Ann Rule

Several people often misconceive softball as being an effortless, female dominated sport that requires little to no skill. Some say that softball is just a sport in which you hit the ball and run through bases trying not to get out. People who have never played softball, let alone any other sport, will say that softball is made easier for females. Before I began to play softball, I too speculated that softball was one of the most basic sports there was. Speaking from experience, softball is…

woods), irons and a putter. Some clubs in recent years have been replaced with hybrid golf clubs to replace longer irons and fairway metal woods. There is an entity known as the USGA or the United States Golf Association. This group determines the rules of golf, including the number of golf clubs that can be used in a round of golf. This limit is fourteen golf clubs. Normally, the standard golfer would have one driver, one putter, three wedges, seven irons, and two fairway woods in their golf…

Golf exercise and fitness are key components in todays game of golf. It is imperative that the golfer is fit and supple prior to a round of golf. How many times do golfers turn up for a round and after all head straight out onto the course as not performing any sort of exercise or warm up scheme. It could possibly cause irreparable damage to your corps, this is a large mistake, therewith will this impact your game of golf. Bowflex exercise, fitness or machine helps enhance muscle flexibility.…

F Scott Fitzgerald’s “Winter Dreams” includes many types of symbols such as colors to represent different feelings, or to foreshadow what is next to come. “Dexter is associated with green through the golf courses, the money he earns, youthful naivete and hope” (LaHood). The author is trying to express the symbolic connection to green with Dexter. Green is symbolic because it is used to describe money and hope. Which in the story it plays a big role since Dexter’s main goal is to be with Judy…

The day started like any other, but the same could not be said for how it ended. I arrived at the town golf course, Longshore, about 30 minutes before my tee time. There was slight cloud coverage, minimal wind, and a comfortable temperature. Glints of sun through the clouds periodically illuminated blades of grass, almost signaling for the ball to be hit there. The bentgrass took a deep, rich shade of green from the recent douses of rain. The course looked inviting and manicured, taunting…

The history of free-throw; James Naismith created by a game that was non-violent. He wrote 13 rules of his game and labeled it basketball while he prepared teaching a gym class at the YMCA in Springfield, Mass in 1891. However, understanding that free throw was not called in the original 13 rules, but it was almost the same as rule number 7, that stated “if either side makes consecutive fouls it shall count a goal for the opponents.” Today, we know it as free-throw was put into place for more…

You may only be at a ball park to witness a no-hitter once in your entire life, if ever. But to be on the team that is throwing one, an even rarer accomplishment. The possibility of being the pitcher to actually throw the no-hitter itself, almost the rarest feat in all of baseball. Excitement, adrenaline, rushed through me every time I threw the ball to home plate, and knowing that I was one pitch close to keeping the opposing team hitless. While playing some may think you feel the pressure of…

defend their space and goal, anticipate opponent 's move, decide their defensive positioning and cover the play area (Mitchell, Oslin & Griffin, 2013). In ACSJ, the pupils are get into 2v1 game, two offenders and one defender. Using modified basketball rules, a defined mini court is used with clear mark our boundaries with cones or court lines. Off the court offender is supposed to pass the ball to the court offender through dribbling on the designate boundary line and with pivoting while the…

To this day some of my favorite memories growing up was watching the Masters golf tournament with my dad or just hitting plastic golf balls in the backyard. Golf was the game I loved ever since I was a little boy. That's the reason why getting cut from the golf team freshman year hurt so bad. I was numb with an empty depressed feeling inside me. Getting cut from the golf team taught me that in my darkest moments giving up would be easy, however with perseverance and dedication any goal can be…

Golf swing training aids are tools designed to help you improve your golf swing. Improving your swing and overall golf game is a delicate art that many people unfortunately do incorrectly and end up wasting a lot of time and effort. Therefore, it is important to spend time to ensure you are training correctly. Remember, practice makes permanent not perfect so if you are not training correctly and ingraining incorrect technique into your muscle memory, the result will be poor performance and…