Football

stephen h asked:


Does anyone know what year (or years) the NFL started allowing BOTH the Extra Point AND the 2 Point Conversion? I don’t remember those when I was a kid, especially the 2 Point Conversion.

Thanks! James G… Are you saying that BOTH the 2 Point Conversion AND the Extra Point started in 1994?

Zoe

martin asked:


I’m going to next week’s game between the Jets and the Broncos. My dad and I plan to leave early to see the players warm up. Being a huge Broncos fan, I don’t get to see the Broncos play up close too many times in New York.

What are some tips to get autographs or simply have a chat with NFL players?

We’ll be in the third row from the field if that helps.

Sara

Sasan asked:


I’m in Canada and I have joined my school soccer team. The coach has seen how good I am and has sent me on the Vancouver soccer team. I just wanted what I should do to become a professional soccer player. Where should get noticed? Where should I find scouts who can help me get into MLS and then get transfered to Europe for higher levels. How should I keep my dreams alive? I’m in grade 10 of high school and already I was asked to join the Vancouver Soccer Team because they have seen a lot of potential in me.

Thanks for any advice and Merry Christmas to all.

Arrianne

Jim Brown asked:


Athletes for any sport cannot perform with his or her best without appropriate training. No matter how naturally gifted an athlete is at any game or sport, there is still an indispensable need to hone or improve those innate skills and acquire even more. Athletes for hockey are no different.

All the greatest players in the world underwent extensive training and incorporated their acquired skills with the talents they were endowed with. Simply stated, training is of prime importance. It cannot be ignored because there is always room for improvement in sports-related skills.

Flexibility is important, though it is admittedly overlooked in the physical grounding aspect. Some players give little importance to flexibility and treat this crucial facet as half hearted stretching performances after practicing on speed, strength and endurance.

For quicker and speedier movements and for stamina to sustain the hard skating in hockey, there is a need to condition the cardiovascular system of the body. Muscles should be conditioned to assist in the building up of power, endurance and strength. Focusing on power and strength in training routines is as important as paying attention to flexibility. Particularly, the step-up routine is an excellent training because it targets glut-hamstring groups of muscles that are essential for development of a hockey player’s speed. Additionally, the stick handling routine can improve speed greatly, just as it develops eye-and-stick coordination, timing, puck control, precision, and consistency.

Conditioning a hockey player’s strength is not to be overlooked either. Strength conditioning has been treated as a core factor training routine in hockey. Most hockey athletes find that it is a component of the training program and never miss this out in their routines.

Conditioning can be done through the incorporation of various exercises in the training sessions. A hockey player needs to focus on core strength and stability of posture. Similarly, strengthened abs plays an important role in improving explosiveness and power. Abs strengthening can be done with the use of medicine balls.

If a player opts to use weights for strength conditioning sessions, trainers recommend starting off with some light weights from which initial strength can be built. The hockey player can then proceed upward. A hockey player’s strengthened upper body allows him to shoot with greater power and do passes over greater distances.

While some body parts and specific results are aimed, playing hockey demands that players work their entire body. This calls for whole-body workouts to improving a player’s core strength.

Perhaps to most people, the training routine for hockey and all other types of sports can be tedious. This is where creativity should come in to make the sessions fun. For starters, having other hockey enthusiasts join and involve in the actual routines will be a good idea. Also, a trainee should make sure that his or her goal is fixed to develop the body for hockey or any sport for that matter.

Basic practice routines are easily applicable, but doctors and trainers advise that more in-depth sessions should be seriously considered by hockey players to help them work their way toward better and effective performance in the field.



Ariel

Claudia Beckford asked:


The 31-year-old Brazilian professional football player Ronaldo who currently plays for the Italian Calcio Serie A could miss the rest of the season; due to his most recent knee injury which has arose plenty of worries and concerns . Ronaldo’s injury happened while playing the match between his team – the AC Milan against Livorno only last Wednesday.

Ronaldo ruptured his right knee tendon and will now face a last minute surgery in Paris under the supervision of French Surgeon Gerard Saillant. It is known by all of us that this is not the footballer’s first neither the last surgery he has had to carry through since all began back in the year 2000 with his bad knee injury; calf and thigh problems.

Ronaldo; who is considered one of the Brazilian phenomenon enjoyed success very early in life as he showed the kind of potential he was capable of delivering. After playing for a few years in the national Brazilian Championship he was scouted by Piet de Visser and was transferred to PSV Eindhoven; shortly after he was spotted by the Spaniard club Barca for whom he played during one season 1996-1997. During this period he participated in the UEFA cup and the Copa del Rey.

Then it was Inter Milan’s chance to sign the Brazilian and Ronaldo played for the Italians showered by goals and good performances until the striker suffered a knee injury and had to go into surgery for the first time. In 2002 Ronaldo participated in the 2002 World Cup opening way for Brazil to win the fifth World Title. That same year he was transferred to Real Madrid where he stayed until 2006.

The footballer then made his debut with his long remembered European team AC Milan on February 11, 2007. And continued his contract with a new team. Despite his successful career and after being named amongst the 125 greatest living football players; Ronaldo is pretty much against the wall as he is more less eight years older than when he first injured his knee and it is likely he will have to either leave for a long period and set his career on stand-by or even think about a possible retirement if his health requires it.

It is definitely a tough call for Ronaldo who has been playing in the Italian Calcio for more than a year now while things went pretty well. It is true his performance is not as it was 10 years ago but he still has it in him to excel in his game and backup his team mates. He is someone you want to have as part of any football team for the experience, the knowledge and the respect he represents.

Hopefully, we will soon enough hear Ronaldo will be back on the field and will continue to delight us with his style of play.



Lance

Al Terry asked:


The city of New York has nine teams representing the four major sports – baseball, basketball, football, and ice hockey. Two teams represent New York in ice hockey – the New York (NY) Rangers, and the New York Islanders. The NY Rangers are based at the Madison Square Garden, whereas the New York Islanders play from the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale - New York. The NY Rangers is the older of the two teams and started playing in the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1926.

The NY Rangers came into being as part of a franchise granted the Madison Square Garden by the NHL during the 1926-27 season. As the then president of the Madison Square Garden – G. L. ‘Tex’ Rickard - was responsible for building this team; the team came to be known as ‘Tex’s’ Rangers. This is how the team later came to be named the New York Rangers.

The NY Rangers have won four Stanley Cups – the championship trophy of the NHL. The NY Rangers did what no other team has ever done since – win their first Stanley Cup in their sophomore year. They won this during the 1927-28 season and followed it thrice more during the 1932-33, 1939-40, and 1993-94 seasons. They won this last Cup in front of their cheering home crowd at the Madison Square Garden.

The New Yorkers are proud of their team, which has won the Prince of Wales Trophy three times. The Prince of Wales Trophy is the NHL trophy awarded to the Eastern Conference playoff champions. The NY Rangers have also won the President’s Trophy twice. This is presented by the NHL to the team that finishes with the best record in the league during the regular season.

The Home Ground

The Madison Square Garden is home of the NY Rangers since 1926. That was the third Madison Square Garden, and since 1968, they have moved into the fourth Madison Square Garden. The Garden has 18,20 seats for hockey, and is unquestionably the most beautiful arena in the world.

The NY Rangers honors its greatest players by retiring their jersey numbers, never to be worn by any other Rangers team member. So far, the Rangers have retired four jersey numbers, and these numbers will hang – forever – from the rafters of the Madison Square Garden.

The Rangers Tickets

More than 25 home games are scheduled to be played by the NY Rangers until the first week of April 2007 at the Madison Square Garden. This is a great opportunity for the fans of the Rangers to watch their favorite team playing close up. With the games being played close to home, the NY Rangers tickets are definitely not going to be easy to come by.

With all the fans hankering to watch the games, the NY Rangers tickets would all have been sold out. It may already be too late in the day to expect to procure your NY Rangers tickets at the venue.

Your best option is the reputed ticket brokers, who have the resources to deliver your NY Rangers tickets to your door.



Vincent

Wagerweb asked:


The clock is ticking, and we’re into the final week -when most of mankind falls into a soccer coma for a month and the female species just has to put up with it!

The coaches are becoming more engrossed in formations and strategies than a Grand Chess Master, and the fans are trying to spot any teams emerging from the World Cup warmup matches that could take on the defending champions, Brazil.

There’s only one weekend left to get everything in order, and then Friday the greatest team sports event in the world unleashes a spectacular that sometimes takes four years to get over!

Over the past week, football fans have seen the usual results.

America enjoyed success at the end of its “send off series” against Latvia. EPL star Brian McBride scored the only goal of the game. Coach Bruce Arena knows that a 1-0 victory against Latvia means there’s room for improvement as the Americans have to face the Czechs in their opening game in Gelsenkirchen on June 12 and then face two tricky teams, Italy and Ghana, to fulfill their group schedule.

In Europe, France and Holland won by the same scoreline. These teams usually start slow in the World Cup and improve through the tournament. You don’t want to peak on June 9 - the coaches want their teams to peak on July 9!

France celebrated one of its favorite sons’ milestones in Paris, with Zinedine Zidane receiving his 100th cap. The game was not a classic, and Lyon’s Florent Malouda saved the red blushes for “Les Blues” with a 45th-minute goal.

Raymond Domenech, the French coach, admitted his players had to improve, and he wanted a much better performance against Denmark last Wednesday. In the Lens Stadium, goals by Thierry Henry and a penalty from Sylvain Wiltord showed that “Les Blues” are now really focusing on reclaiming the trophy in July.

Ruud van Nistelrooy may be out of favor in Manchester, but in Rotterdam he was king after scoring the only goal of the game against Cameroon. The Dutch have a quality team on paper, who would not want “Van the Man”, Van Persie, Arjen Robben, Cocu, van Bommel, Dirk Kuyt and, of course, one of the best goalkeepers in Europe in Edwin van der Sar.

The Dutch always enter the World Cup with hope of success. But “The Oranje” always seem to come unstuck in the knock out games. Legendary striker Marco van Basten, now head coach for Holland, needs to get his players focused on the whole 90 minutes, as he stated after the game: “We must work hard on that in the next two weeks before the World Cup starts.”

After that match in Eindhoven, the Dutch put in a very impressive performance against Mexico. The Mexicans opened the scoring, and with a weakened team Van Basten’s men rolled up their sleeves and duly earned a 2-1 win. I think the bookies have lowered the Dutch’s odds after this match.

It is still a shock that the Dutch didn’t qualify for the last World Cup - so they need to show the world that they are a major footballing powerhouse in Germany in this edition.

The World Cup hosts and Ukraine sent their fans home dreaming of World Cup glory after “caning” their opposition.

The former Soviet Republic hit four against fellow World Cup entry Costa Rica. Goals from Serhiy Nazarenko, Andriy Vorobey and Maxym Kalinichenko closed the tie at halftime, and both coaches radically changed their teams for the second half. However, Ukraine is a dark horse as it wants to host the 2012 European Soccer Championships with

Poland, so any good showing in Germany will push its cause for hosting Europe’s biggest competition in six years. Plus, Ukraine’s Group H in the World Cup is weak. Ukraine only has to worry about Spain to win the group; victories should come against Saudi Arabia and Tunisia. Once Ukraine enters the knockout stages, it could upset some bigger names if it can carry this form to late June.

Pardon the pun; you can be the sub-editor here!

“Germany take fans to 7th heaven” - “Lucky Seven” - “The Magnificent Seven” - you can take the pick after

Germany did not break a sweat in scoring seven goals against Luxembourg.

However, it was a different story on Tuesday night, when Jurgen Klinsmann’s men were attacked from all sides and were two goals down before they realized they had to quickly do something. The Luxembourg stroll had probably lured the team into a false sense of security, and the Japanese seized on that.

To be fair to the coach, he didn’t get carried away by the scoreline against Luxembourg, as Germany’s worst side could have beaten the Benelux country, a team that only has one professional footballer representing the nation.

One recent shock was the defeat of Trinidad and Tobago against Wales, and the Welsh didn’t even qualify for the World Cup.

The Caribbean “Soca Warriors” tested themselves against a side that had good EPL players. However, Robert Earnshaw, who with due respect to him is no Thierry Henry, scored two easy goals against the “Warriors” defense. The Islanders need to shape up fast if they want to make some headlines in Germany, and the alarm bells started to ring again when they lost to Slovenia 3-1in Ljubljana.

Individual performance of last weekend came from Portugal’s Pedro Pauleta; he has already overtaken the legendary Eusebio’s scoring record. Over the weekend against the Cape Verde, Pauleta scored a hat-trick to give his side a 4-1 win over the Minnows.

To be cynical, a side of Cape Verde’s quality is never going to appear in the World Cup. So, we should not read too much into this victory.

Argentina had a little warmup against Angola in Salerno, Italy, and a couple of goals was the margin of victory, as expected.

At Old Trafford, the “awesome” midfield of Joe Cole, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and David Beckham probably made Hungary feel like a “bunny” in a juggernaut’s headlights. But, the Hungarians did manage to frustrate the “Three Lions” until Gerrard opened the scoring.

Peter Crouch scored the final goal in a 3-1 win, and if you didn’t see his celebration dance then let me tell you that it shows why 6-foot-7 inch white sportsmen should not try and look cool doing a robotic dance. Let’s just say it was not on the same level as Michael Jackson doing his moonwalk

Just as an aside, Sven Goran Eriksson will probably take more questions about a player who is not playing at the moment than any other one. The Wayne Rooney Saga is great for the papers as it fills column inches during a “dry period” of top-class sport.

But, you have to wonder now that the way these “fashion” football boots are made, is there enough protection for the actual foot. Of course, the sports companies are not going to say anything else but “yes” as they try to push their boot into the billion dollar industry.

However, back in the 1980s every English schoolboy could not spell “metatarsal.” But after Beckham and Rooney’s injuries, this small little piece of the human body has become as famous as the players.

Maybe I am getting old, but a good thick piece of black leather always stopped me from getting injured, and I was playing against amateurs that didn’t have the timing of top class defenders!

The Italians got some normality back against Switzerland win a 1-1 draw. But they couldn’t score against the tough Ukraine side in Lausanne on Friday night. If I was a bookmaker I would take any money from punters on the Italians lifting The World Cup.

Therefore, from all the previous week’s international friendlies, I personally feel Brazil will cruise tothe semfinals. However, England’s attack is first class - its midfield is the strongest on the planet and then you add ace striker Michael Owen up front - what a dream combination. If England finally clicks, then 40 years of hurt could be over.

The only problem is that the FA has already sacked the coach. If Sven wins, are they going to ask him back?!

The French are now hungry to prove that France ‘98 was not a fluke or they’re not a “fair weather” team - i.e., they only do well on home soil.

I think Italy will be lucky to scrape through the group phase, and my dark horse for a good showing is Ukraine. It has done nothing wrong and quietly is going about its business.

Also, if you like to party make sure you catch Trinidad and Tobago’s group matches, as they’ll be watching the knockout stage in a pub next to you !

So, get ready. The teams are warming up, get the beers in, the bookmaker on the phone or Internet and make

sure you try and catch as much of this football fiesta as you can.



Justice

bigthingspoppin17 asked:


I seriously NEED to know the policy for concussions in the NFL

Earlier this year, the NFL made a policy for players with concussions.

Well, i am making a persuasive paper on why NFL teams shouldnt force players to play with concussions

PLEASE HELP!!!! I CANT FIND A SINGLE WEBSITE SAYING IT, BUT IF YOU CAN WITH YOUR GOOGLE SKILLS

THAT WOULD BE GREAT!!!!!!!!!

Landon

Mr Walker asked:


If you are among those persons who are addicted or let’s just say extremely passionate to Watch Live Football matches, now, thanks to technological advancement you have the possibility to access the best live football matches broadcasted over the Internet. You also have the opportunity to take pleasure in watching all the major football events played anywhere in the whole world even if you don’t have a satellite connection or a cable one.

What can be more satisfying than watching live football, European cup games, and international matches with your favorite football stars? If the answer to this question is “nothing”, then you can count yourself among the numerous passionate football fans out there for sure. As most adoring fans of this sport you are thrilled to watch live football even if this means fighting with your wife over the remote control of your TV. Well this is not the case for you anymore. You don’t have to listen to sport comments on the radio and you can even watch live football at work without turning on the TV. How? Very simple: PC live football. You can watch it anytime and anywhere because live football matches are broadcasted on the Internet 24 hours a day.

The best thing of all, is that most of the matches come with an English commentary that doubles the pleasure and offers a tremendous entertaining experience for those who watch live football games. If you have made the decision that you do not want to miss another live football game, then don’t waste your time and quickly access the watch-football.net site from your computer. It will give you the opportunity any live football fan would like to have.

There are a few things that you will need in order to be able to watch live football matches:

First of all an Internet connection is necessary and, if it is a high speed one, then the live football transmission will be continuous and won’t be interrupted unexpectedly when you are about to watch the best and the most attention-grabbing part of the live football match

You also need a player that supports live streaming football. In this case the most common players are RealPlayer, Media Player and Winamp

The websites that provide football streams have a list with all the games taking place at the moment and all you need to do is to click on the game and the player will open for you to watch live football on your computer. It’s as simple as that!

You’ll have to go online to get the software, but the good news is that it’s free of charge and you won’t have to pay expensive cable or satellite fees either

Watch-football.net is one of the greatest streaming football sites with which you can watch live football from any part of the world. If you become a member, the site will provide the kind of software you need to watch live football and the advantage is that it is very easy to use. You will be able to receive the software through email and to install it is a matter of minutes. It’s not an US product only and it can be bought by anyone in the world. To watch live football will be very easy as the software doesn’t require any computer skills and can be set up in about 2 minutes. There are no hidden charges to fear and it doesn’t cost extra to watch live football on different channels. You shouldn’t hesitate and you should take advantage of this new technology that is offered to you and get ready for the best live football games that are about to come.

We are all aware that football is one of the most popular sports in the world. It is highly appreciated by the audience, but football fans don’t have the time or the money to manage to pay for the tickets of every live football game there is (not to mention the costs of the trips in all the countries in which live football games are being played). Taking all this information into account you should choose a cheaper and more enjoyable way to watch live football. You can watch live football from your office or from home anytime with the help of the Internet and for just for a very small fee. It’s a luxury that the modern world offers us and we shouldn’t say no to it.



Zachery

Chris Grisham asked:


When learning how to pick a fantasy football team you need to pay extra attention to what has gone on for the specific team in the offseason. Here are some questions to ask yourself about the team you are going to choose:

What offseason trades have happened to benefit the team?

Did your team have a good NFL draft?

Who is injured on your fantasy football team?

These 3 questions are vital in determining and choosing your next NFL fantasy football team. If you pick a team where they had no injuries and great offseason acquisitions you can expect to see your fantasy football rankings shoot through the roof. You can get the latest sporting news fantasy football updates right to your phone even, so there is no excuse not to be up-to-date when making your NFL fantasy football predictions. There are many players stocks rising and many players stocks falling dramatically. Sometimes you can catch a players stock falling almost near the bottom, draft them, and earn a huge return on a draft pick that low. These are your money maker picks right here and make up the difference between a winning fantasy football player and a losing fantasy football player. Knowing all your fantasy football player ratings will help you greatly on draft day. You can surprise all your friends by becoming the greatest fantasy football player to ever play the game if you do your homework and play your cards right. There are some steals out there on no name players ready to shine this year in the NFL. Your fantasy football draft has never been so better when you find standout players for cheap.

If you want to make some money this year on the NFL season, placing an NFL football bet will be your best bet by far. Take it from me; I have been making a stable income betting on sports for years! Last year I made a total of $120,000 betting on ALL sports last year. Out of that 120K I made last year, around 80k of it was JUST on FOOTBALL bets. The type of football bet depends on the NFL lines and who is playing who. The majority of the times if you can find a steal where the lines are great for a home team, take them.

A football bet tip you will always remember is to find a sports handicapper that spends 8+ hours a day researching each and every pick to give you guaranteed winners. You can find a professional handicapper for cheap, 50 dollars a month or less. Not only will you ONLY pay 50 dollars a month or less, if you do not profit for the month you are FULLY refunded. There are definitely companies out there that offer services like this, you just have to do your research and find one. Once you find one you will be able to quit your day job, buy a new house, a new car, and live a comfortable life just like I have been doing for years. I wish you the best of luck!



Gabriela