Win Festival Tickets
EA SPORTS, the Official Sports Technology Partner of the Premier League, has teamed up with the Sunday Mirror to offer one lucky reader a pair of tickets to Newcastle v Liverpool at St James' Park this Saturday, December 11.
The winner will also receive a copy of FIFA 11. Get your hands on the fastest selling sports video game of all time this festive season at HMV (hmv.com) or GAME (GAME.co.uk).
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Youth Sports Insurance
Sports Liability Insurance
Youth sports medical insurance is really not very new, yet it has not been around for a very long time. Over the recent years, there has been resurgence within the various schools and the medical community to work together for the improvement of all students participating in any type of sports activity.
Individual health insurance coverage has become very expensive over the years to the point where most school facilities who have active sports activities demanded a group insurance to cover all school age children while participating in a school sponsored sports activity. Some of what this group health insurance for school sports activity now expands to is listed below.
1. Coverage for sports liability insurance
2. Coverage for sports equipment insurance
3. Coverage for sports injuries through an accidental medical insurance policy
4. Coverage for sports directors and officials
5. Coverage for sports crimes and theft of equipment
It is important for the parents to research the type of affordable health insurance their school system offers for protection for the active sports minded child because each school has its own variable health insurance policy on record. The vast majority of the schools will provide coverage for the following activities.
1. Baseball, softball, and basketball
2. Football, golf teams, hockey, and soccer
3. Swimming, tennis, and track and field
4. Volleyball, and wrestling
Any school sport activity not listed above will require research for additional coverage. The average medical health insurance plan provides one million dollars of liability protection per individual, per occurrence. There is also an additional two million dollars worth of coverage in compliance with outside school games and traveling per person.
We are all aware that peace of mind is worth its weight in gold and through an affordable health insurance group policy through your child or children's school system it will be worth considering. The necessary forms that need to be filled out are not complicated. These forms will only take a few minutes at best to complete and submit. This is a very simple process that will add to the overall enjoyment of the sport your child or children choose to participate.
Now if and when your child sustains an injury while participating in a given school sport they will receive immediate attention. The parent's health care expenses to insure the full recovery of the child will be minimal at best and the family and school can continue as they always have in the past.
Individual health insurance coverage has become very expensive over the years to the point where most school facilities who have active sports activities demanded a group insurance to cover all school age children while participating in a school sponsored sports activity. Some of what this group health insurance for school sports activity now expands to is listed below.
1. Coverage for sports liability insurance
2. Coverage for sports equipment insurance
3. Coverage for sports injuries through an accidental medical insurance policy
4. Coverage for sports directors and officials
5. Coverage for sports crimes and theft of equipment
It is important for the parents to research the type of affordable health insurance their school system offers for protection for the active sports minded child because each school has its own variable health insurance policy on record. The vast majority of the schools will provide coverage for the following activities.
1. Baseball, softball, and basketball
2. Football, golf teams, hockey, and soccer
3. Swimming, tennis, and track and field
4. Volleyball, and wrestling
Any school sport activity not listed above will require research for additional coverage. The average medical health insurance plan provides one million dollars of liability protection per individual, per occurrence. There is also an additional two million dollars worth of coverage in compliance with outside school games and traveling per person.
We are all aware that peace of mind is worth its weight in gold and through an affordable health insurance group policy through your child or children's school system it will be worth considering. The necessary forms that need to be filled out are not complicated. These forms will only take a few minutes at best to complete and submit. This is a very simple process that will add to the overall enjoyment of the sport your child or children choose to participate.
Now if and when your child sustains an injury while participating in a given school sport they will receive immediate attention. The parent's health care expenses to insure the full recovery of the child will be minimal at best and the family and school can continue as they always have in the past.
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How to Play 6-a-Side Football
Futsal Ball
When most people talk about football, 99% of the time they are talking about the traditional 11-a-side version of the game that originated in England. Throughout the years, as other countries have become aware and equally obsessed with the sport other (minor) versions of the game have popped up, such as 5-a-side (where you play with only 5 players on each side) and the South American 'Futsal'.
There's a new version of the game that is becoming increasingly popular year on year, and it's called 6-a-side football. In this version of the game each team has 6 players (5 outfield players and one goalkeeper) and the game is played with much shorter goals than the 11-a-side game (the goals are only around 4 foot tall).
Most of the main rules from football also apply to 6-a-side, such as no handling the ball (except for the goalkeeper), and no foul play being allowed. The way that it differs greatly from 5-a-side is that you CAN now score from inside the area and you can also kick the ball higher than head height (this is a foul in 5-a-side football).
Playing this game requires extremely high fitness levels, since the size of the pitch compared to the amount of people playing on it is huge, meaning you'll be constantly running after the ball. One helpful addition to make this a tad easier is the use of what's called 'rolling subs'. This means that you can have substitute players come on and off at any time throughout the game (much like Ice Hockey).
There's a new version of the game that is becoming increasingly popular year on year, and it's called 6-a-side football. In this version of the game each team has 6 players (5 outfield players and one goalkeeper) and the game is played with much shorter goals than the 11-a-side game (the goals are only around 4 foot tall).
Most of the main rules from football also apply to 6-a-side, such as no handling the ball (except for the goalkeeper), and no foul play being allowed. The way that it differs greatly from 5-a-side is that you CAN now score from inside the area and you can also kick the ball higher than head height (this is a foul in 5-a-side football).
Playing this game requires extremely high fitness levels, since the size of the pitch compared to the amount of people playing on it is huge, meaning you'll be constantly running after the ball. One helpful addition to make this a tad easier is the use of what's called 'rolling subs'. This means that you can have substitute players come on and off at any time throughout the game (much like Ice Hockey).
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One Night in Turin
BBC Sport Football Gossip
This is a sports documentary film that gives a good insight into the footballing triumphs and problems that occurred during Sir Bobby Robson's England side during the 1990 World Cup finals. It was released straight to DVD recently. I am highly interested in football as I play for a disability football team and train every week. I watch a lot of football on the television and occasionally go and see Q.P.R. These are a few of the reasons I watched this film.
The story was simple and easy to understand in that England had to qualify for the knockout stages of the 1990 World Cup. Pressure was mounting on the England team. I found England's side use of the sweeper system very interesting, although modern football teams do not play the sweeper system as this result in defending too deeply and it plays the other team on side. There were other sub plots such as Paul Gascoigne crying after the West Germany match, a match in which he and the team worked their socks off and at least deserved to progress in to the final and claim revenge against Argentina.
They played a match against the Republic of Ireland and did not play well. The press media at important times made outrageous claims against star players of the England side that unsettled players and Sir Bobby Robson himself. Against the Republic of Ireland, it was mentioned that England's performance was poor/
The England side was full of quality players who played well as a team, and who had then had quality players who could play a good game of football and get the job done. Key players for England included Peter Shilton in goal, Mark Wright, David Platt, John Barnes, Paul Parker, Peter Beardsley, Paul Gazza Gascoigne Gary Lineker and David Platt. The team it seemed had to prove to themselves and to everyone that they were a good footballing side.
It can be said almost that following 1990 or during Sir Bobby Robson's era in charge that not a lot of success and achievements have been made by the England footballing side. This point is made more interesting as the Premier league stars of the modern era get paid too much money and have failed to deliver success for England in Euro and World Cup tournaments ever since. This film is a shining example of Sir Bobby Robson's success as a manager as well as highlighting the then great players England once had.
So here in this movie was a presentation in a documentary format that highlighted a background of England been beaten by Argentina in the 1986 semi final. For me the 1990 World Cup made me think that this was England's best chance of success in a generation of very good football players, and Brazil were not at their best. The film also provided an interesting background of events in the United Kingdom such as the poll tax, and a sports minister Colin Moynihan who involved himself in a number of sports yet he did not have any budget in the bigger picture within the spectrum of sports. The part of politics in sport to me raised more questions
I liked the movie because it showed to a great extent how good Sir Bobby Robson was as a manager and a leader of the England footballing side. He was excellent in his media communications, a great trainer of the players and organised them well. He certainly got the best out of the players that were included in the squad.
There was the ending of the film which I found saddening to a certain extent which made me feel that today's players perhaps are not trying as hard as they should. Maybe it is the opposition players that have improved and the current England players have not.
The performance of the England side during the World Cup of 1990 was excellent in that it restored pride and trust into the England side. Pre 1990 there was a feeling of uncertainty and panic. The film highlighted that hooliganism was taking place and England fans in Sardinia and in Italy. Also the Heysel stadium incident of 1985 made 39 people lose their lives during a match between Juventus and Liverpool. British clubs got banned from playing in European competitions. The British fans made the headlines for bad public order behaviour before and after matches in the World Cup in Italy. The Italian fans after Argentina beat Italy were mentioned as being worse and in bigger numbers than the English fans. It was not until shortly after the conclusion of the World Cup in 1990 that English teams could take part again in European competitions.
The film was excellent in its historical background, good in facts and well presented throughout. It was a film that held my interest throughout 90 minutes. Also the film gave the political side of football in that the then Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher were also shown on the film giving their opinions of the hooliganism issue that was taking place. In my view the hooliganism issue was a picture of British society and their distrust of politics in being tapped for extra cash through the poll tax, and having sides in football
This is a sports documentary film that gives a good insight into the footballing triumphs and problems that occurred during Sir Bobby Robson's England side during the 1990 World Cup finals. It was released straight to DVD recently. I am highly interested in football as I play for a disability football team and train every week. I watch a lot of football on the television and occasionally go and see Q.P.R. These are a few of the reasons I watched this film.
The story was simple and easy to understand in that England had to qualify for the knockout stages of the 1990 World Cup. Pressure was mounting on the England team. I found England's side use of the sweeper system very interesting, although modern football teams do not play the sweeper system as this result in defending too deeply and it plays the other team on side. There were other sub plots such as Paul Gascoigne crying after the West Germany match, a match in which he and the team worked their socks off and at least deserved to progress in to the final and claim revenge against Argentina.
They played a match against the Republic of Ireland and did not play well. The press media at important times made outrageous claims against star players of the England side that unsettled players and Sir Bobby Robson himself. Against the Republic of Ireland, it was mentioned that England's performance was poor/
The England side was full of quality players who played well as a team, and who had then had quality players who could play a good game of football and get the job done. Key players for England included Peter Shilton in goal, Mark Wright, David Platt, John Barnes, Paul Parker, Peter Beardsley, Paul Gazza Gascoigne Gary Lineker and David Platt. The team it seemed had to prove to themselves and to everyone that they were a good footballing side.
It can be said almost that following 1990 or during Sir Bobby Robson's era in charge that not a lot of success and achievements have been made by the England footballing side. This point is made more interesting as the Premier league stars of the modern era get paid too much money and have failed to deliver success for England in Euro and World Cup tournaments ever since. This film is a shining example of Sir Bobby Robson's success as a manager as well as highlighting the then great players England once had.
So here in this movie was a presentation in a documentary format that highlighted a background of England been beaten by Argentina in the 1986 semi final. For me the 1990 World Cup made me think that this was England's best chance of success in a generation of very good football players, and Brazil were not at their best. The film also provided an interesting background of events in the United Kingdom such as the poll tax, and a sports minister Colin Moynihan who involved himself in a number of sports yet he did not have any budget in the bigger picture within the spectrum of sports. The part of politics in sport to me raised more questions
I liked the movie because it showed to a great extent how good Sir Bobby Robson was as a manager and a leader of the England footballing side. He was excellent in his media communications, a great trainer of the players and organised them well. He certainly got the best out of the players that were included in the squad.
There was the ending of the film which I found saddening to a certain extent which made me feel that today's players perhaps are not trying as hard as they should. Maybe it is the opposition players that have improved and the current England players have not.
The performance of the England side during the World Cup of 1990 was excellent in that it restored pride and trust into the England side. Pre 1990 there was a feeling of uncertainty and panic. The film highlighted that hooliganism was taking place and England fans in Sardinia and in Italy. Also the Heysel stadium incident of 1985 made 39 people lose their lives during a match between Juventus and Liverpool. British clubs got banned from playing in European competitions. The British fans made the headlines for bad public order behaviour before and after matches in the World Cup in Italy. The Italian fans after Argentina beat Italy were mentioned as being worse and in bigger numbers than the English fans. It was not until shortly after the conclusion of the World Cup in 1990 that English teams could take part again in European competitions.
The film was excellent in its historical background, good in facts and well presented throughout. It was a film that held my interest throughout 90 minutes. Also the film gave the political side of football in that the then Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher were also shown on the film giving their opinions of the hooliganism issue that was taking place. In my view the hooliganism issue was a picture of British society and their distrust of politics in being tapped for extra cash through the poll tax, and having sides in football
Show Your Support! Different Kinds of Team Sports Apparel
Team Sports Apparel
Designing Fantasy Sports Jerseys
Are you designing your own fantasy sports team jersey on a tight budget... But you don't know where to start, right? Well, there are a few things to think about when you want to show your team spirit, especially if you are the champion of your fantasy sports league! You might win a custom championship jersey from your league, if you ended up top in your standings, but even if you are in last place, you can still find places to design your own jersey. I know of a place that will help you design and print your own jersey on the Internet, but they were charging $150 to set it up and print it!
There has got to be a cheaper way, right? Well, once I did a little checking, there are a number of ways you can design and print your own jerseys or t-shirts, but there are some people that think it is worth the $150 to not have to go through the hassle. They do have some pretty good quality jerseys in all colors and t-shirts are cheaper, but if you already have photos, artwork and publishing software to print your own, it is pretty easy to do!
For one thing, there are so many different options to consider, when you want to design and print your own jerseys or t-shirts. Actually, there are some local shirt shops that will probably do it for a lot less than that, even if you are only getting one customized fantasy sports team jersey! You can buy iron-on transfer paper for your printer and use publishing or photo editing workshop software to get creative and make your own jerseys or t-shirts for much less. In fact, I think you can find the iron-on transfer paper at the office supply store and there are many free software choices on the Internet.
That just leaves you searching for the design for your custom fantasy sports team jersey, but that shouldn't be that difficult and you probably already have something in mind. It depends on what fantasy sport you are playing and whether you want to personalize your team or if you might already have a name. When you are designing your logo, be sure to think of fun animals or cartoon caricatures to include and you might be better off spending a little extra money to have this created for you by a budding and aspiring caricature artist!
If you have a little talent and one of those neat little digital tablets, you can draw about anything and print it out, but make your design personalized and interesting or you might as well not waste the money! You can get ideas from the Internet or look at some of the uniforms that the college teams wear because they always have interesting color combination and logos. If you are into fantasy sports like I am, you probably already have the perfect logo in mind and a print shop or graphic artist might be able to handle the entire job for you, but you can find places on the Internet that are more affordable and let you get by without a minimum order.
Are you designing your own fantasy sports team jersey on a tight budget... But you don't know where to start, right? Well, there are a few things to think about when you want to show your team spirit, especially if you are the champion of your fantasy sports league! You might win a custom championship jersey from your league, if you ended up top in your standings, but even if you are in last place, you can still find places to design your own jersey. I know of a place that will help you design and print your own jersey on the Internet, but they were charging $150 to set it up and print it!
There has got to be a cheaper way, right? Well, once I did a little checking, there are a number of ways you can design and print your own jerseys or t-shirts, but there are some people that think it is worth the $150 to not have to go through the hassle. They do have some pretty good quality jerseys in all colors and t-shirts are cheaper, but if you already have photos, artwork and publishing software to print your own, it is pretty easy to do!
For one thing, there are so many different options to consider, when you want to design and print your own jerseys or t-shirts. Actually, there are some local shirt shops that will probably do it for a lot less than that, even if you are only getting one customized fantasy sports team jersey! You can buy iron-on transfer paper for your printer and use publishing or photo editing workshop software to get creative and make your own jerseys or t-shirts for much less. In fact, I think you can find the iron-on transfer paper at the office supply store and there are many free software choices on the Internet.
That just leaves you searching for the design for your custom fantasy sports team jersey, but that shouldn't be that difficult and you probably already have something in mind. It depends on what fantasy sport you are playing and whether you want to personalize your team or if you might already have a name. When you are designing your logo, be sure to think of fun animals or cartoon caricatures to include and you might be better off spending a little extra money to have this created for you by a budding and aspiring caricature artist!
If you have a little talent and one of those neat little digital tablets, you can draw about anything and print it out, but make your design personalized and interesting or you might as well not waste the money! You can get ideas from the Internet or look at some of the uniforms that the college teams wear because they always have interesting color combination and logos. If you are into fantasy sports like I am, you probably already have the perfect logo in mind and a print shop or graphic artist might be able to handle the entire job for you, but you can find places on the Internet that are more affordable and let you get by without a minimum order.
I love fantasy sports, designing my own custom fantasy sports jerseys and collecting sports memorabilia. If you do too, you can find out more information and come to chat or visit at http://thesportsbreak.com.
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