Kamis, 30 Juni 2016

BAGE Men’s Damping Hyperdunk Running Sneakers Sports Basketball Shoes



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Please Kindly refer to the size chart before buying it.

Size chart:

  • CN/EUR 35= US 3.5 = UK 2.5 = 220 MM
  • CN/EUR 36= US 4.5 = UK 3.5 = 230 MM
  • CN/EUR 37= US 5 = UK 4 = 235 MM
  • CN/EUR 38= US 6 = UK 5 = 240 MM
  • CN/EUR 39= US 6.5 = UK 5.5 = 245 MM
  • CN/EUR 40= US 7.5 = UK 6.5 = 250 MM
  • CN/EUR 41= US 8 = UK 7 = 255 MM
  • CN/EUR 42= US 9 = UK 8 = 260 MM
  • CN/EUR 43= US 10= UK 9 = 270 MM
  • CN/EUR 44= US 10.5 = UK 9.5 = 280 MM
  • CN/EUR 45= US 11 = UK 10 = 285 MM
  • CN/EUR 46= US 12 = UK 11 = 290 MM
  • CN/EUR 47= US 12.5 = UK 11.5 = 295 MM

Shipping Usually Takes 7-15 days by USPS Shipping Service.

Use and maintenance instructions:

  • After dirtying the vamp,using water or detergent gently with a soft cotton cloth to wipe.After washing and avoiding direct sunlight, lest cause aging, deformation and fading
  • After the shoe be affected with damp,vamp should be placed in the shade and dry it. Avoiding high temperature baking.
  • Avoid contacting with sharp objects and chemicals.

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Please Kindly refer to the size chart before buying it.

Size chart:

  • CN/EUR 35= US 3.5 = UK 2.5 = 220 MM
  • CN/EUR 36= US 4.5 = UK 3.5 = 230 MM
  • CN/EUR 37= US 5 = UK 4 = 235 MM
  • CN/EUR 38= US 6 = UK 5 = 240 MM
  • CN/EUR 39= US 6.5 = UK 5.5 = 245 MM
  • CN/EUR 40= US 7.5 = UK 6.5 = 250 MM
  • CN/EUR 41= US 8 = UK 7 = 255 MM
  • CN/EUR 42= US 9 = UK 8 = 260 MM
  • CN/EUR 43= US 10= UK 9 = 270 MM
  • CN/EUR 44= US 10.5 = UK 9.5 = 280 MM
  • CN/EUR 45= US 11 = UK 10 = 285 MM
  • CN/EUR 46= US 12 = UK 11 = 290 MM
  • CN/EUR 47= US 12.5 = UK 11.5 = 295 MM

Shipping Usually Takes 7-15 days by USPS Shipping Service.

Use and maintenance instructions:

  • After dirtying the vamp,using water or detergent gently with a soft cotton cloth to wipe.After washing and avoiding direct sunlight, lest cause aging, deformation and fading
  • After the shoe be affected with damp,vamp should be placed in the shade and dry it. Avoiding high temperature baking.
  • Avoid contacting with sharp objects and chemicals.


adidas Men’s Light EM UP 2 Basketball Shoes



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Adidas Men’s Basketball Shoes Light Em Up 2. Bouncetm For A Plus of energy and comfort for any sport. Technical Air Mesh upper for breathability. Absorbing EVA insole. Comfortable textile lining. Non marking rubber outsole. Material: Textile.BOUNCETM for additional energy and comfort

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Adidas Men’s Basketball Shoes Light Em Up 2. Bouncetm For A Plus of energy and comfort for any sport. Technical Air Mesh upper for breathability. Absorbing EVA insole. Comfortable textile lining. Non marking rubber outsole. Material: Textile.BOUNCETM for additional energy and comfort



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Nike Men’s Hyperfr3Sh PRM Basketball Shoes



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Rabu, 29 Juni 2016

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The Court Force combines the silhouette of a classic basketball shoe of the 80 ‘s with a retro style and provides you even at cool temperatures envious glances on the street. Clean lines combined with schnörkelloser Colour Make These shoe an absolute highlight for cold winter days. The robust outer material keeps in combination with warm fleece on the inside for keeps your feet warm and the highest level of comfort. The sporty silhouette can be great combine and provides you with numerous different ways of carrying.



Nike Men’s Court Force HI ND Basketball Shoes



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The Court Force combines the silhouette of a classic basketball shoe of the 80 ‘s with a retro style and provides you even at cool temperatures envious glances on the street. Clean lines combined with schnörkelloser Colour Make These shoe an absolute highlight for cold winter days. The robust outer material keeps in combination with warm fleece on the inside for keeps your feet warm and the highest level of comfort. The sporty silhouette can be great combine and provides you with numerous different ways of carrying.

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Nike Men’s Zoom Without A Doubt Basketball Shoes



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Step out in style in these unisex Pony High Top Trainers inspired by the cool urban aesthetic of New York. Fabulous rich leather upper in a brilliant design, perfect on or off the court a winner all round. Pony branding in contrasting colour.



PONY FTR-100 HIGH TOP LEATHER TRAINERS BASKETBALL TRAINERS



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Step out in style in these unisex Pony High Top Trainers inspired by the cool urban aesthetic of New York. Fabulous rich leather upper in a brilliant design, perfect on or off the court a winner all round. Pony branding in contrasting colour.

Cross Training Ideas for Tennis Training Success

There are many components that contribute to an effective tennis-training programme but whilst most people will readily mention strength, endurance, flexibility, speed etc one of the most important yet understated components is variety.

Your body is fantastically adaptive in as much as if you repeat the same thing over and over you will adapt and it will become the norm (an important factor in learning), however if you perform the same workout routine (no matter how good it is) it will eventually prove counter productive as all initial gains you make plateau and there will be no overload and any gains will be reversed.

Think of it another way, if you play your favourite song over and over again for too long it will eventually lose its early appeal.

This is where using other sports and methods of training (or cross-training as it is known), is important.

For the pro players that I work with, participating in other sports keeps them physically and mentally fresh (they obviously play so much tennis) whilst still promoting a training stimulus.

For my junior players (minis included) as well as my recreational adults (some very serious and not too recreational by the way), it is a way of training many of the fitness components critical for tennis away from the tennis environment whilst still retaining a competitive games – based edge. This is especially true of the “mini” juniors for whom early “specialisation” in a single sport has been shown to be counterproductive.

Here are some ideas to either spice up or enhance a program you are currently doing, or to get you started on a new one.

1. Participate in sports such as basketball, soccer, baseball or volleyball.

All these sports have the stop-start repeated sprint tempo that tennis requires with soccer providing a multidirectional agility-training stimulus that is vital for effective court coverage. Although basketball and volleyball include many directional changes as well, they have a large leg power component to them through the repeated jumping that takes place.

Baseball has many useful tennis related aspects to it such as pitching and getting the ball from base to base (which are throwing actions like the tennis serve) and sliding to make base can be very useful when you come to play on clay where sliding is a vital component for success.

2. Use outdoor activities.

Cardio training can be achieved by running, hiking (also good for leg strength), skating (balance and agility), skipping (co-ordination), cycling and swimming, to mention just a few. If you are in a park you could use equipment such as benches, balance beams, monkey bars, rope climbs etc. to do body weight driven exercises such as push-ups, pull-ups, balancing, step-ups, squat jumps, tricep dips, calf raises, etc.

As always start slowly and at your own pace and progress slowly increasing the length and/or intensity as you improve.

So, with a little thought and creativity you can combine all the fitness components necessary for improving tennis performance into workouts that take place away from your normal tennis environment, thereby allowing you to be physically and sometimes more importantly mentally fresh every time you step back on the court to play a match or have a lesson.

Who knows you may even find yourself having fun whist getting fitter and improving your tennis!

Before starting any exercise program, always be sure to first consult your physician.

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There are many components that contribute to an effective tennis-training programme but whilst most people will readily mention strength, endurance, flexibility, speed etc one of the most important yet understated components is variety.

Your body is fantastically adaptive in as much as if you repeat the same thing over and over you will adapt and it will become the norm (an important factor in learning), however if you perform the same workout routine (no matter how good it is) it will eventually prove counter productive as all initial gains you make plateau and there will be no overload and any gains will be reversed.

Think of it another way, if you play your favourite song over and over again for too long it will eventually lose its early appeal.

This is where using other sports and methods of training (or cross-training as it is known), is important.

For the pro players that I work with, participating in other sports keeps them physically and mentally fresh (they obviously play so much tennis) whilst still promoting a training stimulus.

For my junior players (minis included) as well as my recreational adults (some very serious and not too recreational by the way), it is a way of training many of the fitness components critical for tennis away from the tennis environment whilst still retaining a competitive games – based edge. This is especially true of the “mini” juniors for whom early “specialisation” in a single sport has been shown to be counterproductive.

Here are some ideas to either spice up or enhance a program you are currently doing, or to get you started on a new one.

1. Participate in sports such as basketball, soccer, baseball or volleyball.

All these sports have the stop-start repeated sprint tempo that tennis requires with soccer providing a multidirectional agility-training stimulus that is vital for effective court coverage. Although basketball and volleyball include many directional changes as well, they have a large leg power component to them through the repeated jumping that takes place.

Baseball has many useful tennis related aspects to it such as pitching and getting the ball from base to base (which are throwing actions like the tennis serve) and sliding to make base can be very useful when you come to play on clay where sliding is a vital component for success.

2. Use outdoor activities.

Cardio training can be achieved by running, hiking (also good for leg strength), skating (balance and agility), skipping (co-ordination), cycling and swimming, to mention just a few. If you are in a park you could use equipment such as benches, balance beams, monkey bars, rope climbs etc. to do body weight driven exercises such as push-ups, pull-ups, balancing, step-ups, squat jumps, tricep dips, calf raises, etc.

As always start slowly and at your own pace and progress slowly increasing the length and/or intensity as you improve.

So, with a little thought and creativity you can combine all the fitness components necessary for improving tennis performance into workouts that take place away from your normal tennis environment, thereby allowing you to be physically and sometimes more importantly mentally fresh every time you step back on the court to play a match or have a lesson.

Who knows you may even find yourself having fun whist getting fitter and improving your tennis!

Before starting any exercise program, always be sure to first consult your physician.



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Gender: unisex
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durable fabric with strong stitching
special design with adjustable handleSize: 44H x 36W cm

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Supposedly you are a high school athlete who want to continue his sports career and has high hopes in entering the varsity when you go to college. You are confident enough that you will be able to attract the attention of college varsity coaches who might offer you some scholarship money that will help you a lot with regards to your college studies. You are aware that studying in college is expensive, and your parents may not afford it. Thus, you are using your talent as your capital in getting into any college sports scholarship program and at the same time continue your passion-being an athlete.

Thus, you need to start some research so that you will be able to arrive with a college sports scholarship program. But where will you start? Getting a college sport scholarship is probably a new thing to you, and definitely you will start from scratch, constantly wondering where to beginyour researching tasks.

How about getting the famous Peterson’s guidebook about getting a college sports scholarship? Instead of spending long hours in front of your personal computer and yet ending up with nothing, you may consider reading this guidebook and learn how to grab the best college sports scholarship that will match your college needs.

Published in August of 2004, this Peterson’s guidebook complete title is Peterson’s Sports Scholarship and College Athletic Programs, which is an “all-inclusive, college-by-college look at different college sports scholarships, intercollegiate athletic programs, and other financial information that is intended for high school athletes who want to continue playing at intercollegiate level and at the same time having the financial difficulty of getting to college”.

Sounds interesting, doesn’t it?

It scans different college sports scholarships available in the United States. The guidebook’s content reveals the detail of various athletic programs from over 1,700 two- and four-year schools, including their respective national association and conference affiliations. From this guidebook, you will also get the names and contact numbers of college team coaches, descriptions of sports facilities, and graduation rates for student-athletes. In addition, it also lists around 30 types of sports games (everything from basketball to wrestling), both for men and women as well as their cross references from other schools offering those sports. Thus, you will be able to check if your sport is among the ones that offers college sports scholarship.

Here is the summary of the contents of Peterson’s Sport Scholarship and College Athletic Programs:

•    The Recruiting Process, which tackles finding your perfect fit with regards to college athletics, and other recruitment-related issues. •    Coach’s Forum, which includes views of head coaches of different sports in various colleges and universities across the United States. •    The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Guide for College-Bound Student Athlete, which tackles the eligibility-requirements of student athlete to different college sports scholarships as well as NCAA initial-eligibility clearinghouse. •    The alphabetical listings of various college athletic programs. •    Indexes, which include geographic listings of various college athletic programs, which is also sorted according to the sport and division where it belongs.

Through the Peterson’s Sport Scholarship and College Athletic Programs Guidebook, you will be able to reach your dream of becoming a college-bound student athlete while at the same time getting your college degree. It is the best gift that you can give to yourself, so do not ever miss the opportunity to do so.



Petersons Sports Scholarship and College Athletic Program: Getting Your Way Towards Becoming a College-bound Student Athlete

Supposedly you are a high school athlete who want to continue his sports career and has high hopes in entering the varsity when you go to college. You are confident enough that you will be able to attract the attention of college varsity coaches who might offer you some scholarship money that will help you a lot with regards to your college studies. You are aware that studying in college is expensive, and your parents may not afford it. Thus, you are using your talent as your capital in getting into any college sports scholarship program and at the same time continue your passion-being an athlete.

Thus, you need to start some research so that you will be able to arrive with a college sports scholarship program. But where will you start? Getting a college sport scholarship is probably a new thing to you, and definitely you will start from scratch, constantly wondering where to beginyour researching tasks.

How about getting the famous Peterson’s guidebook about getting a college sports scholarship? Instead of spending long hours in front of your personal computer and yet ending up with nothing, you may consider reading this guidebook and learn how to grab the best college sports scholarship that will match your college needs.

Published in August of 2004, this Peterson’s guidebook complete title is Peterson’s Sports Scholarship and College Athletic Programs, which is an “all-inclusive, college-by-college look at different college sports scholarships, intercollegiate athletic programs, and other financial information that is intended for high school athletes who want to continue playing at intercollegiate level and at the same time having the financial difficulty of getting to college”.

Sounds interesting, doesn’t it?

It scans different college sports scholarships available in the United States. The guidebook’s content reveals the detail of various athletic programs from over 1,700 two- and four-year schools, including their respective national association and conference affiliations. From this guidebook, you will also get the names and contact numbers of college team coaches, descriptions of sports facilities, and graduation rates for student-athletes. In addition, it also lists around 30 types of sports games (everything from basketball to wrestling), both for men and women as well as their cross references from other schools offering those sports. Thus, you will be able to check if your sport is among the ones that offers college sports scholarship.

Here is the summary of the contents of Peterson’s Sport Scholarship and College Athletic Programs:

•    The Recruiting Process, which tackles finding your perfect fit with regards to college athletics, and other recruitment-related issues. •    Coach’s Forum, which includes views of head coaches of different sports in various colleges and universities across the United States. •    The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Guide for College-Bound Student Athlete, which tackles the eligibility-requirements of student athlete to different college sports scholarships as well as NCAA initial-eligibility clearinghouse. •    The alphabetical listings of various college athletic programs. •    Indexes, which include geographic listings of various college athletic programs, which is also sorted according to the sport and division where it belongs.

Through the Peterson’s Sport Scholarship and College Athletic Programs Guidebook, you will be able to reach your dream of becoming a college-bound student athlete while at the same time getting your college degree. It is the best gift that you can give to yourself, so do not ever miss the opportunity to do so.

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You will find 2 events that create tennis’s history. The crucial creation of rubber which transformed lawn tennis into today’s tennis, and the match between Billy and Bobby which opened the doors for women to be included in a man’s sport.

The true history of tennis doesn’t start until around 1850, once the first “modern” tennis balls were invented and employed. Before this point, the history of tennis is the history of a different game.

The original tenis is played in indoor courts. In reality, original tenis cannot possibly be played outside – the players use angled walls of a proper tenis court to deliberately hit and return the ball with their opponents. Yes, original tenis is akin to today’s modern tenis, or even “lawn tenis, ” but only in the same way that handball, badminton, croquet, and racquetball are just like lawn tenis!

tenis as we recognize it today is called “lawn tenis, ” and it did not diverge coming from real tenis until around the 1850’s. It was inside the 1850’s that Charles Goodyear, of Goodyear tire fame, devised vulcanized rubber. Vulcanized rubber is a process that prevents normal rubber from deteriorating quickly (without the vulcanization course of action, natural rubber could deteriorate within a very few days. )

So, using the vulcanization of rubber came ubber tenis balls. The rubber tenis balls could now be used outdoors on garden courts. These rubber tenis balls were an excellent change from the wads of wool, hair, wool, or cork wrapped with leather or string and cloth – these are what had been included in original tenis.

And because these vulcanized rubber tenis balls may just be used outdoors, on garden courts, without walls to bounce them away from, new rules had to be invented for this brand new game of lawn tenis.

Walter Clopton Wingfield is usually the man who is given credit for the invention of modern tenis, or even lawn tenis. Around 1874, Wingfield actually patented the game. And the game became loved by the leisured classes during the entire end of the 1800s.

The actual popularity of tenis multiplied relatively quickly. tenis clubs were created around this time. The first tenis championships were held in 1877 iat Wimbledon. a precursor for the Grand Slam tournament held in Wimbledon annually, even today.

The rules of tenis changed gradually during the entire later 1800s, changing the shape with the court and the length of net and in that way changing the history of tenis in the process!

Now, the history of tenis for women is usually said to have commenced after Billie Jean King’s defeat of Bobby Riggs with 1973. Yes, women had been playing tenis for several years before this defeat — in reality, a woman, Mary Ewing Outerbridge, is credited with introducing lawn tenis for the states. And yes, women had even also been playing professionally — King did earn money playing tenis, but far lower than any male player of similar stature.

But it was not until King, a woman, handedly defeated Riggs, that women in 1973 actually gained respect in the game. This defeat is what truly paved the way for more recent tenis greats just like Steffi Graff and Serena as well as Venus Williams.



The History Behind Tennis


You will find 2 events that create tennis’s history. The crucial creation of rubber which transformed lawn tennis into today’s tennis, and the match between Billy and Bobby which opened the doors for women to be included in a man’s sport.

The true history of tennis doesn’t start until around 1850, once the first “modern” tennis balls were invented and employed. Before this point, the history of tennis is the history of a different game.

The original tenis is played in indoor courts. In reality, original tenis cannot possibly be played outside – the players use angled walls of a proper tenis court to deliberately hit and return the ball with their opponents. Yes, original tenis is akin to today’s modern tenis, or even “lawn tenis, ” but only in the same way that handball, badminton, croquet, and racquetball are just like lawn tenis!

tenis as we recognize it today is called “lawn tenis, ” and it did not diverge coming from real tenis until around the 1850’s. It was inside the 1850’s that Charles Goodyear, of Goodyear tire fame, devised vulcanized rubber. Vulcanized rubber is a process that prevents normal rubber from deteriorating quickly (without the vulcanization course of action, natural rubber could deteriorate within a very few days. )

So, using the vulcanization of rubber came ubber tenis balls. The rubber tenis balls could now be used outdoors on garden courts. These rubber tenis balls were an excellent change from the wads of wool, hair, wool, or cork wrapped with leather or string and cloth – these are what had been included in original tenis.

And because these vulcanized rubber tenis balls may just be used outdoors, on garden courts, without walls to bounce them away from, new rules had to be invented for this brand new game of lawn tenis.

Walter Clopton Wingfield is usually the man who is given credit for the invention of modern tenis, or even lawn tenis. Around 1874, Wingfield actually patented the game. And the game became loved by the leisured classes during the entire end of the 1800s.

The actual popularity of tenis multiplied relatively quickly. tenis clubs were created around this time. The first tenis championships were held in 1877 iat Wimbledon. a precursor for the Grand Slam tournament held in Wimbledon annually, even today.

The rules of tenis changed gradually during the entire later 1800s, changing the shape with the court and the length of net and in that way changing the history of tenis in the process!

Now, the history of tenis for women is usually said to have commenced after Billie Jean King’s defeat of Bobby Riggs with 1973. Yes, women had been playing tenis for several years before this defeat — in reality, a woman, Mary Ewing Outerbridge, is credited with introducing lawn tenis for the states. And yes, women had even also been playing professionally — King did earn money playing tenis, but far lower than any male player of similar stature.

But it was not until King, a woman, handedly defeated Riggs, that women in 1973 actually gained respect in the game. This defeat is what truly paved the way for more recent tenis greats just like Steffi Graff and Serena as well as Venus Williams.

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Safety is a concern to education administrators in today’s lawsuit-happy society. It should be of particular concern around a school gymnasium because the gym is an area that generates a large number of student injuries.

Unfortunately, injuries are often the result of common but inconspicuous equipment and facility hazards.

To identify some typical injury risks, I contacted Cliff Knuff, a consultant who performs school safety checks as part of his duties with The Vinyl Doctor out of Val Caron, Ontario. Described below are some of the safety hazards Cliff often sees in the course of his safety inspections.

1. VOLLEYBALL NETS & FIXTURES
a. The welds that connect the angled supports to the bottom of volleyball posts often become broken and jagged. These can be re-welded and covered with a protective plastic covering.

b. The crank used for tightening the volleyball net is often at a student’s eye-level. They can be replaced with a collapsible handle and lowered to an area near the floor, within the angled supports where they will cause little damage.

c. The holes in the gym floor that accept the volleyball and badminton posts are often lost or left flipped up. They can trip students and break fingers if fallen upon.

2. MATS
The vinyl covering on mats often cracks and becomes worn, exposing the rough, webbed “scrim” beneath. This rough surface can cause cuts and abrasions. And the covering on old mats often flakes off. These flakes can end up in a student’s eye. The solution is to either replace these mats or to have them re-covered.

3. STORAGE AREAS
Equipment is often hastily and dangerously put away. A good example is a volleyball standard placed upright on a mat. Any student tugging on the mat is in danger of being struck by the volleyball standard. Another problem is placement of equipment on the floor, requiring students to walk on top of it to access the rest of the room.

In addition to safety hazards, improper storage may cause hundreds of dollars of damage to equipment each year. A common example is equipment left on top of mats or lying atop deflated balls. The result can be torn covers, reduced cushioning in mats and the need for frequent replacement.

A few minutes spent educating your students on proper replacement of equipment could prevent some of this damage.

4. JUNGLE GYMS AND CLIMBERS
Hazards include exposed hardware such as nuts, bolts, and worn or loose pulleys, fasteners, cables and locking devices. All hardware should be tightened and exposed fasteners can sometimes be relocated or given a protective plastic covering. Also check that mats – not just carpeting – are placed beneath such climbers.

5. Gymnasium Walls
Hazards on gym walls include fi re extinguishers and their fastening hooks, electrical panels with doors that pop open, unpadded walls and stage edges beneath basketball backboards, and storage doors beneath stages that pop open or have exposed hardware that can be bumped against.

INSPECTION TIPS
If you plan to perform a walk-around inspection yourself, Cliff has a good tip. Look at your facilities from the eye level of your students – even if it means getting down on your hands and knees. Schools were built and are maintained by adults, and it’s easy to overlook situations that are safe for us but are a hazard for people half our size.

A PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION – ADVANTAGES
You might also wish to have a professional safety inspection performed. There are several advantages to having professionals perform your inspection.
First, such companies know what hazards to look for and may identify situations you have overlooked.

Second, in the event of a lawsuit, you can use a professional inspection as evidence that you do take careful precautions to ensure a safe building.

Third, some schools have apparently received reductions in insurance premiums as a result of having an inspection performed.

And finally, you’ll know yourself that you’ve done everything possible to ensure a safe environment for your students.



Danger Areas in School Gymnasium and Sport Facilities

Safety is a concern to education administrators in today’s lawsuit-happy society. It should be of particular concern around a school gymnasium because the gym is an area that generates a large number of student injuries.

Unfortunately, injuries are often the result of common but inconspicuous equipment and facility hazards.

To identify some typical injury risks, I contacted Cliff Knuff, a consultant who performs school safety checks as part of his duties with The Vinyl Doctor out of Val Caron, Ontario. Described below are some of the safety hazards Cliff often sees in the course of his safety inspections.

1. VOLLEYBALL NETS & FIXTURES
a. The welds that connect the angled supports to the bottom of volleyball posts often become broken and jagged. These can be re-welded and covered with a protective plastic covering.

b. The crank used for tightening the volleyball net is often at a student’s eye-level. They can be replaced with a collapsible handle and lowered to an area near the floor, within the angled supports where they will cause little damage.

c. The holes in the gym floor that accept the volleyball and badminton posts are often lost or left flipped up. They can trip students and break fingers if fallen upon.

2. MATS
The vinyl covering on mats often cracks and becomes worn, exposing the rough, webbed “scrim” beneath. This rough surface can cause cuts and abrasions. And the covering on old mats often flakes off. These flakes can end up in a student’s eye. The solution is to either replace these mats or to have them re-covered.

3. STORAGE AREAS
Equipment is often hastily and dangerously put away. A good example is a volleyball standard placed upright on a mat. Any student tugging on the mat is in danger of being struck by the volleyball standard. Another problem is placement of equipment on the floor, requiring students to walk on top of it to access the rest of the room.

In addition to safety hazards, improper storage may cause hundreds of dollars of damage to equipment each year. A common example is equipment left on top of mats or lying atop deflated balls. The result can be torn covers, reduced cushioning in mats and the need for frequent replacement.

A few minutes spent educating your students on proper replacement of equipment could prevent some of this damage.

4. JUNGLE GYMS AND CLIMBERS
Hazards include exposed hardware such as nuts, bolts, and worn or loose pulleys, fasteners, cables and locking devices. All hardware should be tightened and exposed fasteners can sometimes be relocated or given a protective plastic covering. Also check that mats – not just carpeting – are placed beneath such climbers.

5. Gymnasium Walls
Hazards on gym walls include fi re extinguishers and their fastening hooks, electrical panels with doors that pop open, unpadded walls and stage edges beneath basketball backboards, and storage doors beneath stages that pop open or have exposed hardware that can be bumped against.

INSPECTION TIPS
If you plan to perform a walk-around inspection yourself, Cliff has a good tip. Look at your facilities from the eye level of your students – even if it means getting down on your hands and knees. Schools were built and are maintained by adults, and it’s easy to overlook situations that are safe for us but are a hazard for people half our size.

A PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION – ADVANTAGES
You might also wish to have a professional safety inspection performed. There are several advantages to having professionals perform your inspection.
First, such companies know what hazards to look for and may identify situations you have overlooked.

Second, in the event of a lawsuit, you can use a professional inspection as evidence that you do take careful precautions to ensure a safe building.

Third, some schools have apparently received reductions in insurance premiums as a result of having an inspection performed.

And finally, you’ll know yourself that you’ve done everything possible to ensure a safe environment for your students.

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Tennis Champions are testing new racket that could be worth millions in sponsorshipCaroline Wozniacki’s favorite racket of the brand Babolat is replaced with an anonymous-looking black model.

It is a well known fact in tennis world that the stars play with over-painted and camouflaged rackets when they test equipment before the signature lands in a new sponsorship contract.
Everything now suggests that the Danish world tennis player bids goodbye to the Babolat for the new record-sponsorship of one million classes – Asian Yonex.

“Yes, it is true that Caroline should try a new racket, but she still has the ability to return to the old, if it does not work. It is clear that there is good economy in it. One can require considerably more as the world number one.” Wozniacki’s manager-John Tobias spoke Doha a few weeks ago.

Now millions are waiting just around the corner Caroline Wozniacki on Friday tested the new Yonex-racket at a charity tournament in Belarus though ‘camouflaged’.

Caroline Wozniacki is according to several sources to have tried the Yonex-gear in the company of several Asian experts at KB’s tennis facilities in Copenhagen
Yonex is well known in Denmark as a badminton brand, but actually it was two of Caroline Wozniacki’s stated icons-Martina Hingis and Steffi Graff who swung the Asian brand.
The new contract is estimated to be over 5 Million worth annually in returns. It is more than double the old Babolat contract.

Caroline Wozniacki is the number 1 female tennis star, and she has always been a hot and interesting female tennis player in her career.



New tennis racket tested by Caroline Wozniacki

Tennis Champions are testing new racket that could be worth millions in sponsorshipCaroline Wozniacki’s favorite racket of the brand Babolat is replaced with an anonymous-looking black model.

It is a well known fact in tennis world that the stars play with over-painted and camouflaged rackets when they test equipment before the signature lands in a new sponsorship contract.
Everything now suggests that the Danish world tennis player bids goodbye to the Babolat for the new record-sponsorship of one million classes – Asian Yonex.

“Yes, it is true that Caroline should try a new racket, but she still has the ability to return to the old, if it does not work. It is clear that there is good economy in it. One can require considerably more as the world number one.” Wozniacki’s manager-John Tobias spoke Doha a few weeks ago.

Now millions are waiting just around the corner Caroline Wozniacki on Friday tested the new Yonex-racket at a charity tournament in Belarus though ‘camouflaged’.

Caroline Wozniacki is according to several sources to have tried the Yonex-gear in the company of several Asian experts at KB’s tennis facilities in Copenhagen
Yonex is well known in Denmark as a badminton brand, but actually it was two of Caroline Wozniacki’s stated icons-Martina Hingis and Steffi Graff who swung the Asian brand.
The new contract is estimated to be over 5 Million worth annually in returns. It is more than double the old Babolat contract.

Caroline Wozniacki is the number 1 female tennis star, and she has always been a hot and interesting female tennis player in her career.

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The sport of table tennis has been encouraging new players, creating Olympic champions, and inspiring crowds of eager spectators for many many years, though few know the true history of the how the sport began, developed, and became what it is today. Below, is a brief digestible history of the sport of table tennis, that will hopefully inspire a better appreciation for it.

Though there are many variations on the initial beginnings of table tennis or ping pong, most scholars and sources concur that table tennis began in England in the late 1800s as a fun after-dinner diversion. Some rumors say it was enacted on the dinner tables themselves, while others stick to the more popular assumption that it began as a lawn and garden game, closely tied to badminton. At this time, they didn’t yet have ping pong paddles, and so English socialites used vellum bats to play. In the 1890s, Parker Brothers began work on an indoor version of the popular lawn tennis, which included the net, paddles, and ball.

In the very beginnings-though table tennis was very very popular in England-it was still looked at as solely casual, certainly not as a sport. It was not until much later-approximately 1905-1910, when table tennis/ping pong started becoming popular in other countries, such as: Japan, China, and Korea. Meanwhile, England created the first official Table Tennis Association for the purpose of finally recognizing the pastime as a sport, but it was the Asian countries who had adopted table tennis to their own national hobbies, that made it the highly competitive and respected sport it now is. These countries took on the pastime as a full-fledged sport to be mastered, and is still a highly popular sport there. Today, millions of people in these countries play; and consider table tennis a highly competitive sport to be respected and perfected.

After a brief period, England took up the sport again in the 1920s as a popular diversion. This is truly when the standardization of the game, i.e. rules, organizations, and competitions were begun. Since then, table tennis has become a popular worldwide sport, and even an Olympic event; with competitive players outnumbering 30 million worldwide and millions non-competitive. It was during this time that table tennis-through a series of adjustments-truly transformed. In 1926, the International atble tennis Federation was formed. In 1935, the three major table tennis organizations: The American Ping Pong Association, The Amateur Table Tennis Association, and the National Table Tennis Association combined to form the U.S. Table Tennis Association. In 1957, with the overwhelming worldwide popularity the once annual worldwide table tennis championships, becomes biennial. Finally, in 1988, table tennis becomes an Olympic sport at that year’s Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Today, the game of competitive table tennis has been preserved to almost the same rules, measurements, etc that it began with; it’s most avid competitors and the International Table Tennis Federation ensuring that the human skill and capacity for the sport is not changed with the introduction of new technology.



Table Tennis: A Brief History of the Sport

The sport of table tennis has been encouraging new players, creating Olympic champions, and inspiring crowds of eager spectators for many many years, though few know the true history of the how the sport began, developed, and became what it is today. Below, is a brief digestible history of the sport of table tennis, that will hopefully inspire a better appreciation for it.

Though there are many variations on the initial beginnings of table tennis or ping pong, most scholars and sources concur that table tennis began in England in the late 1800s as a fun after-dinner diversion. Some rumors say it was enacted on the dinner tables themselves, while others stick to the more popular assumption that it began as a lawn and garden game, closely tied to badminton. At this time, they didn’t yet have ping pong paddles, and so English socialites used vellum bats to play. In the 1890s, Parker Brothers began work on an indoor version of the popular lawn tennis, which included the net, paddles, and ball.

In the very beginnings-though table tennis was very very popular in England-it was still looked at as solely casual, certainly not as a sport. It was not until much later-approximately 1905-1910, when table tennis/ping pong started becoming popular in other countries, such as: Japan, China, and Korea. Meanwhile, England created the first official Table Tennis Association for the purpose of finally recognizing the pastime as a sport, but it was the Asian countries who had adopted table tennis to their own national hobbies, that made it the highly competitive and respected sport it now is. These countries took on the pastime as a full-fledged sport to be mastered, and is still a highly popular sport there. Today, millions of people in these countries play; and consider table tennis a highly competitive sport to be respected and perfected.

After a brief period, England took up the sport again in the 1920s as a popular diversion. This is truly when the standardization of the game, i.e. rules, organizations, and competitions were begun. Since then, table tennis has become a popular worldwide sport, and even an Olympic event; with competitive players outnumbering 30 million worldwide and millions non-competitive. It was during this time that table tennis-through a series of adjustments-truly transformed. In 1926, the International atble tennis Federation was formed. In 1935, the three major table tennis organizations: The American Ping Pong Association, The Amateur Table Tennis Association, and the National Table Tennis Association combined to form the U.S. Table Tennis Association. In 1957, with the overwhelming worldwide popularity the once annual worldwide table tennis championships, becomes biennial. Finally, in 1988, table tennis becomes an Olympic sport at that year’s Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Today, the game of competitive table tennis has been preserved to almost the same rules, measurements, etc that it began with; it’s most avid competitors and the International Table Tennis Federation ensuring that the human skill and capacity for the sport is not changed with the introduction of new technology.

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Tennis is a sport that has been there for hundreds of years. It is believed that the game was first developed in Europe- by European Monks . The rackets and balls utilized in previous game were of varied types. The game was absolutely well-known amongst the monks in the monasteries in Europe. Though, there was an instance when the church was contemplating on banning the game.

However, it was Major Walter C Wingfield who patented the tennis equipment and the rules of tennis game. These rules were almost the same as to the rules of the present rules for tennis. These patenting took place in the same year when tennis courts began appearing in the United States. Within a short span of time ( a year), tennis equipment began making an appearance in other countries outside the US.

This was the time when croquet was the most popular game. To be able to play tennis then, people started making use of croquet courts. They set up the courts for tennis.

Wimbledon, the oldest tennis tournament, was first realized in 1877. The courts used in Wimbledon then were slightly different from the courts in play today. Though, the rules were generally the same as today.

Tennis Rules

Rules for Tennis were first adopted on 1 January 1924. Making rules and regulations for tennis lies with the International Tennis Federation and it was accompanied by a Rules of Tennis Committee, which periodically monitors rules and make necessary recommendations for any modification, if it is needed. Suggested changes in rules can be on a permanent basis or for a limited trial duration. The board of directors take recommendations and pass it on to the general meeting of the International Tennis Federation for its perusal. The rules are applied only after the members of the general meeting arrive at a consensus.

Rules cover all aspects of tennis such as the size of the court, permanent fixtures, specifications of tennis balls, rackets, as well as the scoring system. There are rules that also manage the service methods, and the various kinds of faults.

Rules also covers (in substance) to behavior of the tennis players on and off the court. There are separate rules for a singles and doubles game. Rules may also vary slightly from one tournament to another. There are various rulebooks that give details of the numerous technicalities of the game to the players, officials and the spectators. Aside from this, from the game, tennis rules also include anti-doping laws to prevent players from taking banned substances.



History Of Tennis, Rules Of Tennis

Tennis is a sport that has been there for hundreds of years. It is believed that the game was first developed in Europe- by European Monks . The rackets and balls utilized in previous game were of varied types. The game was absolutely well-known amongst the monks in the monasteries in Europe. Though, there was an instance when the church was contemplating on banning the game.

However, it was Major Walter C Wingfield who patented the tennis equipment and the rules of tennis game. These rules were almost the same as to the rules of the present rules for tennis. These patenting took place in the same year when tennis courts began appearing in the United States. Within a short span of time ( a year), tennis equipment began making an appearance in other countries outside the US.

This was the time when croquet was the most popular game. To be able to play tennis then, people started making use of croquet courts. They set up the courts for tennis.

Wimbledon, the oldest tennis tournament, was first realized in 1877. The courts used in Wimbledon then were slightly different from the courts in play today. Though, the rules were generally the same as today.

Tennis Rules

Rules for Tennis were first adopted on 1 January 1924. Making rules and regulations for tennis lies with the International Tennis Federation and it was accompanied by a Rules of Tennis Committee, which periodically monitors rules and make necessary recommendations for any modification, if it is needed. Suggested changes in rules can be on a permanent basis or for a limited trial duration. The board of directors take recommendations and pass it on to the general meeting of the International Tennis Federation for its perusal. The rules are applied only after the members of the general meeting arrive at a consensus.

Rules cover all aspects of tennis such as the size of the court, permanent fixtures, specifications of tennis balls, rackets, as well as the scoring system. There are rules that also manage the service methods, and the various kinds of faults.

Rules also covers (in substance) to behavior of the tennis players on and off the court. There are separate rules for a singles and doubles game. Rules may also vary slightly from one tournament to another. There are various rulebooks that give details of the numerous technicalities of the game to the players, officials and the spectators. Aside from this, from the game, tennis rules also include anti-doping laws to prevent players from taking banned substances.

Diet for Sports Men

DIET FOR SPORTS MEN

INTRODUCTION

Diet is one of the important and basic biological needs of man. Diet is the foundation for good health. It is essential for life, growth and repair of human body, regulation of body mechanism and production of energy for work. The above functions of diet can be achieved only through adequate nutrition which should consist of essential nutrients in the required proportion. These nutrients include
i) Proteins ii) Carbohydrates iii) Fats iv) Minerals v) Vitamins.

During sports training, the energy requirement of the players will be high as such the diet should be accordingly planned otherwise the players will not have the stamina to withstand the training and the player will show the signs of fatigue which may result in internal and external injuries to the players.

IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITION AND DIETICS FOR SPORTS MAN

Nutrition is important aspect for all, especially for sports men. They need balanced food to maintain their stamina. Good food habit provides them energy to perform their activities in a better way.

Sports man should organize his diet. He should take palatable, acceptable, good quality food to maintain his health.

RIGHT SPORTS DIET FOR RIGHT SPORTS MEN

The energy requirement of an athlete depends on the following factors. The right sports diet should have adequate provision for the following.

1. Quantity : Calories according to sports.
2. Quality : Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals
and fluids
3. Variety : Different types of food
4. Palatability : Proper cooking
5. Acceptability : To suit different customs, habits and tastes.

Approximate percentage of calories which may be derived from different components of nutrients.

Carbohydrates Protein Fat

1) Light sports 60% 15% 25%
2)Moderate sports 60% 14% 26%
3)Heavy sports 60% 13% 27%
4) Endurance sports 60% 12% 28%

IMPORTANT FACTORS FOR PLANNING A DIET SCHEDULE

The energy requirement of the players is dependent on body size and
composition, age, physical activity, climate and environment.

1.Age :- The energy requirement of adolescent and adults are greater
than that of children and old people. Most of the active
sportsmen belong to growing age group of adolescents and
adults.

2.Sex :- All other factors remaining constant. The energy
requirement of women is relatively less than that of men.

3. Body weight :- Energy requirement is directly proportional to the
body weight . It increases or decreases according to the type of
activity and muscles involved during exercise period.

4. Climate and Environment :- In hot and humid environment, energy
requirement is less. Higher the altitude , colder the climate and

greater will be the energy requirement. Athletes, who undertake
regular motivated physical exercises, develop the capacity to lose
heat efficiently.

5. Physical activities :- The energy requirement of an athlete depends
on the intensity, duration and types of his activities. Based on these, it
could be grouped under four categories.

Group I :- Light sports, Sedentary sports or skill
Games
EX :- Chess and carom
Energy requirement :- The energy requirement of athletes doing
these sports would be 50 calories/kg body
weight/ day.

Group II :- Moderate sports. These sports involve
skill, moderate strength and moderate
endurance.
EX :- Badminton, Cricket, Table Tennis
Energy requirement :- 60 calories /kg body weight/day

Group III :- Heavy sports. They involve skill,
maximum strength and high endurance.
EX :- Boxing, Football, Hockey, Squash.
Energy requirement :- 70 calories /kg body weight/day

Group IV :- Endurance sports. They involve skill,
moderate strength and extreme
endurance.
Ex :- Marathon, cross country running, channel
Swimming and rowing.
Energy requirement :- 90 calories /kg body weight/day

It is recommended by the Nutrition Advisory Committee of I.C.M.R that the calorie in-take of an Indian should be as given in the following table.

Activity Men 55 Kg Women 45 Kg

Sedentary work 2400 calories 1900 calories

Moderate work 2800 calories 2200 calories

Heavy work / Players 3900 calories 3000 calories

The following foodstuff consumed per day provides 5000 kilo calories to
an athlete

CEREALS – 600 gm
BUTTER – 15 gm
JAM – 15 gm
EGGS – 02 Nos.
PULSES – 60 gm
SUGAR/GLUCOSE – 150 gm
MILK – 500 gm
OIL – 200 gm
MUTTON – 200 gm
CHICKEN/FISH – 150 – 300 gm
GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES – 125 gm
FRESH VEGETABLES – 100 gm
ROOTS AND TUBERS – 150 gm
FRUITS – 150 gm
TEA/ COFFEE – 80/20 gm
SALT – 40 gm
CONDIMENTS – 15 gm

It is better to table a diet chart during the training period as well as the time of Match/ competitions for various sport activities in consultation with a proper dietician.

Proper diet not only helps to improve the performance of the players but also considerably reduces the internal and external injuries.

“HEALTH IS WEALTH ” This saying will suit even more to the sportsmen. The wealth of the sportsmen is their performance. So health plays major role for their stamina and for better performance. Sportsman needs good quality food, fitness and courage.

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DIET FOR SPORTS MEN

INTRODUCTION

Diet is one of the important and basic biological needs of man. Diet is the foundation for good health. It is essential for life, growth and repair of human body, regulation of body mechanism and production of energy for work. The above functions of diet can be achieved only through adequate nutrition which should consist of essential nutrients in the required proportion. These nutrients include
i) Proteins ii) Carbohydrates iii) Fats iv) Minerals v) Vitamins.

During sports training, the energy requirement of the players will be high as such the diet should be accordingly planned otherwise the players will not have the stamina to withstand the training and the player will show the signs of fatigue which may result in internal and external injuries to the players.

IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITION AND DIETICS FOR SPORTS MAN

Nutrition is important aspect for all, especially for sports men. They need balanced food to maintain their stamina. Good food habit provides them energy to perform their activities in a better way.

Sports man should organize his diet. He should take palatable, acceptable, good quality food to maintain his health.

RIGHT SPORTS DIET FOR RIGHT SPORTS MEN

The energy requirement of an athlete depends on the following factors. The right sports diet should have adequate provision for the following.

1. Quantity : Calories according to sports.
2. Quality : Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals
and fluids
3. Variety : Different types of food
4. Palatability : Proper cooking
5. Acceptability : To suit different customs, habits and tastes.

Approximate percentage of calories which may be derived from different components of nutrients.

Carbohydrates Protein Fat

1) Light sports 60% 15% 25%
2)Moderate sports 60% 14% 26%
3)Heavy sports 60% 13% 27%
4) Endurance sports 60% 12% 28%

IMPORTANT FACTORS FOR PLANNING A DIET SCHEDULE

The energy requirement of the players is dependent on body size and
composition, age, physical activity, climate and environment.

1.Age :- The energy requirement of adolescent and adults are greater
than that of children and old people. Most of the active
sportsmen belong to growing age group of adolescents and
adults.

2.Sex :- All other factors remaining constant. The energy
requirement of women is relatively less than that of men.

3. Body weight :- Energy requirement is directly proportional to the
body weight . It increases or decreases according to the type of
activity and muscles involved during exercise period.

4. Climate and Environment :- In hot and humid environment, energy
requirement is less. Higher the altitude , colder the climate and

greater will be the energy requirement. Athletes, who undertake
regular motivated physical exercises, develop the capacity to lose
heat efficiently.

5. Physical activities :- The energy requirement of an athlete depends
on the intensity, duration and types of his activities. Based on these, it
could be grouped under four categories.

Group I :- Light sports, Sedentary sports or skill
Games
EX :- Chess and carom
Energy requirement :- The energy requirement of athletes doing
these sports would be 50 calories/kg body
weight/ day.

Group II :- Moderate sports. These sports involve
skill, moderate strength and moderate
endurance.
EX :- Badminton, Cricket, Table Tennis
Energy requirement :- 60 calories /kg body weight/day

Group III :- Heavy sports. They involve skill,
maximum strength and high endurance.
EX :- Boxing, Football, Hockey, Squash.
Energy requirement :- 70 calories /kg body weight/day

Group IV :- Endurance sports. They involve skill,
moderate strength and extreme
endurance.
Ex :- Marathon, cross country running, channel
Swimming and rowing.
Energy requirement :- 90 calories /kg body weight/day

It is recommended by the Nutrition Advisory Committee of I.C.M.R that the calorie in-take of an Indian should be as given in the following table.

Activity Men 55 Kg Women 45 Kg

Sedentary work 2400 calories 1900 calories

Moderate work 2800 calories 2200 calories

Heavy work / Players 3900 calories 3000 calories

The following foodstuff consumed per day provides 5000 kilo calories to
an athlete

CEREALS – 600 gm
BUTTER – 15 gm
JAM – 15 gm
EGGS – 02 Nos.
PULSES – 60 gm
SUGAR/GLUCOSE – 150 gm
MILK – 500 gm
OIL – 200 gm
MUTTON – 200 gm
CHICKEN/FISH – 150 – 300 gm
GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES – 125 gm
FRESH VEGETABLES – 100 gm
ROOTS AND TUBERS – 150 gm
FRUITS – 150 gm
TEA/ COFFEE – 80/20 gm
SALT – 40 gm
CONDIMENTS – 15 gm

It is better to table a diet chart during the training period as well as the time of Match/ competitions for various sport activities in consultation with a proper dietician.

Proper diet not only helps to improve the performance of the players but also considerably reduces the internal and external injuries.

“HEALTH IS WEALTH ” This saying will suit even more to the sportsmen. The wealth of the sportsmen is their performance. So health plays major role for their stamina and for better performance. Sportsman needs good quality food, fitness and courage.

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Sports and the 2008 Oylmpics

The hundreds of the thick of sports in general enthusiasts and Olympic leathers in particular note in tickets.beijing2008.cn the official Web site for the Olympic tickets of Peijing. The users on line can employ all the important charts of credit rating as the visa, Master, American Express like mode of the payments. Olympic tickets of summer the 2008 also are sold close more than 1000 branches of bank of China

By studying the 29èmes Olympic Games carefully program 2008, people of the surplus of the world buy Olympic tickets of Games of Peijing. The Olympic Games of this summer will have 302 events in 28 disciplines of sports. The athletes of the surplus of the world will compete with for the gold medals, silver plated and of bronze for the various contests of the Olympic Games 2008 of Peijing. The disciplines which comprise in Olympic Games of Peijing program are: Athletics, Rowing, Badminton, Baseball. Basketball, boxes, Canoe/Kayak — plain water, Canoe/Kayak — Slalom, — way, making a cycle — road of cycle, — rider of BMX — to jump of cycle, rider — Raising, rider — Eventing, enclosing, football, artistic gymnastics, Trempoline – of gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, Weightlifting, handball, hockey, judo, — Greco-Romain, fighting — swimming of fight of free – Aquatics of style, Aquatics — Syn. Swimming, plunged – of Aquatics, Aquatics — Water-sports shirt, modern pentathlon, the baseball, Taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, tie, shooting with the arc, Triathlon, sailing, volley ball, volley ball of beach.

The Olympic Committee of Peijing kept 7 million Olympic tickets of Games of Peijing to be sold. A quota of 17 lac and 50.000 tickets were kept on side for the foreign nationals. The Chinese nationals were with the head to buy the tickets. Already 16 tickets of lac for various Olympic disciplines were brought by 300.000 Chinese. The special interest is shown for the opening and the coveted ceremonies of Closing. The Olympic tickets of Peijing for the closing and opening ceremony is accessible on line between 2150$ and 950 dollars.

Among the sporting events comprising in Olympic Games of Peijing program football, athletics, tennis, gymnastics, hockey, boxes, badminton, Weightlifting and the fight will occupy a higher position in terms of sale of the Olympic tickets of Peijing. Football C-with-D. the most beautiful game, will be played in Peijing and other provinces of China like Shenyang, Qinhuangdao, Tianjin and Changhaï. Thick leathers of football after having carefully studied the Olympic program of Peijing can buy the tickets for the matches of group, the final of quarter, the final of semi-finale and the final. The price of the ticket for the men’S and the dissensions’of group of the women S will be anywhere between 185$ to 225$. In addition, to look at the finale’of the football of the men S a spectator will have to spend between 425$ and 475$.

The athletics being composed of 47 events different of way and field will occupy a higher position in the two programme of Olympic Games of Peijing as the number of sold tickets. To go at the national stage any day of the finale will be a victory – gain the situation for the spectators. For example the day of the men’S the final of 100 millitorrs on August 16, the visitor will be able to also see that the javelin of Heptathlon de Women to throw – group A, Demi-finales of 800m of Women , the final put by projectile of Women , jet of javelin of Heptathlon de Women of Semi-finals of 100m of Men – 400m of 100m 2 round Men of the group B Women surrounds jump of Men of Semi-finals length qualifying in round – Heptathlon 800m group A/B Women the Olympic tickets of Games of Peijing for each day of the finale will change 200 to 350 dollars.

Swimming is another discipline which holds an important place in the programme of Olympic Games of Peijing. With 34 changed events, it will be a higher avenue on sale of the Olympic tickets of Peijing. For example the finale on 2008 August 16, will be pilot of 4 finales of the women’S 200m backstroke, of the butterfly’of the men S 100m, the finale’and of the men S of style free of the women S’800m final of free style of 50 Mr. Moreover there will be the women’S free Demi-finale of style of 50 m. The Olympic tickets of Peijing for any holding day of the finales of swimming will change 450$ to 675$.

To avoid last meticulous precipitations it is imperative as soon as possible to hold Olympic tickets of Games of Peijing. In this respect, the user on line can certainly fully use program 2008 of Olympic Games of Peijing.

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The hundreds of the thick of sports in general enthusiasts and Olympic leathers in particular note in tickets.beijing2008.cn the official Web site for the Olympic tickets of Peijing. The users on line can employ all the important charts of credit rating as the visa, Master, American Express like mode of the payments. Olympic tickets of summer the 2008 also are sold close more than 1000 branches of bank of China

By studying the 29èmes Olympic Games carefully program 2008, people of the surplus of the world buy Olympic tickets of Games of Peijing. The Olympic Games of this summer will have 302 events in 28 disciplines of sports. The athletes of the surplus of the world will compete with for the gold medals, silver plated and of bronze for the various contests of the Olympic Games 2008 of Peijing. The disciplines which comprise in Olympic Games of Peijing program are: Athletics, Rowing, Badminton, Baseball. Basketball, boxes, Canoe/Kayak — plain water, Canoe/Kayak — Slalom, — way, making a cycle — road of cycle, — rider of BMX — to jump of cycle, rider — Raising, rider — Eventing, enclosing, football, artistic gymnastics, Trempoline – of gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, Weightlifting, handball, hockey, judo, — Greco-Romain, fighting — swimming of fight of free – Aquatics of style, Aquatics — Syn. Swimming, plunged – of Aquatics, Aquatics — Water-sports shirt, modern pentathlon, the baseball, Taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, tie, shooting with the arc, Triathlon, sailing, volley ball, volley ball of beach.

The Olympic Committee of Peijing kept 7 million Olympic tickets of Games of Peijing to be sold. A quota of 17 lac and 50.000 tickets were kept on side for the foreign nationals. The Chinese nationals were with the head to buy the tickets. Already 16 tickets of lac for various Olympic disciplines were brought by 300.000 Chinese. The special interest is shown for the opening and the coveted ceremonies of Closing. The Olympic tickets of Peijing for the closing and opening ceremony is accessible on line between 2150$ and 950 dollars.

Among the sporting events comprising in Olympic Games of Peijing program football, athletics, tennis, gymnastics, hockey, boxes, badminton, Weightlifting and the fight will occupy a higher position in terms of sale of the Olympic tickets of Peijing. Football C-with-D. the most beautiful game, will be played in Peijing and other provinces of China like Shenyang, Qinhuangdao, Tianjin and Changhaï. Thick leathers of football after having carefully studied the Olympic program of Peijing can buy the tickets for the matches of group, the final of quarter, the final of semi-finale and the final. The price of the ticket for the men’S and the dissensions’of group of the women S will be anywhere between 185$ to 225$. In addition, to look at the finale’of the football of the men S a spectator will have to spend between 425$ and 475$.

The athletics being composed of 47 events different of way and field will occupy a higher position in the two programme of Olympic Games of Peijing as the number of sold tickets. To go at the national stage any day of the finale will be a victory – gain the situation for the spectators. For example the day of the men’S the final of 100 millitorrs on August 16, the visitor will be able to also see that the javelin of Heptathlon de Women to throw – group A, Demi-finales of 800m of Women , the final put by projectile of Women , jet of javelin of Heptathlon de Women of Semi-finals of 100m of Men – 400m of 100m 2 round Men of the group B Women surrounds jump of Men of Semi-finals length qualifying in round – Heptathlon 800m group A/B Women the Olympic tickets of Games of Peijing for each day of the finale will change 200 to 350 dollars.

Swimming is another discipline which holds an important place in the programme of Olympic Games of Peijing. With 34 changed events, it will be a higher avenue on sale of the Olympic tickets of Peijing. For example the finale on 2008 August 16, will be pilot of 4 finales of the women’S 200m backstroke, of the butterfly’of the men S 100m, the finale’and of the men S of style free of the women S’800m final of free style of 50 Mr. Moreover there will be the women’S free Demi-finale of style of 50 m. The Olympic tickets of Peijing for any holding day of the finales of swimming will change 450$ to 675$.

To avoid last meticulous precipitations it is imperative as soon as possible to hold Olympic tickets of Games of Peijing. In this respect, the user on line can certainly fully use program 2008 of Olympic Games of Peijing.



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Here’s a beautiful idea that’s sure to put a lot of cash in your pockets! It’s an idea that definitely fulfills a need, and has tremendous market potential virtually anywhere in the whole world.

As you probably already know, our ever-improving standard of living is giving everyone more and more leisure time- time to play, and enjoy doing the things that bring them happiness.

You can capitalize on the abundance of leisure time, the challenge of the game, and man’s determination to do better the next time out than last time, with Personalized Bowling or Golf Scorecards. The only investment needed will be a little bit of your time, and then your ideas should just about perpetuate itself. Here’s how to get organized and started…

1) Make several Xerox copies of the “Personal Score Card” given as a part of this report. Paste these “copies” onto light weight card stock.

2) Make a list of the sporting good stores in your area, particularly those in the areas of your bowling and golfing establishments. In fact, if you have several, it would be best to group each list of sports stores with the bowling or golfing facilities by area.

3) With your example of the “Personal Scoring Record,” call upon the owners or managers of these bowling and/or golfing outlets. Using a low-keyed sales approach, explain the workings of your product, and sell them on the idea of putting up the money for the basic supply of cards and printing. (This will enable you to reap 100% profit from the sale of advertising on the cards.) These facilities benefit from an advertisement on the “front page” of each score card.) Your sale to the bowling/golfing facilities managers should be for the provision of one to five thousand of these cards, which they’ll make available to their patrons free of charge at their cash control counters.

4) You can either sell the advertising space on the card yourself, or hire commission sales people to do the selling for you. It would be best to do your own selling for you. It would be best to do your own selling, because once you’ve got the card sold, you’ll not have to do any reselling–just call on your advertisers about every three months to perpetuate their contracts with you. It will be important, though, for you to “drop in” on your advertisers at least once a month to check to see how things are going and if they’re pleased with your advertising. If you don’t drop in on your advertisers except at renewal time, you will find it very hard to sustain them as advertisers.

5) You should charge each advertisers at least $100 for exposure of his “one by one” display ad on 5,000 of your cards for 3 months running. With space for a total of twenty such ads, which the advertiser supplies for you, each bowling or golfing facility that you set up with these personal score cards should mean a couple of thousand dollars in profits.

6)When you’ve sold your advertisers, and collected the ads they want to run on your scorecard, take the”sample card” with your printer—any quick print shop will do have him help you with the “paste-up” and tell him to print 5,000 for you, and to finish them by folding them for you. Your costs should all be absorbed within the money received from the bowling or golfing establishment you first sold the cards to…When your cards are ready, simply take them to the original bowling or golfing manager, exchange a few amenities and leave them with him for handing out to his patrons or customers.

From start to finish, the whole project shouldn’t take you more than a couple of weeks. And if you only sold one card every three months, this would/could mean a very easy annual income of $12,000… Of course the ideal situation is go on selling these cards, using the same principle, to go to as many different blowing and golfing centers as possible. In small towns with only one or two such centers, travel to the surrounding towns and sell the idea to them. In the Seattle Washington area, the people are grossing more than $150,000 a year while working only one month out of every three!

This is the idea…It’s very workable anywhere in the world..It’s been proven to be a fabulous money-maker in Seattle, Washington… The next step, and the rest is up to you!



Sports Scorecards

Here’s a beautiful idea that’s sure to put a lot of cash in your pockets! It’s an idea that definitely fulfills a need, and has tremendous market potential virtually anywhere in the whole world.

As you probably already know, our ever-improving standard of living is giving everyone more and more leisure time- time to play, and enjoy doing the things that bring them happiness.

You can capitalize on the abundance of leisure time, the challenge of the game, and man’s determination to do better the next time out than last time, with Personalized Bowling or Golf Scorecards. The only investment needed will be a little bit of your time, and then your ideas should just about perpetuate itself. Here’s how to get organized and started…

1) Make several Xerox copies of the “Personal Score Card” given as a part of this report. Paste these “copies” onto light weight card stock.

2) Make a list of the sporting good stores in your area, particularly those in the areas of your bowling and golfing establishments. In fact, if you have several, it would be best to group each list of sports stores with the bowling or golfing facilities by area.

3) With your example of the “Personal Scoring Record,” call upon the owners or managers of these bowling and/or golfing outlets. Using a low-keyed sales approach, explain the workings of your product, and sell them on the idea of putting up the money for the basic supply of cards and printing. (This will enable you to reap 100% profit from the sale of advertising on the cards.) These facilities benefit from an advertisement on the “front page” of each score card.) Your sale to the bowling/golfing facilities managers should be for the provision of one to five thousand of these cards, which they’ll make available to their patrons free of charge at their cash control counters.

4) You can either sell the advertising space on the card yourself, or hire commission sales people to do the selling for you. It would be best to do your own selling for you. It would be best to do your own selling, because once you’ve got the card sold, you’ll not have to do any reselling–just call on your advertisers about every three months to perpetuate their contracts with you. It will be important, though, for you to “drop in” on your advertisers at least once a month to check to see how things are going and if they’re pleased with your advertising. If you don’t drop in on your advertisers except at renewal time, you will find it very hard to sustain them as advertisers.

5) You should charge each advertisers at least $100 for exposure of his “one by one” display ad on 5,000 of your cards for 3 months running. With space for a total of twenty such ads, which the advertiser supplies for you, each bowling or golfing facility that you set up with these personal score cards should mean a couple of thousand dollars in profits.

6)When you’ve sold your advertisers, and collected the ads they want to run on your scorecard, take the”sample card” with your printer—any quick print shop will do have him help you with the “paste-up” and tell him to print 5,000 for you, and to finish them by folding them for you. Your costs should all be absorbed within the money received from the bowling or golfing establishment you first sold the cards to…When your cards are ready, simply take them to the original bowling or golfing manager, exchange a few amenities and leave them with him for handing out to his patrons or customers.

From start to finish, the whole project shouldn’t take you more than a couple of weeks. And if you only sold one card every three months, this would/could mean a very easy annual income of $12,000… Of course the ideal situation is go on selling these cards, using the same principle, to go to as many different blowing and golfing centers as possible. In small towns with only one or two such centers, travel to the surrounding towns and sell the idea to them. In the Seattle Washington area, the people are grossing more than $150,000 a year while working only one month out of every three!

This is the idea…It’s very workable anywhere in the world..It’s been proven to be a fabulous money-maker in Seattle, Washington… The next step, and the rest is up to you!

Automotive

Wilson Sporting Goods Company truly began when Jack Kramer, also known as the Father of Modern Tennis, joined the advisory staff. Kramer was truly the first world class professional tennis player. He was the number one tennis player for a number of years in the 1940 and also a promoter of the professional tennis tour. One of the first alliances between a professional tennis player and a tennis manufacturer yielded the Kramer Autograph Racquet in 1949 and this racquet ultimately brought Wilson to the forefront of the industry.

The tennis racquet itself was beautifully and carefully designed using the most modern technology and the highest quality materials. Nowadays, high quality tennis racquets associated with the professional tour players are somewhat commonplace, but this relationship and this leap forward in tennis racquet technology were truly revolutionary in their time.

In today’s market, Wilson tennis rackets are associated with incredible professional tennis players including Roger Federer, Venus and Serena Williams and Jarkko Nieminen. While Nieminen and Federer’s choice is among the well reviewed, high powered nSix-One series, the William’s sisters both have signature racquets from the Wilson W racquet series for women.

Roger Federer uses the Wilson nSix-One 90, well known for its strength and stability against for stroke power and for defensive maneuvers against hard hitting opponents across the court. Additionally, the nSix One series makes use of nano-technology yielding a 20 % stronger and more powerful frame. In traditional carbon fiber tennis racquets, spaces between the fibers may lead to weakness or warping with constant hard use, while racquets that use nano technology fill in the spaces between the fibers making the tennis racquet signifigantly more resilient.

Jarkko Nieminen and Novak Djokovic use the nSix-One 95, from the same family is the nSix-One 90, but with different strengths. This racquet is designed to be well suited to more of an all-court style of play offering a strong frame, combined with stability and power. The nSix-One 95 has a traditional head light balance and a silicone construction with the added strength and resiliency offered by nano technology. This racquet also has specific play strengths, suited to a player who likes to execute a heavy slice on serve or off the ground. The tighter stringbed makes all the difference giving more control and a firmer feel.

The W line was developed specifically for women, but makes use of all of the nCode technology. Venus Williams, for instance, uses the W5 Divine Iris, which is relatively new to the market, debuting in July of 2006. The racquet truly combines the artistry that is signature Venus, with the power and technology of Wilson and nCode technology. The W5 Divine Iris is specifically known for top level stability, strength and power and is suitable for all levels of play and on most court surfaces.

Serena Williams also plays with a Wilson W racquet, the new W3 Gypsy Rose. The racquet is designed again, to be appropriate for varied players and surfaces, made with a silicone-and-carbon construction and chic, colorful design, this is the kind of racquet that can help you play to a higher level and look good doing it.

One of the best features of the W Line is the implementation of Wilson Triad technology which is focused on vibration reduction in racquets known for hard hitting power. They make for a more comfortable, tough hitting game. Specifically, the Triad technology related to the three separate pieces of the racquet affected by the implementation of the technology – the head, the handle and finally a thin layer of “Iso-Zorb”, which is similar to a shoe insole substantially reducing vibration from the head and neck of the racquet, by upwards of 60 percent.

As you can see, Wilson racquets have come a long way since Jack Kramer advised them on their ground breaking Kramer Autograph tennis racquet. Wilson remains a cutting edge manufacturer of high quality tennis equipment and racquets.




Wilson Tennis Racquets: History and the Technology Today

Wilson Sporting Goods Company truly began when Jack Kramer, also known as the Father of Modern Tennis, joined the advisory staff. Kramer was truly the first world class professional tennis player. He was the number one tennis player for a number of years in the 1940 and also a promoter of the professional tennis tour. One of the first alliances between a professional tennis player and a tennis manufacturer yielded the Kramer Autograph Racquet in 1949 and this racquet ultimately brought Wilson to the forefront of the industry.

The tennis racquet itself was beautifully and carefully designed using the most modern technology and the highest quality materials. Nowadays, high quality tennis racquets associated with the professional tour players are somewhat commonplace, but this relationship and this leap forward in tennis racquet technology were truly revolutionary in their time.

In today’s market, Wilson tennis rackets are associated with incredible professional tennis players including Roger Federer, Venus and Serena Williams and Jarkko Nieminen. While Nieminen and Federer’s choice is among the well reviewed, high powered nSix-One series, the William’s sisters both have signature racquets from the Wilson W racquet series for women.

Roger Federer uses the Wilson nSix-One 90, well known for its strength and stability against for stroke power and for defensive maneuvers against hard hitting opponents across the court. Additionally, the nSix One series makes use of nano-technology yielding a 20 % stronger and more powerful frame. In traditional carbon fiber tennis racquets, spaces between the fibers may lead to weakness or warping with constant hard use, while racquets that use nano technology fill in the spaces between the fibers making the tennis racquet signifigantly more resilient.

Jarkko Nieminen and Novak Djokovic use the nSix-One 95, from the same family is the nSix-One 90, but with different strengths. This racquet is designed to be well suited to more of an all-court style of play offering a strong frame, combined with stability and power. The nSix-One 95 has a traditional head light balance and a silicone construction with the added strength and resiliency offered by nano technology. This racquet also has specific play strengths, suited to a player who likes to execute a heavy slice on serve or off the ground. The tighter stringbed makes all the difference giving more control and a firmer feel.

The W line was developed specifically for women, but makes use of all of the nCode technology. Venus Williams, for instance, uses the W5 Divine Iris, which is relatively new to the market, debuting in July of 2006. The racquet truly combines the artistry that is signature Venus, with the power and technology of Wilson and nCode technology. The W5 Divine Iris is specifically known for top level stability, strength and power and is suitable for all levels of play and on most court surfaces.

Serena Williams also plays with a Wilson W racquet, the new W3 Gypsy Rose. The racquet is designed again, to be appropriate for varied players and surfaces, made with a silicone-and-carbon construction and chic, colorful design, this is the kind of racquet that can help you play to a higher level and look good doing it.

One of the best features of the W Line is the implementation of Wilson Triad technology which is focused on vibration reduction in racquets known for hard hitting power. They make for a more comfortable, tough hitting game. Specifically, the Triad technology related to the three separate pieces of the racquet affected by the implementation of the technology – the head, the handle and finally a thin layer of “Iso-Zorb”, which is similar to a shoe insole substantially reducing vibration from the head and neck of the racquet, by upwards of 60 percent.

As you can see, Wilson racquets have come a long way since Jack Kramer advised them on their ground breaking Kramer Autograph tennis racquet. Wilson remains a cutting edge manufacturer of high quality tennis equipment and racquets.


Tennis Doubles – 3 Shots You Must Have & 3 You Don't


Perhaps one of the biggest reasons that people fail in their quest to play great tennis doubles is that they have the wrong shots. Ok, let’s get things straight, I have 1 objective for you with these tactics (and you should have 1 objective for yourself) and that is this. To play winning doubles!! No more and no less than that. Anything else good that comes along should be viewed as a bonus, but if we only have one thing that we are aiming for then let it be that. That being said, there are certain shots I see people trying to hit when they play doubles that are just not the best shots they could play. And maybe worse still, they spend a whole load of time (and money) trying to improve those shots. To be honest, I was in the same boat a while ago and it wasn’t until someone (thanks Nick G) took me aside and pointed all this stuff out that I knew and understood it. We ended up playing doubles together and won several titles together. I’m under no illusions that he was the superior partner, a bit like the John McEnroe in the McEnroe & Fleming partnership, but hey, someone has to be. But he made sure that we both “read off the same hymn book” so to speak and I know I was more than good enough to back him up so I can sleep at night :-) So, I want to do the same for you. I want to give some of that wisdom to you, because without it you are nowhere near the doubles player you could be and it doesn’t take that much to turn things around. So, back to the shots. If our only objective is to play winning doubles then here are some shots you need to put time into developing and improving versus some shots you don’t need the extra time to improve. If you already have them sorted, then that’s great but there are certain things you NEED to be doing to improve your doubles and they are not them!! (is that correct English??). Ok, let’s go!! 1. You DON’T need a big flat serve The biggest problem with the big fast serve is this – It reduces the time you have to get ready for the ball coming back, when they return it. Returners also get the chance to tee off at the ball, using the pace and often without having to move their feet much so they retain their court position. Yes, if you are playing a pair of a much lesser standard and you already have a big flat serve then great, but if you don’t already have full command over one then concentrate on the opposite option. You DO need a good spin serve A good spin serve does everything a hard flat serve doesn’t do. It gives you more time to get ready for the next shot (hopefully a volley). It doesn’t give the returner as much pace to work with and it will force them to move. If it’s good enough then a weak return is always the result of a player forced to move their feet and off balance. It will bring your partner into play more often to poach and will open up more gaps on the court (as they have to move to get the ball) for you to exploit. If you watched Roger Federer win the Gold medal at the last Olympics you would have seen him serving for placement not power. 2. You DON’T need Topspin groundstrokes This is a funny one, because this is a shot you definitely need for singles. But for doubles the concept of hitting high looping shots from the back of the court is a no – no and here is why! Shots travelling deep to the back of the court with topspin become a nice easy volley either for the opposite net player who can poach it or for the oncoming voleyer. If you possess a sharply dipping topspin shot that you can angle or put at the feet of the opposition then you are ok, but if all you have is the sinles like groundstroke then you are in trouble. Also, if you can’t get the ball to dip at the feet of an oncoming player you will only be presenting them with a volley or mid court ball that they can hit on the rise and make life difficult for you. You may also have a problem changing grips when/if you come to volley/half volley if you have a semi-western or western grip because that helps you hit topspin. You DO need a sliced backhand & forehand Having a sliced shot on both wings (especially the backhand) will prove invaluable. You can play a slice without rotating your upper body which does several great things for you. It means you can deal with a fast oncoming ball in less time (no rotation needed). You can also play it while moving forwards (again no rotation needed) so getting to the net quicker becomes easier. And you can get the ball down low to the feet of the opposition much easier making things much more difficult. I have seen Nadal who has great topspin shots returning and playing with slice in doubles much more than when he plays singles. It will also help the “feel” on your volleys as it is played pretty much in the same way. Nick and I would play many practise sessions/matches only using sliced forehands and backhands and the associated volleys and you would be surprised how successful we were with that tactic. 3. You DON’T need a smash This freaks many people out. They get used to coming to the net and up goes the lob. They go for the smash and it comes back, maybe over their heads. They smash again (a bit harder) and the same thing happens and/or they miss. It shouldn’t take you long to realize that many of the people that lob a lot are in fact very good at returning the flat smash. They do it because they are good at it and because they know people will just try to hit the ball harder and often miss. It’s the same principle as not needing a hard flat serve. The returners of the smash often don’t move much and just use the pace you give them to give you an even higher, deeper ball to smash again. You’ve got to be really good to win this game. You Do need a variable overhead I make the distinction between the two for the following reason. The smash is a shot that says it all – a smash!! An overhead implies that you do several different things with a ball that is – overhead. When you are faced with a lob and your opponents are at the baseline waiting for your smash, what you need is this. A sliced or angled overhead landing around the service line. Not only is that nearly impossible to pick up from behind the baseline it means that if they do go for it they are on the move (control then difficult) and also they leave massive gaps on the court. Just like the serving example I gave you earlier!! I hope this made sense. It really is just a matter of solid tennis strategy, intelligent play & knowing what to do. Not trying hard. As I said at the beginning, I was lucky enough to be told this stuff by someone else and it transformed my tennis doubles game. Hopefully this will do the same for you.

Automotive


Perhaps one of the biggest reasons that people fail in their quest to play great tennis doubles is that they have the wrong shots. Ok, let’s get things straight, I have 1 objective for you with these tactics (and you should have 1 objective for yourself) and that is this. To play winning doubles!! No more and no less than that. Anything else good that comes along should be viewed as a bonus, but if we only have one thing that we are aiming for then let it be that. That being said, there are certain shots I see people trying to hit when they play doubles that are just not the best shots they could play. And maybe worse still, they spend a whole load of time (and money) trying to improve those shots. To be honest, I was in the same boat a while ago and it wasn’t until someone (thanks Nick G) took me aside and pointed all this stuff out that I knew and understood it. We ended up playing doubles together and won several titles together. I’m under no illusions that he was the superior partner, a bit like the John McEnroe in the McEnroe & Fleming partnership, but hey, someone has to be. But he made sure that we both “read off the same hymn book” so to speak and I know I was more than good enough to back him up so I can sleep at night :-) So, I want to do the same for you. I want to give some of that wisdom to you, because without it you are nowhere near the doubles player you could be and it doesn’t take that much to turn things around. So, back to the shots. If our only objective is to play winning doubles then here are some shots you need to put time into developing and improving versus some shots you don’t need the extra time to improve. If you already have them sorted, then that’s great but there are certain things you NEED to be doing to improve your doubles and they are not them!! (is that correct English??). Ok, let’s go!! 1. You DON’T need a big flat serve The biggest problem with the big fast serve is this – It reduces the time you have to get ready for the ball coming back, when they return it. Returners also get the chance to tee off at the ball, using the pace and often without having to move their feet much so they retain their court position. Yes, if you are playing a pair of a much lesser standard and you already have a big flat serve then great, but if you don’t already have full command over one then concentrate on the opposite option. You DO need a good spin serve A good spin serve does everything a hard flat serve doesn’t do. It gives you more time to get ready for the next shot (hopefully a volley). It doesn’t give the returner as much pace to work with and it will force them to move. If it’s good enough then a weak return is always the result of a player forced to move their feet and off balance. It will bring your partner into play more often to poach and will open up more gaps on the court (as they have to move to get the ball) for you to exploit. If you watched Roger Federer win the Gold medal at the last Olympics you would have seen him serving for placement not power. 2. You DON’T need Topspin groundstrokes This is a funny one, because this is a shot you definitely need for singles. But for doubles the concept of hitting high looping shots from the back of the court is a no – no and here is why! Shots travelling deep to the back of the court with topspin become a nice easy volley either for the opposite net player who can poach it or for the oncoming voleyer. If you possess a sharply dipping topspin shot that you can angle or put at the feet of the opposition then you are ok, but if all you have is the sinles like groundstroke then you are in trouble. Also, if you can’t get the ball to dip at the feet of an oncoming player you will only be presenting them with a volley or mid court ball that they can hit on the rise and make life difficult for you. You may also have a problem changing grips when/if you come to volley/half volley if you have a semi-western or western grip because that helps you hit topspin. You DO need a sliced backhand & forehand Having a sliced shot on both wings (especially the backhand) will prove invaluable. You can play a slice without rotating your upper body which does several great things for you. It means you can deal with a fast oncoming ball in less time (no rotation needed). You can also play it while moving forwards (again no rotation needed) so getting to the net quicker becomes easier. And you can get the ball down low to the feet of the opposition much easier making things much more difficult. I have seen Nadal who has great topspin shots returning and playing with slice in doubles much more than when he plays singles. It will also help the “feel” on your volleys as it is played pretty much in the same way. Nick and I would play many practise sessions/matches only using sliced forehands and backhands and the associated volleys and you would be surprised how successful we were with that tactic. 3. You DON’T need a smash This freaks many people out. They get used to coming to the net and up goes the lob. They go for the smash and it comes back, maybe over their heads. They smash again (a bit harder) and the same thing happens and/or they miss. It shouldn’t take you long to realize that many of the people that lob a lot are in fact very good at returning the flat smash. They do it because they are good at it and because they know people will just try to hit the ball harder and often miss. It’s the same principle as not needing a hard flat serve. The returners of the smash often don’t move much and just use the pace you give them to give you an even higher, deeper ball to smash again. You’ve got to be really good to win this game. You Do need a variable overhead I make the distinction between the two for the following reason. The smash is a shot that says it all – a smash!! An overhead implies that you do several different things with a ball that is – overhead. When you are faced with a lob and your opponents are at the baseline waiting for your smash, what you need is this. A sliced or angled overhead landing around the service line. Not only is that nearly impossible to pick up from behind the baseline it means that if they do go for it they are on the move (control then difficult) and also they leave massive gaps on the court. Just like the serving example I gave you earlier!! I hope this made sense. It really is just a matter of solid tennis strategy, intelligent play & knowing what to do. Not trying hard. As I said at the beginning, I was lucky enough to be told this stuff by someone else and it transformed my tennis doubles game. Hopefully this will do the same for you.