Gray Rollins's Articles in Sports

  • Extreme Sports: Are They Worth The Risk?
    Extreme sports like street luging, skateboarding on rails and ramps, and snow boarding off nearly impossible jumps are hotter today than they have ever been before. The athletes who pursue these challenging activities often become as dedicated as Olympians and spend hours every day practicing and improving their technique in order to be able to enjoy the thrill that only making the perfect ollie or dropping a hill on a buttboard can bring. Extreme athletes often refer to the ...
  • How To Train For A Marathon
    Training for a marathon is a process that takes a lot of time. To get yourself into peak condition for a long distance run, you will need to gradually ease your body into the kind of intense endurance challenge that a marathon provides. It is a good idea to set up a running plan at least a few months ahead of your chosen marathon event so that you can safely progress to the kinds of lengths and speeds you need to reach while staying safe and protecting your muscles from damag...
  • How A Muffin Tin Can Improve Your Golf Game
    Any golfer will tell you that a lot of confusion can stem from not being able to identify your ball on the course. When two balls fall near to the hole but also near to each other, the debate over which player made which shot can get quite uncomfortable. This kind of awkward situation can take a lot of the fun out of this otherwise soothing sport, and can negatively affect your ability to play well.

    During an argument, your muscles naturally tense in order to prepare you ...
  • Beach Volleyball: A Truly Versatile Game
    Beach volleyball is a great impromptu game. Almost anywhere that there is sand and a net; groups of friends, acquaintances, and sometimes even strangers will gather for a few rounds of beach volleyball. A playful game of beach volleyball doesn’t have to be too strenuous, so it is easy to have teams with people of all different ages and with mixed levels of fitness. This makes beach volleyball an ideal family game for a lively summer afternoon.

    Of course, beach volleyball ...
  • The Differences Between Luge And Bobsledding
    The winter sports of luge and bobsledding have a lot in common. Both are featured prominently in the winter Olympics. Both are extremely dangerous for the participants. Both consist of plummeting feet first down the same slippery track at top speeds. Both sports require nerves of steel and reflexes of lightning. However, there are a lot of subtle difference between these two sports that test the limits of how humans relate to gravity.

    Bobsledders work in groups of up to f...
  • Training To Be A Better Court Volleyball Player
    To be a great court volleyball player you need to be powerful, energetic, graceful, and able to handle the ball with finesse. This kind of spectrum of requirements calls for a unique training regimen. There are a lot of different ideas about how to best accomplish this goal, but most coaches and experts agree that it is important to undergo a course of training that includes a wide variety of different kinds of exercises that will help you develop all of these abilities. Trai...
  • Racquetball 101: The Basics Of The Game
    Like tennis, racquetball can be played in a game of “singles,” where two players face off head to head, or “doubles” where teams of two compete against each other. There is also a three person variation of the game which is called cutthroat and is played in a round robin tournament style.

    Tennis and racquetball have a lot in common, but although their rules and format are similar they require very different techniques and playing styles. Racquetball demands all of the agi...
  • A Biathlon Primer
    Technically, a biathlon is any athletic event that is made up of two distinct legs of individual activity. This can mean a combination of biking and swimming, skiing and archery, or any other two sports that are practiced by an individual rather than a team. Although the sky is the limit as to what kind of sports can fall under the heading of a biathlon leg, there are a few standard combinations of sports that are usually part of a biathlon. Biathlons traditionally take place...
  • The Physical Challenge Of Hockey
    Hockey is one of the most physically demanding games known to man. This intense sport requires that a skater have as much strategy and skill as football or baseball player in addition to the strength that only a conditioned athlete can bring to the ice, and a kind of ferocity that is a rare quality indeed. Hockey players must tolerate quite a bit of pain and discomfort, and serious players must be able and willing to participate in very heavy training all through the year to ...
  • Running Tips For All Four Seasons
    Running is one of the best ways to get into shape and to stay in great condition, because it is a sport you can practice on your own time, at your own pace, and without a lot of fancy equipment. However, making running your primary mode of exercise can prove to be a bit problematic because it puts your fitness at the mercy of the elements. Running on a crisp fall afternoon is a lot different than trying to hit the sidewalks for a great run in the heat of a scorching August da...
  • Tennis Drills: Improving Your Skills Without A Court
    Every tennis players wants to improve his or her game, and over time most players get better. However, all too many players are willing to dedicate the time and energy it requires in order to take their skills to the next level of excellence; but find that limited access to a court is keeping them from achieving their goals. If this sounds all too familiar, try some of these off court drills. By learning how to practice your tennis technique without needing a court or a net y...
  • The History Of Bowling: One Of The World’s First Sports
    The act of trying to knock over a series of pins by rolling a round object towards them may not be new, but this great activity is as challenging and engaging today as it was in the past. Archaeologists have found evidence of bowling-type games from as long as five thousand years ago. This makes bowling one of the oldest sports on record, dating all the way back to the civilization of the ancient Egyptians. Every time you pull on your bowling shoes and head for your favorite ...
  • Base Jumping: A Truly Extreme Sport
    BASE jumping is not a sport for the faint of heart. Athletes who practice this extreme sport climb to the top of tall buildings, canyons, or other structures; jump off; enjoy a period of free falling; then open a parachute and coast to the ground.

    The acronym BASE stands for building, antennae, span, and earth; which make up a comprehensive list of what kinds of fixed objects BASE jumpers plummet from. Span is a term that includes all sorts of bridges, or any other struct...

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