Physical Education Tips of the Week #50
June 17, 2008
The above articles are for PE Update members only. But how about free stuff? This newsletter includes links to a very fun website that allows you to challenge Steve Nash in a free-throw shooting contest; a tennis cue on how to better keep your eyes on the incoming ball; and our blog article in which a world class sprinter's drug cheating regimen is revealed - it's informative and rather frightening. This newsletter is free, but most of the content on the website is for members-only, including instructional videos, the discussion group, almost 2000 articles that you can read, print and email... and much more. If you're not already a member of the PE Update website, then join up today!! You can get more information here: PE Update Membership Information I hope you enjoy this issue of PE Tips of the Week! Dick Moss, Editor
CHALLENGE STEVE NASH TO A FREE-THROW CONTEST IBeatYou.com is a fun website that allows you to compete against professional athletes in a number of different challenges. For example, click the following link to see whether you can sink more free throws in a minute than two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash.
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Monday Morning Musings on the World of Sports, Coaching & Physical Education from Editor, Dick Moss. THE BALCO PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING DRUG REGIMEN
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Tennis players are usually advised to keep their eyes on the ball until it contacts with their racquet, but it's a rare player who can actually see the racquet and ball make contact. Here's a cue to make "watching the ball" easier to perform.
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1. Editor's Note
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These articles are available to PE Update members.
The follow-through should be longer than the backswing on chip shots.
A study that determined the number of teaching cues that should be used in a middle school
physical education bouldering class, and what those cues should be.
Tennis players should not use the court lines as their aiming point.
Victor Conte, the scientist who is the focus of the Balco steroid scandal, is now cooperating with authorities to catch drug cheats. He has revealed the drug regimen used by British sprinter Dwain Chambers. It involves the use of SEVEN different performance enhancers. He also discusses a method the cheaters used to beat drug tests.
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Tennis: Coaching Cue for Watching the Ball
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