"One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do,"this quote by Henry Ford reconnects when it comes to facing something you're afraid of; our fears. When we get over fears, we realize only then that we had the courage before to do that something we were afraid of doing. One time I was afraid was when I started ice skating. I was at a party for my younger sister's friend at an ice ring.…
The creation of ice skates Ice skates as we know them have changed in many ways since they were first invented thousands of years ago. Ice skates are used for activities such as sports, recreation, and even transportation. The creation of ice skates and all the changes through states have helped athletes like skaters, speed skaters and performance of hockey players and recreational skating did more feasible. Earliest known pair Ice skates were invented in Northern Europe in Scandinavia, Germany and the Netherlands.…
Snow tubing essay by. Addi There's nothing like a fresh winter snow day. The grass is covered, leaves have covered Fallon down off of trees it's just perfect!!! And the best part of all is there's No School!!!!!!…
ABC History and Geography 1883-1886 By Joel Opificius, Clyde Killingbeck, and AJ Geoit Sponsors: ’The Killen You Tribune’ and ’Fou Chien Fraîche Journal’ G is for Gompers Samuel Gompers was the first leader of the American Federation of Labor or AFL. He helped unions and union member become part of American Society. H is for Hayman Riot It was a strike for an eight hour workday, starting May 1st in Chicago.…
Being a licensed snowboard instructor can have its perks; for instance, you get insane deals on all of the gear you could ever possibly need and get free lift tickets, but the most rewarding part of instructing for me is seeing how excited my students get when they finally nail the skill they’d been working so hard to master, whether it be making it down the hill without falling for the first time or landing their first air 360. That exact excitement is what drew me into this sport in the first place, and helping others achieve a sense of accomplishment and build up their riding skills is the best part of the job. Admittedly, it took me a little while to appreciate my students’ strange ways of expressing enthusiasm for learning, and for the…
Motocross has been around for ages. It has changed the word in many many ways. Also is has evolved in a credible amount over the years. There are millions of people who love motocross around the world. Motocross and Supercross have several different versions of it as well.…
A year later from that there were exhibition games being played in England where the Queen herself even enjoyed the game. By 1904 and 1908, Lacrosse was introduced into the Summer Olympics. Nearly a hundred years…
I’m been really busy with work lately, that’s why it took so long to get back to you. There are more things that I could even write that draws me to you, and many are things that I didn’t focus or think about before. I really like that you aren’t scared. You lived in Ukraine, traveled to Switzerland, then Germany, then back to Ukraine and ended up in Moscow. That’s significant amount of change in a short period of time.…
Snowboarding can be dangerous and can incur bone fractures if you fall. Snowboarding is done in a snowy environment, such as Austria, Germany or even parts of France. I myself have no experience of snowboarding. It seems scary to do because I'm afraid I'll break something. It seems fun to go ice skating in the winter.…
Skateboarding has long been a popular hobby/sport for ages, and is popular amongst many different people of all ages and genders. Recently longboarding, a newer version of skateboarding, has become a much more popular sport/hobby. Now for those who do not know longboard is a longer, wider, and faster version of a skateboard. Longboarding originated somewhere out of Hawaii, and is sometimes referred to as sidewalk surfing. The best way to put it is longboarding is a mix of skateboarding and surfing, and has bigger wheels that help the rider achieve greater speeds.…
Winter Olympics Bobsleigh Bobsleigh originated in St. Moritz Switzerland as a recreational sport for tourists. The first competitions began in 1884. Bobsleigh’s governing body, the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation was founded in 1923. A year later, bobsleigh was included in the first Winter Olympic Games. The two-man bobsleigh event was added in the 1932 Winter Olympics.…
Snowboarding is a widely popular sport that entertains many people, but it did not always start this way. Snowboarding was not widely accepted when it started out. A pioneer in snowboarding that helped make the sport popular was, Jake Burton. He was the first person to accomplish numerous technological advancements to help snowboards evolve into what they are today. Many resorts did not even allow snowboarding till it was finally recognized as a real sport.…
Because snowboarders are typically younger than skiers, the styles created for and worn by snowboarders are…
You should really try it. It will change your whole life. Snowboarding is not like anything else. Not even skiing. Skiing is a totally different thing.…
Once just a little experiment for surfers in california who were waiting for the waves to become unflat, skateboarding became a worldwide phenomenon as it grew from…