What's new at Activity CentralArrested Development: The Brand of College Athletics
I am a brand strategist at a Brand Strategy firm in Greensboro, North Carolina called Stealing Share Incorporated. I have been a part of organized athletics for almost 17 years, including a full four years of Division I soccer... (read more)
Major League Baseball Rookies? Top 10 Baseball Rookies from 2005
10. Felix Hernandez (Seattle Mariners)?hile Felix Hernandez has only made 4 starts in the Major Leagues this year, he has done enough in those 4 starts to have him recognized as one of the top rookies in the major leagues. He currently has an ERA of 1... (read more)
The Athletic Motion of The Golf Swing
There is really one basic athletic motion which is used in all of athletics. The golf swing is golf's version of this athletic motion... (read more)
The 411 on Nike Baseball Gloves
Nike baseball gloves are just the latest product put out by the sporting goods and clothing giant. Nike has long been known for its sneakers, its specialty sport cleats, it workout gear, its hats, and its sports equipment... (read more)
Borderline Division 1? How To Make It
As a former NCAA Division 1 Athlete, I have parents ask me quite often what their son or daughter needs to do in order to make it to the highest level of college athletics... (read more)
Media Musings
I was watching television the other night and was jolted from the commentary, which incidentally was on the World Athletics Championships in Paris, by a series of rather ill-timed commercial interruptions... (read more)
Gone With the Wind Almost Did Not Make It
Corporate America has been shaken recently by lawsuits and criminal charges of fraud by Enron, Martha Stewart and Tyco. Huge companies who lied to stockholders, the SEC and the government... (read more)
Yankees Playoffs Hopes: The Fate of the New York Yankees in the 2005 MLB Season
If the New York Yankees want to get to the postseason, there are two options for the team: win the AL East or win the AL Wild Card. Neither of which will be easy.As of this article, the Yankees are 2... (read more)
Athletics and Winning
Athletics are pretty cut and dry in one regard; the goal to win. Having been in competitive athletics in a prior life I can certainly attest to that... (read more)
The West That Was Barely Won!
Well, it is just days before the end of the major league baseball season and as of this writing, several divisional races are still up for grabs... (read more)
Someone Please Tell The NCAA This is the 21st Century
The NCAA has a rule designed to keep student athletes from switching schools after they receive a scholarship. The rule states that if an Athlete switches schools he must not play sports his first year with his new school... (read more)
Starting a Freelance Writing Career (or Thoughts About Taking the Plunge)
Nike's ad has taken on new meaning for me of late; "Just do it!" runs through my mind like a mantra. Although my dreams have nothing to do with athletic shoes and little to do with athletics (unless you count the long list of ideas I have developed... (read more)
Who Needs Heroes?
When we were talking the other day we started to think about our heroes when we were young. After we had discussed the usual film star and sports stars that we idolised I remembered Derek... (read more)
Targeting Educational Sales To Ramp Up Your Profits
Schools cover an amazing range of possibilities: daycare centers, K-12, adult education and community colleges, four-year institutions, universities, special-education programs, even home schooling and vocational programs... (read more)
A Brief History of Drug Testing
Drug testing is a big business. With at least fifteen large U.S. corporations supplying laboratory testing, employees and others are only a few minutes?drive from a testing facility... (read more)
The Importance Of An Active Lifestyle
Over the past 15 years or so, we have been told that a healthy lifestyle is important. Scientists recommend we should be accumulating on average 60 minutes of exercises a day in order to maintain healthy levels... (read more)
MAVs, UAVs, and Insect Flight Characteristics
MAVs and UAVs and Insect Flight Characteristics seem to have a lot in common. Millions of years of evolution in nature seem to have been one of the greatest engineering schools around. So now the schools are looking to nature... (read more)
Get Up~Get Out~ Get Going
Get Up~Get Out~ Get Going? when it is best for you.We all want to? o it right,?and maximize our efforts to get the most out of whatever we do. For our diet, we?e concerned about the best time to eat. Maybe it? 6:00, maybe it? 8:00... (read more)
Stretching and the Warm up? Are You Confused?
Lately, I?e been receiving a lot of questions referring to the latest studies and research findings, and one question that I receive most queries about concerns the role that stretching plays as part of the warm up... (read more)
Making Bonds the Steroid Scandal
Public opinion these days seems to be swaying towards an acceptance of steroid use in baseball. People are not asking so much about if it is being done, but rather how can you actually prove it... (read more)
Put Enthusiasm Into Your Writing
Writing that lacks passion and fervor is dull and uninteresting. The writer will be short of the desire to make the work the best it can possibly be. Of course, that will show through in the writing; readers cannot be fooled... (read more)
Political Correctness and College Sports - Has The NCAA Gone Too Far?
The NCAA in it's wisdom has determined that teams that use native The NCAA has gone so far as to say that these teams cannot play in the post season tournaments unless they change their names... (read more)
Book Summary: The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player
A follow-up companion reader to The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork, here is a clear character profile of the ideal Team Player... (read more)
The Importance of Branding - Can It Really Make a Difference?
As consumers, we don't really think about the importance of branding. We just seem to go with the flow of brand names that have become synonymous with our daily living... (read more)
24 Good Reasons Why You May Need Vitamin Supplements
Many people believe that eating a well balanced diet provides all the vitamins and minerals necessary for good health... (read more)
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