Lacrosse. NASCAR. NCAA Winter Championships in swimming and diving, wrestling, gymnastics, and ice hockey.
Football has ended. Professional ice hockey and basketball are in-season. Baseball arrives in April. College basketball gets its show in March. But, these sports have their say in popularity. The sports listed in the beginning do not garner as much attention unless you are already a fan of them.
We are approaching the time of year when smaller sports begin to thrive. This message is a plea to try and enjoy them. You might be amazed at what you learn and see. Lacrosse is one of the fastest sports played with one of the shortest in-seasons. NASCAR is a sport, and therefore, is the fastest sport (J'ai Lai is pretty fast too). The NCAA Championships, though highly entertaining, are rarely televised unless you have special cable channels. But, man are they different from the normal ho-hum that individuals watch.
Every year or every season, sports fans act as if they cannot try to watch another sport. I do find it difficult to watch golf and would rather watch a bunch of cars and their sponsors race around a track. But, we are not going to miss out on everything if we simply attempt to watch another sport for which we do not normally care.
So, here is some encouragement: try to watch a sport that you wish you knew more about. Do not watch it for the things you may dislike about it. Instead, watch it for the things you do not understand. For example, many individuals do not understand why auto racing is entertaining. Therefore, watch it for the strategies that are involved - watch one team member path the way for another team member. Also, many individuals are not college sports fans. Well, watch the college game for the rivalries, school spirit, and the youth of the athletes.
You will be entertained.
Purpose and Development,
Derek
Derek Arledge, CSCS TEEM Performance Training
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