Nalgene Water Bottles

As the resident geek I feel it’s my duty to post the following article on plastic water bottles (recycle number 3,6 and 7)

“Many Nalgene water bottles and other hard plastic sport water bottles are made of polycarbonate (#7 on the bottom) , which may leach Bisphenol A, an estrogen-like chemical. Canada has banned products containing Bisphenol A (BPA) and a new American study links it to breast cancer and early puberty, and is particularly concerned about the effect on babies. Others have raised concerns about the effect of feminizing hormones on men, such as breast enlargement or dropping semen counts.”

So if you don’t want a pair of these;



you should ditch these:

NTL Finals 2007: Sydney Mets VS GC Sharks

MANIPULATION OF DEFENDER

Play at 00:16 - No.7 receives a pass from No.8 and fakes to dump with No.8 appearing as the acting half. This draws the defender in who attempts to take the touch but is beaten as the "acting half" fulfills every essence of the word acting and pulls away instead, thus creating an instant 2 v 1 or 3 v 2 situation as seen in the video. It REALLY is about defender manipulation;convincing them to behave and react in the manner that you desire and then pulling the rabbit out of the hat.

For those who weren't around, this move was mentioned in a touch clinic not some time ago presented by Peter Bell (coach for aus women's open). IF memory serves well, I think it was called a "D". As in "A" being the dummy switch and "B" being the actual switch we've been practicing, or will be in the not too distant future?! I suppose the new boys won't be familiar with this.

Fast Forward to 5:50 - No.7 Drumayne DayBerg-Muir attempts a jink-a-dive but was caught...just barely. Bit of trivia - he is currently ranked the top player in the world of touch and being accorded player of the NTL series '05 and '07. Represents QLD state and Australia.

Victoria Touch League

Play at 00:35 - Both middles at work. One goes for the dump and feints towards direction of split(encouraging opposite man to peddle back in a single direction) but steps back in, while half scoops right and draws his own man away to create a hole for the splitter to slide in for a try. Although notice how the dumper consciously sets it up by taking the dump only in the MIDDLE and only on his *OPPOSITE DEFENDING MIDDLE...presumably to 1)create enough space for the scooper to draw his man to the right 2)force the *OPPOSITE DEFENDING MIDDLE in having to come up for the touch instead of getting onside.

A similiar play can also be observed 00:42, with what appears to be a "JAM" at the start. So for those who panic when a "JAM" doesn't work out, simply think of this move as mentioned. A third can also be seen at 2:00 which was negated by a handling error. There may be many other underlying inner workings involved as well. This is after all, a level we can never hope to attain...over the next year or so. Feel free to give your two shots at it with your own ideas.

Can anyone do someting abt the HTML coding to downsize the big ass window?

*refers to the defending middle diagonally opposite the attacking middle. For instance, left attacking middle will be dealing with the right defending middle instead of his own defending middle and vice versa.

Peak Performance

A small UK group dedicated to a little known underground street sport LE PARKOUR. Otherwise also known in the acclaimed french production, YAMAKASI.



Know why these guys look so damn good? In my opinion, its all down to 3 simple virtues that all successful athletes abide by. The 3 critical success factors:

-UNQUESTIONABLE COMMITMENT
-FIERCE PASSION
-SUSTAINABLE, CONSISTENT TRAINING

Keep these 3 principles in your pocket and you'll be pushing boundaries.

Squirrel Tag

This is a spinoff from touch. Squirrel tag can really improve you agility, speed and team work so let’s all get down the park in our free time. Train hard guys!

Cum hear what Arnie has to say.

I know its quite irrelevant but just felt i had to share this with all.



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