How Do You Swim Straight in the Open Water?

Swimming straight, seems like an easy concept, but how is it possible in the open water with no lane lanes or line at the pool bottom to keep you from zig-zagging? It does take a little work, but let these tips help you stay in line in your next triathlon swim.

Pole Vaulting Poles Made of Nanotubes

Any Track and Field Pole Vaulting can tell you the problem of poles breaking. But imaging a flexible material stronger than steal by fifty times, a material flexible that you could put any amount of human energy you could muster from running a full speed and jamming it down into a little box, without worry of it breaking.

An Introduction To The Game Of Tennis

A brief history of the game of Tennis which anyone who plays or wants to play ought to know.

Three New Years Tennis Resolutions

This article is about three New Years tennis resolutions. Number one, I will call other players and organize my match play practices.

Tennis - The Serve-How Important is It?

The serve is the most important foundation block of anyones game, unless you are Dementieva! (smile. Just kidding.)...

What Kind of Tennis Learner are You?

There are several types of learners but there are two that stand out in my mind because they are the opposite pole of each other: - The ones you teach over and over and over and never learn!

How to Win the Inner Game of Tennis?

Playing a game means that we have some influence on our opponent or the rules. But our inner game is usualy just following every thought that appears and that's not a game. It's obedience. There is a way out of this and you can discover 5 ways of playing and winning the inner game of tennis.

Table Tennis Tips - Some Final Tips

When it comes down to it all, table tennis is down to two things, discipline in practice and using your mind to beat your opponent. This article will touch on these two things.

3 Psychological Habits of Tennis Pro's

Scott Groves is the World's First Psycho Tennis Coach and a respected Author, Speaker and Trainer. To find out about Scott's 23 Mental Laws of Tennis you can visit www.PsychoTennis.com

Tennis Skirts

If you are not that keen on wearing the ubiquitous mini skirt that is being forecasted as a sure-fire fashion staple for Spring 2006, summon up your inner athlete and go with a short, pleated tennis-inspired skirt made of comfortable, wearable sweatshirt fabric instead. This fashion-forward key constituent of the preppy trend will make you look sporty chic when a casual look is in the cards.

Tennis Side Stitches – Not Just For Runners

What is a side stitch? Can recreational sports enthusiasts get them? And if so, how do you get rid of them?

Table Tennis

Table tennis is a game similar to lawn tennis, usually played by two or four players on a table with wooden paddles and a small hollow plastic ball. As in lawn or indoor tennis, the table has a net that divides the playing area into two portions. However, during the service in table tennis, the ball must bounce once before clearing the net and again bounce before being struck by the receiver. The player returning the ball should not let the ball bounce again on his side after striking the ball.

An Introduction To Tennis

Thanks to the wide coverage that television and other media gives to the game, tennis is now one of the most popular sports. How does one define the game? It is a game played with racquets and a light ball between two players. The players stand on opposite sides of a net placed in the center on a rectangular court that may be made of grass, clay or asphalt. It can also be played between two teams of two players.

Anyone for Strawberries and Cream?

Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the whole world – it has taken place every summer since 1877, making it well over a century old.