Sometimes the equipment makes the game. That’s the case with Bubble Soccer, a soccer variation in which players wear inflatable bubble-wrap balls. It turns them into giant, bouncy sumo wrestlers. Aside from the no-contact rule (contact is actually encouraged), the... Read more
Nelson Mandela was the inspirational leader of South Africa and the man widely believed responsible for ending apartheid and civil strife in that country. Anyone who watched the movie, Invictus, knows that Mandela used rugby as a way to unite... Read more
One of my all-time favourite sports movies is “Happy Gilmore,” in which an ex-hockey player, played by Adam Sandler, takes up golf and uses a driving technique that is half golf drive and half hockey slapshot. It’s a technique that’s... Read more
Here’s a fun video about high school football coach, Kevin Kelly of Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas, who never punts, regardless of his field position. On kickoffs, he kicks nothing but onside kicks. This is an excellent example of... Read more
Here’s an inspirational video you can show your students or athletes. It can be particularly powerful after your team has lost a game or championship. You can also use it with individual students who appear to have a fear of... Read more
Jenny Barringer Simpson has had a long and storied career as a middle distance, steeplechase and cross country runner. But like any athletic career (or any long career period) it has had its ups and downs. For highlights, Simpson, currently... Read more
