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The Noise
"Did you hear...." "He's so good..." "I didn't think he..." All of these things buzzing and whizzing around your head. All. Day. Long. From coaches to scouts, general managers, and teammates, everyone seems to have an opinion about the way you conduct yourself or performed. The less knowledge that one of these individuals holds the more dangerous and damaging that comment can be. The noise is never ending, the speculation even more so.
Steven AltmanPublished 6 years ago in UnbalancedFencing: The Coolest Underrated Sport out There
"Fencing? That's like sword fighting... right?" is a sentence that came out of my own mouth before joining it myself. Ever since I heard the word during my freshman year, it caught my interest. I was very disappointed to find that I was too busy to join that year. However, my schedule opened up enough in my sophomore year to add one after-school activity. I had the option to pick from drama or fencing. Considering this article, I think you can guess to which one I chose.
Alex SmithPublished 6 years ago in UnbalancedBeing a Female Student-Athlete
Hi, my name is Erica, and the basis is that I love to ski. I particularly love to do freestyle skiing, typically big mountain (with the cliffs and moguls) but, I also love to do some park (the big jumps with those tricks that makes you wonder how long it actually takes to learn a trick (or is that just me, because it takes what seems like forever to learn a new trick)).
Erica BowditchPublished 6 years ago in UnbalancedCricketing Summer Ends on a High
The final test match of the English summer ended in another comfortable win for England. It was an emotional day as Alistair Cook bowed out of Test Cricket and James Anderson passed Glenn McGrath’s total to become the seam bowler with the most wickets. Not a bad way to end a positive summer for England.
Patrick HollisPublished 6 years ago in UnbalancedAthletes Aren't Overpaid
Some athletes in professional sports make millions of dollars in salary and endorsement. When the average person looks at that they think that they’re terribly overpaid. I often hear the same argument: “Why are these people getting paid millions when teachers and police make a fraction of that amount?” The best statement is when they think say that all these athletes do is play a game and get paid for it.
Brian AnonymousPublished 6 years ago in UnbalancedCook Calls It a Day
The big breaking news on Monday afternoon was the announcement that Alistair Cook is to retire from international cricket after the fifth and final test against India.
Patrick HollisPublished 6 years ago in UnbalancedLifesaving Sport
I remember my first national competition in New Brunswick. I was in the first race of the day, the Ocean Woman. I stood on the line, stomach turning. I almost threw up. I looked out at the waves and just remembered: I trained too hard to get here to not do it. The waves were bigger than I was used to, maybe five or six feet. I had been training on a lake, this was an ocean. How could I stay on a surf ski? How could I swim through this? How would I be able to catch those on a paddle board? I’ve seen lots of those Australians do it on Instagram and YouTube, but this was real life! And as you can probably guess, I puked on the start line. But, as you probably wouldn’t guess, I won silver. I was behind one of Canada’s best athletes who had just came back from Australia to play with the big guys, which is what I will be doing. It’s all very exciting and scary but when people used to ask me what I was doing after high school, all I could really say was “traveling.” Sometimes I would say I'm training for swimming, but not often. Lifesaving as a sport is wildly unpopular in Canada. It’s the climate. In Australia and New Zealand and South Africa, the sport is a sport. It’s dangerous with those waves, the competition is incredible, and those athletes look like they’ve never been inside before. But the thrill is worth it. And the people.
Carli JanesPublished 6 years ago in UnbalancedWho will Replace Rafael Nadal as the New King of Clay?
For the last 13 years the French Open has been dominated by one guy. Rafael Nadal has won 86 matches only losing twice to Novak Djokovic of Serbia in 2015 and Robin Soderling of Sweden in 2009.
Hunter JacksPublished 6 years ago in UnbalancedWays Sleep Can Make You a Better Athlete
There are a lot of ways sleep can make you a better athlete. Many of those ways involve physical functions, like reflexes and muscle performance. Other ways are more long-term, like the importance of sleep in preventing illness or recovering from injury. And still others have more to do with the cognitive and psychological benefits of getting enough sleep—because of course, athletic performance is not just about physical speed, strength, or ability. All sports, to some extent, have a mental component. To perform your best, you not only need your body to be in peak condition, but your mind as well. While there will some differences in amount and schedule of sleep between individuals, just about every aspect of athletic performance requires that you get plenty of good quality sleep, no matter who you are or what your sport.
Nicola P. YoungPublished 6 years ago in Unbalanced40 Years of the Lady Patriots
The DVD Red, White & Blue Royalty: 40 Years on the Court with Allen County-Scottsville’s Lady Patriots is the result of a year-long oral history project into the history and impact of the longest and most successful athletic program in the history of Allen County, Kentucky. The project that started in January 2014 intended to be over by May 2014. Instead, it continued into September 2014 with interviewees planning vacation days and flights into town to participate. Because it developed into a larger project than planned, I did not have the forethought to seek assistance at that time and hitched along funding the project from my own financial resources yet without incurring any significant debt. The rates given by the KOHC for travel, stipends, volunteers, etc. seem overgenerous to me. I have not used them to calculate my expenses for the sake of the application. I am asking instead for a grant that may serve as a reimbursement for part of my expenses in order to invest in other projects ahead. I hope you will agree I have documented a great story.
Drew LindseyPublished 6 years ago in UnbalancedEngland's Opening Dilemma
England’s squad for the Fourth Test against India has been announced and other than the inclusion of James Vince to cover Jonnie Bairstow, there were no tough decisions for the selectors. One issue which has been wandering into focus involves one of England’s longest serving players.
Patrick HollisPublished 6 years ago in UnbalancedWhy You Suck at Golf (Part 1)
I'm a golf pro. Everyday people come to me for lessons on how to hit the ball straight. The problem with that is that the ball doesn't want to fly straight.
Luke O'SullivanPublished 6 years ago in Unbalanced