Sports & Recreation

Overview Painting your own goalie mask is an extraordinary task. Achieving the look, spirit and polish of an NHL mask requires great artistic talent, steady hands, patience and dedication to the task. However, if you can accomplish it yourself, your…
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Racquetball is an aggressive and athletic sport that is dependent on quickness, speed and creativity. Players are required to hit the ball to the front wall and then retrieve it and hit it back before it bounces a second time….
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Overview Historically, there were originally very few differences between boots worn for the game of soccer and those worn for rugby. Only during the early to mid 20th century did the soccer and rugby boot really begin to evolve and…
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The ability to tie knots is an essential skill for many anglers. Fishing line requires knots to holds sinkers, hooks, jigs and swivels to the line, in addition to other objects. Depending on what you are trying to tie, the…
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Overview Rails allow snowboarders to practice their jumps, twists, and turns. Before building your own snowboard rail, consider its location–optimally, the rail should be placed on private property. But if the rail is to go on public grounds, make sure…
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Overview According to the website MassBike.org, a study funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation found that, in 1999, “there were 750 bicycling fatalities and 51,000 bicycling injuries resulting from traffic crashes in the United States.” The number of bicycle…
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As the world’s second most popular sport after soccer, volleyball is present at schools, family reunions, corporate picnics, local gyms, on the beach and at the Olympics. You may even be asked to join a game, so knowing a few…
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LED bike lights are available in varying degrees of brightness. The power of an LED light is measured in what is known as lumens. A lumen is the measure of the amount of brightness that comes from a light source….
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During the course of a game, a basketball team is allowed to have five players on the court at any given time. Each of the five players is assigned to a standard position and is responsible for a different aspect…
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Boxing is a sport that demands strength, quickness, power and conditioning. However, the single-most important factor in boxing may be reaction time and the ability to demonstrate excellent reflexes. Simply put, in order to survive in the boxing ring —…
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Before each baseball game begins, each coach will give the umpire a lineup card. Originally, the lineup card consisted of nine players, but since 1973, American League teams have been allowed to put 10 players on the lineup card. The…
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