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How to Throw a Curveball: Baseball

How to Throw a Curveball: Baseball

My grandpa was a pitcher in the big leagues. He pitched for three years before he got hurt, but he taught me everything I know about throwing a curveball. And now that you’re learning to throw one too, I want to tell you how it all started.

Of course, you probably already know what a curveball is. The idea is that as the ball is thrown, it spins on its axis at the same time that it’s thrown forwards on an arc-like trajectory so that by the time it reaches home plate, it breaks downwards sharply on the batter. The first person who invented this pitch is disputed – some say it was Fred Goldsmith of Harvard University in 1867, while others claim it was Candy Cummings of the Excelsior Club in Brooklyn, New York. In any case, it’s been a staple of pitching ever since.

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It’s Almost Time for Baseball!!

It’s Almost Time for Baseball!!

In the spring most communities are looking for umpires for their baseball and softball recreation leagues. If you enjoy working with kids and know a little about these sports, look into getting trained and certified to be an umpire. You will need to find out the association that governs your recreation program, such as Dixie Youth, Babe Ruth, or the Little League to name a few. Find the league representative…

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The History of Basketball

The History of Basketball

Basketball is a team sport, in which two teams consisting of five players compete against each other on the playing court. The point guard initiates the attack, bypassing or ‘dribbling’ the ball to teammates. Team-mates try to score points during an opponent’s foul, by making shots or 3pts (3 pointers) respectively 2pts (2 pointers). If one of them misses, they rebound and can pass it back to their player. If both teams have made the same number of field goals when all game minutes have passed, there is a jump ball between two players that are standing at midcourt. The winner gets possession of the ball. A made basket counts as two points but this eventually became three in 1965.

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NBA Teams with The Most Championships

NBA Teams with The Most Championships

If you want to know how many times your favorite NBA team has won the world championship, just ask Alexa.

“Alexa, ask NBA machines who is the best in the league.”

The current champion is the Golden State Warriors, which took home their third title last year. The Cleveland Cavaliers are in second place with three wins in 2016 and 2017 respectively. The Chicago Bulls have six championships while Michael Jordan played for them in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, and 1997 (he retired after that season). On average it takes about 4 years for an NBA team to win one title. For this article, I looked at every NBA franchise that has won a world championship since 1950 (see chart below). To calculate the number of titles I did not include the San Francisco Warriors who won the franchise’s only title in 2015. I did this because that team does not exist anymore and is now called the Golden State Warriors. In addition, there were 12 teams between 1950-1968 which means one half of the league at a time won a championship while today two teams from each conference get to play in the NBA finals.

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How to Keep Your Players Injury-free: Football

How to Keep Your Players Injury-free: Football

Injuries are part of football. In order to prevent injuries from happening, it is important for every team to have a good backroom staff, consisting of a physiotherapist and sports scientists. However, in this article I won’t write about the importance of these members on your backroom staff, but instead focus on some measures that can be taken by you as headcoach to reduce the chance of injuries occuring.

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Best Golfing Lessons

Best Golfing Lessons

My mother was a good golfer. Not the best, but quite good nevertheless.

She taught me how to play golf when I was in eighth grade and it became my favorite sport ever since. It is so much fun to pick up a stick and hit the ball with power.

When I turned eighteen and got my degree in college, I moved out of my house and started working in a small office in downtown Porto Alegre.

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How to Teach Your Child Fundamental Basketball Skills

How to Teach Your Child Fundamental Basketball Skills

As a father of two boys (they both play basketball), I’ve been devoting most of my free time to teaching them the fundamentals of the game. The school system is mainly responsible for teaching kids academic skills but they don’t provide any coaching on how to play basketball. When you go to watch an NBA game, it’s pretty obvious that most players can’t shoot beyond 15 feet and aren’t able to dribble the ball with either hand. Consequently, they end up taking crazy fade-away jump shots instead of making easier baskets under higher percentage situations.

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All About Golf Etiquette

All About Golf Etiquette

Golf courses are best enjoyed when played by the rules of etiquette. They are designed to keep you safe, protect both wildlife and vegetation, and avoid any unnecessary damage to the course.

The following is a guide for golf etiquette:

Golfers must always call “fore” before making a shot that might injure another player or interfere with their game. If you think it’s possible your ball could hit someone else or if they’re standing near where you will be hitting from, yell “fore.”

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Ways to Enjoy Tennis Even if You Are Not that Good at It

Ways to Enjoy Tennis Even if You Are Not that Good at It

“Good morning! It’s time for the tennis practice!”

“Yes, mum!”

There was this boy who lived in a country quite far from Earth. His name was Tom and he had dedicated his life to tennis. He had been practicing since the age of 5 and now at 11 it seemed like nothing could stop him from becoming professional tennis player one day. Now that he was 11 years old he should finally participate in official competitions, but it turned out that there were some problems with his technique…

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