Final Video Project

For my final project, I creating a video encompassing all of the information I learned. It can be found at this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3eZBeuIj-4&feature=youtu.be

Pixton

http://www.pixton.com/comic/6a0atqci

Final Product- How have cars revolutionized throughout the years?

Final Product

http://www.glogster.com/edit/g-6lherehiqgih54k6qrh8ja0

Video-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIfvtR0nzck

  Newer Video-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5sADDEvOxA

Final Product

Sport Psychology: What Makes Athletes Excel? on Prezi

History of basketball

<iframe src='http://www.glogster.com/glog/6lhm0o0idp82qgf5rh3tsa0' height='414' width='560' name='glogster-embed-glog' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0' style='overflow: hidden;' id='glogster-embed-glog'></iframe>

Final Product

South Africa: Period 1-Last Name on Prezi

Final Poduct

Final Product

Final Product

Passion Project on Prezi

Tennis website

https://sites.google.com/site/tennisedgrabill/home

Interview with Rob Boss

Rob Boss

• I also interviewed Rob Boss who was a former Chicago Rush player and is currently a coach in Michigan.
• He is a reliable source because he has been in most of the situations that relate and now is experiancing them from a coaches stand point which is also helpful to get a different point of view.
• I e-mailed them to get information on Thursday April 26, 2012.

1.) Why did you originally choose to play football?

1. I chose to play football because I loved the sport since I was very young. I enjoyed playing the sport and the competitiveness of the game. I also enjoyed the team atmosphere. I always liked being able to play with all my friends and get to compete beside them.

2.) As a coach, do you feel certain sports are discriminated against due to money?

2. I do not feel that sports are necessarily discriminated against as far as money goes. I think that the majority of the time, at the professional and collegiate levels at least, the sports revenue determines the amount of money they have to run their programs. That is why you see Alabama Football having the budget that they do for their coaches compared to Alabama swimming etc. There are 100,000 people that come and pay to attend football games, plus tv money, parking, concessions, apparel and so many other ways that the football program makes money. Unfortunately, other sports do not generate the same amount of cash flow and therefore, do not have the same amount of money in their budget.

3.) How does being paid influence player’s opinions about why they play? For example, when players are in high school and college, many play because their friends are playing.

3. When you are paid to play a sport it incorporates a business side to things. You have to think about the decisions you make more than you did when you were in college and high school. You have an image or a brand to portray every time you step onto the field. As a professional athlete, you are a piece of the puzzle that was chosen to fit a certain need, the key to continuing your career is to make sure you understand what piece you are and try to make yourself as many pieces as you can. The more you can do, the harder it is to cut you.

4.) Has sports ever changed from playing to have fun to playing for money as a reason to play?

The game itself is always fun. You continue to enjoy what you do, you have to. If you ever lose the love for the game, then it is time to stop playing. With that being said, the pressure mounts if you are not performing to the expectations because the game you love is also your career. You have a family to feed or bills that need to be paid, you take a more business like approach to it all. So I'd say that your outlook on the game changes but you have to love the game to succeed.

Types of Styles for Tennis

- There are 3 types of surfaces in tennis: clay, hard and grass courts.
-People play on clay courts, because it forces them to be patient and not go for any mistakes. Playing on clay courts also helps players by increasing the length of the points. This will help the players work on their placement of shots.
- People play and train on grass courts, because of the speed of the courts. The grass court speeds up the points and it allows the players to use more serve and volley. Playing on grass also decreases the odds that a player will get injured on the court, because of the soft surface.
- People play on hard courts because it is the main surface where people have tournaments on. This surface is also really easy to find, you can go to a local park, a school or a tennis club nearby.

- There are 3 main tennis serves: flat, slice, topspin.
- People hit flat serves to get more power on the serve so they can have a easier shot to win the point. The downside on hitting a flat serve is the percentage it goes in, because your hitting the serve so hard that it is very difficult to control.
- People hit topspin serves to get the ball to bounce higher. People use this because it is very easy to get in and it gives the players serving more time to set up what they are going to do in the point.
- People hit slice serves to get the ball to bounce lower and get the ball away from your opponent. This is a valuable serve because you can place the serve in many different spots. The server can use the slice to jam the returner and can use the slice to throw the serve away from your opponent.

http://www.ehow.com/list_5980492_tennis-court-surface-types.html
http://www.tennis4you.com/lesson-lounge/tennis4you/serve/4-different-serves.htm

Blog Post #7- Most Revolutionary Car

Source: Top Gear BBC
Type of Source: Video, search it on YouTube (the name is: James May Talks about Citroen DS)
This is a reliable source because it was a clip created by a factual and informative TV show (or at least in this case).  


The most revolutionary car was the Citroen DS, which debuted in 1955
Some of the revolutionary features shown were...
-Headlights that swivel as you turn around a corner (as seen on many modern Lexus and Audi vehicles)
-The day it hit the showrooms, they sold 12,000 of the cars
-The car was modeled after the shape of a tear drop to be aerodynamic
-The car used aluminum and plastic on many parts of the exterior
-First car with a plastic dashboard
-First car with disk brakes
-The car had rollover protection, crumple zones, a collapsable steering column, and more safety technologies that are seen on today's cars.
-In a crash, the engine would slide under the car to lower intrusion (as seen on the current Mercedes-Benz A-class)
-The suspension was hydro-pneumatic, which is a sort of suspension that has no springs.  Instead, it had containers filled with hydrogen gas to absorb the bumps (like many modern-day Land Rovers and Mercedes-Benzes)
-The suspension was able to be adjusted with the push of a button

Blog Post 7: USEF

For this blog post, I decided to research Hunters on the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) website. I found sections from the rule book and also detailed descriptions of the sports. These will be the division types I will be showing in this summer, so these are the topics most relatable to myself.

Hunters:

• Rounds should be judged on consistent distances to jumps and an even pace.
• Judges look for jumping style, willingness, and suitability of the horse. 
• Jumps such as coops, walls, and gates are found in the hunter ring because they simulate those in an actual hunting field. 
• Handy Hunter classes are built with tight turns and creative approaches.
• Most hunter horses are Thoroughbreds, and also European Warmbloods.
• Minor faults for a rider's judging include rubbing the jump, late lead changes or changes in front of a fence or line, adding or eliminating strides in a line, spooking, or bucking.
• Major faults include knockdowns, refusals, missing a lead change, breaking stride, and trotting on course (unless specified a "trot jump"). 
• Elimination is ruled when a rider or horse falls, has 3 refusals, goes off course, 
• Martingales (piece of tack that goes around a horse's neck) are prohibited in Under Saddle (flat) classes. Only standing martingales are allowed in Over Fences (jumping) classes. 

This Website is very valid because it is the website of the country's equestrian association. These rules are all accurate because they are the first-hand rules used by judges and competition officials. There is obviously no bias because it is not opinionated and are straight from a prestigious organization. The rule book was last updated in late 2011, so it is very recent. The links of the websites are: http://www.usef.org/documents/ruleBook/2011/16-HU.pdf

http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/breedsDisciplines/discipline/allHunter.aspx

Database research

Basketball History #7


http://www.livestrong.com/article/354701-how-have-basketball-uniforms-changed-over-the-years/

Author: Tara Thackery

• First uniforms not used till the 1920's and consisted of padded shorts and wool jersey
• Spalding first company to make the new uniforms
• This allowed players to feel better wile playing.
• Michael Jordan one of the first to introduce the idea of longer hemlines.
• over the next ten years the hemlines kept going down and soon created the baggy look of today.
• The new baggy shorts allow you to move better and provide comfort to the players
• One major change in uniforms for basketball was footwear. Players started out wearing  high-top sneakers, which provided ankle support to prevent injuries. Converse was credited with some of the first high-top sneakers used in the NBA.
•   footwear today contains features that help players jump and cut across the court
• Two other popular accessories that caught on during the 1970s and 80s were headbands and tube socks.

A.The article was published on May, 26,2011


This website is valid because it sites its sources and gives clear and good detail about the topic.This website was very helpful in finding info o my topic.

interview with Mrs. Woodward

Mrs. Woodward is a reliable source because she has worked with the McDonald's World Cup sponsorship for 8 years. Mrs Woodward and I exchanged emails for the past two weeks.

• 1. Well my big overall question is why and how soccer has changed throughout different countries?

In South America, the game is much, much faster.  And the teams play for years together, so they are really good at making plays.  This is why the South Americans do so well in the World Cup.  Most of the Europeans and Americans don't play together very much.  The South Americans spend so much time together, they are truly a 'team.'  The game in Europe is more strategic and defense oriented.  Over time, this has been a great style of play.   As for the Americans, well, it will take generations.  Phil Hersh, who is the international sports reporter for the Chicago Tribune, is a friend of mine.  He once told me, "When parents throw a ball to a 2 year old in the US, they encourage the baby to catch it with his hands.  In the rest of the world, they encourage him to catch it with his feet."  The difference in our countries is fundamental, right down to how we teach our babies to catch a ball!

• 2. While some of my sub questions are how have Nike and Adidas also changed how it has been played? 

Nike and Adidas are very competitive, and they have state of the art science to develop equipment.  They have developed balls that are more balanced, lightweight and flexible to move faster and make the state of play faster.  Their shoes have spikes that can dig in deeply so players can turn on a dime.  And, they have led the way in uniforms that repel sweat and keep players cool.  The sporting goods industry deserves a lot of credit in every sport for how scientific the games are today.

• 3. How have some of the players like Lionel Messi, David Beckham and Diego Maradona have caused the sport to change?  

Two ways:  first, when they are so good at what they do, they make everyone else better, too.  Do you see that on your own sports teams?  Everyone wants to be as good as the best player.  The second way they have caused the sport to change is by turning themselves in to celebrities.  That makes them very visible, which enhances the sport, makes it special, cool and visible.  Then, the best athletes in the world want to be like them.  It has definitely helped in the US, where the celebrity sportsmen are still pretty much NFL and NBA players.  When a young kid trying to decide which sport to play sees the celebrity status that Messi or Beckham has, it might make them change their mind away from the NFL.

• 4. And last how the countries influenced each other through different tournaments like the world cup of the UEFA world championships?   

Two ways:  first of all, I've had so many sportsmen and women tell me that there is just nothing as important as competing for your country.  The pride, the patriotism, the knowledge that millions of your country people are cheering for you -- it's an incredible, indescribable feeling.  So, that patriotism can make sports a point of unity across nations.  In fact, you might have heard of the "Olympic Truce."  During the Olympics, countries agree not to be at war.  Pretty awesome, right?!  The second way is, again, playing the best means everybody takes their game up a notch.  And so, the game continues to improve, and be more interesting and exciting -- which makes more fans watch and more players want to be their best, and so the never-ending cycle continues!

Race in Sporting Goods

Over the years conditioning, training and technique have proven most successful for athletes. Recently advances in technology have helped athletes become better than ever.

• Not clear if equipment correlates to world record times
• Swimming full body suits have created less drag and broken world records
• Cycling has had many high tech advances like the carbon fiber bike creating new world records
• These two examples have been banned in competitions due to the change they make to the athlete
• New technology isn't always for breaking new records but making the sport fun and easier
• Callaway a golf supplier spent 30 to 60 million dollars to advance in new technology, they also have a 4 million dollar testing facility
• Advances in technology have revolutionized sports and helped athletes exceed

• Do all sports have advances in technology that will help them succeed?
• How much money is spent on sporting goods and researching new technology every year?

Arms Race in Sporting Goods
By Gavin Ehringer
Encyclopaedia Britannica