Badminton is the fastest racquet sport. Professional players are able to perform a powerful smash inflicting incredible speed. Fu Haifeng of China hit a 332 kilometers per hour smash during a tournament. Also, Naoki Kawamae of Japan hit a 414 kilometers an hour smash during promotional video. The advantage … Read More

Health professionals are always telling us that we need to maintain physical activity in order to remain healthy. For many people, activities like walking and jogging are not considered a fun way to keep fit. For these individuals, engaging in sport activities is a much more enjoyable way to … Read More

Fitness in golf is receiving more and more attention lately. All one has to do is watch the PGA and LPGA players and it is obvious that to compete at a winning level being in shape is important. Many of the top touring pros have been quoted as to … Read More

Lance Armstrong is one of the most famous cyclists in recent years. The fact that he is one of the most winning racers on the cycling circuit is a testament to how well trained and physically able he is, regardless of his cancer diagnosis.

Cycling could not have begun without … Read More

Basketball goals are available in both fixed and flexible styles. The one you choose will depend on whether the basketball team will be playing inside or outside, and on some other requirements.

In a situation where your team will be playing indoors but the gym is also to be used … Read More

Recently I sent out a baseball survey and one of the questions I asked players, coaches and parents was, “What else can we teach you about baseball hitting?” One respondent was curious about how to develop a nice baseball power swing.

Power is all the rage when it comes to … Read More

If you are a huge sports fan then you should know the importance of owning and sporting the very unique trading pin of your favorite sports team or even sporting event. Every sports team has a special uniform and a sports pin forms part of this uniform because it … Read More

I once wrote an article about how agility training sucks…I got more than a few pieces of hate mail; and for that I’m thankful. If we were all afraid to change the old-school thinking on football training, we’d all be doing calisthenics and wouldn’t lift weights because it makes … Read More

On its face the older lighter rule makes a lot of sense, if a player is very small and may struggle with playing in his own age group, let him play “down” an age group so he has a chance to play and compete. In my mind if you … Read More

Volleying

The volley is the key to your net game. Because you are so close to the net when you volley, it’s easy to direct this punchy little shot. You can usually give the ball enough pace and angle to get it beyond your opponent’s reach.

Cover the court

Closing in on … Read More