Now as many of you readers may have noticed there is an epidemic spreading, a deadly pathogen, a plague. Its not Ebola but I wish it was. Its worse than the dude that first contracted AIDS from a monkey. Its the Dad Bod. So this Dad Bod is a new trending body type, though I hesitate pretty hardly on calling it a body or even a type, its more like a lack of both. The Dad Bod reminds me a lot of a wax sculpture of a body that was left out in the sun all day. Apparently some girls are crazy about this. I'm gonna go ahead now and dive into a place of no return, the female psyche and try to understand exactly why girls are attracted to the Dad Bod and why anyone reading this should not fall into this deadly trap.
Okay now, I'm about as shallow as a plate of cereal, my brain has two halves, left and right swipe (a tinder reference). So when girls started right swiping hard lefts, I knew something wasn't adding up. So evidently the Dad Bod craze isn't about physical appearance or a man's body type. With some few exceptions most girls are not going to say that the guy who's body looks like really beat mashed potatoes (the Dad Bod) is hotter than the guy who has the body of a Greek God. What they're really saying is that they're attracted to a human version of a melted ice cream cone for the same reason that I like getting all my life advice from Dr. Oz and Elite Daily articles. Its easy, its all about me, and it tells me exactly what I want to hear. Its literally the attraction to the human version of complacency. Believe it or not there some dudes with beer guts that have goals and strong personalities, but now thanks to the Dad Bod craze, being a person of worth is now just as unattractive as being in shape. I kid you not, you cannot write this stuff. This isn't science fiction, this isn't fantasia, this is 100% reality. This is the world we live in today and I'm not raising kids in this to be expected to just be pushovers.
One last thing to get straight is that Leonardo DiCaprio is not the poster boy for Dad Bods. He is an extremely successful, multimillionaire who is also extremely talented and 40 years old! What these girls are going for is more like a human foul ball at the ripe age of 20. Look I get it, you can't strike out if you keep hitting foul balls. They're literally going after guys who are good at nothing and barely mediocre at everything. These guys do not care enough to do anything with passion and they won't argue with you when you want to put up those Live, Laugh, Love decals on the wall of his apartment that you just decided to move into. I'm just going to leave it at that and you can decide for yourself if this whole Dad Bod craze is a good thing
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Best Athletes
The best athletes in the United States typically come from the southeast or southwestern regions of the United States. While the more tough hard knock power type performing kids come from the Midwest or Northern regions of the United States. Obviously this isn't always true for everyone you can find fast small athletic kids in the north and a big powerhouse performing player in the midwest.
College Football is a prime example of this if you look at teams in the North or Midwestern conferences you don't find a lot of fast pace speed offenses, while on the other hand when looking at the majority of teams in the southern regions they play more fast pace offenses and playing styles. That is what makes college football fun to watch because people are interested in how teams will match up and what playing style will work better.
Outdoor sports are more competitive in the south due to weather which allows them to play all year round instead of taking breaks for several months while its cold and crappy weather is occurring. That is why you see this athletic comparison mainly in football because in regions in bad weather they take breaks from the sports instead of playing all year round. Another sport that is more dominant in the south is baseball because they play all year round and don't stop. Sports that are dominated in the north and midwest though are sports like wrestling because kids in the regions with bad weather take breaks from the more popular sports and compete in a very hard knock sport. Athletes can come from anywhere in the U.S. though just matters how hard they are willing to work at what they want.
College Football is a prime example of this if you look at teams in the North or Midwestern conferences you don't find a lot of fast pace speed offenses, while on the other hand when looking at the majority of teams in the southern regions they play more fast pace offenses and playing styles. That is what makes college football fun to watch because people are interested in how teams will match up and what playing style will work better.
Outdoor sports are more competitive in the south due to weather which allows them to play all year round instead of taking breaks for several months while its cold and crappy weather is occurring. That is why you see this athletic comparison mainly in football because in regions in bad weather they take breaks from the sports instead of playing all year round. Another sport that is more dominant in the south is baseball because they play all year round and don't stop. Sports that are dominated in the north and midwest though are sports like wrestling because kids in the regions with bad weather take breaks from the more popular sports and compete in a very hard knock sport. Athletes can come from anywhere in the U.S. though just matters how hard they are willing to work at what they want.
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Kuentucky basketball
Kentucky basketball has made a huge name for there program, throughout my lifetime they have been a very competitive program in college basketball. In the past few years they have one multiple championships and also had nearly perfect seasons. Last year was a prime example of what I mean when I refer to them as a very solid program, they should have went undefeated last year but the pressure got to them and they lost one of there lasts games of the season.
Kentucky may have lost that game but everybody who pays attention to college basketball knows that they were easily the most dominant and best basketball team in the country. This year they have potential to be that good as well they have started off winning the maui invitational winning against another very dominant college basketball program The university of Duke. Kentucky is currently ranked at the 2nd best college basketball since the 1985 the best program is Duke. Kentucky nearly had another perfect season about 3 or 4 years ago when Anthony Davis was playing for them but they losses late in the season but they still managed to win the NCAA tournament.
One thing other basketball programs don't have is the large amount of NBA players that Kentucky consistently brings in every year. In the past few years they almost have had all there starters go to the NBA after a year or 2 of playing. I feel like Kentucky basketball is only at its prime to and they will keep getting more dominant every year in the future. Kentucky has a different system thought then the university of Duke; Kentucky has one and done players and just recruits all stars. The university of Duke has a different system on winning they build a team involving players that will play good with each other and recruiting players that are willing to play college ball for 2 to 4 years and build up an expierenced team.
Kentucky may have lost that game but everybody who pays attention to college basketball knows that they were easily the most dominant and best basketball team in the country. This year they have potential to be that good as well they have started off winning the maui invitational winning against another very dominant college basketball program The university of Duke. Kentucky is currently ranked at the 2nd best college basketball since the 1985 the best program is Duke. Kentucky nearly had another perfect season about 3 or 4 years ago when Anthony Davis was playing for them but they losses late in the season but they still managed to win the NCAA tournament.
One thing other basketball programs don't have is the large amount of NBA players that Kentucky consistently brings in every year. In the past few years they almost have had all there starters go to the NBA after a year or 2 of playing. I feel like Kentucky basketball is only at its prime to and they will keep getting more dominant every year in the future. Kentucky has a different system thought then the university of Duke; Kentucky has one and done players and just recruits all stars. The university of Duke has a different system on winning they build a team involving players that will play good with each other and recruiting players that are willing to play college ball for 2 to 4 years and build up an expierenced team.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Stress Caused by Sports
There are many stresses and things that could go wrong being an athlete. The biggest thing for me is the time management. I have practices every day along with the homework and family priorities. I often find myself very busy with little free time to relax or do activities. This is the worst during the busiest part of school season and the busiest part of club season when we are gone for days at a time. When you miss school, you have to do all the make up work along with all the current work. It can get very tiring and annoying. Also, it is VERY hard not to get distracted by your phone or other devices, especially after a game day or tournament, when you want to check what people said about the game.
Another stressful thing about playing a sport is being frustrated about being in a rough patch. Sometimes, when you are working at things and trying to get better, you feel like you're getting worse before you get better. There are a lot of failures before success, but eventually you get it. Also, people get frustrated when they are not doing so well in practice or in a game. In volleyball this is easy to do, and because so much of the game is mental, one mistake could affect the next play and sometimes the one after that if you get mad, upset, or let it bother you. We just have to remember that it is okay to make mistakes and that you learn from them.
Another stressful thing about playing a sport is being frustrated about being in a rough patch. Sometimes, when you are working at things and trying to get better, you feel like you're getting worse before you get better. There are a lot of failures before success, but eventually you get it. Also, people get frustrated when they are not doing so well in practice or in a game. In volleyball this is easy to do, and because so much of the game is mental, one mistake could affect the next play and sometimes the one after that if you get mad, upset, or let it bother you. We just have to remember that it is okay to make mistakes and that you learn from them.
Another problem with some athletes is getting tired of your sport. If someone is constantly practicing and playing with no breaks, they might get burnt out and not enjoy playing or not want to play anymore. This is probably more likely to happen if the practices seem repetitive, like they're doing the same things all the time in practice. Some people will get burnt out, but some who really enjoy the game won't. It just depends on the person. Some ways to prevent this from happening is to take a break from it, or in your free time do things non sports related, so you're not always thinking about it and you're not always with the same people all the time. Sometimes it's not always the sport you get tired of, but the people.
In sports, it's important to have good team chemistry. It is important for the team to get along so they can play well together, and when they don't it can be frustrating. That is another tough thing about playing sports; getting along with your teammates and how to deal with it if you don't. When people don't get along or if players have bad attitudes it can affect the whole team, even if it is just a couple people from the team because it can make the game not fun to play.
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
sports are for everyone
I believe anyone should have the chance to play sports. No matter what your talent is, there should never be a restriction on playing a sport. Sports are activities that bring different kinds of people together to start friendships. Its not all about the talents you have or the winning of the games, its about getting people involved in something that is good for the body and social life. Yes there are times and a level where its competitive and where its not all about friendship, but that is not always true.
In high school there is a level that is called Varsity. The Varsity level is for the athletes that are advanced in their skills are competitive at the sport they play. These girls are more likely to have been playing the sport since they were little. These girls don't have to be taught how to play, they already know how to, its just coaching them to become better players at that particular sport. To play at this level you have to know what you are doing, and you can't be out for the sport for fun or to hangout and meet new friends.
Any other level at a high school, people can play and go out for the sport. Doesn't matter what your talents are or the reasoning why you are going out, you just can be going out to meet people. I believe that sports should start to encourage kids with special needs to go out for certain sports and be involved with kids that they see throughout the school day. This could make them feel more appreciated and feel like they are apart of something like every other regular kid. I think this would extremely cool and would have a huge impact on the high school overall. It would show that we are more than just a winning or athletic school, but that we are apart of something bigger than that.
In high school there is a level that is called Varsity. The Varsity level is for the athletes that are advanced in their skills are competitive at the sport they play. These girls are more likely to have been playing the sport since they were little. These girls don't have to be taught how to play, they already know how to, its just coaching them to become better players at that particular sport. To play at this level you have to know what you are doing, and you can't be out for the sport for fun or to hangout and meet new friends.
Any other level at a high school, people can play and go out for the sport. Doesn't matter what your talents are or the reasoning why you are going out, you just can be going out to meet people. I believe that sports should start to encourage kids with special needs to go out for certain sports and be involved with kids that they see throughout the school day. This could make them feel more appreciated and feel like they are apart of something like every other regular kid. I think this would extremely cool and would have a huge impact on the high school overall. It would show that we are more than just a winning or athletic school, but that we are apart of something bigger than that.
The cost of Club Sports
Club sports are costly for parents. Every sport has a club fee for playing the game. They not only have a fee for playing, but they have to pay for their jerseys, team shoes and socks if the sport team requires that. They also have to pay for every tournament they enter in.
Every tournament has a fee, that the club will pay. It could be $100 to $800. The club then splits the amount among the athletes on the team. The more girls on a team the less the cost is going to be for one player. A volleyball team has up to 8 or 10 girls, they will not carry more than that. A basketball team usually will carry up to 10 players. There are perks to having more people on a team, because the cost will be lower. At the same time having more players on a team could be stressful, because some girls might not get a lot of playing time.
A lot of teams that are good and have players that are going to big places will having matching shoes, socks, and knee pads. Having to buy new apparel can get expensive. If a team is sponsored by a certain company like Nike, then they will have to wear nike things. Say you had mizuno shoes, and under armor knee pads, then that athlete will have to buy new apparel to play for the team.
To play for a team there are tryouts that athletes have to attend to. Tryouts have a cost to them too. Usually tryouts are hosted for a team, 3 or 4 times. They will cost around 60 dollars, but you get to go to every tryout. It isn't just one and done you can go to multiple to show what you got. Now say you didn't make the team, but you gave that club team 60 dollars, that is money that they get for doing nothing for your child. If you make the team, you have more to pay with everything that club requires.
Every tournament has a fee, that the club will pay. It could be $100 to $800. The club then splits the amount among the athletes on the team. The more girls on a team the less the cost is going to be for one player. A volleyball team has up to 8 or 10 girls, they will not carry more than that. A basketball team usually will carry up to 10 players. There are perks to having more people on a team, because the cost will be lower. At the same time having more players on a team could be stressful, because some girls might not get a lot of playing time.
A lot of teams that are good and have players that are going to big places will having matching shoes, socks, and knee pads. Having to buy new apparel can get expensive. If a team is sponsored by a certain company like Nike, then they will have to wear nike things. Say you had mizuno shoes, and under armor knee pads, then that athlete will have to buy new apparel to play for the team.
To play for a team there are tryouts that athletes have to attend to. Tryouts have a cost to them too. Usually tryouts are hosted for a team, 3 or 4 times. They will cost around 60 dollars, but you get to go to every tryout. It isn't just one and done you can go to multiple to show what you got. Now say you didn't make the team, but you gave that club team 60 dollars, that is money that they get for doing nothing for your child. If you make the team, you have more to pay with everything that club requires.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Being fit
Every sport has its on kind of shape. Basketball is sprints going up and down the court multiple times for a certain amount of time. On top of sprinting basketball has defense which is staying in a squat position for awhile and moving side to side. Soccer is a jog sport that once in awhile you have to sprint up the field. Soccer is a sport that you start to sprint and play hard when the soccer ball comes near you. Volleyball is a totally different kind of sport. There is always a dead ball in volleyball for a time to rest. Front row is jumping to block and then running out to get a big transition to be able to jump high and get a kill. Back row is staying in a low squat position the entire time. They are in a base position and then move staying in a squat position to dig the ball from the hitter.
Transition from sport to sport is tough when you aren't in the shape for it. Going from soccer to basketball is not that bad, because you are already used to running constantly even if it is a light jog. Going from volleyball to basketball is extremely tough, because you are not used to a constant sprint. There is a comparison with the position of squatting. There is a constant squat position in the game of volleyball, so being able to play defense is much easier, because you are already used to that position.
The first couple of weeks of practice when going to a new sport is seriously hell. The coaches work the athletes ass off until their bodies are used to the sport. You feel like you are dying on the inside. Now me, it feels like my mouth fills up with blood and that I'm tasting my own blood, but we all know that isn't true. You dread the first two weeks of practice, because you know you are just going to die.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
crossfit
Today's subject will Crossfit. Some of you may have heard about it, personally I don't believe in anything that doesn't involve bench press or curls. A quick Google search when I type "why is crossfit" the first recommendations are "why is crossfit bad for you", "why is crossfit bad for athletes", "why is crossfit bad for bodybuilding", and "why is crossfit dangerous". Before one of the hippy, incorrect form teachers, and vegans talk you into crossfit let me metaphorically punch them in the face with Bro Science.
To start off, crossfit is a class..... I should just leave it there. It like riding a train or a bus, everybody is going to the same place and you're not driving. Crossfit is solely based around light weight Olympic exercises to infinity. I truly do respect almost all types of fitness but crossfit should be a felony. There are some crossfit people that are ripped up and jacked but they're on ESPN (Saturday afternoon on ESPN 18) flipping tractor tires, they're the .1%. That's like joining a church intramural basketball league and hoping to get drafted in the NBA. Not gonna happen.
The only thing great about crossfit is that you don't have to worry about exercising for a goal because exercise is the goal. If you're looking to build a physique of greatness, crossfit isn't for you. Maybe you should try doing some bench or curls or the correct form of a pull up for once. Its the difference between building a house and being really good at putting nails in a board.
Crossfit is ideal for building cardiovascular endurance, or what i like to call the ability to lose gains. Crossfit is good for intense athletic training for the professional non-athlete. Crossfit is good for sports like..... water cooler polo, desk jockey, running your mouth about how awesome crossfit is, and another thing which i probably shouldn't say because it may offend some people then crossfit is for you. You may ask what sport I do, its called walking around like a beast, live large, die large, leave a giant coffin.
Crossfit is a lifestyle, it starts in a place they call a gym (even though its not because there is no bench press), and ends on your Facebook profile. With crossfit, now everybody can be elite, its a lot like getting a participation award and being proud of it.
Crossfit places a huge emphasis on form and how you don't need it. Crossfit takes complicated movements and gets rid of all the useless stuff like effectiveness and safety and replaces it with cool stuff like violence and danger. Crossfit has revolutionized the fitness industry by teaching people the correct way to do do an incorrect pull up. My main point here is the keeping pull up (this is an example of a keeping pull up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAZaHzd6qAY) (this is an example of a correct pull up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB7L7XcDArs) After all these facts, if you are currently doing crossfit I do hope with all my heart that you stop and if you have never done it before i sincerely hope that this has dissuaded you from ever trying it.
To start off, crossfit is a class..... I should just leave it there. It like riding a train or a bus, everybody is going to the same place and you're not driving. Crossfit is solely based around light weight Olympic exercises to infinity. I truly do respect almost all types of fitness but crossfit should be a felony. There are some crossfit people that are ripped up and jacked but they're on ESPN (Saturday afternoon on ESPN 18) flipping tractor tires, they're the .1%. That's like joining a church intramural basketball league and hoping to get drafted in the NBA. Not gonna happen.
The only thing great about crossfit is that you don't have to worry about exercising for a goal because exercise is the goal. If you're looking to build a physique of greatness, crossfit isn't for you. Maybe you should try doing some bench or curls or the correct form of a pull up for once. Its the difference between building a house and being really good at putting nails in a board.
Crossfit is ideal for building cardiovascular endurance, or what i like to call the ability to lose gains. Crossfit is good for intense athletic training for the professional non-athlete. Crossfit is good for sports like..... water cooler polo, desk jockey, running your mouth about how awesome crossfit is, and another thing which i probably shouldn't say because it may offend some people then crossfit is for you. You may ask what sport I do, its called walking around like a beast, live large, die large, leave a giant coffin.
Crossfit is a lifestyle, it starts in a place they call a gym (even though its not because there is no bench press), and ends on your Facebook profile. With crossfit, now everybody can be elite, its a lot like getting a participation award and being proud of it.
Crossfit places a huge emphasis on form and how you don't need it. Crossfit takes complicated movements and gets rid of all the useless stuff like effectiveness and safety and replaces it with cool stuff like violence and danger. Crossfit has revolutionized the fitness industry by teaching people the correct way to do do an incorrect pull up. My main point here is the keeping pull up (this is an example of a keeping pull up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAZaHzd6qAY) (this is an example of a correct pull up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB7L7XcDArs) After all these facts, if you are currently doing crossfit I do hope with all my heart that you stop and if you have never done it before i sincerely hope that this has dissuaded you from ever trying it.
Monday, November 16, 2015
joining the gym
So you just joined a new gym and you're about to hit your first workout. Don't expect to just walk in and jump right into your workout like its your old gym. You're the new kid on the block and if you don't play your cards right you're going to be that one kid that's always playing 4-square by yourself at recess. Your first workout is all about posture and trying really hard to look cool without looking like a try hard. Follow this new gym checklist that is based on scientific facts (broscience) to make sure you'll be sitting with the cool kids.
Number one, make sure your gym doesn't say Planet Fitness or has any association to crossfit.
Number two, score a primo parking spot, this is your grand entrance and you want everyone to see you get all swagged up and take the stage before you get inside and realize you have no idea where you are even at.
Number three, the "I have no idea what I'm doing bicep pump". This is accomplishes two things, you can scope around the gym without looking like a noob and you can grab a huge bicep pump before you walk around the gym and are judged extremely hard by everybody.
Number four, have a plan. Don't ever look lost. If the piece of equipment you plan to use next gets taken, don't panic and most of all don't stand around with your thumb up your butt. This is the equivalent action to standing in the middle of the lunchroom with your tray in your hands counting how many friends you don't have. Just jump on the nearest piece of equipment and start pumping out curls.
Number five, find the biggest dude in the gym.
Number six, make sure you're the biggest dude in the gym. Some say that if you're the most successful person in the room you need to find a new room. If you're the biggest dude in the room, make it your gym.
Number seven, maintain your hard face through the duration of your workout. The key to looking cool is looking completely unapproachable like a rabid honey badger. But when someone starts talking to you, you must become softer than a new born baby lamb.
Number eight, go heavy. Even though there are no eyes on you and nobody even knows you're there, trust me everyone is looking at you. You're under a huge microscope right now so give them something big to look at.
Number nine, pinpoint the spot in the gym with the best lighting. There is one spot in every gym that has lighting like a real life Instagram filter, find this spot and do all of your lifts here.
And finally number ten, do some random show off workouts that have nothing to do with your current workout. What ever your strongest lift is just drop down and do a set. If you're hitting back but you can bang out 100's for dumbbell shoulder press go for a couple sets. If you can hit up muscle ups like its no one's business then what are you waiting for?
And always remember #RepsforJesus
Number one, make sure your gym doesn't say Planet Fitness or has any association to crossfit.
Number two, score a primo parking spot, this is your grand entrance and you want everyone to see you get all swagged up and take the stage before you get inside and realize you have no idea where you are even at.
Number three, the "I have no idea what I'm doing bicep pump". This is accomplishes two things, you can scope around the gym without looking like a noob and you can grab a huge bicep pump before you walk around the gym and are judged extremely hard by everybody.
Number four, have a plan. Don't ever look lost. If the piece of equipment you plan to use next gets taken, don't panic and most of all don't stand around with your thumb up your butt. This is the equivalent action to standing in the middle of the lunchroom with your tray in your hands counting how many friends you don't have. Just jump on the nearest piece of equipment and start pumping out curls.
Number five, find the biggest dude in the gym.
Number six, make sure you're the biggest dude in the gym. Some say that if you're the most successful person in the room you need to find a new room. If you're the biggest dude in the room, make it your gym.
Number seven, maintain your hard face through the duration of your workout. The key to looking cool is looking completely unapproachable like a rabid honey badger. But when someone starts talking to you, you must become softer than a new born baby lamb.
Number eight, go heavy. Even though there are no eyes on you and nobody even knows you're there, trust me everyone is looking at you. You're under a huge microscope right now so give them something big to look at.
Number nine, pinpoint the spot in the gym with the best lighting. There is one spot in every gym that has lighting like a real life Instagram filter, find this spot and do all of your lifts here.
And finally number ten, do some random show off workouts that have nothing to do with your current workout. What ever your strongest lift is just drop down and do a set. If you're hitting back but you can bang out 100's for dumbbell shoulder press go for a couple sets. If you can hit up muscle ups like its no one's business then what are you waiting for?
And always remember #RepsforJesus
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Fans and school Spirit
Fans play a major role in there teams success throughout the season in a major way. They can be like another player in the stands thats how big of a role they play. The student section or fan base of an athletic program causes a lot of pressure on the other team by attempting to get in there heads by being loud an obnoxious in the stands to mess up and get in the heads of the opposing teams.
At my high school we have a very good student section we were so good that we got put in a competition with other student sections from high schools around the United States. We didn't win it but we competed hard and did very good. We are a prime example of how the student section really does help the team perform better our football team is undefeated and is about play in the state championship game.
The student section just part of the team when our team is losing momentum we chant and attempt to get them more momentum and screw the other team up and when they have the momentum of the game we cheer extremely hard and keep it going. Also it can just be really cool to see what the fan base does during the game such as the theme of the game or the colors and patterns they do; and the chants about the other team can also be very creative.
At my high school we have a very good student section we were so good that we got put in a competition with other student sections from high schools around the United States. We didn't win it but we competed hard and did very good. We are a prime example of how the student section really does help the team perform better our football team is undefeated and is about play in the state championship game.
The student section just part of the team when our team is losing momentum we chant and attempt to get them more momentum and screw the other team up and when they have the momentum of the game we cheer extremely hard and keep it going. Also it can just be really cool to see what the fan base does during the game such as the theme of the game or the colors and patterns they do; and the chants about the other team can also be very creative.
Friday, November 13, 2015
Concussions
Concussions are a huge thing in sports with a lot of contact, a concussion is a brain injury caused by a violent blow or sudden impact to the head by an object. Concussions can cause confusion and drowsiness and sometimes even memory loss. They are very serious things that need to be controlled and watched if you've had them. Studies have shown that when people get multiple serious concussions have brain issues when older or if they just have a bad enough concussion you can have permanent brain damage.
I think it is very important for kids playing football need to keep track of there concussions and how they are tacking because you do not want to lead with your helmet and spear someone and get hurt. In the long run it is not worth it this your brain the most important thing in your body the thing that causes you to live and function on a daily basis.
In recent years a lot of rules have been put into place on hitting and playing with concussions, such as it is a penalty and fine in the NFL to lead with your head. Many football apparel companies have began to manufacture new helmets with gel and other protective things to help protect your head when following to the ground or getting hit in the head. Another thing is is if you get so many concussions playing your sport doctors and the sport association most likely will not allow you to play the sport. It has become seen as a very huge problem in recent brain studies and retired NFL players now facing brain damage due to there actions in the past.
I think it is very important for kids playing football need to keep track of there concussions and how they are tacking because you do not want to lead with your helmet and spear someone and get hurt. In the long run it is not worth it this your brain the most important thing in your body the thing that causes you to live and function on a daily basis.
In recent years a lot of rules have been put into place on hitting and playing with concussions, such as it is a penalty and fine in the NFL to lead with your head. Many football apparel companies have began to manufacture new helmets with gel and other protective things to help protect your head when following to the ground or getting hit in the head. Another thing is is if you get so many concussions playing your sport doctors and the sport association most likely will not allow you to play the sport. It has become seen as a very huge problem in recent brain studies and retired NFL players now facing brain damage due to there actions in the past.
Kennedy Football
John F Kennedy High School has made school history this year with there football teams performances throughout the whole season. They have never had a perfect season before but they 13-0 right now and the season isn't over they will be playing in the championship game to determine whether or not they our the best team. The team Kennedy will be playing in the championship is Des Moines Dowling Catholic, they our a very good team. The last 2 years before this season they won the championships this is there 3rd year in a town going to it. This year though they are not as good as they used to be because they lost majority of there stars.
Kennedy high schools football program has never been that outstanding or even looked at as a competitor to a school like Dowling. We have never even made it to a championship before in kennedy history. This could be our year to win it all, the future is looking bright. They are not the only athletic team this year for kennedy to make history, the girls varsity volleyball team did as well going undefeated in there conference play. They made it to state and lost in the first match at state. A key figure to all the athletic teams success this season has been there huge and very loud student section/fan base. We are also known as cougar nation, we hype the team up and always support them and help make an impact on the teams success.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Sportsmanship
A thing that all athletes our exposed to at a young age in youth sports is sportsmanship. It has gotten to a point in today's youth activities that the kid's our being babied to a point where kids don't feel the need to work hard because they can win anyways. But some parts of sportsmanship is needed and is important for the sport to remain under control and have it fun. For example people shouldn't be able to just fight and disrespect officials, they need to respect there calls either way they go. Here is an example of an extreme case of sportsmanship would be like no vulgar trash talk, sometimes that helps the game is just part of it.
In today's world at youth sporting events the kids aren't allowed to swear or use a little trash talking to make the game exciting, sometimes that how the game is played such as football you should be allowed to trash talk and say your better just so you can see a nice rivalry and some big things happen. Another big things is you aren't allowed to just dominate teams, they make it so that once you our beating them extremely bad you should not keep running up the score. Now the thing about running up the score is that you technically can not be penalized for it, but it is just viewed as wrong and disrespectful by a lot of people.
Sportsmanship is also good though because you need it to keep kids enjoying it even the ones that aren't as good, i think it is very good to stay active and who knows that kid could develop into a very good player. You don't want fights and just extreme amount of vulgar language or threats in the sport because it will steer some people away from the activity and viewing it won't be as popular. I strong believe in sportsmanship to the refs and officials in the game because they make the sport possible and it is a tough job to do.
Basketball shoes
Basketball shoes our always the talk when it comes to basketball season, every basketball player wants have the freshest kicks on the court. NBA players get paid a very large amount of money from sponsors to create there own apparel. There biggest sales come from there shoe sales, such as Micheal Jordan, Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, and etc. they all our known for selling basketball shoes and other sneakers.
A lot of players also want to have the safest shoes so they don't get injured and help keep there body good over the years. So many choose to get shoes that have good ankle sport and have good heel support and cushion to on your foot. Is it really worth the money to buy the newest brand named shoes such as Kobes, Jordans, and Lebrons. These shoes typically cost around $250 to $350 when they first come out. It's crazy to think how much these shoes cost and the reasons people buy them our just for brand name on the shoe.
Are these shoes actually better than the shoes that $100, nobody really knows but a lot of people think that. Also, many people wear basketball shoes just for casual events such as school or just around. The most commonly seen type of shoe people wear our called Jordan's. People will go out of there way to have the nicest Jordan's. Kid's will buy and sell theres and spend up $500 on a pair. Nobody wears these shoes in bad weather or to play around in because they our of such great value people cherish them.
A lot of players also want to have the safest shoes so they don't get injured and help keep there body good over the years. So many choose to get shoes that have good ankle sport and have good heel support and cushion to on your foot. Is it really worth the money to buy the newest brand named shoes such as Kobes, Jordans, and Lebrons. These shoes typically cost around $250 to $350 when they first come out. It's crazy to think how much these shoes cost and the reasons people buy them our just for brand name on the shoe.
Are these shoes actually better than the shoes that $100, nobody really knows but a lot of people think that. Also, many people wear basketball shoes just for casual events such as school or just around. The most commonly seen type of shoe people wear our called Jordan's. People will go out of there way to have the nicest Jordan's. Kid's will buy and sell theres and spend up $500 on a pair. Nobody wears these shoes in bad weather or to play around in because they our of such great value people cherish them.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
college basketball
College basketball is about to start there season off and the number 1 team in the country is North Carolina which last year they did not have a very good season they lost to a horrible team like Iowa and lost other games they should not have. All there players our returning and they for they got ranked the number 8th best recruiting class. I do not think they should be ranked 1st at all. Duke which is north Carolinas biggest rival and also the defending champions had a very good recruiting class as well, so did the almost perfect basketball team last year Kentucky.
A reason I believe college basketball is better than NBA is because they actually give it there all out there on the court instead of being cocky and trying to show off to get paid. In college basketball they actually play team basketball not just one on one. The best high school basketball player in the class of 2015 commited to the university of Kentucky. the number one kid in the class of 2016 commited to Duke. recruiting is the key to having a solid basketball program.
Basketball programs work in different ways on building there teams up some teams don't have try very hard such as the university of Kentucky they just have freshman come in win them a championship in then go straight to the NBA, in then the following year they just rebuild and have an another amazing season. Duke's basketball program is completely different they always recruit very good people and they stay and play 2 to 4 years with some exceptions they might have a freshman that goes pro right away.
A reason I believe college basketball is better than NBA is because they actually give it there all out there on the court instead of being cocky and trying to show off to get paid. In college basketball they actually play team basketball not just one on one. The best high school basketball player in the class of 2015 commited to the university of Kentucky. the number one kid in the class of 2016 commited to Duke. recruiting is the key to having a solid basketball program.
Basketball programs work in different ways on building there teams up some teams don't have try very hard such as the university of Kentucky they just have freshman come in win them a championship in then go straight to the NBA, in then the following year they just rebuild and have an another amazing season. Duke's basketball program is completely different they always recruit very good people and they stay and play 2 to 4 years with some exceptions they might have a freshman that goes pro right away.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
College football standings
College football rankings are a very discussed thing among people especially towards the end of the season to see what teams make it to the playoffs. A lot goes into ranking college football teams such as there win/loss record and there conference. there conference plays a major role in ranking them because there is more competition in some conferences than others. The hardest conference in college football is the SEC, which is where teams such as Alabama, LSU, Auburn, and etc play. Currently Alabama is ranked 2nd in the nation in the past couple years they have one a couple championships and been to the championship game more and lost.
Currently in the college football standings an unusual team has made an appearance that team is Iowa. they play in the big 10 conference and our undefeated. Iowa is ranked 5th at the moment only 4 teams can make it to the playoffs, therefore they are fighting for a chance to make it there. Iowa has an easier schedule than the higher ranked teams because they play in a conference where the competition just isn't as good. The playing styles of the different conferences is completely different most teams on the coast and the south play with a more fast pace team and out good at scoring. Conference in the north and the Middle of the country typically play a more hard knock slow pace game, they also focus more on defense.
I think that the standings will change again throughout the season because big upsets happen all the time, but I do think that Alabama will win it all and I also think that Iowa will not finish this high in the standings. I think this about Iowa because they play in a bad conference and once they go to a bowl game and play a good team they will get out played and lose. College football is just very unpredictable and anything can happen that's what's exciting about it.
Currently in the college football standings an unusual team has made an appearance that team is Iowa. they play in the big 10 conference and our undefeated. Iowa is ranked 5th at the moment only 4 teams can make it to the playoffs, therefore they are fighting for a chance to make it there. Iowa has an easier schedule than the higher ranked teams because they play in a conference where the competition just isn't as good. The playing styles of the different conferences is completely different most teams on the coast and the south play with a more fast pace team and out good at scoring. Conference in the north and the Middle of the country typically play a more hard knock slow pace game, they also focus more on defense.
I think that the standings will change again throughout the season because big upsets happen all the time, but I do think that Alabama will win it all and I also think that Iowa will not finish this high in the standings. I think this about Iowa because they play in a bad conference and once they go to a bowl game and play a good team they will get out played and lose. College football is just very unpredictable and anything can happen that's what's exciting about it.
Most Challenging Sport
The most challenging sport in the world is a heavily debated topic by athletes around the world. The problem with determining what the most challenging sport is, is that you can look at challenging in different aspects. It could be physically challenging or mentally challenging. examples of this would be golf and football; golf is all about technique and composure while football is all about aggression and getting hype and being strong and athletic. Both sports can be very challenging jus in different ways so it depends on how you are made up physically and mentally to know what sport suits you better.
Football players will constantly talk crap about golf or tennis or a sport that does not have a large amount of physical contact, but personally I've tried golf and it is very challenging it takes a lot of focus and proper technique to be good at the sport. For football you just need to be big and workout and be mentally crazy. In tennis you must also need very good technique but also you have to be in very good shape because you are constantly running back in forth hitting a ball and retrieving it.
Basketball is also a sport that is not very physical but you must put a lot of time and effort into the sport to become good because ball handling and shooting takes a lot of practice to perfect it. So what I am trying to get at is that all sport our difficult in there own ways so you shouldn't compare sports on there difficulty because there is to much that goes into judging them. Genetics can play a major role because if you don't have the right build for a sport then you cant become amazing at it, such as I couldn't be an offensive lineman I am way to small and that is just in my genetics.
Football players will constantly talk crap about golf or tennis or a sport that does not have a large amount of physical contact, but personally I've tried golf and it is very challenging it takes a lot of focus and proper technique to be good at the sport. For football you just need to be big and workout and be mentally crazy. In tennis you must also need very good technique but also you have to be in very good shape because you are constantly running back in forth hitting a ball and retrieving it.
Basketball is also a sport that is not very physical but you must put a lot of time and effort into the sport to become good because ball handling and shooting takes a lot of practice to perfect it. So what I am trying to get at is that all sport our difficult in there own ways so you shouldn't compare sports on there difficulty because there is to much that goes into judging them. Genetics can play a major role because if you don't have the right build for a sport then you cant become amazing at it, such as I couldn't be an offensive lineman I am way to small and that is just in my genetics.
Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey's first loss was a very big deal in the sports media, in her fighting career she has not lost a single match or even had competition. Ronda Rousey is known for knocking her opponents out very quickly and just dominating the match. This time around though things went the opposite she got completely dominated for the whole 2 rounds she was awake and able to fight. This was a major shock to anyone who was watching or knows who Ronda Rousey is.
The fight was on November 14th, against Holly Holm. before the fight Rousey was confident she was going to win this fight there wasn't a doubt in her mind she could be beaten. Her record coming into this fight was 12-0 while holly holms was 10-0 so both fighters our very good and everybody knew this was going to be a very good fight to watch. But lately in sports media there has been so much hype around Rousey that nobody could picture her losing. She is also vey cocky she got into an argument with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and told him she could knock him out.
Rousey has not had fighting as her top priority in recent weeks leading up to the fight she has been more interested in the media and starring on TV shows and in movies. This fight could have woken her up and made her realize she can be beaten and she's not the best anymore. This fight should've woken her up and made her want to train more and become the best. Hopefully there will be a rematch between these 2 top fighters and it should be an even better fight to watch. I don't know who will win but it should be fun to watch.
The fight was on November 14th, against Holly Holm. before the fight Rousey was confident she was going to win this fight there wasn't a doubt in her mind she could be beaten. Her record coming into this fight was 12-0 while holly holms was 10-0 so both fighters our very good and everybody knew this was going to be a very good fight to watch. But lately in sports media there has been so much hype around Rousey that nobody could picture her losing. She is also vey cocky she got into an argument with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and told him she could knock him out.
Rousey has not had fighting as her top priority in recent weeks leading up to the fight she has been more interested in the media and starring on TV shows and in movies. This fight could have woken her up and made her realize she can be beaten and she's not the best anymore. This fight should've woken her up and made her want to train more and become the best. Hopefully there will be a rematch between these 2 top fighters and it should be an even better fight to watch. I don't know who will win but it should be fun to watch.
Monday, October 12, 2015
Pros and Cons of steroids
Bodybuilding is a worldwide activity, a huge controversy in lifting is whether or not steroids should be used. I will be writing about the pros and cons of the use of steroids. It’s decision time, you’ve been lifting for a while now and you’ve hit a plateau. You begin to notice that some lifters are starting to supplement their income and get even bigger. The guys that you though were natty the whole time, turns out they have been juicing since Capri-Sun. Your reality has shifted and you’re now at a crossroads. To the left you have 20 miles to a weekend in Vegas with your lifesaving in your pocket, you’re gonna hit highs there that you’ve never hit anywhere else. And to the right you have the unpaved dirt road, across the country to the house with a family and a sustainable life. When you think about it whats really more important here?…. Yeah I thought so.
If you are still having doubts I’m now gonna break down the pros and cons of taking steroids. The pros. No one ever really wants to talk about the pros of taking steroids, lucky for everybody, I’m not no one, so here we go. Up first is MAD GAINZ. This is a no brainer, this is what you’re here for right? This is like grabbing your playstation controller and hitting triangle-up-down-square-L1-R2-circle then BOOM, unlimited guns, unlimited ammo. I mean you still gotta play the game but once you enter the cheat code you’re never gonna play again without it. Number two, strength. Its not about how much you can lift but about how much you look like you can lift…. but it also helps if you can lift a lot too. Gainz and strength are a one-two punch, if gainz is Jordan, then strength is Pippen. I mean Jordan probably could have done it all by himself but ya know Pippen did his part too. I’ll tell ya one thing though, I never had a poster of Scottie Pippen in my room. Number 3, cuts and veins. You will finally be able to achieve that “my skin looks like a leaf” look. There will be zero doubt that you lift. Your muscles are so dense they look like a tight bag of rocks. Its like when you look at a pyramid, you know exactly what it is, its a pyramid, its shaped like a pyramid, it invented the word pyramid, there is nothing else too it and no other way to describe it. Number 4, fast recovery. Its like you’re racing NASCAR and you never need to make a pit stop, yeah you’re going to win.
Alright well we got a pretty epic list for pros, time to move on to cons, or as I like to call them, hater points. So the first con of taking steroids is that it messes with your natural testosterone levels. When you’re on juice you’re golden, you have higher test levels than head male of a pride of lions, but when you get off you’re in gym class, there’s no test here. Over night you go from he-man to she-man. Its just like you being at a table in Vegas where you’re always up but you can’t leave with your winnings, you just have to keep on playing. Number two on the cons list is emotional instability. On the outside you look rock solid but on the inside you look like Michael J Fox on a trampoline playing Jenga against an actual time bomb. For example the other day I saw my bro jump out of his car at an intersection and threaten a stop light with a knife because his favorite color is blue. And later that day I walk in on him sitting alone in the dark bawling his eyes out to the beginning of the Titanic, not a good look bro. Number three on the list is that you think you’re better than everybody. When you started juicing its like you downloaded the expansion pack. If you don’t juice you’re not even in the game. You literally cannot play on that level. You know what? Actually I’m going to move that point over to the pro side. Retake of number three on the list is that juicing is extremely expensive. So maybe you have no problem investing 5, 10, 15…. 20…….. 25 years off your life for some mad gainz right now but now you also have to dip into your 401k to fund this meat market?
You already invest all your money into supplements, food, supplements, the gym, and supplements so its something you really have to think about. Spot number four is going to needles. Juicing isn’t like pounding down some preworkout or a protein shake, you literally have to stab yourself and inject chemicals into your blood. But hey it could be worse, you could be small. Number 5 is having to explain to your doctor for the 20th time that its cool. He spent 12 years studying the body, you spent 12 months building it. I don’t need to listen to his dumb science for regular people because I’m an animal and last I checked hes not a vet and the only science I need is broscience, which I’m an honorary brofessor of. So beat it Doc. Lastly here are some facts about steroid use that i found on http://nml.gov which stands for the national library of medicine, acne, breast growth and shrinking of testicles in men, voice deepening and growth of facial hair in women, high blood pressure, heart problems, including heart attack, enlarged organs, liver disease, including cancer, kidney damage, and aggressive behavior. As you can see its a pretty close race and as you can see there is no clear winner in the pros and cons of taking steroids.
If you are still having doubts I’m now gonna break down the pros and cons of taking steroids. The pros. No one ever really wants to talk about the pros of taking steroids, lucky for everybody, I’m not no one, so here we go. Up first is MAD GAINZ. This is a no brainer, this is what you’re here for right? This is like grabbing your playstation controller and hitting triangle-up-down-square-L1-R2-circle then BOOM, unlimited guns, unlimited ammo. I mean you still gotta play the game but once you enter the cheat code you’re never gonna play again without it. Number two, strength. Its not about how much you can lift but about how much you look like you can lift…. but it also helps if you can lift a lot too. Gainz and strength are a one-two punch, if gainz is Jordan, then strength is Pippen. I mean Jordan probably could have done it all by himself but ya know Pippen did his part too. I’ll tell ya one thing though, I never had a poster of Scottie Pippen in my room. Number 3, cuts and veins. You will finally be able to achieve that “my skin looks like a leaf” look. There will be zero doubt that you lift. Your muscles are so dense they look like a tight bag of rocks. Its like when you look at a pyramid, you know exactly what it is, its a pyramid, its shaped like a pyramid, it invented the word pyramid, there is nothing else too it and no other way to describe it. Number 4, fast recovery. Its like you’re racing NASCAR and you never need to make a pit stop, yeah you’re going to win.
Alright well we got a pretty epic list for pros, time to move on to cons, or as I like to call them, hater points. So the first con of taking steroids is that it messes with your natural testosterone levels. When you’re on juice you’re golden, you have higher test levels than head male of a pride of lions, but when you get off you’re in gym class, there’s no test here. Over night you go from he-man to she-man. Its just like you being at a table in Vegas where you’re always up but you can’t leave with your winnings, you just have to keep on playing. Number two on the cons list is emotional instability. On the outside you look rock solid but on the inside you look like Michael J Fox on a trampoline playing Jenga against an actual time bomb. For example the other day I saw my bro jump out of his car at an intersection and threaten a stop light with a knife because his favorite color is blue. And later that day I walk in on him sitting alone in the dark bawling his eyes out to the beginning of the Titanic, not a good look bro. Number three on the list is that you think you’re better than everybody. When you started juicing its like you downloaded the expansion pack. If you don’t juice you’re not even in the game. You literally cannot play on that level. You know what? Actually I’m going to move that point over to the pro side. Retake of number three on the list is that juicing is extremely expensive. So maybe you have no problem investing 5, 10, 15…. 20…….. 25 years off your life for some mad gainz right now but now you also have to dip into your 401k to fund this meat market?
You already invest all your money into supplements, food, supplements, the gym, and supplements so its something you really have to think about. Spot number four is going to needles. Juicing isn’t like pounding down some preworkout or a protein shake, you literally have to stab yourself and inject chemicals into your blood. But hey it could be worse, you could be small. Number 5 is having to explain to your doctor for the 20th time that its cool. He spent 12 years studying the body, you spent 12 months building it. I don’t need to listen to his dumb science for regular people because I’m an animal and last I checked hes not a vet and the only science I need is broscience, which I’m an honorary brofessor of. So beat it Doc. Lastly here are some facts about steroid use that i found on http://nml.gov which stands for the national library of medicine, acne, breast growth and shrinking of testicles in men, voice deepening and growth of facial hair in women, high blood pressure, heart problems, including heart attack, enlarged organs, liver disease, including cancer, kidney damage, and aggressive behavior. As you can see its a pretty close race and as you can see there is no clear winner in the pros and cons of taking steroids.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Teammates
Every team has teammates they absolutely love or they have no interest in being around them. It is hard having teammates that don't get along. That is something you never want when you are searching for a team to play with. You want to make sure that the girls are people you see yourself hanging with and being friends with forever. When I think of a good teammate, I think of someone that will help me get better, or someone that is going to be in my life and friends with for as long as I live.
Teammates are not just people you say you play a sport with. They should be known as one of your best friends. A good teammate doesn't cheat their way out of things. For example, if you are lifting with another teammate you don't want to skip any lifts or reps. It is kind of like not cheating in school. That doesn't help you or your partner. There are a lot of aspects in being a good teammate. Giving positive and not negative feed back is good. Sometimes the other player likes when another teammate says something like, "hey you should go left next time" or "you almost had it, just more step and you could have blocked that shot." A lot of times players like hearing something from another teammate instead of getting yelled at by their coach. Little things like that could help your teammate go a long way. Doing something so little as giving tips doesn't just help them, but puts you in a great spot called a leader. Colleges look for this and want this on their team.
No matter what your job is on the court or field, you have a huge aspect to the team. If you are a bench player that is just as big of a role as the quarter back or point guard or the libero in volleyball. Cheering on the bench could be the determination of what will be the outcome of the game. Maybe the team isn't playing very good and needed a boost, but the bench wasn't cheering loud enough then they lose. Now what if the bench was loud and did everything they could to get the team fired up? Most likely the outcome would have been different. A good teammate cheers on the team no matter what position they are in. They should want the best for all of their team(family).
Teammates are not just people you say you play a sport with. They should be known as one of your best friends. A good teammate doesn't cheat their way out of things. For example, if you are lifting with another teammate you don't want to skip any lifts or reps. It is kind of like not cheating in school. That doesn't help you or your partner. There are a lot of aspects in being a good teammate. Giving positive and not negative feed back is good. Sometimes the other player likes when another teammate says something like, "hey you should go left next time" or "you almost had it, just more step and you could have blocked that shot." A lot of times players like hearing something from another teammate instead of getting yelled at by their coach. Little things like that could help your teammate go a long way. Doing something so little as giving tips doesn't just help them, but puts you in a great spot called a leader. Colleges look for this and want this on their team.
No matter what your job is on the court or field, you have a huge aspect to the team. If you are a bench player that is just as big of a role as the quarter back or point guard or the libero in volleyball. Cheering on the bench could be the determination of what will be the outcome of the game. Maybe the team isn't playing very good and needed a boost, but the bench wasn't cheering loud enough then they lose. Now what if the bench was loud and did everything they could to get the team fired up? Most likely the outcome would have been different. A good teammate cheers on the team no matter what position they are in. They should want the best for all of their team(family).
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Kids Should Be in Sports
I think sports are a very healthy thing for kids to participate in during there childhood and carry on with till they grow older. Sports are very healthy and an active thing to be apart of. It doesn't allow kids to lounge around and play videogames or watch TV all day. Our generation nowadays has a lot of distractions such as phones and videogames so they aren't as active as children use to be. This is why I believe strongly in children being apart of a sports program growing up.
Playing sports as a youth can also be a great way to introduce your kid to new people and he will meet and create long lasting bonds with these other kids he's playing with. When he is in high school if your child is apart of sports there is a good chance that he will hang around the jocks instead of the druggies and negative people who will try and bring them down and keep them from succeeding in life. If they are extremely dedicated to the sport they are apart of they will avoid those negative people and stay out of bad situations. Also, they will stay healthier because they want to stay in shape for there sport. They won't have to feel the need to be apart of something that will keep them from going far in life.
People who play sports as a youth typically stay in better shape when they get older. They have the work ethic to work out and stay in-shape. You don't see many big athletes to turn out fat and with a beer belly when they are older. Usually, their kids are fit too. Their kids want to grow up to be just like their mom or dad. They hear stories and see pictures and videos of their parent playing sports and decides to be just like them but better. A lot of times athletes are in the best shape of their life after their career of playing sports than when they are playing. I am not sure why this is, but my assumption would be, because they have a determination to stay in shape and not slack off when they aren't required to do such hard workouts anymore.
Parents should work with their kids when they are little in sports. Kids who start out young are more likely to stick with the sport and love it, so when they get older it keeps them out of things like drugs. If parents work with their kids too they will end up having a bond with their parents that can't be broken. They will always have something to talk about and be apart of with their mom or dad. The biggest thing is to get your kid in sports when they are young, so they have something to hang on to when they grow up.
Playing sports as a youth can also be a great way to introduce your kid to new people and he will meet and create long lasting bonds with these other kids he's playing with. When he is in high school if your child is apart of sports there is a good chance that he will hang around the jocks instead of the druggies and negative people who will try and bring them down and keep them from succeeding in life. If they are extremely dedicated to the sport they are apart of they will avoid those negative people and stay out of bad situations. Also, they will stay healthier because they want to stay in shape for there sport. They won't have to feel the need to be apart of something that will keep them from going far in life.
People who play sports as a youth typically stay in better shape when they get older. They have the work ethic to work out and stay in-shape. You don't see many big athletes to turn out fat and with a beer belly when they are older. Usually, their kids are fit too. Their kids want to grow up to be just like their mom or dad. They hear stories and see pictures and videos of their parent playing sports and decides to be just like them but better. A lot of times athletes are in the best shape of their life after their career of playing sports than when they are playing. I am not sure why this is, but my assumption would be, because they have a determination to stay in shape and not slack off when they aren't required to do such hard workouts anymore.
Parents should work with their kids when they are little in sports. Kids who start out young are more likely to stick with the sport and love it, so when they get older it keeps them out of things like drugs. If parents work with their kids too they will end up having a bond with their parents that can't be broken. They will always have something to talk about and be apart of with their mom or dad. The biggest thing is to get your kid in sports when they are young, so they have something to hang on to when they grow up.
Why Football Teams Should Have New Uniforms
Do you ever look at a football team and judge them on their uniform? Well if you don't do this I do. Their uniforms tell a lot of a team. It is kind of like the saying "don't judge a book by its cover." We should not judge a team on their uniform, but we all do it. The cooler the uniforms look the better they seem. It is almost like wohh get out of their way.
Especially in college the football team should receive new jerseys every year. A new year should mean new jerseys. An entire year is a long time for things to go out of style. Yeah they might look extremely cool one year, but the next year it is already getting old. Fans want to see new ones. For example the Oregon Ducks receive new jerseys every year and it ends up all over twitter, Facebook etc. That will draw more publicity and fans towards that school just for a little thing such as the uniforms. The cooler they look the more publicity the school is going to receive. Now this doesn't happen for basketball teams as much. Football is a huge important sport in the United States, so a uniform is important to look cool.
Now it is kind of like a art project. The cooler and more design on the jersey the cooler they are going to look. If the jersey is one solid color with design in a different color it is going to look more professional than just one solid color jersey. Usually the jerseys that look the best are the Nike ones. Something about Nike designs them the best and has the best colors. The bigger school are supported by Nike, so they have to make sure they look cool. The teams in the Super Bowl receive new jerseys, and this is because they want to look athletic and like a bad ass team. During this time the two teams in the Super Bowl receive so much publicity, that they probably get the jerseys for free. The better the jerseys look the more the team is going to look good.
Injury
Usually, when a person is playing a sport it is, because they enjoy it and are good at it. Some cases it is their life. They are in the gym or field (depending on the sport), working hard to improve on the thing they love. One thing can always crush a dream.. and that is an injury.
There are multiple injury's that could destroy someone's career or set them back from a certain goal. The worst injury that can happen to someone that would destroy their career would be multiple concussions. Concussions are something that are taken serious now a days. If a helmet comes off during a football game the person has to sit out a play before coming back in. Concussions have destroyed so many people careers that people are trying to do stuff about it now. They are trying to do whatever they can to prevent a concussion from happening. If a person has the awful luck of receiving multiple concussions then they are not allowed to play sports anymore. That would be the one of the worst injury's to receive, because once you get one you are more likely to get another one.
A lot on injury's push the athlete back and keeps them from achieving one goal they have in life. Every injury a person receives, the longer it take them from reaching that goal. The more injury's a person has the less time they are going to be able to play that sport they love.
Injury can either break or motivate a person. There can be two perspectives to an injury. There can be a fight back, and actually want to get better and be a better athlete than what they were. Or they can look at an injury and say they don't want to do what it takes to get better and be better. Some people are motivated and see a good outcome from it and others think it is the end of the world and they don't want to do put the effort in of being better.
There are multiple injury's that could destroy someone's career or set them back from a certain goal. The worst injury that can happen to someone that would destroy their career would be multiple concussions. Concussions are something that are taken serious now a days. If a helmet comes off during a football game the person has to sit out a play before coming back in. Concussions have destroyed so many people careers that people are trying to do stuff about it now. They are trying to do whatever they can to prevent a concussion from happening. If a person has the awful luck of receiving multiple concussions then they are not allowed to play sports anymore. That would be the one of the worst injury's to receive, because once you get one you are more likely to get another one.
A lot on injury's push the athlete back and keeps them from achieving one goal they have in life. Every injury a person receives, the longer it take them from reaching that goal. The more injury's a person has the less time they are going to be able to play that sport they love.
Injury can either break or motivate a person. There can be two perspectives to an injury. There can be a fight back, and actually want to get better and be a better athlete than what they were. Or they can look at an injury and say they don't want to do what it takes to get better and be better. Some people are motivated and see a good outcome from it and others think it is the end of the world and they don't want to do put the effort in of being better.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Dream Team
The 92 dream team was easily one of the greatest Basketball teams in the history of basketball and very likely could always be known as the best team to ever play. The 92 dream team was the 1992 USA Olympic basketball team, the stars of the team we're Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen, and Karl Malone. All of these players are all known as some of the greatest players to ever step on the court. In the Olympics they went 8-0 winning the gold medal. The team scored on average 110+ points per game and on average beat teams by 46 points. Nobody could simply beat them they we're just simply to good. In the 2008 Olympics they thought that they had an exceptionally good team so they called their selves the redeem team and they won gold and they we're a very dominate team but they could not quite compare to the 92 dream team. Even the players on the redeem team will openly admit to not being as good as the dream team. The dream team players say that they we're simply the best, they we're perfection. People loved watching them play it was always excitement and to this day this team is still talked about and jerseys are still sold. They we're the best basketball team to ever play in my opinion, they had the positions filled with the most elite players in the world. They were so fun and exciting to watch play people loved them. Nobody will ever forget about this team they were truly the definition of perfection. They even had a strong bench to come in and play when the starters got tired, there bench was better than most teams starts.
Girl Refs
Girl refs and coaches for boy sports has been a heavy topic recently in the sports world. People are contemplating whether or not women should be allowed to coach and ref male athletics. Shannon Eastin was interviewed before this present football season about her thoughts on finally being able to ref an NFL football game. She was finally given the opportunity to be the line judge during an upcoming preseason game between the packers and chargers. During the summer training camps she was attending the Seattle Seahawks training camp and she said all the guys we're extremely supportive and nice to her. She said they joked with her and said she's just one of the guys. As she was visiting the Arizona Cardinals training camp she said they were also very kind, and just wanted to support her and told her to do them proud and that all eyes our on her so she needs to do good. She said coaches have been pretty wonderful throughout her years but she has seen chauvinism in her career. If a call doesn't go there way they will automatically blame her because she's a female. she is really looking forward to being apart of this great moment and opportunity in the NFL. she knows it will be a lot of pressure and could get tough at time but she said that's just part of the job, and she is very accepting of it.
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