I still remember the first time I heard it was fake. I was six, and on the playground at summer school. A friend and I were talking and we started talking about wrestling when another kid on the jungle gym said “Wrestling’s fake.” This statement wrought my brain with a confusion that persisted for many years to come. This was simply impossible. How could it be fake? I see them bleed, I hear them scream, and I see them go through tables and the such. So I said the most logical response I could think of, “No it’s not,” I retorted to the boy. He said that if the wrestlers actually did those moves they would kill each other. I disregarded the claims as childish stupidity and went about my life. Throughout the years there were of course many references made to wrestling being fake. I attributed it to adult cynicism. Like how it was crazy that none of the adults believed in Santa or Magic. As I got older it became increasingly easy to see how everything was done. Through many internet sources it slowly unraveled before my eyes. It left an odd feeling in my stomach. I dreamt of going undefeated an entire career and holding every title. Soon I began to compromise. Well maybe they could have an undefeated wrestler; I just won’t hold all the titles. Maybe I’ll have one loss, after I’m a legend. Maybe a few losses, but only because they cheated. I compromised more and more until I realized I will lose when they need me to and win when they need me to.

When I first found out I was afraid it would frighten me away from wrestling. I didn’t grow up watching fake wrestling. I grew up watching real wrestling. Only when I found out did it become fake. How would this affect me? How would knowing my childhood ideals of grandeur were fake affect how I saw the product that largely defined who I am. Yet every week I found myself continuing to tune in, and I found myself equally entranced by it, but in a newer way each week. I appreciated it just as much, but now in a different way. Soon I appreciated it more than I ever had. The skill it takes to do some of these moves is incredible, let alone the skill it takes for anyone to do them and tell a story with them. How to use big moves in conjunction with small moves, and vice versa. How a story began, progressed, ended, and transitioned was something I could already appreciate, and now I could even apply it to wrestling. It’s amazing really. I am in love with a product that really isn’t even the same thing I fell in love with in the first place. I was looking at from two different angles. Two different perspectives, and yet I still wanted it more than anything else. I guess it’s almost more of an accomplishment when you can go out there out there and prove yourself in that way. I mean in a sense anyone can go and be unbeatable if it was real. To go out there and be the best in a world where there will be people who try to hold you down, where you have no control over a lot of things that impact your career, where the words you speak, the way you make the subtle movements in the ring, and even the way you lose can determine how successful you can be. To live in that world and still be able to call yourself the best; that takes some doing.

Now obviously everyone here loves it. We realize the athleticism, and skill it takes to do these moves properly. We know the little intricacies that make a punch a punch, and a bump a bump. We know why the little things happen. Now, why can’t everyone else? Wrestling has the worst reputation of just about anything else in the world. Somehow we got right up there with Nazi’s and pedophiles. At least that’s the way it seems. People look at us like we’re idiots when we tell them we like wrestling. Think about it. When you tell someone you like wrestling for the first time a few things can happen. First, they go “cool,” and are done with it. Two, they say “No way, me too,” and you have a new friend. Three, they go “You know wrestling’s fake right?” or some variation of that phrase. They say it like it’s the first time we’ve heard it in our lives. And the way they say it.. That condescending tone in their voice. Like they know some big secret. Like they figured it out by themselves. They tell how it looks so fake, and how dumb it is. Let’s face it most of the people who criticize it for being so “obviously fake” wouldn’t have a damn clue if they didn’t hear it on TV or if daddy hadn’t told them when they were still watching Barney at eight in the morning. Wrestling’s been worked for a long time, but there were certain circumstances where they would just wrestle. This was in the early 1900′s. So let’s say the modern professional wrestling industry started with Orville Brown becoming the first NWA Champion in 1948. In that case 90% of people who were not involved with the wrestling business had no idea it was fake for a good 45 years. Explain that jackasses.

We know all this, and yet when we try to explain it we start to sound like idiots. We try to tell them how much skill it takes to lift a 250-pound man, then they say that the other person jumps. Well yeah they do, but what exactly is the trick to holding them there? We try and try to explain to make these people understand how hard it is, but they have that one trump card that will halt almost any argument regarding it. They simply say “Well it’s fake,” and they’re right. Once they pull that crap it’s almost impossible to come back from it. It’s hard to sound convincing telling someone how tough something is when you admit it’s fake. And if you deny it’s fake you just sound like a doofus.

Then there’s that word. “Fake,” some would argue just how accurate of a description this is. We know the outcomes are determined, therefore it’s fake. Right? Well should we run down the list of injuries these people have that suggest otherwise. Hulk Hogan doesn’t have a plastic hip because it’s “fake.” Shawn didn’t leave the business for four years because it’s “fake.” Mick Foley isn’t missing half of his ear, most of his teeth, and can’t hardly walk because it’s “fake.” Chris Benoit did not kill his family because it’s “fake.” The dangers are real. They are clear, and they are present. They aren’t landing a trampoline. The grimace on their faces when they land is more real than you know. Try and see how many kids have been permanently disabled because they were screwing around in their backyard. There is always a chance that something will go wrong, and when you put on a show 300 days out of the year something is bound too. Now before I move onto the next section I must ask people to refrain from using the Owen hart tragedy as an example of how wrestling isn’t “fake,” the accident had nothing to do with a match. While we’re on that subject anyway, I would like to remind everyone that there are people out there who think Eddie Guerrero and Owen Hart are sipping Pina Coladas on a beach somewhere. That’s part of the extent of the stigma wresting has.

Watching wrestling with someone like that is even worse. I was over at a friend’s house, and he had a friend over, and that friend’s clingy girlfriend was there. She does not like wrestling. I was really the only wrestling fan in the room, but the other guys they at least understood. They were cool. So I tell my friend SmackDown is about to come on. He says I can I change the channel. I walk over to the TV. and she asks “What are you gonna watch?,” I of course answer, “Wrestling.” That elicited this response, “Ugh, oh my God.” She’s lucky she’s a friend’s girlfriend or she’d have ran out of teeth. The whole time I’m watching she won’t shut up. Benjamin cuts a promo. “Graham how long does it take the wrestlers to memorize there lines, oh my god he didn’t even touch him, this is so fake.” This is coming from a girl who always has her nose either stuck in a Twilight book, or some half assed manga. I’ve got my fantasy world, and she’s got hers. Yet for some reason she’s got to declare war. It really does amaze me how disrespectful people can be for no reason. Calling them actors, saying there moves couldn’t hurt anyone. You tell someone you watch wrestling, and they go “Why don’t you watch UFC or something like that?” Show of hands, how many of you watch MMA in addition to wrestling. Most of you, at least occasionally. And half the people who say that can’t tell me what MMA stands for. Hell this site reports MMA news, which I don’t really understand, but I don’t question it either. Don’t get me wrong I respect the hell out of most MMA fighters. If you take out all the loudmouth little punks who haven’t done anything there whole lives except get drunk and get in street fights then you have some of the greatest athletes in the world.

I can’t remember who said it, but I read once that a wrestler said “For a non-believer no explanation will do, and for a believer no explanation is needed.” Where does that leave us. We obviously aren’t believers, because we know wrestling’s a work, but you can’t call us non-believers, because we love this sport. Yeah, I call it a sport. I don’t care what Vince calls it, this is the toughest thing on the planet to do. Lawrence Taylor said after he wrestled Bam Bam Bigelow that wrestling would be like playing a football game every night, and that’s exactly what they do.

I don’t know really what the reason is that I love it. The talent, the moves, the characters, the story, the fans cheering. I can’t explain it. People tell us it’s fake, and we don’t care. As conceited as it sounds I think in a sense it’s jealousy. You have actors who play characters on Lost, and then those actors go on Dancing with the Stars. Not the characters from Lost, the actors. When you watch wrestling you aren’t watching actors. You are watching the very same people you see walking down the street. That’s what makes it real, that’s what makes ours a uniquely different subculture. Different from any Star Trek cult, or comic book convention, or D&D play session. You can’t last in our world without living in it. You hear the passion with which some of these veterans talk about it, and that’s real passion. They mean every word of it. It’s got to be some kind of magic. It’s what entranced us as children, and made us analyze as adults. We will continue to ask for a “Hell Yeah,” It’s what makes us ask if you can smell what we’re cooking, it’s what will always make us twirl our wrists and cup our ears, and leg drop a couch cushion in our living room, and why we will forever strut, style, profile, and WOOOOOOOOOOO at the top of our lungs until the day we die. We are wrestling fans, and we always will be. We have nothing to be ashamed of we only have something for others to be jealous of.

Wrestling: Stillwater tops Roseville, Wayzata
OAK PARK HEIGHTS – The Stillwater wrestling team remained unbeaten in the Suburban East Conference with a victory over Roseville and added a nonconference triumph over Wayzata as part of a triangular at Stillwater Area High School on Dec. 22.
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Stronghold: In the Grip of Wrestling, examines the growing number of men who wrestle as adults, and the social stigmas they encounter. It talks frankly about wrestling homoeroticism and homophobia, historically through today, and the many reasons wrestling has become such an underappreciated sport in America. All styles of wrestling are included: amateur wrestling, pro wrestling, and submission grappling.

The documentary pulls no punches when talking about sensitive subjects. Several men discuss how they have been sexually attracted to wrestling since they were kids, and how the age-old fear of getting an erection in a singlet prevented them from wrestling in school. They share stories about sneaking peeks at library wrestling books and wrestling magazines, watching it on TV and being mesmerized by the guys in tight trunks, or getting aroused while wrestling their friends. Many grew up with shame for these feelings, and now think that they have to hide their wrestling as adults. Through the Internet and nationwide wrestling events, thousands of adult men are discovering they are not alone.

But the documentary covers much more: How wrestling was once one of the most popular sports for adult men in the U.S., the effects of Title IX on collegiate wrestling, and how WWE altered pro wrestling (Vince McMahon meets an untimely death in the film). The growing sport of Jiu-Jitsu is also examined as a much-needed outlet for grown men to grapple.

Award-winning filmmaker, Victor Rook, wanted to make sure that the documentary was all-inclusive, so wrestlers both gay and straight-identified, single and married, were interviewed. The documentary takes you back stage at a pro indy show, inside amateur wrestling tournaments, a jiu-jitsu school, and several wrestling events specifically geared for adult men. He even pulls people out of bars and truck stops to wrestle in a portion of the film noted as ‘The Great Wrestling Road Trip.’

“I came out of this film with a unique understanding of how similar most men are, regardless of sexuality. There is a need for close physical contact among men as adults, and wrestling provides that,” says Mr. Rook.

For additional information and to order Stronghold: In the Grip of Wrestling on DVD or online Pay-Per-View, visit the film’s official website at http://www.wrestlingfilm.com

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When you join soccer training from your school, you will be introduced to various types of techniques when you play the sport. One of the most important characteristics of soccer trainings is learning the basic principles of kicking the ball. It is important to know the various kicks use by most professional players in a game. In a soccer drill, you’ll be taught to perform various soccer kicks that are dependent on where the ball is positioned, and how you will react with the ball when it comes in contact with your body.  With the help of this article, you will learn to explore the most common kicks used by soccer players during trainings and scheduled games.

The first in line is the volley kick; it is a type of kick that requires something strategic. These kicks are executed out when the ball is off the land. This signifies that the player must practice different balancing techniques especially in ball handling. It is important to guarantee that you’re in a proper distance from the ball when executing a volley kick. If you don’t have the proper balance and proper distance when executing the kick then the kick will be unsuccessful. The player will suffer many injuries on the field when the volley kick was not executed properly within the approximate distance.

As a player, you should be aware of your distance and the two instances in which the volley kick was unsuccessful. The first circumstance is when the ball extends too faraway from your body.  It has 99.9% chance that you will miss the soccer ball when you’re too far away from attempting to execute a volley kick. In this type of situation are more likely to get injured because you are forcing your body to strike in an awkward position at high speed. If you allow yourself more time to adjust rather than to execute to hit the soccer ball than you are likely to be injured.

The second basic principle of kicking during soccer training drills is the ground kick. It is important that you have to control over the foot that you are preparing to kick the ball, and the foot that is being utilized to support your body while executing the kick. When it comes to soccer trainings, practicing the proper kicking of the ball ensures that you realize that both feet and legs have a massive part in performing ground kicks. When executing a ground kick during soccer training drills, pay special attention to your feet and legs.

The last basic rule of kicking is you have to lean back when you wish to kick the ball that is a little bit lower, and if you wish to kick a slow ball, you should lean forward. Just remember that trainings you have been and all the hard practice in attempting to execute a powerful kick.

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Question by idee93: :::::SOccER:::::?
please.

any tips for playing soccer?
any facts about it.
anything i should know.
anything?
anything that could make me a better soccer player.

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Answer by Evil Don
Soccer has become increasingly more popular in the United States in the last 30 years, with nearly 3 million children between the ages of 5-19 now playing in youth soccer leagues throughout the nation.

Soccer began in England in the mid-1800′s, and was originally played by the higher, more aristocratic English classes in their boarding schools and private clubs. The ease and inexpense of the sport quickly moved it ahead as a sport for the masses however. Today soccer is ranked as one of the world’s leading sports for commoners.

The London Football Association was founded and 1863 and is responsible for standardizing game rules throughout Europe. In less than 20 years, professional players and teams were hitting the field.

Soccer began to spread throughout Europe almost immediately, with Spain, Germany, Italy, and France all taking up the game b the early 20th century. As interest in the sport grew throughout the world, so did an interest in formal competition. In 1900, the first soccer game was played at the Olympics, with medals introduced just eight years later. Professional players, however, were exempt from competition in the Olympic Games for more than 80 years.

In 1904, The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), was formed, followed by the first World Cup international competition in 1930. A round-robin style tournament that pits teams from individual nations against each other every four years, the World Cup has grown into an international affair, with nearly 200 teams now seeking admittance. Only 24 are permitted to compete.

Although it took the United States years to enter the soccer arena on a widespread basis, the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) was formed in 1913. Unfortunately, most Americans preferred watching (and playing) a different form of the sport — American football — until a Brazilian named Pele, (considered to the greatest soccer player of all time), joined the N.Y. Cosmos team in 1975. With such an amazing player to watch in America, popularity of the sport grew throughout the states, until his retirement in 1977, when soccer once again took a backseat to football. Following Pele’s retirement, the North American Soccer League slowly lost fan support, finally dissolving in 1985.

It wasn’t until the men’s World Cup competition, was held in the United States in 1994, that soccer interest was renewed among American youth. The Major League Soccer (MLS), was founded in 1993, and began its first season in 1996 with 10 teams and 32 regular season games. More than 3 million fans watched the playoffs that year. By 1991, women were finally allowed to play on a professional level, when the Women’s World Cup competition was introduced for the first time.

The interest in youth soccer remains strong throughout the United States today. Sports teams and leagues are now available in nearly every American community. From pee-wee players who aren’t even in school yet, to semi-professional high school teams, players of all interest and abilities are now hitting the soccer field for both spring and fall competition. The U.S. Youth Soccer, a division of the USSF, now includes nearly 3 million official players.

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In today’s competitive sports world, soccer game is more popular and hence the need for coaches to conduct soccer training programs for kids is increasing day by day. Soccer coaches should understand and motivate the kids and always try to keep the soccer training program session interesting with fun. While giving soccer training to kids, coaches should consider certain things that can impress kids.

Soccer coaching skills and strategies

Every coach in the soccer training program should provide coaching in a different way as kids come to the training session with an intention to have excitement and fun. Kids will lose interest and will not enjoy the game if the coach makes the game look serious. Hence coach should not be too strict and not too light as well. It is better for coach to avoid long lectures and focus on some of the interactive games, drills for soccer, etc to make the kids attracted and engaged. Coaches should explain the soccer briefly to kids and allow them to run around and play.

Dribbling and shooting

In Soccer training programs, soccer drilling method is one the effective ways which can improve dribbling and shooting skills for kids. In this method, the coach should line up the kids in a single goal line and ensure that he has scattered large number of balls over the soccer field. Now he should allow the kids to move towards these balls, pick the balls and put it into the goal on the opposite side. If there are more number of kids to practice this soccer drilling and shooting method, then the coach should split up them into two groups. Both the groups should be allocated one or two goal keepers and these goal keepers take care of giving opportunities to all the kids for practicing this simple drill method.

Other soccer coaching tricks

To get started with kids, the coaches can perform other soccer training programs and strategies such as fun soccer conditioning, circuit training and making use of soccer coaching drills. Soccer coaches can advice kids to warm their bodies by going for a small round for jogging or running.  This can help the kids to identify their limit and they do not exceed the limit.  Often kids faint when they exceed their limit.  Coaches should ensure that they make the kids to take small breaks in between which can help the kids to refresh and pep up.

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Sports medicine offers a challenging field of work varying from injury prevention to treatment and recovery. In addition to the many medical career choices, there are many developing fields of alternative sports therapy.

When a player suddenly faints and falls while playing, there are a few people that try to revive him or put him on a stretcher and take him off the field. This job is little known by spectators. Among the group could be a doctor, a fitness instructor, or an orthopedist. All are branches of the same stream of medicine, known as sports medicine.

In the world of sports, an athlete’s fitness and physical well being play a major role in his sports career. Not only his diet and fitness but also his medical capabilities to overcome stress are winning factors. Diagnosing the right ailment and taking care of the performance of the athlete is the basic job of the sports medical professional.

Let’s take a look at this career in a broader perspective.

Eligibility

-Preferably an individual with science background with additional knowledge of sports
-High school diploma (with science subject)
-4 years’ bachelor’s degree in science or science subjects in the curriculum
-MDs and surgeons have additional requirements based on their specialty

Specialization In Sports Medicine

There are different specializations in the field of sports medicine; for example, exercise physiology, physical therapy, orthopedics, sports nutrition, biomechanics, etc. These specializations have different requirements. For example, in orthopedics, a master’s degree is required.

Major areas of specialization include:

-Coaching
-Science of Exercise
-Physical, as well as Athletic Training
-Health & Physical Fitness Promotion

The name of the course and its curriculum varies across colleges and universities.

Jobs

Some of the prominent jobs in the field of sports or exercise science are as follows:

-Dietician: The job of a dietician is to plan the diet for an athlete and decide on his intake of essential nutrients. The dietician should have an American Dietetics Association (ADA) approved internship and a certification.

-Fitness instructor: A fitness instructor works either in the gym or on a regular job for a sports team. He works along with the fitness team, which includes the physical therapists, coaches, exercise physiologists, etc.

-Exercise physiologist: They are the personnel who monitor the effect of exercise on the athlete’s body. The exertion, good and bad effects of the same are responsible for the athlete’s health.

-Medical Physician: A medical physician is qualified to diagnose and treat an athlete in case of an emergency. Depending on their qualifications, medical physicians are hired. They mostly work in the medical team or are practicing doctors in hospitals.

Biomechanist, occupational physiologist, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation specialist are some of the other jobs available.

Salary

Salary differs from profession to profession, and the experience one has in the field. Generally professionals make more money when they specialize in specific areas of practice.

Tips On A Career In Sports Medicine

-Include science subjects like biology, physics, and anatomy as part of your school/college curriculum.
-Do background research on the available colleges and their costs.
-Decide on the college according to your area of specialization.
-Develop contacts with sports teams and instructors; it is easier to know about the various streams of sports medicine through them. It is also good for networking purposes, which will be helpful while getting an internship/trainee job with a sports club or team.
-If you enjoyed playing the sport, you will also enjoy attending to the players. Developing a liking for the game will also heighten your interests.

Like any other career, sports medicine requires education, experience and dedication to excellence. The field of sports medicine is growing, and even though it is a part of the discipline of medicine, it is different and can offer a lively environment to work in. If you enjoy sports, you should consider sports medicine.

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Question by dafranchise0309: sports medicine?
i plan on studying sports medicine in college.i would like to know what jobs would i be able to get with a degree in sports medicine and what would be a good high school course that will prepare me better?

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Answer by biscuit
in order to get accepted into a medicine college in the US you have to finish a bachelor’s degree in any major you like with a pre medicine program. so that means it takes almost 11 years to become a doctor, are you really willing to do that?

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Sports medicine physical therapy jobs are an ideal choice for individuals who are interested in the physical therapy profession. With the increasing relevance and seriousness of sports and games, sports medicine has also gained a larger significance. To become a sports medicine physical therapist, you must have a graduate degree from a recognized physical therapy program and pass a licensure exam.

Sports medicine physical therapy jobs give qualified individuals an opportunity to work in an extensive range of settings including sports complexes, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, clinics, skilled nursing facilities, long term care centers, employee health centers, research centers, doctors’ offices, state and local health departments, and private offices that have specially equipped facilities. They also treat patients in hospital rooms, homes, and schools. These jobs are physically demanding because physical therapists often have to move heavy equipments and sometimes they have to lift patients or help them stand, walk or turn.

Sports medicine physical therapists on travel assignments get several benefits such as travel expenses, paid homes, medical and dental insurance, and completion bonuses. Foreign candidates are also given the required help regarding immigration processing, necessary licensing and more. Sports medicine physical therapy jobs are aimed at promoting the overall fitness of individuals who have injured themselves during sports and games.

Sports medicine physical therapy is indeed a boon to the healthcare industry. The main responsibility of a sports medicine physical therapist is to renovate function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from sports injuries. They have to provide treatment for orthopedic conditions, sports related injuries, and workplace injuries and also evaluate, treat, and provide help to prevent these disorders.

Sports medicine physical therapy jobs may include the following services:

•    Examine and evaluate patients’ medical histories.
•    Determine appropriate evaluation procedures
•    Test and evaluate the patient’s range of motion, strength, balance and coordination, muscle performance, respiration, posture, and motor function
•    Develop treatment plans recounting a treatment strategy, its anticipated outcome, and purpose
•    Maintain records regarding each patient and concerning treatment
•    Educating and instructing the patients and their family members

Individuals seeking a career in sports medicine physical therapy should have strong interpersonal skills, good manual observation, communication skills, integrity, problem solving capability and so on. Sports medicine physical therapy jobs are steadily on the increase, welcoming more and more professionals to this healthcare sector.

Question by dafranchise0309: Sports Medicine?
if i want to study sports medicine in college what should i study in high school that will get me prepared?and what type of jobs can i get if i gradeuate from college with a degree in sports medicine??  Check out these great rates on life insurance with HIV.

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Answer by Tori B
Take a lot of science and math courses. You will definitley need them in college. It will prepare you for the courses and it won’t be so hard for you to adjust.

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