What the Yankees are to baseball, the New Zealand All Blacks are to rugby. In addition to an impressive history of victories, the All Blacks bring the most intimidating pre-game ritual in all of the sports with their Haka Dance. Imagine you’re a rugby player from another country, and you’re playing the All Blacks in […]
General Sports Archive
If it's not one of the major sports, it likely falls into our general sports coverage here.
We feature inspiring sports stories at all age levels from various sports along with some reference materials you may find useful.
Understanding Cricket: The Basics of the Game
Cricket is a game of bat and ball, which is played between 2 teams of 11 players each. It is played on a pitch 22 yards long in the center of an oval field. Both teams take turns to bat, scoring as many runs as possible, while the other team fields. These turns are known […]
How to Motivate Athletes: 15 Tips for Parents and Coaches
Coaches all agree on its importance, but how to motivate athletes? Sports coaches and players look for motivation from a variety of sources. Motivation may come from parents and family members, past disappointments, previous successes, competitors’ words, professional players, and elsewhere. A motivated team can compete at a very high level. But, if you’re missing […]
Juggling For Jude: 9 year-old raises $32,000 to Fight Cancer
9-year-old Hollis Belger of Larkspur, California can juggle a soccer ball. In fact, Hollis can juggle quite well. Her record for keeping the ball airborne, alternating feet with no help from the thighs, is 461 touches. Hollis improved her personal record for this feat by practicing nearly daily for 2 months in a fundraiser she […]
Never give up: a life lesson from a college track championship
“Never give up!” In sports, as in life, there will be times when individuals slip, fall, tumble or bad things happen to them. When presented with the opportunity to give up or to dig deep and persevere; giving up will appear to be the easiest option. But, as the video below shows, sometimes a fighting […]
Surefire Ways to Win at Basement Ping-Pong
Before sharing some tips on how to win at basement ping-pong, a little history, contrary to popular belief, ping-pong or table tennis was not invented in China. Yes, the Chinese play the game very well, but the sport originated in England. History of Table Tennis Although the game’s origins may go back even further, tennis […]
Roger Federer, a class act on and off the court, leads tennis revival
Roger Federer leads the way as tennis’s popularity continues to grow. Tennis participation throughout the U.S. continued its growth on every measurable level in 2008 with more players, nearly 26.9 million, mixing it up on the courts than at any time in the past 15 years according to The United States Tennis Association and Tennis […]