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  • The Responsibility Of Being A Sports Coach

    Whether we are talking about professional, sanctioned sports or organized youth sports makes no difference; coaching in sports is an awesome responsibility.
    Some may ask, “What exactly is a coach?” Well, the World Wide Web offers the following definition; “In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field […]

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  • Team Spirit - How It Can Make Or Break A Team

    Team spirit encompasses many things such as trust, respect and enjoyment of the game among the athletes who are all working toward the common goal of winning. Team spirit is said to increase the odds of winning and having a successful team. While some athletes, and even some coaches do not understand the meaning […]

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  • The Benefits Of Team Sports For Children

    While it’s been long known that children can benefit physically from participating in team sports, few realize the psychological benefits associated with enrolling their child in team sports that they enjoy. The importance of physical activity such as team sports is at an all-time high due to the fact that many of our children […]

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  • When Where And How To Train For A Triathlon

    Joining triathlon is one thing. Preparing for it is another. So, to avoid coming short on the finish line, you must prepare for it long before the competition starts.
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    Once you have the desire to join triathlon any time soon, the very first thing that should concern you is the right time of your training. […]

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  • NFL Training Camp - Is It Too Long?

    The demands on NFL teams have grown exponentially over the past couple of decades. It wasn’t too long ago that many NFL players, even starters, felt the need to get or hold a “regular” job during the offseason, and used the time spent in training camp to get into playing shape for the regular […]

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  • Coaching Sports Needs Hands On Training

    Since being a little girl, my daughter has always excelled in athletics. On the co-ed community baseball team, she was the first female to get to play on first base. Running track and field, she also competed in volleyball. With her history, it was no surprise that she decided after her first year in […]

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  • Choosing The Right Martial Art

    Every day new martial arts are born and other disappear. They look so different yet so alike. When choosing a martial art for yourself or for your children it is sometimes very difficult to pick the right one. If you choose the wrong martial art for yourself or your children than you will end […]

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  • The Reality Factor

    Looking around at different martial arts and the practitioners there is one thing that surprises me very time. Many, may people don’t have an R-factor in their training and techniques
    You see people who get almost punched in their face and they just stay standing up with a big smile on their face. Others get […]

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  • Flip Flops At The White House. A Good Idea?

    Should a certain type of dress be expected for special occasions? Should a person be required to dress a particular way when an event is considered formal or semiformal? What would you wear on a visit to the White House?
    I don’t mean your everyday tourist visit. I mean a formal, official meeting with the […]

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  • How Trampolining Can Be A Fun But Serious Sport

    The sports of trampolining and tumbling are as old as man, a reflection of man’s desire to defy the ever-pervading presence of gravity.
    A number of cultures have devised apparatus to send an athlete into the air, i.e., an outstretched animal skin being used to throw up, and safely receive, the descending performer. Circuses have […]

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