I chose my book because it seemed very interesting and it is discussing a topic that really intrigues me. My book is called The Liberator and the author of it is Alex Kershaw. It is about the adventures and activities of World War 2. It is about the liberation of Germany, I have always been interested in war stories and movies. They seem to draw me in and keep me reading and that is a struggle for me. I am not the type of kid to just go and read because I find myself getting bored or distracted. The book tells about one mans journey through World War 2 and what challenges he had to overcome throughout the war. Over the years I have found myself being interested in real stories that I can learn from and feel like I am actually there living in the experience they are talking about. I really think this book will be very good and so far early in the story it has been good.

Dad bods

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

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.

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.

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 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. 

 

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.

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.