- Among football positions, linebacker is one of the most demanding. A linebacker must be equally skilled at run defense and pass defense
- Linebackers must be quick so that they can cover large areas of the field. They must also be strong enough to defeat moving blockers and agile enough to make tackles in the open field
- According to defensive football drills expert Tom Bass, linebacker drills should emphasize moving on the ball, defeating blocks, dropping into pass coverage, and blitzing the quarterback. Agility drills and interceptions drills are also helpful
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LED video screens have been improving over the years and are larger and more durable today than ever before. They represent the ultimate in flexibility for displaying video advertising, instant replays, and scoring for a game and can make a big impression on fans as well. The latest innovations with this technology are the video scoreboards, and they represent a completely new opportunity for schools.
Portable scoreboards have been released in recent years that give a team an easy way of displaying details about a game or match to the fans. A portable electronic scoreboard can be found in a wide variety of sizes, and offers many different options for customization. This flexibility allows you to order a custom portable electronic scoreboard that is designed to meet your specific needs in a color that matches your team.
When it comes to baseball, no team is more enthusiastic than the American Hebrew Academy Eagles of Greensboro, North Carolina. This prep school may be a little different than most, because it is the only boarding school in the country that is also a Jewish pluralistic college prep school as well. Students can either attend only during the day or they may board at the school, and students here are very varied and can come from many different countries and areas. While the school is a college prep boarding school, it also encourages physical fitness, athletic activity, and staying in shape, and the baseball team can play a part in this. Every sport is encouraged, and success is expected. The school recently installed a new electronic scoreboard to encourage and motivate both the baseball players and the fans, and attendance at the games has increased. American Hebrew Academy recently decided on the Baseball Scoreboard 1030, and this choice proved to be an excellent one. In exchange, the school wants to see many home runs to help light up the scoreboards and take the team all the way to the championships.
The fastest baseball pitchers in history are difficult to pin down due the lack of reliable measuring devices in the early years. The fastest baseball pitch ever recorded, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is Nolan Ryan’s 100.9 mph fastball thrown in a game against the Chicago White Sox in 1974. That record has been eclipsed by various pitchers and we’ve included a list of the fastest baseball pitches below. The fastest recorded baseball pitch as of this writing was accomplished by Joel Zumaya in October 2006. The fastest pitch in baseball history may soon be recorded by a college junior who routinely throws over 100 mph.
The WNBA rookie of the year award has typically been an expected result. This year was no exception but the honor that went along with it was. Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks won the rookie of the year award in her basketball first year along with winning the Most Valuable Player of the Year award–which has never been given to basketball beginners. This feat has only been accomplished by 2 other players in basketball history: Wilt Chamberlain and Wes Unseld. After these accomplishments it wasn’t a surprise that Parker became the most recognized female athlete in the nation. Parker launched out of the gate as an exceptional player: fun to watch, a high scorer and team player with a recognizable smile.
The UCONN basketball history is rich with famous players, many titles and unrivaled success for their venerable, Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun. Under Calhoun’s watch, the Huskies have made it to the Sweet Sixteen in 12 of his 15 years and to the Final Four three times. Most impressively, two of those appearance became NCAA National Titles. Their teams have also featured UCONN basketball players who have gone on to have very successful professional careers, including: Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton and Clifford Robinson. Lately, though, times have been shaky for the Huskies as they have had to endure a firestorm of credibility issues including NCAA drug testing violations for some players and violating NCAA rules for recruitment.