Tag Archives: sports and recreation

The Sports Archives – Cricket: No, Not the Insect…!

A candidate for peculiar names in the realm of sports, cricket is an international sporting activity, known most prominently among Eastern-Hemisphere nations. While perhaps not as world-renowned as baseball, cricket does share a few symbolic similarities with America’s pastime sport … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – The Intricacies of Throwing a Football

The NFL’s 2016 Super Bowl is rapidly approaching, and players are still in the thick of competition to see which 2 teams will be representing this year. In any professional, competitive sport, players consistently demonstrate high-level playing mechanics and complex … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Flaky Weather? A ‘Reliable’ Selection of Sports

This winter, weather for many regions of North America has been, mildly speaking, unpredictable. The erratic rise and fall of temperature and climate conditions has made every day a meticulous “gamble”; will it be warm and calm? Breezy and chilly? … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Taking the Insult out of Injury: Sports Medicine

In the professional world, most sports are highly competitive, physically-tasking, and especially dangerous; some which are fast-paced and/or particularly dependent on player-to-player contact (such as American football or basketball) can, at times, bring the risk of player injury on the … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – New Year “Resolution”: Improving Your Game!

2016 is an entirely new year for the whole planet, and there is no better time for self- improvement than the start of it! Many such “new year’s resolutions” revolve around having more patience for others and improving one’s own … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – The 2015 NFL Playoffs (as of 12/26)!

The 2015 regular season for the National Football League is rapidly coming to a close, and it will not be long before a handful of the teams with the best records are selected to compete in the 2015 playoffs. While … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – The Relationship of Sports and Composition

“Go out there and show everyone what you’re made of!” This “battle-cry” can sometimes be heard spouting from the lips of a sports team’s resident coach. The implication of such a statement is that, by making known the contents and … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Know the Difference: Baseball and Softball

Some sports stand entirely alone, while others exist as deviations on other popular competitive activities; a few alterations to how a game is played, if made in the right place, can make an entirely different sport! Perhaps one of the … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Sports Memorabilia: History & Inspiration

One of the most authentic elements of competitive sports is how unique the experience is to each individual. A die-hard baseball fan with little-to-no interest in football (or, in America, soccer) will, for instance, generally forgo spectating and discussing the … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Boxing: “It’s a Total Knock-Out!”

How many sports have a reputation for being starred in a Hollywood film which accumulated over $225 million in global box office on a budget less than 1% of that size? As if that were not enough on its own, … Continue reading

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