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Keys to Catching the Football
Eastern Oklahoma
When I think about catching the football, three things come to mind. No. 1) See the ball hit your hands. No. 2) Forming the diamond shape with your nose, eyes, and chin on the football. No. 3) Catch the first 8 to 10 inches of the ball, controlling the tip and look the ball all the way into the tuck.
When catching the football, you have to care... More 
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How To …Follow Volleyball
Western Arkansas
First thing we’ll define is the libero. The libero is a defensive player and is usually used for her passing and digging skills. She can ONLY play in the back row and enters the floor at the back of the court. She has to wear a jersey with a color totally different than the pre-dominant color of her teammates’ uniforms. In high school and college, the libero can serve but... More
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How To Play Soccer and Football in the Same Season:Michael Cantrell Proves It Can Be Done
Raleigh - Durham, North Carolina
After spending 14 years honing his soccer skills and taking them to a whole new level, Michael Cantrell has decided to take those skills to a whole new game: Football.
Michael is a senior at North Raleigh Christian Academy, where he is playing soccer just like he has every year since he was five years old. But this year, he also has a spot as a kicker on... More
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How to Carry an Outside Trap
Central Indiana
Soccer is not only a game of speed, power and agility, but also a game of smarts. The ability to out-think your opponent is one of the greatest strengths a player can posses. It takes a true athlete to contain all of those aspects. If you can read your opponent’s upcoming move, the chances of you winning the ball or containing that player greatly increases.
One of the... More
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How-to Be a Better Quarterback
Eastern Oklahoma
There are many different traits that make a winning quarterback, but according to former professional QB John Fitzgerald, quarterback instructor for Perfect Practice Athletic Center in Tulsa, one of the most important aspects of being a winning quarterback is getting the ball from center.
“Probably the most forgotten and yet most important play in football is the quarterback-center exchange,” says Fitzgerald, “It happens on every play whether you are... More
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How to Call an Audible
Louisville, Kentucky
Football is the single most complicated game to play, coach or officiate, and yet while so few of us know how difficult it is to game plan and succeed inside the lines, we all feel free to question the coach’s philosophy, decisions, and play calling week in and week out.
From the outside looking in, the game looks simple when in reality we are watching a chess match played... More
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Keys to Catching the Football
Western Arkansas
When I think about catching the football, three things come to mind. No. 1) See the ball hit your hands. No. 2) Forming the diamond shape with your nose, eyes, and chin on the football. No. 3) Catch the first 8 to 10 inches of the ball, controlling the tip and look the ball all the way into the tuck.
When catching the football, you have to care... More
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Keys to Catching the Football
Central Arkansas
When I think about catching the football, three things come to mind. No. 1) See the ball hit your hands. No. 2) Forming the diamond shape with your nose, eyes, and chin on the football. No. 3) Catch the first 8 to 10 inches of the ball, controlling the tip and look the ball all the way into the tuck.
When catching the football, you have to care... More
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How to Catch the Football
Central Arkansas
When I think about catching the football, three things come to mind. No. 1) See the ball hit your hands. No. 2) Forming the diamond shape with your nose, eyes, and chin on the football. No. 3) Catch the first 8 to 10 inches of the ball, controlling the tip and look the ball all the way into the tuck.
When catching the football, you have to care about... More
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Perfect the Overhand Serve
Louisville, Kentucky
Are you ready to take your volleyball game to the next level? One way to do that is to master the overhand serve. With this serve, you’ll get more power, better direction, and more points. Most coaches agree that the serve is the most important part of the game and teams that serve well tend to win more games.
The overhand serve can be broken down into three components:... More
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How to In-Season Train…
Western Arkansas
Summer is almost over and school will be here before you know it. That means more time on the practice field than in the weight room and less time to keep the muscle’s you worked on all summer in top form. The shoulders and neck are two of the commonly most forgot about body parts in strength training. However they are used the most for football, volleyball, baseball, and softball.... More
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Improve Your Putting Stroke
Louisville, Kentucky
If you watched this year’s US Open, you can clearly see how important putting is in winning championships. Putting is 50 percent of the game of golf, yet most of us don’t practice putting as often as, say, our iron game.
For beginners, the quickest way to improve and keep up with experienced golfers is learning a good putting stroke. Here are three of my favorite putting drills... More
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How to: Learn to SCUBA
Central Oklahoma
Where do you dive in Oklahoma?
That is the single most common question asked here at Oklahoma Scuba in Norman. Our store faces I-35 and since our sign is visible from the interstate highway, it attracts people (and divers) as they are passing through.
Land-locked central Oklahoma is the last place one would expect to find an activity that is often thought of as one exclusive to coastal... More
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How To... Hit For The Team
Western Arkansas
You need to train yourself to get the most out of every trip to the batter’s box. Your purpose at the plate can and will change with each pitch, position of the runners, strike zone, strike count and how the pitcher is pitching to you.
You need to know what pitch and what location is best for you drive the ball hard. For most players it’s a fast ball,... More
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How To... Pole Vault
Louisville, Kentucky
Pole-vaulting gives me a sensation that very few have the pleasure of feeling: flying.
For the brief seconds that my feet are off the ground, I soar. As the pole jerks me higher and higher, I pull myself up to the top of the pole and twist my body. With a tremendous push, I throw my body from the pole upside down and I watch the bar travel by... More
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