Active Team Sports : 2006 : November

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The administrative part of being a Baseball Coach

Posted by mikeyactive Nov 29, 2006

http://active.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/base_nov_main_image.jpgThe administrative side of a baseball coach can be as important as a 'game winning hit in the bottom of the seventh!' Proper planning will make a difference in how your team will play as well as affect fan support. Plan the little things in advance and assign people not involved in the actual game to help out the program.... (More)

(Provided by Chip Baker of Florida State University)

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Are college coaches being paid too much?

Posted by mikeyactive Nov 28, 2006

http://active.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/71775500.jpgAs the line between education and entertainment in collegiate athletics continues to be blurred the NCAA faces possible pressure from Congress to revoke their tax exempt status on the large amount of money spent and raised by high-profile sports such as basketball and football.

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Can finger-length determine female athletic prowess?

Posted by mikeyactive Nov 21, 2006

http://active.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/51163184_1.jpgResearchers at King's College in London are claiming a connection between the size of a woman's ring finger and her ability to "achieve higher levels in sport."

BBC has the whole story.

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Sports and gender

Posted by mikeyactive Nov 16, 2006

Interesting article in the Coloradoan about how men's sports, both professional and collegiate, continue to outpace women's sports in attendance despite a drastic increase over the the last decade in the level of play of women's sports. One fascinating point made in the article is that the short amount of time, just 30 years, that women's sports have been competing in the marketplace might have something to do with that and that is unfair to compare the two.

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Did Bobby Knight go too far?

Posted by mikeyactive Nov 15, 2006

http://active.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/56610837.jpgTexas Tech basketball coach Bobby Knight is no stranger to controversy. But even he was surprised at the uproar surrounding his ???interaction??? with sophomore forward Michael Prince this week.

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Dumb Parents Rob Kids of Fun

Posted by Trish18 Nov 9, 2006

Just when you thought you had heard all the stories about parents taking kids' sports too seriously, another jerk comes along.

Ericha's November eteamz Tip

Posted by Trish18 Nov 7, 2006

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Interview with open water swimmer Lynne Cox

Posted by Trish18 Nov 7, 2006

Lynne Cox is a famed open water swimmer and author of the best-selling book ???Swimming to Antarctica???--a chronicle of her swims across the Bering Strait, the English Channel (twice), and one mile to the shores of Antarctica, through 32 degree temperature. Her new book, Grayson, is the remarkable story of her experience swimming with a lost gray whale off the coast of California when she was just 17 years old. We spoke to get her thoughts on that amazing experience and how it inspired her later ground-breaking achievements.

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Drawing the line between sportsmanship and winning

Posted by Trish18 Nov 7, 2006

Dr. Andrew Jacobs has been a sport psychologist for 25 years and has worked with all levels of competitive athletes from youth sports to the professional and Olympic level. He has graciously contributed an article he recently wrote about mental toughness. He also will be leading a teleseminar with Fred Engh about "How to avoid and overcome the issues that can ruin your child's youth sports experience." Information can be found at winnersunlimited.com--click on 'Seminars' to sign up.

As a sport psychologist, I have dealt with numerous issues over the years related to sportsmanship, proper coaching and parenting.

It is quite common for a parent or coach to discuss with me issues about motivation with young athletes, when should you push them and when should you ease off on them. Almost always the topic of winning comes into play.

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NBA star playing on the streets of D.C.

Posted by Trish18 Nov 2, 2006

Gilbert Arenas is an NBA all-star for the Washington Wizards. This summer while his fellow pro colleagues enjoyed their vacation getting away from basketball Arenas played summer league rec ball in the rough streets of southeast D.C. The Washington Post web site has video of this inspirational story.

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The Catch

Posted by Trish18 Nov 1, 2006

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The Catch
Originally uploaded by Active.com Team Sports.

The latest eteamz Snapshotz winner: My 14 year old son "borrowed" my camera to take pictures at a recent game. He took several really good pictures. This is one example.

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