Ball Sports...
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All About Baseball Safety
Major League Baseball players don’t wear helmets because they are under the mistaken impression they add to the visual drama of the game. No, those none too flattering...
American Football: Equipment Check
Millions of viewers around the world tune in to American Football’s annual showcase event, the Super Bowl, not least because of the glitz and glamour associated with...
An Introduction to Crown Green and Lawn Bowls
Playing bowls on a lush lawn is a quintessentially English way to spend a summer’s afternoon. Indeed, as any schoolboy or girl will testify, bowls...
An Introduction to Rugby
The sport of Rugby was named after Rugby School in Warwickshire back in the 1820s where historical reports state that it began when one of the boys accidentally picked...
Common Football Injuries And Treatment
Football is the world's most popular sport with over 240 million registered players worldwide and many millions more who play just for fun....
Cricket for Kids
A plethora of cable television channels and video games consoles make it all the more difficult to drag the children away from the screen and outdoors for some...
Different Types Of Football Pitches and Surfacing
Football pitches and the technology surrounding them has come a long way in just a single generation. The more misty eyed followers of football are...
Football and Discipline
One of the biggest challenges facing football coaches is instilling discipline into players from an early age. These efforts it must be said, can be hampered by the...
Lacrosse Safety
Lacrosse is played by men, women and there’s even a variation of the sport for younger children and it is a great form of physical activity. In a similar fashion to...
Playing Cricket With a Disability
Memories of England’s triumphant retention of the Ashes last summer have been made all the more distant by the severe chill of the winter months. However, the first...
Playing Golf Safely Without Injury
Golf is a lot less dangerous compared to other sports where physical contact between players takes place. Because of this, golf players are less likely to get injuries...
Playing Touch Rugby
The essence of great rugby play is ball handling passing, movement and anticipation. These are attributes possessed by the best players in the world. Of course, there is...
Preventing Hockey Injuries
Hockey is over 4,000 years old and is thought to be the forerunner to all stick and ball sports, including baseball, ice hockey, cricket and lacrosse. Today, the game is...
Rugby Safety
Rugby is a fast moving game that involves a lot of physical contact and it's more than likely if you play the game regularly you'll end up with one type of injury or...
Safety Tips For Playing Cricket
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Stay Safe on the Golf Course
The verdant fairways and picture-postcard water features may make golf courses look like a safe haven from the hustle and bustle of modern life, but playing and...
Staying Safe Whilst Playing Basketball
Like any fast-moving sport, basketball does have its risks in terms of injuries that can be obtained and, although not a ‘ full-blooded contact...
Technical Ability in Football
In some respects football is all about timing; when to play a pass, when to shoot, when to step up to catch an opponent offside. It is also about when to challenge for a...
USA Hockey Confronts Safety Concerns for Under 13s
The agenda for the 2011 annual congress of USA Hockey, scheduled for June, will include recommendations that will capture the attention of both...
Where to Play Bowls
At one time bowling greens could be found in a great many public parks in the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, greens take a great deal of time and effort to maintain. On...
