposed by the WDL working group for the first league fixture as potentially 19 or
20 November, Kilbarchan are not able to host this event. This may be switched to Kilmarnock.
14 or 15 January 2023 still looking for a host, 11 or 12 February 2023 may not go ahead.
To remind folk, the league is being offered up as a substitute for association level cross country as
some associations have poor attendance at this level. Luckily DAAA have a good sign-up and
attendance and we are content to go ahead with Association level cross country. If member clubs
wish to attend the WD league fixtures that will be perfectly fine for them to do so.
DAAA Cross Country
DAAA intent to go ahead with association level cross country on the following dates:
Saturday 15 October 2022 for the Relay Championships
Saturday 26 November 2022 for the Individual Championships
We are still looking for venues and clubs to host. Please let me know if you think you club will be
able to host. Happy to discuss what this involves and give support,
DAAA Championship Races
A programme of championship races for 2023 will be considered following the AGM in October.
Committee Members Code of Conduct / Update the Association
Both of these matters will be carried forward until after the AGM on 24 October 2022.
Any Other Business
It was agreed that a DAAA Facebook page will be set up to help pass on information to members
especially with regard to upcoming races and events.
Date of Next Meeting
Monday 12 September 2022 at 7pm.
Date of 2022 AGM – Monday 24 October 2022 | sports |
https://nbc25news.com/sports/path-to-greatness/path-to-greatness-msus-jankoska-thriving-under-merchants-tutelage | 2019-01-22T07:27:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583829665.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20190122054634-20190122080634-00107.warc.gz | 0.984751 | 647 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__162109917 | en | Path to Greatness: Former Freeland starJankoska thriving under Merchant's tutelage
For four years Tori Jankoska delighted fans in Mid-Michigan who watched her dominate in girls basketball at Freeland High School. Four years later she's still dominating but now she's doing it for head coach Suzy Merchant at Michigan State. The two have formed a powerful bond that extends off the court, and it's paving the way as Jankoska travels her Path to Greatness.
"When you come from where we come from, you'd rather not coach anybody else and you'd rather not play for anybody else." That's the attitiude both player and coach bring into this relationship. Since her arrival in East Lansing, Jankoska and Merchant have kept the women's basketball team playing at a high level. These two are cut from the same cloth, but Merchant says, that's not always a good thing.
"People say it's a blessing and a curse to have the same personality. But I always say it comes from a place of love and how much I respect her and her game. If I had to start my team from the beginning she'd be the first kid I'd pick every time and twice on Sunday."
At this point in her career the senior has become an extension of her coach on the court.
Suzy says, "I've coached a million kids, I've been a head coach for 23 years now and I haven't had a kid with this kind of IQ and understanding of the game."
And like Merchant before her, Jankoska has plans to patrol the sidelines herself one day, but no matter which direction her path takes her, Merchant says her impact on the next generation of basketball players is already undeniable.
"Everywhere I go the first person people talk about on my team is Tori, and it has nothing to do with what a great player she is. I'm so proud when I walk into a local basketball community to watch my little 9-year old boy and four people come up to me and say, oh Tori's my favorite player, I love Tori she's so nice to me. So to me, she doesn't even remotely understand probably the dozens of little girl's who's dream is now to become the next Tori Jankoska."
Tori wants to keep playing basketball, preferably in the WNBA but she says she's willing to travel abroad to pursue that dream if need be. And she can do so secure in the fact that she accomplished more than she ever dreamed during her career for the Spartans.
"Growing up it was my dream to play here, so, just to be able to play here, I don't care if I was coming off the bench, starting, whatever it is, just to be able to play here and accomplish my dream has been more than I could imagine."
And who knows, maybe this won't be the last time these two cross paths.
Tori smiled as she said, "Hopefully I'll be in her shoes one day."
To which Merchant replied, "She can have my job anytime she wants." | sports |
http://jordan939fm.com/2018/03/14/nnl-boss-commends-samson-siasia-stadium-pitch/ | 2020-12-03T04:06:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141718314.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20201203031111-20201203061111-00155.warc.gz | 0.975497 | 267 | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-50__0__205051262 | en | The Nigeria National League chairman Offor Okenwa has expressed his love for the Samson Siasia Stadium turf.
Okenwa, who was in Yenagoa to inspect the 10,000-capacity arena ahead of the upcoming NNL season, said he was impressed with the pitch.
The football chief said, “The pitch in Yenagoa is simply magnificent. It is world-class and I just hope other states would do what (Bayelsa State) Governor Seriake Dickson has done. The contractor that did the job Monimichelle deserves a pat on the back. I’m particularly happy that the pitch, which is not only lush green but a FIFA-approved geo-technology grass, was done by an indigenous contractor.”
However, the Enugu Football Association boss urged the state government to put other facilities in place at the stadium.
“I have made my observations known to the authorities. There are a few other facilities that should be provided to make the stadium complete and ready for local and international matches,” Okenwa said.
Bayelsa teams campaigning in the men and women’s leagues have over the years been playing away from home. But they are expected to return to the Samson Siasia Stadium for their home fixtures. | sports |
http://www.golferpacific.co.nz/newsblog/2019/4/1/luke-brown-prevails-in-dramatic-finish-to-nz-strokeplay | 2019-06-27T00:46:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560628000609.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20190626234958-20190627020958-00072.warc.gz | 0.984017 | 482 | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-26__0__41240479 | en | Luke Brown prevails in dramatic finish to NZ Strokeplay
Luke Brown created a memory of a lifetime when finishing with an eagle two on the last hole to win the New Zealand Strokeplay Championship at the Christchurch Golf Club.
After starting the final day two shots behind Kazuma Kobori, Brown found himself with a three-shot lead with three holes to play.
However, bogeys on 16 and 17 coupled with a clutch Kobori birdie added immense pressure as they entered the drivable par four 18th all square.
After the two-shot swing, Brown collected himself to then produce the perfect drive and leave himself 20 feet for eagle to take home the title in front of a packed clubhouse.
As Kobori had done so often over the previous three weeks he came up with another stunning putt for birdie to force Brown to make his putt which he did.
It was the 24-year-old’s first national title and it probably took some time to sink in after what had been a tough 18 months with injuries.
“I’m still trying to come to terms with it, it was quite an emotional finish so to get over the line was pretty amazing,” a relieved Brown said.
“Getting out to a three-shot lead, then giving it back was tough but to be able to sink that putt after he made his was special and something I will never forget.”
After nearly turning professional last year, Brown will be pleased with his decision as he now etches his name into the history books of the biggest amateur strokeplay event in the country.
Christchurch has been a happy hunting ground for the now Whangarei-based Brown having won the Interprovicial Championship with his Northland team in December, to return to the Garden City and win on the individual stage.
The scenes that were produced on the final day wouldn’t have been possible without the class of Kobori who after winning the New Zealand PGA Championship two weeks previously was in the form of his life.
Although he finished just short, this was still a great week for the 17-year-old who continues to build an impressive resume.
Fellow Cantabrian, Matt McLean took out third place showing that the strength of golf in the mainland is in a good place. | sports |
http://dgschult.blogspot.com/2005/05/bbc-news-europe-zapatista-rebels-woo.html | 2018-07-23T09:44:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676596204.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20180723090751-20180723110751-00220.warc.gz | 0.925905 | 117 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__211630762 | en | BBC NEWS | Europe | Zapatista rebels woo Inter Milan: "Zapatista rebels woo Inter Milan. Subcomandante Marcos promised Milan would not be thrashed
The captain of Inter Milan football club says he would be willing to take up an invitation for the club to play a team of Mexican Zapatista rebels.
The Italian club have received a letter from the indigenous movement, based in the southern state of Chiapas.
Rebel leader Subcomandante Marcos asked Inter to bring the match ball because the Zapatistas' ones were punctured." | sports |
https://news.sling.com/news-releases?item=122400 | 2023-12-10T21:13:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679102637.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210190744-20231210220744-00590.warc.gz | 0.926749 | 785 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__4252743 | en | We are constantly looking for new ways to make our content available to the millions of NFL fans, and Sling TV distribution provides yet another option for accessing NFL Network and NFL RedZone across devices
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug 10, 2016--Today, Sling TV launched NFL Network and NFL RedZone on its live and on-demand Internet TV service. All Sling Blue customers will automatically receive NFL Network, while NFL RedZone is available to Sling Blue customers as part of the “Sports Extra” add-on pack for an additional $5 per month.
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During the upcoming regular season, NFL Network will deliver exclusive Thursday Night Football games, popular shows such as NFL GameDay Morning, A Football Life, TIMELINE, and the new morning show, Good Morning Football, which airs live each weekday morning from New York City.
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https://jacobpomrenke.com/writing/october-28-1995-glavine-justice-win-back-the-fans-and-bring-a-world-series-to-atlanta/ | 2023-05-28T12:11:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224643784.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20230528114832-20230528144832-00233.warc.gz | 0.969958 | 2,240 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__140040468 | en | This article was originally published in “Braves Win! Braves Win! Braves Win! The 1995 World Champion Atlanta Braves” (SABR, 2020), edited by Tom Hufford and Bill Nowlin.
It was only fitting that Tom Glavine was on the mound for the Atlanta Braves in Game Six of the 1995 World Series.
After all, he was on the mound during the franchise’s leanest years, leading the National League in losses in 1988. He was on the mound for the Braves’ dramatic turnaround in 1991, winning the NL’s Cy Young Award for the first time. And he was on the mound in 1995 when major-league players returned to the field after a costly labor dispute that had canceled the previous year’s World Series. Throughout the season, Glavine was booed by the hometown fans for his outspoken role as a representative for the players union.
As the longest tenured player on the Braves World Series roster,1 Glavine had seen it all. On their shared car ride to the ballpark the previous day, teammate Greg Maddux told him “how glad he was that I was getting a chance to win it, that I deserved it, the fact that I had been here longer than anybody. … A lot of people have come up to me and said this is the perfect game for me to pitch. Certainly, this is a unique opportunity,” Glavine said.2
If all eyes were on the Braves’ starting pitcher, their fans’ ears were all tuned in to David Justice. The star right fielder made headlines on the morning of Game Six with a controversial rant about the lack of support from Atlanta’s home crowds during the fall classic:
“What happens if we don’t win? When’s the parade then? They’ll run us out of Atlanta. … If we don’t win, they’ll probably burn our houses down. … If we get down 1-0 tonight, they will probably boo us out of the stadium. You have to do something great to get them out of their seats. … I’m the only guy that will sit here and say it, but there are a lot of people that feel this way.”3
Glavine was far more diplomatic, pointing out that Indians fans in Cleveland were giddy about snapping their 41-year World Series drought and that Braves fans had been just as enthusiastic a few years earlier: “I don’t think it’s fair to expect our fans to be the same as in 1991. … You can’t recapture that,” he said.4
If Justice’s intention was to fire up the sellout crowd of 51,875 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, he certainly accomplished his goal. He was loudly booed during player introductions and one fan behind home plate held up a sign that read, “Justice, hope your bat is as big as your mouth!”
The biggest bats in baseball belonged to the Cleveland Indians, who led the major leagues in nearly every offensive category during the regular season. Their .291 batting average was the highest by any team since the 1950 Boston Red Sox. After beating Maddux in Game Five, the Indians returned to Atlanta with a confident outlook. Glavine took it personally when some Cleveland players said they had already beaten the Braves’ best pitcher.5
On a crisp 56-degree night, Glavine coolly dispatched the Indians from the moment he took the mound in Game Six, holding the Tribe hitters helpless with his trademark circle changeup. Through the first five innings, he didn’t allow a hit at all. His only blemishes were two walks to Albert Belle, Cleveland’s powerful cleanup hitter.
Home-plate umpire Joe Brinkman, who had never called a Glavine start during the regular season,6 said the Braves left-hander lived up to his reputation for making hitters chase outside pitches.
“Tommy had a lot of pop on the outside corner,” Brinkman said. “He just kept popping guys, outside, outside, outside. … He can lull you to sleep out there and finally, as an umpire, you have to say, ‘Okay, that’s as much as you’re going to get out there.’ … It was the most masterful performance.”7
Tony Peña finally ended Glavine’s bid for a no-hitter to lead off the sixth inning, poking a soft single to right-center field. But Glavine worked around the base hit to keep the game scoreless.
Meanwhile, the Braves could do little damage against Indians starter Dennis Martínez. The 41-year-old right-hander from Nicaragua flirted with danger, allowing four hits and five walks in 4⅔ innings, but Atlanta could not push any runs across. Justice began a two-out rally in the fourth inning with a double to left-center and the Braves quickly loaded the bases, but weak-hitting Rafael Belliard flied out to end the rally.
Justice had been virtually invisible in the postseason, with no extra-base hits and just five RBIs entering Game Six. As he stepped up to the plate to lead off the sixth inning, Braves fans were ready to forgive him for his critical pregame statements if he could help deliver the city’s first World Series championship.
Facing a tough left-handed reliever in Jim Poole — who had played college baseball just a few miles north at Georgia Tech — Justice drove a 1-and-1 fastball deep into the right-field seats. The ballpark erupted in a pent-up display of emotion and fans showered love on their outspoken outfielder. On NBC’s television broadcast, Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Morgan quipped, “It’s okay to talk the talk if you can walk the walk.”8
“I have never felt that much pressure in any game I’ve played in my life,” Justice said. “Nor do I think I ever will again.”9
With a 1-0 lead, Glavine looked nearly invincible. He cruised through the seventh and eighth innings, allowing just three walks and the single to Peña on 109 pitches. But his shoulder stiffened up when the Braves’ offense spent a long time at the plate in the seventh (again failing to score after loading the bases). When manager Bobby Cox and pitching coach Leo Mazzone asked Glavine how he felt before the ninth inning, he told them he was tired and getting away with a lot of mistakes. Cox decided to bring in fireballing closer Mark Wohlers to finish the game.
“It says a lot for the relationship we have with Tommy, that he would be able to come to us in that spot and tell us the truth,” Cox said. “So many other pitchers would have said nothing. … Those who weren’t true to themselves in a situation like that, how would they be able to stomach it if they’d blown it?”10
After struggling to connect with Glavine’s changing speeds for eight innings, the Indians had little chance against Wohlers’ 100-mph fastballs. Wohlers had emerged as a reliable stopper out of the bullpen, which had long been the Braves’ biggest downfall in their disappointing postseason runs since 1991. He set down Kenny Lofton, Paul Sorrento, and Carlos Baerga in order in the ninth. When center fielder Marquis Grissom ran down Baerga’s fly ball and squeezed it in his glove for the final out, Atlanta could finally celebrate its long-awaited championship.
No one was happier than the left-handed pitcher who had been with the Braves since the beginning, through the last-place seasons of the 1980s, two heartbreaking World Series defeats, and the player strike that turned some hometown fans against him.
“It’s the best feeling in the world,” said Glavine, who was honored as the World Series MVP after throwing the first one-hitter in a World Series game since Boston’s Jim Lonborg in 1967.
“The first time we saw Glavine I wondered how this guy had won so many games. Now I know,” Baerga said.11
In addition to the sources cited in the Notes, the author relied on Baseball-Reference.com and Retrosheet.org.
1 Jeff Blauser, like Glavine, made his debut with the Braves in 1987 but he did not play in the 1995 World Series due to a leg injury suffered in a collision with the Reds’ Hal Morris during the NLCS.
2 I.J. Rosenberg, “It’s Glavine’s Turn for the Clincher,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 28, 1995: D4.
3 I.J. Rosenberg, “Justice Takes a Rip at Braves Fans,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 28, 1995: D1.
4 Rosenberg, “Justice Takes a Rip at Braves Fans.”
5 Gordon Edes, “Bravo for Braves — Finally,” South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale), October 29, 1995: 4C.
6 As an American League umpire, Brinkman’s only prior experience calling Glavine’s pitches was in the 1991 All-Star Game in Toronto.
7 Tom Glavine with Nick Cafardo, None But the Braves: A Pitcher, A Team, A Champion (New York: HarperCollins, 1996), 8.
8 Prentis Rogers, “Justice Stole the Show with Controversy, Bat,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 29, 1995: E7.
9 Jayson Stark, “A Deciding Game That Lived Up to Its Predecessors,” Philadelphia Inquirer, October 29, 1995: C4.
10 Glavine, 2.
11 Paul Hoynes, “Oh, So Close,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 29, 1995, accessed online at cleveland.com/tribe/2015/10/1995_world_series_game_6_atlan.html on December 29, 2019. | sports |
https://memorysask.ca/informationobject/browse?subjects=99787&collection=35008&showAdvanced=1&topLod=0&sort=alphabetic&sortDir=asc | 2023-03-30T08:30:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949107.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20230330070451-20230330100451-00213.warc.gz | 0.978808 | 770 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__99904847 | en | Elevated view of Emily Farnham, Registrar's Office, standing on a sheet of curling ice.
Bio/Historical Note: Emily Blanche Farnham was born in 1937 and grew up in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, where she was introduced to curling by her dad. She moved to Prince Albert in 1956 and worked at the Bank of Montreal, transferring to Saskatoon in 1962. In 1964 Farnham began a 35-year career with the University of Saskatchewan, working in the Dean of Arts and Science Office, the Office of the Registrar and the College of Dentistry. Farnham retired in 1999. She was an avid curler and a member of the Nutana Curling Club for over 35 years. She was the first woman president of her club and served on the board of directors for several years. In addition to her competitive curling Farnham was involved administratively at various levels - club, city, provincially and nationally. She served as a volunteer on many bonspiels and national competitions. In addition to competing at the city, northern and provincial play downs, she competed at the national level in one women’s and four senior women’s competitions.
Farnham and her team of Linda Saunders, Pat McBeath and Donna Collins from the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, dominated the women's curling scene during the 1973-1974 season, capping the year off by winning the 1974 Macdonald Lassies Championship, Canada's national women's curling championship (and forerunner to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts). During the 1973-74 season the team won four major cashpiels in Saskatchewan before winning the provincial championship and representing Saskatchewan at the 1974 Macdonald Lassies Championship. Farnham had tried unsuccessfully for 13 years before winning the Saskatchewan provincial championship. At the national championship her rink went undefeated, winning all nine of their games en route to the national championship. It would be the sixth championship in a row for rinks representing Saskatchewan. Team Farnham won 118 of 120 games over the course of the season, losing just two games – one practice game to a men's team, and one game in the Northern Saskatchewan playdowns. In 1989 Farnham became the first woman to win the Canadian senior curling championship after having previously won the national women's championship. Farnham and her rink of Mary Todarchuk, Mary Heidt and Arlie Ellsworth won the seniors championship that year for Saskatchewan. At the national championship the team finished the round robin with a 7-3 record, and then had to win a tiebreaker, before winning two playoff games to claim the championship. Farnham and Heidt were also members of Team Saskatchewan at the 1988 Canadian senior championship, where they finished with a 5-5 record. Farnham won another provincial seniors title in 1991, and lost in the finals of the 1991 national championship. She was particularly proud of being voted by her peers for the all-star skip award at the national level on three occasions. The 1973-1974 Farmham rink was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame in 1993. Her 1989 senior team was inducted into the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 as well. Farnham was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame as a builder and player in 1993. She was also a member of the Saskatchewan Curling Association Legends of Curling Honour Roll.
Farnham also played golf recreationally, playing at Greenbryre Golf Club in Saskatoon for many years. In 2007 Farnham and her wife of 33 years, Sandi Sheppard, moved in Airdrie, Alberta, to be closer to family. Emily Farnham died on 20 November 2021 in Airdrie. | sports |
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