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Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Cindy Heller @ Friday, 10th October 2008 @ 8:44 AM

Wheelchair sports were invented because the awareness that even disabled people have rights to play sports and participate in competitions. Nowadays, wheelchair sports are very popular and people who are physically disabled and affected due to their intellectual disability can participate. Most of the sports are adapted from the normal sports with some modifications in the rules and regulations to accommodate wheelchair players. Wheelchair sports are also part of international competition for di... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Richard Neesal @ Thursday, 9th October 2008 @ 9:37 AM

The first-ever recorded game of Golf was played in Edinburgh, Scotland. The modern game of golf first spread from the land of the bagpipes to England, but now the whole world is hooked onto this wonderful sport. A golfer is never seen on the greens without a golf set. A bad set of clubs can be a handicap to your performance and game score. In other words, it's crucial to find the right set of clubs. There are 5 types of clubs that golfers use during a game, they are: 1... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Richard Neesal @ Thursday, 9th October 2008 @ 9:36 AM

For many golfers across the world golf is life itself. No doubt, golf is a very popular sport but there is a lot to it than that what meets the eye. Though golf may look like a non-athletic sport but don't be quick to judge a book by its cover. Golf requires the same level of athleticism as many other sports. A good fitness program is a must if you plan to play golf on a regular basis. Any professional golfer will tell you the importance of strength, power, flexibility, and stability... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By David Horne @ Tuesday, 7th October 2008 @ 4:25 PM

Strength training should be implemented into a tennis squad training program to assist the players in developing more power in their shots and thus improving their game. It is also essential as a precursor to starting plyometrics training. Too often we see inexperienced trainers and coaches making their young players perform these high-impact power training exercises that have more of a negative impact on the athlete than a positive one. Strength training before Power Training! I have eve... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Roger Munns @ Sunday, 5th October 2008 @ 1:25 PM

At 27 years old, Spanish race car driver Fernando Alonso captured the first race in the inaugural Formula One Singapore Grand Prix - this was Alonso's first win of the current season and his 50th overall since he started racing professionally. Sunday's race was a thrilling affair, although reports are coming out that President of Ferrari Luca di Montezemolo is none too pleased with the event. Quotes published online have di Montezemolo criticizing the racecourse as being unsuita... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Patrick Omari @ Thursday, 2nd October 2008 @ 9:43 AM

The Supporter Trust movement is funded and supported by the Labour Government through Supporters Direct. Amongst the aims are to give supporters the right and the power to protect the clubs they love from unscrupulous owners who do not care for the interests of the club and who wish to exploit their assets for profit. Supporters Direct help to advise and establish supporters' trusts, aiming to deliver responsible, democratic representation at football clubs to help promote the highest stand... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Shaun Parker @ Tuesday, 30th September 2008 @ 5:39 PM

There can't be that many surfers, particularly around the British coast, that are silly enough to brave the elements of British waters without a wetsuit. The wetsuit has been a godsend for those surfing fanatics who are not content with only participating in their sport for the 2.6 weeks of summer that this country gets. Wetsuits have opened up the whole sport to something that you can do for pretty much the whole of the year. They have come a long way from the constrictive, skin rip... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By MIKE SELVON @ Tuesday, 30th September 2008 @ 3:14 AM

An archery club can make the life of a die hard archer easier than they ever imagined. When joining a club a person can learn new techniques for bow hunting, target archery, and even Japanese archery, which is an art all within itself. However, if a person is not sure how to locate their local club that is devoted to this activity they may need to resort to the internet which has an unlimited amount of information at one's fingertips in regards to finding the right club to join. If o... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Roger Munns @ Monday, 29th September 2008 @ 6:18 PM

The ever changing weather added to the intensity as Sebastian Vettel led from the pole and throughout the Monza circuit. In the end he finished ahead of Lewis Hamilton's McLaren teammate Heikki Kovalainen. Vettel, a 21-year-old German, is the youngest ever F1 winner. That glory previously belonged to Fernando Alonso, when he won the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix. Vettel is 73 days younger than Alonso was when he won that race. This was the team Toro Rosso's maiden win. The so... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Shaun Parker @ Thursday, 25th September 2008 @ 6:41 AM

If there's one big attraction to water sports it has to be the fact that boundaries are pretty limitless in comparison to other sports. You won't find fences or markers to hold you in. There are no whistles blown or referees to contend with and pretty much the rules are only governed by the fact that you don't want to die doing it. Nature is something that man has long wanted to be the master over but it is a law unto itself. This is part of the reason that surfers put the... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Roger Munns @ Thursday, 25th September 2008 @ 12:59 AM

For sunshine, a friendly welcome and a great holiday destination in both the winter and summer, Lanzarote seems to have it all. And for the surfer looking to catch great waves in a top beach destination, Lanzarote has just been recognised as being one of the best locations in the world to pursuit the sport - or just for fun. A leading internet for surfing puts Lanzarote high on their list of the hundred best places in the world, coming shortly after another travel site suggested La... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Aydan Corkern @ Wednesday, 24th September 2008 @ 3:44 PM

Are you or someone you know a very big sports fan? These people will get all fired up about the games or the teams that they are watching. Sometimes they might get violent and end up in jail because they will get upset if their teams are losing. They might even start a bar fight because someone talked bad about their teams. They will make bets on these games, and sometimes they might lose a lot of money. Sometimes they might go to a loan shark, which is not a good thing to do because thes... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Amy Nutt @ Wednesday, 24th September 2008 @ 11:31 AM

Tickets for the 2010 Winter Olympics are already being sought, which means some events may be sold out before some individuals even think about buying tickets. That is why you need to know what you need to do in order to get tickets for the 2010 Olympics before your favorite event sells out. However, there is a process to buying your tickets. It is not just a matter of being able to go online, shop, and then hit a "buy" button. The process is carried out carefully to ensure that everyone... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Gregory Smyth @ Wednesday, 24th September 2008 @ 2:47 AM

Ice skating is fast becoming one of Hong Kong and Macao's most popular sports. Families are spending more than they ever have on pursuits like ice skating, figure skating, and ice dancing in Hong Kong. With the talent pool increasing rapidly, so too are the numbers of young sportspeople going to the National Winter Games from these areas. Ono Tanami is a Hong Kong figure skater, and was the sole representative from the Special Administrative Region in the figure skating arena at this year&#... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Chris DiCicco @ Monday, 22nd September 2008 @ 1:02 AM

Clint Bowyer, the 26 year old savvy racer from Emporia, Kansas, started racing in motocross at the young age of five. He was a good on two wheels but soon discovered that he was even better on four wheels after his grandfather brought him to a dirt track in Humboldt, Kansas. His father, Chris Bowyer, wasnt very happy with his second sons decision at first because the family had already invested a lot of time and money into motorcycles and the young Clint Bowyer had shown a lot of potential. His ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Chris DiCicco @ Saturday, 20th September 2008 @ 2:38 PM

The Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida is home to some of the most significant NASCAR races there are. It is a 2.5-mile track and can seat 168,000 fans. Other racing associations share the track too so it is not exclusively a NASCAR facility. It is home to the race most Americans know because it has been around for so long: The Daytona 500. NASCAR sponsors this event as the Sprint Cup Daytona 500 The Great American Race. In 2008, the 50th Annual NEXTEL Cup Daytona 50... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Chris DiCicco @ Friday, 19th September 2008 @ 2:42 AM

Even though NASCAR started as a backwoods illegal race to run moonshine, it has today evolved into a sport that is not only entertaining but depends on physics too. The obvious element in the physics of NASCAR is the aerodynamic design required by these cars in order to achieve top speeds of near 200 mph with the minimum drag coefficient. But there are other forces involved too such as Newtons Law of Motion and centripetal force. Newtons Law of Motion states that a body will remain in mo... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Victor Epand @ Friday, 19th September 2008 @ 12:05 AM

Considering the fact that downhill, cross-country and telemark are all different forms of the same sport, skiing, it is interesting to note how different the equipment is for the three styles. Nowhere is this more apparent than in ski bindings. These essential pieces of equipment provide the link between a skier's boots and his skis, and they immediately identify which style a skier favors. Ski bindings are designed to meet the specific challenges and needs of each type of skiing, and accor... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Victor Epand @ Thursday, 18th September 2008 @ 11:52 PM

Considering the basic form of a pair of sweatpants, it's really quite remarkable how many styles designers have managed to create, especially in recent years. A traditional pair of sweatpants, of course, is cotton and has elastic bands at the waist and ankles. Such pants are widely used among athletes, especially on high school athletic teams. They are also what many people turn to when they want to relax in their homes. Sweatpants are baggy enough that they can be made to fit over a... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Victor Epand @ Thursday, 18th September 2008 @ 11:44 PM

I only played tennis with my father once. At that time, he wore a white T-shirt, white shorts that came to well above his mid-thighs, white shoes and white knee socks. In his defense, he was (and still is) in very good shape, and he pulled off the look much better than most of his contemporaries could have. Of course, the crowing glory to his ensemble was his wooden, circa 1975 tennis racquet. Its wooden frame and small, ovular head were in marked contrast to my racquet's metal frame and ne... more...