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Office pools are good-natured fun that appeals to sports fans and non-sports fans alike. If your workplace has never hosted a betting pool, or if you've been asked to serve as "commissioner" this Super Bowl season, there are a few things you need to know to make for a winning, morale-building event.

First and most importantly, be sure you're not breaking any rules: neither the gambling laws of your state nor the guidelines of your place of employment. Then, let the fun begin!

This person who runs the office pool is usually called the "commissioner." But don't get too full of yourself: Being the commissioner is not all fun and games. Not only do you have to keep track of the game stats, you must also make sure the participants are getting their picks and money in on time. (The commissioner is usually also allowed to participate in the betting.)

The most common time for office pools is during the NFL playoffs leading up to the Super Bowl, or NCAA basketball's March Madness, but pools may also be held for hockey, college games or virtually any other event.

At least a week before the playoffs, the commissioner should begin to round up the players, being sure to invite everyone to participate. (Office pools should be a welcome escape from office politics!) Make sure everyone agrees upon the game setup and wagering amounts.

If you're hosting a NFL playoffs pool, you'll need to make a Super Bowl bracket or find one to download and print online. In 2009, the AFC and NFC divisional playoffs begin Jan. 10, and the season culminates with the Super Bowl on Feb. 1. For each game, have participants say which team they think will win (and, perhaps, the point spread) and as the games are played keep track of who's winning-both among the pro football teams and in the office pool.

Another common office pool game is the betting grid. Depending on the number of people playing in your office, create or find online an office pool grid with 25, 50 or 100 squares. Set a limit (which you can raise after everyone has had a shot) on how many squares each player can buy, as well as a price. ($1 to $5 per square is common.) Have each participant write his or her name in the square(s) purchased. Once the grid is full, randomly draw numbers from 0 to 9 and write them across the top of the grid. Then, draw again and write the new numbers along the left edge of the grid. Make copies of the grid for everyone to take home so they can track it on game day. The last digit of the score at each quarter, the half and the final score is what counts. The winner is the player whose name is where the two teams' scores meet on the X and Y grid. Agree beforehand how the payoff will be split among winners.

You can also make use of printable tournament brackets year-round if your office softball (or other sports) team participates in single-elimination or double-elimination tournaments, or for personal or league use. Look for templates that are in PDF or .DOC (Microsoft Word) form so you can write on or customize them as the tournament progresses.

Copyright 2009 by Kevin Savetz

Kevin Savetz is the creator of PrintableTournamentBrackets.net, a site providing printable sports brackets and blank betting grids, all free to instantly download and print in PDF or .DOC format. The site is part of the FreePrintable.net family of sites.

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, also known affectionately as the "Bucs" are the pro football team located in Tampa, Florida. One of three pro football teams in the state of Florida, they are members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference that is part of the National Football League - the NFL. They joined the NFL in 1976 as one of two expansion teams of the AFC West. The other team was the Seattle Seahawks. The Bucs lost their first 26 games and were not really very popular with the local fans in the Tampa Bay area. They had a short winning season in the late 1970s and the early 1980s but the team did suffer through a bad fourteen season losing streak after that time period.

They have been pretty consistent as a team since 1996 and have been playoff contenders on a regular basis. They won Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003 and that has been their only Super Bowl appearance up till now.

The expansion franchise for Tampa Bay was originally awarded to Tom McCloskey but soon he was replaced by Hugh Culverhouse from Jacksonville, Florida. The Buccaneers got their name through a contest of name-the-team and were named after the Gasparilla Pirate Festival which occurs yearly and is located in Tampa, Florida. The team plays their home games in the Tampa Stadium and it seats a little over 72,000 fans for every game. The team's first quarterback was Heisman trophy winner Steve Spurrier.

They started out with a rocky beginning and their first two seasons were winless. They had an overall record of 0-26 before they finally won their first game in 1977. They beat the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans and then went on to win their next game at home with a victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

The team faced some financial problems when the team's original owner passed away in the 1980s and the team had to be sold by the family heirs. By 2002 though, the team had recovered under the new owners and the coaching of Jon Gruden. Gruden was from the area and was only too happy to come home to coach the Tampa Bay Bucs. He immediately changed the offense to a more efficient powerhouse and at the same time the Bucs were placed in the new NFC south Division. They had a superb defense that led the league and this led to the 2002 season to be the Bucs best season ever. They won the NFC South title and had a record of 12-4 that year. They then went on to win against Jon Gruden's former team, The Raiders of Oakland. Even though the Raiders were reputed to have the nation's top offense, the Bucs prevailed and won the Super Bowl XXXVII with a score of 48-21.

They had slump years in 2003 and 2004 but returned to their winning ways in 2005 and marked their 30th season as members of the NFL. They won the NFC South division that year with an 11-5 record. They went on to lose though in a Wild Card round game to the Washington Redskins. 2006 saw a bad year for the Bucs with injuries and a lot of their starters being rookies. They finished the year with a 4-12 record and were forced to spend money in the free agency that year in order to get some fresh talent for the team.

The 2007 season had the team winning the NFC South title and ended the year with a 9-7 record. Along with this they got the 4th seed in the NFC. This made their 2nd division crown in three years under the direction of Jon Gruden. The Wild Card playoff game played in January of 2008 found the Bucs losing to the to-be Super Bowl Champs, the New York Giants with a score of 24-14.

The sky is the limit for the Bucs and hopefully 2009 will find the team healthy and with a will to go the distance.

Writer and editor, Freddie Brister, is a former high school football coach of 25 years. His love of the game of football is reflected in his words and memories of growing up in the South and playing football in the back yard with his brother, cousins and neighborhood friends. His biggest thrill is watching former high school players he has coached play at the college level. His favorite pastime is watching NFL football on tv and attending the games in person every chance he gets. Freddie Brister is a huge fan of the NFL and the Tampa Bay Bucs. Check out his Tampa Bay Bucs Merchandise or his Tampa Bay Bucs Christmas Ornaments.

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Here is my list of the ten most crafty, genius, and fiery, head coaches. Oh yeah and winning helps their rank too.

10. Jon Gruden: "Chucky" as he's known around the league for his hot headed temper and wild antics. Keyshawn Johnson actually thought he could chew out Gruden once, he didn't make that mistake twice. I thought Gruden was gonna kill him, literally. But despite that, Gruden knows how to craft high powered offenses with little talent. Look what he did with the Raiders the year before they won the Super Bowl. Know look what he's doing with the Buccaneers. Making Jeff Garcia look good at what he does, shockingly.

9. John Fox: Yeah I know, your like enough with the Johns, but it was just coincidence. Next John Madden right? Well for current coaches, John Fox has taken the Carolina Panthers to the Super Bowl in 2003 and the NFC Championship in 2005. He lost both, but he has helped get the Panthers some well needed recognition. They are not viewed like the Houston Texans or Cleveland Browns, people actually respect them.

8. Lovie Smith: Hard to respect a football coach named Lovie. But he has probably dealt with that his whole life, and earned some respect. Bears fans love him now because he turned around their team in a short amount of time. He had them in the playoffs in 2005 and in the Super Bowl in 2006. They lost to an amazing Indianapolis Colts team with a man named Peyton Mannning, who has wanted a ring his whole career, but kept coming up short against the Patriots. Who knows how the Bears will fare this year as they are 5-3 and Kyle Orton will be out for a week or more. Coaching will make the difference during this critical second half of the football season.

7. Mike Shanahan: Hasn't won a Super Bowl in nine years, but still a great coach that gets his team to the playoffs and AFC championships quite frequently. More of a conservative coach than most, but it got him where he is today.

6. Jim Zorn: After taking over for Joe Gibbs (those are big shoes to fill) has done an admirable job fielding a good team this year. They are likely to find a playoff spot and may be a sleep pick to win it all this year.

5. Andy Reid: A very great coach that has taken his team to the Super Bowl but came up short against the New England Patriots. His Eagles have a lot of talent this year they just are capitalizing. They will be in a battle with the Cowboys for a possible third playoff spot in the NFC.

4. Tom Coughlin: Won the Super Bowl last year and has fielded an almost better team this year some have said. Hard to believe considering they lost Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora on defense.

3. Bill Belichick: As hard as it is for me to want to put him on this list, I kinda half to. Considering all his Super Bowl rings and manage to win without Tom Brady. Belichick is considered to be one of the shadier coaches thanks to the Spy Gate controversy. Now we'll see if he can win a ring without Tom Brady.

2. Tony Dungy: Yes they are 4-4 at the moment. But they have a great coach who can turn any team around and won a Super Bowl two years ago. Don't forget he's got one of the greatest quarterback and wide receiver combos to play the game.

1. Jeff Fischer: I am putting him at number one because he is undefeated right now and that is without Vince Young. Kerry Collins is winning games for him! He doesn't have a team of superstars, they all just play well as a team. It will be interesting to see if they can stay undefeated the whole year.

Clarke Baldwin is a journalist who has worked for Dallas Morning News and other publications. You can find his site at Super Media Blog and this article at Top Ten NFL Head Coaches in the Sports

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We must use every opportunity to teach young people life lessons using subjects that interest them. This is thinking outside of the box, which will pay off with their enthusiasm to learn.

Instead of being rigid and insisting we use our old teaching formats, we have to open our hearts and minds. Too often we try to ram lessons down young people's throats from our perspectives, or use outdated tools we learned from books which become lectures that turn kids off. It's much better to go into their world and use subjects which hold their attention to teach life lessons.

How? First by trusting our inner wisdom. We should put down our teaching crutches and communicate with young people from the heart. This means listening to them. They will tell you what is most important to them.

One way to teach young people life lessons is through sports. Athletes are like rock stars to young people. Look at the millions of dollars of endorsement deals they get to sell products to our youth. .

Even if a young person doesn't like sports, you can still use the Super Bowl as a platform to teach since it has been all over the news. Using current events is a good way to get their attention.

Here is a life lesson you can use from Super Bowl XLIII to help young people achieve their goals:

All of the players on both teams, the Cardinals and the Steelers wore helmets with the initials GU printed on the back in the Super Bowl. GU stands for the late Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who during a quarter century as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it being a free agent.

In 1968, two young football rookies, Art Shell and Gene Upshaw, became best friends when they met at the Oakland Raiders training camp. They would visualize their dreams and share them with one another. Upshaw hoped one day to be a politician, Shell wanted to be a football coach, and they both longed to be elected to the Football Hall of Fame.

By 1987, their dreams started becoming reality. Upshaw, who by then was the executive director of the NFL Players Association, was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Later that year, it was Shell's turn. He became the NFL's first African American head coach in 64 years when he was named coach of the Los Angeles Raiders.

When Shell heard the news, he called Gene, who was elated, "I can't believe it, Gene," he said. "All those plans we made years ago have actually come true."

In his 15 seasons as a Raider player, 1968-82, Shell was named All-Pro three times and played in eight Pro Bowls, more than any other Raider ever. Like his friend Gene, he was also elected to the Hall of Fame.

Life Lesson: Visualize Your Goals

If you lectured young people on how to achieve goals using visualization, it wouldn't be nearly as effective as giving them an example of how someone famous used it in their life.

Using the powerful tool of visualization was one of the keys to Shell and Upshaw's tremendous success. They held pictures in their minds of what they wanted to become. They used their imaginations, worked hard, and dedicated themselves to creating an image of what they desired to manifest. Their dreams didn't materialize instantly, but they still continued to focus on those images and eventually the came true.

All successful people picture in their minds what they want to become, then work diligently to achieve their dreams. Because mind is creative, the universe brings you what you hold in your mind good or bad.

The life lesson to teach young people is: Choose to hold what you want to happen in your life, and let go of everything else.

If you want to effectively communicate with youth and to inspire them, it's important to know how they perceive you. I invite you to visit http://www.sportingtherightattitude.net/inspire.htm to learn how you can help young adults become successful. Walter Jackson, keynote speaker, behavioral consultant, and author of "Sporting the Right Attitude: Lessons Learned in a Troubled Family.

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Nothing in the sports world is more fun than the NFL Draft ... and nothing is getting any bigger and better. It's probably the fourth or fifth most attractive event now, behind only the Super Bowl, World Series, NCAA Championship football game and the Masters (if Tiger Woods plays).

With 32 teams making selections, there's bound to be a surprise or two or more, and that just heightens the appeal. We're going to predict some shockers for this year's draft ... we're not saying they will happen, but hey, they could.

SHOCKER NO. 1: No team is more unpredictable than the Patriots. Master guru Bill Belichick always has some tricks up his sleeve.

Last year, he surprised by taking Tennessee linebacker Jerrod Mayo at No. 10. He was rewarded by seeing Mayo voted NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.

This year, he holds a trump card with his in-demand backup quarterback Matt Cassel. We think he'll send Cassel to Tampa Bay for its top pick, No. 19.

Why Tampa? Because Tampa is bringing in a new GM and new coach, and the new regime will want to make a splash. Also, previous coach Jon Gruden was fired in part for not developing a young quarterback.

That will give the Pats No. 19 and No. 23 ... but wait. By the time they select, the top four linebackers will probably be gone (Ohio State's James Laurinaitis, USC's Rey Maualuga, Wake Forest's Aaron Curry and Virginia's Clint Sintim), the top cornerback (Ohio State's Michael Jenkins) and the top two defensive linemen (Boston College's B.J. Raji and Mississippi's Peria Jerry).

Of; course, not all of them could be gone but Belichick can't take that chance, so he'll trade up with his two picks for San Francisco's at No. 10. Remember, these two teams have traded before and it helped both ... the Pats ended up with Mayo and the 49ers with good young left tackle Joe Staley. The 49ers have a multiplicity of needs, so they'll be glad to get two for one. Belichick would rather have one terrific player than two OK-to-good ones.

The Pats could take Maualuga or Jenkins for more obvious needs and do just fine. But we think Belichick's ultimate shocker will be Jerry, a powerful, explosive DT. New England's defensive line, always the strength of the team, suddenly is getting old ... Richard Seymour and Jarvis Green will be 30 next season, Vincent Wilfolk and Ty Warren 28. Belichick will think ahead and groom a top young talent in there.

SHOCKER NO. 2: The top quarterback prospect, Matthew Stafford of Georgia, will watch unhappily as he plummets.

Stafford looks a bit mechanical and robotic. Size matters in the NFL and Stafford, supposedly 6-foot-3, is shorter than this past season's top two rookie QBs, Matt Ryan of Atlanta (6-4) and Joe Flacco of Baltimore (6-6).

But also, agents for highly picked QBs demand not only the sun and the moon but the entire universe. A career-killing holdout frequently ensues. So why sign yourself up a hassle when he's far from a sure thing?

We think Stafford will fall to No. 17 and the Jets. He's worth No. 17 money, not top money.

SHOCKER NO. 3: The other touted QB prospect, USC's Mark Sanchez, dismayed his college coach, Pete Carroll, by coming out early. Carroll didn't think he was ready.

We don't, either. He isn't as good as one of his predecessors, Matt Leinart, who has failed to impress in three seasons with Arizona.

QB-hungry Minnesota, at No. 22, would at first glance seem a likely destination for Sanchez. But wait. Last year (in the fifth round!) the Vikings drafted John David Booty, who was the other predecessor at USC. So they already have the guy Sanchez couldn't beat out in college.

We think Sanchez will fall to the second or third round.

SHOCKER NO. 4: Ohio State running back Beanie Wells will be the biggest slider. He has top talent but unfortunately, he has suffered frequent injuries his past two seasons; wouldn't you know it, he missed most of the second half against Texas in the Fiesta Bowl with a concussion.

This isn't a criticism of Wells ... it just seems he's unlucky. But teams can't afford the risk of shelling out huge bucks to a guy who has a track record of not seeing the field. Georgia's Knowshon Moreno is just as good as Wells and will be the first running back selected.

SHOCKER NO. 5: Draftniks ... the need-a-life guys who immerse themselves in draft scenarios to the point of obsession ... like to show how smart they are by having a team or two pick a tight end in the first round.

That's a loser's game. Tight end has become a low-impact part of the offense for almost all teams. They can wait until round 2 or 3 if they need one. We don't think anyone will take a tight end in round 1 this year ... if a team does so, it's nuts.

SHOCKER NO. 6: OK, so if the Detroit Lions with the overall top pick don't take a QB ... and why should they since Stafford wouldn't be any better than incumbent Daunte Culpepper ... what will they do?

Well, they won't ... or shouldn't ... take an offensive tackle, either. They already have good-enough veteran Jeff Backus at left tackle and last year they unwisely listened to the draftniks and picked Gosder Cherilus at right tackle ... he turned out to be the rookie flop of the year.

The Lions' defense is the worst in the league. That's what their priority should be. We think they will opt for huge (6-7, 265) DE Michael Johnson of Georgia Tech if he tests out sensationally well at the NFL Combine, and he probably will, to obtain the difference-maker they need. If not, they should choose Laurinaitis, who has been slipping in most projections but would provide the speed, smarts, hitting power and rock-intensity leadership they need.

And remember, you read it here first. If it doesn't happen, forget you read it here first.

By Gerry Storch

Gerry Storch is editor and administrator of http://www.ourblook.com, a political discussion/media analysis website that fills the gap between a blog and a book. In his journalism days, he was sports editor of Gannett News Service.

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Only one current running back - LaDainian Tomlinson - merits being named one of the NFL's all-time 10 best, and only one other guy who has played in the 21st century - Emmitt Smith - makes the list. Does that mean today's RBs are worse than before? No, but times have changed ... there are two reasons why the old-timers dominate this ranking.

First, although RBs remain roughly the same size, defensive tackles have become enormous and linebackers and strong safeties have gotten much faster and to counter that, a passing attack has become more prominent. Second, the 16-game season gives backs such a pounding that most teams use a "running back by committee" system or insert a second-stringer with a contrasting style to give their starter a rest, hence diminishing his importance.

OK, LaDainian and Emmitt, here are your partners.

1. Jim Brown. No one has ever combined power and speed the way Brown did at 6-2, 228. In his nine seasons before he abruptly retired in 1966 at age 30, he led the league in rushing eight times (a record). He also still holds the mark for most seasons leading the league in attempts (six) and most seasons leading in rushing TDs (five). Most impressively, of all the running backs who ever played and had 750 or more career attempts, Brown after all these years still has the highest average gain (5.2).

2. O.J. Simpson. Lots of backs are fast but no one ever as blazingly so as Simpson (9.4 in 100-yard dash), and none with his shiftiness and eye for daylight. He was the first player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season (he did it in just 14 games) and he holds the record for most 200-yard games (six). He led the league in rushing four times.

3. Emmitt Smith. When he retired in 2004 after 14 seasons, mostly with the Cowboys, the same precise footwork he displayed in winning "Dancing with the Stars" had earned him most of the NFL's career rushing records. These include most attempts (4,409), yards gained (18,355), 1,000-yard seasons (11), TDs (164) and 100-yard games (78). Enough?

4. Barry Sanders. He rates as pro football's most electric runner ever with his quick, darting moves and squirming switchbacks. Before retiring abruptly (a la Brown) after just 10 seasons, he had set a record (still holds it) for most consecutive games with 100 yards (14). He is second all-time in in most 1,000-yard seasons (10) and the third all-time rusher (15,269).

5. Walter Payton. He held most of the running records when he hung up his spikes in 1987 but they've since been broken. He still ranks second, though, in rushing yardage (16,726) and 100-yard games (77).

6. Gale Sayers. Until he suffered bad injuries to both knees, Sayers may have been even better than his Bears colleague Payton. Three times he achieved the amazing feat of scoring a rushing TD, pass reception TD and kick return TD in a game.

7. Tony Dorsett. He compiled 12,379 rushing yards in his career, second only to Payton at the time. He set the NFL record for longest run from scrimmage ... a 99-yarder.

8. LaDainian Tomlinson. He holds the record for most TDs in a season (28 in 2006) and has reeled off five 200-yard rushing games. At age 29 and hopefully some mileage left on those wheels, he can add to his rank of third in career rushing TDs (115).

9. Franco Harris. He rushed for 1,000 yards nine seasons but is best known for his quirky "Immaculate Reception" in his rookie year of 1972. With the Steelers trailing the Raiders 7-6 in the playoffs with five seconds to go, he snagged a Terry Bradshaw pass that had caromed off the shoulder pad of Oakland's Jack Tatum and ran it in for the winning score.

10. Eric Dickerson. No one has ever topped the 2,105 yards he gained in 1984. He got to 10,000 yards rushing faster than anybody ... in just 91 games (Brown needed 98, Sanders 103, Smith 106).

Among today's young RBs, Adrian Peterson of the Vikings has a chance to crack this list (he set a record last year when he gained 296 yards in a game, against a tough Chargers defense, no less) as does, presumably, rookie Darren McFadden of the Raiders. Ask me again in 2018. Marcus Allen (second in most career TDs with 123), Earl Campbell (led league in rushing three times) and John Riggins (rumbled for 11,352 yards in his career but in an oddity, he gained more yards after age 30 than before) are other guys to remember.

Gerry Storch is editor and administrator of http://www.ourblook.com - a political discussion/media analysis website that fills the gap between a blog and a book. In his journalism days, he was sports editor of Gannett News Service.

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Football has specific demands that need to be addressed when training. As you are working to become a better player focus on training the following areas.

* Explosive acceleration and fast sprinting speed.
* Muscular endurance and strength in the lower body.
* Muscular balance and high levels of neuromuscular coordination.
* Body awareness and agility, the ability to know where your body is, and be able to move it.
* Good flexibility to avoid injury, football players are prone to poor hamstring flexibility.
* Correct balance between your quadriceps and hamstrings, as well as strength imbalances between your left and right leg.

Set Your Goals:

*****Get better- Work harder
*****Standout from the rest in all competition
*****Become the best you can through effective training
*****Raise your personal bar of excellence with each routine
*****Leave nothing on the field- give everything you have.

Follow a football training conditioning program. There are four components necessary to prepare for football season:

Strength, Power, Speed, and Agility.
Fundamentals, speed, strength, agility, power, and endurance are what coaches are looking for in their high school football players. If you can build these areas to their maximum potential then you will be noticed by coaches and recruiters.Use the football drills to improve your ability and talent. Then learn to incorporate the benefit of the drills into your game. Develop the ability to showcase your talents and skills on demand.

Strength training is important to prevent injury and to improve your athletic performance. It is strength training that will make you a stand out player... continuous, effective, sport-specific training. If you have the desire to play at the next level, know that it will require hard work , determination, and a great strength training program.

Power, on the other hand, may be viewed as quickness in running or jumping. Power is displayed in the speed of your motion.
When training to increase your power focus on the speed of the lift as well as the amount of weight that you lift. Now, this may seem contradictory to those of you who were always taught to lift weights slowly. However, the important difference with power training is that you lift explosively but WITH control. Controlling the weight is essential to proper power development.
The theory is that moving a heavy weight very fast requires more power than moving that same weight slowly. If you are looking to develop serious power and improve your athleticism there are many power routines that you can incorporate into your workout. Understand that these routines are different from training for muscle mass or bodybuilding.

Speed training is equally important for football players. The secret to speed training is to apply power to good running mechanics. Knowing the proper sprinting technique is crucial.
Maximum velocity isn't achieved until 30-35 meters into your run. So for a sport like football where you are more interested in shorter sprints, maximum speed may not be the number one goal of your speed training.
Acceleration becomes the desired outcome of your training. However, training to improve maximum speed also will improve your acceleration, power, coordination, and dynamic flexibility.

Agility is the ability to change direction quickly, as well as accelerate and decelerate at a moments notice. Football is an examples of an "open-skill" sport. This means there is ever changing movement required from the athlete.
When one player is covering another the critical factor becomes which player can move faster into a superior position. The competitive edge goes to the player with the most agility.
Think of agility as applying speed, accelerating, decelerating, maintaining balance, maximizing power and changing direction while your surrounding environment continues to change.
You can improve your agility through drills. However drills will only be effective if you have a foundation of strength, power, and speed already in place.

I have been coaching athlete's for over 40 years and I would like to share some of my experience and knowledge with you. If you would like to get more information about developing your competitive edge as an athlete please visit http://www.strength-training-coach.com

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NFL Americas Game: San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XXIX

Prior to the 1994 season, quarterback Steve Young had already enjoyed great success in the NFL. A two-time All-Pro with the San Francisco 49ers, Young was considered one of the NFL's most nimble and accurate passers. But Niners fans felt differently about him. In their estimation, Young had a flaw that was difficult to overcome: He wasn't Joe Montana. Montana led San Francisco to four Super Bowl victories. Young, as the starter, had yet to win one. So the team was determined to build a champion around their talented quarterback in '94. The front office went on a shopping spree in the free agent market, landing, among others, superstar cornerback Deion Sanders. Those additions -- and a career year from Young -- helped put the team in the same class as any of the 49er clubs from Montana's era. San Francisco went 13-3 to earn home-field advantage in the playoffs, where it swept past the Chicago Bears, and its chief rival, the Dallas Cowboys, to reach Super Bowl XXIX. There, Young surpassed his legendary predecessor with a record-breaking performance against the San Diego Chargers. Join NFL Films as they retell the story of the '94 49ers, a team truly young at heart. America's Game uses exclusive interviews with Young, Brent Jones and Merton Hanks to recount San Francisco's fifth world championship season.

Football is proverbially seen as a man's sport, an excuse to get together with the guys and drink until the final touchdown. While men do seem to be the most common demographic (perhaps they can relate to the idea of men knocking each other unconscious and screaming) there are many women that do actually enjoy the game. This is not simply referring to women who tolerate the Super Bowl parties and serve up BBQ wings to the army of NFL fans walking through the door. These are actually female fans that keep track of the score, root for the home team and would kick the average guy's butt when it comes to organizing a Super Bowl party.

What is to explain this phenomenon and why don't more women enjoy football? Realize that some sports parties are characterized by gender bonding. If men want to hang out with their friends then, nothing personal, they may not warm up to the idea of a wife or girlfriend crashing the party. The man may even fear that the women will bring an awkward energy to the event, such as criticizing some guy-like staples or focusing on the negative aspects of football. The man may be afraid of such a scenario and attempt to keep the game as mysterious and unwomanly as possible.

However, some guys are open to the idea of their spouse joining in on the Sunday fun, especially if she is a natural follower and enjoys watching a good show. The woman may warm up to sports in an effort to bond with her spouse or to make more friends. They may find exhilaration in showing the team spirit, having the common enemy and foe as their mate. When you think about it, football is a rather operatic sport; at once an expression of primal human emotion and a gladiatorial battle between giants. People live vicariously though these sports figures, and so both men and women find human aspiration thrilling and maybe even inspiring.

Then of course there are women who just love football for the same reason that men do-because it's fun, because they enjoy making predictions and cheering on their favorite teams, and because they've watched every Super Bowl since 1975. Men are not the only ones who can become obsessive over sports. There are some female NFL experts out there who can feel the same rush of adrenaline that comes from watching Tom Brady throw a game-winning pass. Everybody loves a good competition and football is America's most competitive game, with the most passionate of fans. It is at once, a patriotic event (watch the city of Atlanta be humbled by Dallas, while New York feuds with Green Bay) and a riveting thriller involving real life heroes and villains who grab that ball for dear life.

There's only one thing more satisfying in life than watching the Super Bowl with the guys, a bucket of wings and a pint of your favorite beverage all to yourself-all that plus a girl by your side who never asks to change the channel.

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The year was 1972 when the Miami Dolphins set multiple records and became, arguably, the greatest team in professional football's history. They completed the first perfect season by winning 14 regular games, two play off games and Super Bowl VII. They also went on to be victorious at Super Bowl VIII, though throughout the next two or three decades they would never taste Super Bowl glory again. This season the Miami Dolphins hope to make its 39th season (43rd overall) the most successful yet. There have already been shakeups in management (as this is Bill Parcells first season as Executive Vice President of Football Operations, Jeff Ireland as General Manager and Tony Sparano as Head Coach. This is not surprising, considering that in 2007 the Dolphins earned the worst record in the league with a 1-15 win-loss sheet.

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Besides Long, the Dolphins scored some other notable signings. There was defensive end Phillip Merling of Clemson, quarterback Chad Henne from Michigan, defensive end Kendall Langford from Hampton, guard Shawn Murphy from Utah, running back Jalen Parmele from Toledo, guard Donald Thomas from Connecticut, defensive end Lionel Dotson from Arizona, and running back Lex Hilliard from Montana.

So far four other draft picks have been signed to deals: Jalen Parmele, Lex Hilliard, Lionel Dotson and Donald Thomas. After the draft, the team signed 18 undrafted free agents including Scorpio Babers, Davone Bess, Titus Brown, Michael Byrne, Dan Carpenter, Jayson Foster, Dan Gore, Daren Heerspink, Aaron Lane, Selwyn Lymon, Matthew Mulligan, Kelly Poppinga, Marcel Reece, Kory Robertson, Keith Saunders, Matt Spanos, Anthony Toribio and Justin Wynn. However, time passes quickly when millions of dollars are on the line and when millions of Miami fans grow restless. The Dolphins have already released Aaron Lane and Marcel Reece-in fact that they even didn't last a week playing for 2007's worst team.

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It seems in recent years that football in the UK is not only getting more popular, even drawing attention from other parts of the world, but also getting a lot more expensive, at least for the owners. They're paying out record amounts for players and whole teams as the action in Manchester has recently proven. Football is now a big money sport, no doubt about it.

Chelsea wanted Brazil striker Robinho, but was beaten to the punch by Manchester City. It wasn't easy for Manchester City, though, and it wasn't cheap. MC had to pay Real Madrid a record British 40m! As if that wasn't startling enough and rocking Eastlands, City also announced that Thaksin Shinawatra, the owner of the club, had agreed to sell the club to the Abu Dhabi Group.

In a day when big numbers seem to be commonplace, the takeover fee is 247m. That money helped move the deal with Robinho forward. With that much money moving into the till, picking up a great star was much easier. Now it remains to be seen how Robinho, who had repeatedly made it clear that he was interested in moving to the Chelsea side, will settle in and play for Manchester United.

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By the fall of 1979, Pittsburgh was known as the "City of Champions." That October, the Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles to win the World Series, their second championship of the decade. Meanwhile, the Steelers had constructed a dynasty, boasting three world titles over the past five years. The fan base no longer hoped for victories. Now they expected them. So the standards were high for the '79 Steelers. But every player on the team was confident it could meet them. "Once you have the taste of victory, it's awful hard to give that up," recalled John Banaszak. "The attitude was: We're going to win this every year." Banaszak was one of several lesser-known Steelers who played a prominent role that year due to injuries. Joe Greene, Jack Ham, Franco Harris and Lynn Swann, all future Hall of Famers, were lost for parts of the season. But their backups capably filled in the gaps, and the Steelers went 12-4 during the regular season en route to a win over the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV. So join NFL Films as they retell the story of the '79 Steelers. America's Game uses exclusive interviews from Banaszak, John Stallworth and L.C. Greenwood to recount the finale of Pittsburgh's world championship run.

Trick Shift Play Backfires in Big Time College Football

Many youth football coaches are "football junkies". We like watching pro or college football. Sometimes we even see things that we think we can use for our own youth football teams. Often times this is how youth coaches come up with trick plays.

College Bowl Game SNAFU

One trick play used in this Bowl season was during the Sugar Bowl, Alabama versus Utah. Utah faced a 4th Down and short near midfield.

Utah decided to "go" for it with a play that is designed to draw the defense off-sides. This was a pretty safe and savy strategy, you are either going to get 5 free yards and a first down or you are going to take a delay of game penalty and punt on 4th down. Punting from the 45 instead of the 50 even gives your punter more room to pin Bama deep inside it's 20 yard line. No matter how the play turned out, the Utes will have improved thier situation.

I'm not sure why more teams don't try this very safe tactic which often yields teams a free first down with zero risk, even at the college level. Utah started out with it's offensive linemen in very wide splits and in two-point stances and Quarterback under center. After the players had been set for at least a second, Utah then moved in unison, with the offensive linemen moving inward together to narrow the splits and the Quarterback backpedalling to a shotgun formation.

The Ruling

While the play did result in Bama jumping off-sides, the Utes were called for a 5 yard penalty for "illegally simulating the start of the play" a 5 yard penalty. The officials got it right on this one. While you can try to get teams to jump off-sides via varying cadence, players can not shift quickly in such a manner that simulates the start of a play.

We use a very legal "no play" in these situations with great success. We usually run it 2-5 times a game to get teams to jump at significant times during a game, when we want to call timeout or even when we just want teams to stop jumping or anticipating our snap count. Our success rate of getting teams to jump offsides over the last 11 seasons has always been between 70%-90%. It is a great but under used strategy in youth football.

The rule invoked in the Utah-Alabama game is why many teams that shift, do so slowly and deliberately. That is why teams that run Jet Sweep type motion plays often have their motion man take a slow deliberate drop step before he starts his full speed motion towards the quarterback.

Here is a clip of the Utah-Alabama play in action: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB5yNZVYV3U

What Does This Mean for Youth Football Teams?

The moral of the story is, this is a great strategy and a perfect situation to run a play like this, however it was just poor play designing on the part of Utah. This coach should have known better. Now you know better, don't make the same mistake Utah did. Of course let's give Utah a break over the "body of work", they played a very brilliant and inspired game.

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Chains of Olympus is a PSP game, it looks as if it was made on the PlayStation 2. The audio holds up nicely, and the visuals are right on par with the PlayStation 2 counterparts. There will no doubt be some memorable boss battles in the final iteration of God of War: Chains of Olympus, and the contact sensitive moments should be as flawless as ever. God of War fans will feel right at home with the controls. Kratos maneuvers are fairly easily to execute and significantly satisfying. Pulverizing adversaries are as engrossing as the previous games.

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College Football's season ending 'hurrah' that is bowl week heralds the conclusion of the 2008 season. For the more balanced among us, this signals the start of a new year and the chance to focus on surviving winter and to enjoy not having to cut the grass. For others, this time of year marks a merciful and justified end to more than four months of yelling, beer swilling, nacho loading and relationship damaging behavior.

2008 was notable for many formerly losing programs. Vanderbilt defeated Boston College 16-14 in the Music City Bowl on New Year's Eve. This was Vanderbilt's first bowl win since the Dwight Eisenhower Presidency and came over #24 Boston College. Not since Howdy Doody ruled Saturdays has Vanderbilt produced a post season victory. Vandy is now able to provide proof that the school indeed has a football program. Coming out of the cold after 53 years will provide enough fuel to keep the Commodore faithful happy through the offseason.

2008 saw many milestones achieved. It also saw some horrific collapses. Several formerly strong programs that expected to win, took a nosedive into the black hole of bowl in ineligibility. The Wolverines of mighty Michigan found out what life has been like for their Big-10 brethren at Indiana this year, as there was no bowl trip to a warm climate to salve the discomfort of a Michigan winter. Several programs that expected to be generating heat in the compost bin, didn't fail to disappoint. Perennial doormats of the west, New Mexico State and Idaho managed to field teams that performed expectedly abysmally. The big surprise this year was former Pac-10 power program Washington. The team smelled like wet dogs as they competed with cross state rival Washington State to solidly anchor the worst group of 2008 football programs.

How do Husky fans survive the offseason? The obligatory firing of the old coach and replacement with poor Steve Sarkisian from USC will provide a few weeks of hope, but in the end, reality will set in just like the Puget Sound fog. The one bright spot is that expectations for Husky football are now set so low, that even a single win over a Division II school would qualify as a step in the right direction. UW is now trying to schedule Western Kentucky and Murray State just as soon as possible. But the purple dogs would be wise to remember Michigan scheduling Appalachian State at home some years ago. The maize and blue's gagging in that game started the program spiraling into the septic tank. But well... if you are UW, there just isn't much further to fall, so you may as well try and outbid Indiana and Nebraska to get Murray State to show up on your field.

How did we as a society get to a point where our daily happiness is dependent on how the alma mater did on the field? This question justifies some exploration as a good chunk of the autumn economy is driven by young, t-shirt clad alumni putting pizza, nachos and beer on their new American Express cards.

College football afternoons call to mind a time of hope and anticipation for university alumni. That time of being young and able to scope out the coeds with impunity is for many, the best and most hopeful time of their young lives. Many alumni get out into the world and before they realize it, find themselves with a mortgage, a wife and two great but loud kids. They wistfully look back on the feeling of exhilaration and optimism when they let themselves believe that Tammy C. from Accounting 101 might really go out with 'em. For young alums the challenge is then to recreate those great feelings of exhilaration and optimism while encumbered by a real job.

University administrators take great advantage of this. Inviting alumni to fund raising events where they can mingle with students, alums and cheerleaders stirs just enough of that old college excitement that alumni are soon parted with significant sums of their money. When this occurs, a dysfunctional bond is created between alum and institution. Winning on the field becomes a validation of that relationship. And validation is important when going home to the wife to explain why one just contributed $500 to the University Therapy (read 'Hot Tub') fund.

Once the alumni and university relationship is firmly established, a dependency is created. Dependency like substance abuse gradually demands increasing contributions of attention and resources until a breaking point is reached. This breaking point typically occurs at the end of the football season when the credit card bills arrive and the wife is threatening to take the two loud kids and move to her cousin's place near South Beach.

It should be noted that these dependencies are created in winning as well as losing environments. In winning environments however, there are more alumni to shoulder the burdens of keeping the players in hot tubs and nice cars. For rebuilding or losing programs, these dependencies really threaten financial health, family well being and all manner of relationships. So, before one has to endure news that his former wife is dating Rodrigo from the South Florida Modeling Agency, immediate action is required. Fortunately, science has provided us with at least two tactics that work.

Replacement

Replacing the substance at the core of the dependency is a common strategy. Frequently, an over dedicated alum turns his attention to the basketball program. The general strategy is to decrease the dependency though gradual reduction of the substituted environment.

Unfortunately, an indoor sport doesn't allow for nearly enough seating to bring enough alumni and cheerleaders together to generate the same level of interest and excitement that a big outdoor venue provides, so using basketball to replace football as an area of interest frequently fails.

The big risk to the replacement strategy occurs when a basketball program actually gets exciting. This creates yet another dependency that one has to wait until baseball season to cure. By this time, the ex-wife and Rodrigo will be a sipping Champaign in a hot tub of their own.

Should the replacement strategy be chosen, the author recommends hockey. Even at a professional level, hockey is fast enough to allow the viewer to forget about gawking at college aged coeds. And almost no one has hockey cheerleaders.

Many wives may be prevented from achieving the status of ex-wives by including them in the replacement area of interest. Replacement interests need not be sports related. Especially if one's wife has participated to any degree in the football season, the recovering fan will need to consider all options for replacement - just to be fair. These areas may include opera, classical music and other artistic disciplines far removed from anything resembling a sweat sock.

Rebound

The term 'rebound' is a more clever way of saying quitting 'cold turkey.' After a period of time removed from the dependency, the fan will simply rebound to something resembling normalcy. Rebound depression is a natural consequence here, but... depression is better than sending off alimony checks to South Florida. The central tenant of the Rebound strategy is to tough it out, read the updates on what ridiculous statements the new coach makes, and watch as the best recruits in your area commit to USC. And just deal with it.

The more difficult part of this strategy comes when trying to talk the wife into unpacking the UHaul and telling her with a straight face that you will never again drop $400 to pick up the bar tab for the senior members of the Pom squad. Should the alum be successful in coaxing the wife into the house, he must actually make conversation about something meaningful - like life, love, finances and try to find areas of common interest.

These areas of common interest then overlap with the Replacement tactic as some of these conversations will require actual commitment and follow through. Attending an opera really isn't the point of this. Should you get into a situation where you are committed to participate in something your very significant other is interested in, remember that you must actually 'participate.' When your wife attended a football game with you, she probably didn't just sit there when your team scored. Now when the fat lady sings, you don't stand up and do the wave, but you get the point. One must invest the effort to learn who Pavarotti was and what really distinguished him from John Mayer.

Joint Recovery

Occasionally, husband and wife teams will experience the same withdrawal and depression problems together. While it may appear to be an advantage to share a dedication to a particular football program, joint recoveries from football withdrawal are frequently more than twice the work. They are certainly almost twice as expensive. Since both parties to the relationship are involved in the problem, there is no one available with a strong connection to reality to set the baselines for expected behavior.

Connecting to reality is then the central part of a joint recovery. Reality consists of things like cleaning the house, paying the bills and shoveling snow. Sharing in these tasks is not something anyone would naturally give up Sports Center to do. However, the recovery requires tasks and chores to be shared. It also requires the couple to investigate what other areas of interest the relationship might pursue. These might include things like biking, hiking, dog walking - usually something ending in "ing" would work. This again implies action and participation. The exception to this rule - for reasons that should be obvious - would be the addition of (new or more) kids to the relationship.

Concluding the 2008 football season is best done in some form of ritual. Something like taking the Christmas lights down or finally throwing out some salt on that driveway ice patch might help you get it into your head that it is winter outside. Football will have to wait until the spring game. And when the spring game does roll around, for God's sake, don't pay for a ticket to see it. Just let it go by and take the wife to a nice dinner. Otherwise, she and Rodrigo will soon be drinking rum and chomping calamari under a palm tree.

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Every city has one team that people be dying to get tickets to. Every city has one team that nobody cares anything about it even when the team is on a win streak. This article is written about the major cities and the franchises that each city would keep and the ones that they would vote out in a heartbeat (just playing), but you get the point.

Atlanta

This is sort of a tough one to some people but to others it's a fairly easy choice. Some people would say to keep the Braves. Why? That makes no sense to me. The Braves can't even sell out playoff games. Many people don't even know there is even a hockey team in town. I think people would vote to keep Georgia football. It seems as if everybody is literally fighting to get a job and tickets for the Georgia Bulldogs.

Baltimore

This one is easy when you are just thinking about the teams B-More has. I say the Ravens win in a landslide. When you include Michael Phelps, the Olympics swimming superstar, then the Ravens win in a nailbiter.

Boston

Boston fans would probably vote to keep the Red Sox. Now some people may think I'm not looking at the overall situation. Even when Bill Russell and Larry Bird were the kings of the Celtics, they still didn't get as much attention as the Red Sox do now. It probably had something to do with the racism that existed then when the Celtics were winning a lot of championships. The Patriots are not in Boston; they are in Foxboro, MA. Boston was once a hockey town and the Bruins were king. Not anymore. The Red Sox sell out every game before the season even starts. Now that's having faith in your team.

Charlotte

This one is VERY easy. This is a NASCAR town. They could give away free prizes to everyone who comes to the Bobcat games and they still wouldn't get a sellout.

Chicago

There are many good teams to choose from in this Second City. Chicagoans would probably choose to keep the Bears. Even though the White Sox has had more success than the Cubs, Chicagoans prefer the Cubs over the White Sox. Also, the Bulls were the talk when MJ was playing. Not anymore. They still get consecutive sellouts but it's mainly because they're a huge city and it's not hard to get 22,000 people to come on any given night. The Blackhawks have just as big of a crowd as the Bulls do-a sellout. They pack the house 22,000 every game night, the best in NHL. With all that said, the Bears are still Kings.

Cleveland

This one is sort of tough. Can you name one city that lost a team and had the NFL give it back? That's what happened with the Browns. The Cavaliers are the talk of the town because of LeBron James. I think the Browns barely edge the Cavaliers out. The Cavs are better than the Browns and the Browns still have better than expected attendance.

Dallas

The Cowboys win this one in a landslide. They aren't called "America's Team" for nothing!

Denver

The Broncos have a long waiting list for people who want to buy season tickets. The Nuggets, Rockets, and Avalanche can't say the same thing.

Detroit

This town is not a Pistons town, a Tigers town, or even a Lions team. They are a Red Wings town. The town is known as Hockeytown.

Indianapolis

The Colts, led by Peyton Manning, is this city's team. Four years ago, they couldn't even sell out the RCA Dome, which was the smallest NFL venue. Now, they have moved into Lucas Oil Stadium.

Los Angeles

This is a no brainer. The Lakers!!! The Lakers know how to sell-out games. The Clippers play in the same building but get nowhere the same attendance as their brother team. The Dodgers can't get a sellout unless they are playing their rivals or other big games.

Miami

It sure is not the Heat. The Dolphins own this town. The Marlins built a new stadium in that past several years, but I didn't see a need. You see virtually the whole orange stadium. The Marlins team often say that it feels like they are playing on the road because when teams like the Cubs play there, they hear the Cubs more than their own fans, and that's even when they are winning.

Minnneapolis

The Vikings are the kings here. People don't really care about the Twins in this town. They play divisional rivals and they don't even sell out a lot of the time.

New York

With twenty-six championships, the Yankees are the unanimous favorite. You see more Yankees merchandise in this town like hats and jerseys, than you do of the Mets, Giants, Knicks, Jets, Islanders, and Rangers combined.

Philadelphia

People used to have Eagles-mania here but now it's Phillies-mania. After the comeback last year against the Mets and the same this year, that's enough to make any fan base take a turn for the better.

Phoenix

The Suns barely hold this title. Arizona State is a close second.

San Francisco

The 49ers wins this in a blowout. The Giants were only big when Barry Bonds was playing to break the home run record here. Now, the Giants don't care about their team.

Seattle

The Seahawks and their "twelfth man" have earned this title. The Mariners, even when they won 116 games back in 2001, and the Supersonics before they moved to Oklahoma City, couldn't get the attention like the Seahawks do.

St. Louis

This is a Cards town, even in a losing year. The Rams are not even an afterthought.

Tampa

The mediocre Bucs are the kings in the town. The Rays made it to the playoffs for the first time in their existence and they still had trouble selling out some games. Make it even worse for them, the Rays beat the Red Sox and the Yankees for the division. You would have thought that would have been an instant ticket seller, but it wasn't.

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He was passed up by every NFL team in the 2008 draft. Forte was finally selected 44th overall out of Tulane University, in the second round by the Chicago Bears. He was the sixth running back selected in the draft. Forte was picked after other backs such as D McFadden, J Stewart, F Jones, R Mendenhall and Chris Johnson. Forte will have the most impact this season than any of those other backs selected before him. He is the only one that is the true starter. All of the other listed are either backups or in a time share. I believe that his future in the NFL will be just as bright as any of the other running backs selected. I feel that he, along with Stewart and C Johnson will end up with the best NFL careers. Yes better than both McFadden and Mendenhall. McFadden in my eyes is overrated. He is not special. He runs straight ahead and is only good when he has a big hole to run through. But he can not make it happen on his own. Forte, C Johnson and Stewart will prove to be the best of this crop, in that order.

The Bears had the idea that he would be able to compete for the starting RB job right away. They didn't believe that he would be starting though in week 1 though. At the time of the draft, Cedric Benson was still their starting running back. Although Benson had been in some trouble in the offseason, he was #1 on the depth chart. They also had Adrian Peterson who had filled in admirably when Benson got injured last season. Then after the draft, Benson got in another alcohol related incident and the Bears had enough. Benson was released and Chicago was confidant enough in Forte to name him the starter.

Forte offers Chicago everything that Cedric Benson couldn't. Benson seemed slow last season. He ran into the line of scrimmage far too often and had trouble breaking a play to the outside. He lacked speed and wasn't much of a 3rd down back, because he didn't block well and receiving was never his strong suit. Forte has proven to be the exact opposite. He has enough speed to take it the distance. He can bump the play to the outside to make something out of nothing. Forte has also been great receiving out of the backfield. They occasionally line him up on the outside and he runs wide receiver routes. Forte is very versatile and the Bears have literally designed their offense around him. He is the catalyst of this offense.

Lately opposing defenses have been loading the box on the Bears to try to contain Forte. They are forcing Orten to beat them through the air. Orten did pass for 330 yards this week against the Lions. This has cut into Forte's running yardage. But if Orten continues to pass well, opposing defenses will not be able to continue to cheat against the run. The past two weeks, Forte has been contained to 79 total yards on the ground. But since he can beat you so many ways, he has also contributed 9 catches for 67 yards in that time. He also had added 2 touchdowns.

Matt Forte is on pace this year for 1800 yards from scrimmage. He also is on pace for 70 catches and 12 touchdowns! Those are pretty gaudy numbers for any running back in the NFL, let alone a rookie. For all of you fantasy football owners who were lucky enough to take a stab with him, you should be happy with yourself. In your average 12 team league, he was likely a 6th round draft pick. You got yourself an absolute steal! He was most likely drafted as your third running back and if he has been sitting on your bench, then you need to change that. If you have 2 other stud running backs in front of him, then you have to consider trading one of them. Try to upgrade at another position. You need to find a way to get Forte in your lineup every week. He WILL be a top 10 fantasy running back this year. Possibly even top 5. The only think holding him back is Orten. Even this past week when he "disappointed", he still ended up with a solid fantasy games. Although he only had 36 yards rushing, in leagues where you get 1 point per reception, he still ended up scoring 21 points.

The bottom line is Forte is a stud. He will continue to be a stud all season long. And will be a stud for years to come.

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The Lucky number seven is often associated with gambling. But where did the Lucky Number seven come from? The number seven is not Lucky in all cultures, for instance in Chinese the number seven is not Lucky at all and is sometimes considered unlucky. This is why Boeing Aircraft Co. did not sell a lot of 777s to the Chinese.

After all the last thing you would want to do is get into an unlucky aircraft right? An interesting point would be that according to the NTSB the Boeing 777 has a perfect safety record believe it or not. Maybe he really is lucky and maybe that is a reason to fly it? But superstition and numerology aside why is 777 considered so lucky in the Western World?

There are web sites such as 777.com and you guessed it; it is an online gambling web site, that makes sense right? Lady Luck is considered 777 and most casino slot machines payout on 777. In the Bible Joshua marched his army around the city walls for seven days and he was accompanied by seven priests carrying seven trumpets. On the seventh day they circled Jericho seven times and shouted, then the walls fell down. Some believe that the wall could be said to represent lies, injustice and agree. And therefore a life without it is lucky. Interesting that a biblical connotation would turn into a symbol for gambling.

Nevertheless, in Western societies we think of 777 as lucky. Many believe that 777 symbolizes health, a clear conscience and connection between body and soul; clarity if you will. Perhaps it does, perhaps the Chinese are right and the number is no more lucky than any other number and actually not as good. Nevertheless today we think of 777 as lucky. Numbers and numerology are fascinating and the myths and legends behind them even more so. Please consider this in 2006 and good luck!

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How do football teams get to the Super Bowl Every Year? Out of the 32 teams in the National Football League, only 2 make it to the Super Bowl in late January/early February. What separates the teams that make the Super Bowl from the ones that cannot reach this game? It is basically a combination of strategy, talent, heart, desire, and some luck.

Keep in mind that there are also some fundamental differences between teams that reach the super bowl and ones that do not make the final game. The most important aspect of getting to the super bowl is having a veteran leader that can control the offense at quarterback.

Other than Kurt Warner, Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady several years ago stepping into the limelight as young quarterbacks with little experience, most of the signal callers in the game are veterans that have had several years experience with the team they are guiding and know how to make the right decisions in clutch times. They can control the flow of the game, and tend not to panic in the playoffs when there are difficult environments or harsh conditions.

In the end, they tend to overcome these obstacles, and if they understand that games are not won or lost on a single play, they are able to control the game enough to win and make the super bowl. Second, a strong, stout defense is required to make the super bowl. No team makes the super bowl giving up 30+ points per game. Most teams actually have defenses that often score a TD or set up their team with easy touchdowns following turnovers, whether they be fumbles or interceptions.

Teams like the Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Chicago Bears have made super bowls solely through strong defenses that are able to hold up when their team has little to no offense. Usually this requires a leader on defense. The Pittsburgh Steelers, who have a stout defense, fall into this category. Home field advantage in the playoffs is also big. Getting a chance to play in front of your home crowd gives you the advantage in crowd noise that often disrupts the other team, plus the home team is able to sleep in their own beds, go through a normal routine, and not have to travel prior to the game. Both the Steelers and the Cardinals spent 2 games at home during the playoffs, and only the Cardinals had to go on the road at all in the playoffs.

Last, the teams need to understand how to last until the fourth quarter. Most teams will end up losing in the fourth because they tire easily, or cannot endure 60 minutes of football. The Cardinals always had several weapons on offense and defense to rely upon, and that helped them make the final game. The Steelers wore down each of their opponents, and in the end that allowed them to make the final championship. Finally, both teams are ready for the super bowl, and this should be a great game.

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The "Compete" Drill for Youth Football

One of the many things youth football coaches have a problem with is having their team ready to play on game day. Many coaches tell me they see their kids coming to games lethargic and not ready to play. I've even seen some of my own teams in very early morning games maybe being less sharp than normal. This can cost your team, you can get down early, have a few breaks go against you and before your team finally wakes up out of its funk, the game can be out of reach.

We are blessed to have a 7 year NFL vet on our coaching staff this year. He is a very humble guy who has been an absolute joy to coach with so far, He hasn't tired to tkae over or pushed to get the kids to use techniques or schemes that non-select kids can't do, He has however been very helpful in helping us get ready in areas we probably needed help in. One of those areas was early morning games, making sure we were sharp from the opening gun.

This player played for Bill B and believe it or not they had some of the same issues, In order to solve the problem they used to do a drill called "Compete". At any point in the day, anytime, this NFL coach would blow his whistle and yelled "compete". The team would run full speed to the 10 yard line and go full speed, full contact for 10 minutes, with everyone yelling and whooping it up the entire time. During our offensive days, we do it with our first team offense against all the rest, with 24 kids that is 11 vs 13. Our kids know where to line up on offense and defense when we yell compete, they sprint to the predesignared area and we get after it. We no huddle with wrist bands and go all out for those 10 minutes. We don't take time to put scrimmage vests on or anything like that, when "compete" is yelled, everyone, players coaches etc run full blast to the designated area.

The key is to run this drill when the kids least expect it. In the middle of individual instruction, in the middle of a water break, in the middle of our first little talk at the end of cals/warmup and even after they thought practice was over. We never tell them when or even if we are going to run the "compete" drill. What seems to help is to be able to get the kids mentally conditioned to compete at a moments notice, anytime, anywhere. While this is our first season using this drill, so far so good, I highly recommend it.

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How To Kick A Field Goal

#1 - Positions and Setup

The holder of the ball should be positioned 7 feet behind the player who snaps it to him. Position yourself a few steps back and to the side (toward your non-kicking foot) of the ball. Experiment to find the exact position that feel most comfortable.

#2 - The Snap

As the kicker, you control the snap. Indicate to the ball holder that you're ready. He'll tell the center to snap the football. Once the snap is caught by the holder, he should position the football so that the laces are pointed away from you (the laces can impact your aim).

#3 - The Launch

As the ball holder positions the football, take one last glance at the goalposts. Your line of sight will help you aim your kick. Once you've fixed the ball's destination in your mind, look back down. Launch from your position with the foot that is opposite your kicking foot.

#4 - Arrival

The moment before your kicking foot connects with the football, the ankle on your non-kicking foot should be positioned slightly in front of the ball (to the side). Don't look up before you make contact The destination of the football is already locked in your mind. See your foot connecting solidly with the football and the ball driving up and towards the middle of the goal posts.

#5 - Contact

You should kick the football in the bottom third of the skin. If you're kicking a field goal over a long distance, aim slightly higher (just below the center of the ball). As your foot makes contact, follow through. Be flexible. Many novice players don't realize that their follow through is important for the ball to gain height.

Kicking A Proper Field Goal

It looks easy on television. But remember, you're watching professional players who have refined and honed their kicking ability for power and precision. In truth, learning how to kick a field goal properly takes practice. Over time, you'll find what feels most comfortable and what works most effectively.

If you really want to learn how to kick a great field goal then find some cheap football tickets and get there early to watch the kickers warm up. Study their form and watch how they always follow through. If you are really lucky they will come over and talk to fans and sign autographs. If they do, ask them their 1 best tip to kicking field goals.

Jason M. Paul is an avid football fan, and amateur field goal kicker who can often be found scouring the internet for the best Georgia Bulldogs tickets for sale online.

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